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Courts & crime, 1853

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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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Sydney Police Court.—monday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. Hill, and Captain M'Lerie.)

Empire · Tuesday 27 December 1853 · page 2

THE DRUNKARDS' LIST contained the names of twenty-five offenders. Their Worships, taking into consideration the festive season of the year, discharged the whole of them, with one solitary…

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Police Office Warrants. "Fiat Justitia Boat Cœlum." To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1853 · page 3

SIR,—THE recent case of rout against Stacy, in which the plaintiff obtained a warrant against the defendant, and caused him to be incarcerated for many hours on a charge of…

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Insolvent Court. Meeting To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 December 1853 · page 4

IN the estate of Richard Windeyer, deceased, a special meeting, for proof of claims, at 11 o'clock…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) LLOYD v. PEISLEY

Empire · Wednesday 28 December 1853 · page 2

This was a motion for a new trial of a case which was tried before Mr. Justice Therry and a common jury of twelve, at the last sittings for trial of causes. The action was brought to…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 December 1853 · page 4

BEFORE the full Court. LLOYD V. PEISLEY. This was a motion for anew trial. The action, which was tried at the last nisi pri[?] sittings,…

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Sydney Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, J. F. Josephson, Mr. Wingate, and Captain McLerie.)

Empire · Thursday 29 December 1853 · page 2

Yesterday was a busy day at the Police Office. The second Court waa opened at 10 o'clock, by his Worship the Mayor, assisted by George Hill, and R. M. Robey, Esqrs. Sixteen persons were…

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Insolvent Court. Meeting To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 December 1853 · page 2

IN the estate of Richard Windeyer, deceased, a special meeting, for proof of claims, at 11 o'clock…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 December 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the full Court. THE UNION BANK v. THE SYDNEY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. This was an application by rule nisi in the equitable jurisdiction of the Court to compel the payment…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) the Union Bank of Australia v. the Sydney Fire Insurance Company

Empire · Thursday 29 December 1853 · page 2

This was a proceeding by rule nisi in equity, to obtain a decree that the respondents were liable to pay to the complainants the sum of £1000, being the amount of damage claimed to…

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Sydney Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Mayor, Mr. Hill, and Captain McLeric.)

Empire · Friday 30 December 1853 · page 2

THE DRUNKARDS' LIST contained the names of fourteen persons; of this number two paid the sum of 40s, each, the remainder were fined 20s. each, with the alternative of 48 hours Imprisonment…

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Insolvent Court.—thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 December 1853 · page 2

BEFORE S. F. MILFOED, Esq., Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Richard Windeyer, deceased, a special meeting was held. A claim amounting to £1553 4s. 2d…

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Law Intelligence Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 December 1853 · page 2

BEFORE the full Court. MITCHELL AND OTHERS v. BROWN AND OTHERS. This was an application by rule nisi, under the equitable jurisdiction of the Court, to restrain the defendants…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) Mitchell and Others v. Brown and Others

Empire · Friday 30 December 1853 · page 2

This was a proceeding by rule nisi in equity, the object of which was to obtain an injunction to restrain the respondents from proceeding with certain works at or upon the tramroad now in…

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

Empire · Friday 30 December 1853 · page 2

In the estate of Richard Windeyer (deceased), a special meeting was held, and [?]claim of £1553 4s. 2d. was proved, and the meeting terminated…

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Sydney Police Court.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Hill, Thor[?]ton, and Ross, and Captain M'L[?])

Empire · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 3

DRUNKARDS.—Seven persons were convicted of drunkenness. One [?] a fine of 40s., and the remainder were each sentenced to pay 20s. or, in default, to be confined for forty-eight hours…

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The Police Register

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 3

THE GREAT C[?]STAMS RIO[?].—Mr Hen[?]y Graves' John M'Carthy, and Michael, his son, good serverally charged; the two last with as[?]ting divers policemen in the execution of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.-friday. Sitting in [?]. (Before the full Court.) the Queen V. [?]

Empire · Saturday 31 December 1853 · page 3

This was a special case stated by the Chief Justice from the last Brisbane C[?] Court. The prisoner, an aboriginal black, was indicted jointly with another black named Billy, for…

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