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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1825

295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 15

Supreme Court. (Saturday.) Libel. Captain Mitchell Home

The Australian · Thursday 13 October 1825 · page 3

This was an action at the suit of Captain Mitchell, of His Majesty's Sloop of War, The Slaney, against Robert Howes for a libel contained in the Sydney Gazette of the third of March last…

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Supreme Civil Court. Saturday, October 8. Before the Chief Justice

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1825 · page 3

MITCHELL v. HOWE.—Mr. W. C. WENTWORTH opened the pleadings. This was an action on the case, for a malicious libel, in which Charles Mitchell, Esq.Captain and Commander of H. M…

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From the Hobart Town Gazette. Supreme Court

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1825 · page 3

Monday, SEPT. 12.—The Court sat in the new Courthouse, for the first time. The Solicitor General commenced his address to the Court, explanatory of certain practices in the Court, which he…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, October 14. Before the Chiry Justices

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1825 · page 2

The following prisoners received sentence:— William Chipman, for manslaughter, to be transported to Port Macquarie for 2 years. William Henesy, William Lovel, Samuel Phipps,…

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Sheriff's Office, October 8, 1825. In the Supreme Court. Byrne v. Ford and Lyons

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1825 · page 3

THE SALE in the above Case, advertised for the 17th Instant, is POSTPONED (sine die), by. Consent of the Parties…

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Suebiff's Office, Oct. 13, 1825. In the Supreme Court. Chambers Icely and Hindson Berry and Wollstonecraft Terry, Cavanagh, Walker, and Walker and Campbell, v. Josephson

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1825 · page 3

ON Wednesday, the 2d of November next, the Sheriff will Cause to be Put up by PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Premises of the Defendant, in Pitt-street, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, Ali his valuable STOCK in…

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Sitting Magistrate, John Piper, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1825 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 9s. 9d. per bushel; maize, 6s. Od: per ditto; barley, 5s. Od. per ditto; potatoes, 7s. Od per cwt; butter, 2s. Od. per [?]b;…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1825 · page 2

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.—James Fleming, free, [?] with a violent assault on two persons, namely, Lucy West and Thomas Ford, Fully committed for trial to the Quarter Sessions…

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Criminal Court. (Friday.)

The Australian · Thursday 20 October 1825 · page 4

The following prisoners received the judgment of the Court. William Chapman, convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to be transported to a penal settlement for a term of two-years. Thomas Bailey and Win. Brown, convicted of grand larceny…

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Supreme Civil Court. Monday, October 17. Payne v. Smithers

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1825 · page 3

This was an application, on behalf of the plaintiff, for a new trial, on the ground of the incompletency of a witness, who, it was contended, had an interest in the event of the action, and upon which a Rule…

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Sheriff's Office, Oct. 13, 1825. In the Supreme Court. Chambers [?] and H[?]dson Berry and Wollstonecraft Terry, Cavanagh, Walker, and Walker and Campbell, v. Josephson

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1825 · page 1

ON Wednesday, the 2d of November next, the Sheriff will Cause to be Put up by PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Premises of the Defendant, in Pitt-street, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, All his valuable STOCK in…

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Sittign Magistrate, Thomas Ma[?], Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1825 · page 2

Ave[?] Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 9s. 10[?]d. per bushel; maize, 5s. Od. per ditto; barley, 5s. Od. per ditto; potatoes, 6s. 6d per cwt; butter, 2s. Od. per [?]b;…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, October 19, 1825. Before the Chief Justice

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1825 · page 4

Dennis [?] was capitally indicated, under the statute of the 9th Geo I tor maliciously setting [?] to two stacks of corn, the property of Messrs. Berry and Wolls[?], at Shoal-haven, on the…

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Supreme Civil Court. Thursday, Oct. 20. Before the Chief Justice, and Judge Stephen

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1825 · page 4

[?] [?].—This [?] His Honor the [?] JUSTICE [?] the opinion of the [?] on this matter, which was an application [?] [?] trial, on the ground of an incompe[?]…

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Sitting Magistrate, Thomas M[?], Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1825 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 9s. 10[?]d. per bushel; maize, 5s. [?]d. per ditto; barley, 5s. [?]d. per ditt; potatoes, 6s. 6d per cwt; butter, 2s. 0d. per [?]b;…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1825 · page 3

MONDAY, 17th OCT.—This day the poor fund was augmented by 4 fines, levied on and paid by free persons found drunk in the streets. John Linch, free, charged with stealing a jean waistcoat…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, October 24

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1825 · page 3

The Court met this morning, at 10 o'clock, when His Honor Judge STEPHEN proceeded to puss sentence on the following prisoners:— James Smith, for highway robbery—Death…

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Sitting Magistrate, William Wemyss, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1825 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:-Wheat, 9s. 10½.per bushel; maize 5s. Od. per ditto; barley, 5s. Od. per ditto; potatoes, [?]s. 6d per cwt; butter, 2s. Od. per [?];…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, October 26, 1825. Before the Chief Justice and Judge Stephen

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1825 · page 3

John Flanagan alias Reiley, was indicated for a burglary and robbery, in the house of Mr. William Smith, overseer to Messrs. Berry and Wollstonecraft, at Shoal-haven, and stealing therefrom a…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1825 · page 3

MONDAY, OCT. 24.—Thomas Jones, free, charged with stealing a blanket from a lascar, who was passing with it in the street, when the prisoner s[?]ched it from him and made off, but was apprehended. Fully committed for trial…

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