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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony for the Year 1863, are published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1864.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of Hoxoxoxo, during the Year 1863.

41

umawnnai Namber of Cases.

Number of PornonE.

CRIME

►

Abdaction,...

Arwth

4 Aestult and Wounding,

? | Assaulting Police,...

Attempting to about and murder,

23 Burglary.

7 Burglary with Wounding,

1| Burglary with Violence,

Child Stealing,

ent of Birth,...

Concealment

18 Confederating with Piraten, ---

1 Cutting and Wounding with intent to

2 Catting and Wounding with latent to murd

Embezzlement,

24 21 Facaping from Gaol,

ย Forgery

Highway

Robbery,

1 Highway Robbery and Assault,

Highway Robbery being armed.

2 Highway Robbery with Wounding,

Housebreaking with Larceny,...

Larceny.

Larvey and Assault,

2 Larceny in a Bort.

16 18 Laney in a Dwelling-ho

5 Larceny in a Vesad,

9 14

Manslaughter,

Murder,

Obtaining Goods on frise presences,

5 Perjory,

Permitting an Escape,

21 Piracy.

+4

Piracy and Assault with intent to mar

and Marder,

and Mutiny,

Pirsey Matlay and Assault,

Bap

Receiving Stolen Goods,

1 Bescue,

Revolt os board Ship,

9 Robbery and Assani,

87 Robbery from the Person,

8 Holbery in the Harbour,...

Alberth Violmen...

+

with Wounding.......... ...

Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm,

1 Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily barmi,

6 Trading and Confederating with Pirates...

Uttering a forged note with intent to defraud,

3| Uttering counterfeit coix, ...

178 278

-

Bumi Convicted.

___

Acquitted.

Death

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Death Recorded

T'enal Servituda,

Hard labor over DRE

and under.

REMAKES

Postponed

Charges abandoned

of

of

Number Sumber | Xumber Kamber

Cases. Persone.

of

Cara.Peras.

211

11

3129

16

N. R. MASSON,

a. Ona prisoner, moquitted on the ground of insanity, detained during H. Mi's plonoare.

4. In one case no witnesses appeared.

6. Three prisers convicted of manslaughter.

In the case abandoned the prisoners were convicted on a charge of Piracy and Murdue.

4. In this case the prisoners were tried for Laremy and Bocsivitig.

f. In one case the prisoner was on bail, and did not uncrender.

Acting Registrar.