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11 59 74 16 Burglaries. 2 3 5 2 Commitments under Vagrant Act. 4 1 5 10 Do. for Fines. 5 5 2 Do under amended Porter's and Jobber's Act. 7 Felonies. 2 2 2 Injury to property. 4 9 7 20 5 Larcenies. 4 4 4 Misdemeanors.3 12 15 15 Murders. Petty Thefts. 1 1 10 Trespasses. 1 2 2 5 Riding improperly thro' the streets. Total 33 41 76 150 25 61 _Signed_, Richard S. Wickham, _Superintendent of Police_. * * * * * _Superintendent's office_, _Antigua, July 6th_, 1836. "SIR,--I have the honor to submit for your information, a general return of all offences reported during the last month, by which your Honor will perceive, that no increase of 'breach of contract' has been recorded. While I congratulate your Honor on the successful maintenance of general peace, and a reciprocal good feeling among all classes of society, I beg to assure you, that the opinion which I have been able to form in relation to the behavior of the laboring population, differs but little from my late observations. At a crisis like this, when all hopes of the ultimate success of so grand and bold an experiment, depends, almost entirely, on a cordial co-operation of the community, I sincerely hope, that no obstacles or interruptions will now present themselves, to disturb that general good understanding so happily established, since the adoption of unrestricted freedom." * * * * * _Superintendent's office_, _St. John's, Sept. 4th_, 1836. "SIR--I have the honor to enclose, for the information of your Excellency, the usual monthly return of offences reported for punishment. It affords me very great satisfaction to report, that the internal peace and tranquillity of the island has remained uninterrupted during the last month; the conduct of all classes
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