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Courts & crime, 1840

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1840 · page 3

Notice is hereby given, that the following Claims to DEEDS OF GRANTS OF LANDS and TOWN ALLOTMENTS will be ready for examination by the Commissioners appointed…

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1840 · page 3

NOTICE OF HEARINGS.—The Commissioners hereby give Notice of their intention to proceed in the investigation of the undermentioned CLAIMS TO TOWN ALLOTMENTS, the…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvent Debtors' Court

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1840 · page 2

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen. Michacl M'Kellar who had been incarcerated for £21 9s. 4d. costs, in a case M[?]Donald v…

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Insolbent Debtors' Court. Tuesday, November 24. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen.)

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 26 November 1840 · page 3

Michael M'Kellar, who was detained for £21 9s. 4d., being the costs in an action of M'Donald v. Crampton, applied for his discharge on the ground of being unable to pay. He was opposed by Mr…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, November 24. (Before the Chairman and Mr. Campbell.)

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 26 November 1840 · page 3

Alexander Cain was indicted for stealing one pair of shoes, two aprons, and a mustard pot, from Mr. Kilgalbyon, on the 20th of October last. The principal witness for the prosecution could…

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English Extracts. Trial of Oxford for the Attempt to Murder the Queen

The Sydney Herald · Friday 27 November 1840 · page 2

The trial of Oxford took place at the Central Criminal Court on the 8th and 9th July, before Lord Chief Justice Denman, Mr Justice Patterson and Mr. Baron Alderson. The facts of the…

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Insolvent Debtor's Court

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1840 · page 2

This Court sat yesterday Several insolvents were brought up before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and discharged…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Thursday, November 2. (Before the Chairman and — Dawson, Esq.)

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1840 · page 2

Thomas Randall was indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel from the house of Rebecca Gordon, Miller's Point, Sydney, on the night of the 4th of November last…

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The Sydney Herald. Saturday, November 28, 1840. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Law Intelligence. Insolvent Debtor's Court

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 28 November 1840 · page 2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen. John Lhir, incarcerated for costs, who had been remanded on a previous day, in order to…

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The Sydney Herald. Monday, November 30, 18[?]0. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Police Magistrates

The Sydney Herald · Monday 30 November 1840 · page 2

The unpopularity of many of these gentlemen has been caused by showing too much rendiness in carrying out the soothing system, or in other words from their…

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Police Court. Monday, November 30. (Before Captain Innes and Mr. Windeyer.)

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1840 · page 2

SHEEP 'STERLING.—A GOOD WITNESS—James Sibey was charged with stealing eleven sheed, the property of Mr. Peter Macintyre. Patrick Good, ove[?]se[?] to Mr. Peter Macintyre,…

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The Chronicle. Tuesday, December 1, 1840. Police Magistrates

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 1 December 1840 · page 2

THE vile Tory organ seems already to have forgot the chastisement recently inflicted upon it by the Attorney General, and that monstrous draught of fabrications it was compelled to swallow in…

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Police Court. Drunkards.—tuesday. Dec. 1

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 2 December 1840 · page 2

The list amounted to forty-four, being an increase of eleven in the number confined on Saturday and Sunday last. We should not have been su[?]prised if a number of "the worshippers of St…

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Original Correspondence. Police Court

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 3 December 1840 · page 2

MR. EDITOR.—I have always understood that the practice pursed in the police offices was, when a case was called on for [?] in which the defendant appeared and the prosecutor was absent,…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 2. (Before Captain Innes and Mr. Dutton.)

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1840 · page 2

ASSAULT.—John Biggins was charged with as[?]ulting Mrs Alexander. Mr. Johnstone, clerk to Mr. Robert Nichols, appearel for the prosecution. Mrs. Alexander, lively stable keeper of…

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 December 1840 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following CLAIMS fur DEEDS of GRANTS of LANDS and TOWN ALLOTMENTS will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners…

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Police Office, Camphelltown, 14th November, 1840

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1840 · page 3

PUBLIC POUXD.—Notice is hereby given, that Mr. Dennis O'Brien has been this day appointed Poundkeeper at Campbelltown, in the room of Thomas Beckett, resigned. By order of the bench…

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Government Gazette Court of Claims

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1840 · page 2

Notice is hereby given, that the following Claims for Deeds of Grants of Land & Town Alloments will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for the purpose under…

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Police Court. Thursday, December. 3. DRUNKARDS

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1840 · page 2

Richard Jones, confined by Constable M'Carthy, 12 hours treadmill; Benjamin Burns, by Rielly, 12 hours ditto; Frederick Stannard, by Breffit, paid 11s; Abraham Zedock, by K[?]…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvent Debtors' Court

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 5 December 1840 · page 2

FRIDAY, DEC. 4.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen. Mr. William Hill, the builder, who had been previously twice remanded, was this day again brought up. The insolvent had on a former…

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