Return of Criminal Cases that have been tried in the b
Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the year 1851-
Crime.
Assault_
Accault and false in prisonment. /Assault with intent torob
Attempting to set fire to a ship_
// Burglary
2 3 Burglary and Larceny // Child Stealing-
3 Conspiracy to commithiracy.
3 futting with intent lodogrievous bodily harm.. Demanding money with menaces.... Endeavourin, to make a revolt.
! Escape.
34 Extortion by a Constable.
16 12 False. Imprisonment...
Forgery
45 Larceny.
1/6 Manslaughter
!! Keeping a bawdy house.
24 Murder
// Mbtaining money under false pretences-
11 Perjury.
458
8 Piracy...
! Piracy with violence.
14 Piracy with wounding-
2 2 Receivingstolen goods-
46 Robbery
Robbery in the harbour_
8/2 Rottery with arms.
14 elling hunchasinga tioman for pin porce of prostitution.
2 Shooting at with intent to main
// Sodomy.
310 Stabbing with intent to dogrievous brility harm
66.116.
Total
Convicted..
Acquitted.
32
4 2
2
24
81
57 27
Death
Sentence.
Death
Recorded.
Fransportation
Hard la bour
over One year
156
Remarks.
Charge
abandoned Postponed.
Hand labour
The year Funda
Fam ber
of Cases
offerem:
2
2
113 24 15 5 17 9 |21|
/a/ One Brisoner senteureed is pory a fine of fotin lieu of imprisonment of Patponed from 1850, comprimenent to commence at expiration of for morientence of Three of the Prisoners sentenced to pay afine of sbeach and to be further simprisoned till that fine was paid. /e/ Iwoof these cases were port poned from 1/800 /f/ Five of the prisoners were arraigned for Murder but found guilty of manslaughter, og Fined $200 and to be further inforisoned till it was paid. They one of there eases portponed from 1830 14 to jurisdiction_
(Signed.) W. H. Alexander.
Deputy Registrar.
(Tane Copy.)
(Signed) Rob. Dundas Cay. Registrar.
Colonial Secretary.
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