| Court | Class of Cases | Number of Cases | Debt and Damages Claimed | Judgment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | Insolvency and Bankruptcy | $53,500.00 | |||
| Supreme Court | Appeals | $195,000.00 | |||
| Vice Admiralty Court |
| Court | Number of Cases | Debt and Damages Claimed | Amount of Settled Judgment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court — Common Law | 77 | $384,803.85 | ||
| Supreme Court — Probate | 40 | $25,640.59 | ||
| Supreme Court — Insolvency & Bankruptcy | 152 | $881,037.12 | ||
| Appeals | 9 | $436,592.67 | ||
| Vice Admiralty Court | 7 |
Registrar: W. H. ALEXANDER.
One of three cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1863.
Eleven of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1868.
In nine of these cases Judgment by default was signed.
In nine of these cases Probate was granted, and in three cases Letters of Administration with the Will annexed.
Three of these cases were from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, one from the Marine Magistrate's Court, and the others from the Consular Courts.
| Number of Cases | Debt and Damages Claimed | Without Trial | Settled | Plaintiff Judgment | Defendant Judgment | Dependence Remaining | Nonsuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 884 | $65,814 | 162 | 458 | 217 | 8 |
Hongkong, 28th January, 1885.
• One of those cases which is in dependence on 31st December, 1884.
† Six of these cases have been disposed of.
Clerk of Court: HENRY J. HOLMES.
| Warrants Issued by Magistrates | For Defendants | Summons for Witnesses | Judgment Total | Bail | Distress | Arrest | Total Number of Defendants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Given how disposed of, and the number of Male and Female Prisoners under each head.
Ordered to Find Security.
Warrants Issued by Magistrates During Ten Years 1885.
Total Number of Causes.
| Offence | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abduction of Females | 10 | ||
| Administering Drugs | 10 | ||
| Abetting Soldiers and Seamen to desert | |||
| Assault | 404 | ||
| Assault accompanied with damage of property | |||
| Assaults with intent to rob | |||
| Attempts to commit felony | |||
| Being at large in the street at night without lawful excuse | |||
| Breach of Prison | |||
| Breach of Recognizances | |||
| Breaches of Building Ordinances | |||
| Obstruction of Wharves by Boats | |||
| Obstruction of Public Ways by hawkers, &c., and by playing at Games of chance | 144 | ||
| Cutting and destroying Trees | |||
| Defiling Streams | |||
| Conduct calculated to provoke a Breach of the Peace, &c., Disorderly Behaviour, and disorderly Behaviour accompanied by damage of property | |||
| Discharging Fire Arms | |||
| Cargo Boats Ordinance | |||
| Firing off Crackers, and making Bonfires | 14 | ||
| Furious Driving, Riding | |||
| Market By-laws | 100 | ||
| Indecent Exposure of Person | 100 | ||
| Passage Brokers Ordinance | |||
| Wantonly throwing Missiles | |||
| Registration Ordinance | |||
| Post Office Ordinance | 144, 430 | ||
| Misconduct as Domestic Servants | 840 | ||
| Ordinance for Registration of Workmen and Masons | |||
| Ordinance for Vehicles and Chairs | |||
| (Plying Boats without license, Mendicancy and Unlicensed hawking) | |||
| Ordinance for Registration of Public Vehicles | 214 | ||
| Burglary | |||
| Bribery | |||
| Unlawful Possession of Property | |||
| Child Stealing | 11 | ||
| Ordinance for sale of prepared Opium | |||
| Ordinance for Suppression of Public Gambling | |||
| Ordinance for Sale of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors, Breaches of Ordinance 14 of 1846 | |||
| Damage of Property | |||
| Cruelty to Animals | |||
| Allowing dangerous ferocious Dogs to be at large | |||
| Concealing Birth | |||
| Confederating with Pirates | |||
| Crimes & Offences committed in Chinese Territory against the Laws of China | |||
| Cutting and Wounding, etc., with intent to do grievous bodily Harm | |||
| Demanding Money with Menaces | 200 | ||
| Escaping from Custody of Police | |||
| Desertion or Refusal of Duty by Seamen | |||
| Detention of Seamen's Effects, Embezzlement | |||
| Extortion by colour of Office | |||
| Exercising the calling of Pawnbroker without License | |||
| Forgery | |||
| Found by night with Arms or Housebreaking Implements with intent to commit Felony | |||
| Harbouring Seamen Deserters | |||
| Keeping Billiard Table without License | |||
| Larceny (common) | |||
| Larceny from the Person | |||
| Miscellaneous Perjury and False Testimony | |||
| Misconduct as Police Constables | |||
| Murder, and Piracy and Murder | |||
| Piracy | |||
| Aiding and Abetting in Murder, Manslaughter | |||
| Offences relating to Workmen | |||
| Obtaining Property by false Pretences | |||
| Receiving stolen Property | |||
| Refusing to render aid to Police, Rogues and Vagabonds, etc. | |||
| Fraudulently obtaining Property | |||
| Trespass on Crown Land | |||
| Unnatural Offence | |||
| Total | 2,416 |
Highway Robbery: 209
Kidnapping: 12
Keeping Seamen's Boarding House without License: 3
Libel: 178
C. MAY,
Stipendiary Police Magistrate.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
Suprema and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the year ending 31st December, 1884. Return of the Numnen of Casus tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and Actions commenced in the
Casen tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1884.
Supreme Court, —
Insolvency and Bankruptcy,
Appeals,
Vice Admiralty Court.................................
JUDGMENT.
TOTAL
Court.
Сла Newsss or Amoest or Dzar &
DAMAGES CLAIMED.
Plaintiff. Defendant.] Nomenit. Coms.
Debi and Damages.
$53,500.00
d
195,000.00
Actions commenced in 1864.
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$248,500.00
Appellant Respondeut
COCET.
Casks. KEMBER OF
Dear AND DAMAGES WF/BOUT AMOUNT OF SETTLED
JUDGMENT.
DEMOLAKTICKY||
TOTAL
TRIAL.
DICE ** DEPET-
CLAIMER
Plaintif. Defendant. Nousuit.
| Cases. Debt & Damages.
Supreme Court,---
Common Law, .................................**
77
$384.803.85
ST
Probate,
rency & Bankruptcy,į
40%
25.640.59
152
-8817,037.12
Appeals,.................................
Appellant. Respondent
Vice Admiralty Court, .................
9:0
436,592.67
Registrar. W. H. ALEXANDER,
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One of three cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1863.
Eleven of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1868.
<. In aine of these cases Judgment by default was signed.
la nine of these cases Probate was granted, and in three Cases Letters of Administration with the Will annexed. Three of these casea were from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, one from the Marine Magistrate's Court, and the others from
the Consular Courts.
RETURN of the number of Cases fried and ACTIONS commenced in the Court of Summory Jurisdiction
from the 1st January
| 31st December, 1864.
AMOUNT OF
No, or CASEs. | Debt axd Da
MAGES CLAIMED
„WITHOUT TRIAL♫ SETTLED
Plaintiff.
JUDOMENT.
Defendant.
DEPENDENCE REMAINING IN
Nonauit.
884
$65,814
162
458
P
217
8+
Hongkong, 28th January, 1885.
• One of those Choon who is dependence on 31st December, 1809. † Bix of these Chaos have been disposed of.
Clerk of Court HENRY J. HOLMES,
Notions of
WARRANTS.
Биттон
for
Defendante.
Sumypona
for
Witnes
Judgment
Total
and
Babearing.
Distros. Arroel. Boarea.
Total Number of Defendants.
Abstract of Causer under Cooniranon at the Police Magistrated Comes during the Year 1864.
Gavens HOW DISPOSED OF, AND tus Neunan or Malu and Femalu Prisoners under each lixan.
Ordered to End security
WAITS INSUED sy MagistratES DERING TEN Yɛan 1005.
Total Number of Causes.
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Ordinanen for Regniation of Wolekta and Masonron, Ordinance of Vehicles and Chairs, ..
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Ordinator for sale of prepared Oplam,
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Larventes common,
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Miniicions Prescration and Fale Testimony,+++
Stisconduct as l'olice Constables,
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199
Alding and Abetting in Murder, Maunlaughter,
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178
PUBLIC
RECORD OFFICE
Reference
TPERC.o.133
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