Accidents, Offences, &[?]
A few evening ago, Thurston, the notorious prize-fighter and thief, was apprehended for robbing a sailor on the rocks, by cutting his handkerchief off his [?]ck and stealing some silver…
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A few evening ago, Thurston, the notorious prize-fighter and thief, was apprehended for robbing a sailor on the rocks, by cutting his handkerchief off his [?]ck and stealing some silver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BURGLARYâOn Tuesday evening, during the temporary absence of Mr. Costin, pork butcher of Pitt-street, from his residence, the house was burglariously entered, and about £3 in money and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CRIM CON.—An action to recover compensation for criminal conversation, will be tired during the next Term. The parties are a Sydney merchant of long standing, and a passenger by the Duchess…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BURGLARY.—On Friday night a butcher Hillary, residing at the corner of Kent-st[?] to bed in a drunken state, and in the [?] found that the door had been taken [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ACCIDENT.—Yesterday morning, a child named John Williams belonging to a dealer residing in Kent-street, got up on a dray that was carting potatoes to his mother's shop, from which he fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSIGNED SERVANTS.—A case occurred at the Police Officce last week, which shews how necessary it is that Magistrates should exercise the greatest caution, in signing applications for female…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday morning a boy about eight years of age, named Ford, was gathering some chips in the quarry near the watch-house, when he picked up a small bronze candlestick, and a silver teapot,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several articles of silver, supposed to have been Stolen, were found the other day in the house of Fitzpatrick, the man who is charged with murder, in Market-street. Mr. Michell,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →O[?] Friday, Mr. Thomas Cave was committed to take his trial for "taking forcible possession" of a house at the corner of King and York-streets. It appeared that Mr. V. Solomon was about letting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE ALBION MILLS EMBEZZLERS.—On Saturday, Birch, the collecting clerk at this establishment, was tried and acquitted on one charge of embezzlement on Wednesday, he was tried and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →QUEEN STREET.—Every Sunday the inhabitants of Queen Street are annoyed by gangs of drunken blackguards, who assemble and for hours use the most disgustingly obsence language, and actually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday evening a man named [?]ty went into Mercedith's public house, and in [?] ment for some brandy tendered a piece of p[?] with the words Bathurst, one pound written [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday morning, one of Mr. Geard's shopmen having occasion to go into the shop earlier than usual, was surprised to see Thomas Anderson, the house servant, with a piece of silk, in his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The man William Casey, alluded to in [?] as having been sentenced to twelve [?] irons, for stealing clothes from Mr. A[?] manded, it appears, in order that he [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LENIENT SENTENCES.—In passing such a [?] sentence as six months' imprisonment [?] sailors convicted of stealing from the ship Bri[?] we do not think that Mr. Justice Wills acted [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A short time since a soldier of the 80th regiment, named Curtis, was committed to take his trial for robbing a man in the streets, and by the Court of Quarter Sessions was sentenced to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday night, Constable Phillips apprehended a boy named Afern, about thirteen years of age, with a bag of wool in his possession, which had been stolen from some bales that were lying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The bushrangers have been reaping a plen[?] harvest in the neighbourhood of Penrith la[?] Last week, sunday teams were stopped and [?] in open day, between that place and Parr[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →APPRENTICES.—On Friday, James [?] prentice to Mr. Ewen, cabinetmaker, [?] upon warrant to answer a charge of [?] from his indentures. The fact of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"We shall soon see how the Attorney-General will act with the five blacks that Mr. Mayne has taken down. A demand should be made that Darby, and three other men at the head of the…
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