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Courts & crime, 1843

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Water Police Court.—tuesday, May 30. Regina v. Stepney

The Australian · Wednesday 31 May 1843 · page 2

Captain Henry Daniel Stepney, of the barque Adele Marquard, appeared to answer three informations preferred against him by the Comptroller of Customs, for three separate breaches of the…

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Water Police Office. Regina V. Step[?]ey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1843 · page 2

YESTERDAY Captain Stepney, master of the Adele Marquard appeared on [?]ummon[?] at the Water Police Office, before H. H. Browne and John Camphell, Esqrs., Justices of…

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Government Gazette. Tuesday, May 30, 18[?]3. Court of Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1843 · page 3

COURT of Claims Office, May 22, 1843.—Notice is hereby given, that the following claims for Deeds of Grant of Lands and Town Allotments will be ready for the examination of…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, May 27, 1843. Before. Mr. Justice. Burton, and a Special Jury. Trustees of Gordon V. ROBERTS

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 31 May 1843 · page 1059

This was an action brought by the Trustees of Mr. Robert Cruden Gordon against Mr. J. J. Roberts, to recover the sum of £719 11s, 8d. being the consideration money for the purchase of fifty-five shares in…

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City Revision Court Cook Ward

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1843 · page 2

THIS Court resumed its sitting, yesterday, [?] two o'clock, when there were present, A[?] men Allen (in the chair) and Flood; [?] cillors, Hill, D. Jones, Chapman, [?]…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1843 · page 2

BEFORE Sir J. DOWLING, Chief Justice. JENNKINS v. HUGHES. An application was made in this case for an enlargement of time, which was granted…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—in Banco. Doe Dem Chapman V. Kains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1843 · page 2

[Having been applied to by several members of the profession and athers for a report of the point determined in the abovecase, and our reporter not having taken a note of it at the…

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Murder and Suicide in Hoxton New Town

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 6 June 1843 · page 2

At ten o'clock on Saturday night last, a under and suicide, committed under circumstances of a most distressing nature, caused much excitement amongst the inhabitants of Huntingdon street,…

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Police Office. Charge of Perjury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1843 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mr. Ryan Brenan gave his decision in the cae of Mr. Thomas Lord, which was to the following effect:- After apologising to the public and to Mr…

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Assessment Revision Court. Phillip Ward

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1843 · page 2

THIS Court met yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. Present: The Major; Aldermen Allen, Wilshire, Broughton, and Flood; Councillore…

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Cheap Auxiliaries to Police in the Colonies. (From the "Colonial Gazatte," January 4th.)

The Australian · Wednesday 7 June 1843 · page 4

Large and fierce dogs have been long employed in England for property protection, and have been lately employed by gamekeepers in the capture of…

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New Point in Bills of Exchange. Court Common Pleas, Wednesday, January 11.—In Banco. Warwick v. ROGERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1843 · page 4

LORD Chief Justice Tindal delivered judgment in this case, which was argued in Trinity Term last. The action was brought upon a bill of exchange for £300,…

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Cheap Auxiliaries to Police in the Colonies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1843 · page 3

LARGE and fierce dogs have been long employed in Lnglaiid for property-protection, and have been lately employed by game-keepers in the capture of poacfhers; who…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—insolvency Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1843 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. JUSTICE BURTON. CONFIRMATION OF TRUSTEES. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER moved that the election of the following trustees he…

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The Court of General Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1843 · page 3

—This Court commences its sittings on Monday, with a calendar of about fifty cases. PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.—On Monday next, being Trinity Monday, the whole of the…

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Necessity of Police Watchfulness

The Australian · Wednesday 14 June 1843 · page 2

A Report of the nomination proceedings, which principally occupies tho body of our columns of this day, will make it abundantly manifest to the Magistrates of the City and…

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A Scene in a Court of Justice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1843 · page 3

WE extract the following report of a case tried before Mr. Justice Willis, from the Port Phillip Gazetle, of the 3rd instant. We imagine this is the first time that a gentleman…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—insolvency Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1843 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice BURTON. CONFIRMATION OF TRUSTEES. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER having moved that the following trustees be confirmed, the…

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Royal City Theatre. First Night of "Killing No Murder."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1843 · page 2

THIS Evening, Friday, the 16th June, 1843, will be presented, for the first time at this Theatre, a laughable Piece, in two Acts, written by Theodore E. Hook, Esq., entitled…

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Charge of Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 June 1843 · page 2

ON Saturday last an inquisition took place in Leburne's public house, opposite the Benevolent Asylum, on the body of a freed man, named David Finnie, who died on Thursday…

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