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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1838

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1838 · page 3

Alice Mar[?]an, in whose features a disciple of Lavater might have discovered strong indications of vicious propensities, was placed at the bar charged by a…

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Law Intelligence. Court of Requests. Thursday. Jan. 4Th, 1838

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 5 January 1838 · page 2

Morris v. Mrs. Barnet Levey.—The Plaintiff, a timber merchant of Market-street, sought to recover from the widow, as executrix, of the la[?]e Proprietor of the Theatre, the sum of £9, 19, for timber…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1838 · page 2

Phillip Willis and John G. Brien stood charged with robbery and presenting a pistol at one James Killeolly, on his way from the bush with a load of…

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Police Report

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1838 · page 4

MANSION HOUSE.--A boy, 13 years of age, named Henry Hooper, was charged with having attempted to pick the pockets of several gentlemen…

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Police. Saturday, January 6Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 8 January 1838 · page 2

HORSE.WHIPPING.—Mr. Abraham Polack appeared by warrant to answer to the affidavit of Mr. H. J: Cohen, of Bridge-street, Commission Agent. The affidavit of Mr. Cohen stated that on…

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Domestic Intelligence. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Herald · Monday 8 January 1838 · page 2

The days on which this Court sits in the different districts, having been surroneously stated in the almanace for this year, we publish the following correct list for the information of the public…

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First Police Magistrate. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1838 · page 2

SIR, Notwithstanding the repeated remarks which have appeared in the public journals of the day in reference to…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1838 · page 2

CAUTION to APPRENTICES.—Thomas Pearson, William Lewson, and George Hilding, the indented apprentices of Mr. Wilcox, shoemaker, of Pitt-street, were…

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Letters on England, by Victorie, Court De Soligny.—in Two Vols.— Translated From the Original MSS.—London : Henny Colburn & Co. (Continued from Monday's Paper.) Letter Xil London, October 11th, 1817

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 10 January 1838 · page 4

You'll pay it was not without reason that I warned you not to pay too much attention to my first impressions. Indeed, first impressions are valuable only when they are…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1838 · page 3

Benjamin Smith, a hoary headed old sinner, was charged, yesterday, with stealing a coat, the property of an individual named John Slack. By the…

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Police Incidents

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1838 · page 2
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The "Pet of the Petticoats."--Charles Henry Bradwardine, who no doubt considered he was the pink of elegance and good manners, exhibited himself before the Bench, on a charge of…

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Mounted Police

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1838 · page 2

IT has been hitherto the practice when a Regiment leaves the Colony to withdraw from the Mounted Police whatever men may belong to it. This practice is fraught with…

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Police. Friday, January 12

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 15 January 1838 · page 2

IMPORTANT TO TOLLKEEPERS.—Patrick Flinn appeared on summons to answer the complaint of Mr. William Dwyer, for attempting to evade payment of the toll for twenty head of cattle, by…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1838 · page 2

CAUTION TO FREE HIRED SERVANTS.— Thomas Ed[?]ards, the free hired servant of Mr. Charles Henry, Chambers, was charged with drunkenness and refusing…

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Police Incidents

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1838 · page 3

Major, Crosly, and Whipem-up, a trio who grinned and looked quite pleased at the novelty of their situation, were charged with doing corrobory in George-street which they refused…

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Police. Tuesday, January 16

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 17 January 1838 · page 2

Mary O'Neill, commonly called ' Ginger, from the hue of her hair, and a man named Samuel Witney, were charged on suspicion of stealing a watch and appendages, of the…

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English Extracts. the Court

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 17 January 1838 · page 2

The Queen attended divine service on Sunday, in the private chapel of the new Falace. The Bishop of London preached. the sermon. With the Queen were Lord…

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Police Incidents. (Yesterday.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1838 · page 3

James Cuddy was charged with assaulting Constable Moore in the execution of his duty, at the "Cottage of Content." This species of duty not being altogether…

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Police. Thursday, January 18

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 19 January 1838 · page 2

Two men, named Bowers and M'Cormick, were placed at the bar on the following charge:—Sergeant Rowell stated that on Tuesday last he had a woman in custody…

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