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379 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 19
WARWICK, MAY 29.—The particulars of this revolting deed were briefly as follows:—Mr. John Heath, a respectable farmer, of Harbury Field, in consequence of the celebration of a christening in his family on the Tuesday preceding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MONDAY.—John Best, an old offender, was brought forward, charged with abusing and resisting a soldier w[?]le on duty at the Military Barrack-gate as a sentin[?]. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—The following very laughable, although, perhaps, also distressing scene, took place at this office, before Sir George Farrant:— Rather a decent looking young man entered and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TUESDAY.—Hugh Murray and John Holdin, free, were charged by His Honor Judge Stephen, with repeatedly harbouring and encouraging his servants to tipple, thereby depraving their morals, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for an assault committed on the person of the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded the general issue,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THURSDAY.âMr. Joseph Raphael appeared before the Bench to answer to a complaint preferred against him by Mr. Paul, who deposed, that on Tuesday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WRIGHT AGAINST W[?]ITING AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for a [?]ibel. Mr. Holt opened the pleadings, and the Attorney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MONDAY.—Mary Ann Chester, a spruce smirking cockney quean, was brought before their Worships, charged with pouring too much aqua vitae into her mouth, and with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Buch was charged with having on the 28th of March last, at Birmingham, murdered mary Hinton, by inflicting with an axe, several wounds on her neck, face, body, and arms. The prisoner is na old man of respectable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DECEMBER 18.—Mary Ann Chester was brought forward at the instance of Mrs. Reynolds, whose assigned servant she was, charged with having abstracted sunday pieces of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for slander and defamation of character. The Attorney General opened the case in a very eloquent speech of an hour and a half, which we regret our limits prevent us from giving at large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DECEMBER 20.—John Weston, a barrackconstable, appeared to answer the complaint of one of Diana's chustest priestesses, in the person of Cather[?] Murray, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The King on the prosecution of his Excellency, General Ralph Darling, through the Attorney, General, Ex-office v Wardell. This was a prosecution instituted against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attorney General presented an information against Robert Wardell, L. L. D. Editor, Publisher, and Proprietor of the Australian newspaper, for a false, scandalous,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for assault and false imprisonment. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and a justification. The damages were laid at £500…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Solicitor Norton, F. A. Hely, Esq. A. B. Spark, Esq. Thomas Walker, Esq. and Mr. Bowen, were severally examined for the prosecution; upon the tendency of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an indictment against the defendant for publishing a supposed libel, as we understood, of and concerning his Majesty, prosecuted at the instance of the Society of persons calling themselves. "The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Friday.—John Brown and William Herries, two free subjects of Neptune, were placed before the Bench, charged with interrupting a sentinel in the discharge of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Rule having been obtained on Monday last, calling on Mr. R. HOWE, Editor and Proprietor of the Sydney Gizette, to show cause why an attachment should not issue against…
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