Entered prison, to be judged by military tribunals, 462 Sentenced to punishment, 8} " to prison, 48} " to military service, 5} " to public works, 55} " to house of correction, 6} 362 Liberated, 212} Escaped, 12} Died 2} Delivered to the ordinary tribunals, 14} ---- Remaining at end of 1826 100 A Mexican statistical bulletin, presents the following picture of the criminal condition of the federal district, for the 8 first months of the year 1836. During this period there were 255 _arrests_; 53 were immediately released and 202 remained in prison. These were divided as follows: Homicide, 5 Wounding severely, 30 Robbery, 8 Attempt to rob, 12 Suspected of robbery, 30 Rioting, 37 Incontinence, 4 Counterfeiting money, 15 Forgery of documents, 1 Drunkenness, 17 Quarreling, 41 Resistance of authority. 2 --- Total, 202 which would give for the whole twelve months, at the same rate, 269 for the number retained. In this statement, fifteen individuals are reported as being imprisoned for counterfeiting coin, yet it is notorious that, at this epoch, all Mexico was converted into a manufactory of false money, for the country was deluged with copper. It is boldly alleged that deputies, generals, and merchants, participated in this scandalous and bold speculation. Santa Anna, in order to check this national evil, decreed that counterfeiting should be considered a _military crime_, and the offenders made liable to the summary and severe trials which usually take place when soldiers are both judges and jurymen. * * * * * The subjoined statistics bring these statements nearer our own period, and afford means of comparison with antecedent dates: IMPRISONMENTS IN THE CITY OF MEXICO FOR 1842. In the first 6 months of 1842, there were imprisoned in the city of Mexico, 3,197 men. In the first 6 months of 1842, " " " 1,427 women. In the second 6 months of 1842, " " " 2,858 men. In the second 6 months of 1842, " " " 1,379 women. ----- Imprisonment of both sexes this year, 8,861