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OIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 8.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY, 1863.

VOL. X.

No. 21.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony for the Year 1862, are published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1863.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Year 1862.

REMARKS.

Nunder of Cases.

Number of Persons,

CHIME.

Administering a Stupifying drug with intent, &c.,

3 Assault and Wounding,

1 Assault with intent to rob,

3 Attempt to commit Barglary,...

Attempt to commit Sodomy,

1 Being found by night with ousebreaking implements,

7 Bribery,

9 Burglary,

3 Burglary and Larceny....

Burglary and reediving stolen property,

Burglary with Wounding,

Cheating, Conspiracy to cheat, and obtaining Money under false pretened

5 Child stealing,

Conspiracy to defraud,

Conspiracy to steal in a Ship,

2 Cutting and Wounding,

Escaping from Gaol,

Harbouring a stolen Child, ...

1 Forgery,

2 Highway Robbery,

4 Highway Robbery with Wounding,

7 Larceny,

1 Larceny and Housebreaking,

1Larceny as Bailee,

21

1

3 Larceny by Servant,

3

13

17 Larceny in a Dwelling-house,

Larceny in a Boat,

7 Larceny on board Ship,

11 Manslaughter,

6 Murder,

Obtaining a valuable Security under false pretences,

Obtaining Goods under false pretences..........

Obtaining Money under false pretences,

2 Perjury,

Piracy,

54 Piracy and Murder,.

10 Piracy and Receiving,

1 hape, 4 Robbery,...

AA

37 Robbery from the Person,

9 Robbery in a Bont,

Robbery in the Harbour,... 10 Robbery with violence,...

Robbery with wounding,.. Stealing in a Ship,... Throwing a corrosive fluid, Unlawful wounding, Uttering counterfeit coin,

115 201

Dac prisoner guilty of Receiving only. B. One prisoner to be twice severely whipped. One prisoner guilty of unlawful wounding.

d. Sentenced to imprisonment only.

A witness comitted for six months for perjury.

Two prisoners convicted of manslaughter.

One prisoner escaped from Gaol before the day of trial.

33 19

51

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death Recorded.

Harl labor over one

Penal Servitude.

year.

:

8

:

36

Hard labor one year

*

and under.

Charges abandoned

Postponed

of

Cases.

Number Number Number | Number

of

of Persons.

Persons.

of Cases.

1

...C

10

2

102 591 231

901

42 37

21

32

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1

7

.

N. R. MASSON,

Acting Registrar.

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