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Courts & crime, 1826

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Police Reports

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1826 · page 3

THURSDAY, JULY 25.—Thomas French, ticket of leave, and James Field, free, who had been remanded from the 21st instant, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of iron, wrenched from the…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Saturday 29 July 1826 · page 3

George Rawlins, was charged on Wednesday, with embezzlement. It appeared from the testimony of several witnesses, that this man, who was employed by a Mr. Hankinsen, as a baker, was observed by another servant…

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Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing Week, John Piper, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 3d. per bushel; maize, 3s. 0d. per ditto; barley, 3s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 10s. 0d; per cwt.; butter, 2s. 9d. per…

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Wednesday.)

The Australian · Saturday 29 July 1826 · page 3

The Court opened this morning, at a few minutes after 10 o'clock when the undermentioned prisoners under remand for sentence, were severally brought up, and placed at the bar…

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Supreme Civil Court. Tuesday, July 25

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1826 · page 3

LAMB v. NETTLETON.—This was an action brought, to recover certain articles of property mentioned in the declaration, and valued at £39 12[?] which were detained by the defendant,…

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Sitting Magistrate—John Piper, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 3d. per bushel; inaize, 3s. 0d. per ditto; barley, 3s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 10s. 0d. per cwt.; butter, 2s. 9d. per…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1826 · page 3

FRIDAY, JULY 28.—William Earp, prisoner for life, who [?]ad ran from the Prisoners' Barrack, was sentenced to the treadmill for 10 days. Solyman, a native of Hindoo, belonging to the…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Wednesday 2 August 1826 · page 3

A lank visaged, melancholy figure of a man, calling himself Bartholemew Duffey or the faithful Hibernian, appeared on Monday to answer to sunday minor charges, ready to be drawn out against him, in battle array. The first in order, was that of…

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House of Commons, Thursday, March 9, 1826. Consolidation of the Statute Law of Theft

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1826 · page 4

Mr. Peel hoped he might be permitted to prefer an appeal to the house for its most serious attention, while he submitted to their consideration some measures that he deemed to be off the very highest importance, as connected with the criminal…

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SUPREME COURT.—(Saturday.) Klensendorlffe v. Oakes

The Australian · Wednesday 2 August 1826 · page 3

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages fur a malicious prosecution instituted by the defendant.—The damages were laid at 10001. The declaration in this action contained two counts…

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Supreme Civil Court. Saturday, July 30, 1826. KLENSENDORLFFE v. OAKES

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1826 · page 3

Mr. Rows opened the pleadings. This was an action for a malicious prosecution in which William Klensendorlffe was plaintiff, and Francis Oakes,defendant. The declaration contained two…

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Supreme Civil Court. Saturday, July 30th

The Monitor · Friday 4 August 1826 · page 8

KLENSENDORLFFE v. OAKES.—This was an action for malicious prosecution brought by Mr. William Klensendorlffe, innkeeper of Myrtle Creek, against Francis Oakes, of Parramatta, to which the defendant pleaded not guilty. Damages…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, July 28th

The Monitor · Friday 4 August 1826 · page 4

CHARLES BUTLER of Portland Head, Settler, a prisoner of the Crown assigned to the service of his wife, was indicted for the wilful murder of Catherine Collins, otherwise Kitty Carman, at the Hawkesbury, a lodger in the…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Saturday 5 August 1826 · page 3

Mr. George Cutter appeared at the office on Wednesday, to make answer to the complaint of Mr, Hubert Howe, which set forth how the former did honour to the latter, by a liberal bestowing on him of certain cutting, threatening…

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Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing Week, Thomas M'vitie, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles At the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 6s. 11½d. per bushel; maize, 2s. 9d. per ditto; barley, 3s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 10s. 0d. per cwt.; butter, 2s. 9d. per…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, August 1[?] RE[?] v. F. N. ROSSI, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1826 · page 2

This morning the ATTORNEY GENERAL ross to oppose the Rule Nisi granted in this case, on the affidavits of Mary Reynolds [?]d others, calling on the above defendant to shew cause why a criminal information should not be field against him. Affidavits of the…

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Sitting Magistrate—Thomas M'Vitie, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles At the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 6s. 11¼d. per bushel; maize, 2s. 9d. per ditto; barley, 3s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 10s. 0d. per cwt.; butter, 2s. 9d. per…

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Liverpool Police

The Australian · Wednesday 9 August 1826 · page 3

Sarali Hiteham and Catherine Ryan, both in the service of Mr. Robert Lowe, were found guilty, on the 31st ultimo of eloping from their service—as they expressed sorrow for this peccadillo, and their master expressed his [?]…

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Supreme Court. Monday, August 7, 1826. R. Lowe, Esq. v. Mr. Henry Dangar

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1826 · page 3

This was an action for libel, in which the damages were laid at £400. Mr. Wentworth stated the case for the plaintiff, in his usual eloquent and energetic manner. It appeared that Mr. Lowe had been for…

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Up-country Police

The Monitor · Friday 11 August 1826 · page 5

AUGUST 3.—ANN BUKINSHAW, a free woman, complained of one John Jones, who then stood, in proper person, before the Court. The nature of the case was briefly this: Mrs. B. having made use of some very…

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