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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1838

608 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 31

English Police

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1838 · page 4

A Love Sick Vagrant. -- At Marylebone office, on Wednesday, George Carrot; Lucy Carrot (his wife), James Robinson, and Livinia Swan, were brought up on the…

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Supreme Court

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1838 · page 3

The Judges were engaged throughout the whole of Saturday in investigating complaints against a few of the Attornies practising in the Supreme Court -- in the case of Roberts…

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Police Incidents

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1838 · page 3

Three samples from the "sister" kingdom were placed at the Bar on Wednesday, a Mister and Mistress Barry and a Mister Fitzpatrick, -- the countenance of each bearing evident marks of…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 July 1838 · page 2

FACILITY OF OBTAINING CHARACTERS IN NEWSOUTH WALES—The careless, and almost reckless manner in which written documents certifying to the good characters of parties, are to be obtained…

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Police Office, Monday, July 16

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 July 1838 · page 3

James Newman, free, coachman, in the employ of Mrs. kennett of Pitt-street, Sydney, had been given in charge by Mr. Sullivan. for being drunk and unable to do his duty as driver of a vehicle which Mr. Sullivan had hired…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side. Saturday, July 21

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 July 1838 · page 2

IN BANCO:—On the opening of the Court, the Chief Justice asked if Mr. T. D. Rowe was in Court, and on being answered in the affirmative, he said, that the Court had come to a decision on the cases…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(in Banco.)

The Australian · Tuesday 24 July 1838 · page 2

SATURDAY.—On the opening of the Court His Honor the Chief Justice asked if Mr. T. D. Rows was in Court, and being answered in the affirmative, he said, that the Court had come to…

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Supreme Court. (In Banco.—Before the three Judges.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1838 · page 2

The Queen v. Rowe.—The Chief Justice said that the Judges had fully considered the case, and as he (the Chief Justice) had been chiefly instrumental in bringing this matter forward, Judge…

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Original Correspondence. Major Nunn, the Mounted Police, and the Bushrangers. To the Editor of The Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1838 · page 3

SIR, There are fourteen armed bushrangers, a terror to stockholders on the line of road to Port Phillip, and as free from…

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Law. Supreme Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 3 August 1838 · page 2

WEDNESDAY—Before Mr Justice Burton, and a Military Jury. Ann M'Intosh was indicted for the manslaughter of her female infant at Castlereagh…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. August 1, 1838

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 3 August 1838 · page 2

Before His Honor Mr. Justice Burton and Milltary July. Ann Macintosh was indicted for the man laughter of her infant female child at Castlereagh on the 29th…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, August 1. (Before the Chief Justice and a Civil Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1838 · page 3

Patrick Creenan stood indicted for a highway robbery on Thomas Jackson, at Sidney. The prosecutor was a sailor and the prosecutor a constable in the Sydney Police. On the Queen's Birth-day…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court[?]—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 6 August 1838 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 —This being the first day [?] the [?] for the present year, the Court was opened by their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice B[?]rton…

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Law. Supreme Criminal Court

The Australian · Tuesday 7 August 1838 · page 2

FRIDAY—Before Mr Justice Burton and a Military Jury. William Ambling was indicted for stealing a heifer, value £10, and a calf, value £5, the…

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Supreme Court. Friday, August 3, 1838. (Before Mr. Justice Bu[?]ton, and a Military Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1838 · page 2

William Ambling stood indicted for stealing one [?]eifer, of the value of ten pounds, and one ca[?]f, of the value of five pounds, the property of John Post, at Red[?]ank, near Maitland, on the 1st of…

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Court of Requests

The Colonist · Wednesday 8 August 1838 · page 2

ON Friday last, a case came before his Worship, the Commissioner of the Court of Requests, of a nature which, we conceive, manifests, in a striking light, the ungracious and obnoxious…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1838 · page 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 6.—Before the Chief Justice and a Civil Jary. James Anlezark, publican, and Christopher Riley, William Pearce, and Stephen Pearce, yeomen, were…

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Supreme Court-Criminal Side. Wednesday, August 1, 1838

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1838 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Burton, and a Military Jury. -- Ann M'Intosh was indicated for the manslaughter of her infant child at Castlereagh, on the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. Saturday, 4th AUGUST

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 8 August 1838 · page 2

Before His Honor the Chief Justice and a Millitary Jury. Henry Costello was indicated for assaulting with intent to murder Hercules Watt, on the 31st day…

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Supreme Court. 7Th August.1838. (Before the Chief Justice, and a Civil Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1838 · page 2

Michael Leahy was indicted for the wilful murder of his assigned servant, James Ryan, near Midgee, in the Wellington district, on the 2nd of May last. It appeared that on the day laid in…

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