The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1879-10-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FROM INTEM.  STATISTICS OF CRIME IN STOCKTON.  Mr Superintendent Bell has just completed his annual statistics of crime for the Division of Stockton Ward,which embraces the parishes of Stockton, Sedgefield, Norton, Bisbopton, Long Newton, Redmarshall, Egglescliffe Wolvsgton, Eillingham, and Elton. The town of Stockton does not possess a pe )- • • police force, but is efficiently watchc I by the Durham County Constabule 7. The Dpula.tion of the district is about 56,000, end the strength of the divisional police is alt .rgethc- • fifty eight, forty-seven officers and men t ivs, employed in the public service and eleven engaged as watchmen at various works. The Lllowing is the list of offences deeit with snmmarily by the borough and county maglBtrat3s daring the year ended 23th of September last : Persons Proceeded Persons Against. Convicted. Adulteration of Food Act 24 .. 21 Aggrav .ted assaults on women and children Assaults on police officers „ common lB6 .. 114 Bastardy orders, disobeying Breaches of peace l2 .. 9 Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act Cruelty to Animals  Elementary Education Act 77 .. 65 Embezzlement Employers and Workmen Act 22 .. 10 Factory Acts Game trespass in daytime.... 19 .. 15 Poaching Prevention Act .... 6 .. 6 Drunkenness 6BO .. 646 Permitting drunkenness 8 .. 4 Illegally selling drink Other offences under Licensing  Act - 11 .. 10 Publicans permitting gaming 1 .. 1 Local Acts and Borough Byelaws Wilful damage Army Act Navy Act Militia Act lB .. 16 Public Health A.3ts Nuk ~nce Removal Act Exposing Bad Food for Sale 1 .. 0 Other Sanitary Offences Off:noes by pawnbrokers Perseus unlawfully pledging 1 .. 1 Deserting or neglecting ..  port family - 8 .. 8 Disorderly conduct in Workhouse Persons keeping dogs without _ . __  licen oe .. 54 .. 53 Excise Act 6 .. 4 Salmon Fishery Acts 6 .. 4 Larceny by offenders under 16 38 .. 25 Larceny under 5s value Larceny above 5s value Larceny from the person Stealing dogs Prostitutes 57 .. 57  Begging Having no visible means of subsistence Found in enclosed premises for unlawful purposes Frequenting places of public resort to commit felony Other offences under Vagrant  Act Vaccination Act  Stage and Hackney Carriage Acts 8 .. 7 Highway Act Railway Acts l2 .. 12 Weights and Measures Act Other offences not included above  2,149 .. 1,819 This list compares very favourably with last year's returns. The total number of persons then proceeded against summarily was 2,308. Of the number against whom proceedings were instituted during the year just ended 1,734 were males and 415 females, being a decrease of 101 males and 58 females upon the previous year. Last year the number of persons proceeded against for drunkenness was 690, so that this year's returns show a decrease of 10. The offenders summarily dealt with were punished as under—Committed to prison for six months and, over three months, 7; for three months and over two months, 17 ; for two months and over one month, 52; for one month and over 14 days, 147 ; for 14 days and under, 351. Two were sent to Reformatories, and nine to Industrial Schools; 1,033 were fined; 7 whipped; 8 ordered to find sureties; 8 delivered to army and navy; and 176 punished in sundry other ways. The foliowing list shows the number of persons proceeded against on indictment : Persons Persons Proceeded cornAgainst. mit ted for trial. Attempt to murder Wounding, stabbing, &c. Assaults with intend to ravish.. 2 .. 2 Bigamy 3 .. 3 Burglary, etc Sheep stealing 2 .. 2 Larceny from the person ~. • 4 .. 4 Larceny, simple Fraud lB .. 12 Uttering counterfeit coin 3 .. 1 Perjury 3 .. 2 Fraudulent bankruptcy 2 .. 0 —• • 60 ..  One offender for larceny was baled for further examination, and one for perjuii absconded from his bail. Last year the number of persons procceded against was 58. ie the division there are 155 public-houses; 50 beerhouses with "on" licenses, 49 licensed to sell beer off the premises, 5 refreshment houses with wine licenses, and 12 grocers' licenses.