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HONG KONG

Encl. 12 in No. 33.

REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT

Enclosure 12 in No. 33.

ABSTRACT of Causes under cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office, and the Court of Petty Session, during the year 1853.

COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.

Number of

Causes.

Civil Causes, how

disposed of.

Criminal Causes, how disposed of.

Civil.

Criminal.

Total.

Of which

were

Decree for Plaintiff.

Decree for Defendant.

Non-suited.

Referred to the Su- preme Court.

Total Number of De- fendants.

Convicted and Pu- nished.

Discharged without Punishment.

Released on Security.

Deported.

Committed or Bailed

for trial at the su-

preme Court.

quit the

Ordered to find Secu- rity or to

Colony.

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STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. 15

Enclosure 13 in No. 33.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the Year 1853.

228

HONG KONG.

Encl. 13 in No. 33.

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

CRIME.

Sentence.

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1

4

1

(a)1

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Hard Labour, over Death recorded.

Transportation,

One Year.

Hard Labour, One

876

404 472 252 63

81

M. F.

M.

F.

8

788 12

390

M. F. M. F. M. F.

2 25 5213 5

141

M.

F.

M.

F.

5

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Civil Causes consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police Rates; and by Seamen for Wages, &c.

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Among the Criminal Causes were for-

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Larceny

Burglary

283 7

2

3

1 1

Abduction of girls under 16 years

of age

Assault

Attempting to commit felony Burglary

Larceny

Larceny in a dwelling house Manslaughter

Misprision of felony

Robbery

15

1

Murder

Piracy

21

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Murder on the high seas

Receiving Stolen Property

13

Demanding Money with Menaces

6

1

Relating to Coin

9

Unlawful possession of Property (under Police Ordinance)

117

1

Malicious damage to Property

58

39

Assaults

320

11

Vagrancy

180

Keeping Public Gambling Ilouses, &c.

10

2 2

False Balances and Weights

2

1

1

Obtaining goods under false pre-

tences

Perjury

Piracy

Piracy with endangering life

Piracy with wounding

Receiving goods obtained by false

FU INI!

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Breaches of Regulation for Sale of Spirituous Liquors

17

pretences

Unlicensed Retailing of Opium

2

3

4

Receiving stolen goods

Perjury and Malicious Prosecution

14

1

1

Robbery with arms

Desertion and Refusal of Duty by Seamen-

In British Vessels

11

2

2

Robbery with wounding

Number of Causes.

Civil Causes

how

disposed of.

Of

La Foreign Vessels

CHIEF MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE.

Criminal Causes, how Disposed of.

1

2

Stealing and receiving

1

1

Wounding with intent to do some

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grievous bodily harm

32 44

Total

23

00

8

Civil.

Criminal.

Total.

which

were

Decree for Plaintiff.

Decree for Defendant

or Dismissal, in na-

ture of non-suit.

Total Number of De- fendants.

Convicted and Pu

nished.

Discharged without Punishment.

Released on Security.

Committed or bailed

preme Court, and Court of Petty Ses-

for trial at the su-

sions.

Committed to Prison

pending delivery to

the Chinese Autho-

rities, according to Treaty.

Ordered to find Secu-

rity or to quit the

Colony.

M. F. M.

འ

F. M. F. M. F. M.

F.

M.

F.

M.

F.

1,171

16 1,155 15

1

1,784 102 779

59

509 32

85

236

6

45

50

The 16 Civil Causes were for the most part Claims for Police Dues-

TOTAL WRITS ISSUED BY MAGISTRATES.

Warrants.

Summonses. Subpoenas.

Distress.

Arrest.

Search.

Total.

937

267

81

39

2

1,326

Under the head of "Causes how disposed of," are included all such causes as were brought before the Court for decision or investigation. Those which did not proceed beyond the issue of a summons or warrant, will be found under the head of "Total Writs issued."

(Signed)

C. B. HILLIER,

Chief Magistraté.

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Remarks.

Year and under.

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No. of Cases.

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No. of Persons.

F

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

Charges Postponed.

abandoned.

(5)1

(a) Two years' imprisonment and $100 fine to the Queen, and further imprisonment until such fine be paid; the period of imprisonment to be reduced to one year if the child is restored to its father within a month from the date of

(b) Prisoners tried on an information for receiving stolen goods.

sentence.

(e) Strongly recommended to mercy.

(d) Witnesses absent.

(e) Prosecution withdrawn, prisoners convicted, the one for obtaining goods under false pretences, the other for receiving the same.

(Signed)

W. H. ALEXANDER, Deputy Registrar.

N. R. MASSON, Acting Deputy Registrar.

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