appointed a member of the legislative council, 449
DEPOSITIONS .
the real value of, taken in extenso, disclosed , 380
See also Witness.
DESERTION. See Army ; Merchant Shipping ; Navy ; Whalers .
DICK, THOMAS .
Chinese interpreter to the supreme court, 595
deputy commissioner of customs at Canton, 648
his knowledge of the Cantonese and mandarin dialects, 648
interpreter to the commissariat department of the expeditionary force,
648
resignation as interpreter of the supreme court, 648
DIVORCE .
Matthyssons v. Matthyssons , 99, 100
Mitchell v. Mitchell, 333
DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES .
sections of Act of Parliament extended, 471
DOOR LAMPS .
maintenance of, by householders , 123
See also Lanterns ; Lighting of the Town.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, THE
articles attributed to Mr. Sirr, 177
eulogistic article on Chief Justice Hulme, 161
major Caine, 141
skit on major-general D'Aguilar, 176
692 INDEX .
DUDDELL , G.
government auctioneer, 430
saddled with costs , 278
sale of a ship by, ordered to be re-sold by Chief Justice Hulme, 278
suspicion of collusion between sheriff Holdforth and, 277
See also Holdforth , C. G.
DUELLING. See D'Aguilar, major-general.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
death of, 328
DUNCAN-JENKINS EPISODE .
extraordinary conduct of Mr. Hillier and of Mr. McSwyuey, 108
verdict of manslaughter against Duncan and Jenkins, 109
DUNLOP, LIEUT.- COL. See Army.
DWYER, LIEUT. See Da Costa, Captain, and Lieutenant Dwyer.
EDGER, J. F.
elected first member of the legislative council, 261
his death, 449
ELGIN, EARL OF.
arrival in Hongkong, 435
Dr. Bridges ' visit to , 435
levée and departure, 435
ELLIOT, CAPT. CHARLES .
appointed chief superintendent of trade and Her Majesty's plenipoten-
tiary, 3
consul-general at Texas, 10
arrival in England , 10
departure of, 10
letter as to disposition of crown lands to Jardine, Matheson, & Co., 8
proclamation by, 4, 5
Sir Robert Peel on, in the House of Commons , 10
ELMSLIE, A. W.
acting consul at Canton , 189, 323
private secretary to Sir H. Pottinger, 189
EMPLOYMENT . See Labour.
ENCROACHMENT . See Land.
ENGLAND.
character of, raised by Sir H. Pottinger, 51
Chief Justice Adams on English law in Hongkong, 637
Hulme on English law, 165
criminal law of, unsuitable for Chinese, 264, 288
error in maintenance of laws , etc. , of conquered countries, 19
government notification that under authority of law of, equal justice to
all, 580
introduction by charter of law of, in Hongkong, 23
justice in, 220
law of, and the Chinese as British subjects, 192
as regards Chinese offenders, 264
to murder, 85
was the law of the Colony at its cession, 653 1
liberties and prospects of Englishmen at mercy of unqualified men, 138
magnanimity of, unparalleled in the annals of nations, 52
INDEX . 693
ENGLAND, -Continued.
policy of, in China one of universal commerce, 52
proclamation of Sir J. Bowring to the Chinese respecting the laws of, 365
rejoicings in, on conclusion of peace with China, 16
safeguards of English law, 258
See also China ; Chinese ; Hongkong ; House of Commons ; House
of Lords ; Macao ; Secretary of State.
ESING FIRM.
title of the firm connected with ' bread-poisoning,' 414
See also Cheong Ahlum.
ETIQUETTE . Sec Bar ; Professional Etiquette.
EUROPEANS . See Arratoon Apcar, The ; Executions ; Long Ah Sai ;
Piracy ; Police ; Prisoners ; Registration ; Transportation .
EVIDENCE.
articles abstracted after trial, 290
disregard for truth by certain witnesses, 275
loose manner in which taken, 111
mode of taking, by magistrate and coroner, 379
power to amend informations and , of certain witnesses made admissible,
274
See also Deposition ; Witness .
EXECUTIONS.
a disgraceful scene at the, of three pirates, 285
American executioners, 242, 324
a protest at the exposure of the gallows after, 386
Chan Afoon hanged along with Ingwood, 85
disgraceful execution of Chum Chuen Tai, 350
dreadful execution of six pirates at West Point, 241
first, in Hongkong, 70
lamentable bungling at the, of Gibbons and Jones , 580
of Abdullah for murder, 658
-Chan Afoon for shooting with intent to murder, 85
Ching Afat for murder, 96
Chun Teen Soong, a notorious pirate, 97
four pirate convicts , 175
Ho Apo, the murderer of Mr. Markwick, 429
- Ingwood, of H.M.S. Driver, for murder, 85
James Kain, a private of the Royal Marines, for murder, 553
- Lee Akung for murder, 361
Lo Chun Sun for piracy and murder, 600
Look Ah Song, murderer of the boy Glatz , 462
Mo Yeen for murder, 90, 213
Ng King Leang, 429
Shun Ah Muen and Lee Ah Foo, 376
six Portuguese seamen for piracy and murder, 324
-- the two English sailors Gibbons and Jones, 580
three Chinese pirates at West Point, 285
old and rickety state of the gallows , 285
previous, spot, 386
Samarang's cruel and disgusting execution, 386
the government seek advertizement after the, of Gibbons and Jones,
580
See also Death Sentences .
694 INDEX .
EXECUTIVE.
civil law degraded by magistracy being subservient to, 129
See also Administration of Government ; Administration of Jus
tice ; Anstey, T. C .; Civil Service ; Magistrate.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL .
appointments to, 24
complaints as to , 40
consider the advisability of Mr. Anstey's suspension , 511
Sir J. Bowring's reference to Mr. Anstey's revelations in, 506
See also Army .
EXPEDITION. See Buccaneering.
EXTORTION.
a suggestion by the sheriff not amounting to, 393.
See also Caine, W.; Gambling ; House of Commons ; Police ;
Prostitution ; Tarrant, W.
EXTRADITION.
engages the attention of the executive, 260
handing over of Chinese subjects to their authorities, 257
no community of feeling between English and Chinese magistrates, 93
surrender of Chinese deemed a disgrace, 93
the rendition of Chinese criminals , 276
unconstitutional stretches of power, 257
See also D'Assis, Pacheco, and De Mello, Case of ; Macao.
FARNCOMB, E.
admitted to practise, 65
advertizes himself, 16
appointed coroner, 16
attorney and conveyancer, 16
in partnership with Mr. Goddard, 92
resignation as coroner, 82
FAST AND HUMILIATION. See Church.
FEARON, S.
acting marine magistrate, 78
appointed professor of Chinese at King's College, London, 127
registrar-general and collector of Chinese revenue , 91
coroner and notary public, 12
departure on leave, 86
his inaugural lecture at King's College, 128
interpreter and clerk of court, 12
FEES . See Court Fees .
FELONY . See Misprision of Felony.
FELONY, COMPROMISE OF. See Anstey , T. C.
FENTON, W. See Piracy.
FINE. See Matheson , A.
FIRE . See Incendiarism ; Police .
FLAWS . See Indictments .
FLETCHER , A.
a member of the Legislative Council, 653
INDEX . 695
FLOGGING.
again discussed , 149
as regards the criminal population in Hongkong, 141
by bamboo, 17
case of fifty-four Chinese brought before Parliament, 93
ceases consequent upon Dr. Bowring's motion, 128
colonel Malcolm's evidence as to, before House of Commons, 132
curious sentences of, 30
disgusting exhibitions, 92
sight at, of vagrants , 149
Dr. Bowring moves Parliament re fifty-four men flogged , 103
effect of Dr. Bowring's motion in House of Commons against, 141
substitution of imprisonment for, 142
fifty-four Chinese flogged for having no registration tickets, 92
heavy sentences of, 108
innocent men flogged and imprisoned , 110
less resorted to, 103
Mr. Matheson's evidence as to excessive , 132
not a deterrent against crime in Hongkong, 107
of prisoners, 79
sentences deemed excessive, 94
the abuse of the power of, 111
wholesale, 92
See also Hillier, C. B.; Prison ; Vagrancy.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION. See Newcastle Foreign Affairs
Association.
FOREIGN ATTACHMENT.
order of Court regulating proceedings in writs of, 428
FOREIGN CONSUL.
customary courtesy of offering, a seat on the bench, 364
FOREIGN OFFICE.
encouragement held out by, to students of the Chinese language, 347
the right of barristers to appear before Consular Courts recognized by,
374
scheme of, as to student interpreters, 348
See also King's College ; Chinese ; Interpretation ; Macao.
FORTH , MR.
acting colonial secretary, 538
official member of the Legislative Council, 427
FREEMASONRY. See Bridges, W. T.
FREE PARDON.
a power heretofore exercised but doubted, 645
on Queen's Birthday to prisoners , 83, 285 , 325, 333 , 348 , 360
to Chow Atae, 324
― Sinclair, 142
Too Apo, 139
- Wong Ahlin, 436
Ashing, 411
FRENCH. See Massacre.
FRIEND OF CHINA, THE.
review of affairs as to land rents , 179
See also Navy ; Tarrant W.
FUGITIVE CRIMINALS . See Extradition ; Macao .
696 INDEX.
GALLOWS. See Executions .
GAMBLING.
constable Randolph confesses payments to police, 101
extensive, in the Colony, 359
extortion practised by officials, 359
payments to office coolies , 359
GAOL. See Prison.
GARRETT, SIR R. See Army.
GASKELL, W.
in partnership with J. Brown, 430
R. Coley, 108
on the fees of court, 218
proctor in admiralty , 290
relinquishes Queen's proctorship, 411
GENERAL WOOD, THE. See Transportation .
GIBBONS, JONES, AND WILLIAMS.
Gibbons and Jones executed, 580
sentenced to death, 580
trial of, for murder of a Chinese boy, 579
Williams' sentence commuted , 580
GLATZ , MR.
robbery and murder in the shop of, watchmaker, 461
GODDARD, W. H.
admission as an attorney, 74
advertizes himself, 75
death of, 175
in partnership with Mr. Farncomb, 92
GOODINGS , R.
death of, gaoler, 381
sued for moneys lost as gaoler, 362
GOUGH, GEN. See Army.
GOVERNMENT . See Administration of Government : Libel.
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, THE.
when first published , 337
GOVERNOR. See Administration of Government.
GOVERNOR OF THE GAOL. See Prison.
GRAHAM, LIEUT. - COL. HOPE. See Army.
GRAHAM, SIR JAMES .
on the advantage of Dr. Bridges ' opinion as acting Attorney- General, 431
speech in the House of Commons on the Arrow incident, 431
GRAND -PRÉ, A.
acting superintendent of police, 384, 434
appointed assistant superintendent of police and general interpreter, 361
collector of police and lighting rates, 453
appointment unfavourably commented upon, 361
See also Police.
GREEN, F. W.
acting Attorney- General, 539
Chief Justice, 592
INDEX. 697
GREEN, F. W.-Continued.
his opinion on the case of Crown v.. Tarrant, 562
member of the Legislative Council, 616
resignation of, as acting attorney-general, through ill-health , 629
resumes acting attorney-generalship, 604
takes the bench as Chief Justice, 597
GREIG, CAPT.
acquittal of, 124
prosecution of, for assaulting his crew, 121
GREY, LORD . See Secretary of State ; Supreme Court.
GRIFFIN, COL. See Army.
GULNARE, THE.
revolt of coolies on board, 429
GUTZLAFF, DR.
death of, 304
departure on leave, 256
his career, 256, 304
the fortune he left, 304
HAKKA. See Buccaneering.
HALY, CAPT.
first acting superintendent of police, 11
HARBOUR .
harbour master and marine magistrate styled, master, 48
port a bad name amongst shipmasters, 242
regulation of boats and junks, 41
warning of government to boat people wituessing offences to render
assistance, 451
HARBOUR DUES . See Hongkong.
HARRIS , LIEUT.
acting harbour master and marine magistrate, 646
HARROWBY, EARL OF. See Straits Guardian, The.
HARVEY , F.
succeeds A. R. Johnston, 326
HASTY LEGISLATION.
effect of, and opposition by natives to local laws, 69
See also Legislation.
HAWES , M. P. , MR. See Ordinances .
HAYTHORNE, COL. See Army.
HAZELAND, F. I.
admission of, as an attorney of the court, 465
daring robbery with violence on, 478
joins Mr. Cooper-Turner as partner, 465
HERALD, THE.
murder of captain, officers, etc., of, 324
HEYCOCK, R. C.
conviction of, for setting fire to the American ship Rhone, 324
death of, 325
698 INDEX .
HICKSON, J. J.
appointed first crown solicitor, 411
deputy sheriff, coroner, and Queen's proctor, 411
resignation of, 411
returns to England at his own expense, 411
Sir John Bowring's reference to, on suspension of Mr. Anstey, 513
HILLIER, C. B.
accompanies Sir J. Bowring to the north, 353
acting Chief Justice Campbell directs jury to non-suit case of Portuguese
against, 193
magistrate, 97
sheriff and police magistrate , 86
under orders of the executive, 128
action pending against him, 149
appointed assistant magistrate, 24
E
coroner, 82
asks the Chief Justice for a memorandum of the evidence he is to take
down, 379
assistant magistrate at Chuck Chu , 49
a zealous officer, 147
before Chief Justice Hulme, 110
case of Portuguese against, 193
Chief Justice Hulme grants the Portuguese every facility in their case
against, 210
claims the protection of the court against Mr. Anstey, 379
comments upon, as a magistrate, 104
confirmed as chief magistrate, 147
considered not qualified as chief magistrate, 140, 149
death and career, 383, 384
departure on leave, 89
discharging duties devolving upon Chief Justice and jury, 231
discreditable opinion held of, 225
extraordinary conduct of, in the case of Duncan and Jenkins, 109
gazetted a member of the Executive Council, 348
guided by the executive, 225
his account of the gaol in 1855 , 643
action in the case of McSwyney against his wife , 213
application to restrain the attorney -general, 379
departure for Siam , 383
illegal sentences of whipping, 149
knowledge of Chinese, 134
merits , 147
rapid promotion and what it was due to, 147
submissive acquiescence to the executive, 149
11 testimony as to value of a Chinese oath, 283
how Mr. Anstey characterized depositions taken by, 378
incapacity of, 124, 128
joint coroner with Mr. Holdforth, 213
major Balfour eulogizes, 134
-- Caine on, being almost like a child of his own, 147
member of the Legislative Council, 332
new trial granted in the Portuguese case against him, 210
no confidence in, 225
insinuation against, 225
on the apathy of the Chinese, 332
originally mate of a merchant ship , 101
partly relieved of responsibilities , 130
INDEX . 699
HILLIER, C. B. - Continued.
proceeds to England on leave, 327
Shanghai on leave, 307
promoted cousul at Siam, 383
public opinion of, 111
recording officer to criminal and admiralty court, 34
refuses access to prisoners in debtors ' gaol, 88
resigns office of sheriff, provost marshal, etc., 130
return from leave, 331
scene between him and Mr. Anstey, 378
Sir J. Bowring's reference to, on suspension of Mr. Anstey , 517
sued for damages for unlawful extradition of Portuguese, 106 , 107
verdict in his favour in the Portuguese case, 211
See also D'Assis , Pacheco, and De Mello, Case of ; Duncan-Jenkins
Episode ; Hulme, J. W.
HOLDFORTH, C. J.
acting assistant magistrate, 97
an adventurer from Sydney, 277
appointed coroner, 89
sheriff, provost marshal, etc., 130
complaints against him, 150
departure on leave, 276
deputy sheriff, 92
further charges against him as sheriff, 209
gives the sheriff's sales to Mr. Duddell after withdrawing same from
Mr. Markwick, 511
his auctioneer, Duddell, and the barque Louisa, 277
dishonesty, 276
malpractices reviewed , 278
- unenviable notoriety, 278
joint coroner with Mr. Hillier, 213
marshal of the admiralty court, 123 , 130
money-lending by, 422
resignation of, 279
suspicions of collusion between him and his auctioneer Duddell, 277
HOMICIDE , LAW OF. See Jury.
HONGKONG.
a buccaneering raid, 638
account of taking possession of, by Capt. Sir Ed . Belcher, R.N., 4n
a colony, 20
affairs of, before Parliament, 581 , 588 , 638 , 641
a free port, 12, 179
annual parliamentary vote discussed , 290, 304
anonymous letter in The Straits Guardian ou, affairs, 447
apathy of home authorities as to representations of associations on, affairs,
641
a place of trial for British offenders in China, 43
A. R. Johnston assumes charge of, 9
attempt to poison the community, 414
bad characters leave the Colony , 127 ·
ceded in perpetuity, 15, 16
cession of, 3
charter of, 20
Chinese warned of cession of, 5
6
eity known as Queenstown,' 21
named Victoria,' 20
700 INDEX .
HONGKONG,-Continued.
community ask for amalgamation of legal profession, 480
comparison drawn between, and Chusan, 88
- trial of cases in, and Singapore, 287
condition of affairs consequent upon relations with China, 495
criminal and admiralty court from Canton removed to, 18
carly history of, 88
expenditure and parliamentary vote, 75
fear of disorder during absence of troops, 137
governed by such laws as Her Majesty may see fit, 15
grievance of the Colony in being burdened with combined offices of gov-
ernor , etc., 323
grievances in The Times, 583
harbour dues to be as light as possible, 179
home rejoicings on conclusion of peace, 15
indignation in, at surrender of certain Portuguese, 106
insecurity felt by the community, 412
in the House of Commons, 290
justice in, 220
lawless characters in, 69, 88
libels which had so long poisoned the very atmosphere of the Colony,'
621
lieut.-colonel Malcolm, colonial secretary of, 24
lighting of the town, 53
Lord Aberdeen's commercial policy as to , 179
more maladministration in , 633
only crown colony wherein principle of crown colony not recognized , 219
petition to House of Lords on affairs of, 641
police precautions during absence of troops, 137
progress of, after occupation, 11, 12
reason why, was selected, 131
reduction of colonial expenditure, 258
regulations for port of, 9
return of troops to, from Canton , 137
song of " You may go to Hongkong for me, " 584
superintendency of trade removed from Macao to, 12
taken possession of, 4n
the first British settlement in China, 1
governor and the governed at sixes and sevens,, 407
' the noisome scandal of the East,' 405
the whole society of, convulsed in quarrels, 394
year 1858 a memorable one in dark pages of history of, 570
See also Addresses to Officials ; Administration of Government ;
Administration of Justice ; Chinese ; Crime ; England ; House
of Commons ; House of Lords ; Law Society : Libel ; Se-
cretary of State.
HOPE GRAHAM, LIEUT.- COL. See Army.
HOSPITAL. See Lock Hospital.
HOUSEHOLDER . See Door Lamps.
HOUSE OF COMMONS .
ask for recall of Sir J. Bowring, 581
colonial retrenchment discussed in, 245
discussion in, respecting Mr. Anstey and re Caldwell, Ma Chow Wong,
and Dr. Bridges, 581
evidence before select committee in The Times, 178
INDEX. 701
HOUSE OF COMMONS, —Continued.
evidence of capt. Balfour before, 134
lient.-col. Malcolm before, 131
motion of Dr. Bowring as to consular appointments, 24
Registration Ordinance, 68
Sir G. Staunton as to administration of justice in Hongkong,
20
Mr. Edwin James brings Mr. Tarrant's case before, 622
- moves for production of paper on Hongkong affairs,
588, 638
report of the select committee of, 131 , 172, 178
select committee of, to inquire into condition of British commercial rela-
tions with China, 131
the Compton Case in, 118
quasi-tax on prostitutes before, 133
See also Anstey, T. C.; Bowring, John ; Church ; Elliot, Capt.
C.; Flogging ; Graham, Sir James ; Hongkong ; Land ; Ma-
theson, A.; Ordinances ; Registration.
HOUSE OF LORDS .
ask for recall of Sir J. Bowring, 581
discussion in, respecting Mr. Anstey and re Caldwell, Ma Chow Wong,
and Dr. Bridges, 581
petition to, by the Newcastle Foreign Affairs Association, 639
HUFFAM, F. S.
appointed deputy registrar, 647
clerk to the Chief Justice, 657
HULME, J. W.
abused owing to non-opening of Supreme Court, 59
addresses of sympathy on his suspension, 160
a general favourite in Hongkong, 155
an acquisition in Hongkong, 161
--- associate of Mr. Joseph Chitty, 48n
anecdote relating to, and the black cap, ' 430, 580
anticipates a pension, 592
an upright and independent judge, 125
appointed chief justice, 47
arrival in Hongkong after being reinstated, 199
of, 47
attorneys present him with a gold snuff-box on his suspension, 163
a victim of persecution, 166
career reviewed, 656
charged by Mr. Anstey with having exceeded the bounds of temperance,
386
charges against, malignant falsehoods, 197
comments upon the severity of his sentences, 656
comparison drawn between, and Chief Justice Jefferies, 156
Governor Davis, 200
complains to jury he has not been allowed to see the indictments, 146
compliment to, 222
confidence of the Chinese in, 455
community in, 226
contrast between, and Chief Justice Smale, 553
criminal sessions not held owing to his illness, 370
criticized for granting bail to Ma Chow Wong, 445
death of admiral Collier while staying with him , 259
702
INDEX.
HULME, J. W.- Continued.
death of his daughter, 66
decorous behaviour of, 553
deep feeling of respect for, 199
departure after suspension, 166
on leave, 321 , 343, 592
disagreement between , and Governor Davis in the admiralty court, 139
disgrace on his accusers, 197
disregard by, of Governor Davis ' request to confirm conviction in Comp
ton case, 137
drudgery of a small debt court imposed on him, 226
Dublin University Magazine on, 161
early retirement in view, 605
osteem in which he was held , 657n
eulogized, 125
favourably spoken of, 81
fighting a libellous charge by Governor Davis aided by major Caine , 628
gained the respect and esteem of the community at large, 156
general sympathy with, after suspension, 166
government notification as to suspension of, 160
restoring him to office, 199
Governor Davis ' nominee as his temporary successor, 161
--uncalled for strictures on, re the Compton case , 119
--unfair criticism of his decision in the Compton case , 116
vindictiveness as to, 147
he is pensioned, 655
his action consequent upon magistrates committing paltry cases for trial,
128
death, 657
decision in favour of Mr. Hillier in the Portuguese case , 211
Murrow v. Stuart affirmed by the Privy Council, 329
departure regretted, 592
- dilatoriness, 656
fall from horse- back, 209
gift of law books to the Supreme Court library, 161
position as a member of the Legislative Council, 592
previous carcer, 48
quick return after suspension, 199
residence and the sale of his furniture, 592
surprise at consul refusing counsel to appear, 332
suspension a public calamity, 161
wife, 48n
works, 48n
illness of, 304, 309, 366, 367, 370, 394
informs Mr. Bridges "the Court does not sit as a consulting surgeon ,"
341
interference with his sentences , 319, 466
judge of the vice- admiralty court, 95
manifestation of good will towards, 395
member of the Legislative Council, 49
Mr. Anstey objects to his taking the bench at noon , 894
on the mode of swearing the Chinese, 310, 314
superfluous piece of legislation, ' 572
pension allowed him, 656
popularity of, 209
press notices relating to his family, 657
public expression of regret at his receiving no honorary distinction, 353
reparation made to him by Mr. Anstey, 387
INDEX . 703
HULME, J. W. - Continued.
recommends that Mr. Caldwell be re-engaged as interpreter, 381
reference to, by Chief Justice Smale as a great man of the past,' 657
reinstatement of, 197
representatives of the late Chief Justice Hulme ' alvertized for in The
Times, 449
retaliates on Governor Bonham, 319
return from leave , 331 , 358
robbed of his gold snuff-box, 256
suspension of, 155
taken to task, 455
takes the bench at noon owing to ill-health, 394
the local press on, 654, 655 , 656
-most trying period of his long service in Hongkong, 592
tone of public opinion at the time of his suspension, 221
trial of Martinho and Los Santos for stealing his snuff-box, 265
unfounded charge of drunkenness preferred against him by Governor
Davis, 155
valedictory addresses to, on proceeding on leave, 314, 345
notice of, 199
opinion of, 406
what it cost him to keep up his library, 489
See also Compton Case, The ; Davis, J. F.
HUMILIATION, DAY OF FAST AND. See Church,
HYMN OF THANKSGIVING . See Bowring, John.
IDENTIFICATION. See Chinese.
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, THE.
Dr. Bridges' signboard recommended to, 552
upon the weakness of Sir J. Bowring, 470
See also Chui Apo.
IMPRISONMENT.
effect of substituting, for flogging, 142
INCENDIARISM .
an incendiary fire, 429
frequent attempts at, 471
See also Heycock, R. C.
INDIA.
government of, pass Act XI of 1847 authorizing transportation to the
Straits Settlements , 145
INDICTMENTS .
cases breaking down through flaws, 263
escape of the guilty, 262
flaws in, 262 , 274, 289
power to amend on trial, 274
wrongly laid, 262
See also Cases.
INFORMER.
services of, 192
See also Too Apo.
INGLEFIELD, ADMIRAL . See Navy.
704 INDEX .
INGLIS , A. L.
acting Registrar-General, 86 , 127
appointed harbour master and marine magistrate, 537
' Governor of the Gaol,' 428
assistant police magistrate, 89
departure of, 601
his account of a triple suicide in gaol, 337
proceeds to the gold fields of California, 244
resigns registrar-generalship, 244
return from leave, 206, 646
See also Prison.
INGWOOD, C.
convicted of murder, 84
his execution with Chan Afoon, 85
the first European hanged in Hongkong, 85
See also Executions.
INQUEST. See Coroner ; Prison.
INSOLVENCY. See Supreme Court.
INTEREST. See Civil Service .
INTERPRETATION.
a disgrace to the Colony no local system of educating interpreters , 648
a public scandal, 327
article in Blackwood's Magazine , 10
criminal sessions end abruptly owing to waut of, 381
disgraceful state of affairs as to, 223
dismissal of Tong Achik, police court interpreter, 308
government in a dilemma for interpreters, 362
great care in, advocated , 81
interpreters not eligible for consulships, 294
in the courts discussed , 327
jury object to, of Tong Achik, court interpreter, 294
Malay, Hindustani, and Portuguese interpreters advertized for, 284
more defective than ever, 595
no Chinese interpreter in court till late in the afternoon, 375
permanent interpreter attached to the supreme court, 235
question of, assumes a practical form, 347
rule of court admitting interpreters in the supreme court , 182
scholars eschew the Canton dialect, 294
suggestion that boys in public schools be specially trained , 327
supernumerary interpreters attached to consular establishments increased ,
340
the jury and Mr. Anstey upon defective, 463, 464
question of, treated, 464
---
repetition of an old complaint, 294
Tong Achik found unfit, 294
want of interpreters in the supreme court , 223
Yung Awing, articled clerk to Mr. Parsons, objected to as an interpreter
of the Court, 388
See also Assow ; Caldwell, D. R.; Canton ; Chinese ; Consulates :
Contempt of Court ; Foreign Office : Hulme, J. W.: Jury ;
King's College, London ; Marques, J. M.; Police ; Supreme
Court ; Tong Achik ; Tong Aku ; Translators.
INDEX. 705
INTESTACY .
administration of intestates' estates, 15, 74
IRISH. See Supreme Court.
IRWIN, REVD. J. J. See Church.
JACKSON, R. B.
vice-consul for China, 55
JAMES , EDWIN. See House of Commons.
JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY, THE SIR.
fitted out to commit hostilities against subjects of China, 633
JAPAN.
letters patent of the 30th January, 1860, investing Supreme Court with
jurisdiction originating in, 647
order-in-council for exercise of jurisdiction over British subjects in, 631
JARDINE, D.
elected first member of the Legislative Council, 261
his death , 407
JARDINE, J.
member of the Legislative Council, 427
resignation and death of, 652
JARDINE, MATHESON, & CO.
case against Mr. Murrow for libelling Sir J. Bowring re, 467
threats held out to Chinese as to purchase of certain lands, 363
See also Elliot, Capt. C .; Land .
JARMAN, J.
acting superintendent of police, 600
appraiser of the supreme court, 430
JENKINS . See Duncan-Jenkins Episode.
JERVOIS, MAJ . -GEN. See Army.
JOHNSTON, A. R.
appointed deputy superintendent of trade, 9
assistant and registrar to chief superintendent of trade, 21
departure, 327
his career, 327
in charge of Hongkong, 9, 10
retirement from the service, 326
JONES . See Gibbons , Jones, and Williams.
JUDGE . See Puisne Judge.
JUDICIAL DECISION. See Assault.
JURISDICTION. See Administration of Justice ; Chinese ; Consular
Jurisdiction ; Magistrate ; Supreme Court ; Writ of Capias,
JURY .
a Chinaman again upon the, list, 578
- coroner's jury upon the Malay and Javanese law of homicide, 306
- juryman upon the practice of " cutting off a cock's head, " as part of an
oath, 310
approve of Chief Justice Hulme taking the bench at noon as a protest to
Mr. Anstey, 394
a protection, 125
706 INDEX .
JURY,-Continued.
complaint of, that cases affecting public decency committed for trial, 326
complain to the chief justice of trivial cases committed for trial, 128
criticize mode of swearing Chinese, 310
first trial by, in China, 37
inconvenience to , in the Admiralty Court, 201
leaving the court without permission, order of court, 601
libel upon the, by Mr. Anstey, 392
more labour thrown on petty, than on special, 303
Mr. Anstey's estimation of the special, 405
on defective interpretation, 463
the unsatisfactory manner in which the Chinese are sworn, 310
payment of fees to , 562
petty, memorialize the Governor, 303
practice of keeping, when not in the box, 395
protest against a defendant being prosecuted for perjury, 462
rule of court to be observed in the drawing of a special jury in civil
cases , 629
the case of Mr. Buchanan, 201
-position of a juryman, 579
See also Administration of Justice ; Austey, T. C.; Cheong
Ahlum ; Chinese ; Coroner ; Hulme, J. W.; Oath ; Sterling,
P. I.; Wong A Shing.
JUSTICE . See Administration of Justice .
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE .
appointment of, 25 , 91 , 230 , 231 , 348, 363, 652
co-operate to perform magisterial duties during disturbances, 412
demands and grievances , 243
deputation to the goveruor, 243
differences between the governor and, 406
dismissal of a crown case by, 399
error in oath of, 25
fresh list of, 242
honorary, considered more satisfactory, 104
mandamus granted against, 399
Messrs. Jardine and Edger elected by, to the Legislative Council , 261
mode of selecting, objected to, 322
Mr. Anstey's name removed from list of, 513
no dearth of, 231
opposite construction given by, to the opinion of the attorney-general.
399
protest against any interference with their duties, 440
public meeting by, 406
refusal to interfere in controversy between Mr. Anstey and Mr. Caldwell,
502
revocation of commissions, 25
rupture between Sir J. Bowring and , 401
scale of fees in proceedings before , 266
Sir J. Bowring's memorandum to, 399
summary jurisdiction of, extended, 146
See also Anstey, T. C .; Army ; Magistrate ; Police.
KEENAN, CONSUL.
committal for trial, 364
his eccentricity, 364
local acrimony against his behaviour, 364
rescues a prisoner, 363
INDEX. 707
KELSO, THE. See Cousens and Neill.
KEPPEL, CAPTAIN.
his action to secure release of Mr. Summers at Macao, 245
See also Macao ; Summers, J.
KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.
a professor of Chinese appointed , 347
Mr. Summers appointed to, 347
See also Fearon, S.
KINGSMILL , HENRY.
acting attorney-general, 439, 592, 629
appointed a justice of the peace, and acting assistant magistrate, 471
to discharge duties of attorney-general at criminal sessions , 366
display of energy, 647
marriage of, 452
Mr. Day chosen attorney-general in preference to , 513
KINGSMILL , P. C. See Police .
LABOUR.
government notification regarding persons out of employment, 413
LABUAN.
convicts transported to , 440
further convicts sent to , 553
See also Transportation.
LAND.
a land and road inspector, 14
officer appointed, 27
assessment for maintaining Police Force, deemed a tax upon property
by the landlord , 86
as to alienation of, 26, 27
sale of, by holder of grant, 14
balconies and verandahs , 71 , 91
Chinese taking possession without grant or permission, 69
clause in leases under which property held in the Colony, 303
crown lands to be offered for lease at moderate rent, 295
committee of investigation , 12
to inquire into equitable claims, 28
complaints as to, tenure and high crown rents , 144
despatch of Earl Grey to Governor Bonham, 294
disturbance at a public auction of crown, 363
extension of term of leases , 205 , 232
first public notice as to sale of, 7
further instructions to governor as to, 26
government warning as to non-interference with, sales, 363
ground rents, 205
historical sketch of first, sale, 267
inability of lessees to transfer sub-division of lots, 280
land mania, 268
landowners petition Earl Grey for abolition of land rents, 178
Lord Aberdeen's despatch on, revenue, 179
Stanley's despatch regarding land sales and crown leases, 71
mat-houses and sheds pulled down, 69
memorial protesting against, assessment for police maintenance, 86
no reduction in the rate at which, purchased , 177
708 INDEX .
LAND, Continued.
opinion of the attorney-general on inability of crown lessees to divide
their lots in portions, 281
position of landlord and tenant as to police assessment, 86
power of alienating portions of crown, 295
powers of, officer, 27
reduction of ground rents negatived , 258
reply to memorial of residents , 205
report of committee, 37
to inquire into tenure of, 280
select committee of House of Commons, 177
sale of annual quit rents, 8
Secretary of State directs all crown, to be sold at public auction , 303
State's instructions regarding mode of compensation for
damage done consequent upon Bowring Praya reclamation, 438
The China Mail and the report of the Committee on tenure of crown,
280
The Times on Chinese grievances re, 178
to be sold at public auction , 26
See also British Subjects ; Civil Service ; Elliot, Capt. C.; Police :
Secretary of State ; Water.
LANGLEY, CAPT.
case of, for shooting at his crew, 253
LANTERNS.
government notification as to, 412
See also Door Lamps.
LAW. See Attorney ; Bar ; British Subject ; Chinese ; England.
LAW LIBRARY .
cost of Mr. Anstey's, 489
no contribution by government towards, 487
started by Chief Justice Hulme by presentation of his books, 161
what it cost Chief Justice Hulme to keep up his, 489
LAW OF ENGLAND . See England.
LAW PARTNERSHIP. See Bridges, W. T.
LAW SOCIETY.
correspondence relating to proposed amalgamation of barristers and soli-
citors, 457
formation of, 353
heard in Council, 486
memorialize the chief justice against amalgamation, 482
memorial of the, to the governor-in-council against amalgamation, 482
Mr. Parsons disowned by, 491
LEASE . See Land.
LEGAL FLAWS . See Indictments .
LEGAL PROFESSION.
an importaut point affecting the two branches of the, 302
attorney-general approached upon the question of amalgamation, 455
community petition for amalgamation of, 480
dissatisfaction in respect of, 455
in a way amalgamated, 302
INDEX . 709
LEGAL PROFESSION , -Continued .
legal practitioners who swing Chinese signboards upon the public road,'
552
meeting of the two branches of the, respecting amalgamation, 458
Mr. Kingsmill objects to Mr. Hazeland appearing as counsel in a case
wherein his partner is attorney, 629
the local press upon amalgamation, 491
--- origin of the memorial for amalgamation, 481
-- whole Colony asked for amalgamation, 491
vigorous movement for amalgamation of the two branches of, 480
See also Attorney ; Bar ; Practitioners-in-Law.
LEGAL TENDER. See Currency .
LEGGETT, W. H.
appointed coroner, 86
clerk to Chief Justice, 86
his death, 89
LEGISLATION.
odium attaching to unconstitutional, 238
See also Hasty Legislation .
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
a history of the, from its conception, 564
appointments of Messrs. Jardine and Edger as members of, approved , 287
to, 24
a seat in the, as a position ofhonour, 287
complaints as to, 40
constitution of, attacked, 86
discussed, 80
in 1856, 395
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