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Return of the number of cases tried before the Honorable The Chief Justice, and actims Commenced in the Supreme

bourt

Supreme Court.

Common Law.

Chancery-

Summary.

Insolvency

Appeals

Vice Admiralty Courti~___

and Nice Admiralty Court's of Hongtong during the year ending 31%! (December, 1860.

bases tried before The Honorable the Chief Justice in 1860.

Number Amount of Debt and

Total

149

Judgment

Plaintiff Defendant

Nonsuit

Casco

Debt and Damages.

of

Cases

damages claimed

8 A

261.970

5

για

60

| *

15.986 23,488.67.

54

•

157

for appellant

171.469.85

13.

106.

$472.914.52

Actions Commenced in 1860..

bourt

Numbe of

Cares

Amount of debt and damages claimed

Settled without Trial

Judgment

Plaintiff Defendant

nonsuit

Remaining

in Dependence Cases

Total

Debt and Damages

Impresne Court-

Common Law.

Chancery= Summary

Insolvency

Probati. Appeal

Nice Admiralty Court_

C

54

4

H

$346,941.53

32

2

•

P

1611

"

ๆๆ

25

1

29.496.57 30.677.67 35,059.72

•

4

72

52

261

202.708.00

A. Five of these cases were in dependence

be entered.

H. In

Mone

amount be entired, one

for appellant

12

1

19

20

278.

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on 310! December 1859.. of the other cases thewin dependence Eight are still pending, and the remainder were settled - without trial. A Rule for a new trial was granted in one case, and it will be tried in the Cource of 1861. B one case was in dependence on 31a! December 1859. & Tire of these cases were in dependence on 314 December 1859. the remainder in dependence settled without trial, D. In tis of these cases the Petitions were dismissed, and the Betitioners returned to Gaol for stated periods, in the other four cases the Petitioners were discharged, B. This was an appeal from the Police Court, no amount coned be entered. F. One of these cases was in dependence on 31 December 1859. &. One of these cases was for Ejcctment, and one for unliquidated Damages no amount cones)

of these could

any

being a Bill to purpelivate testimony, one to recover a certain balance, and two Injunctions to restrain to 1. One of these cases was to recover possession of certain premises. No amount entered. I In one of these cases the Petition was withdrawn - for the other 6. see note 1. I. h ten of these cases Probate was granted, and the estateo not appraised - the amount given above is from the returns given by the bourt appraisers in Intestali batalio, to- Four of these cases were Batitions for Bounty.

(Signes) W. H. Alexander,

Registrar.

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Colonial decretly

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