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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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The defendant in this cause surrendered upon his recognizances to take his trial upon an indictment which charged him, on three different counts, with having written and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →James Waite was indicted for arson, in having set fire to the ho[?]se of Robert Clincher, at Penrith, on the 19th March. The house or but in question belonged to a Mr. Smith, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →John Clune and Jane Clune[?] his wife, were indicted for s[?]abbing and wounding William Harman Collard, at Ipswich, on the 29th April, with intent. Clune kept a public-house, and angry words occurred that evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Sing, James D[?], and Sing Kean, three Chinese, were indicted for stealing a cash box, co[?]aing a bank receipt, one hundred promissory notes, one hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There has been, it is alleged, treason in the allied camp before Sebastopol, and a French general is said to have acted so indiscreetly that he is sent home to be shot! This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Edward Glisson was indicted for committing perjury, in evidence given by himself in a civil action for assault, Glisson v. White, in the Supreme Conrt, on the 11th May White, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for breach of a covenant for quiet possessien, &c., in a conveyance in fee. The defendant paid a sum of £50 into court, as sufficient to compensate for all injuries which plaintiff had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This was an action of trover for cattle: plea the general issue. Messrs. Darvall and Wise appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Broadhurst for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. DARVALL having prayed for judgment in this case, Dr. LANG applied for a postponement in consequence of the absence of his attorney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Darvall having prayed the judgment of the Court on the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, convicted of libel at the last Criminal Sittings,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →John Ryan was indicted for stealing a quart of wine, valued at 6s., the property of Mr. George Bowman, on 13th February, at Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thomas Kaine was indicted for stealing a chain, the property of Alexander Munro, on 17th April, at Singleton. The prisoner pleaded guilty and was remanded for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This court will commence on Thursday, the 16th August instant. The following is the list of prisoners for trial, or gaol delivery, so far as has yet been made known:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a de[?]urrer to a plea of justification in an action for libel. The libel declared upon was a letter bearing the signature of the defendant, which was published in the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GENTLEMEN—These words are constantly enunciated by the inhabitants, and will shortly be reiterated in the proper quarter, and I hope with good effect, into the ears of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Hewitt was indicted for stealing a workbox, &c., the property of William Gray, at Newtown, on the 28th July. Not guilty. James Burns was indicted for attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reuben Willis was indicted for wounding William Delamare, at Grafton, on the 20th May, with intent to murder. A second count charged him with intent do bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The first sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions in West Maitland was held in Mr. Gorrick's long room, West Maitland, on Monday last, in pursuance of the announcement to that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Ogilvie, James Cook, William Coleman, and Jane Coleman, were indicted for receiving five hundred pieces of silk, being property stolen from Thomas Easy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This court opened on Thursday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson. The barristers present were Mr. Fancett, as crown prosecutor, in place of the Attorney General; and Mr…
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