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Courts & crime, 1836

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, October 25. (Bingler, Stephen, coutinned.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1836 · page 2

Robart Stewart, Esq. Chairman of Quarter [?] [?]—In August 1835, I was Third Police [?] trate, and recollect the trial of Watt; there was an unusual assemblage of the [?]…

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Police. Tuesday October, 27Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 28 October 1836 · page 3

Arthur Williams assigned to Mr. Wm. Morgan, convicted of assaulting his master's son, he had interfered to prevent his thrusting the laundry maid into a small…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Australian · Friday 28 October 1836 · page 2

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24.—Before chief Justice Dowling, and a Special Jury. Bingle v. Stephen.—Windeyer opened the pleadings; defendant was charged with publishing…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas. JUNE 23. NORTON v. MELBOURNE. (Continued from our last.)

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 28 October 1836 · page 4

Did Mr. Norton ever give you six shillings:—I do not recollect that he ever gave me any money to pay to Norrington. Did you ever break a horse:—One colt whilst I was…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1836 · page 3

Martin Millet, assigned to Mr. Mor gan, was charged with the following misconduct. Mr. M. is possessed of a washerwoman, who while following hor…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Times · Saturday 29 October 1836 · page 2

Whilst our several contemporaries are busily employing themselves in reporting the libel cases with which the Supreme Court has the misfortune to be just now…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, October 26

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1836 · page 2

Before the Chief Justice, and aSpecia' Jury. 'Lyons v. Stephens and Stokes—Mr. Windeyer opened the pleadings. The declamtion contained four ounis, the first [?] the defendants with…

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Royal Court. Sittings of January 6 and 9

The Sydney Times · Saturday 29 October 1836 · page 3

The court was occupied on these days in hearing the cause of " The Duke of Cambridge against the Duke of Brunswick." The general facts will be learned from the…

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Superme Court. The following Court matter we were obliged to leave out last publication for want of room. Saturday, October 22

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1836 · page 4

Before the three Judges sitting in banco. Brown v. Forbes.—This was an action brought to 'recover a certain sum of money lent by plaintiff to a person named Sullivan (deceased) to whose estate…

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Police. Monday Oct. 31

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 31 October 1836 · page 2

The list of free delinquents presented this morning seventeen cases, an unusually small number for Monday. Of this number twelve were charges of drunkenness…

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

The Sydney Herald · Monday 31 October 1836 · page 2

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24.—Before Acting Chief Justice Dowling, and a Special Jury—composed of Major Lockyer, J P., foreman, F. Mitchell, Esquire, merchant, John M'Dougall, Esquire,…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas. JUNE 23. NORTON V. MELBOURNE. (Continued from our last.)

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 31 October 1836 · page 4

The Attorney General applied for the postponement of the case until the next day, on the ground that the trial had lasted so long, and the jury must be so…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1836 · page 3

Eliza Strangeway, was charged with disobedience; prisoner bad a strange way of understanding orders, she voluntoorod to fetch the wood, but it was not acceded…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, October 29

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1836 · page 3

Before the three Judges suitng in Banco. Brown v. Forbes—Mr.,Foster, on the part of plaintiff, said, he would press for the judgment of the Court. The Chief Justice replied, that they…

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To the Judges of the Supreme Court

The Australian · Tuesday 1 November 1836 · page 3

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOURS,—The noble declaration, made by Your Honors, sitting "in Banco," this present term, when judically apprised that one of the suitors in the Supreme Court (Mr. Samuel…

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Police Office. Monday, Oct 31, 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 November 1836 · page 2

Patrick Byrne. apprentice to Mr Samuel Onions, blacksmith, was conv[?]ted of in solence to his master and breaking [?]—House of Correction for 6 weeks…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Monday, October, 31st, 1836. in Banco

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 November 1836 · page 2

Brown v. [?], In this case, a motion had been made on a former day for a new trial. The court deferred its opil[?] until this day when a new trial was granted…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas. JUNE 23. NORTON v. MELBOURNE. (Continued from our last.)

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 November 1836 · page 3

I now come to the second witness produced to prove the adultery—a witness of a very different description from the last—I mean Trinette Elliott. Here,…

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Original Correspondence. The Notorious Sydney Court of Quarter Sessions. to the Editor of the " AUSTRALIAN."

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 November 1836 · page 3

SIR,—I beg you will lay before your readers, and the public generally, the following facts relating to the Sydney Court of Quarter Sessions which has just closed…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 November 1836 · page 2

Michael Loftus, a free man, was charged with being on the promises of Mr. Samuel Onions, between twelve and one o'clock on Thursday morning. The prisoner climbed over the gales,…

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