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Courts & crime, 1826

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Supreme Court (Thursday.)

The Australian · Thursday 16 February 1826 · page 3

The Attorney General mainiated that he should, to-morrow, call the attention of the Court to a paragraph in the Sydney Gazette of Wednesday, reflecting on the character of a crown officer, Mr. W. H. Moore…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1826 · page 3

TUESDAY, FEB. 14.-The Police Office was crowded this morning, in consequence of its having been understood, that the bushrangers in custody would be brought up for examination, the…

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Sitting- Magistrate for the ensuing Week, William Carter, Esquirb

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 5¾d. per bushel; maize, 5s. Od. per ditto; barley, 4s. 6d. per ditto; potatoes, 6s. per cwt.: butter, Is. 9d. per [?]b;…

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Law Intelligence. Court of King's BENCH.—July 1

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1826 · page 4

BLORE V. STOCKDAMI.—This was an action ngninst the defendant, ns publisher of the Memoirs of Harriet Wilson, for nu nlleered scandalous and defamatory libe! concerning the plainjiff". The damages were laid at 600). Pira not guilty…

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Sitting Magistrate—William Carter, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 5¾d. perr bushel; maixe, 5s. 0d. per ditto; barley, 4s. 6d. per ditto; potatoes, 6s. per cwt.; butter, 1s. 9d. per lb…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1826 · page 3

FEBRUARY 14.—Patrick Mannix, free, remanded from the 11th instant, for a robbery. Fully committed. FEB. 17—Wm. Turner, ticket of leave, Hannah Pendergrass, free, as receivers of stolen property from the…

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Supreme Civil Court. Monday, February 2. Before Judge Stephen

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1826 · page 3

The Court met this morning for the trial of civil issues. No cases, however, of any importance, were gone into, and the Court adjourned at an early hour to Wednesday (this day) at 10 o'clock…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1826 · page 2

SATURDAY, FEB. 8.—Thomas Riley, prisoner of the crown, apprehended under suspicious circumstances; sentenced 12 lashes. Samuel Dalbery, free, for having harboured Ann…

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Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing Week, F. A. Hely, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 7¾d. per bushel; maize, 5s. 0d. per ditto; barley, 5s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 7s. per cwt.; butter, 1s. 6d. per lb;…

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Sitting Magistrate—F. A. Hely, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1826 · page 2

Averate Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 7¾d. per bushel; maize, 5s. 0d. per ditto; barley, 5s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 7s. per cwt.; butter, 1s. 6d. per lb;…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1826 · page 3

FRIDAY, FEB. 24.—John Frost, ticket of leave, and John Bryant, prisoner of the crown, charged with stealing a quantity of rope from the stores of Mr. Lewis Solomon, his property, and which had…

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Supreme Civil Court. Friday, Feb. 24, 1826. STEPHEN v. RAINE

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1826 · page 3

In this case Mr. W. H. MOORE confessed judgment. Verdict for the plaintiff £123 15[?] Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Solicitor ALLEN. BATE v. CORBYN…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Thursday 2 March 1826 · page 4

Charles Patient, Peter Roberts, Duncan M'Cullum, William Morrison, William Corbett, and John Clark, were indicted for a robbery in the dwelling house of Mr. William Hayes, on the night of the 26th of January, and putting the persons therein…

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Thf Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1826 · page 3

TUESDAY. FEB. 28.—Some slight, cases were disposed of, and the Bench adjourned at noon to visit the public-houses, in the town of Sydney, to judge of the propriety of granting licences to such…

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Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing Week, G. G. Mills, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 1¾d. per bushel; maize, 4s. 6d. per ditto; harley, 4s. Od. per ditto; potatoes, Os. 6d. per cwt.; outter, 1s. 9d. per lb;…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, February 27

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1826 · page 3

Charles Patient, Peter Roberts, Duncan M'Callim, William Morrison, William Corbett, John Clark, and Thomas Bennett, as accessary after the fact, were indicted under the state of the 3d of…

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Sitting Magistrate—G. G. Mills, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 1¾d. per bushel; maize, 4s. 6d. per ditto; harley, 4s. Od. per ditto; potatoes, 6s. 6d, per cwt.; butter, 1s. 9d. per lb;…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1826 · page 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 3.—William Wood, free, charged with having stolen fiom a dwelling into which he had been admitted as an iminate for the night, an ordr for 20 Spanish dollars on the Austialian Company at Sydney. The prisoner was traced…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Saturday, March 4

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1826 · page 3

Christopher Anderson and Ann Kerr, were indicted the former for felomiously stealing a quaality of wearing appacel, the property of Thomas Henderson, and the latter for receiving the saem knowing it to have been stolen, on the…

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Criminal Court. (Friday.)

The Australian · Thursday 9 March 1826 · page 3

James Burke was indicted for the wilful murder of John Cogan, at Bringelly, on the 7th of January last; and Cornelius Donahu as an accessary after the fact, in harbouring and concealing the said Burke…

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