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Courts & crime, 1882

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Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 3Rd Jan., 1882.(Before Messrs. Cornish, Dugdale, Royce, and Laurie, Justices of the Peace.) Cattle Stealing

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 6 January 1882 · page 2

Alexander McDonell was charged with stealing one steer, the property of Henry Matthew Juhl, of Coopernook. Messrs. Fitzgerald (of Sydney), and Castle appeared for the prosecution. Messrs…

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Local & District. Police Court, Cundle. Tuesday 1Oth Jan., 1882. (.Magistrates present: Messrs. Cornish, Miller, Laurie, and Cowan,) Thrratening Letter.— H. M’LENNAN P.J. MURRAY

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 13 January 1882 · page 2

No appearance of complainant. Case dismissed. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT—POLICE v. JOHN NORMAN…

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Local & District. Police Court, Wingham. Tuesday, 24Th Jan., 1882. (Before Messrs. J. Andrews, Cornish, Abbott, Laurie, Lyon, Cochrane, Stewart, McDonell, and Cleaver, Justices of the Peace.) Small Debts Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 2

DAVIS V. M‘GILVRAY—DEBT. Verdict for plaintiff. WALLACE V. BROWN—DEBT. Verdict for plaintiff, £1 9s and 5s costs…

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Local & District. Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 31.St Jan., 1882.(Before Messrs. Abbott, McDonell, Boycc, Stewart, and Laurie, Js.P.) ROBBERY

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 2

Donald Ross was charged by Constable Taylor with stealing a cash-box, and its contents of money, the property of Mr. [?] Murray, of Tinonee. It appeared…

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Vagaries of the Sydney Police

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 February 1882 · page 3

THERE is a new development of [?] in Sydney just now, and the actors are the police. One scarcely wonders [?] it, because so much encouragement was given by the…

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Local & District. Police Court, Cundle. Tuesday, 7Th Feb., 1882. (Magistrates present: Messrs. Cornish, Miller, and Broad.)FURIOUS RIDING

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 February 1882 · page 2

Charles Owen pleaded guilty to furious riding, and was fined 5s and 4s 10d costs. The money was paid. INDECENT EXPOSURE OF PERSON…

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Local & District. Police Court, Tinonee. Tuesday, 14Th Feb., 1882. (Before Messrs. Cleaver, Dugdale, and McDonell, Justices of the Peace.) Small Debts Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 5

There was only one case for adjudication…

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[?] Port Macquarie. Thursday, 8 p.m. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 5

House Breaking. James Day charged with house breaking was acquitted. Forgery…

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Local & District. Police Court, Wingham. Tuesday, 2Ist Fer., 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 24 February 1882 · page 2

(Magistrates present: Messrs. Cochrane. Andrews, Stewart, McDonell, Abbott and miller.) There was one case for disposal…

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Police Court, Cundle. Tuesday, 7Th March, I882. (Before Messrs. Broad,. Abbott, and Cornish J’sP.) DEBT

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 2

LATHAM V M’ DOUGALL. A case in which Plaintiff claimed 62 for money wrongly demanded for release of cattle seized for the purpose of impounding…

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The Decision of the Victorian Police Commission. MELBOURNE

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day to consider tho recommendations of the Police Commission. It was decided that Acting Chief Commissioner Chomley should…

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Metropolitan Police

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 24 March 1882 · page 2

COMMENT was made in the Advocate a few weeks ago upon a case tried at the Central Police Court, Sydney, in which a man named Hodgkiss had been prosecuted by a…

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Police Court, Cundle. Tuesday, 4Th April, 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 7 April 1882 · page 2

Before, Messrs. Cornish, Broad, Abbott, Laurie, Cowan, Boyce, and Miller, Justices of the Peace. SMALL DEBTS COURT…

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Licensing Court Law

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 7 April 1882 · page 2

IN a capitally written sketch of the “Caesar of the Central,” (Mr. Dillon, Stipendiary Magistrate) by Pasquin, in the Freeman’s Journal, appear the following words:—“But…

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The Licensing Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 2

THE proceedings at the Licensing Court held at Taree, on Tuesday last, were of a character to deserve the approbation of the public. From the outset it was evident that…

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Licensing Court, Taree. Tuesday, 25th April 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 2

BEFORE J. A. Creagh, Esq. Licensing Magistrate—chairman—and T. W. Dugdale Esq., J. P. and J. H. Cornish, Esq., J. P. Messrs. Castle, and Melville, Solicitors,…

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Licensing Court Law

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 5 May 1882 · page 2

THE Press of the colony teams with instances of the curious administration of the Licensing Act. Already the vagaries of the Licensing Courts have gone far to bring greater…

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The Supreme Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 19 May 1882 · page 2

FOR a very long time the colony has had reason to complain of the virtual delay of justice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. At one time it has arisen from the…

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Local & District. Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 23rd May, 1882. Before Messrs Abbott, Dugdale and Mc Donell J’s. P.

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 26 May 1882 · page 2

As this was the first-sitting in the new Court House Messrs Castle, and Melville (Solicitors) addressed the Bench in term of congratulation…

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Sydney, Supreme Court. Jury Court.—monday, May 22. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer and a Jury of Four.)

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 26 May 1882 · page 5

CAMPBELL v. ANDREWS.—This was an action for slander; damages claimed, £2000. Mr. Want, instructed by Mr. F. J. McCarthy, appeared for plaintiff; and Mr. Salomons,…

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