Supreme Criminal Court. Thursday, March 29
Henry Townsend (free) was indicted for forging a warrant or order for the delivery of goods, with intent to defraud Mr. Barnet Levey, at Sydney, on the 1st day of March…
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Supreme Civil Court. Thursday, March 29th
Before Mr. JUSTICE STEPHEN, and a Special Jury:--BANNISTER versus WARDELL. This was an action, brought by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Dixon v. REV. W. [?]
This was an action for the recovery of £80, being the price of a horse sold by the plaintiff to the defendant in 1823. Mr. GRLLIBRAND appeared as Counsel for the plaintiff, and stated, previous to the opening of his case, that if the…
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MARCH 31.—Th[?] Johnson was brought before the Police, charged with having committed perjury in the Supreme Court, in the case of the King v. Simpson, for harbouring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SUPREME COURT.—(Friday.) Wardell v. Howe
Mr. Wentworth.—In this case, Dr. Wardell is plaintiff, and Mr. Robert Howe defendant. This is an action for an alleged libel, and the declaration contains eight counts.—The first, after the usual inducement of good character…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Civil Court. Friday, March 30, 1827. Before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. WARDELL v. HOWE
Mr. W. WENTWORTH stated the case. This was an action for an alleged libel contained in the Sydney Gazette of the 11th of August, 1825. The declaration contained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Press. Nullius addictus jucare in verba Magistrate
I pin my faith on no man's sleeve; Nor write, save what I know, or believe! The influence of the "Press" on the public mind is powerful, and extensive; and it's…
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Mr. Richard Allen appeared on a summons to answer the complaint of Jumes Holland, Esq. Commissioner of the Court of Requests, for threatening to horsewhip him…
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The following prisoners were brought up for sentence; Dennis M'Dowell, convicted of stabbing, with intent to kill, or do some grievious bodily harm, on board the brig…
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The Chief Justice sat this morning, to dispose of prisoners, who were under remand by that Court for sentences, in pursuance of their respective convictions. The term having ended on Saturday last…
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APRIL 6.—A H. Hayes, and H. Connell, the one a clerk in the Australian newspaper office, the other in some other office, were brought before the Bench, charged by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Hobarat Town Gazette, Feb. 24. Supreme Court. the King v. R. L. MURRAY
The Chief Justice having expressed a wish, prior to the Court being adjourned to La[?]nceston, that the case should be argued, the Court met on Tuesday for that purpose. It may not perhaps be in the…
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Saturday, March 24, 1827.—The King, v. Henry Fleming of Pitt Town, licensed publican, was charged with having allowed tippling in his house on a Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Regimental Court of Inquiry, Royal Horse—guards, Blub
It is well known that a Court of Inquiry has been for some time past sitting on this distinguished Regiment, in order to decide on the truth or falsehood of an imputation made upon Lord William Lennox, a…
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Yesterday s[?]nnight, Mr. Richard Allen, Registrar of the Court of Requests, accomcompanied by his brother, Mr. Solicitor Allen, and his advocate, Mr. T. D. Rowe,…
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APRIL 7th.---Mary Foy, charged with being drunk and riotous.---Sentenced 2 hours in the stocks. James Sinart, attached to barracks, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Extracts. Court of King's Bench
JUDGMENT---THE KING v. E. SHACKWELL. Mr. Scarlett prayed the Judgment of the Court upon the defendant, who was convicted at the London Adjourned Sittings after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. Wednesday, April 4, 1827. in Equity. Farrel, O'Donnel, and Small, complainants, against Squires (widow), defendant
This important case, which had been argued some time since, before His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE, by Mr. Rowe[?] of Counsel for the complainants, and Mr. W. C…
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MONDAY, APRIL 2.---James Williams, was charged with disobedience of orders, and when spoken to concerning a mare, he replied, "I'll work the b------y mare from…
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[We have much pleasure in copying the following sensible article upon the absurd practice of Duelling, from the Glasgow Free Press] Remarks on the late Trial of David…
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