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RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1876.

CRIMES CHARGES Number of Persons Convicted Acquitted Death Penal Servitude Hard Labour over One Year Hard Labour One Year and under and fined; $20 Publicly flogged Solitary Confinement Abandoning a Child whereby its Life was endangered 1 1 1 Accusing of Crime with Intent to extort Money 1 1 1 Allowing a Prisoner to escape 1 1 1 Assault and wounding ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Attempting to commit a Burglary 1 1 1 Attempting to drown, Assault and wounding, and Robbery in a Boat 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Breaking and entering a Godown with Intent to commit a Felony 3 3 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 55 100 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1876.

Court Number of Cases Amount of Debt and Damages claimed and Amounts to be administered Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit, Struck out Judgment Total Supreme Court: Summary Jurisdiction 650 $53,496.08 ... ... ... ... ... Supreme Court: Original Jurisdiction 579 $54,920.87 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Vice-Admiralty Court 1 $755 ... ... ... ... ...

F. S. HUFFAM,
Acting Registrar.

ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT, DURING THE YEAR 1876.

CASES HOW DISPOSED OF NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS Ordered to find Security ... ... ... TOTAL 10,426

WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES, DURING THE YEAR 1876.

Warrants NUMBER ... ... TOTAL 2,787

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RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1876. CRIMES CHARGES Number of Persons Convicted Acquitted Death Penal Servitude Hard Labour over One Year Hard Labour One Year and under and fined; $20 Publicly flogged Solitary Confinement Abandoning a Child whereby its Life was endangered 1 1 1 Accusing of Crime with Intent to extort Money 1 1 1 Allowing a Prisoner to escape 1 1 1 Assault and wounding ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Attempting to commit a Burglary 1 1 1 Attempting to drown, Assault and wounding, and Robbery in a Boat 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Breaking and entering a Godown with Intent to commit a Felony 3 3 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 55 100 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1876. Court Number of Cases Amount of Debt and Damages claimed and Amounts to be administered Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit, Struck out Judgment Total Supreme Court: Summary Jurisdiction 650 $53,496.08 ... ... ... ... ... Supreme Court: Original Jurisdiction 579 $54,920.87 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Vice-Admiralty Court 1 $755 ... ... ... ... ... F. S. HUFFAM, Acting Registrar. ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT, DURING THE YEAR 1876. CASES HOW DISPOSED OF NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS Ordered to find Security ... ... ... TOTAL 10,426 WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES, DURING THE YEAR 1876. Warrants NUMBER ... ... TOTAL 2,787
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| Number of Gases. Number of Persons. RETURN OF CRIMINAL. Casus that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1876. CHARGES CRIMES. 1 Abandoning a Child whereby its Life was endangered, Acensing of Crime with Intent to extort Money, Allowing a Prisoner to escape, Assault and wounding............. Attempting to comadt & Burglary, Attempting to drown, Assault and wounding, and Robbery in a Bost, 1 Hreach of Conditional Pardon, 3 ་་་ Breaking and entering a Godown with Intent to commit a Felony, Breaking and entering and stealing in a Dwelling-house, Burglary, Burglary and Larceny, Burglary and Larceny, and receiving stolen Goods, Child Stealing, Counterfeiting Coin, 2 1 ... *** 1/1 Cutting and Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm... Cutting and Wounding with Intent to Murder, Embezzlement, Forcibly detaining a Woman for the Purpose of Prostitution, Indecent Assumit, Highway Hobbery, 5 Larceny.... Laresny in a Bost in the Harbour, 5 Larceny in a Dwelling-house, 17 Larcony on board Ship in the Harbour, A Manslaughter, R 12 1 1 Murder, Obtaining Goods by false Pretences, ... Obtaining Money by false Pretencea, Piracy and receiving Goods piratically stolen..... Rape, and riding and abetting to comimir Rape, Returning from Deportation, Riot, and Assault and Wounding, 2 Robbery and Assault, Robbery from the Person with Violence, KIT 4 Robbery in a Boat in the Harbour, being armed, Shooting with Potent to Murder, 2Uttoring a forged Order for delivery of Goods,... 55 100 Convicted, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Acquitted. Death. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Death Recorded. --- Penal Servitude. Hard Labour over One Year. Hard Labour One ------⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Year and under. and fined; $20 Publicly flogged. No. of Persons. Confinement. Solitary No. of Persons. No. of Cases. No. of PereaNS. No. of Cases. Nu, of Persons. POSTPONER ABANDONED. 76 24 33 24 16 # RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1876. Cases tried in 1876. F. S. HUFFAM1, Acting Registrar. Amount of Debt Number Court. of and Dainages Judgment. Total. claimed and Amounta Cases. to be administered. Plointiff. Defendant. Nonsuit, Struck out. Cases. Debt and Damages. Supreme Court:-- Summary Jurisdiction, a 650 $53,496.08 Original Jurisdiction,... 54,920.87 579 7 97 2 34 55 Chancery, Bankruptcy, C 4 87,110.16 Petitioners {discharged 4 Probate, ď po 552,805.87 Positions Granbed90 Appeals, Respondent 1 Vice-Admiralty Court, 1 PALLAR 755 $698,332.98 Actions commenced in 1876, Amount of Dent Num- Court. ber of Cases. and Damages claimed, and Amounts to be administered. Settled without Trial. Judgment. Remaining! Total. in Depend- Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. Stenek out. euce. Cases. Debt & Damages Supreme Court:- Summary Jurisdiction, 1,032 Original Jurisdiction... 36 $08,759.05 310 258,077.73 15 567 5 37 1 31 54 24 J 16 Chancery, Bankruptcy, e û Probate, 90 75,676.52 552,805.87 Petitioners Etscharged 2 5 Petitions granted 390 Appeals, 3 Respondent 1 Vico-Admiralty Court, 5 28,000.00 1,172 $1,013,313.19 a. Fifteen of these Cases were peading on 31st December, 1875. b. Three of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1875. e. Two of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1875. 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 year. e. The amount given in these Cases is the amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts Schedules. f. One of these Cases was heard and was pending for judgment on 31st December, 1875, F. S. HUFFAM, Acting Registrar- *SAESOU 104 sasuremang *spreprod zop gastowing -8100USTI 10 aqu 10105 F. TOTAL zapo no - *BAMMONT Supe?ke LO SIST 88 7 27 1 7 | 20 9,402| 1,024) 2,532 76 53 Torat. MALES AND FEMALES,........................... - ..10,426 ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT, DURING THE YEAR 1876. CASES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONBES UNDER GACH HEAD. Ordered to find Secarity.* WRITS 1SSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES, DURING THE YEAR 1876. Warrents. раргари *AWOL OSTNI IRKIM ad 301 paystun AUR JOALSIT'S •L *anja -yog pood jo 34 01 ht dax L *BILIDAD pued huT JO *1924 0J *pino awaiding ou * FELL 103 pengawe F. M. F. M. F. 30. 7. M. H. 9.103 10,420 7,315 683 1,744 000 118 11 B *paqstand μετα petu TOTAL TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES. NUMBER -OSIN NERS. F. M. * Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment. 6 F. 50 2,787 161
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Number of Persons.

RETURN OF CRIMINAL. Casus that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1876.

CHARGES

CRIMES.

1

Abandoning a Child whereby its Life was endangered,

Acensing of Crime with Intent to extort Money,

Allowing a Prisoner to escape,

Assault and wounding.............

Attempting to comadt & Burglary,

Attempting to drown, Assault and wounding, and Robbery in a Bost,

1 Hreach of Conditional Pardon,

3

་་་

Breaking and entering a Godown with Intent to commit a Felony,

Breaking and entering and stealing in a Dwelling-house,

Burglary,

Burglary and Larceny,

Burglary and Larceny, and receiving stolen Goods,

Child Stealing,

Counterfeiting Coin,

2

1

...

***

1/1

Cutting and Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm...

Cutting and Wounding with Intent to Murder,

Embezzlement,

Forcibly detaining a Woman for the Purpose of Prostitution,

Indecent Assumit,

Highway Hobbery,

5

Larceny....

Laresny in a Bost in the Harbour,

5

Larceny in a Dwelling-house,

17

Larcony on board Ship in the Harbour,

A

Manslaughter,

R

12

1

1 Murder,

Obtaining Goods by false Pretences, ...

Obtaining Money by false Pretencea,

Piracy and receiving Goods piratically stolen.....

Rape, and riding and abetting to comimir Rape,

Returning from Deportation,

Riot, and Assault and Wounding,

2 Robbery and Assault,

Robbery from the Person with Violence,

KIT

4 Robbery in a Boat in the Harbour, being armed,

Shooting with Potent to Murder,

2Uttoring a forged Order for delivery of Goods,...

55 100

Convicted,

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Acquitted.

Death.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Death Recorded.

---

Penal Servitude.

Hard Labour over

One Year.

Hard Labour One

------⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Year and under.

and fined; $20

Publicly flogged. No. of Persons. Confinement.

Solitary

No. of Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of PereaNS.

No. of Cases.

Nu, of Persons.

POSTPONER

ABANDONED.

76 24

33

24

16

#

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1876.

Cases tried in 1876.

F. S. HUFFAM1,

Acting Registrar.

Amount of Debt

Number

Court.

of

and Dainages

Judgment.

Total.

claimed and Amounta

Cases.

to be administered.

Plointiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit,

Struck out. Cases.

Debt and Damages.

Supreme Court:--

Summary Jurisdiction,

a 650

$53,496.08

Original Jurisdiction,...

ታ ទ

54,920.87

579 7

97 2

34

55

Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

C 4

87,110.16

Petitioners

{discharged 4

Probate,

ď po

552,805.87

Positions

Granbed90

Appeals,

Respondent 1

Vice-Admiralty Court,

1

PALLAR

755

$698,332.98

Actions commenced in 1876,

Amount of Dent

Num-

Court.

ber of

Cases.

and Damages claimed, and Amounts to be administered.

Settled without Trial.

Judgment.

Remaining!

Total.

in Depend-

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit. Stenek out.

euce.

Cases. Debt & Damages

Supreme Court:-

Summary Jurisdiction, 1,032

Original Jurisdiction...

36

$08,759.05 310 258,077.73

15

567 5

37 1

31

54

24

J 16

Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

e û

Probate,

90

75,676.52 552,805.87

Petitioners Etscharged 2

5 Petitions

granted

390

Appeals,

3

Respondent 1

Vico-Admiralty Court,

5

28,000.00

1,172

$1,013,313.19

a. Fifteen of these Cases were peading on 31st December, 1875.

b. Three of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1875.

e. Two of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1875.

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 year.

e. The amount given in these Cases is the amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts Schedules.

f. One of these Cases was heard and was pending for judgment on 31st December, 1875,

F. S. HUFFAM,

Acting Registrar-

*SAESOU

104

sasuremang

*spreprod

zop

gastowing

-8100USTI

10

aqu

10105

F.

TOTAL

zapo

no

-

*BAMMONT

Supe?ke

LO

SIST

88

7

27

1

7 | 20

9,402| 1,024) 2,532

76

53

Torat. MALES AND FEMALES,........................... -

..10,426

ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT, DURING THE YEAR 1876.

CASES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONBES UNDER GACH HEAD.

Ordered to find Secarity.*

WRITS 1SSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES, DURING THE YEAR 1876.

Warrents.

раргари

*AWOL

OSTNI IRKIM

ad

301 paystun

AUR

JOALSIT'S

•L

*anja

-yog

pood jo

34 01

ht

dax L

*BILIDAD

pued

huT

JO *1924 0J

*pino

awaiding ou

* FELL 103

pengawe

F.

M. F. M.

F.

30.

7.

M.

H.

9.103

10,420 7,315 683 1,744 000

118

11

B

*paqstand

μετα

petu

TOTAL

TOTAL

NUMBER

OF

CASES.

NUMBER

-OSIN

NERS.

F. M.

* Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment.

6

F.

50

2,787

161

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