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Courts & crime, 1832

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

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 31 May 1832 · page 2

TUESDAY.—Before Judge Dowling, and the usual Commission. Andrew Burns and William Fenwick were jointly indicted for a robbery in the dwelling-house…

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Police Office Penrith, May 18th, 1823

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 2 June 1832 · page 2

Mr. John Proctor, Chief Constable at Penrith, deposes, that one Catberine Hayes. did sometime in the month of Janury last, complain to this deponent, that she had been very…

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Supreme Court. Monday, 7Th May, 1832. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING.)

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

John Spillane, John Costello, and Michael Ormsb[?] were indicted for violating the person of Catherin[?] Hayes, at the Wheather-boarded Hut, on the 27t[?] of January last. The indictment, in differen[?]…

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Reply to Major-general Darling's "Statement In refutation of Accusations made by Mr. Hume, M. P. afed others, against Lieut General Darling, Governor of New South Wales." Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. London: Printed by G. Eccles. 101 Fenchurch Street, 1832. (Continued from our lan Journal but one.)

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 2 June 1832 · page 4

An illustration of a fact being, however, at all times more convincing than a bare assertion, I will, for the satisfaction of the General, who appears so desirous of…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 4 June 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Mary Smith, for being picked up in Kent-street under inspiration the previous evening, tearing a passion to tatters like the Pythian goddess, was ordered to do penance in face of the…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1832 · page 3

Margaret Boileau, half woman, half tiger, was charged with an outrageous assault on Mister Ikin, Mistress, and all the little Ikins, the latter of whom she pitched out of the house like so…

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Supreme Court. SATURDAY, 2d JUNE, 1832

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1832 · page 3

The Criminal Session having terminated on Thursday last, tbe three Judges sat this morning for tbe purpose of passing sentence on the following prisoners:—…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 7 June 1832 · page 2

Monday.—Mary Madden was charged by her mistress with taking herself off on Sunday morning, for the purpose, as she boldly declared, of spending the day on the water, with a party of choice spirits…

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Suprime Court. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1832 · page 3

[The report of the subjoined case has been unavoidably delayed, owing to our Reporter having mislaid his notes of the testimony given by some of the witnesses in an early stage of the trial.]…

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Law Inteiligence. Supreme Court—(civil Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 7 June 1832 · page 2

Monday,—Before Judge Dowling and Messrs. Bunn and Busby, J. P's., Assessors:— Hunt v. Ingliss.—This was an action of assurapsit to recover £66 18s. 6d. for funeral expenses of the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 June 1832 · page 4

THURSDAY.—Mary Goodwin, who bore a strong affinity to a dried haddock, was placed at the bar charged with maxing it. Bench.—Have you five shillings? Mary.—No,…

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

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 June 1832 · page 4

THUUSDAY.—Before Judge Dowling and Messrs. Ross and Manning Assessors:— Pendray v. Dangar.—This was an action for goods sold and delivered, amounting to £14 4s.—…

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(English Extracts Continued.) Court of Admiralty—jan. 20

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 June 1832 · page 4

THE ANDROMEDA.—This was a question of salvage, and Sir Christopher Robinson was assisted by two of the Masters of the Trinity House, the case being one of much importance…

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English Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1832 · page 3

QUEEN'S SQUARE, FEB. 5.— Mr. Edward Fordham, a gentleman of fortune, from Cambridge-shire, and Mr. Edward Tatham, junior, a partner in the highly respectable house of Tatham and Son,…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1832 · page 2

John Troy was placed at the bar, on suspicion of being one of the gang who have for some time infested the Parram[?]tta-road. Serjeant Moore, of the 17th Regiment, and M[?]ldoon, the overseer,…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Civil Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 13 June 1832 · page 2

FRIDAY, JUNE 8.—Before Mr. Justic DOWLING, and John Nicholson and A. J. Ross, Esqrs. Assessors. Rilay v. Davis, Administrator of power…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1832 · page 3

Andrew Dixon a free man, was charged with the following unmanly conduct. It appeared that the accused [?]ad been drinking[?]in a house in Campbell-street, from which he was ejected by a…

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

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 June 1832 · page 2

SATURDAY.—Mr. Rowe moved that Edward Stone, then before the Court on a writ of habeas corpus, bo discharged from custody, on the ground that the commitment was irregular, and not in…

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Law Reports. Supreme Court

The Australian · Friday 15 June 1832 · page 3

CRIMINAL SIDE.—Thursday, 31st ult.—Mr. Justice Dowling having taken his seat, the crew of the Isabella prison-ship, convicted of mutiny on the high seas, were called up, anil after…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1832 · page 3

Catherine Weatherstone a practical opponent of the Malthusi[?]n theory, was returned to the factory. Ann Evans, a young girl about fourteen years of…

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