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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1835

674 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 34

Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 15 April 1835 · page 2

SATURDAY, APRIL 11.—Before Messrs. Windeyer and Stewart. Thomas Edgeworth, assigned to Mr. Frazer at Hunter's river, was charged by a Wardsman, with…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 16 April 1835 · page 2

A free hired servant to W. H. M'Kenzie, Esqof the Bank of Australia was brought up for embezzlement under the following circumstance; —It appeared that Mr. M'Kenzie having had…

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British Police

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 16 April 1835 · page 4

MANSION HOUSE.—Yesterday a cabman was charged by a member of the Court of Common Council, under the following circumstances:—…

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Police Report. Tuesday, April 11

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1835 · page 2

Mary Ann Jenkins was brought before the Bench, charged with stealing three chemises and two pairs of black silk stockings, the property of her mistress…

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English Extracts. Court of Requests. a Dancing Master and a Quakeress. De Bourg V. Smith

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1835 · page 4

The plaintiff in this case was a professor of dancing, who sought to recover from the defendant, a Quaker, the sum of 39s. and 11d (reduced from two…

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Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 18 April 1835 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16—Before Mr. WINDEYER—Daniel Floud, assigned to Mr. Egar was charged by constable Dyer. with being in Pitt. street, at eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, and…

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Police Repart. Thursday, April 16

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1835 · page 2

Ann Jackson was brought before the Bench charged with stealing a silver thimble, the property of Jane Bigsby. Jane Bigsby deposed that the prisoner…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 18 April 1835 · page 2

THURSDAY, APRIL 16th—Before Mr. FOSTER (Chairman) Mr. CAMPBELL, J. P. and a Military Jury. Elizabeth Cavenagh, (wife of constable Cavenagh)…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 20 April 1835 · page 3

Many Perkins, a sprucely attired damsel, lately attached to the nunnery at Bathurst, from which she had recently taken the liberty to abscond, in her anxiety to revisit "the busy haunts of men"…

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English Police

The Australian · Tuesday 21 April 1835 · page 4

A "NOBLE ROMAN."—Frances Gosting and Ann Rolph, young women, were taken from the station-house, where they had been confined all night, to Hatton garden…

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Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 22 April 1835 · page 2

SATURDAY, APRIL 18.—Before Messrs. STEWART and BARKER. Benjamin M'Carthy, (who had been four days is custody), assigned to Mr. Girard, Darling Harbour,…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Court of Quarter Sessions. Summary Jurisdiction

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 22 April 1835 · page 2

SATURDAY, 18TH APRIL, Before Mr. FOSTER, Chairman, and MAJOR MUDIE, J. P. Joseph Weagly, John Deans, and William Taylor, all assigned to Mr. Underwood, Parramatta road,…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 April 1835 · page 2

THE CONVICT SYSTEM.—Owen Welsh was brought forward, charged by Constable Murphy, with assaulting and obstructing him in the execution of his duty…

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Admiralty Court, Tuesday, Nov. 4

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 April 1835 · page 4

The GENERALAMO—COLLISION.—The question in this case is one of considerable importance to trade and navigation. The Generalamo, a Neapolitan vessel, in charge…

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Insolvent Dento[?], Court, Mr. Hayne's Case

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1835 · page 3

Joseph Garnett Hayne, Esq., against whom it will bo remembered the Countess of Harrington, when Miss Foote, recovered £3,000 damages for, a breach…

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Court of Exchequer, Nov. 27. Breach of Promise of Marriage against the Rev. Robert Taylor. Richards v. Taylor

The Australian · Friday 24 April 1835 · page 4

Mr. Sergeant Bompas (with whom was Mr. Butt) stated thai this was an action brought by Georgiana Richards against the Rev. Robert Taylor to recover damages for…

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Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1835 · page 2

Yesterday a man namqd Hamilton, once a constable in the Police, and lately stationed in the Domain, was seen dead on the road side near the race course…

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Police Office' Windsor. 20th April, 1835. NOTICE

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1835 · page 4

A HORSE of the follbwing Description was lately purchased by an individual in his District from a man named Matthew Brown, and as there is streng reason to believe the said…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 25 April 1835 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22.—Before Mr. FOSTER (Chairman) and Mr. BUSBY, J. P., and a Military Jury. Margaret Clark was indicted for stealing a…

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English Police

The Australian · Tuesday 28 April 1835 · page 4

MANSION-HOUSE.—YORK HIRE-MAN SICK OF THE SEA.—A young, clumsy, red-cheeked Yorkshire-man, named Robert Davis was brought before the Lord Mayor, whom he eyed with evident…

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