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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
264 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 14
DRUNKENNESS.—William Bilsbury, for being drunk, was fined 10s. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James Smith pleaded guilty to this charge, and was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In re William Bell Allen's application for the allowance of a certificate, his Honor delivered judgment. After reviewing the proceedings subsequent to insolvent's sequestration, and the causes that led to sequestration,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Green is under remand at Sheffield upon a charge of attempting to murder a woman, named Mary Binnel, and a young man, named Alfred Jones. The woman is lying at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Catherine Patterson, charged with drunkenness. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to a fine of 2s. 6d.; in default, two hours in the cells. This mitigated sentence was imposed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trial of this case, which commenced on Monday, was resumed and concluded. It was an action for breach of promise of marriage. The declaration contained two counts,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Samuel Dickinson, found guilty of this offence, was fined 5s.; also, Patrick Joyce, found guilty of the same offence, was fined 20s., or forty-eight hours in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DRUNKENNESS.—James Smith and Robert Alkinson were each fined 20s. for this offence —the latter seven days' imprisonment in default.—Michael Geavin, for a similar offence, was fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Attorney-General moved for a rule nisi for new trial herein. Plaintiff was the lessor and the defendants were executors of the lessee of the property sought to be recovered. There had been an agreement for a lease,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What appears to be a case of brutal murder has just been discovered by the police, the particulars of which We proceed to detail, so far as they are at present known. Near the Half-way House, on the Buninyong rood, thers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was in effect an appeal against a decision by Mr. District Judge M'Farland, in the Metropolitan District Court. Mr. Butler appeared in support of the application,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hartman v. Tracey.—Goods sold and delivered, £4 10s.; costs, 15s. Verdiot for defendant; the plaintiff ordered to pay 10s., costs of defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BREACH OF SCAB IN SHEEP ACT.—John Murray appeared, on summons, charged by Mr. Yeo, scab inspector, with having committed a breach of the 19th section of this act, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LARCENY.—Alfred Ison, remanded from last week, charged with larceny, was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions at Murrurundi. Bail allowed—himself in the sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—James White was fined 5s[?] for this offence. Michael Kerley and Thomas Harton were fined 5s. each for a similar offence; in default twelve hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Solicitor-General, for plaintiff moved for a rule nisi for a new trial of the above case. The action was one for breach of a covenant in a lease to deliver up certain premises in good repair on the termination of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an application by rule nisi, calling upon Mr. Mullen to show cause why he should not pay over a sum of £485 in his hands, as attorney for the applicant, together with interest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an application for a prohibition lo stay all proceedings for tbe enforcement of a conviction of the applicant by Messrs. John Lethbridge and Andrew M'Dougall, Justices of the Peace, at Singleton, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alexander Cameron was brought up in custody, charged by John Meere, police constable from Tamworth, with being the person who was committed to Maitland gaol, on the 21st of October, 1859, to take his trial at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richard Donohoe appeared on summons, charged by senior-sergeant Hinde with a breach of the 5th section of the Licensed Slaughtering Act, by slaughtering one sow, of which the notice as required by the 5th section…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Queen and royal family are expected to leave [?]lmoral and return to Windsor-castle about November 3 On a recent night her Majesty gave a ball to the tenantry and servants at Balmoral-castle. Her Majesty…
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