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MURDER.— A murder under very mysterious circumstances was committed at Hunter's River, near the Green Hills, on Friday last. A ticket-of-leave holder, named Coxhead, who was…
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The Sydney Police Act forbids any person to blast rock within the limits of the town of Sydney, without giving twenty-four hours' notice to the Town-Surveyor, who shall appoint a time…
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FATAL ACCIDENT,—One of those melancholy accidents which are so frequent in our Harbour occurred on Sunday last, 1st instant, and ter minated in the death of a member of the legal…
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On Friday a man named Devine, and a woman named Savage, were convicted before the Court of Quarter Sessions of keeping a brothel, and sentenced, the man to be worked on the treadmill…
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Sir,—Tile recent melancholy boat accident in the harbour has brought to my recollection some experments and observations I made two years ago' on the subject of Atphyxia, and the recovery of…
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BURGLARY.—The house of Mr. E. Terry, in Castlereagh-street, was burglariously entered on Monday night; the thieves entered the house by a window which had not been securely fastened…
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A negro convict, named Diamond Francis, was convicted at the Police Office, on Saturday, of attempting to break into Captain Duke's stole, and sentenced to be worked in irons for twelve…
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ACCIDENT.—A number of persons were amusing themselves by shooting pigeons on the Surry Hills on Monday last, when the gun of a person named Becson accidentally went off, and the…
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THE BLACKS—Two native blacks are in gaol under committal for the murder of two of Mr. Finch's assigned servants, at New England, beyond Liverpool Plains. A black, named Captain,…
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A few days ago, a woman named Hannah Heath, who has only recently come down from Limestone Plains, was apprehended in the streets with a parrot and cage in her possession which…
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A shopkeeper was fined one pound on Thursday, for keeping his shop open on a Sunday. This clause of the Police Act ought to be enforced oftener than it is…
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The messenger at the Commercial Bank observed something suspicious in the behaviour of an assigned servant, named Broad, on Saturday afternoon, and seeing him take a bundle up…
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The [?] ordaining that a Convict who escapes, or attempts to escape from the Colony, shall be transported to a penal settlement for fourteen years, applies to males only. On this account, a…
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A barbarous murder was committed at the Vale of Clwyd stockade a few days since by one of the convicts who drove a pickaxe so far into the head of a fellow prisoner that it was not…
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PERJURY.—There has been an awful quantity of perjury committed this session. In one case it was apparent to every man of discernment that five witnesses for the defence swore to a fact…
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On Tuesday, a constable named Glover was committed to take his trial for stealing a pair of shoes from a drunken man. Mr. Dwyer, the lessee of the Sydney Toll-gate,…
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Some months since a man named Thomas Beattie called at Foster's public-house, and representing himself to be overseer to some person up the country, commenced running up an…
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On Sunday evening, a person named Maher, residing on the North Shore, was proceeding towards Dawes's Point, when he was suddenly pounced upon, near Mr. Campbell's gate, by three…
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PERJURY.—A man named Evan Thomas was on Tuesday committed to take his trial for perjury, under the following circumstances:—Some time since, a horse belonging to Thomas was…
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FORGERY.—On Saturday evening Mr. Stirling the grocer received a letter signed J Bowman requesting Mr Stirling to send him word the price of his Tobacco; Mr Stirling of course…
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