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Courts & crime, 1830

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Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Australian · Wednesday 31 March 1830 · page 3

Mr. Justice Stephen was the presiding Judge to day. Messrs Walker and D'Arcy were the Assessors. Kelly v. M'Vitle, Esq. Managing Director…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday In Banco Regis

The Australian · Friday 2 April 1830 · page 3

Mr. Justice Stephen and Mr. Justice Dowling took their seats at the usual hour his morning. Mr. Chief Justice Forbes being still absent through indisposition…

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Important Decisions This Week in the Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 3 April 1830 · page 2

The Editor of this Journal has been prosecuted in different ways, ten times within the last eighteen months, by the express order of the General. His Excellency having now got through his list, it at…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, April 1. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and a Special Jury.) Hall v. Mansfield

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1830 · page 3

This was an action of trespass on the case, brought by the plai[?]ti[?], Mr. E. S. Hall, Editor of the Sydney Monitor news— per, against the defendant, the Editor of…

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Supreme Court. Yesterday

The Australian · Wednesday 7 April 1830 · page 3

Mr. Justice Dowling sat to day, with a Special Jury, consisting of Messrs Pitman, (foreman) Symonds, Terry, Pritchett, Maclaren, R. Cooper, Maziere, Chisholm, Rickards…

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ANOTHER. Hall v. Mansfield. Supreme Court.—saturday

The Australian · Wednesday 7 April 1830 · page 3

This case being also, an action of trespass for an alleged libel, published by the defendant in the Sydney Gazette, of March 19, 1829. was tried before the Judge and Jury of the previous day, with…

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Case of Libel. [Supreme Court.—thursday.] Hall V. Mansfield

The Australian · Wednesday 7 April 1830 · page 3

Owing to the verdict of the Jury in this case not being delivered when our Friday's publication went to press, we omitted to mention, in our last the conclusion…

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Another Libel Case. Supreme Court—friday. Hall V. Mansfield

The Australian · Wednesday 7 April 1830 · page 3

The new Court House being still under repairs, and the old one occupied for criminal business, the Civil Court adjourned to the Wesleyan Chapel, Macquarie-street…

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To that independent and noble-minded member of the Legislative Council, who ventured to oppose the Press-restriction Bill, and who was obliged to appeal to his brother Members for their support and countenance, when he was reproved by the General for such his opposition, nobly observing. "that he was bound rather to attend to his oath as a council-man, than to 'His Excellency's pleasure.' " His Majesty's Gaol, April-fuel day, 1830

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 April 1830 · page 2

SIR, I perceive that by one of the [?]lau[?] of the proposed bill for preventing "liquors" from being drunk by the inmates of this sweet…

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(The following is a copy of the letter which, on the motion Mr. Hely (Superintendent of convicts), for an information for libel, was read by our Counsel, and which, with other mitigating circumstances, caused the Judges to say, that if they were sitting in a Court of King's Bench, uccording to English law, would prevent their granting such information. Ed.) Sydney, 11th March, 1829

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 April 1830 · page 4

SIR, You have done me the honour, I perceive, to give me under my official designation, a place in the columns of your paper of the 9th instant-in- stating…

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Supreme Court. Hall v. Mansfield. (Continued from our last.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1830 · page 3

The strongest proof how little he cares for impugning the conduct and motives of others. Gentlemen, I ask you to try him by his own law, and not permit him to blow hot to-day and cold to-morrow…

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Supreme Court

The Australian · Friday 9 April 1830 · page 3

There being no criminal business pending to-day. Mr. Justice Dowling took his seat in the old Court House, Castlereagh-street, when…

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Horrid Murder. [From a Correspondent.]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1830 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon last, word was sent by Captain L[?]THBRIDGE to a person named Kenny (formerly a constable, but has lately done no duty, on account of some very severe wounds he…

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Supreme Court. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and a Special Jury.) Tuesday, April 6. Hall v. Scott

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1830 · page 3

This was an action of trespass, brought by the plaintiff, Mr. E. S. Hall, against the defendant, the Rev. Thomas Hobbes Scott, late Archdeacon of New South Wales. The damages were laid at £100.—…

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Supreme Court. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and a Special Jury.) Tuesday, April 6. Hall v. Scott

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1830 · page 3

Mr. Justico T. [?] LING summed up this case for the Jury in substance as follows:— GENETLEMEN OF THE JURY:— I could have wished most heartily that the duty…

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Supreme Court

The Australian · Wednesday 14 April 1830 · page 3

'his being Good Friday, there was no business [?] SATURDAY. Mr. Justice Dowling was the sitting Judge…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, April, 10, 1830

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1830 · page 3

It will be in the recollection of the public, that a few days previous to the close of the lost Term, it was found necessary, for the purpose of trying some criminal cases, to hold two Courts, and that…

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Court of Requests

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1830 · page 3

SLATTERY v. TUBBS—Mr. Nicholas Tubbs appeared before the Commissioners upon summons, to show cause why he refused or neglected to pay the the sum of £l 17s 6d. being the ballance of an…

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The Right Honourable Sir George Murray, K. C. B. G. C. B. His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, &C. &C. &C. H. M. Gaol, Sudney, New South Wales April 13th, 1830

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 24 April 1830 · page 4

SIR, By the merchant ship June, which left this in January last, I I transmitted a Petition to the Honourable the House of…

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English Law Intelligence. Important Case. Court of King's Bench. Law of Protest

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1830 · page 4

Mitchell and Co. v. Baring and others.—The circumstances of this new and important case were fully given when it came before the Court at the last sittings at Guildhall. A £500 bill was drawn…

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