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Laurence Foley was brought up under warrant, charged with assaulting Michael Ryan. Prosecutor appeared in court with a pair of very discoloured eyes, which he said he received in a quarrel, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Laurence Foley was brought up under warrant, charged with assaulting Michael Ryan. Prosecutor appeared in court with a pair of very discoloured eyes, which he said he received in a quarrel, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Knowing that yo[?] columns are always open for the purpose of affording information to your readers, I have taken the liberty of askin[?] your opinion on the 11th clause of the Municipalities A[?] under the following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALEXANDRIA.—A meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the 14th ultimo. Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Bryant) and full Council. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A person named Neild, alias David Beatty, described in the charge sheet as a tailor, was brought up charged with stealing a pair of boots, of the value of 14s, the property of one Sw[?]ey. Prisoner was remanded until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Gough was charged with assaulting and beating Timothy Riordon. He was discharged. Denis Tracy was brought up, charged with assaulting and beating one P. M'Dougall. The evidence went…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHO that has studied Knickerbocker's veracious and graphic "History of New York under the Dutch dynasty" is ignorant that that great city is indebted for its eminence to the wise practice of its founders in determining all questions of state in profound silence,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A person named Neild, alias David Beatty, described in the charge sheet as a tailor, was brought up charged with stealing a pair of boots, of the value of 14s, the property of one Swyney. Prisoner was remanded until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Heelcup, for riotous behaviour, was fined 10s or three days; and Mary Stipleton and Elizabeth Bruce, for similar offences, were fined 20s each, or seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Nicholson was charged with using indecent language in Exeter-place. He was fined L3, or one month in gaol. Maria Madden was brought up, charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maria Daley, in additional to being fined, with the usual alternative, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was also fined 20s, in default seven days' gaol, for making use of obscene language in Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Nicholson was charged with using indecent language in Exeter-plane. He was fined L3, or one month in gaol. Maria Madden was brought up, charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maria Daley, in addition to being fined, with the usual alternative, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was also fined 20s, in default seven days' gaol, for making use of obscene language in Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Holloway was fined 20s, or seven days' gaol, for riotous behaviour. George Saunders, for making use of indecent language in George-street, was fined 40s, or one month;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR Corporation has of late been getting move and more degraded. And as the body is, the head is—our Mayors show a like degeneracy. Those who mark the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →James Holloway was fined 20s, or seven days' gaol, for riotous behaviour. George Saunders, for making use of indecent language in George-street, was fined 40s, or one month;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at the Town-hall, York-street, to-morrow, Tuesday, 11th instant, at 11 o'clock, for considering the following notices of motion:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Samuel William Jones (10) was brought up, charged under the Industrial Schools Act. The father desired that the boy should be sent on board the Vernon, as he was growing beyond the control of his parents; the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WEST BOTANY.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this Council was held at the temporary Council Chambers, Arncliffe, on Tuesday, the 27th ultimo. Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Yates), and a full Council. Minutes of preceding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the members of the city council of Sydney was held this day, at the Town Hall, York-street. Present—His worship the mayor (M. Chapman, Esq., J.P.), in the chair, aldermen Raphael,…
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