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Courts & crime, 1850

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Nisi Prius. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson, and a special jury of four

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1850 · page 2

Upon assessing the damages in the case of Barney v. Eales, this Court was adjourned until Monday…

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Police Office Sketches

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 2

A GAY DECEIVER.—John Taylor (in all probabil[?]y a lineal descendant at the celebrated Baby Taylon, who met his daeth from female vengeance on Loard H. M. S. Thunder [?]omb)…

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Council Paper. Native Police. No. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 3

Copy of a letter from the Commandant of Native Police, Middle District, to the Colonial Secretary. Sydney, 17th December, 1849…

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Council Papers. Police Establishment. Report From W. C. Mayne, Esq., J.p

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 4

THE prevention of crime by rendering its detection and punishment certain and immediate is the real object of a police; and it may be asserted that cost and efficiency being in strict…

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Central Criminal Court. Saturday, June 8. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.) Fraudulent Insolvency

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 2

William Almond was indicted for having on the 4th December, 1849, committed an not of fradulent insolvency, by contracting a debt with one John Macnamata, then knowing that his…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Friday. Before W. H. Kerr, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 5

In the estate of Harper and Moore, a special meeting was held. The insolvents were examined and the meeting terminated…

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Vice Chancellor's Court. Sinscribers to Public Companies. — Exparte Woodfall, in [?]E the Universal Salvage Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 3

THIS was a motion to place the name of Mr. Woodfall, proprietor of the Polytechnic Journa l and Railway Register, o[?] the list of contributori[?] liable to the creditors of the Universal Salva[?]…

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No. 2. Copy of a letter from the Commandant of Native Police, Middle District, to the Colonial Secretary. Sydney, 31st December, 1849

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1850 · page 3

SIR,— do myself the honor to furnish you with a Report of the proceeding s of the Native Police under my command from the period when I first riused the force up to this date…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Meetings This Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1850 · page 3

IN the estate of Peter Moody, a single meeting, at half past 10. In the estate of Archibald Mossman, a special meeting, at half-past 11…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Before His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON and a special Jury of four. DANGER [?]. DAISEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1850 · page 2

Messers. DARVALL and DOWLING applied at the sitting of the Court, that the trial of this cause be postponed until the sittings after next term. It appeared that the action was what is…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, June 19, 1850. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am 1." the Reportson Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1850 · page 2

The papers referred to in the GOVERNOR'S Opening Speech, as containing some valuable suggestions respecting the modification of our Police System, are…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Tuesday. Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, and a special jury of four. Ralph and Wi[?]e [?]. GOULDING

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1850 · page 2

Mr. DARVALL, for the plaintiff, opened the pleadings to the following effect:—The action was an action on the case, in which the plaintiff and wife complained of the defendant's…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Insolvency Jurisdiction. Before their Honors the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice DICKINSON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1850 · page 3

The CHIEF COMMISSIONER moved, that the certificates granted to James M'Gillivray and William Telfer be confirmed. Granted. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER moved that the…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Meetings This Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1850 · page 2

In the estate of William Hanrott Cory, a single meeting, at half-past 10 o'clock. In the estate of George Pattrick, a first meeting, at half-past 11…

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Legislative Council. Thursday. the Speaker took the chair at the usual hour the Police Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1850 · page 2

The SPEAKER asked for the decision of the House upon a question of order, which had arisen with reference to the appointment of the Police Committee. This Committee…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, June 21, 1850. "Sworn te no Master, of no Sect am 1." the Native Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1850 · page 2

BY the term "Native Police," an individual not conversant with colonial phrase[?]logy would probably understand a police composed of persons born in the…

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Police

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 June 1850 · page 9

THE reports and papers, relative to the Police, have been published, and are now before the public. One of these, by Mr. Mayne, contains some valuable suggestions, but is not altogether perfect…

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The Police Register

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 22 June 1850 · page 2

A LO[?]ING GAME.—Mrs. Lovell, the worthy land[?]dy of a house of public entertainment which is amenable to be Licensed Victuallers' Act, was on Monday last brought before their…

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Hints for the Police

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 22 June 1850 · page 1

While strolling down the one street in which an occasional policeman may be seen, we have often wondered to ourselves the cause of that deep-seated melancholy which seems to pervade…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—friday. Befpre His Honor Mr. Justice DICKINSON, and a special jury of four. DUGUID [?]. SCOTT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1850 · page 4

Mr. BROADHURST, for the defendant, moved to have this case struck out of the list, it having been removed from Thursday's list, (which day was a diet non), without an order…

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