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Common SUPREME Chan →→

Chancery,

Bankruptcy, **

Appeals,

VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,

NUK-

138

Court.

10

CASE.

[360]

Rerun of the NUMBER of Casex tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and Actions commenced Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1808.

Cours dried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1868,

NUMERE

Amount of Dear

COURT.

Cars

OF

DAMAGES CLAINED,

Duren- JUDOMBAT.

TOTAL.

| PLAINTIFF,

NONSUIT. CASES.

DERT AND DAMAGER,

DAXT.

18.369.16

357,688.22

Appellant Respondent

16,500.00

***

Actions Commenced in 1868.

DEBT AND AMOUNT OF

DAMAGEN

TELAL, WITHOUT SETTLED

JUDGMENT.

CLAINED.

PLAINTIFF.

DEFEN-

DANY.

Nonsult.

Probate,... Bankruptcy, Chancery,

Kurrran Court,—

Common Law, ...

VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,

Appeals,...

3410,424.08

38

11 161,287.68

3489,386,91 |

61,166.24

***

Appellant Respondent.

c. These cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1867.

d. Amount of Rabilities as set forth in the Bankrupts Schedules.

6. Two of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1867.

4. One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1867.

Value of Estates as sworn to, and set forth in Commissious of Appraisement.

e. This Bankruptcy was annulled, the Bankrupt having arranged with his Creditors.

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1 of 5

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Judgment by default was rigned in nine Common Law cases representing the sum of $30,394.77,

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$695,264.93

W: H. ALEXANDER,

Registar

RETURN of the Nunnen of Cases tried and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1808.

* 1,450

$86,053.59

701

532

34

Hongkong, January, 1880. COURT OF BUMMARY JURISDICTION,

No. of

CASES.

CLAINED. DAMAGES DEST AND AMOUNT OF

TRIAL SETTLED WITHOUT

JUDGMENT.

REMAIN-

ING IN DR

Plaintiff. Defendant. Nousuit. No Service.

PENDENCE

114

14

19

#382,752.37

DEPEN

ING IN

RENAIN-

TOTAL

DENCE. CARLs. Debt and Damages.

the

Norices of Judgment and

Kehearing.

Samtnonses for Fitnesa.

Summonses for Defendants.

Distres

"SALLY

TOTAL.

For entering Gun-

bling Houses.

Search.

Abstract of Cavana under Cooxizaser at the Police Magistrates' Court, during the Year 1MGR.

CAUSED HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALM And Female Prisoners under each Head.

Ordered to find Security

Watre towed er MagistKATES DURINɑ the Year (868.

Warrants.

11

1867. on 31st December, were in dependence

Clerk of Court. HENRY J. HOLMES,

REMARKS.

of these cases

Convicted and Punished.

Tutal Number of Causes.

false charge, or giving

Punished for preferring

Lala testimony.

Vndecided.

Total Namber of

Defendants.

4,688

2,131

Brought forward....

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Misrandpel an Police Constables.

GO

Misconduct as Private Watchmen,

Miscmolurt av Tomestic ServaDİK,

Slutimum Condust of Seamen, (on board steamer Marder.

144

GG

Negligently allowing Prisoners to escape, we

Neglecting to continue the Street Now ever Bossen. Xaisances,

Ustauction of public Way by Hawkera, &c.,

tetaining Money and other Property by falas Pratencos,

Alieneva relating to Col....

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M

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M.

27

2

M. 3. M. F.

M. F

F.

M. F.

20

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227

ล

» 10 22

10,20 1,150

4,053

281

54

180

W

Total Number of Prisoners,

1

11,648

Committed to Prison, or de-

tained, pending orders of

the Governor.

Committed!

for "Trial at

Supreme Court.

Discharged.

M.

F. M.

5,069

7,460 | 1,301 | 2,257 181

M.

To keep the Peace.

To be of good

behaviour.

To answer any

charge.

Papernating Bail,

Perjury,

Pirseys

Firmy with Murder,

Posting Bills on Walls of Houses,

tering false Charges or giving false Testimon)

er iving stolen Property, -

+++

Befaval if fury by Sterchant Reamer, var

Resisting l'olice in the Execution of their Daty,

Tosening Prisoners from custody of Police, Biotuna "Assemblage,

Rubberies,

zues and Vagabonds,

Shooting with futent to do bodily Harm,

Strert Gstabling,

Trespass on Crown Lamla,

Valawful disseminn of Property,

Unlicensed Hawking,

Unlicensed Paying of Blents, an

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Witnerving the Commission of Felony and neglecting to amint in the Appr lecu:ión of the Offenders,

***

Unlicensed Stone Quarping.

Untic-used. Desling in Marine Stores and Old

25

Velicensed Coolie Lodging Houses,

Undressed Billiard Tables. --

7

Unlicensed Seamen's Hoarding Hoones, ...**

Uttering, forged Bank Note, ..

Th

Administering Drugs.

***

Aiding Blerchant besmen to desert, e

Allowing numuzzled Ferocious Dogs to be at large. Assaĺin,

BEY

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744

Assaults at or in Cmnection with riotous Assemblage Assaults accompanied with Darnage of Property, ... Asimulia with latent to rob,

THE CASES CONSISTED OF

Drought forward...........

Chinese Offenders remalsing in the Colony atter onder Colnet calculated to provoke a Breach of the l'ence, Contemple of Court,

Crimes and Offences committed in Chinese Territory, Cruelty to Animals,

***

RO

Cotting and destroying Trees,

***

At large in the night without Passes,

Cutting and wounding, or inflicting bodily Injuries,

875

Damage of Property, ***

Attempts to commit Felony,

Attempt to commit an unnatarai Offence, ...

Dead Bodica:-Burying Chinese elsewhere than in a Cemetery,

Disintering without Authority,

Attempts to commit other Offences,

Defiling Streams, **

Breaches of Onlinaners;=

For Regulation of Chairs and Vehicles,

For Maintenance of Order and Cleanliness,

For Registration of Houses ared Sortanta,...

For Suppression of Gambling,....

For Markets, ***

Desertion from tier Majesty's Army.

91

197

Discharging Stones, &c., to Danger and Damnge of Persons and Prope: Disorderly Nehatione, ...

637

151

Disorderly Behaviour accompanied with Dainage to Property,

86

25

Phy

Dog Stealing, ...

H+

190

Embezzlement,

10

***

For Registration of Brothela,

For Buildings,

For Jaitu,

For I'reparation and Bals of prepared Opium.........

For Regulation of 3xhomedan Cemeteries,

"For Fawrbrokers...

7

Escape, niding Prisoner to,

1

21

Exercising the Calling of a bioney-changer without License.....

Rreaches of Harbor Regulations...

Broach of Prison, -

Chili kisaling,***

Bribery and Attempts in Bribe Pelios, Burglary,

THE

For Retail of Spirituons and Fermented Liquors,

For Ginnpowder Storage,

For tiarber and Cemata, ...**

For Cargo Routa,

For Regulation of Weights and Mourures,

Brenches of the Stamp Ack...........

Breach of Ordinance 1 of 1868, for more effectual Suppression of Piracy, Breaches of Recognisances,

Breaches of Rules and Orders under Ordinance 2 of 1858, for Disarmament of Janka,

Breaches of Merchant Shipping Actu-unlawfully using Certificate of Re- gistry, making false Declaration, ***

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17

Firing Crackers in the Streets,

Extortion, or attempting to extort, by color of office as Police Constables, False Imprisonment, ...

Forcible Detention of Persons with Intent to runsam, &c.,

18

Found in Dwelling Houses by Night with Intent to con:mit Felony.

Fraudulent Execution of Deeds, Ordinance 7 of 1865, Section 74,

Found by Night with Arina or House-breaking implements, with intent to commit Felony,

a

Furious Driving, ke... .......

+

187

Harboring deported Prisoners, ...

Harboring deserted Merchant Seamen,

494

Highway Robberies,

Indrerni Asaxults,

Indecent Exposure of l'erson,

Intimidating Workmen,

7

Kidnapping with intent to send abroad,

Larcenics,

Lareraies from the Parson,

.

Libel,

н

Manslaughter,

Mendioaney,

Carried forward,

... 2,154

Carried forward,

... 8,737

TOTAL...

C. MAY.

Lot Polico Magistrate.

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