No. II. AN ACCOUNT of the Number of Criminals executed in the January, 1749, and the Thirty-first of December, 1806, shewing the various Crimes of which they were convicted. City of London and County of Middlesex, between First Day of As in the year 1780 the books at Newgate were destroyed, it has not been possible to make up this Account for the early period, in as much detail as could have been wished. It is material to observe likewise, that from the year 1772 to the year 1783, the crimes of burglary, highway robbery, horse-stealing, and forgery, will be found confounded together under the column of VARIOUS, &C.. THE result of this Account appears to be, that the number of murders from the year 1771 to the present period, have remained nearly the.. same, but that they were considerably more, upon an average, in the twenty years preceding. A most important change, however, has taken place respecting the crimes of burglary and highway robbery. Those offences in their aggravated character, in which it is found necessary to apply capital punishment to them, have nearly disappeared within the County of Middlesex. No. III. AN ACCOUNT of the Number of Criminal Offenders, committed Sheep-stealing.. Stealing cows, pigs, &c... Larceny from the house, person, &c. ... Returning from transporta- 71 38 65 53 Ditto of, and uttering, 3555 3386 137 110 Coining.. 23 1 0 20 0 0 60 5 0 2 0 0 0 20 6 011 0 6100 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 22 Burglary and housebreaking 15 0 6 0 15 11 Highway robbery... 2 0 1 1 4 0 3 0 7040 50-30 0010 Return. from transportation 00 10 L12 THE Result of this Account appears to be, that the number of offenders |