OFFENCE.
THE CASES CONSISTED OF:-
NO. OF CASES.
No. of PRI- SONERS.
OFFENCE.
No. of CASES.
367
NO. OF
PRI-
BONERS,
Brought forward..............
4,9176,518
Animals-Cruelty to..
80
80 Larceny-from the Person,
122 137
Arms-Chinese not Holders of Night Passes found car-
44
21
-in a Dwelling House,
14
43
rying.
+
Arson...
ཨ
2
-of Beasts or Birds, not the subject of Larceny
at Common Law,
13
14
Assault Causing grievous bodily harm,.
2
#
---Common..
628
854
---of Vegetables and Fruits from Gardens and
cnclosed places,
3
+7
-Inciting a person to commit,
1
1
-of post letters,
1
1
-Indecent.
4
1
ས
Malicious damage to electric or magnetic telegraph,
**
---On Police in the Execution of their Duty, and
135
158
obstructing and resisting Police.
Manslaughter,
15
-With intent to commit rape,.
With intent to rob..
2
With wounding,
Arrest-(without warrant) Refusal of by private persons
when enjoined,
Attempting to commit other Offences (indictable), Banishment-Returning after (see also Conditional
Pardon),
Birds-Breach of Ordinance for Preservation of,
Births & Deaths-Breach of Ordinance for Registration
of.
Boat-neglecting to paint legibly the number of licence!
upon each bow and stern of,
1
1
Injury to Property.
Markets Ordinance-Breach of,....
Medical Practitioner-Practising without a certificate,. Menaces-Demanding Money by,
42
22
3
3
Mendicancy,
246
Misdemeanor--Aiding and Abetting in,
3 Murder,
22212615
42
372 372
1
25
246
1
B
1.7
17
Night-Found in Dwelling Houses by-with Intent to
34
3
3
00 00
3
commit Felony therein,
2
-Noises, by playing at the Game called Chai-Mui,
34
1
1
20
20
Bonfires-Firing Crackers or making,
402
402
-Noises by Watchmen, &c..
Nuisances-Allowing Dirt and Filth to remain on Pre-
mises or in immediate Vicinity thereof.
-Blasting Stones to the danger of Persons
and Property,
3
3
31
31
2
Breach of the Peace,
35
39
-Blowing Whistles,..
5
Burglary,
B
23
-Buildings being in a Ruinous condition,
Burial of Chinese Corpse elsewhere than in a Cemetery, Cattle -Discases Ordinance-Breach of,...
7
7
-Exploding dynamite to the danger of per-
14
14
sons and property,....................
-Turned loose on Public Ways.....
3
3
-Exposing Night Soil in the Streets in
Chairs and Vehicles-Breach of Ordinance for Street,.. Child-Desertion of,
05
73
uncovered Buckets, and in open Boats
105
106
1
along the Praya,
Child-Exposing, whereby life or health endangered,. Child Stealing,
1
Hanging wet Clothes, &c., to dry over
14
22
Public Ways.....
121
121
Coin-Offences relating to,
Contempt of Court.
J
י!
Dangerous Goods Ordinance-Breach of,
Foreign Ships,
Chinese-Territory-Crimes and Offences committed in,
Conditional Pardon-Breach of,
Contagious Diseases' Ordinance-Offences against
Cutting and Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily
with intent to prevent lawful
apprehension,
Dangerous and Offensive Trades--Carrying on.
Decoying l'ersons into or away from the Colony,
Desertion from British Merchant Ships,
H. M.'s Army and Navy,
3
3
#
32
32
2!
-Keeping Pigs, &c., without a Licence..... -Latrine,
188
188
5
5
2
49
49
23
23
-Neglecting to clean out Dust Bins, and
throwing Rubbish, &c., into the Streets,
-Neglecting to provide Dust Boxes,
1,277 | 1,277
208
208
10
22
-Obeying Calls of Nature in the Streets,
49
49
harm,
1+
with intent to murder,
Regulations-Breach of......................
57
57
1
1
++
-Rolling barrels....
1
-Rough Dressing, &c. of Granite in or near
5
5
a Public place,
-Throwing Rubbish into the Harbour or on
108
108
the Beach,
"
4
46
-Using Chairs or Vehicles for the conveyance)
of persons infected with small pox, Obscene pictures-Exposing for salc,
2
2
1
1
93
93
Obstruction of Navigation......
264
264
Disorderly Behaviour-Accompanied with damage to į
1
1
Property
of Roads and Streets, &c., by Hawkers,
Chair Coolies and Shopkeepers.
2,157 2,293
-Drunkenness, Fighting. &c.,
1,0551,723
of Wharves by Boat People,
334
334
Dogs-Allowing unmuzzled ferocious, to be at large, &c., Domestic Servants-Misconduct as,...
16
16
26
26
"Opium Ordinance-Breach of, &................
Drugs-Administering,
4
5
Offensive Weapons-Having Possession of,.
Passengers-Carrying in Excess of that allowed by
1
1
701
843
2
2
Embezzlement,
5
5
Licence,
Embracery.
1
1
Passcs-Chinese out at Night without,
463
463
Escape of prisoners-Negligently allowing,
7
7
Pawnbrokers-Breach of Ordinance for,,
7
Excise Officer-Personating,
2
2 lawning-filegally,
3
3
Extortion or attempt to extort,
False Charge-Preferring or giving wilful false evidence,
35
35
1 Perjury, (see also Preferring false Charge and giving
wilful false Testimony),
13
13
Declaration-making a,
1
Piracy,
4
8
"5
Imprisonment,
1
Police-Rescuing Prisoners from Custody of,
5
Pretences obtaining Goods and Money by,
49
53
Police Constables-Misconduct as.........
46
Felons-Receiving and harbouring,
5
Rape.......
1
Felony-Accessory before the Fact to,
2 Receiving Stolen Goods,
36
50
--Attempting to commit,
37
37
Recognisances-Breach of..
40
40
Frand.
1
Riot
35
35
to defraud,
Fraud-Uttering a forged cheque or order with intent
Fugitive Offenders' Act-Offences against..........
1
Roads and Streets-Injury to......
11
11
Robbery From the Person,...
5
9
.5
5
Furious Driving,
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-From the Person with Wounding,
On the Highways with Arms or with Violence,
4
4
7
7
Gambling-Breach of Ordinance for Suppression of..
337
860
in the Streets, treated as "Obstruction ofl
Public Ways, .
536
536
Rogues & Vagabonds-As Street Gamblers and Watch- {
men to Gamblers,..
36
36
-As suspicious Characters,.
172
172
Gaols-Breach of Ordinance for,
5
5
As Vagrants...
22
22
Harbour Dredging at Anchorage for Ships of War in the,
Regulations-Breach of...
4
4
1
-Wandering abroad and lodging
in the open air, .
58
58
Homicide, per infortunium, or by misadventure,
1
Sanitary Regulations-Breach of,
16
16
House Breaking..........
12 Scavenging Contract-Breach of,
35
35
Householders and Servants-Breach of Ordinance, forį
Seamen-Refusal of duty by Merchant,
1
12
12
Registration of,.
Indecent Exposure of Person by Bathing or otherwise.
and Lewdness,..
30
30
Ships, &c.-Neglecting to have a light on board,.. Shooting with intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm.
2
4
to Murder..
1
27
19
---
attend Inquests.
Larceny-Common,
Jurors-Neglecting to answer Coroner's Summonses to į
from Ships or Boats in the Harbour,
2
2
*
924 1,025
11
15
to prevent lawful apprehension, Spirituous and fermented Liquors-Breach of Ordinance Į
for retail of, Stamp Ordinance-Breach of,... Steani Launch Ordinance-Breach of,. Streams-Defiling......
26
--
3
35
2
38
38
Carried forward..
4.9176,518
Carried forward........
|12,524 14,486
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