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Courts & crime, 1834

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Supreme Court Criminal Side

The Sydney Times · Tuesday 25 November 1834 · page 2

MONDAY, Nov. 24TH 1834.--Before the Chief Justice, and a Civil Jury. The King at the prosecution of SMITH v. HALL. This was a criminal prosecution for…

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Supreme Criminal Court. (Before the Chief Justice, and a Jury of Civil Inhabitants

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1834 · page 2

The King, on the prosecution of Charles Smith, Esq. M. D. versus Edward SmithHall, Esq. Mr. Therry stated the case for the prosecution, which was…

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Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19.—Before MESSRS. WILSON and STEWART. Richard Scott and William Giles, free, were brought up by constable Lawless, charged with…

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Police Report. Monday, November 24

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 2

Catherine Sullivan, per Caroline, assigned o Mr. Gould, was brought before the Bench charged with indulging too freely in gills of Jamacia, Mr. Gould stated he gave her…

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Police-office, Goulbourn, 14th November, 1834

The Sydney Monitor · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 3

The proceedings taken in the case of Edmund Davies, Dunvegan Castle, 14 years, assigned servant to Henry O'Brien. Esq; before C O'Brien, Esq. J. P. at Yass; were submitted to me at this…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 2

MONDAY.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice and the following Civil Jury:—J. T. Wilson, Esq., (foreman), Mr. Henry Webb, J. J. Wood, James Wheeler, George Wheeler, Edwin…

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Hints to the Attorney-general, But Particularly to Our Country Police Magistrates

The Sydney Monitor · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 2

THE FELLOW-FEELING which frequently manifests itself among the "Nut browns" of all grades, does not display itself in a stronger point of view, than in the following system, which has, to the…

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

The Sydney Monitor · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 2

MONDAY, Nov. 24TH.—Before the CHIEF JUSTICE and the following Jury of Inhabitants.—Messrs. J. T. Wilson, of George-street (foreman); IV. Webb, J. J. Wood, W. Wheeler, G. Wheeler, R. Wheeler,…

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Extracts. Tea Drinking in Paris. (From the Court Journal, October 5.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 27 November 1834 · page 3

It appears, by a report lately presented to one of the learned societies, in Paris, that the consumption of China tea has increased considerably in that…

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Police Intelligence

The Australian · Friday 28 November 1834 · page 3

Rose Hawkins, whose phizzical appearance by no means tallied with the fragrant cognomen under which she made her "congee" at the bar, came before their…

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Police Report. Thursday, November 27

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1834 · page 2

Jane Forsyth, (7 years) a strapping Irishwoman was brought before the bench by her mistress, Mrs. Tennant, on a charge of a drunkenness, and insolence. Mrs. Tennant…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 29 November 1834 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26.—Before COLONEL WILSON. Edward S.weeney and Mary Rumsey, were placed at the bar, to answer to a charge preferred against…

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Police Intelligence

The Australian · Tuesday 2 December 1834 · page 3

James M'Conchie, in the employment of Jacob Wyer, and Elizabeth Brown, assigned to Mrs. Campbell, of Elizabeth-street, were placed at the bar, the former charged with…

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Police Report. Thursday, November 27

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

Elizabeth Gray, per Numa, (7 years,) assigned to Mr. Baldy, was given in charge by her mistress for drunkenness, and sentenced to the third class, 14 days…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Australian · Tuesday 2 December 1834 · page 2

TUESDAY.—Before the Chief Justice and a Common Jury. The King on the prosecution of Dr. Smith v, Mr. E. S. Hull, for libel. this case came on to day by…

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An Attentive Police; or, Active Municipal Authority

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 3 December 1834 · page 2

ON Sunday afternoon a labouring man named Richard White residing in Prince-street, while in a state of intoxication, fell over the rocks into the Quarries beneath, near…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 3 December 1834 · page 2

SATURDAY, NOV 29th.—Ann Hardy, assigned to Thomas M'Cullum, of York-street, was charged with absconding. On Sunday evening Mr. M'Cullum gave the prisoner leave to go out, and she did…

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Police Report. Tuesday, December 2

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1834 · page 2

This morning a man was brought before the Bench, charged with allowing his horse to stray in the road, thereby endangering the lives of His Majesty's…

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Police Office. Monday, Dec. 1ST.—Before Colonel Wilson

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 6 December 1834 · page 2

John Collins was placed at the bar under the following circumstances. Mary Slater, an emigrant by the David Scott, deposed, that yesterday…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Court of Requests

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 6 December 1834 · page 2

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4.—Chadley v. Chadwell—This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an auctioneer and land agent, to recover £3 as commission for effecting the sale of some land for…

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