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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1867.
ABSTRACT of CAUSES under COGNIZANCE at the Police Magistrates' Court during the Year 1866. CAUSES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Discharged.
Committed for Trial at the Supreme
Court.
Committed to Prison, or detained, pending orders of the Governor.
Ordered to find security
To keep the Peace.
To be of good behaviour, or to
auswer any charge.
Punished for preferring false charge,
or giving false testimony.
Undecided.
Total Number of Defendants.
WRITS ISSUED BY MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR 1806.
Summonses
for
Defendants.
Sammonses
for
Witnesses.
Notices of
Judgment
and
Rebearing.
WARRANTS.
TOTAL
Distress.
Arrest. Search.
JOHN C. WHYTE,
Police Magistrate.
M.
F. M.
F. M.
F. M. F. M.
F.
M. F. M.
F.
M. F.
M.
F.
6,045
6,620
385 3,600
325
214
9
209 34
2
252
:
7
36
6
31
3
10,964 769
2,766
250
12
132
101
122
3,383
Total Number of Prisoners,
THE CASES CONSISTED OF
11,733
Abduction of Females,
Accusing of Crime with intent to Extort,
Administering Drugs,
Brought forward,
2,326
Allowing unmuzzled ferocious Dogs to be at large,
4
Obstruction of Wharves, &c. by Boats,...
168
Aiding and Abetting in Larceny,
Obstruction of Public Ways by Hawkers, &c., and by playing at
Found in Houses at night with intent to steal therein,
Found at Night with Arms or Housebreaking Implements, with intent to commit Felony,
Brought forward, .
4,341
12
9
Assaults,
818
Games of chance,
352
Harboring Pirates,
Assaults accompanied with Damage of Property,
57
Cutting and destroying Trees,
23
Harboring Burglars,
Assaults at a riotous Assemblage,
4
A
Conduct calculated to provoke a breach of the Peace,
114
Harboring Police when on Duty,
Assaults with intent to Rob,
21
Disorderly behaviour, and disorderly behaviour accompanied by
Highway Robbery,
11
Attempts to commit Felony,
36
damage of Property,...
725
Intimidating Workmen,
1
Attempting to sell Children, or having Children with intent to sell,
2
Defiling Streams,
21
Kidnapping....
22
Attempting to sell Military Property,
1
...
Discharging Fire Arms,
6
Keeping Billiard Tables without a License,..
2
Attempt to Murder by Drowning,
1
Firing off Crackers and making Bonfires,
40
Being at large in the Street at night without Night Pass,
261
Furious Driving, Riding, &c.,
8
Breach of Chinese Passengers' Act 1855,
2
Indecent Exposure of Person,
14
Breach of Prison, .....
15
Wontonly throwing Stones,
14
Libel,
Breach of Recognizance,
7
Misconduct as Domestic Servants, &c.,
121
Breaches of Building Ordinance,
37
Unlawful Possession of Property,
283
Breaches of Cargo Boat Ordidance,
6
Burglary,
20
Breaches of Jail's Ordinance,
10
Child Stealing,
19
Breaches of Market's Ordinance,
42
Confederating with Pirates,
3
Manslaughter,
Keeping Boarding Houses without a License,
Larcenies, common,
Larcenies from Person,
Malicious Prosecution and False Testimony, &c.,
Maliciously Setting Fire to a Ware-house with intent to Defrand,
Misconduct as Police Constables,
Murder, ...
2
736
129
2
:
48
1
57
7
3
Breaches of Post Office Ordinance,
1
Conspiracy to Extort,
1
Offences relating to Coin,
40
Breaches of Registration Ordinance,
135
Conspiracy to accuse of Crime,
1
Offences relating to Workmen,
2
(Flying Boats without License; Mendicancy; Unlicenced Hawking, &c.,)
Breaches of Ordinances:
Crimes and Offences committed in Chinese Territory and against the Laws of China,
Obtaining Property by False Pretences,
4
Personating Police Constables,
2
For Registration of Public Brothels,
26
Cutting and Wounding with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm, &c.,...
30
Personating Bail,
5
Regulation of Weights and Measures,
5
Demanding Money with Menaces,
4
Piracy,
16
of Vehicles and Chairs,
184
Desertion from H. M.'s Army and Navy,
7
Piracy with Murder,
9
Sale of Prepared Opium,
19
Detention of Seamen's Effects,
Receiving Stolen Property.
13
Suppression of Public Gambling,.
46
Embezzlement,
5
Receiving Bribe as Police Constable,
Retail of spirituous and fermented Liquors,...
67
Escaping from Custody of Police,
Refusing to render aid to Police, ...
3
Breaches of Pawnbroker's Ordinanec,
12
Exercising the calling of Pawnbroker without Licens
Breaches of Bankruptcy Ordinance,
1
Extortion by Color of Office,
...
Rescueing Prisoners from Custody of Police, Robbery,
4
18
Breaches of Ordinance 14 of 1845, viz:—
Forgery, and Uttering Forged Documents, &c.,
Rogues, and Vagabonds, &c.,
476
Nuisances,
Damage of Property,
495
False Imprisonment,
Storing Gunpowder to the Danger of Houses,
1
79
Forcible Detention, &c.,
12
Trespass on Crown Lands,
49
Cruelty to Animals,...
$
Found on Shore without Ticket of Leave,
1
Unnatural Offences,
1
Carried forward,...
..2,326
Carried forward, ...
4,341
Total,...
6,045
Convicted and Punished.
Total Number of Causes.
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