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Courts & crime, 1841

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Supreme Court.—friday

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 29 May 1841 · page 2

Before Mr. JUSTICE STEPHEN, Major Smyth, and Captain Steel, Assessors. WILLIAM THURLOW AND CAMPBELL L. MACDONNELL v. WILLIAM HERBLEWHITE…

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Insolvent Debtors' Court.—friday

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 29 May 1841 · page 2

Before Mr. JUSTICE BURTON. GREEN v. ROBINSON. [?]UGUID v. SAME. The insolvent in these cases was Harold Robinson, who had been remanded in order to…

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Extracts. the Murder at Ashton-under-lyne. Trades' Union Co[?]ation

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 29 May 1841 · page 4

Ashton, Monday Dec. 21.—As the inquiries into the circumstances attendant upon the late horrible murder of Benjamin Cooper, the sawyer, proceed, the facts that arE clicited tend to…

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Supreme Court--civil Side. Tuesday, May 22

Free Press and Commercial Journal · Saturday 29 May 1841 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice Stephen, Major Smyth, and Mr. John Lord, Assessors. Cooper v. Hawkings.--Mr. Windeyer, for the plaintiff, stated that this was an action of…

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Law Intelligence. Court of Equity. Before the Chief Justice. Hardir v. Allan and Another

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 29 May 1841 · page 2

This cause, in which Mr. HUSTLER appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. M. MANNING and Mr. BROADHURST for the defendants, was heard yesterday before his Honour the Chief Justice,…

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Supreme Court.—Civil Side. Tuesday, May 25. Before Justice Stephen, T. Lord, and Major Smith, Assesors

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1841 · page 2

Cook v. Hawkins.—This was an action to recover £45 13s 6d, the amount of a promissory note, dated 25th of October, 1840, at thre[?] months, drawn by Thomas Vaw[?]er, and…

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Police Office, Friday May, 28Th

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1841 · page 2

Patrick Phillips was charged by Mr. Joseph ennings Publican, with having assaulted him. The prosecu er stated that the prisoner was creating a disturbance at Morris' corner of Pitt and…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Herald · Monday 31 May 1841 · page 2

Before the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. JUSTICE STEPHEN. The SOLICITOR GENERAL moved that Archibald Mechie, Esq., of the Middie Temple, should…

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Supreme Court. Friday. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen and two Ass ssors

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1841 · page 2

W. Thurlow and Campbell, and Macdonald v. W. Hebblewhite.—A general verdict was in this case returned for the plaintiff. Damages—£120 13s…

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Water Police Court

The Australian · Tuesday 1 June 1841 · page 2

MONDAY.—This Court was thronged yesterday by merchants and others eager to learn the result of the pending case between the Crown and Captain Hewes, master of…

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Water Police Office

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1841 · page 3

This office was unusually crowded yesterday to hear the termination of the case of the Orwell's mail being detained more than a month after her arrival in this port. A great number of merchants were in…

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Supreme Court, (Equity Side.)

The Australian · Tuesday 1 June 1841 · page 2

SATURDAY—Before the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Stephens. Mr. Foster said this was an application brought before the Court on affidavit, and by…

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Government Gazette. Friday, May 28, 1841. Court of Claims

The Sydney Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1841 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following claims for deeds of grant of land and town allotments, will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners, at the expiration of two months…

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Supreme Court.—tuesday. Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN and a Common Jury. John Greer v. John Lefevre

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1841 · page 2

This was an action of assumpsit, for work and labour done by the plaintiff for the defendant: the defence was payment. The plaintiff, a stonemason, called Mr. James Hume, the architect of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Before Mr. Justice Burton, Edmond Lockyer, and J. E. MANNING, Esqrs., Assessors. KING v. ATKINSON

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1841 · page 2

This was an action of assumpsit by the plaintiff as the officer of the Australian Agricultural Company, against the defendant as the endorser of the promissory notes of one Bruce Millar, for…

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Water Police Court. MONDAY.—Before Messrs. Browne, Deloitte, and John Campbell. Regina F. HRWES

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 June 1841 · page 2

This was an information charging the defendant with detaining letters. The defendant pleaded not guilty; when the following information was read: Be it remembered that on…

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Supreme Court, (Yesterday.)

The Australian · Thursday 3 June 1841 · page 2

Carrick v. Russel—This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for the seduction of the plaintiff's daughter We know of no good purpose it would…

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Supreme Court—Civil Side

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1841 · page 2

TUESDAY, JUNE 1.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a Common Jury. SEDUCTION, CARRICK v. RUSSELL.—This was an action…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side.—tuesday, June 1. (Before his Honour Mr. Justice Burton and a common jury.)

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 3 June 1841 · page 2

Greer v. Lefevre.—This was an action to recover damages for work and labour done by the plaintiff who is a mason and bricklayer. After two witnesses had been examined a verdict was given for the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court,—tuesday, 1st June. Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a Common Jury. Frederick Brook Carrick V. Robert Russel

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 June 1841 · page 2

Mr. WINDEYER opened the pleadings. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the case, and said that he was happy to say that within the four years of his practice at this bar, he had…

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