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Abstract of Cases under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office

Chamber of Cases

Category Number
Civil Cases 762
Criminal Cases 524

Court of Police Sofrons

Cases heard and disposed of

Chief Magistrate's Office

Category Number
Civil 762
Criminal 524
Total 1286

Criminal Cases: how disposed of

Disposition Number
Convicted and Punished 487
Discharged 70
Committed to prison Pending order of the Governor 9
Ordered to find Security to be of Good behaviour or to Answer any charge 3
Committed for Trial at the Court of Police Sessions 5296
Committed for Trial at Supreme Court 123
Released on Security 655
Undecided 20212

Civil Cases

Disposition Number
Decree for Plaintiff 3115
Decree for Defendant 115
Nonsuited 3,000
Undecided 112

Total Number of Defendants and Writs

Type Number
Summonses to Defendants 475
Subpoenas to Witnesses 2073
Notices of Judgment 293
Warrants 581
Total Writs issued 6260

Cases Consisted Of

Civil cases consisted of claims for liquidated damages not exceeding $50; for ...

Among the Criminal Cases, were:

  • Piracy, murder, Confederating with Pirates, etc.
  • Receiving Stolen property
  • Demanding property with menaces
  • Offences relating to Coins
  • Unlawful possession of property, and other Breaches of Police Ordinance 14 of 1845
  • Assaults
  • Vagrancy, etc.
  • Rogues & Vagabonds
  • Suspicious characters
  • Keeping public gambling houses & frequenting same
  • Retailing spirits without License & Breach of Spirit License
  • Recognizance
  • Unlicensed Retailing of Opium
  • Perjury
  • Malicious prosecution & false testimony
  • Desertion and Refusal of Duty, etc. by Seamen of British and Foreign vessels
  • Breach of Prison Rules
  • Child Stealing
  • Libel
  • Being at large in the Street at night-contrary to the provisions of Ordinance 2 & Amended Ordinance 9 of 1857
  • Cases of Misconduct as Police
  • Breaches of Brothel Ordinance
  • Breaches of Ordinance for prevention of nuisances
  • Breaches of the Markets' Ordinance

Total

Category Number
Civil 762
Criminal 524
Total 1286

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Colonial Secretary

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Abstract of Cases under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office Chamber of Cases Category Number Civil Cases 762 Criminal Cases 524 Court of Police Sofrons Cases heard and disposed of Chief Magistrate's Office Category Number Civil 762 Criminal 524 Total 1286 Criminal Cases: how disposed of Disposition Number Convicted and Punished 487 Discharged 70 Committed to prison Pending order of the Governor 9 Ordered to find Security to be of Good behaviour or to Answer any charge 3 Committed for Trial at the Court of Police Sessions 5296 Committed for Trial at Supreme Court 123 Released on Security 655 Undecided 20212 Civil Cases Disposition Number Decree for Plaintiff 3115 Decree for Defendant 115 Nonsuited 3,000 Undecided 112 Total Number of Defendants and Writs Type Number Summonses to Defendants 475 Subpoenas to Witnesses 2073 Notices of Judgment 293 Warrants 581 Total Writs issued 6260 Cases Consisted Of Civil cases consisted of claims for liquidated damages not exceeding $50; for ... Among the Criminal Cases, were: Piracy, murder, Confederating with Pirates, etc. Receiving Stolen property Demanding property with menaces Offences relating to Coins Unlawful possession of property, and other Breaches of Police Ordinance 14 of 1845 Assaults Vagrancy, etc. Rogues & Vagabonds Suspicious characters Keeping public gambling houses & frequenting same Retailing spirits without License & Breach of Spirit License Recognizance Unlicensed Retailing of Opium Perjury Malicious prosecution & false testimony Desertion and Refusal of Duty, etc. by Seamen of British and Foreign vessels Breach of Prison Rules Child Stealing Libel Being at large in the Street at night-contrary to the provisions of Ordinance 2 & Amended Ordinance 9 of 1857 Cases of Misconduct as Police Breaches of Brothel Ordinance Breaches of Ordinance for prevention of nuisances Breaches of the Markets' Ordinance Total Category Number Civil 762 Criminal 524 Total 1286 True Copy #Judor Davies Chif Magistrate Colonial Secretary PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON | BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE
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Abstract of Cases under Cognizance at the bhif Magishads Offs, and beins of Billy kisins thing the. You k55.

Thamber of Cases.

fwhich

Here.

Court of Polly Sofrons

livel Cases horr

disposed of.

Brims

Criminal Cases

how disposed of

Chif Magistraks Offic.

Number of Cumblases for disper

Cases

Year

: Criminal Cases how disposed of

Vydered 16,

find Seamily

135

133 / 15

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON | BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIE- ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

Total.

Civil

Criminal

Decree for Plaintiff

Decree for

Defendant

Monsailed

Indecided.

Total Number. Of Defendants.

Parti's refered to Supreme Court

→ Convicted and

M

Janished.

Discharged

at Supreme Court. Committed to prison Rending order of If the Governor.

Ordered to find Security to be of, Good behaviour or to Answer any charge.

Total.

Civil

Cuininal

Douce for Thaintiff

Ofendant Convicted And

Decice for Defendant

Punished.

Discharged

Released on Secusitaj

Total Number f

→ Committed for Trint at

the court of Pelly Sessions.

→ Committed for Junt at

mmm

Suprem's Court.

Committed to prison the

Goverer

I handing orders of

To keep the Race

X.

m

20

15

To be of good behaviour

or to answer Cany

Charg

Undecided

Mv

1286 762 524 487 70 20212 655 9 5296 123 3

Civil bases consisted of claims for Hilter damages not exceeding $50; for

P

.

3115 115 3,000 112 3

6260 265 3766-742242127|| 6|8|

Total Writs

this Alke ; by Sament fortages ; ondt for the monthly ste sued by Magishaps. dui on Licenses for retall of Spirits by Chinese .

Among the Criminal Cases, were

Lavany Burglary Robbery, Le.

Lc...

Piracy, murder, Confederating with Praks tc. Receiving Stolen property.

Demanding property with menaces to:

Offences relating to Coins.

Untumful possession of property, and other Becaches of Police Ordinance 14 of 1845.

Assaults

Vagrancy, dig: Rogues & Tagabonds Suspicious characters- Keeping public gambling houses & frequenting samr Retailing spirits without License & Breach of Spirit License Recognizance,

Unlicensed Retailing of Opium

Pajury. Malicious prosecution & false testimony

Devection and Refusal of Lutf tc. by Seamen of

British and Thign laesells.

Brach of Prison!

Child Stealing

Libel

399

83

32

ގ

27

27

1286

Summonses to

Defendants

Subpancy to Witnesses

Notices of

Judgment

475 2073. 293. 47.

142

27

13

10

ستی

12

5

2

provisions.

285

2%

Being at large in the Sheek at night-contrary to tho

of Ordinance 2 4 Amended Ordinance 9 of 1857.

of Misconduct as Police

Breaches

Brothel Ordinance

Lo

Breaches of Ordinance for prevention of nuisances Breaches of the Maillets' Ordinance.

283

Marrants.

581 1184

4 2

Under the head of Cases horr

causes as were

brought

-de pred Of an included all before the Court for decision of investigation /. Those which

the

Wishes arrest Seach did not proceed beyond

issue of a Summons or Warrant will be found

228 42.3.

Total 2686.

(

o

under the head of

Waits issued.

Sig

True Copy

#Judor Davies

Tolal

Chij Magiskati.-

Colonial Breulary

aison

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