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Courts & crime, 1845

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Thursday 28 August 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Special Jury. Boyd v. Towns. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Benjamin Boyd, to recover…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Jurisdiction. Tuesday. Before His Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett. Hudson v. Yeomans and Others

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

Mr. BROADHURST moved for, and obtained,, an order for the production of documents set out as the schedule attached to the answers of two of the defendants in the above cause, and…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 August 1845 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice A'BECKETT. KERR AND ANOTHER v. TOMPSON AND OTHERS. This was a suit for foreclosure, which had been heard last Court day, and was now…

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Police Report

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 3

MONDAY—REVOLTING CASE OF RAPE.—Alexander Stack, free, by trade a carpenter, and recently employed as Overseer at the Flour Company's S[?], was fully committed to take his trial, for…

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Parramatta Police

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 4

Charles Gibbs, appeared at the suit of one Charlotte Roughley, to shew cause why he should not support a diminutive specimen of humanity she held in her arms, which called him Papa…

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Police Intelligence

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 2

John Peacock, (bond), attached to the Orphan School, remanded from Monday, for the theft of Mr. Kennedy's inexpressibles and surtout--was doomed for his desire to appear in borrowed feathers, to don the…

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Supreme Court. SEDUCTION

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 2

BROWN V. JENKINS.—This was an action of trespass, brought by the plaintiff, Mary Brown, to recover from the defendant, Win. Jenkins, damages for the seduction and loss of services of her…

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The City Council Versus the Police Clerks

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 2

ON Wednesday last a petition was presented to the Legislative Council, by Mr. Lowe, from the Clerks employed at the Police office, in which was set forth the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 3

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Common Jury of twelve. Simmons v. Kemp and another.—This was an…

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Supreme Court. Equity Jurisdiction. Wednesday, August 27. Before his Honor Mr. Justice A'Beckett. HUDSON v. Yeomans and Others

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1845 · page 2

In this case an order was made for the production of documents set out as the shedule attached to the answers of two defendants, and admitted to be in their possession…

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Police Office.—monday, September 1

The Australian · Tuesday 2 September 1845 · page 3

Before Aldermen Broughton and Macdermott. There were twenty-five drunkards on the list this morning, seven of whom paid 11s., twelve were discharged, three were sent to the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—nisi Prius Sittings. Friday. Before His Honor Mr Justice DICKINSON, and a Common Jury of twelve. SIMMONS v. Kemp and Another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1845 · page 2

This was an action of Libel, in which Isaac Simmons was plaintiff, and Charles Kemp and John Fairfax defendants. Messrs. WINDEYER and BROADRURST…

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The Water Police

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1845 · page 2

Perhaps one of the most obnoxious propositions that has been submitted to the Legislative Council during its present session, is one professing to emanate from the merchants of the port of Sydney,…

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Supreme Court. Civil Jurisdiction. Saturday, August 30. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson and a common jury of twelve. SIMMONS v. Kemp and Another

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 3 September 1845 · page 2

The above case was resumed this morning by Mr. Windeyer, who addressed the jury at great length on the part of the plaintiff, and characterised the libel in question as a most unprovo[?]ed and…

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News From the Interior. (From our various Correspondents.) Berrima Court of Quarter Sessions. Thursday, August 28. BEFORE the CHAIRMAN, and Samuel North, P.M., and Charles Throsby, J.P., Esquires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1845 · page 3

James Saunders was indicted for stealing in a dwelling-house £30, the property of Cornelius O'Brien, Esq., J.P. It appeared from the evidence that Mr…

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Police Office.—tuesday, Sept. 2. Before Alderman Broughton

The Australian · Thursday 4 September 1845 · page 3

There were 12 drunkards on the list this morning, 5 of whom were discharged, 2 paid tho fine of 11s., 1 was sent to the stocks, 2 to the mill for 12 hours, and 2 to the cells for 24 hours…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Insolvency

The Australian · Thursday 4 September 1845 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson. CERTIFICATES.—The issue of certificates of discharge to the undermentioned individuals…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction. Wednesday. Before His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 September 1845 · page 2

The certificates of discharge granted by the Chief Commissioner to William Heugh, Robert Jones, Dennis Walsh, Thomas Laley, and James Jobson, were confirmed by the Court…

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Assize Intelligence (From ou[?] own Reporter.) Berrima Circuit Court. Before Mr. Justice A'BECKETT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 September 1845 · page 2

His HONOR having arrived in Berrima on Sunday afternoon, repaired to the Court House, where Divine service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Stone of Sutton Forest, who…

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Police Report

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 September 1845 · page 2

MILITARY DUELLING AND CIVIL NOSEPULLING. —Mr. John Willis, a valetudinarian Lothario, whose age and infirmities should have proved a better safeguard against the fascinations of the frail…

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