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Courts & crime, 1808

33 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week-W. LAWSON. Esq

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 15 May 1808 · page 1

Assize of bread until Saturday next, wheaten bread 9d. and houshold bread 5d. per loaf. Wheat sel[?]s at Sydney from 10s. to 12s. per bushel…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing weekCaptain ABBOTT. The price of bread as last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 22 May 1808 · page 1

Yesterday morning a baker was [?]ined by a Bench of M[?]gistraces in the penatly of 3[?] for making bread short of weight, and 20 in addition on account of the bad quality; no [?] of the…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week, G. Blaxcell, Esq. The assize of bread as per last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 29 May 1808 · page 1

Yesterday a Bench of Magistrates assembled; when the following examinations were taken;- [?] m. Freeman charged with breaking and entering a skilling contignous to the dwelling house of…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week, W. Lawson, Esq

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 5 June 1808 · page 1

The London Gazette of the 15th of August last contains a copy of a letter to Admiral Lord Gardner, transmitted by Sir Richard S[?]achan, July 28, 1807, from which we extract the following…

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Court of Criminal Jurisdiction

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 12 June 1808 · page 2

On Monday the 30th [?]. William Gore, Esq. was brought to the bar and arraigned on a cha[?]ge of perjury; when refusing to plead to his indictment, he was pronounced Guilty, and sentenced to be…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week, Capt. Abbott. Assize of bread as before

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 12 June 1808 · page 1

Yesterday a Bench of Magistrates assembled; before whom the following offences were heard.- James Tracy, for absenting himself from his…

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Court of Criminal Jurisdiction

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 19 June 1808 · page 1

On Monday the Court re-assembled (per ad-journment), and proceeded to the trial of the following persons:- Elizabeth Jaderson for stealing notes the…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week, G. Blaxcell, Esq. Assize of bread as before

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 19 June 1808 · page 2

His Honor the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to extend the Royal elemency to William Freeman, capitally convicted before the late Court of Criminal lurisdiction…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week, W. Lawson, Esq, Assize of bread, wheaten 10d & household bread 6d

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 26 June 1808 · page 1

SHIP NEWS.— On Tuesday HIS Majesty's colonial vessel Estsrimna arrived from the Derwent; whence she failed the 16th. She laft there the Eagle brig, newly from India, which is since arrived; and…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the en[?]uing week— Captain Abbott. The price of bread as last week. Ship News

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 3 July 1808 · page 1

On Thursday arrived from King's Island, the Schoone[?] Endeavour with 1400 s[?] skins, and 600 sea elephant teeth, the latter of which are sald to be in high estimation among the natives of the…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week— G. Blaxcell, Esq. The price of bread as last week. Ship News

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 10 July 1808 · page 2

On Friday arrived the Hero, Captain Gardner, from Otaheite the 29th of May. Captain Gardner had put into the bay of Santa Augo, on the coast of Mexico; where, we are sorry to add, he lost a boat's…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week— W. Lawson, Esq. The Price of bread as last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 17 July 1808 · page 1

Yesterday the market had a very thin supply of vegetables, and little or no wheat; but a good supply of maize, the best samples of which sold at 4s. 6d. per bu[?]hel in co[?].—Pork sold at 14d. and…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week— Captain ABBOTT. The price of bread for the ensuing week, wheaten bread 7d. and houshold bread 4d. Ship News

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 24 July 1808 · page 2

On Monday arrived the ship Dundee, Captain Cummings, from Pulo Penang, the 2d of April, and last from the Derwent. By this arrival we are informed that Admiral Sir Thomas Trowbridge,…

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Court of Criminal Jurisdiction

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 31 July 1808 · page 2

On Monday the Court assembled, and proceeded to the trial of Richard Mexwarthy, charged with the commission of an offence, of the most disgusting and abo…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing week— W. LAWSON, Esq. The price of bread as last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 7 August 1808 · page 2

The Civil Court assembled at Parramatta on Monday last (per adjournment) and continued to sit until Friday; during which many causes were determined, some of which were of importance to…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuring week— Captain ABBOTT. The price of breadas last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 14 August 1808 · page 2

His Honor the [?]e[?]tenant Governor has been pleased to extend the Royal Chemistry to the tw[?] persons who were convi[?]ed captitally before the last Court of Criminal Jurisdication…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuring week— W. LAWSON, Esq. The price of bread as last week. Ship News

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 21 August 1808 · page 2

On Sunday last arrived the Elizabeth whaler, with 100 tons of sperm oil. Within a day's fail of Timor the fell in with the Sarah, lately from hence. Two prifoners who had found means to…

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Court of Crimi[?]al Jurisdiction

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 28 August 1808 · page 1

On Thursday the Court assembled, and proceeded to the trial of An[?]w Frazer, who was indicted for stealing notes the property of Mr. Lor[?], of the value of…

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SYDNEY. [?]tting Magistrate for the ensuing week— W. LAWSON, [?]sq. The price of bread as last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 28 August 1808 · page 2

On Tuesday night John Brazil, a free servant of Mr. Thompson, at Hawkesbury, was found murder. [?]d by the contents of a musket being lodged in his [?]elly. The circumstances attending this murder…

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SYDNEY. Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing weekCaptain ABBOTT. The price of bread as last week

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Sunday 4 September 1808 · page 1

Yesterday a Bench of Magistrates assembled; before whom appeared a housekeeper in Sydney, on a charge of purchasing soldiers' b[?]dding; which being substantiated, the offender was fined in the…

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