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Courts & crime, 1827

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Police Report. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1827 · page 3

THURSDAY, JULY 12.—Daniel Parnell was charged with stealing a candlestick, the property of Mr. Franks, the publican, who identified the same as his property…

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Cattle Stealing

The Australian · Wednesday 18 July 1827 · page 3

It is a general complaint which is not confined to th inhabitants of distant settlements, who might be supppsed to be most likely to incur the risk of depredations on their farms, that cattle stealers…

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Right of Reporters to Publish Police Proceedings

The Australian · Wednesday 18 July 1827 · page 3

On Saturday last, in consequence of a circular having been addressed to the several gentleman comprising the Sydney Magistracy, requesting their attendance on that day, to consider of a…

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Police Office, July 14, 1827

The Monitor · Thursday 19 July 1827 · page 6

SIR, I AM directed by the Bench of Magistrates this day assembled at the Police Office, Sydney, to transmit you the enclosed resolution…

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Law Entelligence. Court of King's Bench

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1827 · page 3

Mr. Campbell moved for a rale to shew why a criminal information should not be filed against a M[?]gistrate of the county of [?]fford, for illegally, oppressively, and…

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Case of Assault

The Australian · Wednesday 25 July 1827 · page 3

Francis Gerard, a master baker, was brought up yesterday on a warrant issued against him for an assault on Mr. Peter Rapsey. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant, and a corroborating witness, that on Monday…

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Supreme Court. Monday, July 23. Habeas Corpus

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1827 · page 2

Mr. ROWE moved for a writ of Habeas Corpus, to bring up the body of John Foster, who stated himself, in the affidavit on which the motion was grounded, to be an assigned…

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Court of [?]-[?]. JULY 25, 1827. Before the Honorable Frances For[?], Judge of the Vice-Admiralty of New South Wales. Sims and Foster [?] the ship Cumberland, Robort C[?], Master

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1827 · page 2

This was a [?] preferred by the plain[?], who were late [?] on [?]oard the ship Cumberland, against the defend[?]t, who is Master of that ship, for wages…

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British Extracts. the King's Court

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1827 · page 3

Wednesday afternoon, at a quarter before two o'clock, his Majesty arrived in his travelling chariot, with outriders, [?] by a party of the 17th Lan[?] at his Palace at St. James's, from his Royal…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1827 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1.—Terence O'Grah and Oonagh his wife, both tree, were charged with riotous and disorderly conduct on the preceding evening, while present at the…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, August 1

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1827 · page 3

The new Court-house was opened for transacting public business this morning. The room particularly appropriated to the Criminal Court, and the only part of the building, as…

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Triumph of the Press!!! LIBEL!—3s. 4d. Damages!!! Sheriff's Court, Shrewsbury, March 31. WHALLEY V. WATTON

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1827 · page 4

T[?] is was a writ of inquiry, directed to the Sheriff of Shropshire, to assess the damages in an action for libel. Mr. Campbell (with whom was Mr…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1827 · page 3

SATURDAY AUG. 4. Hemjunah M'Fadyen was brought before his Worship the very picture of misery. This poor unfortunate girl, as appeared from the depositions which…

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Supreme Criminal Court

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1827 · page 3

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3.—George Emmerton, and Mary Reid, were indicted, the former for burglarious y entering the dwelling house of Charles Henry Chambers, Esq. in…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1827 · page 2

MONDAY.—Joshua Jolt was brought before their Worships, charged with plundering his fellow servants of their rations, and with selling the same, in order to purchase rum and…

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Friday.)

The Australian · Wednesday 8 August 1827 · page 3

William Wells arid Thomas Redfern were capitally indicted for forging and uttering certain Treasury Bills, with intent to defraud the Lords of the Treasury. A second court laid the forgery to have been committed with an intent to…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, August 7

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1827 · page 2

Richard Clempson and John Carrol were indicted for a burglary and robbery in the dwelling-house of Francis Berry, in Phillip-street, Sydney, on the night of the 18th of…

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Court of King's Bench—trial Fsor Libel

The Australian · Wednesday 8 August 1827 · page 3

THE KING v. RICHARD DOWING RICHARDS.—This was an indictment against the defendant, as Proprietor of The Age Newspaper, for printing and publishing in that paper libels on the Right Hon. Richard Burler, Ear…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1827 · page 3

WEDNESDAY.—Peter Cauldbrose was brought before his Worship, charged with stealing a yard and a hal[?] of plaid from a shop in Pitt-street. Peter, as it appeared…

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Wednesday.)

The Australian · Friday 10 August 1827 · page 3

Thomas Sweetman stood arraigned on a charge of burglary. The indictment contained two counts. The first count, laying the offence to be that of breaking and…

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