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Courts & crime, 1835

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 26 November 1835 · page 2

David Conner, a youth of sixteen, assigned to Mr. Moses Brown, of Georgestreet, was put to the bar charged with intoxication and stealing; and Mary…

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British—police

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 26 November 1835 · page 3

Mansion-house.—A young mulatto, named Carter, was brought before the Lord Mayor upon two charges of robbery. The first was a charge of having stolen two great coats. The prisoner had been seen taking…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1835 · page 3

Andrew Taylor was brought before the Bench, charged with stealing a pair of trousers, the property of John Shan, tailor, Pitt-street…

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Supreme Court

The Colonist · Thursday 26 November 1835 · page 3

AT the close of the late Session of the Supreme Court, on the 18th instant, His Honour Judge Burton delivered a long and able address to the Jury before dismissing them, which we regret not…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, November 20

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1835 · page 3

The Judges having taken their seats, the following prisoners convicted during the past Criminal Sessions, were brought up for sentence…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1835 · page 3

James Ryan and Thomas Weston, a pair of fiery bodies, were placed at the bar, charged with having accomplished a dis turbance in George street, when under…

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Final Report of the Committee on Police and Gaols

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 28 November 1835 · page 2

THIS Committee having now made their Final Report, we proceed to give our Readers an abstract of its contents, being prevented by its great length from inserting it entire,…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 28 November 1835 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25.—Before Messrs. WINDEYER] and STEWART. Jo[?] Ro[?] B[?]four, free, was charged with assaulting and cutting on the previous day, Michael…

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Appendix to the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee on Police and Gaols. Report from the First Police Magistrate of Sydney, to His Excellency the Governor, relative to the Police of that Town and District. Police Office, Sydney, 1st May, 1835

The Sydney Herald · Monday 30 November 1835 · page 2

SIR,—I have the honor lo lay before Your Excellency a Report on the present state of the Police Establishment, to which I have [?]xed three Tables; one shewing the number of persons employed in…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1835 · page 3

Eliza Hutchinson, assigned To Mr. Stroud, wAs charged with running away from her service, aud borrowing a shawl to set off her general appcaratiue. The…

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Court of Exchequer

The Australian · Tuesday 1 December 1835 · page 4

LLDE V. BARNARD.—This was an notion brought to recover the sum of £999 from the defendant, a banker, for falsely, concealing that there were incumbrances upon…

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The Sydney Police

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 December 1835 · page 2

IN the abstract of the report of the Police Committee which appealed in our last, we did not give so much space to this portion of the report as the importance of the subject demanded. We now…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 December 1835 · page 3

SATURDAY, Nov. 28.—Before Messrs. WINDEYER and STEWART. Bridget Mr Donald, (7 years,) assigned to Mr. Michael Napthalli, York-street, was found guilty of…

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Police Report

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

Balfour v. Buckley.-In this caso the prosecutor laid a charge of perjury against the defendant, on Monday last. The alleged perjury arose from tho…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 December 1835 · page 2

SATURDAY.—Ann Curley, assigned to Mrs Long. York-street, was placed at the bar charged by her mistress with neglect of duty and insolence. It appeared that on the morning…

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Appendix to the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee on Police and Gaols. Report from the First Police Magistrate of Sydney to His Excellency the Governor, relative to the Police of that Town and District. (Continued.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 December 1835 · page 2

Besides the services already enomerated, the Constables who to [?]ve all the announces; execuit the warrants and wants against goods and persons; escort p[?]ners to and from the gaol and…

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Charge delivered by His Honour Judge BURTON to the Jury, at the close of the Sessions of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; for the Year 1835. Sydney, 18th November, 1835

The Colonist · Thursday 3 December 1835 · page 1

MR. JUSTICE BURTON, addressing the Jury, said It was now his duty to discharge them from a further attendance this session; but before he did he must make to them a few observations, which the…

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E.s. Hall Wishes to Be Police Magistrate

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1835 · page 2

Our readers will not impute to us singularity in our opinions, when we assert, that the whole ambition of Edward Smith Hall now, and during the administration…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1835 · page 3

Henry Briscoe, assigned to Mr. John Solomon, publican, of George-street, was charged with attempting to steal a watch and appendages, from the person of Mr…

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Police Act

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 5 December 1835 · page 2

WHEN the Police Act was published, we endeavoured to expose the impolicy of those clauses which ordain, that settlers who bring down potatoes along with their…

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