Kumber of Casen.

Kumber of Persons.

RETURN of CRIMINAL Cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1875.

CRIMES.

I

2

Arfon,

Assault with Intent to rob,

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Attempting to break aud enter a Dwelling-house with Intent to commit a

Felony therein,

Attempting to commit a Burglary,

Attempting to steal,

Breach of Conditional Pardon,

1 Breaking and entering and stealing in a Dwelling-house,

Breaking and entering and stealing in a Godown,"

-

Burglary and receiving stolen Gonds........

Child Stealing,

+

Cutting and Wounding with Intent to do grievous Rodily Harm.... Decoying a Person into this Colony, for this purpose of Emigration, Embezzlement,

-1

+

1

I

Buggery,

2

8

Burglary and Luceny, .

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

I

Highway Robbery with Violence,

14

Larceny,

1

Larceny as Bailee,...

2

Larceny in a Dwelling-house,

7

8

Larceny on board Ship in the Harbour,

5

Einbrucery,

Forgery,

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Having Possession of a Junk taken by Pirates,

Larceny and receiving stolen Goods,

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Larceny on board Ship in the Harbour, and receiving stolen Goods, Larceny on board Ship in the Harbour, and Robbery from the Person with

Assault....

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8 Larceny on board Ship on the Bigh Seas,

1

18

1 1

1

1

1

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Larceny on board Ship on the High Seas, and receiving stolen Goods,... Libel,

...

Murder,

Obtaining Goods by falso Pretences,

Obtaining Money by false Pretences,

Perjory,

Piracy and Murder,

B

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T

J

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+

8 Piracy and Murder, Piracy and Assault with Inteut to Murder, and having

Possession of Goods piratically stolen,

ban

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11

1

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Robbery from the P'erson,

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Purchasing a Woman for the Purpose of Prostitution,

G Uttering Counterfeit Coin,

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59 93

a. Prisoners convicted on other charges.

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1

2

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Convicted.

Death Recorded.

Acquitted.

Denth.

Penal Servitude.

Hard Labour over

One Year.

"Hard Labour One Year and under. Publicly flogged.

Solitary Confinement. No. of Persons.

No. of Persons.

No. of Casex.

No. of Person15.

No. of Cases.

No. of PersoIIN.

CHARGES

POSTFUSED.

ABANDONED.

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12

1 2

W

2

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13

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1

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1

1

3

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1 1

1

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6

Kan

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1

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4

2

2

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3

2

8

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3

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6

2

3

8

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1

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2

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b. Prisoner discharged through absence of witnesses.

o. Prisoners discharged on their own Recognizances to appear if called on within 3 months.

d. Three of these Prisoners ordered to enter into Recognizances to appear for judgment when called upon.

F. S. HUFFAM, Deputy Registrar.

RETURN of the NUMBER of CAGES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1875.

Cases tried in 1875,

Court.

Number of Cases.

Amount of Debt And Damages claimed.

Judgment.

Total.

Plaintiff.

Defendant..

Nonsult.

Struck out,

Cases.

Debt and Daiuages.

Bupreme Court:-

Summary Jurisdiction,

n 759

Original

do.,

Cliancery,

7

$06,480.89 40,573.43

609

38 1

52

48

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3

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KATA

Bankruptcy,

H

с

11

1,900,178.00

Probate,

Appeals,

d 70

584,950.02

Petitioners (discharged)

Petitio Santed

11

) 70

. 2

Vice-Admiralty Court,

2

20,100.25

1

Appellant 1 Respondent 1

Actions commenced in 1875.

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854

$2,027,342.50

Court.

Settled Num-Amount of Debt her of and Damages without Cases. claimed.

Trial.

Judgment.

Remaining in Depend-

Total.

Plaintif

Defendant.

eure.

Noasuit.

Struck out.

Caser

Debt & DamACES.

Sapreme Court:—

Summary Jurisdiction, 1,217

Original do.,

50

$100,456.25 448,232.30

404

20

Chancery,

3

Bankruptcy,

ƒ18

1,990,391.52

Probate,

70

584,950.02

Appeals,

2

Vice-Admiralty Court,

4

59,000.25

659

34

3

¿Petitioners

10

die harped

Tetinous

KON

) 70

Janit

Appellant 1 Respondeat 1

1

a. Sixteen of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1874.

b. These Cases were peading on 81st December, 1874,

One of these Cases was pending on 31st Deceraler, 1874.

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50

48

20 9.24

222 were Petitions for refund of Rates

ANA,

1

1,304 $3,189,0911,34

d. The amount given in these Cases is the Sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administration were granted during the yest.

1. One of these Cases was from the Police Court, and one from the Summary Jurisdiction.

£. The amount given in these Cases is the amount of Liabilities et forth in the Bankrupts Schedules.

. One of these Casea was on trial 12 days, and is pending judgment.

F. Š. HPAM.

Deputy Registrar.

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