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Courts & crime, 1826

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Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing Week, John-thomas Campbell, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 7s. 2½d. per bushel; maize, 3s. 6d. per ditto; barley, 3s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 8s. 6d. per cwt.; butter, 2s. 3d. per…

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Supreme Court, (Friday.) Middleton v. Lucas

The Australian · Saturday 20 May 1826 · page 3

This was an action brought to recover a sum of £11 8s, 9d. for beer furnished by plaintiff, a proprietor of the Nelson brewery, to person named Woolstonecraft, hat on defendant's account. The latter set up a plea, that Wollstonecraft was trading on his…

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Supreme Civil Court. Friday, May 19, 1826. MIDDLETON v. LUCAS

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1826 · page 3

This was an action for goods sold and delivered. The declaration contained theh usual counts, and the delendant pleaded the general issue. The plaintiff was proprietorof the Nelson…

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Sitting Magistrate—J. T. Campbell, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1826 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 8s. 8¾d. per bushel; maize, 3s. 3d. per ditto; barley, 4s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 9s. 6d. per cwt.; butter, 2s. 0d. per…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1826 · page 3

THURSDAY, MAY 18.—Michael Finneghnn, prisoner of the crown for 14 years, charged with an attempt to break into a dwelling-house after dark, but which he failed in effecting, in consequence of an alarm given at the instant, when the…

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Supreme Court. Monday, May, 22nd, 1826. HALLORAN, v. HALL

The Monitor · Friday 26 May 1826 · page 3

MR. NORTON opened the pleadings, which set forth that the plaintiff being elected master of the Sydney Public Free Grammar School, an institution of which he was himself the projector, had been libelled in the…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Saturday 27 May 1826 · page 3

There were but few cases mooted this week of any particular interest or magnitude. On Monday an increase of three silver dollars was made to the poor fund by fines levied on three "choice spirits," who had been regaling themselves the previous…

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Sitting Magistrate for the ensuing Week, William Carter, Esquirks

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1826 · page 2

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

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The Police. Tuesday, March 23, 1826

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1826 · page 2

Mary Weston, free, was placed at the har, charged on the oath of James Deering, on a violent suspicion of having stolen privately from his person, on Wednesday last, 6 notes for 100 dollars, each of the Bank of New South Wales, and…

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Supremo Civil Court. Monday, May 22, 1820. Action for Libel

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1826 · page 3

Dr. Halloran v. E. S.Hall, Esq.—Mr. NORTON opened the pleadings. This was an action for a libel on the character of the plaintiff, contained in a certain letter, signed" Fidelitas," and published…

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Sitting Magistrate—William Carter, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 2

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

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Criminal Court (Monday.)

The Australian · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 3

LAURA ANN SHORT was indicted for stealing a gold ring, value 10s., a gold brooch; value 10s., and another brooch, value 5sl, the goods and chattels of Daniel Whitehead…

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The Police. Friday, May 26, 1826

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 3

Richard Nugent, and William Atwood, tree, appeared to answer to a summons issued against, them at the instance of Mrs. Ikin of Castlereagh-street, for having severely and violently beaten and bruised her infant son Alexander, aged…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday May 29, 1826

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 3

Laura Ann Short was indicted for stealing a brooch and ring, the property of Mrs Aune Whitehead, on the 30th of January last. Guilty—Remanded…

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Sheriff's Office, May 24, 1826. Supreme Court. Campbell, jun. v. Peisley

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 1

THE SHERIFF will Cause to be Put up for Sale, in the Public Market House, Syendy, on Thursday next, the 1st Day of June, at 11 for 12 o'clock in the Forenoon, the following ESTATES, belonging to the above…

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Botamy Bay or the Wife of Four Husbands!!!! Police Office, Chester, Sept. 24, 1825

The Australian · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 4

The one he was an Irishman, Another was a Scott, The next he was a Dutchman, But the Scott was the best, I wot…

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Law Intelligence. Court of Common Pleas, Dec. 2, 1825. Crim Con. Thorndyke v. HARVEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1826 · page 4

When this case was called on there was not a sufficient attendance of Special Jurors. Mr. Serjeant Wilde, for the plaintiff, prayed a tales…

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Supreme Civil Court. Causes Tried Since the 18Th Instant

The Monitor · Friday 2 June 1826 · page 5

MIDDLETON v. LUCAS—Goods sold. verdict for plaintiff. Damages 11l. 18s. 9½d. CLARKSON AND ANOTHER, EXECUTORS, &c. v. PASS—Goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff. Damages 30l. 11s…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, May 29th. Before Chief-justice Forbes

The Monitor · Friday 2 June 1826 · page 5

LAURA ANN SHORT, was indicted for stealing a ring, value 10s. and a broock of the same value, the property of Daniel Whitehead—Guilty Tuesday 30.—John Hossle, for stealing an axe; the…

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The Police

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

TUESDAY, MAY 30.—James Horner, ticket of leave, who had been remanded from the 26th instant, on the charge of having fraudulently obtained 5 gallons of oil in the name and on the…

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