The Metropolis. Insolvent Court
Archibald Murray, of Kent-street, Sydney, carver and gilder. Liabilities," £118 17s 9d. Assets: real property, £7, debts due, £1O6 8s; total, £113 8s, Amount of deficiency, £5 9s 9d…
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Court of Requests. Monday, August 2, 1858. (Before Mr Wilshire.)
Jeremiah Healy v. John Ring, for beef sold. Plaintiff swore that he supplied defendant with the beef at ½d less than the market price at the time of the transaction, according to agreement, the price being 3d per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moruya. Court of Petty Sessions. 2nd August, 1858. (Beforo the Police Magistrate and William T. Collett, Esq., J.P.)
Thomas Jent and Patrick Quin, of the Burrow, appeared charged with assault on one John Brady. Settled out of Court, defendants paying costs of Court, viz. 4s 6d each. James Lennard, of Shannon View, appeared, charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Coast District. Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. August 3, 1858
Kemp v. Tory.—This was an information under 19 Vic. 24, to determine the ownership of 750 feet of cedar. Mr Kemp swore the cedar was his, had been out for him, sent to the Bomedary Ferry for him, marked with his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. August 4, 1858. (Before Messrs. Mackenzie, Biddulph, and de Mestro.)
John Irvine v. John Harkness.—Defamation, £10. The defendant had stated to other parties that plaintiff had stolen from him a cedar board. The Bench gave a verdict for one shilling and costs, considering that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Ellenborough's Letter. the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to the Governor-general of India Is Council. April 19, 1858
1. Our letter of the 24th March, 1858, will have put you in possession of our general views with respect to the treatment of the people, in the event of the evacuation of Lucknow by the enemy…
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A dreadful murder occurred at the Halifax Guardian newspaper-office, yesterday, and threw the whole town into consternation, the deceased being extensively known in the town…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 9, 1858. (Before Messrs Gordon, Wilshire, Thompson, and W. Osborne.)
STEALING.—Robert Sparkes Reid, sawyer, Fairy Meadow, appeared to answer as charge of having, on the 14th June last, stolen from the forge of William Ridge, blacksmith, two hammers and a vyce. Mr Owen appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulladulla. Court of Petty Sessions. August 6, 1858. (Before Messrs. Warden and Wason, Mr Lovegrove, C.P.S.)
MASTERS' AND SURVANTS' ACT.—Walters v. Seccombe. This case, which was partly heard last court day, now came on for final hearing. James Clevin stated that he rented from Mr Seccombe from three to four acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moruya. Court of Requests. August 6, 1858. (Before the Police Magistrate, and W. T. Collett, Esq.)
Matthew Shiel v. Michael Carow. Damages £1 5s, the value of a coat that was exchanged by Shiel with Carew In the beginning of July last, Carew called at Shiel's to purchase a pair of leggings; after making the purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. August 6, 1858. (Before the Police Magistrate and William T. Collett, Esq., J.P.)
Alfred Cowdroy, farmer, of Bodalla, appeared under the Impounding Act to answer the complaint of Richard Wilkin, superintendent. On the 31st July last, Mr Wilkin impounded eight pigs tho property of Mr Cowdroy…
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William Plumb, of Pyrmont, carter. Liabilities, 49l. 13s 7d. Assets, 3l. Amount of deficiency, 46l. 13s 7d. DEBATE ON RAILWAY EXTENSION.—In the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, August 12. (Before Messrs MacCabe, Marshall, and W. Osborne.)
Mary Smith was charged with having, at Towrodger, on the 5th instant, violently assaulted and beaten Mary Anne Lewis, and also with having used threatening and malicious language towards the same person. Mrs Lewis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 16. (Before Messrs Fairs and Wilshire.)
Mr Wm. Butler appeared at the instance of his former hired servant, to answer the charge of having refused to pay her the sum of £6, being the amount due to her for three months' service. From her evidence it appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, 1Th August, 1858. (Before Messrs. Smith and Fairs.)
A man named John Harvey was sentenced two months imprisonment in Darlinghurst Gaol, for having used grossly obscene language in the public streets the day previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Metropolis. Insolvent Court. General Business
In the, estate of William Scurr, this was a third meeting. One debt was proved. The official assignee read his report, from which it appeared that the sum of £539 29s 4d had been realized in the estate. The insolvent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of Three Persons by a Chinaman
We received information last night from a gentleman just arrived from Singleton, that a series of murders had been committed on the Wybong, six miles from Merton, on the Cassilis road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Requests. (Before Messrs. Mackensie, Elvard, and De Mestre.)
M'Carthy v. Richards, for £5 5s. Mr. M'Carthy sued Mr Richards for a sum paid through the Registrar of the Court to defendant as plaintiff's solicitor. Mr Richards pleaded as set-off a bill delivered to greater amount for professional services…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, August 30, 1858. (Before Messrs. Wilshire and Thompson.)
Mr Thos. Cleverdon, of the Fig-Tree, appeared at the instance of his hired servant servant to answer the charge of having refused to pay him £3 5s wages due. It appeared that the plaintiff was to receive 15s a week and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. 31St August, 1858. (Before Messrs. Elyard and De Mestre.)
Smith v. Flyn, The informant, Arthur smith, overseer to Mr Berry, had summoned Garrett Flyn, the dairyman, to give a satisfactory account of some butter found in his possession. The evidence want to show that some one besides Flyn might have…
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