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Courts & crime, 1832

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Supreme Court Important Decision

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 26 October 1832 · page 2

MONDAY. -- Before Judge Dowling, and the following special Jury: -- Edward De[?]s Thomson (Foreman) Thomas Shadforth, Henry Smith, Charles Cowper,…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1832 · page 3

John Alexander, a free man, and Peter Connor, a prisoner of the Crown, employed as messenger at the Custom-house, wore charged by a man named Edward Doherty with robbing him of…

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Sydney Police

The Currency Lad · Saturday 27 October 1832 · page 3

Letitia Maria Hopwood, whose eyes appeared to have no employment but looking at her nose, and Diana Wimple, were charged with fluting, flouting, and gallivanting in the Domain…

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Domestic Intelligence. Important Decision. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 27 October 1832 · page 2

MONDAY, OCT. 22nd —Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and the following Special Jury.— Edward Deus Thompson (Foreman); Charles Cowper; Thomas Shadforth; Henry Smith;…

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Supreme Court. Monday, Oct. 22. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and a Special Jury.) Doe dem. Martin v. Munn

The Currency Lad · Saturday 27 October 1832 · page 3

The following gentlemen were sworn on the M Jury:--E. D. Thomson (Foreman), T. Shadforth, H. Smith, C. Cowper, A. Mossman, E. Parkes, J. Dixon, J. Chisholm, and E. Lockyer, Esquires…

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Supreme Court. Monday, Octobers 22. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING, and a Special Jury.) Doe dem. Martin v. Munn. (Concluded from our last.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1832 · page 3

Mr. Joshua Thorpe—I am a surveyor; I have compared this map with some boundaries pointed out to me; the witness, Williamson, was one of the men who, in conjunction with the plaintiff,…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 29 October 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Richard Butterworth was charged with being drunk and absent, " I drunk," I, why I never let anything slip over my palate, save the pure pelucid stiffited with air, 'pon my say so its…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 29 October 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY.—The Chief Justice and Judge Stephen took their seats this morning, and the following Special Jury were impanelled:—Leslie Duguid, (Foreman,) Frederick Michael Stokes,…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 November 1832 · page 3

MONDAY.—John Jackson was charged with towrowing a decorator and importer of bears grease, in Market-street. It came out in evidence that John, who is a smirking sort of joker, went into…

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English Police

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 November 1832 · page 2

CAPTURE OF THREE OF THE SWELL MOB.— Three young men, dressed in the very first style of fashion, who gave their names Thomas Wood Gascoigne, John Jones, and John Hutchins, were…

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Police Reports

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 2 November 1832 · page 2

Thomas Wilkins was placed at the bar, charged with neglecting his duty. In defence, the prisoner declared he was in love with one Miss Brown, a neighbour's maid…

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Police Report

The Currency Lad · Saturday 3 November 1832 · page 3

John Tindall, a quaint grampus looking personage with a rich vinegar squint, Thomas Kent, a tall, lantern-jawed knight of the shears, with a parenthesis pair of legs, and Donald Ross, a raw-boned…

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Supreme Court. Friday, November 2d. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1832 · page 2

Edward Fordham being placed at the bar, Mr. THERRY, his counsel, moved the Court for a postponement of the prisoner's trial, on the ground of his (the prisoner's)…

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English Extracts. Tithe War in Ireland. Victory! Tithes A[?]olished—mr. Cermaine's Cullocks Released From Gaol—the Parsons Deaten—parson Whit [?] of 98 Overcome

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 3 November 1832 · page 3

CARLOW, MAY 28, 1832.—Only think of what Parson Whitty has done. The moment he discovered that Wellington took office, hat Instant the week Davine issued his mild and…

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Supreme Court. Friday, November 22. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN and the usual Military Jury.)

The Currency Lad · Saturday 3 November 1832 · page 3

Edward Fordham was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Bradford, at Lower Minto, on the 22d of September last. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 5 November 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Before Judge Stephen, and the usual Commission. Buchanan Wilson and William Wood were jointly indicted for a robbery in the dwelling-house…

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Supreme Court. Saturday[?] November [?]. In Banco

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1832 · page 3

The Court sat this day, as of term, to dispose of outstanding cases. M[?]Intyre v. M'Queen. This was an application to the Court, to compel…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 8 November 1832 · page 3

THURSDAY.—Jiles Jones was placed at the bar for the following hole in his manners:—Jones had formed an attachment for a pretty considerably decent sort of personage, calling herself spinster,…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1832 · page 3

Thomas Wagstaff stood charged with breaking the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, by kicking the shins of Mister Denis O'Flaherty, a brawny, tawny, sawney-looking sprig of…

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Supreme Court. Monday, November, 5th. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1832 · page 3

Thomas Smith was indicted for feloniously stealing and carrying away, on the 1st of September last, ten rams of the value of £5, ten [?] of the value of £5, ten lambs of the value of…

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