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Courts & crime, 1841

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Law Intelligence. Water Police Court.—saturday. Before Captains BROWNE and Dacre. Assault on the High Seas

The Sydney Herald · Monday 20 December 1841 · page 2

Mr. John Reid Stavers, commander of the barque June, appeared by summons to answer the following information. New South Wales to wit.—Be it rememberd…

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Maring Police Court. (Before Captains Browne and Dacre.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1841 · page 2

Captain Stavers, of the barque Jane, appeared on summons at this Court on Saturday last, charged by David Davis, passenger by his vessel, with having on the 1st instant inflicted…

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Water Police Office.—tuesday

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 December 1841 · page 2

MR. HENRY SAWYER, owner of the Colonial schooner Coquette, Captain Louton, cleared for the Clarence-river, appeared before Captains Browne and Dacre, to answer a charge…

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Police Office, Port Macquarie. MONDAY, 8th NOV., 1841. Slaughtering Cattle

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1841 · page 4

A case this day decided by the Bench, establishes that if a man kill a bullock and sell any part of it to his neighbour, he is liable to a fine of £10!…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvent Court. WEDNESDAY—Before Mr. Justice BURTON

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 December 1841 · page 2

George Weller at the suit of Burdekin and another, was opposed by Mr. Thurlow, on the ground that he was notinsolvent. Mr. Want supported the application because the…

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The Sydney Herald. Thursday, December 23, 1841. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Self-supporting Insolvent Court

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 December 1841 · page 2

SIR GEORGE GIPPS hns now nearly completed two-thirds of his sojourn in New South Wales. On the 24th of February coming, four years will have elapsed since…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1841 · page 2

On Tuesday, Henry Sawyer, owner of the 'Coquette,' Colonial schooner, was brought before Messrs. Brown and Dacre, and charged with having committed a breach of the Water Police…

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Murder at Sea

Sydney Free Press · Saturday 25 December 1841 · page 3

HAVRE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14.--The melancholy fate of the sixteen passengers of the William Brown had not been effaced from our sad remembrances, nor…

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Court and Fashionable Life

The Australian · Saturday 25 December 1841 · page 3

Since the Queen's accession to the throne she appears fated to receive alarms. First the attempt of the mad or bad boy Oxford, then the intrusiun of the inquisitive rogue Jones, then…

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Admiralty Court.—friday. Before the Chief Justice

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 25 December 1841 · page 2

JONES AND MINITHORPE v. SHIP "JANE." Mr. GURNER moved that the second default might be pronounced in this case against the ship Jane, for want of appearance. Rule…

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Port Macqurie Police Office. Saturday, Dec. 4, 1841. Free Servants

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1841 · page 4

A decision of this bench on the 20th of November, is, if hold to be lawful, quite sufficient to justify the public press of New South Wales, in warning every free emigrant…

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Insolvent Debtor's Court. Friday. Before Mr. Justice Stephen. Robinson v. M'LAUGHLIN

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 25 December 1841 · page 2

In this case the Insolvent was William M'Laughlin, who had been lately carrying on the business of coachmaker, in Pitt-street, Sydney. After the Insolvent had been sworn…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—equity.—friday. Before the Chief Justice. Cooper v. BOON

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 25 December 1841 · page 2

Mr. MICHIE applied in this case to his Honor to direct that the defendant, an infant, should be brought up by a messenger to the bar of the Court, for not having put in an…

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The Necessity of a New Court of Requests Act

Sydney Free Press · Thursday 30 December 1841 · page 2

As the law now stands, sum's not exceeding ten pounds only are actionable in the Courts of Requests; and the party owing a small debt cannot be sued for it, except in the Court of…

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Insolvent Debtors' Court. WEDNESDAY.—Before Mr. Justice Burton. Hyam V. STEPHENSON

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 30 December 1841 · page 2

In this case the insolvent having complied with the [?]rders of the Court, respecting his schedule, was discharged. COOPER AND HOLT v. EDGE[?]ILL…

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