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Courts & crime, 1836

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 28 March 1836 · page 2

MONDAY, MARCH 21.—Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Special Jury. Threlkeld v. Lang.—This was an action for libel, in which the damages were laid at £1000…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—(civil Side.)

The Australian · Tuesday 29 March 1836 · page 3

FRIDAY.—Before Mr. Justice Burton, and Messrs, Shadforth and Manning, Assessors. Moore v Burne and Sims.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover from defendants…

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Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 30 March 1836 · page 2

TUESDAY, MARCH 29th.—Before Messrs, Windyer and Gisburn. Peter Hawell, a mechanic, residing in Castlereagh-street, appeared upon summons to answer…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 30 March 1836 · page 2

SATURDAY, MARCH 26.—Sittings in banco. Mr Justice DOWLING and Mr Justice BURTON took their seats this morning at the usual hour, but in consequence of the absence of the Chief…

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British Police

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 31 March 1836 · page 3

QUEEN-SQUARE.—Tom Proctor, a drover, well-known about Chelsea, was charged with assaulting Bill Green, a watercress merchant…

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Supreme Court-—civil Side. Monday, 28Th Instant. (In Banco.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1836 · page 3

Justices Dowling and Burton took their seats this morning to hear matters, as of course. The continued indisposition of the Chief Justice prevented his…

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Police Intelligence

The Australian · Friday 1 April 1836 · page 3

TUESDAY.—Andrew Sutherland for being drunk and assaulting a waterman on the previous night, was on the evidence of a constable named Fitzpatrick, ordered to may a fine of his…

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A Police Reports

The Australian · Friday 1 April 1836 · page 4

[We do not know when we have seen an article better got up (as the manufacturers say) in the Police Report Department of a Philadelphia paper:]…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—(civil Side.)

The Australian · Friday 1 April 1836 · page 3

TUESDAY.—Before Mr. Justice Dowling. His Honor on taking his sent, intimated to the gentlemen of the Bar, that he would, in the absence of Mr. Justice Burton, who was unable through some…

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Supreme Court—civil Side. Thursday—march 31st

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1836 · page 3

MOTIONS.—Judge Dowling took his seat alone this morning; the Chief Justice and Judge Burton being unable to attend…

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Police Office. Wednesday, March 30, 1836. (Before Mr. Windeyet.)

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 2 April 1836 · page 2

Mary Murphy, Kent Street, was put to the bar[?]ed with stealing sundry pieces of ri[?]bon, the pro[?]erty of Mr. Evan., George-street. Prisoner appeared had for some time past [?]een livi[?]g [?]…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 2 April 1836 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30.—Sittings in banco. Before Mr Justice DOWLING and Mr Justice BURTON. Mr. Justice Dowling said he had received a…

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Extracts. Court of King's Bench.—july 10

The Sydney Herald · Monday 4 April 1836 · page 3

Sittings in London before Lord Denman and a Special Jury. SAMUEL AND PHILIPS v. COOPER AND LEVY.—Mr. Creswell, Mr. Kelly, and Mr…

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Calcutta. the "Lady Munro." Supreme Court, November 11, 1835. INSUHANCE. James Scott, executor of John Aihen, v. John Scott, and John Low

The Sydney Herald · Monday 4 April 1836 · page 4

This was an action brought against the defendants, insurers in Calcutta to recover the sum of Rs. 35,000 on two policies of insurance on the Lady Munro, lost in 1833, on her voyage hence, on the Island of…

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Police News

The Australian · Tuesday 5 April 1836 · page 3

SATURDAY, APRIL 2.—John Wells, assigned to Mr R. Driver was charged with robbery; the prisoner, had been apprehended in a cave between Bondi and Cudgee Bays…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office. Saturday, April 2Nd, 1836. (Before Mr. Windeyer.)

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 6 April 1836 · page 2

Thomas Amery Hixon, (free) was charged by his master Mr. John Isaacs, Irononmner, George-stree, with absenting himself from his hired service, contrary to a mutual agreement entered nto…

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Extracts. Wesley an Methodists. Court of Chancery, March 25

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 7 April 1836 · page 4

Important Judgement—Warren v. Burton. The Lord Chancellor gave judgment in this important appeal this morning. His lordship commenced by stating that he was…

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Appendix to the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee on Police and Gaols. Final Report from the Committee on Police and Gaols. (Continued.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 7 April 1836 · page 3

In thus stating their view of the division of the Colony into Police Districts, Yonr Committee regret that, excepting in the County of Cumberland, they have and before them any data upon which to…

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Domestic Intelligence. [Continued.] Supreme Court, [Wednesday, March 23, 1836.] Before Judge Burton. ALLAN v. BULL

The Colonist · Thursday 7 April 1836 · page 6

THE Solicitor-General rose and said, he was instructed on the part of the defendant in this case to move, that the trial should be postponed, upon the ground that two material witnesses were…

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Police Incidents. the Mysterious Case

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1836 · page 3

Anne Harris a free woman (arrived so) was placed at the bar on the following charge. The keeper of the female watch bonse deposed that on Monday a child…

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