Number of Cases.

Number of l'ersons.

No. 46.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the Year 1872, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th March, 1873.

CETURS of CRIMINAL Cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1872.

CRIME.

Convicted.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death Recorded.

Penal Servitude.

Hard Labour ovor Ono Year.

Hard Labour One Year and under.

Solitary Conlinement Publicly flogged, No. of Persons.

No. of Persons.

No. of

Cases.

No. of

Persons.

No. of

Cuses.

No. of

l'ersona,

Charges

Abandoned.

Postponed.

PARKS.

1

1

-

Adininistering a stupefying Drug with Intent to coinmit Larceny, Administering a stupefying Drug with Intent to detain a Woman for the

purpose of selling her,

Arson,

...

410

---

Attempting to bribe a Police Constable,

-

L

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***

TRI

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Bring found armed and conspiring to commit Felony,

HP

+++

TH

***

+1.

1 Being found in a Dwelling-house at Night, with Intent to commit a

Felony therein,

Being found in a Dwelling-house at Night, with Intent to commit a

Felony therein, and Violence,

Burglary and Larceny,

1

1

1

4

Child Stealing,

1

7

++

*

***

---

Cutting and woanding with Intent to do grievous bodily Harm, Embezzlement by Servants,

2 Escaping from Guol....

+++

***

---

Two

---

---

---

2

Forcible detention of a Woman with Intent to sell her,

1

Highway lobbery,

5

10

4

9

2

6

Highway Robbery, being armed, and with Violence, Larceny,

***

4-4

--

***

...

-

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B

1

---

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---

-

*

...

+

1

1

H

410

Larceny and Receiving stolen Goods,

Larceny by a Police Constable,

Larceny by Servants,

Larceny in a Dwelling-house,...

Larceny in a Dwelling-house, being armed, Libel,

O

1 Manslaughter,

3

8

I

1

3

a

8 3

Murder,

m.

++

நகர

**

Car

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Obtaining Goods by False Pretences,... Obtaining Money by False Pretences, Perjory,

H

Piracy and Murder,.

***

Receiving stolen Goods,

---

***

-

P

www

1

Provoking a Challenge to fight a Duel,

#

4

1

2

Kobbery from the Person,

2

2

+

HI

...

-

...

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---

---

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W

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--

1.

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Bolbery from the Person with Violence, and being armed,

Bobbery in a Bost, and Child Stealing,

Sending & Challenge to figlit a Duel,

1 Uttering Counterfeit Coin,

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FR

CON

D

...

***

嚕中唱

...

...

1

1

Uttering a Forged Bank Note,

W

1

1

Uttering a Forged Order for delivery of Goods,

54 87

1 | Uttering a Forged Leceipt,

**

M

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H

விகூர்

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دی

1

1

1

...

-:

1

**

1

2

3

1

2

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+

**

+

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-

10

------i commi 1100

2

3

gai si al -

2

5

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414

W

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-

•

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FAR

2

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1

+

***

+

1

100

-

1

-10

*

-

1

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2

I

1

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...

1

...

41.

带你唱

-

1

14.

A

Ja

Private Whipping.

+

1

HT

-

-

•

1

---

1

G 1

oku

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1 4

...

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An

1

...

440

1

+1

1

100

-

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12

12

-

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**

***

-

--

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1

To enter late bli owu Recognizando tu appear and receive Sentebbe when called upon,

1

...

*

+

**

Fined $200,

2

2

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2

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+

Fined $200,

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...

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1

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1

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2

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GO 37

1

0

19

18

1 12

14

30

A

-

-

-

a. The only case of Private Whipping.

W. H. ALEXANDER.

Registrar.