The following tables show the number of offences dealt with by the authorities during the five years ending with 1882 (the charges, of which only a small number have been reported, being omitted):—­

The total number of crimes reported under the head of “indictable offences”—­namely, Sessions and Assizes cases—­the number apprehended, and how dealt with, will be gathered from the following summary:—­

Year.              Crimes.          Apprehended.      Com. for trial.
1878   .........   1746   .........   495   .........   349
1879   .........   1358   .........   474   .........   399
1880   .........   1187   .........   451   .........   340
1881   .........   1343   .........   435   .........   351
1882   .........   1467   .........   515   .........   401

NATURE OF CRIME.  Number of Offences Reported.
                          1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 
Murder ... ... ... 11 ... 11 ... 5 ... 5 ... 4
Shooting, wounding,
  stabbing, &c.... ... 30 ... 23 ... 8 ... 21 ... 28
Manslaughter ... ... 4 ... 3 ... 13 ... 6 ... 8
Rape, assaults with
  intent, &c. ... ... 6 ... 1 ... 1 ... 9 ... 4
Bigamy ... ... ... 8 ... 0 ... 1 ... 4 ... 7
Assaults on peace
  officers ... ... 0 ... 4 ... 0 ... 1 ... 2
Burglary,
  housebreaking, &c. ... 6 ... 112 ... 80 ... 83 ... 131
Breaking into
  shops, &c. ... ... 4 ... 94 ... 56 ... 109 ... 120
Robbery ... ... ... —­ ... 9 ... 6 ... 10 ... 9
Larcenies (various) ... 1146 ... 959 ... 845 ... 935 ... 931
Receiving stolen
  goods ... ... ... 22 ... 3 ... 16 ... 8 ... 6
Frauds and obtaining by false
  pretences ... ... 63 ... 45 ... 53 ... 37 ... 69
Forgery and uttering forged
  instruments ... ... 5 ... 9 ... 5 ... 4 ... 9
Uttering, &c., counterfeit
  coin ... ... ... 48 ... 32 ... 43 ... 37 ... 63
Suicide (attempting) ... 20 ... 17 ... 19 ... 16 ... 23

The following are the details of the more important offences dealt with summarily by the magistrates during the last five years:—­

OFFENCES PUNISHABLE Number of persons proceeded against. 
      BY JUSTICES. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 
Assaults (aggravated) on women and children ... 78 ... 57 ... 68 ... 37 ... 67
Assaults on peace-officers,
  resisting, &c. ... 479 ... 390 ... 340 ... 340 ... 385
Assaults, common ... 1554 ... 1242 ... 1293 ... 1207 ... 1269
Breaches of peace, want of
  sureties, &c.... ... 426 ... 381 ... 287 ... 219 ... 244
Cruelty to animals ... 154 ... 77 ... 129