Supreme Court.—wednesday. (From the S. M. Herald.)
Before the full Court. ANCEL v. REYNOLDS. This was a motion to dissolve an injunction granted by Mr. Justice Wise restraining defendant from placing…
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Courts & crime, 1862
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The Murder by the Blacks. To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury
GENTLEMEN—In the report published in your paper of the attack upon and murder ot two men by the Mooka, your correspondent forgot to mention that it happened in Queensland, and the police were quickly on the spot,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder at the Government Benevolent Asylum, Old Barracks, Parramatta. (From the Herald's Correspondent.)
Yesterday (Thursday) morning an inmate of the Asylum at the lower Barracks, named Patrick Carty, was given into custody of the police, for stabbing a fellow inmate. As the injuries inflicted wore known to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FRIDAY. Before the full Court. ANGEL V. REYNOLDS
In this oise an injunction had been granted to restrain defendant from putting sheep on the Mooki run, Liverpool Plaius, whoreof she hal a joint occupancy with the Hawkesbury Benevolent bociety. The plantilf…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Quarrymen and Others—building Stone, Maitland Gaol. Department of Public Wor[?]s, Sydney, 16th June, 1862
Tenders will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock on Tuesday, tho 8th July, from p'eisona willing to Contract for the supply of Building Stone, for Additions at the Gaol, Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THURSDAY. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) (Before the full Court.) Ex Parte Davis in Re Moffat
In this [?]ase Mr. W. P. Moffat, attorney of the Court, had been ordered by their Honors to answer an aflidavit of a Mr. Davis, charging him with having obtained a sum of £8 10s from the applicant, in August, 1857,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—tuesday. (From the Empire) (Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wise.) RIGNEY V. DANGAR
This was a squatting action, which had been tried twice, with verdicts for the plaintiff in which a motion was now made for the Court to tax several items of costs, which the Prothonotary had refused to allow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 24Th June, 1862. (Before J. C. S. M'Do[?]all, R. A. Rodd, and Andrew M'Dougall, Esqrs.)
IMPOUNDING ACT.—James Taylor was charged for a breach of this Act by Henry Rose, who deposed: On the 14th instant I received a notice from the poundkeeper, at Fordwich, that five of my bullocks had been impounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—wednesday. (From the Herald.) (Before the full Court.) SCOTT v. Tully and Another
This was a motion for a new trial in an action upon a contract for the sale of hay, wherein defendants had obtained a verdict. Mr. Martin, Q.C., appeared in support of the motion,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—tuesday. (From the S. M. Herald.) (Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wise.) BUCKNELL v. Mann and Another
This was a motion to expunge the fifth ground from the rule nisi for new trial, as having been inserted in the rule without having been actually allowed by the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supreme Court.—thursday. (From the S. M. Herald.) (Before the full Court.) ANCEL V. REYNOLDS
This was an application, by rule nisi, for an injunction to restrain defendant from keeping sheep on the Mooki run, of which she had a joint occupancy with the Hawkesbury Benevolent Society, of which plaintiff was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton. Police Court.—tuesday, 1St July, 1862. (Before James Riguey and J. Johnston, Esqrs.)
POLICE REGULATION ACT.—Archibald Twyman was charged with a breach of this Act by personating the police. Constable John Gordon deposed[?] I am in charge of the police force at Singleton. On the 26th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—saturday. (From the S. M. Herald.) Before the full Court. Admission of Attorneys
Messrs. Joseph Donovan, William Anthony Doak James M'Alpine [?]awl, Robert Ker Macnish, and George A[?]t Jeffrey were admitted as attorneys, &c. The application of Mr. Leonard Prendergast was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—friday. (From the S. M. Herald.) (Before the full Court.) in the Matter of the Trusteeship of the Newcastle (Episcopalian) Church
Mr. Milford moved for and obtained a quo warranto, returnable on the first day of next term, calling upon the Bishop of Newcastle to show cause why he assumed to act as a trustee of the above named church. At the time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton. Police Court.—tuesday, July 8, 1862. (Before R. A. Rodd and G. P. Bowman, Esqrs., J.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Nicholas Ryan, in custody, stood charged with this offence—Constable John Gordon deposed; On Sunday evening last, about half-past ten o'olook, 1 apprehended the prisoner near Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court.—saturday. (From His S. M. Herald.) Special Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) BOBEY V. the Australian Joint Stock Bank
The Chief Justice stated that the Judges had met several times in discussion upon this case, and had arrived at a conclusion that there was no point of law involved. The only question was one as to whether or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Vice-admiralty. (From the S. M. Herald.) MONDAY. (Before His Honor S. F. Milford, Esq., Commissary Judge.) Bingle and Others V. the Ship Queen of England
This was a suit for salvage by the owner and masters of the steamers Lowestoff[?] and Rapid. The ship as to which the suit was brought—the Queen of England-had been sold by the Marshal, and the proceeds realised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney News. the Sassafras Murder. (From Wednesday's Herald.)
At the Central Police Court, on Tuesday, John Robinson, or Robertson, or Exell, was brought up in custody charged with murder. Bernard Brown, senior constable of the Shoalhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Monday, July 7. (Before Mr. Justice Wise.)
Manuel Floras was indicted for the wilful murder of Hassan, on board the British barque Marian, on the high seas, on the 26th April; and a second count charged him stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queen and the Court
Her Majesty left Osborne for Windsor on April 28, and Windsor on the evening of the 30th April, for her residence in the Scotch highlands. She was accompanied by the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, and the younger children…
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