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Courts & crime, 1853

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday. Last Day of Term

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the Full Court. FINES. The schedules of fines and estreats were gone through and disposed of…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Saturday. (Before S. F. Milford, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.)

Empire · Monday 2 May 1853 · page 2

In the estate of William Bucknell, an adjourned special meeting was appointed, but the insolvent being sick and unable to attend, as appeared by a medical certificate, the meeting…

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Sydney Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Right Worshipful the Mayor.)

Empire · Tuesday 3 May 1853 · page 2

COMMITTAL.—John Hawkins, alias "Doctor," who was fully committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court for personating a police officer and committing a street robbery, was again…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) HARPER V. HOSKING

Empire · Tuesday 3 May 1853 · page 2

In this case there had been a motion for a new trial, but the Court desiring a further argument upon a point not touched upon in the former argument, the matter was re-argued this day by…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Banco Sitting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the Full Court. HARPER v. HOSKING. This was a motion for new trial, which had been argued during the present term, and as to…

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Bail Court.—january 31. Power V. the Australian Navigation Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1853 · page 3

THIS was a rule calling on the plaintiff to show cause why the trial in this case should not be postponed until the sittings in next term. It appeared that the plaintiff had sailed on…

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Sydney Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Wednesday 4 May 1853 · page 2

CHARGE OF FRAUD.—About 10 p.m. on Saturday Mr. Moss, publican, of Pitt-street, gave a respectable looking young man named John Dougherty in charge to the police for obtaining…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Meetings To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1853 · page 2

In the estate of George Hayward, a Single meeting, at 11 o'clock. In the estates of Samuel Charles Johnson, Matthew Shiel, and Alexander M'Lean,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Equity Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the Primary Judge. TERRY AND OTHERS V. HOSKING AND OTHERS. Mr. BROADHURST moved upon notice, on behalf of the receiver, for the release of the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Equity Sitting. (Before the Primary Judge.) TERRY V. HOSKING

Empire · Wednesday 4 May 1853 · page 2

Mr. BROADHURST moved on behalf of the receiver of the real estate the subject of this suit, that he be discharged from his receivership. No other ground was shown than the applicant's…

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Sydney Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and T. Wingate, Esq., J.P.)

Empire · Thursday 5 May 1853 · page 3

CHARGE OF FRAUD.—W. Angel, waiter at a public-house in Pitt-street, was brought up by Constable M'Intyre under the following circumstances. A man named Barnes, said he went…

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Supreme Court.—wednesday. Equity Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the Primary Judge. TERRY AND OTHERS V. HOSKING AND OTHERS. This was an application by the receiver to be released from his office, which had been…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Meetings To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1853 · page 2
Also in Empire

In the estate of George Hayward, a single meeting, at 11 o'clock. In the estates of Samuel Charles Johnson, Matthew Shiel, and Alexander M'Lean,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme COURT.—Tuesday. Equity Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the Primary Judge. DIXON V. BENNETT AND ANOTHER. Mr. Justice THERRY (Primary Judge,) gave judgment in this case, which had previously…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Equity Jurisdiction. (Before the Primary Judge.) DICKSON V. Bennett and Another

Empire · Thursday 5 May 1853 · page 2

Mr. Justice THERRY (Primary Judge) gave judgment in this case, which had previously been argued by Messrs. Foster and Fisher for plaintiff, and the Solicitor-General and Messrs. Donnelly…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 May 1853 · page 2

Before S. F. MILFORD, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of George Hayward, a single meeting. One claim, £29[?]12s, was proved,…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Thursday. (Before S. E. Milford, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.)

Empire · Friday 6 May 1853 · page 2

In the estate of George Hayward, a single meeting was held; one claim for £29 12s. was proved. Insolvent was examined by Mr. Hibbert, and the meeting adjourned to Tuesday, the 10th…

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Sydney Police Court.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Saturday 7 May 1853 · page 2

AN INVETERATE TIPPLER.—Margaret Widdows was charged with being one "who loved the glass, not wisely, but too well." Margaret in answer to the abrupt and unceremonious enquiry…

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The Police Register

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 May 1853 · page 3

LIGHT BREAD.—Benjamin Lancaster, a very FLOWERY mechanic, whose speeches at the meetings of the "Distressed Bakers"—No Saturday work-No Sunday-baking, and Double Wages…

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