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Courts & crime, 1834

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 5 June 1834 · page 2

Honora Corcoran, for seven years, assigned to Mrs. Morris, Castlereagh-street, was ushered into the presence of their Worships, on Thursday last, charged with…

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

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 5 June 1834 · page 2

MONDAY, JUNE 2.—Their Honors the three Judges took their seats in banco this morning, when the Chief Justice produced a new code of Rules for the future…

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Supreme Court. (Present, The Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice DOWLING.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1834 · page 2

James Hancock, remanded from yesterday, was placed in the dock and asked in the usual terms, what he had to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon him…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Australian · Friday 6 June 1834 · page 3

MONDAY.—This being the first day of term, the Judges sat in banco At the sitting of the Court Mr. Justice Dowling proceeded to deliver judgement in the two cases following which were…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 7 June 1834 · page 2

To illustrate the strange contradictions which our Sydney Reporters appear to be the occasion of, according to the view they happen to take of the same trial, we subjoin…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, 5th JUNE. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING, and Messrs. FOSTER, and KINGHORNE, Assessors.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1834 · page 3

Stephen v. Kayes.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff Mr. Francis Stephen, to recover from the defendant the sum of £32 12s. 4d. for work and labour performed as his attorney. Mr. Nicholls, on…

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Court of Claims to Land. Wednesday, June 4TH.—Present Messrs. Mitchell, Sydney Stephens, and THERRY. Memorial No. 50

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 7 June 1834 · page 2

Applicant Mr. E. A. Slade, for Mary Ann Dickan.—After the evidence in this case, had been heard, Mr. S. Stephens said, that the applicant's [?]le to a piece of land had been…

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Court of Requests

The Sydney Herald · Monday 9 June 1834 · page 2

Booker v. Wilson.—The plaintiff in this case was attached to the constabulary force of Sydney, in November last; the defendant is Chief Police Magistrate. The…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 9 June 1834 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Before Mr. Justice Dowling, J. E. Manning, and A. Kinghorne, Esqrs. Stephen V. Hayes,—This was an action…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Tuesday 10 June 1834 · page 3

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court-civil Side

The Australian · Tuesday 10 June 1834 · page 3

With the present Term of the Supreme Court, we have commenced a complete report of all cases tried on the Civil side of the Court, and all decisions in banco, for…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, June 7. (Sittings in Banco.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1834 · page 2

The three Judges sat this morning for hearing motions, and delivering judgments on some outstanding business of the Court. The conditional rule obtained on the previous…

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Supreme Court, Madras. First Sessions, 1834. WEDNESDAY, 8th JANUARY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1834 · page 4

Kearn Delany was this day put in the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Captain John William Donelan, on the 30th December last.—The indictment having…

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Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 11 June 1834 · page 2

MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, before MR. WINDEYER.—John Cole, William Noblet, and James Lawrence, were brought up on a charge of robbery William Barlow, constable in the Sydney Police,…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 11 June 1834 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4.—Before Mr JUSTICE DOWLING,—and Mr. J. CAMPBELL and C. H. EBDEN, Assessors. Chambers v. Klensendorlffe.—This was an…

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The working of our famous New Court of Claims to Land. Wednesday, June 4TH.—Present, Messrs, Mitchell, Sydney Stephens, and THERRY. Memorial No. 52

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 11 June 1834 · page 4

Applicant John Bernard Williams; opponent Joseph Bolsover.—This was an application made by the heir-at-law, for certain land promised by Governor Macquare to his father;…

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Police Incidents. Atrocious Murder

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 12 June 1834 · page 4

It will still be fresh in the recollection of our Readers, that, early in the month of November, 1831, a butcher, named Samuel Chapman or Priest, residing at the corner…

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Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Thursday, June 12, 1834. the Third Police Magistrate

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1834 · page 2

A FEW days ago, a respectable gentleman called at our office, and showed us some voluntary depositions made by Mr. SLADE, in the case of CATHERINE…

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Police Incidents. Tuesday, June 11

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1834 · page 2

Dr. Bowman appeared on a summons to answer the complaint of Constable Richard Mansfield, for suffering four bullocks of his to st[?]ay in the public streets of Sydney on the 2d instant, contrary to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side. in Banco

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 12 June 1834 · page 2

SATURDAY.—EXPARTE.—Chas. Smith v. E. S. Hall.—In this case, in which a rule had been obtained on a former day, calling upon the defendant to shew cause, &c., Mr. Keith moved…

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