Hongkong, 20th January, 1870. COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Appeals,
Bankruptcy,
Chancery, Common Law,
SUPREME COURT,
...
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,
* {
$52,000,00
163,999.17
c 16
49,304.00
Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Itonghong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1869. RETURN of the NUMBER of Cases tried before the Honorably the Chief Justice, and Actions commenced in the
COURT.
Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1869.
NUMBER AMOUNT OF DEBT
JUDGMENT.
TOTAL.
OF
AND
CASES.
DAMAGES CLAIMED PLAINTIFF.
DEFEND⋅
NONSUIT. CASES.!
DERT AND DAMAGES.
ANT.
NUM-
AMOUNT OF
COURT.
CASES. or HER
DEET AND
DAMAGES
CLAIMED.
TRIAL. WITHOUT SETTLED
PLAINTIFF
DEFEND- JUDGMENT.
ING IN
NONSULT.
ANT
SUPREME COURT,~~
Chancery, Common Law, ...
77
$975.022.16
4
21
4
nkruptcy,
Anx
132 ...d &
Petitioners
518,038.32 166,999.02
...
Appeals,
...
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,
26,300.00
9
Respondent
1
...
6
Itcane
Respondent
16
Actions commenced in 1809,
b. Six of these cases were pending on 31st December, 1868.
a. Two of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1868.
e. Seven of those cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1868.
Seven were Petitions for Bounty.
granted during the year. The amount given in these cases is the Sworn value of the several estates in which Probate or Letters of Administration were
g. This was an appeal from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
e. In one of these cases, pending, the Bankrupt absconded before passing his last examination.
d. The amount given in these cases is the Antount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts Schedules.
Registrar. W. H. ALEXANDER,
RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Furisdiction from the 1st January; to the 31st December, 1869.
AMOUNT OF
SETTLED
No. 48
DEBT AND
CASES.
CLAIMED. DAMAGES
TRIAL. WITHOUT
JUDGMENT.
REMAIN-
ING IN DE-
REMARKS.
Plaintiff Defendant. Nonsuit. No Service. PENDENCE.
* 1,395
$79,365.90
606
515
53
02
31
28
1888. were in dependence
on 31st December,
*11 of these cases
C. F. A. SANGSTER,
Acting Clerk of Court.
***
1
Re
$4
$265,303.17
REMAIN
DEPEND-
TOTAL,
ENCE. CASES. DEBT AND DAMAGES.
138
$1,686,369.50
But if
wilfully false testimony,
Tunished for preferring.
Fo be of good
Behaviour.
wanton Penging LATISER "HOW DISPOSED OF "AND THE WOMHER DE VENIT." "AND"
Ordered to Hind Security
Convicted and Punished.
To keep the loace,
to Prison
ained, ending on
ders of His Excellency the Governor.
Committed for Trial at the
Supreme Court
-Discharged.
To answer any
Gbarge.
Undecided.
Notices of Judgment and
Rokearing.
Summonses for Witnesses.
Summonses for Defendants.
Dofondants. Total Number of
Warrants.
| Distress.
Atreet.
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TOTAL
4.781
M. | F
M.
F. M. F. M. F. M
F. Mt.
F. M. F. M. A. M.
4,413 504 1,998
166 120
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Abduction,...
Accessory after the Fact to Larceny,
Accessory before the Fact to Larceny,
Administering Drags,
Ajding Merchant Seainen to desert,
Allowing Ferocious Dogs to be at large,
Assaults,... Common, ...
On Police,
Assaults at or in connection with Kiotons Assemblages
Assaults accompanied with Damage of Property, ...
Assault with Intent to rob,
At large in the night without Passes,
Attempts to commit Felonies,
Attempt to commit Unuatural Offence,
Attempt to extort Money by threats of Injury to
Attempts to commit other Offences....
Assuming the Desiguation of Police Constables, Breaches of Ordinances ---
For
For
of Public Vehicles and Chairs,
For of Houses and Servants,
For Suppression of Public Gambling,
For Markets,
For Distillation of Spirits, ...
For Registration of Brothels,
For Buildings,
For Gaol,..
For Ketail of of Spirituous Liquors,
For Preparation and Sale of Prepared Opiun
For Gunpowder Storage,
For Post Offico,te
For Regulation of Mahomedan Cemeteries,
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For Harbor
Cargo Boats,
For Car Coasts,
For Regulation of Weights and Breaches of
es of Harbor Regulations,
I of the Stsiap Act,
of Prison,
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Measures,
++
Breaches of Ordinance for regulating Printing and Printing Pressea,
Breach of Ordinance No. 1 of 1868, for more effectual Suppression of Piracy, Breach of Police and Lighting Rates Ordinance,
Bretches of Recognizances,
++
Breaches of Rules and Orders under Ordinance No. 2 of 1868, for Disarma- ment of Janks,
Breaches of Merchant Shipping Act:-Unlawfully using Certificate of Re- gistry, making false Declaration,
Bribery and Attempts to bribe Police, ...
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Behaviour calculated to provoke a Breach of the Peace,...
Barglary,
...
Child Stealing
Contempts of Court,
Total Number of Prisoners,
THE CASES CONSISTED OF:
Conspiracy to accuso of Crimes,
Brought forward...
Crimes and Offences committed in Chinese Territory,
Cruelty to Animals, ....
Cutting and destroying Trees,
Cutting and wounding, or inflicting bodily Injuries,
Damage of Property.
F.
6,908 732
1,580
217
12
23
33
1,988
7,640
Brought forward....
3,268
Making Bonfires to danger of neighbouring Buildings, Mendicancy, Misconduct as Private Watchmen, ...
31
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Misconduct as Police Constables,
Misconduct as Workmen,
P
Misconduct as Domestic Servanta,
Murder, tiy al
Į Burying Chinese, elsewhere than in a Cemetery,
611
6
78
J
872
Deported Offenders, returning to the Colony,
Dead Bodies, --- { Dis-interring without Authority,
*
27
Defiling Streaans, ........
1.30
11
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Detention of Seamen's Lects under the Merchant Shipping Act, Desertion from Har Majesty's Army,
Discharging Stones, &c., to Damage or Danger of Persons and Propert Fire Arms,
---
Behaviour,
Disorderly Behaviour accompanied with dainage of Property,
Stealing, ...
Embezzlement,
***
Escape, aiding Prisoner to,...
41+
a Child on a Public way, and endangering Life,
Calling of an Auctioneer without License,
the Calling of a Money-Changer without License,
Extortion or Attempt to extort by Color of Office, False Imprisonment,
Firing Crackers in the Streets,
-
+
***
VIT
Forcible Detention of Persons, with Intent to Fianson, & Found by Night, in Dwelling Houses, or with Arms, or flouse-braking Implements, with Intent to commit Felony,
Fre
Execution of Deed, Ordinanes No. 7 of 1885, Section 71, Furious Driving, &c.
orted Prisoners.
when on Duty,
Harboring deserted bicrcbant Seamen,
Highway
House
Indecent
Incccent Exposure of Person,
House-
52
Ilegal
posting and pablishing
***
Paving Jutimulating Witnesses, ...
timme.
Larcenies,
48 Libel,
13
with Intent to send abroad,
Larcenies from the Person, Manslaughter,
Mutinons Conduct of Seamen,
Negligently allowing Prisoners to escape, ...
Neglecting to continue the Street Number over Houses, Anisaners,
Obstruction of Public Ways by Hawkera, &c.....
Obining Money and other Property wider faise Fretences, Offences relating to Coin.
Cutting Bali,
Parjury, S
784.
52
Piracy,
Posting
447
43
Subornation of
Piracy with Murder,
Bills on Walls of Houses,
Preferring false Charge or giving wilfully falso Testin
Receiving stolen Property,
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Refusal of Duty by Merchant Seamen, ...
Refusing to sasist Police,
RI
Rescuing Prisoners from Custody of Police,
Kiotone Assemblages,...
Kobberies,
Bornes
and Vagabonds,
Shooting with Intent to do grievona bodily Harm, Street Gambling,
Trespasses ou Crown Landa,
Unlawful Possession of Property,
Unlicensed Hawking,
Unlicensed Plying of Beats, ...
Unlicensed Stone Quarrving,
Unlicensed Dealing in Marine Stores and Old Metals,
Unlicensed Coolie Lodging Houses,
Unlicensed Billiard Tables,....
Unlicensed Seamen's Boarding Houses,
Unwhalesome
Unnars ne Provisions, exposing for Sule, and bringing into Calmy, Witnessing the Commission of Felony, and neglecting to assist in the Ap- prehension of Offenders,...
Uttering forged Bank Notes,...
C. MAY.
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TOTAL,...
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15
287
201
197
ge
... 4.731
Total Number of Cruses.
Carried forward....
1,721
Carried forward.....
3,98
1st Police Magistrate.
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