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Court of Petty Sessions

Chief Magistrate's Office

10 Cases under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office and Court of Petty Sessions during the Year 1860

Court of Petty Sessions

Chief Magistrate's office

150

Category Number of Causes
Civil Causes
Criminal Causes

Number of Causes

Civil Causes how disposed of

Criminal Causes how disposed of

Category Number
Civil Causes 10363
Decree for Plaintiff 372
Decree for Defendant 6484
Nonsuited 195
Referred to Supreme Court 392
Undecided 155
Total
Criminal Causes 236
Convicted and Punished 243
Discharged 44
Deported 3
Committed for trial at the Supreme Court 5
Ordered to find security to answer any charge 68
Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony 5
Total

Total

Civil

Criminal

Category Number
Decree for Plaintiff 1575
Decree for Defendant 1242
Nonsuited 151
Referred to Supreme Court 148
Undecided 606
Total Number of Defendants 523
Convicted and Punished 62
Discharged 4
Committed for trial at the Court of Petty Sessions 2
Committed for trial at the Supreme Court 253
Committed to prison finding orders of the governor 45
Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony
To Keep the Peace
To be of good behaviour, or to answer any charge

Civil Causes consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police and Lighting Rates; by seamen for wages; and for the monthly fee due on license for retail of spirits by Chinese, and monthly payments by Registered Brothels, under sec. XIII of Ordinance 12 of 1859.

Among the Criminal Causes, were

  • Abduction of females
  • Acting as money lenders of sums under $500 without a license
  • Arson attempting
  • Assaults
  • Being at large in the streets at night, Contrary to the provisions of Ordinance 2 † Amended Ord: 9 of 1867
  • Breaches of Brothel Ordinance 12 of 1857
  • Breach of Prison-
  • Breaches of The Markets Ordinance
  • Breaches of Registration Ordinance
  • Breach of Bond
  • Burglary Robbery Theft
  • Child Stealing
  • Combination of Workmen
Category Number
Total Writs Issued by Magistrates 876
Warrants 58
Summonses to Defendants 572
Summonses to Witnesses 32
Notices of Judgment and Rehearing 2
Distress 14
Arrest 4
Search 2

Under 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.

  • Conveying things to prisoners at work on the roads
  • Demanding property with menaces 100
  • Desertion and Refusal of duty by seamen of British and Foreign Vessels
  • Forgery
  • Having false balances and weights for sale of wares
  • Larceny
  • Libel
  • Misconduct as Police Constables too
  • Murder, Piracy, and Confederating with Pirates
  • Offences relating to Coins
  • Perjury, malicious prosecution, and false testimony
  • Receiving stolen property
  • Retailing spirits without license, and Breach of Spirit license Recognizance
  • Trespass on Crown lands, and Infractions of Building Regulations
  • Unlawful possession of property, and other Breaches of Police Ordinance 14 of 1865
  • Unlicensed Banking
  • Unlicensed retailing of opium
  • Unnatural offence
  • Vagrancy
  • Rogues and Vagabonds, and Suspicious characters
Category Number
Total 7435

(Duplicate)

(signed) F. F. Callaghan, Chief Magistrate.

Colonial Secretary.

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Court of Petty Sessions Chief Magistrate's Office 10 Cases under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office and Court of Petty Sessions during the Year 1860 Court of Petty Sessions Chief Magistrate's office 150 Category Number of Causes Civil Causes Criminal Causes Number of Causes Civil Causes how disposed of Criminal Causes how disposed of Category Number Civil Causes 10363 Decree for Plaintiff 372 Decree for Defendant 6484 Nonsuited 195 Referred to Supreme Court 392 Undecided 155 Total Criminal Causes 236 Convicted and Punished 243 Discharged 44 Deported 3 Committed for trial at the Supreme Court 5 Ordered to find security to answer any charge 68 Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony 5 Total Total Civil Criminal Category Number Decree for Plaintiff 1575 Decree for Defendant 1242 Nonsuited 151 Referred to Supreme Court 148 Undecided 606 Total Number of Defendants 523 Convicted and Punished 62 Discharged 4 Committed for trial at the Court of Petty Sessions 2 Committed for trial at the Supreme Court 253 Committed to prison finding orders of the governor 45 Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony To Keep the Peace To be of good behaviour, or to answer any charge Civil Causes consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police and Lighting Rates; by seamen for wages; and for the monthly fee due on license for retail of spirits by Chinese, and monthly payments by Registered Brothels, under sec. XIII of Ordinance 12 of 1859. Among the Criminal Causes, were Abduction of females Acting as money lenders of sums under $500 without a license Arson attempting Assaults Being at large in the streets at night, Contrary to the provisions of Ordinance 2 † Amended Ord: 9 of 1867 Breaches of Brothel Ordinance 12 of 1857 Breach of Prison- Breaches of The Markets Ordinance Breaches of Registration Ordinance Breach of Bond Burglary Robbery Theft Child Stealing Combination of Workmen Category Number Total Writs Issued by Magistrates 876 Warrants 58 Summonses to Defendants 572 Summonses to Witnesses 32 Notices of Judgment and Rehearing 2 Distress 14 Arrest 4 Search 2 Under 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. Conveying things to prisoners at work on the roads Demanding property with menaces 100 Desertion and Refusal of duty by seamen of British and Foreign Vessels Forgery Having false balances and weights for sale of wares Larceny Libel Misconduct as Police Constables too Murder, Piracy, and Confederating with Pirates Offences relating to Coins Perjury, malicious prosecution, and false testimony Receiving stolen property Retailing spirits without license, and Breach of Spirit license Recognizance Trespass on Crown lands, and Infractions of Building Regulations Unlawful possession of property, and other Breaches of Police Ordinance 14 of 1865 Unlicensed Banking Unlicensed retailing of opium Unnatural offence Vagrancy Rogues and Vagabonds, and Suspicious characters Category Number Total 7435 (Duplicate) (signed) F. F. Callaghan, Chief Magistrate. Colonial Secretary.
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10 anses under Gognizance at the Chief Magistrates office and Court of Betty Dessions during the

Year 1860.

Court of Petty Sessions

Chief Magistrate's office

150

Number of Causes

bivil Causes

how disposed of

briminal banaw how disposed of

Number of causes

livit Canars

hors diaposed of

briminal banses how disposed of

of which

"were

of which

ordered to find

Abere

dunrily

LU. 5.

$. $

off

5

68.5277 56 #

||10363 372 6484| 195392 155 236 24344 3

5.

Total

bivil

briminal

Decree for Plaintiff

Decree for Defendant

No Suited

Referred to Supreme bourt

Undecided

Total Number of Defendants

Convicted and Punished

Discharged

Deported

Committed for trial at the Supreme Court

Ordered to find security to answer any charge

Bunished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony

Total

lowvil

briminal

Decree for Plaintiff Decree for Defendant

Nonsuited

Total Number of Defendants_

Convicted and Punished

Discharged

Committed for trial at the Cout of Petty Sessions

Committed for trial at the Supreme Court Committed to prison finding orders of the governor.

+ Punished for preferring false charge, orgiving false testimony." To Keep the Peace To be of good behaviour, or to answer any change)' Undecided.

I'm F.

F.

In

F

2009 1575

0641242 151| 148:

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4 k

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4 25345

Civil bauses consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police and Sighting Rates; by seamen for wages; and for the monthly fee due on license for retail of aperits by Chinces, and monthly payments ver by Registered Brothels, under dec: XIII of Ordinance 120 of 1859.

Among

Abduction of females

the briminal banses, were

Acting as money linders of sums under $500 without a license –

Arson attempting.

Assaults

1101

md: 9 of 1967

384

59

Biing at large in the streets at night, Contrary to the provisions of Ordinance: 2 † Amended Ord: 9

Breaches of Brothel Ordinance 12 of 1857..

Breach of Prison-

Breaches of The markets Ordinance.

Briaches

Registration Ordinance__

Breach of Hond

Burglary Rottery Tex.

Child Stealing,

Combination of Workmen.

21

16

15

Total Writs

Issued by Magistrates

Marrants

Defendants

Summonses to

Summmees and

2 Inpanas to Witneses

Summon

58

876

10.

Notices of Judgment and Rehearing

Distress

Arrest

Search

די

·

14 4 572 32 2

Under the head of loances how. disposed of

are included all euch 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 Fotal Writ's isened.

Corwaying things to prisoners at work on the roads.

Dumduding property with menaces 100.

Desertion and Refusal of duty by seamen of British and Foreign Vessels.

Forgery-

Having false balances and weights for sale of wares.

Larceny

Sibel

Misconduct as Colice Constables too.

Murder, Piracy, and Confederating with fivates-

offences relating to Coins.

Sorjury, malicious prosecution, and false testimony-

Receiving stolen property.

futaiting spirits without license, and Breach of Spirit license Recognizanc

Trespass on brown lando, and Infractions of Building Regulations.

unlawful possession of property, and other Breaches of Police ordinance 14 of 1865. Unlicensed Banking-

unlicensed retailing of opium_

Unnatural offency

Nugraney-42: Rogues and Nagabondo, and Suspicions characters..

+

27

222

I

10

772

2

45

20

35

19

15

19

46

2724

133

147

5848

532

Total 7.435

(Duecopy)

Muurür

Colonial Secretary."

(dignes) F. F. Callaghan, Chief Magistrato.

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