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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1843

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Supreme Court Port Phillip

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 18 March 1843 · page 5

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that, in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of the Colonial Legislature, 4th Victoria, No. 22, intituled "An…

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Assizes Intelligence. Berrima Circuit Court.--march 9

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 18 March 1843 · page 6

Alexander Hunt was placed at the bar charged with having uttered a forged cheque, purporting to be drawn on the Commercial Bank for 21. 10s. with intent to defraud Mr. Woodhouse, storekeeper at…

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Police Intelligence

The Australian · Monday 20 March 1843 · page 2

UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA—The singular lackes of this Bank in issuing notes dated on a Sunday, as in the case of their issue of the 1st of January last, and to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—insolvency Business. Friday, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1843 · page 2

BEFORE Sir JAMES DOWLING, C. J. IN THE INSOLVENT ESTATES OF [?] PEEK: On appeal at the instance of JOHN CAMPBELL, FRANCIS MITCHELL, and SAUL LYONS, trustees…

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Domestic Intelligence. Adjourned Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1843 · page 2

THE adjourned Court of Quarter Sessions opened on Monday last, with a very heavy list. The following cases have been disposed of:…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 23 March 1843 · page 4

The assizes for Maitland commenced on Wednesday, the 15th instant, before his Honor Mr. Justice Burton, who, having taken his seat on the bench, delivered the following address:—…

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"Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—insolvency Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1843 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice STEPHEN. IN THE ESTATE OF R. C. GORDON. Mr. FISHER presented a petition from Mr. J. Clarke, of George-street, ironmonger. In…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—insolvency Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1843 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice STEPHEN. CONFIRMATION OF TRUSTEES. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER moved that the election of the following trustees be…

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Bathurst Circuit Court

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 25 March 1843 · page 910

The criminal sessions of this court will commence its sittings on Monday, before Sir James Dowling, Judge; aud the Attorney-General, Crown Prosecutor. The calendar contains thirteen cases, including one…

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Assize Intelligence. Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday, March 18.--Before Mr. Justice Burton

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 25 March 1843 · page 910

The Court opened at ten o'clock, when William Jones was placed at the bar charged with stealing two sheep, the property of Robert Mayne, of Liverpool Plains…

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Supreme Court.--insolvency Business. WEDNESDAY.--Before Mr. Justice Stephen. in the Estate of R. C. GORDON

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 25 March 1843 · page 910

Mr. Fisher presented a petition from Mr. J. Clarke, of George-street, ironmonger. In doing so Mr. F. stated that the tacts set forth in the petition disclosed circumstances more resembling " Border Rule," than…

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Insolvent Act—its Use and Abuse. To Mr. Justice Burton, one of the Judges, Supreme Court, Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1843 · page 3

SIR,—I had the honour to address a letter to you, dated the 1st instant, to which 1 beg reference. To prevent the existing Insolvent Act from…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, March 29, 1843. "Sworn to no Muster, of no Seet am I." the Court of Requests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1843 · page 2

WE have heard many serious complaints made of the delay which has taken place in bringing the fifth, or £30 clause of the Court of Requests Act into operation. By…

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Law Intelligenge. Supreme Court.—insolvency Business. Wednesday, 20Th March

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1843 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Mr. Justice BURTON and Mr. Justice STEPHEN. TRUSTEES. On the motion of the CHIEF COMMISSIONER,…

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Police Intelligences

The Omnibus and Sydney Spectator · Saturday 1 April 1843 · page 14

ON Monday last, a lady, named Anne Gould, was brought before the Magistrates, under a summons taken out at the instance of Sarah Jamison. Both the parties were buxom looking dames, and…

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Parramatta Police Office--A Niece seduced by her Uncle

The Satirist and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1843 · page 1

MR. THOMAS BEST, appeared before their Worships, charged with having begotten an illegitimate child on the body of one Anne Beckett. It appeared that the unfortunate…

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Government Gazette. Friday, March 31, 1843. Court of Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1843 · page 3

COURT OF CLAIMS OFFICE, MARCH 27.—Notice is hereby given, that the following claims for Deeds of Grant of Lands and a Town Allotment will be ready for the examination of the…

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Assize Intelligence. Bathurst Circuit Court. Monday, March 27. Before Sir James Dowling. Chief Justice

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 1 April 1843 · page 2

His Honor having-delivered an elaborate charge to the jury, congratulating them on the improvement of the district as evinced in the lightness of the calendar, and on the alteration, in. the political circumstances…

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Assize Intelligence. (From our own Reporter.) Bathurst Circuit Court. Tuesday, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1843 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE, MURD R. George Evans was placed at the bar, charged with the murder of an aboriginal…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1843 · page 2

His Honor Mr. Justice BURTON took his seat on the Bench at about half-past ten; the attendance of jurors appeared to be pretty full, but of the members of the Bar there were not…

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