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Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justics in 1869.

Supreme Court and Vice Admiralty Court of Hongkong during the year ending 31st December, 1883. RETURN of the NUMBER of CASEs tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and actions commenced in the

JUDGMENT.

Total

COURT.

CAIRS. NUMBER OF Amount of Duar k

DAMAGES CLAIMED.

Plaintiff. Defendant.

NoRail

Cases. Debt and Damages.

Supreme Court,—

Appeals, Insolvency,. Chancery,............... Common Law, ----

Ta

3

140,138.10 $37,000.00

7

24

}$197,139.92

Appellant Respondent

Vice Admiralty Court,

Tc

20,001.82

9

1

COURT.

CASH. NUMBER OF

AND DAMAGES AMOUNT OF DEST

WITHOUT [SETTLED

YIEL

CLAIMED.

Actiona commenced in 1883.

JUDGMENT.

Supreme Court, -----

Common Law,

80

$313,102.17

342

42

Chancery,.....

22

郭晶学曲非曲

Insolrency, .....................

B

140,338.10

Probate,

28€

26,280.95

M

TIL

Appeals,

Vice Admiralty Court, ...)

188 6/

Appellant Respondent

65,665.73

11

Plaintiff.Defendant. Nonnuit.

ĮREMAINTEQ

EY DEPEN→

DEXCL.

137

TOTALan

Cases. Debt & Damages.

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from the valuations made by the Court appraisers. Letters of Administration were granted until the wishes of the Executors in England were made known—the amount given above la Probate was granted in nine of these cases-and Letters of Administration with the Will annexed in two exces; in one case

One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December 1662.

One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December 1862. Three of these cases were in dependence on 31st December 1863.

One of these cases was for Specific Performance, and one for an Injunction

f. One of these cases was from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction—and the others from the Consular Court at Shangban.

Seven of these cases were derelict.

In ten of these cases Judgment by default was signed.

Return of the Number of Cases tried, and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1883.

* Three of them Cases were in dependemos on 31st December 1862,

CASES. NUMBER OF

KAGES CLAINED. DEBT AND DA- AMOUNT OF

}WITHOUT TRIAL. SETTLED

Plaintif

JUDGMENT.

Defendant.

REMAINING IN

Nonewit.

DEPENDENCE.

*1,475

$61,740,49)

692

636

97

169

1

› $545,088.95

N. R. MASSON,

Acting Registrar.

9,429

104

19

111

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Of these Writa the parties {did not appear before the Magistrates' in 194 of the Number.

1,929

Abstract of Causus under Coonizamon at the Police Magistrater Court during the year 1803,

CAUSER HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THR Number of Male and Female PrisonERS UNDER EACH HIKAD,

Ordered to And

curity.

Sammant

H

Defendants.

Bammond,

H

Witnesses.

WRITE MAPED ay MadhtraTES DURING THE THAN 1865.

Notice of

Judgment

TH

Reboating,

WARRANTE.

TOTAL

XxKAZEK

Distress.

Arrack

Boarch.

Clerk of Court.

HENRY J. HOLMES,

Total Number of Defendasta.

Punished for prefering file charge, or giving filse

Lestimony.

Endecided.

C. MAY,

1st Polios Magistrado.

M. E.

5,018) 6,378) #77||2,682||258||||

log

ses

M. | Z. | M. | P. | M. | F.] M. | Æ. | M. | 8 | M. | F. 21|

Abduction of Females, ***** *** * Alding Holdiers and Nonman to desert, Aking Prisoners to sscape from Jally... *** *** Asaults accompanied with damage of property, Administering drugs.... * ***** Attempts to commit felony, .. * ** ** Being at large in the Streets så sight without Breach of Prison, *** ** *** *** *** *** Bronck of Buildings Ordinanon, per ann Breach of Cargo-brate Ordinases,

Branch of Jail Ordinazos,

Breach of Marketa Ordinanen,

m

me

w

Breach of Post Ofice Ordinanen, *** ***

Branch of Registration OrdinaRON,

«***

Branchen of Ordinances for— Regulation of pablia Berthola, ............

180*

37. |♬

28 8 342 2,696 6

THE CASES CONSISTED OF Breaches of Orilusness, (continued)). Regulation of pubilo vehlolos, Chairs, Bale of prepared plum, Happression of public gaming, Ketail of Spirituous liquors, Bribery,*** *** *** *** *** *** Burglary, Robbery, &öqu

Concealing birth, no mome Child Sterling, ma non Cutting and Wounding, *** *** *** Demanding money with menaces, Doumption and resum! of duty ky Soumen, Detention of Seaman's alsota, Kmbenalement

Extortion by Coisar of Office,

Estrontmeni

[ Recognisanos,

ma

Ezsveising the calling of Pawnbroker without Hoense,

i

Fixrbouring Pulics constable when on duty, so sam se Kolampplag. Malicious proscention and false toelimony, a Misconduct as l'olics Constables, we see m Biarder, Piency, h, â mm *** ***** Obtaining goods or monry by false pevtsmoun, ära. Offeness reisting to Coins, ********** Offenem relating to Workmen am 19 Receiving stolen imperty, a ma Trespass on Crown Lands, « pa Vagrancy, Ragum and Vagabonders

Unlawful possession of property, Damage of property.

Naimness, Crusity

te animala, conduct calenlased to provako a bevach of the yes, allowing samunched frocious dogs to be at largs, Furious driving, cutting and destroying tram, den,

To be of good behaviour, ar to knower any

charge.

To keep the pence

Committed to Prison, ne detained, pending orders of

the Governor.

Committed for trial si Supreme Court.

Departed

Discharged.

Convicted and Punished.

Total Kamber of Causes.

Forgory,ama

182