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Courts & crime, 1842

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Side. Tuesday. Before the Chief Justice. Dodds v. O'ferrall and Another

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 2 June 1842 · page 2

Mr. Windeyer, in this case, moved his Honor to discharge an order which had been made on a previous day, to the effect that the defendant Hughes might be allowed to file a…

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Sepreme Court.—civil Side. Wednesday. Before Mr. Justice BURTON and Messrs. MOFFATT and HOLLINGWORTH, Assessors. BRADRIDGE v. RODD

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 2 June 1842 · page 2

This was an action, brought to recover the amount of a builder's account, contracted for the building of a house for the defendant, by the plaintiff. Mr. Foster and Mr. Fisher…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side. Thursday. Before Mr. Justice BURTON, and Assessors MOFFATT and —. EYTON v. HUDSON

The Sydney Herald · Friday 3 June 1842 · page 2

This was an action on a warranty of a horse, which the plaintiff had purchased of the defendant, together with a gig, by delivering to him another horse, and the sum of £35…

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Admiralty Court

The Australian · Saturday 4 June 1842 · page 2

FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1841.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice. Regina v. Cockburn.—The Solicitor-General moved that the interlocutory decree passed in this…

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Supreme Court.—in Equity

The Australian · Saturday 4 June 1842 · page 2

TUESDAY, MAY 31.—Before the Chief Justice. Dodds v. O'Farrell and another.—This was a motion on the part of the plaintiff to discharge a rule, which had been granted, by which one of the…

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Port Macquarie. Police Office. Before W. N. Gray, Esq., P. M. H. Evans, Esq., J. P. and P. Ditmas, Esq., J. P.

The New South Wales Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1842 · page 3

"James Ralfe, Esq., Surveyor, was summoned to appear before the Bench on Monday last, (23rd instant), to answer a charge preferred against him by Captain Hyndman for…

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Supreme Court.—equity Side. Fhiday. J. Dodds V. J. T. Hughes and P. O'farrell

The Sydney Herald · Monday 6 June 1842 · page 2

His HONOR pronounced the following judgment in this cause: This was a bill of discovery for an injun[?] tion to restrain the defendants from taking…

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The Sydney Herald. Monday, June 6, 1842. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Police and Works Bill

The Sydney Herald · Monday 6 June 1842 · page 2

A COUNTRY correspondent complains that the Herald, which is looked upon as the advocate and organ of the settlers, has devoted nearly twenty articles to the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side. Friday. Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN, and Assessors Knox Child and Hollingworth. Jones v. WARNES

The Sydney Herald · Monday 6 June 1842 · page 2

This was an action brought by the Chairman of the Australian Auction Company against the defendant, to recover the sum of £81, less £20 which had been tendered by the defendant…

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Water Police Court. Monday, June 6Th, 1842

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1842 · page 2

There were no cases in this Court yesterday except the following:—George Henry Marsh, master of the brig Terra Nova, was charged by Robert Glasgow Dunlop, of Sydney, with…

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Court of Claims.—notice of Hearings

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 7 June 1842 · page 4

The Commissioners hereby give notice of their intention to proceed in the investigation of the undermentioned claims to land and town allotments, the descriptions of which, for deeds of grant, have been…

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No Police-taxation. While the Colony Is Taxed for Religion

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 8 June 1842 · page 282

From the Abstracts of the Ordinary Revenue and Expenditure of the Local Government for the year 1841, recently submitted to the Legislative Council, it…

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Court of Requests. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 9 June 1842 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Should anything be wanting to shew the necessity of a further extension of this useful Court, in some of the most populous of the northern districts, I beg to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Side

The Sydney Herald · Friday 10 June 1842 · page 3

[?] His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. [?]DEKIN v. WILSON AND OTHERS. The decree in this case had been drawn up [?] in account according to the prayer of the…

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Water Police Court. Thursday, June 9

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1842 · page 2

Roderick M [?] Donald v Thomas Edmonds, for refusing to pay a legal fare.— The detendant in this case is a clerk in the employ of Mr.Holmes, butcher, in George-street, who appeared on…

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Legislative Council. Sydney Police

The Sydney Herald · Monday 13 June 1842 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor has directed that the general objects of the following Bill, now under consideration of the Legislative Council, be published for general…

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Sydney Police

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1842 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor has directed that the general objects of the followinh Bill, now under consideration of the Legislative Council, be published for general…

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Court of Vice-admiralty

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1842 · page 2

Before Sir JAMES DOWLING. SHIP "AUGUSTUS"—GORDON, MASTER. In this, which is a bottomry suit, Mr. Fisher, on behalf of the holder of the bottomry bond,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Side. Tuesday. Before the three Judges. SPARKE V. WELLER

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1842 · page 2

In this case the continuation of the hearing of which was adjourned with a recommendation from the Court to adjust the matter—the attempt so to do having failed, the argument…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Side. Before the three JUDGES, on appeal. SPARKE V. WELLER

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 16 June 1842 · page 2

This case, which was adjourned from a former day, came on for hearing on Tuesday. Mr. Windeyer and Mr. Michie appeared for the plaintiff, and the Solicitor-General, Mr…

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