The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1882-10-28 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

OFFENCES DETERMINED SUMMARILY. The number of persons proceeded against is 852, 641 males and 211 females; assaults on police officers 20, 19 males, 1 female, 6 fined, 14 committed to gaol; assaults common 94, 70 males, 24 females, 52 fined, 27 committed to gaol, 15 discharged ; bastardy orders disobeying 23, 21 paid demands, 2 committed to gaol ; breaches of the peace 6, bound over to keep the peace; drunkenness and drunk and disorderly 304, 216 males, 88 females, 142 fined, 159 committed to gaol, 3 discharged ; alehouse offences, 1 male discharged ; beerhouse offences 3 males, 1 fined, 2 discharged ; wilful damage and trespass 30, 27 males 3 females, 18 fined, 8 committed to gaol, 4 discharged ; Militia Act, 1 handed over to his regiment; Volunteer A.lt, 4 fined; Common Lodging-house Act 5, 4 males, 1 female, 3 fined, 2 committed to gaol ; Local Acts and Borough Bye-laws 82, 36 males, 46 females, 39 fined, 42 committed to gaol, 1 discharged ; family desertion 24 males, 8 amicably arranged, 15 committed to gaol, 1 discharged ; disorderly conduct in the workhouse 14, 12 males, 2 females, 13 committed to gaol, 1 discharged ; damaging workhouse clothing, 3 males committed to gaol; Excise Acts (including Pedlars Act and Dog Act) 11, 9 males, 2 females, 8 fined, 2 committed to gaol, 1 discharged ; larceny simple 49, 40 males, 9 females, 34 committed to gaol, 1 committed to a reformatory school, 4 discharged, 10 whipped; larceny from the person 12, 9 males, 3 females, 10 committed to gaol, 2 discharged; larceny by servants 6, 3 males, 3 females committed to gaol ; Vagrant Acts, viz : Prostitutes, 14 committed to gaol, begging, 3 males committed to gaol; Elementary Education Act 34, 25 males, 9 females, 32 fined, 2 discharged; found on enclosed premises for an unlawful purpose, 3 males, 1 committed to gaol, 2 discharged; having no visible means of subsistence 6, 5 males, 1 female, 6 discharged; Vaccination Acts, 7 males fined; Highway Acts 49, 45 wales, 4 females, 40 fined, 7 committed to gaol, 2 discharged; Railway Acts 3 males, 2 fined, 1 committed to gaol; Lord's Day Acts, 7 males fined ; Adulteration of Food Act, 1 male fined ; embezzlement, 2 males committed to gaol ; Employers and Workmen Act, 1 male feed ; unlawfully possessing goods, 1 male dischared ; other offences not included under the above heads 29, 28 males, 1 female, 11 flood, 18 committed to gaol. 71 known prostitutes have been apprehended during the year for the various offences stated above. In addition to the foregoing cases 2,389 persons were summoned for bastardy, poor rates, water rates, and loan money. There were 35 Coroners Inquests during the year. and the causes of death are classified as follows: suicide 3, found dead in bed 3, found drowned 6, scaffold accidents 2, machinery accident 1, cart accidents 4, accidentally choked 1, misadventure 1, and natural causes 14. There were 6 fires during the year, and the amount of damage caused thereby was £3,050, and of that amount £2,830 was covered by insurance. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ALEXANDER MILLAR, I:lead-constable.  The following tables show, the number of indictable offences committed and the number of offences determined summarily for the various °fiances named during the last five years.