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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 21.

No. 92.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST MAY, 1864.

VOL. X.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony for the Year 1863, are published for general information.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1864.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, during the Year 1863.

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

CRIME.

NNNG

2

2

Abduction,... Arson,

4 Assault and Wounding,

2 Assaulting Police,...

3 Attempting to shoot and murder,

23 Burglary,

5

7 Burglary with Wounding,

1

1 Burglary with Violence,

2

2 Child Stealing,

2

1

Concealment of Birth, ...

13 Confederating with Pirates,

1 Cutting and Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,

1

2 Cutting and Wounding with intent to murder,

2

2 Embezzlement,

24

24 Escaping from Gaol,...

3

2 Forgery,...

1

1 Highway Robbery,

1

1 Highway Robbery and Assault,

1

1 Highway Robbery being armed,

2

2 Highway Robbery with Wounding,

1

Housebreaking with Larceny,...

5

2

16

I

1 Manslaughter,

9

14 Murder,

1

5 Larceny,...

2 Larceny and Assault,

2 Larceny in a Boat,

18 Larceny in a Dwelling-house,.

5 Larceny in a Vessel,

1 Obtaining Goods on false pretences,

5 Ferjury,

2 Permitting an Escape,

24 Piracy,

6 Piracy and Assault with intent to murder,

Piracy and Murder,

8 Piracy Mutiny and Assault,

1

3

1

3 Piracy and Mutiny,

2

2 Rape,...

1

2 Receiving Stolen Goods,

1

1 Rescue,

Revolt on board Ship,

7

9 Robbery and Assault,

35

37 Robbery from the Person,

2 8 Robbery in the Harbour,

3

4 Robbery with Violence,...

3

4 Robbery with Wounding,...

1

1 Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm,

1

Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily harm,

1

6 Trading and Confederating with Pirates,...

1

1 Uttering a forged note with intent to defraud,

3

3 Uttering counterfeit coin,

178 278

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death Recorded

Hard labor over one

Hard labor one year year.

Penal Servitude.

4

2

23

6

12

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

2

1

14

4.

3

2

3

1

1

6

7

16

1

1

3

1

23

oo co cx 59.

23

5

3

3

3

NN

1

6

3

33

22

como

5

2

211

62

11

3 129

49 19

15

a. One prisoner, acquitted on the ground of insanity, detained during H. M.'s pleasure.

b. In one case no witnesses appeared.

c. Three prisoners convicted of manslaughter.

d. In the case abandoned the prisoners were convicted on a charge of Piracy and Murder.

e. In this case the prisoners were tried for Larceny and Receiving.

In one case the prisoner was on bail, and did not surrender.

2

35

:

and under.

REMARKS.

Charges abandoned

Postponed

of

Cases.

Number Number Number Number

of

of

of Persons. Cases. Persons.

1

9

N. R. MASSON, Acting Registrar.