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10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

Despatch N. 83 of 1854.

Inclosure N.12 in

Court of Sessions, during 1853.

Magistrate's office and the Cognizance at the chief- Abstract of Causes under

Return of Criminal Cases that have been tried in the

Seepreme Court of Hongtong during the

Number of Cases |

Crime

1. Abduction of Girls under 16 years of age 1 Ascult

2

Attempting to commit Felony- 1 Barglary Parcely Larcity.

in

a dwelling house.

23 Nenslaughter__

1

His mision of felony.

Murder.

11 Murder on the high seas.-

! Obtaining Goods ander felse pretences.

Perjury Piraly

Piso ay with endangering life 22 Pidly with a !! Receiving Goods Staimed by folos pretences. 3 4 Receiving stolen goods.

with hums-

11 Robberly with

22

Robbery with woundings

12 Stealling and receiving

3244

with intent to do some grie

Hounding

bodily harm.

Convicted.

year

1853158

Pentence.

Remarks. Charque Post poned

Acquitted

Death

Death

recorded.

Transportation

hard Labor

•

M.

otal. 23.8

284

13

titroque imprisonment and $100 fine to the reses, and further imprisonment until such fine be paid, the period of impriomme

to heredenced to one year, if the it

Child is restored to it's Father within a blouth fine the date of Santana. of bismerstired on an Information for receiving stolen goods. "Wittion gly recommended to onerary.

H. Witsabout. of hosecution withdeora, prisoners convicted, the one for dlaining

ring goods machen latos petances, the other for receiving the shares.

[signed] N. R. Masson.

casting Deputy Registrar Inne

[signed]

W. H. Alexander

acting Registrar.

Colonial Secretary