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Hongkong, 26th January, 1867.

Suprema and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1866. RETURN of the NUMBER of Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and ACTIONS commenced in the

Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1866.

COURT NUMBER OF CASES DEBT AND DAMAGES CLAIMED AMOUNT OF JUDGMENT Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit Supreme Court,- Common Law 152 $518,152.90 $419,741.38 Chancery 18 $37,851.43 3 Bankruptcy 3 Appellant Respondent Appeals 2 Vice-Admiralty Court $56,060.09 15

Actions commenced in 1866.

COURT NUMBER OF CASES DEBT AND DAMAGES CLAIMED JUDGMENT Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit REMAINING IN DEPENDENCE Supreme Court,- Common Law 117 $1,920,530.01 4 Chancery $148,035.85 Probate Bankruptcy 17 $420,778.79 3 Appeals 1 Appellant Respondent Vice-Admiralty Court $121,447.94

One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1865.
Three of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1865.
Six of these cases were Petitions for Bounty.
Four of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1865.
The sum here given is from the valuations made by the Appraisers of Court.
Judgment was signed in Twenty of these cases, representing a sum of $542,611.82.
The sum here given is the amount of liabilities entered in the Bankrupts' Schedules.
Two of these cases were from the Police Court, and one from the Summary Jurisdiction Court.

During the Year there were 104 Sittings in Court and in Chambers, upon notices of motion and Judge's Summonses, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1866. RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried, and ACTIONS commenced, in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction,

NO. OF CASES DEBT AND DAMAGES CLAIMED AMOUNT OF JUDGMENT Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit REMAINING IN DEPENDENCE REMARKS 1,139 $72,832.46 $74,096.70 8 260

*4 of these Cases were in Dependence on 31st December, 1865.

HENRY J. HOLMES,
Clerk of Court.

ABSTRACT of Causes under COGNIZANCE of the Police Magistrates' Court during the Year 1866.

CAUSES NOW DISPOSED OF M. F. Total Number of Defendants 6,045 769 Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony 6 To be of good behaviour, or to answer any charge 200 34 To keep the Peace 2 Committed to Prison, or detained, pending orders of the Governor 252 7 Committed for Trial at the Supreme Court 36 6 Undecided 161

JOHN C. WHYTE,
Police Magistrate.

N. R. MASSON,
Acting Registrar.

WRITE ISSUED BY MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR 1866 Summonses for Defendants 10,966 Warrants 2,706 Summonses for Witnessca 250 Judgment and Rehearing 12 Distress 132 Arrest 101 Search 122

THE CASES CONSISTED OF

M. F. Administering Drugs 8 18 Aiding and Abetting in Larceny 18 3 Assaults at a riotous Assemblage 11 Abduction of Females 4 6 Accusing of Crime with intent to Extort 2 Assaults 725 129 Assaults accompanied with Damage of Property 37 11 Assault with intent to Rob 51 10 Attempts to commit Felony 10 Attempting to sell Children, or having Children with intent to sell 2 Attempting to sell Military Property 1 Attempt to Murder by Drowning 1 Being at large in the Street at night without Night Pass 4 Breach of Chinese Passengers' Act 1855 168 Breach of Prison 6 Breach of Recognizance 352 Breaches of Building Ordinance 23 Breaches of Cargo Boat Ordinance Breaches of Jail's Ordinance Allowing unmuzzled ferocious Dogs to be at large 4 Obstruction of Wharves, &c. by Boats 168 Obstruction of Public Ways by Hawkers, &c, and by playing at Games of chance 6 Found in Houses at night with intent to steal therein Found at Night with Arms or Housebreaking Implements, with intent to commit Felony Harboring Felons Cutting and destroying Trees 2 Harboring Burglars Conduct calculated to provoke a breach of the Peace 11 Harboring Police when on Duty Disorderly behaviour, and disorderly behaviour accompanied by Damage of Property Highway Robbery Intimidating Workmen 2 Defiling Streams 21 Kidnapping Discharging Fire Arms 6 Keeping Billiard Tables without a License 1 Firing off Crackers and making Bonfires 40 Keeping Boarding Houses without a License 201 Futions Driving, Riding, &c. 8 Larcenies, common 786 Indecent Exposure of Person 11 Larcenies from Person 22 Breaches of Market's Ordinance 42 Breaches of Post Office Ordinance Branches of Registration Ordinance 185 (Plying Boats without License; Mendicancy; Unlicenced Hawking, &c.) Breaches of Ordinances: For Registration of Public Brothels Regulation of Weights and Measures 20 Demanding Money with Menaces 8 of Vehicles and Chairs 184 Desertion from H. M's Army and Navy 19 Sale of Prepared Opium Detention of Seamen's Effects Suppression of Public Gambling 46 Embezzlement 87 Retail of spirituous and fermented Liquors Escaping from Custody of Police 12 Breaches of Pawnbroker's Ordinance 1 Breaches of Bankruptcy Ordinance Breaches of Ordinance 14 of 1845, viz:- Nuisances Damage of Property, Cruelty to Animals 495 Exercising the calling of Pawnbroker without License 79 Extortion by Color of Office 12 Forgery, and Uttering Forged Documents, &c. False Imprisonment Forcible Detention, &c. Found on Shore without Ticket of Leave 3 Wontonly throwing Stones 61 Misconduct as Domestic Servants, &c. 6 Unlawful Possession of Property 13 Burglary 1 Child Stealing Confederating with Pirates Conspiracy to Extort Conspiracy to conceal Crime Crimes and Offences committed in Chinese Territory and against the Laws of China Cutting and Wounding with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm, &c. 121 Libel -- Malicious Prosecution and False Testimony, &c. 283 Maliciously Setting Fire to a Ware-house with intent to Defraud 20 Misconduct as Police Constables 57 Murder 19 Manslaughter 1 Offences relating to Coin 7 Obtaining Property by False Pretences 3 Offences relating to Workmen Personating Police Constables 6 Personating Mail 13 Piracy 1 Piracy with Murder Receiving Stolen Property 361 Receiving Bribe as Police Constable 6 Refusing to render aid to Police Rescuing Prisoners from Custody of Police 18 Robbery Rogues, and Vagabonds, &c. 476 Storing Gunpowder to the Danger of Houses 1 Trespass on Crown Lands 49 Unnatural Offences 1 Total 11,733 Discharged 3,263 Convicted and Punished 8,470 Total Number of Causes 11,733