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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
201 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 11
By H. I. M. schooner Gazelle, we have received a copy of the Messager de Tahiti of the 28th February, which contains a number of depositions and reports on the subject of a new phase of piracy that has appeared in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STEALING.—William and Mary Farrow, in custody, were charged with stealing a pair of blankets, the property of William Pearce.—Senior-Sergeant Thorpe deposed: At 11 o'olock on the 9th instant defendants were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INSULT AND USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Stephen F[?]rner appeared before the bench, charged with using insulting and obscene language to Jane Harris, at Dr. Lindiman's, on the 30th of March. Jane Harris deposed that on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a special case from Quarter Sessions. The prisoner had been convicted before Mr. Distriot Justice Purefoy for having assaulted a constable in the execution of his duty. Constable Donoghue, of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN RE LEGGE—POWER OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INSOLVENT ESTATES TO REJECT A PETITION FOR SEQUESTRATION. The Chief Justice stated that he had received a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SMALL DEBTS COURT.âTuesday last was the day for the usual monthly sittings of our Small Debts Court. There were six cases on the sheet to be heard. J. D. Brown, Esq., James M'Cormack, Esq., and G. Cory, Esq.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.âThomas Docherty, having deposited 5s. for being drunk on the 18th, did not appear. Deposit ordered to be forfeited.âEdward White, William Donovan, Patrick Burke, and Michael Martin, for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This was proceeding by quo warranto to set aside the presumed election of a Mr. Sinden to the office of Mayor of Mudgee. At the last annual election of aldermen three new ones were chosen, in conformity with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Court gave judgment in this case, which was argued on Monday. Their Honors—having looked into some of the eases, particularly R. v. Huntly, 3 El, and B[?]. 140, and R. v. Chester, 25 L. Q B. 61—were of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COURT OF REQUESTS.—Ten cases postponed from last Friday, for want of a second magistrate, were disposed of. A new trial was granted in the case Hayes v. Moore tried last Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an appeal by plaintiffs from decision by the Primary Judge in Equity. Mr. Darvall, Q C., Mr. Martin, Q C., and Mr. Gordon appeared in support of the appeal, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tenders will be received at this office until twelve o'clock, noon, on Tuesday, the 12th May next, from persons willing to contract for the supply of furniture for the Police Office, Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DRUNKENNESSâWilliam James pleaded guilty to being drunk on the second May, and was discharged.âJoseph Anson did not appera on a charge of drunkeness, committed on the same day Deposit of 10s. for his apperance was ordered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir William Manning, Q.C., applied for the nomination of a special day out of term for the hearing of the above case—an appeal against an affiliation order. The ground of the application was that the case was ono of great importance as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Daniel Barnes stood charged with this offence. Constable M'Morrow deposed: On Thursday last the defendant was very noisy in front of Mr. Hewitt's, pulling persons about, and 1 beard him use…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A correspondent of the North Australian (Ipswich), gives the following particulars of the inquiry held by J. W. Deedes, Esq., J.P., touching the lamented death of Mr. Davidson:â " Mitchell Downs, 23rd April, 1863…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Considerable scandal has been occasioned by a recent incident at Court. The facts are as follows:—The Duke of Wellington presented to the Prince of Wales, as the representative of her Majesty, at the late levee, a man who had been convicted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The trial of this case, which was commenced on Thursday, was resumed and concluded. It was an action by Mr. John P. Mackenzie and Mr. Wrench, the official and trade assigness of the insolvent estate of Thomas Watson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BREACH OF THE MASTERS AND SERVANTS ACT.—Edward Serivins appeared, charged by Eber Gibbs with a breach of the above Act. Eber Gibbs deposed that he agreed with the defendant, by verbal agreement, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Elizabeth Foster pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday evening last, and was adm[?]nished and discharged. O[?]SCENE, LANGUAGE.—Elizabeth Kelly, in custody,…
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