Enclosure No. 15.
ABSTRACT of Causes under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office and the Court of Petty Sessions of Hong Kong during the Year 1852.
PETTY SESSIONS Civil Causes how disposed of Criminal Causes how disposed of CHIEF MAGISTRATE'S COURT Number of Civil Causes how disposed of Number of Criminal Causes how disposed of Total Writs issued by Magistrates196
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
POSSESSIONS.
Acting Chief Magistrate.
Total Number of Causes Of which were Criminal Civil Decree for Plaintiff Decree for Defendant Nonsuited Referred to Supreme Court Undecided Total of Defendants Convicted and punished Discharged without Punishment Released on Security Deported Committed or bailed for Trial at the Supreme Court 3167 59 63 5 (Not registered) M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 3 1420 3 1 76 3 6 81 1,193 63 1,132 43 16 2 1,653 61 538 27 771 47 68 3 30 211 Civil Criminal Decree for Plaintiff Decree for Defendant Nonsuited Total Defendants Convicted and punished Discharged without Punishment Released on Security Committed or bailed for Trial at the Petty Sessions and Supreme Court Committed to Prison pending Delivery to the Chinese Authorities according to Treaty Committed to Prison pending Delivery to the United States Consul according to Act of Parliament regulating such Cases Undecided 963 274 58 33Under the head of "Causes how disposed of" are included all such Causes as were brought before the Court for decision or investigation. Those which did not proceed beyond the issue of a summons or warrant, will be found under the head of "Total Writs issued."
Summones Subpoenas Warrants Distress Arrests SearchRemarks.
(Signed)
W. H. MITCHELL,
207
Keeping public gambling houses 2 False balances and weights 4 Breaches of regulation for sale of spirituous liquors 68 Unlicensed retailing of opium 2 Perjury 25 10 296" Desertion and refusal of duty by seamen : 89 In British vessels 38 In foreign vessels 33Civil Causes consisted of claims for debts or damages not exceeding 50 dollars, for police rates, and by seamen for wages, &c. Among the Criminal Causes summarily decided were for...
Larceny Demanding property with menaces Relating to coin Unlawful possession of property Malicious damage to ditto Assaults, and assaults and batteries Vagrancy Combination among workmen Breach of prisonPage 215
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Enclosure No. 15.
ABSTRACT of Causes under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office and the Court of Petty Sessions of Hong Kong during the Year 1852.
Count or PETTY SESSIONS,
Civil Causes
how disposed of.
Criminal Causes how disposed of
CHIEF MÜGIStráre's ́ CouRŤ.
Number
¡Civil Causes
how disposed}
of Causes.
of.
Criminal Causes how disposed of
Total Writs
issued
by Magistrates.
196
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
POSSESSIONS.
Acting Chief Magistrate.
Total.
Number
of Causes.
Of
which
were
Criminal.
Civil.
Decrce for Plaintiff.
Decree for Defendant.
Nonsuited.
Referred to Supreme Court. Undecided.
Total of Defendants.
Convicted and punished.
Discharged without Punishment,
Released on Security.
Deported.
El Committed or bailed for Trial at
the Supreme Court.
3167; 59|63| 5
(Not
regis-
teraL)
M.] F.[M] P. [M.]F.]M.] F.[M.] F. | M.] F.
3 1420) 3
1
76
3 6
81
1,193) 63 | 1,132|43|16| 2 |1,653| 61 |538) 27 [771] 47|68|3|30
211
→
DC FM FM F. M. F. M. F. [M] F. │M] F. | M| F. | ML.| F.
quiar
Civil
Criminal.
Decree for Defendant.
Decree for Plantiff,
Nonsuited.
Total Defendants.
Convicted and punished.
Of
which
were
Discharged without Punishment.
Released on Security,
Deported.
E | Committed or bailed for Trini at the Petty Sessions and Su-
preme Court,
Committed to Prison pending Dell-
very to the Chinese Authoritics sccording to Treaty,
Committed to
Prison
pending
Dell-
very to the United States Consul according to Act of Parliament so- gulating such Cases.
Undecided.
Suininonses. Subpoenas,
Distress.
Arrests.
Search.
?
I
9631274) 58133
Under the bend of "Causes how disposed of“ are- included all such Cause# Es were. brought before the Court for de- cision or investigation. Those which did not pro- seed beyond the issue of a summons or warrant, will be found under the head of * Total Writs is- sued."
arrants.
Remarks.
(Signed)
W. H. MITCHELL,
207
Keeping public gambling houses
2
False balances and weights
4
68
Breaches of regulation for sale of spirituous liquors Unlicensed retailing of oplum
2
25
Perjury
10
296"
Desertion and refusal of duty by seamen :
89
· In British vessels
38
In foreign vessels
33
Civil Causes consisted of claims för debts or damages not exceeding 50 dollars, for police rates, and by seamen for wages, &c. Among the Criminal Causes summarily decided were for...
Larceny
Deruanding property with menaces
Relating to coin
Unlawful possession of property
Malicious damage to ditto
Assaults, and assaults and batteries
Vagrancy
•
Combination among workmen Breach of prison
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