Police Court Tuesday, 24Th March. (Before Mr. Windeyer.)
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1840 · page 4
MR. ROBERT DEAMES, a young Gentleman aged 17 years, of very respectable appearance, and said to be well connected in the mother country, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Police Again. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald
The Sydney Herald · Monday 30 March 1840 · page 1
SIR,—On the 17th January, two notorious bushrangers, Blind Tom and Rowley, where forwarded to the Plains, where they were committed to take their trial, having been a day or two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court. Free Side.—friday, March 27
Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1840 · page 2
John Lynch, one of the overseers of Carters Barracks, was charged with abstracting a one pound note and sixpence from a bag containing £26 13s. with which he had been entrusted to convey to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Saturday, March 28
Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1840 · page 2
CARTER V. PRCKHAM,—This action, which occupied the court the whole of yesterday and to-day, was respecting a quantity of butter which had been purchased by the plaintiff from the defendant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Incidents. Friday. March 27. (Before Captain I[?] and Mr. Brown.)
The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1840 · page 2
John Lynch, one of the av[?]r[?]eers of Carters Barracks was brought up, charged with abstracting £1 [?]. 6d.from a bag containing money which a person named Bates entrusted to him to convey to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Wednesday, 25Th March
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1840 · page 3
Free Side—Various Charges 32 Drunkards 11 Summonses 8 Couvict Side—Various Charges 24…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CARTER v. PECKHAM. Supreme Court. Friday, March 27, 1840. (Before Judge Stephen and a Special Jury.)
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1840 · page 2
Carter v. Peckham—In this case Capt. Carter was the plaintiff, and Mr. Peckham of York—street, defendant. The action had been brought to recover compensation for loss sustained by 350…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Incidents. Monday, March 30
The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1840 · page 2
George Williams, Patrick M'Cann, and Simeon M'Cann, were brought up on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and with using obscene language and violence to the constables who took them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Free Side.—tuesday, March 31
Australasian Chronicle · Friday 3 April 1840 · page 2
James Green, remanded yesterday on a charge of absenting himself from work, and disobedience of the orders of his master, William Andrews; baker, was found guilty, and sentenced to twenty one days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Lay-parson-magistrate Cook
Australasian Chronicle · Friday 3 April 1840 · page 2
MR. EDITOR,—I understand that Mr. Cook had a long discourse yesterday, in his conventicle, about the dismissal of the persons of whom I wrote to you last week. He mentioned that they were good and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Monday, March 30. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Willis.)
Australasian Chronicle · Friday 3 April 1840 · page 2
EARLE v. WHITE.—This was an action for the recovery of damages for a trespass alleged to have been committed by the defendant, of which the following are the principal circumstances :—It appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Friday Morning, April 3, 1840. Nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. SHAKSPEARE. Supreme Court. Thursday, 1St April. (Before the three Judges in Banco.)
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1840 · page 2
The Attorney-General moved that David O'Golvie, Esq., writer to the Signel in Scotland be admitted as an attorney and proctor. The judges granted the admission…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Another correspondent writes as follows.] "ADVETISEMENT. "There will be wanted for this establishment, to come into pay on the 1st April next, a lock-up keeper and an ordinary constable. They must be of good character; and none but Protestants need apply. "Police-office, Dungog, 23d March, 1840."
Australasian Chronicle · Friday 3 April 1840 · page 2
MR. EDITOR,— The above is a copy of a notice posted up on the court-house of this place, in the handwriting of the police magistrate, Mr. Cook. I will leave you and the world to guess how we are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Incidents. Monday March 30
Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1840 · page 3
Sarah Wilson, an emigrant, appeared on warrant charged by her master, the Rev. Mr. Steele, of New Town, with absenting herself without leave from her service on the 24th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Incidents. Friday April 3rd. (Before Captain Innes.)
The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1840 · page 2
Edward Flannagan was brought up, charged with being drunk in the Cattle Market. Charles Allen stated, that he found the prisoner drunk on Thursday evening, and took him into custody; that he tried…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Saturday, 28Th March
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1840 · page 3
Free Side (various complaints) 21 Drunkards 5 Summonses 26 Convict Side (various charges) 24…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Monday Morning, April 6, 1840. Nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. SHAKESPEARE. Mr. Cook of Dungog, Police Magistrate
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1840 · page 3
Thus saith the Sydney Herald: "There is a person named Cook, a police magistrate, at Dungog, against whom a contemporary has written very severely in a recent number…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. CARTER v. PECKHAM
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1840 · page 3
By some oversight the following evidence was omitted in our last number, in our report of this trial Mr. M'Dermott deposed—that he was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Bond Side.—thursday, April 2
Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 7 April 1840 · page 2
Mary Heslop, assigned to Mrs. Smith, of Market-street, having taken it into her head that her work was too hard for her, made up a large bundle of clothes, and made off. A constable meeting her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, 4Th April
The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1840 · page 2
Thomas Havergin, charged with striking a woman named Lovett, and threatened to do the same to the constable in Mrs. Lovett's own house ; prisoner was drunk. Mr. Lovett expressed her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →