Gaol returns 1880

From the Star of January 4, 1881. The following is the list of convicted prisoners from the 1st January to the 31st December 1880:

Drunk and disorderly: 37; Deserting ship: 4; Drunk and assault: 18; Breaking glass: 7; Robbery: 52; Selling spirits without license: 2; Smuggling: 12; Vagabondage; 8; Throwing stones at doors: 3; Drunk and violent: 27; Tumultuous assembly: 20; Found lying drunk: 9; Obtaining money under false pretences: 2; Not attending Militia drill: 8; Furious driving: 2; Fraudulent bankruptcy: 2; Threats: 3; Concealing a deserter: 1; Debt: 1; Disorderly house: 1; Found secreted in a vessel's cabin: 2; Refusing to find bail; 1; Disorderly conduct: 1; Attempting to violate a child: 1.

Total 246. Being 38 in excess of last year.

See also; Prison returns, 1888; Prison returns, 1885