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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 1870, are published for general information.

Number of Cases,

Number of Persons.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th February, 1871.

Retrax of Criminal Cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 3810.

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Charges Postponed.

Abandoned.

Asault with Intent to rob, being armed, Attempt to commit Borglary,

Breach of Conditional Pardon, ......

1 Breaking and entering and stealing in a Counting-bouse,.

3 | Breaking and entering and stealing in a Dwelling-house,..

Breaking and entering and stealing in a Ware-house,

3 Burglary and Larceny, .... .............

1 Burglary and Larceny with Violence,

0 Burglary and Larceny with Violence, and receiving Stolea Goods,

2 Boying Counterfeit Coin,

4

Child Stealing,

2 Cutting and wounding with Intent to do prievous bodily linem,

Detaining a Child with Intent to procure a Benefit for tier 13-

beration,

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Embezzlement,.

2 | Entering a Dwelling-house at Night with Intent to commit s

Felany therein...

3 Escaping from Gaol,

Extortion by colour of Office,

Forgery,

Kidnapping a Woman with Intent to sell her,

Larceny,.....

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Larceny and receiving Stoles Good",

Larceny by a Clerk,

3

Larceny by a Servant,

1 Larceny in a Dwelling-bouse,

2 Larceny of a Cow,

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Larceny on board Ship in the Harbour,

Manslaughter, .................

2 Obtaining Moncy by False Pretenres,

2 Perjury,******

4 Receiving Stolen Goods,

Retur.ing from Deportation,

Robbery from the Person,

2, Robbery from the Person and receiving Suden Goods,

9 Hobbery from the Pemon with Violence,.

Robbery in a Dost, being armed,

Robbery with Amos, sean

1 Robbery with Wounding, ...

1 Shooting with Intent to do grievʊns bodily harm,

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Penal Servitude.

Hard Labour over

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Hard Labour One

Year and under.

Pabitely flugged,

No, of Persons,

ment, No, of F'erman.

2 Unlawful Wounding,

Uttering Counterfeit Coln,

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a. In these Cases the Prisoners were sentenced to be re-deported in addition to imprisonment.

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W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.