The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-01 00:00:00

NEIVGATE.

The following interesting document has been ordered
to be printed and circulated amongst the City:Magistratcs
by the Court of Aldermen:—
A statement of the number of prisoners in her Ma
jesty's gaol of Newgate on the Ist of January, 1846,
and the number committed during the year; also show-
ing how they hare been disposed of.

- Males. Females. Total.
In custody on Jan. 1, 1846 ... 96 19 115
Committed to 31st Dec. inclu-
sive, under 17 years of age... 255 41 Ditto above that age... ...1,911 526 i 2,733

283 of whom have been in Newgate before. 2,848
Of whom there have been executed •
2
Removed to Milibank Prison ... 483
Removed to Horsemongu-lane Gaol 11
Removed to the House of Correction for Londo▪ n
245
Removed to the House of Correction for Middle-
Removed to the' House of Correction for Essex 23
Removed to the House of Correction for Kent ...
Removed to the House of Correction for Surrey 280
Fined and discharged 2
Discharged, having been imprisoned pursuant to

sentences •••
Discharged upon bail ...
Removed to Lunatic Asylums ~.
Discharged, having been acquitted
Discharged, Ells not found ...
Discharged, having given evidence ...
Pardoned and discharged...

... 171

... 528

2,741

Remaining in custody on the Ist January, 1847
(males 86, females 21) ... ... ... ... 107

Committals increased this year, H 2 2,848
A statement of the number of persons convicted at the
Central Criminal Court in the _year 1846, specifying
their offences and sentences:—
Accessory before the fact ... 3.
Arson
Assault to rob ...
Bigamy ' ... ...
Burglary ...
Coining
Coin (feloniously uttering, counterfeit) 7.. ...
Cartilage breaking and larceny ... ... 1
Cutting and wounding, with intent to murder, &c. 20
Embi szlement
Forging and uttering forged intruments ... 35
Horse stealing
House-breaking and larceny
Larceny, larceny person, and larceny servant ... 1,313
Larceny in a dwelling-house above 51 ... 74
Letter stealing from Post-office ... 5
Letter, sending a threatening ... 2
Manslaughter
Menaces, demanding money with
Receiving stolen goods ... ... 33
Regit.ter, making false entry of births and death

... 10
... ... 45

in a ... ... ...
Robbery ••• ••• ... ...
Shopbreaking and larceny ... ...
Stamps, having in possession forged
Warehouse breaking and larceny ...

... ... 37

2,050

Of whom there were sentenced—
To death* ... ... ...
Death recorded ... ..,
Transportation for life ...
twenty years ... _ _
... -
fifteen years ... ... ... 33
fourteen years ... ... 10
ten years ... • • ... 152
seven years ... ... ... 234

... ... 10

IMPRISONMENT IN NEWGATE AND THE HOUSES OF

CORRECTION.

For three years ... ... ... ... ... 2
For two years ... 4•• ••• 24
For eighteen months ... ... ... 47
For one year ... ... 318
For nine months ..• ' ••• • • 11•• 92
For eight months ... ... ... 6
For six months ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 359
For four months ... ... ••• ... ••• 123
For three months ... .. ... ... ... 294
For two months ... •.•
FA. six weeks ... •••
For one month and under ...

Fined ... ...
Discharged on recognizances
Judgment respited ... ...

... ... 237

1,594

Total ... ••• •.. 2,050
W. WADHAM COPE.
* Of whom one has been executed.