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Courts & crime, 1847

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE. BOW v. SEYMOUR. This was an action brought by David Bow, publican, residing at Brisbane, Moreton Bay,…

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News From the Interior. (From our Correspondents.) Parramatta. Revision Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1847 · page 2

THE axiom that the battle of an election is to be fought at a revision court, appeared to be admitted in Parramatta, by the very numerous attendance given at the Court House, yesterday…

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New Rule of Court

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1847 · page 3

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Tuesday. the fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1847 · page 3

BEFORE the CHAIRMAN, W. S. DELOITTE, and JOHN HENDERSON, Esquires, Justices of the Pence. The CROWN PROSECUTOR conducted the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1847 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justice THERRY. SMITH AND OTHERS v. STIRLING AND OTHERS. In this case the Court was moved, on affidavit, for an order of discharge, on payment of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Monday. Nisi Prius Sittings. Before his Honor the Chief Justice, and a Jury of four. BOW v. SEYMOUR

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1847 · page 3

This was an action of assumpsit, by which the plaintiff sought to recover a sum of £31. The declaration contained several counts for meat, drink, money lent and advanced, money found to be due…

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Police Office

The Australian · Thursday 6 May 1847 · page 3

Tuesday.—Three drunkards were discharged, and six fined 10s. each, with 1s. costs. There were fifteen cases on the general list, seven of whom were dismissed, and four remanded…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. [?]Ednesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE the CHAMAN and JOHN CAMPBELL, Esq, J.P. The CROWN PR[?]UTOR conducted the following cases for the Crown:…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sentinel · Thursday 6 May 1847 · page 2

Before the Chairman, and Major Smyth, J.P. Thomas Irwin, Was indicted 'or an assault upon one John Swain, and robbing him of a pair of shoes the property of one Thomas Barton. The prisoner…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—wednesday. Equity Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE, and Mr. Justice THERRY. This side of the Court was opened at halfpast eleven o'clook, when His Honor the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Thursday 6 May 1847 · page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1847.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four. Walker v. Polack and another.—This case which was partly heard on Monday, was resumed…

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Domestic Intelligence. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE the CHAIRMAN and Major SMYTHE, J.P. The Crown Prosecutor conducted the following cases for the Crown:—…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Equity Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice THERRY. M'ELHONE AND OTHERS v. DOYLE. Mr. DONNELLY moved, on the part of the plaintiffs, that the defendant might be ordered…

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Police Office

The Australian · Saturday 8 May 1847 · page 3
Also in Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer

THURSDAY.—Eight drunkards were ordered ta pay IIs. each, and two were discharged. James M'Inter was sent to gaol for six weeks, as a rogue and vagabond. There were ten cases on…

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Windsor. the Revision Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1847 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE interest was excited in town on Wednesday last, by the sitting of this tribunal for the revision of the electoral lists for the Cumberland boroughs. The Bench was…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE the CHAIRMAN, and ROBERT RAMSAY, Esq., J.P. The CROWN PROSECUTOR conducted the following cases for the Crown:—…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—friday. in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice THERRY. SMITH AND OTHERS v. STIRLING AND OTHERS. In this case His HONOR directed the order for the taxation and payment of costs to be…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in New Prius

The Australian · Saturday 8 May 1847 · page 3

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1847.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four. The Attorney General v. Youngman.—This was an action brought by the Attorney…

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Tables of Rates Upon Vessels at the Port of Sidney. Water Police

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 8 May 1847 · page 482

Coasters, 3d. per ton register, payable every 12 months. Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen's Land, 3d. per ton per…

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