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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1828

248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 13

Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, September, 15

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1828 · page 2

The three Judges sat this morning for the purpose of passing sentence on several prisoners, against whom the Attorney General prayed judgment…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 19 September 1828 · page 3

Patrick Flaher, Micheal Eartis, and Henry Alpin, were severally indicted for stealing at Wallis Plains, on the 13th day of July last a calf value 51, the property of Micheal…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, September 18th. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1828 · page 2

Patrick F[?]her, Michael Cur[?]is, and Henry Halpin, were indicted for straling a calf value £5, the property of Patrick Molloy, at Wallis's Plains, on the 13th of…

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Lieutenant General Darling and Captain Robinson Court Martial. Continued from our last. Judge Advocate's Comments on The third charge

The Australian · Friday 19 September 1828 · page 3

It will be seen that the offence stated in the third charge is of a very serious nature. The ob­ject of the primmer appears to have been to excite, or rather promote, a spirit of discontent, which…

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Supreme Criminal Court. FRIDAY—SEPT. 19. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 22 September 1828 · page 2

Paul Dick, Edward Madden, and Robe[?]f Smith, were indicted under the 39th of Ehzabeth, for stealing in the day time, in the dweling-house of the Hon. J…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, September 22d. (Before the Chief Justice.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1828 · page 3

Patrick Troy and Joseph Bradley were indicted for forging and uttering a certain writing, pu poititig to be a deed of gift of certain premises, situate in Kent-street,…

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Lieutenant General Darling and Captain Robison Court Martial. 'Continued from our last. Judge Advocate's Comments on The time charge

The Australian · Wednesday 24 September 1828 · page 3

The unruly and turbulent disposition of the prisoner, is particularly characterised in the proceedings which form the sixth charge. It will be seen, that in defence of all decorum of those ties which…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 26 September 1828 · page 3

Edward Madden, Paul Dick, and Robert Smith. were tried, under the 39th of Eliz., which punishes stealing in a dwelling-house, empty of inhabitants, property above the value of five shillings capitally…

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Supreme Court.—(thursday.)

The Australian · Friday 26 September 1828 · page 3

REX V. HALL.—The Solicitor-General, in this case, addressing the Court, observed that the present was an information filed against Mr. Edward Smith Hall, for a tree…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Wednesday 1 October 1828 · page 3

The three Judges having taken their respective seats upon the Bench, this morning, the following prisoners were placed in the dock, to receive judgement…

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Supreme Court. Libel Case

The Australian · Wednesday 1 October 1828 · page 3

Rev v Hall.—This case was heard and decided on Monday before his Honor Judge Dowling and a military Jury. It was on a criminal ex-officio—information filed against the defendant laving to…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, September 29, 1828. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.) Libel. The King against H[?]ll

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1828 · page 2

This was an information, presented ex officio, by His Majesty's ATTORNEY GENERAL, against the Editor and Proprietor of the Monitor Newspaper, for a libel contained in…

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Law Intelligence. Court of King's Bench. Westminster, April 25. (Sittings in Banco.) De La Chaum[?] V. Th[?] Bank of England

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1828 · page 3

This was an action to recover the amount of a Bank of England [?], for £500, tried at the last sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Ten[?]erden and a Special Jury, which gave a verdict for the plaintiff…

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English Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1828 · page 3

BOW STREET.—A somewhat singular charge was preferred yesterday at this office by Colonel O'Brien, against Mr. Laurie, a saddler, a nephew, we believe, of Sir Peter Laurie…

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Supreme Court. Case of Assault and Palse Imprisonment. Nowlan v. Young

The Australian · Wednesday 8 October 1828 · page 3

This was an action to recover damages for assault and false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff a passenger, a passenger on board the brig cleopatra, of which the defendant was master, on a [?]…

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Supreme Civil Court. MONDAY.—OCTOBER 6. (Before the Chief Justice.) Nowlan v. Young

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1828 · page 3

This was an action to recover damages for assault and false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff, a passenger on b[?]ard the brig Cleopatra, of which the defendant was…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday. Rex v. Mackances

The Australian · Friday 10 October 1828 · page 3

This was ah information presented by H. V. Attorney General against the defendant, to recover certain sums of money received by him while in office as Sheriff of the Colony, which said sums…

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Supreme Civil Court. (Before the Chief Justice.) The King v. Mackaness

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1828 · page 2

This was an information presented by His Majesty's Attorney General against John Mackaness, Esq. late Sheriff of the Territory of New South Wales, to recover…

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Supreme Civil Court. SATURDAY,—OCT. 11

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1828 · page 3

The three Judges sat this morning, for the purpose of disposing of various outstanding business, and hearing motions. THE KING against HALL…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Tuesday 21 October 1828 · page 3

A free and easy going stout, and sturdy sort of a male personage, calling himself by name Tom Wood, was had up before the Bench on Friday, to shew cause how and for…

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