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Courts & crime, 1837

642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 33

Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 20 July 1837 · page 2

Monday, July 17, 1837.—In Banco.—Before the Acting Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Burton. Bean v. [?]—The Acting Chief Justice delivered the decision of the Court on the application…

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Police Magistracy

The Australian · Friday 21 July 1837 · page 2

IT has been our unfortunate lot, in our progress through society, to meet with many of those obtuse individuals who will not take a hint; when this arises…

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Police. Tuesday, July 18Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 21 July 1837 · page 3

William Nash, an apprentice to Mr George Harper of Sussex-street, Boat Builder, was placed at bar, charged with absconding from his indented service in the month of October last. Mr. R…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1837 · page 2

Ellen M'Guire, tripped it mincingly to the bar, to show cause against an information tiled against her for having been found in asiate that might have…

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Police. Thursday, July 20Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 24 July 1837 · page 2

John Buckley, a labourer, was charged by Mr. Milsom. of the North Shore with stealing wood Mr. Mlilsom stated that he was awakened about two o'clock that…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 24 July 1837 · page 2

SATURDAY, JULY 22.—In Banco. Before the three Judges. Clark v. Fennell—In this case a rule had been granted calling on the defendant to show cause…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side. Saturday, 22Nd July. In Banco

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 24 July 1837 · page 2

Clarke o. Fennell.—The Judges proceeded to give judgments in this and the following cases. The chief Justice enumerated the facts of the case. The action…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1837 · page 2

Louisa Taylor. who would stand up and have a rouud with any one who dared to throw any disparagement upon her charma was charged with adopting this system…

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Supreme Court—[?]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1837 · page 2

SATERDAY JULY 22— In Banco. BefOre the [?] Judges. Clarkev Fenarell—In this case a rule had been grauted calling on the defend and to show cause why…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(in Banco.)

The Australian · Tuesday 25 July 1837 · page 2

SATURDAY.—Clark v. Fennell.—In this case which went by default, a rule Nisi had been obtained, calling upon the plaintiff to shew cause why the damages assessed should not be…

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Police. Monday, July 24Th

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 26 July 1837 · page 2

Richard Kaine was charged by Mr. Inspector Rawston with being drunk on the previous day and assaulting him. The facts being proved, the prisoner was fined…

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The Notorious Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 26 July 1837 · page 2

From our Contemporaries we gleas the following deodoles of the continued [?] working of our Court of Quarter [?]…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1837 · page 3

Eliza Madden was confined by Inspector Jackson and Serjeant Proctor for drunkenness and assaulting them in the execution of their duty. It being…

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The Police Magistracy

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1837 · page 2

THE collective wisdom of our ancestors has been handed down to us from father to son, in the shape of proverbs, remarkable as well for their almost invariable…

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Police

The Australian · Friday 28 July 1837 · page 4

At the Police Office, on Friday last, the following summons cases were disposed of.—Rebecca May v. Bridget Wells.—The…

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Police. Thursday, July 27

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 28 July 1837 · page 2

Sarah Johnston assigned to Mr. Pe[?]en of Hunter Street, was charged under the following circumstances; Mr. Peden stated, that on Wednesday evening he had occasion to complain of the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1837 · page 3

Edward Doyle and James Goulding, two prisoners who arrived by His Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, were this morning put to the bar of the Police…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1837 · page 3

John Maines, per Fairlie, 14 years, assigned to Mr. Nicholas Aspinall, was on Saturday sentenced to re[?] poral punishment of 50 lai[?] for [?]…

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Police. Important to Publicans. Parramatta, July 29, 1837

The Australian · Tuesday 1 August 1837 · page 2

Before P. L. Campbell (Police Magistrate), William Irvin, Assistant Police Magistrate, Wm. Lawson, Thomas Foster, and Wm. Lockeyer, Esqrs, J.P's…

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Police. Saturday, July 29

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 August 1837 · page 2

James Smith, per Moffilt one of the West India blacks charged with committing various outrages in the district of Brisbane Water, was again brought before…

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