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Courts & crime, 1837

642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 33

Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1837 · page 2

John Williams, seaman, belonging to tlie City of Edinburgh, was charged by John Pacey, a seaman on board the game vessel, with stealing various articles of…

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Captain Faunce, 4th Regiment, the Military Officer, and (Qy.) Civil Magistrate of Brisbane Water

The Sydney Times · Saturday 21 October 1837 · page 2

How any gentleman holding the Commission of the Peace, can by tyranny have so outraged that "Peace," which it was, and is, his duty as a Paid Justice, to preserve --…

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Police. Saturday, October 21

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 October 1837 · page 3

Wallis, the private of the 50th regiment, charged with committing a brutal assault on an old man of the name of Shaughnessy (erroneously stated in our last as…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme COURT—Civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 23 October 1837 · page 2

Monday, October 16.— Before the Acting Chief J[?], and the following Special Ju[?];—Thomas Gore, merchant; John Tooth, merchant; John Giles, merchant; H. Hume, Esq.; C. Fa[?] merchant; E…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side. Saturday, October 21. in Banco

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 October 1837 · page 2

Exparte Ingliss.—His Honor in giving judgment in this cases, which was stated our paper of Monday last, remarked, that the application for an attachment against…

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Law. Supreme Court—(in Ranco.)

The Australian · Tuesday 24 October 1837 · page 2

SATURDAY.—Their Honors the, three Judges having taken their seats upon the bench at eleven o'clock, the following business was proceeded with…

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The Chief Police magistrate. Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, For every pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder; nothing but thunder. SHAKSPEARE

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1837 · page 2

By the law report in to-day's Gazette our readers will perceive that Colonel Wilson has escaped the consequences due to the perpetration of what we should call…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, October 18, 1837. (Before the Acting Chief Justice, and a Special Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1837 · page 2

Doe dem, Wemyss v. Mackonoss.-'This was an action of ejectment, brought by the mortgagee against the mortgageor, to recover possession of premises on the Surry Hills. The mortgage deed…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side. Tuesday, October 24

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 25 October 1837 · page 2

Before Mr. JUSTICE KINCHELA, and a Special Jury. Lamb v. Holden and Brenan.—This was an action of trespass, on the part of…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday 18Th Inst. Acting Chief Justice and Special Jury

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1837 · page 2

DOE DEM. WEMYSS v. MACKANNESS. -- This was an action of ejection on foreclosure of mortgage -- plea general issue. Verdict for the plaintiff…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1837 · page 3

Thomas Griffiths, a notorious character, better known by the name of Hopping Frog, was charged by Sarah Gillingham, who resides in…

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Governor Bourke's Police Magistracy

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1837 · page 2

It certainly required something more than the ordinary degree of effrontery granted by common consent to lawyers, to enable the Attorney General to make…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, October 21

The Colonist · Thursday 26 October 1837 · page 3

Ex-parte WILLIAM INGLIS.—The Acting Chief Justice pronounced the following decision in this case, which had been concurred in by the full Court. This was an application for a criminal information…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 26 October 1837 · page 2

Wednesday, October l8, 1837.—Before the Ac[?] Chief Justice and a Special Jury. Deo dem Wemyss v. Mackaness.—This was an [?] tion of ejectment, brought by the plaintiff at [?]…

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Original Correspondence. Mounted Police. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 26 October 1837 · page 3

Sir,—Yon enquired some time ago what the Mounted Police were about. I am sorry to inform you they are not doing much here; our Mounted Police Officer has an utter aversion…

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Court Gircular

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 27 October 1837 · page 2

The remains of his late Majesty were lying in state yesterday, (July 7) at Windsor Castle. At ten o'clock the public were admitted to the Waterloo-chamber, which was entirely covered…

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Bathurst. Court of Requests

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 27 October 1837 · page 3

The Court was held on the 19th, at Mrs. Dillon's Hotel, on the Roxburgh side of the river, and the list presented 156 cases, besides those continued from the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side. Wednesday, October 25

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 27 October 1837 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Kinchela, and a Special Jury. Jones v. Russell.—This was an action to recover for a malicious prosecution in a…

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Bathurst. Police. Monday, October 23

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 30 October 1837 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. Lieutenant Beckham and Captain Piper, J. p. Thomas Muskelly and John Cumming were put to the bar, charged with…

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Horrible Orange Massacre—murder of Children. Castleblaney, July 3

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 30 October 1837 · page 3

One of the most dreadful and unprovoked massacres on record, even amongst savage tribes, was perpetrated about four or five miles from this town on the night…

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