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Courts & crime, 1840

691 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 35

Supreme Court. Monday, October 19. Before His Honor the Chief Justice and a Special Jary

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1840 · page 2

CALCROFT V. LARNOCK.—Mr. A'Beckett, for the defendant, said that although this trial was the second on the list, he must beg his honour to hear him on a motion to postpone the trial, on the…

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Supreme Court.--(civil Side). Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct, 20 & 21. (Before His Honor Judge Stephen and a Special Jury.)

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1840 · page 3

White v. Eales.--This was an action to recover damages for 1500 head of cattle, which together with the run at Molasco, near Liverpool Plains, were sold to defendant in October 1839,…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, October 22

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1840 · page 2

SAMPSON [?] LISCOMEE.—This was an action for a breach of contract. For the plaintiff, Messrs. Windeyer, a'Beckett, and Broadhurst, and for the defendant, Messrs. Foster and Darvall…

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1840 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the following claims for deeds of grant of town allotments, will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for the purpose, under the Act of…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, October 22

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1840 · page 2

CARRINGTON v. HOGUE.—This was an action of assault. The declaration charged the assault in the usual form, to which the defendant hail pleaded not guilty only. The damages were laid…

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Central Criminal Court. (From the Plym[?]uth and D[?]Enp[?] Journal, 25th June.) Trial of Courvoisier, for the Murder of Lord W. Russell. (Continued From Our Last.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1840 · page 4

Cross-examined by Mr. C. Philips.—I have been several times before a magistrate. I do not know how many times. I was also examined before the Coroner. I was not…

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Supreme Court (Civil Side). MONDAY—Before Mr Justice Willis

The Australian · Tuesday 27 October 1840 · page 2

Mudie cersus John Kinchela the Younger. This (a special jury case) occupied the Court from ten o'clock in the morning until four in the afternoon. It was an action in which Major…

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Supreme Court. Monday, October 26. (Before his Honor Judge Willis and a Special Jury.)

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 27 October 1840 · page 2

Mudie v Kinchela.—Mr. Foster opened the pleadings for the plaintiff, by stating the facts of the case; viz., that on the 2nd of September, 1840, the plaintiff, Major Mudie, had been attacked in…

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Supreme Court.--(civil Side). Thursday, October 22. (Before Mr. Justice Willis and a Special Jury.)

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1840 · page 2

Sampson v. Liscombe.--This was an action to recover damages for a certain number of cattle belonging to plaintiff, which had been sold by the defendant, who is an auctioneer at…

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Supreme Court. SATURDAY. Before His Honor the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. in Banco Regin[?]

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1840 · page 2

THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF LETTSOM v. BOYD.—This was a criminal information filed in the Queen's Bench side of the Court, against Archibald Boyd, Esquire, for an intent…

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 29 October 1840 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following claims fur DEEDS of GRANT of TOWN ALLOTMENTS will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for…

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Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Australian · Thursday 29 October 1840 · page 2

FRIDAY. — Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. Bell and another v. Lethbridge.—This was an action of trespass beyond the boundaries of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 29 October 1840 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER.—Before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. WALTON AND ANOTHER r. HARPER.—This was an action on promises. Mr. Darvall…

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Central Criminal Court. (From the Plymouth and Davenport Journal, 25th June.) Triai of Courvoisier, for the Murder of Lord W. Russell (Continued From Our Last.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1840 · page 4

By Mr. Baron Parke:—Had you not seen these gloves when you examined the linen in the prisoner's box before [?] I had not.—-Had you examiued with sufficient accuracy to see [?]…

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The Soothing System—sydney Gaol. to the Editor of the Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1840 · page 2

SIR,—Having in two of the public journals of Tuesday last, seen paragraphs, stating, that at the request of the Governor of the Gaol, they publicly acknowledged (and with gratification) the receipt…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, October 24, 1810. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a special jury.)

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 29 October 1840 · page 3

The Queen, on the prosscution of Lettsome v. Boyd.—The declaration read by the chief clerk of the court set forth that one Archibald Boyd had, on the 7th March last, written a letter to Captain…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1840 · page 2

Before His Honor the Chief Justice, and a Special Jury. WALTON AND ANOTHER v. HARPER.—This was an action on a breach of contract. The…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Friday 30 October 1840 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER.—Before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. SOLOMON AND ANOTHER v. SIMMONS AND OTHERS.—This was an action of special…

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Domestic Intelligence. Police and Gaols

The Colonist · Saturday 31 October 1840 · page 2

WE call the attention of our readers, more, especially those in the mother-country, to the, following return of the sums which were expen[?] on Police and Gaols from 1st July, 1835, 10 [?]…

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Supreme Court. FRIDAY. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and a Special Jurg. Green V. Jones,—This was an action of assault

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1840 · page 2

The declaration charged the assault, to which the defendant pleaded first, not guilty,—and secondly, that just before the time of the alleged assault, the plaintiff assaulted the defendant. The…

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