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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 66.
Mr. EDMUND SHARP, Crown Solicitor, having reported his return from leave of absence, has re- sumed the duties of his Office from the 19th instant.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 67.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the year 1880, are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, during the Year 1880.*
Number of Cases.
Number of Persons.
CRIMES.
Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
Death recorded.
Penal Servitude.
Hard labour, over
Hard labour, 1 1 Year.
Year and under.
SENTENCE.
Solitary Confinement, Number of l'ersons.
Number of Persons.
Privately Flogged,
Number of Cases.
Number of Per-
sons.
Number of Cases.
Number of Per-
sons.
REMARKS.
CASES
CASES
ABAN-
POST-
DONED,
PONED.
1Q 14
2 2
5
11
1 2
3
5
Burglary,
1
2
1 Assault, occasioning actual Bodily Harm,.
Assault,
1 Breach of Conditional Pardon,
Breaking, entering, and stealing in a Dwelling House, Breaking out of a Dwelling House,
Counterfeit Coin (being in possession of ),.
3
1
Embezzlement,
1
1
Forgery,
17
22 Larceny,
19
13
3
3
Larceny and Receiving,
3
1
2
Larceny in a Boat in the Harbour,
2
9
11
Larceny from the Person,
10
3
3
Larceny in a Dwelling House,
3
1
9
Larceny from a Wreck,.
9
31203.
3
1
2
Larceny on board a Ship in the Harbour,.
3
3
Larceny by a Servant,
1
1
Manslaughter,
}
2
Murder,
4
4 Obtaining Goods by False Pretences,
2
2
2 Perjury,..
4 7
Piracy,
1
16
Piracy (attempting to commit),
10
I 7
Piracy (being found within the Colony, feloniously on board a
vessel equipped for the purpose of),
QAAT QIT
2
5
Robbery from the Person with Violence,.
1
1
Robbery, being armed,
1
3
Robbery with Violence.
4
1
2
1
1
Receiving Stolen Goods,
2
2
5
**
3
1
1
1
2
4
2 Wounding, with Intent to do actual Bodily Harm,
5 Unlawfully bringing into the Colony a Child for the purpose of
Do.
1
5
selling said Child, . .
2
do.
a female for the purpose of
prostitution,
4
1
of its possession,
4
3
a
Woman out of the Colony, for the pur-
poses of prostitution,
1
1
5 Unlawfully taking away a Child, with Intent to deprive the parent
Do.
Unlawfully detaining a Woman for the purposes of Emigration,.. Unlawfully and by force taking away a Child with Intent to i
deprive the Father of the possession of such Child,
تب
2
2
4
Forcibly detaining
do.
do.
3
3
1
Unlawfully enticing away a female from this Colony for the pur-
poses of Emigration,
1
1
1
2 Unlawfully bringing into the Colony a Woman for the purposes
of Emigration, .
1
1
91 160
120
34
67
18
35
6 6
::
1
1
:
Hongkong, 18th February, 1881.
W. H. R. Mossop, Acting Registrar,
NOTE. Subjoined is a Comparative Table showing the Number of Cases and Persons tried during the last three years.
Number of Cases.
Number of Persons.
Number of Convictions.
Number of Acquittals.
1878,
216
1879,
157
148
202
133
51
163
145
1880,
91
160
120
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