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Courts & crime, 1853

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Insolvent Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 November 1853 · page 2

NOVEMBER.—Monday 28.—Thomas Hill, a special meeting, for the proof of claims, and to receive an offer of composition, at 11. DECEMBER.—Thursday, 15.—Moritz Mendell,…

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Supreme Court.—saturday. Nisi Prius Sittings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 November 1853 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON and a Jury of four, PROUT V. CHARD. This case, which occupied two days, was an action for trespass, the trespass being an assault upon the plaintiff…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday. (Sittings for trial of causes, before Mr. Justice Dickinson, and a Jury of four.) PROUT v. CHARD

Empire · Monday 28 November 1853 · page 2

Mr. FOSTER, Mr. DARVALL, ami Mr. FISHER appeared for the plaintiff, and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. BROADHURST for the defendant. This was an action of trespass for breaking and…

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Sydney Police Court.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate, G. Hill and F. Holt, Junr., Esqrs.)

Empire · Tuesday 29 November 1853 · page 2

VIOLENT ASSSULT. — William Downes was charged with having committed a violent assault on Mary Roy, who deposed, that she had known the prisoner for several years; he (prisoner) is a…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 November 1853 · page 4

BEFORE S. F. Milford, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Thomas Hill, a special meeting was held, at which one claim, amounting…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 November 1853 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Justice TERRY and a Common Jury of twelve. LORD V. PEISLEY. This was an action of assumpsit for cattle…

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The Hon. G. C. Norton and the Hon. Mrs. Norton. (Westminster County Court, August 18)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 November 1853 · page 3

THIS was an action brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs. Thrupp, coachbuilders, of Oxford-street, against the Hon. G. C. Norton, defendant, under the following extraordinary…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings for Trial of Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Therry and a Common Jury of twelve.) LLOYD v. PEISLEY

Empire · Tuesday 29 November 1853 · page 2

The SOLICITOR- GENERAL and Mr. DARVALL appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. FOSTER and Mr. BROADHURST for the defendant. This was an action for the price and value of…

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Sydney Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, Police Magistrate, J.M'L[?], R.Ro[?], and J.Z. D[?]niell[?], Es[?].)

Empire · Wednesday 30 November 1853 · page 6

DRUNK AND DISOEDERLY.—There were 19 person[?] charged with drunkennesss this (Tuesday) morning; they were sentenced in the [?] penalties. Mathew Hayes was found guil[?]y of…

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Sydney Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor,[?] Magistrate, [?] Lookyer, J.M'L[?] and J.F. Josephso[?] E[?]es.)

Empire · Wednesday 30 November 1853 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.— There was the [?]s[?] large array of drunkards brought into Court this (Monday) morning, chiefly [?] offenders. Of the nu[?]ber ([?]1) five [?] penalt[?] of 20[?] each i[?]…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1853 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Justice TERRY and a Common Jury of four. DOE DEM. BURTOFF v. LEGOE. This was an action of ejectment to recover…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings for Trial of Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four.) Doe Dem [?]Urtoff [?]. LE[?]E

Empire · Wednesday 30 November 1853 · page 5

Mr. BROADHURST and Mr. MIL[?]ORD appeared for the plaintiff, and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. MEY[?]TT for the defendant. This was an action of ejectment for premises…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 December 1853 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON. GOULD V. JOHNSON. This was an application for a compulsory sequestration, upon the ground that defendant…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Insolvenct Jurisdiction. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson.) [?]ULD V. JOHNSON

Empire · Thursday 1 December 1853 · page 2

In this matter a rule had been granted at the instance of an execution creditor of the respond ent, for a compulsory sequestration of his estate, upon the usual ground that an execution had been…

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Sydney Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate and [?] M. Robey E[?]q.)

Empire · Friday 2 December 1853 · page 2

DR[?] AND [?].—C[?] Da[?]y and Ca[?]rine Browne were found guilty of being [?]runk and making use of obscen[?]anguage in the public street[?] and rentenced to pay a pen[?]ty…

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Moreton Bay Circuit Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 December 1853 · page 4

WE published in yesterday's Herald all the reports furnished by our special correspondent of the business transacted at the Brisbane Assizes. The following case we extract from…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 December 1853 · page 4

BEFORE Mr, Justice THERRY and a special jury of twelve. M'INTYRE AND WIFE V. DALYELL. THIS was an action on the case against a…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for Trial of Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Therry and a Special [?]ry of twelve.) M'int[?]re and Uxor v. DALYELL

Empire · Friday 2 December 1853 · page 2

Mr. FOSTER and Mr. FISHER were counsel for the plaintiffs, and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. BROAD[?]URST for the defendant. This was an action on the case against a…

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Sydney Police Court.—fbiday. (Before the Police Magistrate, G. Hill, and C. H. Chambers, Esqrs.)

Empire · Saturday 3 December 1853 · page 4

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Henry Williams was given into the charge of the police for being drunk and making use of insulting language to William Winfred, publican, Pitt-street. Mr…

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The Police Register

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 December 1853 · page 2

JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—The three well known juvenile incorrigibles, Rosana William Mary [?] Pears[?]n, and Gathdrine Phillips, [?] eldest of whom has not reached fifteen year[?]…

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