Police Report
After the usual complement of drunken cases and other unimportant business had been gone through, at the Police Office, on Wednesday last, a number of Informations, relative to breaches of the Market…
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Domestic Intelligence Robbery and Murder
We draw the attention of the authorities to the following extract from a letter, depicting the present dreadful state of the country, and we call upon the Colonists to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(civil Side)
TUESDAY.— Before Mr. Justice Willis. Fisher v. Wilson: Peek v. Wilson.—These actions were brought under the Foreign Attachment Act, and the point was whether or not the Steam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side. Monday, February 24th, 1840. Before His Honor the Chief Justice
Thomas Whitton was arraigned for the murder of John Hawker, at Oake Park, near Goulburn, on the 19th January; the prisoner pleaded not guilty. When the Jury was being impaneled, the prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Civil Side.—monday. 24th FEB. Before Judge Stephen with Dr. Foreter and Thomas Gore, Esquire, Assessors
HEBRLEWHITE M'KEON.—This was an action brought by Plaintiff to recover the sum of £270 being the amount which the Defendant had agree, at an Auction sale, to pay for the wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court—(civil Side) TUESDAY—Before Mr. Justice Willis
Fisher v. wilson: Peek v. Wilson—These actions were brought under the Foreign Attachment Act, and the point was whether or not the Steam Navigation Company had been properly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Friday, February 28. (Before Mr. Brown, Capt. Westmacott, and Mr. Bennan.)
WILLIAM DOWSELY, of King-street, appeared to answer the summons of the next friend of Ann Eliza Simpson, his apprentice, under the following circumstances :—About eight months ago the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Friday, 28Th February, 1840. Before Judge Willis in Equity. John Terry Hughes v. Julia Johnston
JOHN TERRY HUGHES V. JULIA JOHNSTON. This was a suit in equity praying that defendant should be compelled to execute a proper conveyance to the complainant (of a certain portion of land…
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On Friday there was the usual compliment of drunken cases, which were dealt with in the usual summary way; and among the rest a man named William Bentley, convicted of drunkenness and…
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The first Term of the present year having just commenced, this seems a fitting opportunity to present our readers with a list of the Court and if Officers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Civil Side. Saturday, February 29. Before their Honors the three Judges, in Banco
Nothing of importance came before the Court this day, except a few motions respecting costs, and others equally unimportant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, March 2
Free Side [?]lons compl[?]ts.... 40 Drunkards................................ 45 —35 Bond Side divers charges................... 53…
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A letter, signed " Hermit," appeared in Saturday's Australian, which, supposing it to. be correct in its statements, is of importance But the Editor does not say he has. received the real…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Incidents. Monday, March 2Nd
Edward Turner appeared on warrant, charged by Mr. Parker, of Bathurst-street, with a breach of agreement. Mr. P. stated that he hired the prisoner about eight months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. CIVIL SIDE.—Monday 2nd March., Before the Chief Justice, with Messrs. Manning and—, Assessors
WRIGHT V. THE TRUSTEES OF MAGNEY'S ESTATE.—This was an action of trover brought by the plaint[?]; who is a tanner in Parramatta, in consequence of the defendants having taken seven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court Office. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette
SIR, On the face of the Estimates for 1840, it appeared that the office of the Supreme Court was abundantly supplied with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Office. Tuesday, March 3
Michael Sheehan, charged with stealing wood from the grounds of Mr. Wallace, was fined 25s. Henry Johnson, a respectable looking young man, charged with drunken and disorderly conduct, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court—Civil Side. Wednesday, March 4. Before Judge Stephen, with Dr. Bow[?]n and Mr. Sempill Assessors
HOLDSWORTH v. BUTLER.—This was an action for goods sold and delivered. After the action was commenced, plaintiff paid the amount claimed, except a balance of £5 4s., and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Friday Morning, March 6, 1840. Nothing extenuate, nor ought set down in malice. SHAKESPEARE. Police and Convict Discipline
[Our comments on this letter, got mingled in ur last number, by a singular oversight, with the letter itself. We therefore republish the whole.—Ed]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Incidents. Thursday, March 5, 1840
Benjamin Miller was charged, by Mr. Octavius Howes, with stealing a waistcoat, the property of Mr. Willer. The prisoner had been for two or three days in Mr. W.'s employ; on Wednesday he…
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