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Courts & crime, 1840

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Court of Common Council. Spiritual Advancement of New South Wales

The Sydney Herald · Friday 18 December 1840 · page 2

Sir Peter Laurie presented a petition from the Rev. Dr. Lang; principal of the Australian college, New South Wales, praying for the assistance of the corporation in promoting the…

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Police and Gaol Expenses

The Colonist · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 2

WE have already laid before our readers LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S dispatch with regard to the revenue of this colony aid its appropriation, the tenor of which most clearly…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 15

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 3

Marry Cohen, the women charged with robbing a man named Wayland, was discharged, as the prosccutor was not to be found. Marry Kenedy was charged with stealing a plate…

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Police Office Muswellbrook, 28th November, 1840

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 4

The undermentioned articles, taken by the Police under suspicious cireumstances' can be seen on application to the Chief Constable. One Sold ring set with a single white crystal…

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Insolvent Debtors' Court. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 2

John Macdermott, late landlord of the "Forbes Hotel," at the corner of York and King-streets, applied for his discharge, and was opposed by Mr Macdermott, of the firm of Macdermott and…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvent Debtors' Court. FRIDAY.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 2

Charles Evans, lately a publican, on the rocks, being then the landlord of the Evening Gun, was discharged. James Whitehead, late landlord of the…

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Court of Common Council. Spiritual advancemeat of New South Wales

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 3

Sir Peter Laurie presented a petition from the Rev. Dr. Lang[?] principal of the Aus[?]ra lian College, New South Wales, praying for the assistanc[?] of the corporation in promoting…

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Insolvent Debtors' Court. Friday, December 18, 1840. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen.)

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1840 · page 3

John Macdermott, late landlord of the Forbes' Hotel, corner of King and York-streets, applied for his discharge under the Insolvent Debtor's Act. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. Henry…

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Police Court. Saturday, December 19. Druneards List

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1840 · page 2

Billy Worrell, confined by Constable Nowland disoharged; Peter Hickey, by Ryan, twelve hour to the tread mill; Charles Crawford, by Molloy twenty-four ditto; John Byrnes, by Parkenson…

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Liberation of Messrs. Lovett and Collins From Warwick Gaol — Grand Popular Demonstration. Birmingham Friday Night

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1840 · page 3

During the week, and especially on this day the committee appointed by the men of Birmingham to make preparation to greet with a grand ovation their leaders, Messrs. Lovett and Collins…

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Police Court. Monday, December 21

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1840 · page 2

An unusual number of Bacchus' devotees appeard on the drunkards list this morning, and several of them were recognized amongst the number. Some individuals in the motley group,…

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London Police

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1840 · page 4

HATTON GARDEN.—TWO PROFESSIONALS DRUNK—On Thursday a tall foreign looking personage, with mustachios, who was set down in the police-sheet as the…

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Court of Requests. (From Morning chronicle, August 14.) Tower Hamlets

The Australian · Tuesday 22 December 1840 · page 4

Family Jars.—Terry Malony, a broad shouldered Emeralder, summoned his brother in law, Miko O'Brian, for 6s. the amont of a surgeon's bill, for…

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 23 December 1840 · page 4

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the following Claims for Deeds of Grants of Land and Town Allotments will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for the purpose…

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Domestic Intelligence. Contempt of Court

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 23 December 1840 · page 2

Yesterday a person named John Dick who has been about right months in the colony, was sent to Sydney Gaol for one month, for having been guilty of a gross contempt of Court, in…

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Dublin, August 17. Privileges of the Bar—assault on Mr. Freeman, the Barrister

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 23 December 1840 · page 4

At the Cork assizes, on Saturday, William Allen, jun., Esq., of Liscongill. was indicted for the assault on Mr. Freeman, the barrist[?]r, committed on the 4th of August last, during the present…

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Police Office. Tuesday, December 22. Before Captain Innes and Mr. Windeyer

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 23 December 1840 · page 2

Broad [?]. Morpsey.—The defendant appeared on warrant to answer a charge of breach of agreement and neglect of work. The case for the plaintiff we gave in a former number…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvent Debtors' Court. TUESDAY—Before Mr. Justice Stephen

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 23 December 1840 · page 2

M'DERMOT v. M'DERMOT.—In this case Mr. G. R. Nichols examined the insolvent, when he deposed as follows:—I did not make any enquiry at any person about the furniture; it was removed…

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Court of Common Council. Spiritual Advancement Op New South Wales

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 23 December 1840 · page 2

Sir Peter Laurie presented a petition from the Rev. Dr. Lang, principal of the Australian College, New South Wales, praying for the assistance of the Corporation in…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Dec. 23

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1840 · page 2

The Police Courts were kept pretty busy to a late hour yesterday, several cases of stealing were heard, and some of the parties implicated in these nefarious practices were committed for trial. The…

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