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Courts & crime, 1845

1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 55

Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 August 1845 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON, and a Jury of four. JUROR FINED. Mr. T. W. Smart was fined in the sum of £3,…

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Supreme Court. Civil Jurisdiction. Saturday, August 16. Before his Honor Mr. Justice A'Beckett, and a jury of four. LEVEY v. SALAMON

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1845 · page 2

This was an action of repl[?]vin between A. Levey plaintiff, and Edward Salamon defendant. The defendant had distrained on the goods of the plaintiff at the Red Cross public house in Kent Street,…

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Supreme Court Rule

The Australian · Thursday 21 August 1845 · page 3

The following Rule of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, in its Equitable Jurisdiction, having been made by their Honors the Judges, is published for general information…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prisus

The Australian · Thursday 21 August 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, AUG. 19.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four. JUROR FINED.—Thomas Ware Smart, Esq., was fined £3 Cor non-attendance as a Juror…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Wednesday. Nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 August 1845 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT, and a Jury of four. SALAMON V. CASHMORE. This was an action of debt between Edward…

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Water Police Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 August 1845 · page 3

WE have been favoured with the following copy of a petition, which has been numerously signed, and which will be presented to the Legislative Council to-day. Its prayer is for…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 August 1845 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON, and a Jury of four. DOR DEM MACKENZIE v. CUMMINS. This was an action of ejectment by the…

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Police Intelligence

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1845 · page 2

The only case before the Court calling for report, was that of a prisoner named Bebbington, attached to the Factory, who, having on the previous day been brought up for being in a state of drunkenness, on…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Saturday 23 August 1845 · page 3

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21.—Before Ilia Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson, and a Jury of four. Doe dem Mackenzie v. Cummins.—This was an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 August 1845 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT,and a Jury of four. HOLMBS V. FLOWER AND OTHERS. This was an action by Charles Holmes,…

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Supreme Court. Civil Jurisdiction. Wednesday, August 20. Before his Honor Mr. Justice A'Beckett, and a jury of four. SALAMON v. CASHMORE

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 23 August 1845 · page 3

This was an action of debt between Edward Salamon plaintiff, and Joseph Cashmore defendant. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant had been employed by the plaintiff, as storekeeper,…

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Courts of Law. Supreme Court.--nisi Prius Sittings. Wednesday. Before his Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett, and a jury of four. BENHAM V. WYATT

The Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1845 · page 22

This was an action brought by Charles Benham to recover from Joseph Wyatt, proprietor of the Victoria Theatre, the sum of £29, for work and labour alleged to have been performed by him as the mechanist of that Theatre…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 August 1845 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON and a Jury of four. JUROR FINED. Mr. John Tooth, who had on two former…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1845 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT, and a Special Jury. THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA v. WISEMAN. Mr. FOSTER, on the part of the plaintiff, in…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Tuesday 26 August 1845 · page 3

SATURDAY, August 23.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four. The Attorney General v. Brown.—This was an information of intrusion filed by the Attorney…

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News From the Interior. (From our Correspondent.) Parramatta. Police Court, Tuesday, August 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 August 1845 · page 4

MILITARY OUTRAGE AND MURDEROUS ASSAULT. —William Hughes, a private of the 58th Regt., stationed in this town, was placed at the bar under the following circumstances: Mr. Ryan,…

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Execution of Tames Tapping, for the Murder of Emma Whiter

The Sentinel · Wednesday 27 August 1845 · page 1

The last dread sentence of the law was carried into effect on Monday morning upon the person of the above wretched criminal, in front of the debtors' door Newgate…

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Supreme Court. Civil Jurisdiction. Saturday, August 23. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson, and a jury of four. Juror Fined

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 27 August 1845 · page 2

Mr. John Tooth, who had on two previous occasions been fined for non attendance as a juror, was again fined for the same cause, in the sum of £5. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL v. BROWN…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—nisi Prius Sittings. Tuesday. Before His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON, and a Special Jury. BOYD v. TOWNS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 August 1845 · page 3

This was an action on the case between Benjamin Boyd, plaintiff, and Robert Towns, defendant. The declaration set forth that the plaintiff was the proprietor of a certain ship or…

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Police Office Clerks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 August 1845 · page 2

Mr. LOWE presented a petition from the Clerks at the Sydney Police Office, complaining that they had been subjected to the hardship of having their salaries reduced on several…

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