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Courts & crime, 1836

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Supreme Court. Friday August Is. (Before the three Judges.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1836 · page 3

The undermentioned prisoners, who had been tried during the Session, were brought up, and sentenced 33 follows: — John Gregg, convicted of highway…

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Verdicts of the Supreme Court! JURORS v. Asses Sors

The Sydney Times · Saturday 20 August 1836 · page 4

THE pitiful jealousy--the heartless venality, and moral and political want of both honesty and decency of Public Journalists, which most of our contemporaries have…

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Supreme Court. Monday, August 12Th. 1836. Before Mr. Justice BURTON and a Civil Jury

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 20 August 1836 · page 3

JAMES DOYLE, a private of H. M. 17th Regiment stood indicted for a highway robbery, and forcibly…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 22 August 1836 · page 2

Mr. Sly, of Pitt-street, Cabinetmaker, appeared at the Police Office to prosecute one of his hired servants for absenting himself from his employ, although be was under an agreement to work…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 22 August 1836 · page 2

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19.—Their Honors the three Judges, took their seats this morning, for the purpose of sentencing those prisoners who had been remanded during the Sessions…

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Law. Supreme Court.—criminal Side. Friday, August 19. 1836

The Australian · Tuesday 23 August 1836 · page 2

(Before the three Judges.)—The undermentioned prisoners, who had been tried during the Session, were brought up and sentenced as follows:— John Gregg, convicted of highway robbery in the…

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Important to Horse Dealers— Court of Common Pleas, Makch, 1836

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1836 · page 3

Marshall and another v. BuJlen.— Mr. Venables appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Murray for the defence. This was an action brought for £20,…

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Police

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 24 August 1836 · page 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 22.—Isaac Cattingham, assigned to Mr. Tibbey,of George-street, was pul to the bar charged with returning home on the previous evening in a state of intoxication. Mr…

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Supreme Court. Sentencls. Friday, August 19 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 24 August 1836 · page 2

Their Honors, the three Judges, having taken their seats, the following prisoners, convicted during the past Sessions, were brought up to receive sentence—…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday August 23

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1836 · page 3

Before the Acting Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. Joseph Dobson, dealer, and Isaac David Nichols, landholder, stood…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday August 23Rd. 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 27 August 1836 · page 2

Before the Acting CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Civil Jury composed of the following persons:— Mr. John Maclehose, Toy-seller, (Foreman)—Messrs. John Maclaren, Soap Manufacturer—…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, August 25. Rex v. Nichols and Dobson. (Continued.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1836 · page 2

His Honor tue Chief Justice having taken his seat at ten o'clock this morning, immediately commenced charging the Jury, in the course, of which he observed,…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 29 August 1836 · page 2

On Thursday evening, a lady residing in Phillip-street, was amusing herself by abusing the residents of that spot, when a constable who was passing, requested that she would be…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 29 August 1836 · page 2

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23.—Before the Acting Chief Justice and the following Civil Jury:— James Munn, shipwright; John Mackie, master mariner; John Martin, painter; Samuel Mann,…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, August 27, 1836. Rex v. Nichols and Dobson. (Continued.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1836 · page 2

This case having been called on, the acting Chief Justice said—It would perhaps be most convenient to inform the court the nature of the case, previous to…

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Police. Monday, August 29Th., before Mr. GISBORNE

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 31 August 1836 · page 2

William Helmsley and James Davis assigned to Mr Henry Bull of The Colonist, were put to the bar on a charge fo drunkenness.—Mr Bull stated, that he had frequently found the prisoners tipsey…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday August 23Rd, 1836. (Concluded from our last.)

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 31 August 1836 · page 2

Abraham Polack—I am an auctioneer-I was employed by Mr Nicholas to sell goods at the shop of the defendant Dobson: I sold all, they were sold by sample, the shop looked full; the amount of the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 September 1836 · page 2

William Jones, a free man, and Ralph Pearson, assigned to Mr. Bucknell, of Newtown, were charged with disorderly conduct. It appeared that on Saturday…

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Abridged Police Intelligence

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1836 · page 3

MR. O'CONNELL AND HIS ILLEGITMATE SON.—At Bow-street, on Wednesday, Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., son of the Agitator, was charged with…

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The Irish System of Education. The Bible, versus The Board—The Priest—and the Court of Chancery, or, the working of the new system of National Education, as exemplified in the history of the Ballyholey School, in the Parish of Raphoe, County of Donegal. By the Rev. W. D. Killen, minister of the Presbyterian Church, Raphoe.—Belfast, 1835. Continued

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 September 1836 · page 1

It will be necessary to insert here a number of extracts from the query sheet, as this document was the foundation of much subsequent litigation. Passing over the questions and answers which relate to…

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