Table I is a summary of the preceding table, in which the results of the returns from the several counties are given, with the totals of the several columns.

From this table it appears that the whole number of indict

ments tried, was.

... 1,310

414

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Number on which convictions were had,...... 819
Number on which defendants were acquitted,
Number on which jury did not agree,................ .....
Number of persons convicted on confession,....
Number of indictments on which persons were
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664

650

By the seventh section of the act of 1839, before mentioned, the clerks of all the counties were required to transmit to the Secretary of State, copies of all certificates of convictions made by courts of special sessions, which should be filed with such clerks.

Table K is condensed from these copies, and exhibits the number of convictions in each month during the year 1850, in the several counties in the State; the sexes of the convicts; the offence and the sentence, under the names of the respective counties.

Table L is a summary of the same returns in which the results in each county are given.

• The whole number of convictions,...........

4,124

3,699

425

1,863

2,248

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The number of convictions in courts of special sessions in 1849, was 3,874, being 250 less than in 1850.

The following table will show the number of these convictions in each year, during the eleven years beginning with 1840, and ending with 1850, together with the number of males and females convicted in each year.

By section 5, of the act of 1839, the sheriffs of the counties in which the several cities in the State were situated, were required to make reports respecting persons convicted in courts of special sessions similar to the reports required respecting persons convicted in courts of record. The cities in the State at that time, were Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Hudson, New-York, Rochester, Schenectady, Troy, and Utica. Since then the cities of Auburn, Oswego and Syracuse, have been incorporated.

As much the greater proportion of convictions for minor offences takes place in the cities, and as the information derived from the sheriffs' reports concerning persons convicted of those offences is important, showing in a great degree the relations of society to crime, I deem it important that such reports should be made for all the cities in the State. I therefore respectfully recommend that section 5 of the act of 1839, be so amended as to include the cities last named.

Table M is a consolidation of the reports received from the sheriffs, giving the results for each city, as specified in the law, except the cities of Hudson, Rochester and Utica, in respect to which no reports have been received from the sheriffs of the counties of Columbia, Monroe and Oneida.

Table N is an abstract of these reports showing the number reported, the sex, age, social relations, nativity, degree of instruction, &c., of persons convicted. The number reported is 3,167, of which 2,564 were males, and 603 were females. The number of natives of the United States convicted 1,080, being as 1 to 2.923, to the

whole number. There were 1,063 natives of Ireland, being about one-third of the whole number convicted, including Ireland, nearly two-thirds of the whole number of convictions:

Table O shows the occupations of persons convicted at courts of special sessions.

All which is respectfully submitted.

CHRISTOPHER MORGAN,
Secretary of State.

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