al.
1878 ......... 1746 ......... 495 ......... 349
1879 ......... 1358 ......... 474 ......... 399
1880 ......... 1187 ......... 451 ......... 340
1881 ......... 1343 ......... 435 ......... 351
1882 ......... 1467 ......... 515 ......... 401

NATURE OF CRIME. Number of Offences Reported.
1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882.
Murder ... ... ... 11 ... 11 ... 5 ... 5 ... 4
Shooting, wounding,
stabbing, &c.... ... 30 ... 23 ... 8 ... 21 ... 28
Manslaughter ... ... 4 ... 3 ... 13 ... 6 ... 8
Rape, assaults with
intent, &c. ... ... 6 ... 1 ... 1 ... 9 ... 4
Bigamy ... ... ... 8 ... 0 ... 1 ... 4 ... 7
Assaults on peace
officers ... ... 0 ... 4 ... 0 ... 1 ... 2
Burglary,
housebreaking, &c. ... 6 ... 112 ... 80 ... 83 ... 131
Breaking into
shops, &c. ... ... 4 ... 94 ... 56 ... 109 ... 120
Robbery ... ... ... -- ... 9 ... 6 ... 10 ... 9
Larcenies (various) ... 1146 ... 959 ... 845 ... 935 ... 931
Receiving stolen
goods ... ... ... 22 ... 3 ... 16 ... 8 ... 6
Frauds and obtaining by false
pretences ... ... 63 ... 45 ... 53 ... 37 ... 69
Forgery and uttering forged
instruments ... ... 5 ... 9 ... 5 ... 4 ... 9
Uttering, &c., counterfeit
coin ... ... ... 48 ... 32 ... 43 ... 37 ... 63
Suicide (attempting) ... 20 ... 17 ... 19 ... 16 ... 23

The following are the details of the more important offences dealt with
summarily by the magistrates during the last five years:--

OFFENCES PUNISHABLE Number of persons proceeded against.
BY JUSTICES. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882.
Assaults (aggravated) on
women and children ... 78 ... 57 ... 68 ... 37 ... 67
Assaults on peace-officers,
resisting, &c. ... 479 ... 390 ... 340 ... 340 ... 385
Assaults, common ... 1554 ... 1242 ... 1293 ... 1207 ... 1269
Breaches of peace, want of
sureties, &c.... ... 426 ... 381 ... 287 ... 219 ... 244
Cruelty to animals ... 154 ... 77 ... 129 ... 128 ... 94
Elementary Education Act,
offences against ..