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Courts & crime, 1847

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Tuesday 18 May 1847 · page 3

SATURDAY, MAY 15.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice, and a Jury of four. Steele v. Ramsay and another.—This was an action of debt brought by the plaintiff, Charles…

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Court of Claims

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1847 · page 4

Notice is hereby given, that the following Claim for a Deed of Grant of Land, will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for that purpose, under the Act of Council, 5 William IV.,…

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New Rule of Court

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1847 · page 3

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Monday, the twelfth day of April, in the year of our…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Saturday. Nisi Prius Sittings. Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four. Jurors Fined

Sydney Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1847 · page 3

Messrs. Gosling and Challis were each fined for non-attendance as Jurors, the former in the sum of 5l. and the latter in the sum of 10l. STEELE V RAMSAY AND ANOTHER…

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Police Office

The Australian · Thursday 20 May 1847 · page 3

TUESDAY.—Four drunkards were discharged, and six were ordered to pay a fine of 10s. each, with 1s. costs, or be sent to the cells for 24 hours. June Mitchell and Ann Johnson, two…

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INSOLVENCY. Before the full Court. re PASSMORE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1847 · page 2

Henry Armitage, is the agent acting under a power of attorney for the Messrs. Armitage, preditors of Passmore, and now carrying on business in partnership in England, had…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings As in Banco

The Australian · Thursday 20 May 1847 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1847.—Before their Honors the three Judges. In re Rosina Wilson, an Infant.—The Attorney-General applied, on the petition of Adam…

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Wednesday. in Equitt. Before the full Court. [?] [?]Na Wilson, an Infant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1847 · page 2

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a petition in this matter, on behalf of Mr. Adam Wilson, praying that he might be appointed guardian to the infant. the petition…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Equitt.—tuesday. Before the Primary Judge. Hunter V. O'hara[?]and Another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1847 · page 2

The arguments in this case occupied the attention of the Court many days, and were on this day brought to a conclusion. This was a bill filed by the plaintiff,…

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The Police Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1847 · page 2

THE following queries have been transmitted to the various Benches of Magistrates from the Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed to enquire into the state of the Police…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. O'neill v. CLARK

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1847 · page 2

THE CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the judgment of the Court in this case as follows:— In this case, the plaintiff has obtained a verdict for ten pounds damages, in an action in…

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Police Office

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 22 May 1847 · page 4
Also in The Australian

The Mayor held his weekly levee on Monday morning, at which the attendance was unusually numerous, and the dresses worn upon the occasion were varied in the extreme. By some…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Police Committee

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1847 · page 2

The following questions have been forwarded to the various Benches of Magistrates in the Colony, by order of the committee of the Legislative Council, appointed to inquire into the state of the police…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

The Australian · Saturday 22 May 1847 · page 3

THURSDAY, MAY 20.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice, and a Jury of four. Tree and another v. Reynolds.—This was an action of replevin, brought by the plaintiffs…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Equity Jurisdiction. Before their Honors the three Jugdes. Re Rosina Wilson

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1847 · page 2

The court having on a former occasion, expressed a desire that eligible persons should apply for the guardianship of the above-named infant, a petition was now presented on the part of Mr. Adam Wilson,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday. Nisi Prius

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 May 1847 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice THERRY, and a Jury of four. HARRISON v. ROCHESTER AND ANOTHER. This was an action of trespass, and the…

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Police Office

The Australian · Tuesday 25 May 1847 · page 3

SATURDAY.—There were eleven drunkards on the list, one of whom was so much under the influence of liquor, when the Court sat, that he could not be brought up; four of the remainder…

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Committee on Police

The Australian · Tuesday 25 May 1847 · page 3

THE following document, addressed to the various Benches, of Magistrates throughout the Colony, has been forwarded to us by the Chairman of the above Committee, we…

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At Tub Police Office, Hartley

The Australian · Tuesday 25 May 1847 · page 3

WESTMORELAND—I. Six hundred and forty acres, near Ginneacor Creek, 2. Six hundred and forty acres, at the head of the Fish River…

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