GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony for the Year 1863, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1864.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary
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RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of Hong Kong, during the Year 1863.
| Crime | Number of Cases | Number of Persons |
|---|---|---|
| Abduction | 4 | |
| Assault and Wounding | ? | |
| Assaulting Police | ||
| Attempting to abort and murder | ||
| Burglary | 23 | |
| Burglary with Wounding | 7 | |
| Burglary with Violence | 1 | |
| Child Stealing | ||
| Concealment of Birth | ||
| Confederating with Pirates | 18 | |
| Cutting and Wounding with intent to murder | 1 | |
| Cutting and Wounding with intent to murder | 2 | |
| Embezzlement | ||
| Escaping from Gaol | 24 | 21 |
| Forgery | ||
| Highway Robbery | ||
| Highway Robbery and Assault | 1 | |
| Highway Robbery being armed | ||
| Highway Robbery with Wounding | 2 | |
| Housebreaking with Larceny | ||
| Larceny | ||
| Larceny and Assault | ||
| Larceny in a Boat | 2 | |
| Larceny in a Dwelling-house | 16 | 18 |
| Larceny in a Vessel | 5 | |
| Manslaughter | ||
| Murder | ||
| Obtaining Goods on false pretences | ||
| Perjury | 5 | |
| Permitting an Escape | ||
| Piracy | 21 | |
| Piracy and Assault with intent to murder | 4 | |
| Piracy and Murder | ||
| Piracy and Mutiny | ||
| Piracy, Mutiny and Assault | ||
| Rape | ||
| Receiving Stolen Goods | ||
| Rescue | 1 | |
| Revolt on board Ship | ||
| Robbery and Assault | 9 | |
| Robbery from the Person | 87 | |
| Robbery in the Harbour | 8 | |
| Assault with Violence | ||
| Assault with Wounding | ||
| Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm | ||
| Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily harm | 1 | |
| Trading and Confederating with Pirates | 6 | |
| Uttering a forged note with intent to defraud | ||
| Uttering counterfeit coin | 3 | |
| Total | 178 | 278 |
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Number Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
Death Recorded.
Penal Servitude.
Hard labor over 12 and under.
Remarks.
Postponed.
Charges abandoned.
| Number of Cases | Number of Persons | Number of Convicted | Number of Acquitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 16 |
N. R. MASSON,
Acting Registrar.
No. 92.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony for the Year 1863, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1864.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of Hoxoxoxo, during the Year 1863.
41
umawnnai Namber of Cases.
Number of PornonE.
CRIME
►
Abdaction,...
Arwth
4 Aestult and Wounding,
? | Assaulting Police,...
Attempting to about and murder,
23 Burglary.
7 Burglary with Wounding,
1| Burglary with Violence,
Child Stealing,
ent of Birth,...
Concealment
18 Confederating with Piraten, ---
1 Cutting and Wounding with intent to
2 Catting and Wounding with latent to murd
Embezzlement,
24 21 Facaping from Gaol,
ย Forgery
Highway
Robbery,
1 Highway Robbery and Assault,
Highway Robbery being armed.
2 Highway Robbery with Wounding,
Housebreaking with Larceny,...
Larceny.
Larvey and Assault,
2 Larceny in a Bort.
16 18 Laney in a Dwelling-ho
5 Larceny in a Vesad,
9 14
Manslaughter,
Murder,
Obtaining Goods on frise presences,
5 Perjory,
Permitting an Escape,
21 Piracy.
+4
Piracy and Assault with intent to mar
and Marder,
and Mutiny,
Pirsey Matlay and Assault,
Bap
Receiving Stolen Goods,
1 Bescue,
Revolt os board Ship,
9 Robbery and Assani,
87 Robbery from the Person,
8 Holbery in the Harbour,...
Alberth Violmen...
+
with Wounding.......... ...
Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm,
1 Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily barmi,
6 Trading and Confederating with Pirates...
Uttering a forged note with intent to defraud,
3| Uttering counterfeit coix, ...
178 278
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Bumi Convicted.
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Acquitted.
Death
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Death Recorded
T'enal Servituda,
Hard labor over DRE
and under.
REMAKES
Postponed
Charges abandoned
of
of
Number Sumber | Xumber Kamber
Cases. Persone.
of
Cara.Peras.
211
11
3129
16
N. R. MASSON,
a. Ona prisoner, moquitted on the ground of insanity, detained during H. Mi's plonoare.
In the case abandoned the prisoners were convicted on a charge of Piracy and Murdue.
f. In one case the prisoner was on bail, and did not uncrender.
Acting Registrar.
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