Police Report. SYDNEY
FRIDAY, MAY 4.---James Evans, a free mariner, was brought before the Court, charged with a robbery on board the ship Australia, in Sydney Cove, on the evening…
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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, May 8
J. H. Emerson was indicted for forging and uttering a check on the Bank of Australia for £112 10s. purporting to be drawn by J. Bowman, Esq. with intent to defraud…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Duel at Kirkcaldy. Circuit Court of Justiciary, Perth
Sept. 22.-- This trial having excited the greatest possible interest, the Court was crowded at a very early hour, and they considered themselves fortunate who could gain an admission upon any terms…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law Intelligence. Court of Common Pleas, Westminster, November 29, 1826. Sittings after Michaelmas Term, before the Lord Chief Justice and Common Juries
CHARLES WRIGHT v. JERDAN & OTHERS. Mr. White opened the pleadings. The decaration stated that this was an action for libel, brought by the plantiff against…
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HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, Nov. 3.---Last week his Majesty's ship Grasshopper, Captain Canning, came into harbour, last from Sydney, Cape Breton. She had on board two prisoners, who were apprehended…
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APRIL 17.—William Pacey and Thomas Fla[?], charged with having in their possession knowing it to have been stolen, the iron work of a plough, the property of a…
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The following prisoners were brought up to received sentence:— The Acting Attorney General prayed the judgement of the Court against Wm. Ward and Thomas…
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The following prisoners were this morning brought up for judgment before His Honor the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vice-chancellor's Court, Dec. 3. Lady Ruskine and Others v. LORD [?] and Others
In this case a bill was filed by the plaintiffs, to procure the payment into Court of 10,637/. 18s. 7d. in the three per Cent. Consols, winch sum the defendants admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Intelligence. Court of King's Bench, Westminster, December 4, [?] (Sittings after Micha[?] Term.---Before the Lord Chief Justice, and Common Juries.) Libel[?]the King v. John Hunt
Mr. Hutchinson opened the pleadings. This was an indictment charging the defendant, the proprietor and publisher of the Examiner newspaper, with having, in his…
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FRIDAY, MAY [?] Jmaes Mortimer, a prisoner of the Crown, was brought before the Bench, charged with a robbery on the [?] of Mr. [?] Part of the property, which had been found in the possession of the prisoner,…
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Timothy Shen, alias Shean, was indicted for the wilful murder of Patrick Henley at POrt and [?] on the [?] of March last. The information contained two counts…
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SATURDAY, MAY, 12.—William Ferguson was brought before the bench, for having concealed on his premises, a double barrelled gun, the property of Dr. Harris, at South…
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The following prisoners were severally placed at the bar to receive sentence:â John O'Neil, convicted of stealing a pair of trowsers, the property of Thomas Ward, on the 2lst of…
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The Acting Attorney General prayed the judgment of the Court against the following [?] convicted during the past week. John O'Neil, for stealing a pair of…
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John Jamieson, jun. a settler, was indicted for manslaughter, in killing an aboriginal native ca;;ed Hole-in-the-book, at Brownlee, in the County of Argyle, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Common Pleas, Westminster, December [?] (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Common Jury.) STOCKLEY V. CLEMENT
This was an action for libel brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, who is the editor and proprietor of the morning Chronicle, to recover compensation for the injury he had sustained from a libel which…
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11—John Angel, charged with leaving his master's farm without permission, [?] into Liverpool, and getting intoxicated; sentenced 6 days'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, May 18. Before the Chief Justice, & Mr. Justice STEPHEN
Nathaniel [?] Lieutenant in His Majesty's 40th regt. was indicted for the wilful murder of one Jackey Jackey, alias Commandant, alias Jerry, an aboriginal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tasmanian News. From the Tasmanian. Supreme Court. The KING, on the Prosecution of Dr. TYTLER, against Captain DILLON
This case, which occupied [?] of the Court for four days, and [?] considerable [?] was for an assault and [?] committed by the defendant on Dr. [?] on the 28th FEbruary last, and for…
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