The Sun. — 1851-05-15 (London, England)

DUNGENESS POINT.—Arrd. Fancbon, Bahia for Stack. holm; C aro Hayti tor CATentasezi; Rapid, Oporto for Bora, •  M E The criminal re,urns of the metropolitan police for 1850 have just b4en pnbli,hed, with e.,mparattve statements from the year 1831 to 1850 inclusive. The off-noes are eittssiti ii, 4tnply nut simply ; and from the 4tble4 it is found that the number of pers9ns taken into custody have been for ofronees against the person:— Murder ... 7 Cu' (tug and wounding ... 86 Stubbing, a,ttnieiatering ... 13 Catneealing births Manslaughter ••• ..• 38 Extorting money under &break.. ... 10 Baps ••• 22 Aisaults with intent ... 21 Rgatny ... 27  Assaults, common ... 5,648 „ on police Attempting rescue ••• ••• ••• 304 Obstructing p)iice 186 Attempting suicide 258 For offences against property committed with violence Burglary 100 Breaking premi=es ••• ••• ••• 118 Robbr.ry ... 61 •• assaults with intent to• rob . . 5 For offences against property without violence:— Stealing cattle, horses, or sheep ... 30 Laretny ••• ••• •-• .• ... 9,328 Misdemeanor ••• ... 686 Ern b. zzlement ••• ••• ... 242 Receiving stolen goods 218 Frauds ... ..• ••• ••• ... 305 C ,nviraey to defraud 22 D ig htealing ..• _ Pavinin.; Udiawfu• po.a *sine of goods ••• Fur malicious uffaices agalust property:— Arson ..:  Trespasses Wilful damage Wiitul damage to fruit-trees ... For ,ffeuces against the currency:— Y.rgery ••• C "• ••• Uttering ••• 870 , There is a lung list of other offences not included under either of these heads, such as keeping brothels (8), indecently expning the person (61), exposing lode cent pictures (1), statiggling (216), perjury (1), poaching (10). and riot (18). Of the artifices which mare immediately show a low state of morality, it must no vat: thatdgr-idtit3, Bthleo. tiumb-r of prostinve• apprehended was 2.502, disorderly characters. 4 839 ; drunk and disorderly, 11 42i ; drunk and not disorderly, 12 477 ; reputed thieves 718; auspicious characters, 3,431; and The grand totals stand thus:—Apprehended, 70 827; diselisrod by magitttfatts, 35,591; summarily dealt with, 30,721; tr:intnitted, 4,515; convicted, 3,589 ; seglitted, 7u7; and bills not. lAA or not prosecuted, 219. 'rho nu ~ber of offences which were summarily disposed of, committed by males of 20 and under 25 years of age, amounted to 4.954, that being the age at which tbi. gn atest number I*. PenrA against the males. The numb- r !o,aftarebinesr (2, 1....,i0v8) iiecasatifu3ciatit gee avl-aiy 1e s 20m17ale.swas though theat 3 gru-atestodaa under 4U yews of age. number committed for trial 1,022 were boys of 15 and under 20 years of ar. Of the- gr,,ss total of ridfenders apprehended, 10,255 411,,:es and 7.582 :maks. cont.t neither read nor write; 32,750 miles, and 15.728 female!, eiuld . only rfad snit write itnperteetly; I 592 tusks, and 382 females, cArld read and write well; and 499 males, and 39 females, hid reveired luptrior Instruction. In the Pieviou4 le.'', 1849. 70 666 persons were sp• ptehotide.d, 'wing 161 Lss than la. t y ear. Ot that '.umber 34,756 were tti‘eharged, being 835 lees then in 1850 ; 31,343 we e sum in r.ly disposed or, being 622 in, ,re vow, in 1850; 4.567 w. re committed for trial, being also 52 Wee than in 1850 ; 3.643 vv.-T.-, convicted, being again 56 more than in 1850 ; 703 were accp.itied, bring 4 leas than in 1850 ; and 221 were not prosecuted, heitg two Wit than in 1850. S ► that, with a larger numb.: of apprehensions, we have a smaller number summarily diepos.-d of, committed and convicted, and a larger nuelberdischarg, d by magistrates, acqui.ted and not pro*cuted. These comparisons might ,be carried to an almost indefinite length, so profuse is the information afforded of the criminal statistics of the metropoira for the last ten yea's, but suffiJient having been inid ou the general heade, this article can only be rendered more complete by the briet -te'em-rit that of the last ytiar'is offenders, 616 have been recognised as haviug been la custody for felony twice ; 124. three times ; 33 four thins ; and 10 five times. There is a:so a classiticatriot of the ealli-gs of the offenders. which opens a widOfield for the investigation u 1 the curium.