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would not be correct, ami ini^iit shew perhaps une- 

 lliir<l less of crime for the former period than for 

 1lie latter. 



The following particulars may help to elucidate 

 tli is subject — meagre as they unfortunately are. 



Scniont of 

 Oyer *5f It* miner. 



Cm of 

 Murder trkd. 



Other Cnaes of 

 Magnitude trtett, 



Amount of 

 tt/ntmn. 



r our of 









1816 Si 1818 



9 



103 



45.0OO 



One of 18J3 



8 



B 



82,000 



On* of inu 



3 



6 



86,0(i0 



List of casualties iu Province Wellesley : — 



1835. 



1834. 



Murdered 9 



Killed by tigers 8t alligators. ... 36 



Drowned 5 



Ulher aeridcuia 3 



Total, 53 



MurJerrd 2 



Killed by fitters *c alligators tJ 



Do. hy falling trees ft 



Drowned 3 



Total, (3 



Being somewhat more than 4 Inquests monthly. 

 Most of the murders were committed by bands of 

 robbers from beyond the frontier. 



Tills year (1835) has not exhibited one murder 

 case oil the Calendar, but twu at least have been 

 committed, the perpetrators having escaped. 



From the limited authority vested in the magis- 

 tracy , individually and even collectively, it is probable 

 that the Calendars of petty offences will be greatly 

 swelled in future, at the holding- of Sessions of O v cr- 

 awl Terminer. The most common crime is petty 

 theft; then burglaries, with or without maiming*; next 

 murder, or cutting or stabbing with intent to kill. 

 I\ilhc coiniiur has been occasionally attempted, but 

 the counterfeits have generally been so badly executed 

 thai they have been quickly detected. 



Much good has been effected by the natives being 

 prohibited the wearing of arms, and by the increased 

 number of magistrates. The native now rinds that 

 the kris is not the surest avenger of his wrongs, and 



