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Courts & crime, 1833

535 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 27

Supreme Court. Tuesday, November 5. (Before Chief Justice FORB[?]S, Judge DOWLING, and Judge BURTON,) In Banco. Rhode v. Macq[?]oid

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1833 · page 2

This waa an action of trespass, under an execution of the Sheriff tried before His Honor Justice Burton, the 21st of last month, in which case, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff with £60 damages…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Australian · Friday 8 November 1833 · page 3

FRIDAY.—Before Judge Dowling and the following Special Jury—D. Allah, (Foreman,) J. H. Grose, S. North, T. Wills, S. Gilchrist, B. Acres H. Bailey, W. Cordeaux, C. E. Wall,—(Talesmen…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1833 · page 2

John Mortimer was broughtup, charged with being one of the three men who attempted to rob Mr. Fagan, the Brewer, in Barraok[?]lane, about ten o'clock on Wednesday night last. Edward…

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Horrible Attempt at Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1833 · page 4

About a month ago, an atrocious act of cruelty was committed at Wellington. A young widow named Rugg, lived about a twelvemonth since in the capacity of nurse…

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Court of Exchequer. Hudson V. Terrill

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1833 · page 4

This was an action respecting stakes, on a cricket match, between the Warwick and Birmingham Cricket Club, the particulars of which appeared in the Morning Herald…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Civil Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 9 November 1833 · page 2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1833.—Before Mr JUSTICE BURTON, J. BUSH, &J. CAMPBELL Esquires, Assessors. Doe on the domise of Clarke & Chapman, v…

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Law Intelligence. Court of King's Bench—may 30. (Sittings in Banco.) the Coldbath-fields Meeting. Ex parte the Attorney-General

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1833 · page 4

The Solicitor-General said he had to apply to the Court on behalf of the Crown to quash an inquisition taken before Mr. Stirling, the Coroner for Middlesex, on the body…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 November 1833 · page 1
Also in The Australian

FRIDAY.—Eilen Somerville, a real little pink, with a profile sharp as the perfect line of beauty could admit, stood bonnetless before their Worships, to endure a biting, cutting denunciation…

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Insolvent Debtor's Court

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 November 1833 · page 2

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1832.—Rival Managers.— Julius John Haydon, who styled himself in the schedule as a "Comedian," was opposed by a Mr. Cooke, for Mr. Walton, and was supported by…

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Calp Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Australian · Monday 11 November 1833 · page 3

WEDNESDAY.— The tree judges took their seats in banco this morning. Lyons v. Lyons.—Mr. Wentworth moved that…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas. Saturday,june 22. [Middleset Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.]

The Australian · Monday 11 November 1833 · page 4

CRIM. CON.—Sergeant v. Battie.—Mr. Serjeant Wilde stated that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, a Lieatenant in the 13th regiment of Light Dragoons, agains the defendant, a…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1833 · page 2

John Clark and Thomas Ward, two sailors, recently belonging to the Indiana, preferred charge against Captain Webster, for refusing to pay them their wages. Captain Webster deposed that…

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Mysterious Murder of the Mysterious Paris Gambler

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1833 · page 4

All lovers of the mysterious and marvelous in Paris have been put on the que vive by a most extraordinary-murder lately perpetrated near the passage Choiseul. The person of the murdered…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Civil Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 13 November 1833 · page 2

SATURDAY, Nov 9th.—MR JUSTICE Dow LING and MR JUSTICE BURTUN sat in Banco (THE CHIEF JUSTICE was absent through in disposition.)…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 November 1833 · page 2

MONDAY.—Before Judge Dowling, and a Military Commission. Peter Weldon, and James Wilkinson, were indicted for having robbed William Welch on the…

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Supreme Court. Monday, November 11. (Before Judge BURTON and a Civil Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1833 · page 2

Joseph Smith, Henry Lebena, Edward Hammond, Patrick M'Laughlin, Adam Barker, Jonathan Knowles, William Sykes, Alexander Allerson, John Barker, Thomas Prickett, and Georges Giddons, were…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Friday 15 November 1833 · page 3

MONDAY.—Ellen Somerville, a votary at the shrine of Bacchus, at which the offered up very copious libations, as her rubicund visage betokened, was charged by her cara sposa with…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Australian · Friday 15 November 1833 · page 2

MONDAY.—Before Judge Dowling and a Military Jury. Peter Welden and James Wilkinson were jointly indicted for a highway robbery, putting in fear…

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Supreme Court. Friday, November 15. (Before Judge BURTON and a Civil Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1833 · page 3

James Fin[?]ey was indicted for the wilful murder of a Black Native, called Black Jemmy, on the 21st of June last; the first count charged the prisoner with [?]ing the deceased with a bayonet, the…

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