29.6 JOURNAL R. A. S. (CEYLON). [Vol. III. 



The punishments inflicted in the above cases are shewn in 

 the following Tabular Return : — 



Punishments awarded by the Supreme Court during six years ending 

 December 31st, 1857. 







Transported for 



Imprisoned for 



a> 





X 



Life. 



14 

 years. 



7 



years. 



5 



years. 



3 



3^ears. 



2 years 



and 

 under. 



to 



00 



_o 



u> 



1852 ... 



1833 



1854 ... 



1855 



1856 



1857 



1 



3 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 2 



1 

 

 

 

 

 



2 

 1 

 

 

 

 2 



K 2 ' 

 13 

 

 

 

 6 



3 

 

 

 



1 







9 



13 

 7 

 11 



7 



9 



5 

 7 

 12 

 13 

 12 

 13 



3 

 4 

 2 

 5 

 4 



! 



If we compare the Capital punishments in Ceylon with the 

 total Convictions, we find them to be as 1 in 840, whilst in 

 England the proportion is 1 in 650 ; in Bombay 1 in 2,827 ; 

 in Bengal .1 in 2,878 ; and in Madras 1 in 3,230. 



If Ave examine the records of this Court, and compare them 

 with the Calendars of former years, with a view to ascertain 

 the relative proportions of offences against the person and j 

 offences against property, at various periods, we shall find | 

 from the accompanying Table, that, whilst the former class 

 of offences has sensibly decreased, the latter class has not 

 increased in anything like the same proportion. 



Convictions by the Supreme Court in the Colombo Sessions at various 

 periods, shewing the number of offences against Person and Property. 





Offences against 

 the person. 



Offences against 

 property. 



Other Offences. 



1834 



23 



31 



18 



1835 



19 



14 



2 



1841 



9 



18 



5 



1842 



6 



30 



2 



1856 



6 



]4 



3 



1857 



12 



20 



2 



