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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1853

1,316 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 66

Sydney Police Court.—saturday. Before the Police Magistrate and Captain M'Lerie.)

Empire · Monday 19 December 1853 · page 4

LAECENY.—Anne O'Neill and Catherine Brown remanded from Friday, on a charge of stealing various articles of bed linen and wearing apparel, valued at £3, the property of a Mrs. Emma…

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Sydney Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor, Air. Hill, J.P., and Captain M'Leric.)

Empire · Tuesday 20 December 1853 · page 2

THE DRUNKARDS' LIST contained the names of twenty-three offenders, twenty of whom were sentenced to pay a fine of 40s. each, or in default to be imprisoned for 48 hours. The remaining…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1853 · page 4

BEFORE the full Court. EX[?]TE SULLIVAN v. TOWNSEND. The rule nisi, granted herein, calling upon defendant to show cause why a criminal…

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Court of Requests. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1853 · page 5

SIR,—Observing by your paper of yesterday that, on account of the non-attendance of assessors, twenty cases under the extended jurisdiction of the Court of Requests were obliged to…

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Sydney Police Court.— Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. Allen, and Mr. [?]ll. J.P.)

Empire · Wednesday 21 December 1853 · page 3

ASSAULTS, &c.—Several trumpery cases of assault were brought before their Worships one or two were remanded for a week[?] in order that an [?]cable arrangement may be brought about;…

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Law Intelligence[?] Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco. Before the full Court. [?] CHARD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1853 · page 4

This was a motion for new [?] The action was for tresp[?] By the first count of the declaration a tresp[?] on plaint[?] close, &c., was [?] The second count alleged an assult upon the plaintiff, and a breaking…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) Ex Parte Sullivan

Empire · Wednesday 21 December 1853 · page 3

A rule was granted in the last term, calling upon Mr. Jonas Morris Townsend, of Wollombi, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for certain defamatory…

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The Atrocities in the Birmingham Gaol. (From the [?]mingham Journal.)

Empire · Thursday 22 December 1853 · page 3

This important inquiry, which commenced on Tuesday week, is still proceeding, and the disclosures of each day and some new phase of cr[?] to this r[?]lation of horrors. We shall abstain…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 December 1853 · page 4

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE, and Mr. Justice THERRY. At the opening of the Court, it was stated that Mr. Justice Dickinson had been taken suddenly ill, and that…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Therry.) M'GLONE v. [?]GILVIE

Empire · Thursday 22 December 1853 · page 4

This was a proceeding by rule nisi in equity, to compel a re-conveyance of certain premises at Redfern. The respondent was a mortgagee of the premises from a person named Arthur, who had…

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Sydney Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Allen and Wingate, and Captain M'Lerie.)

Empire · Friday 23 December 1853 · page 2

The charge sheets this morning presented an unusually large list of cases, the adjudication of which occupied their Worships up to a late hour in the afternoon. The names of eleven offenders appeared on the Drunkards'…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1853 · page 4

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE, and Mr. Justice THERRY. EXPARTE O'REGAN. Mr. BROADHURST moved upon notice calling upon Mr…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Therry.) Ex Parte Regan

Empire · Friday 23 December 1853 · page 2

This was a motion calling upon Mr. Archibald Little, an attorney of this Court, to show cause why he should not deliver up to the applicant certain title deeds in his custody. The deeds had been deposited with the…

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Sydney Police Court —Friday. (Before the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Weekes, J.P)

Empire · Saturday 24 December 1853 · page 3

DRUNKARDS.—The names of fourteen persons appeared on the Drunkards List; of these, two paid a penalty of 40s. each, and the remainder were each fined 20s., or in default, ordered to…

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The Police Register

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 December 1853 · page 2

THE LANE COVE R[?].—The families of Macintosh and M'Mahon, though indirectly connected by relationship and neighbourhood, are at bitter e[?] with each other, and scarcely a…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1853 · page 6

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE, and Mr. Justice THERRY. NEW ATTORNEY. Mr. BROADHURST moved the admission, as an…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings in Hanco. (Before tue Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Therry.) MURPHY v. TAGGART

Empire · Saturday 24 December 1853 · page 3

This case was opened on Thursday last, and the Court reserved judgment after hearing the arguments of counsel. The proceeding was by rule nisi in equity for an injunction to restrain[?]…

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Sydney Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Captain M'L[?]rle.)

Empire · Monday 26 December 1853 · page 2

THE DRUNKARDS' LIST contained the names of fourteen offenderss, each of whom were m[?]t in the penalty of twenty shillings; or in default, ordered to be co[?]fined for the space of…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Meeting for

Empire · Monday 26 December 1853 · page 2

December 20.—In the [?]estate of Richard W[?]nd[?]yer, a special meeting, for proof of claims, at 11 a.m…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—saturday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE, and Mr. Justice THERRY. TERRY v. OSBORNE AND ANOTHER. This was an appeal against the decision of…

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