Water Police Court
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Ross. Comb Floucker, a seaman belonging to the Justyn, was brought before the court charged with desertion. As the vessel had sailed, Mr. Venour appeared to…
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Sydney Police Court
There were twenty-two persons, on the Drunkards' List. Breach of the Police Act.—Three carters, for riding, on their drays in the public streets' were ordered each to pay a fineof 10s., together with 2s. 6d. costs…
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Between the Government hireling who presides -- and exorcises the despotic authority vested in him with rigour, imprisoning the poor seamen who visit this port -- for £500: per annum between him and the nigger-driving, merciless merchant-magistrates who assist…
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A DIS-JOINTED AFFAIR.—No man can have the audacity to dispute that Gilbert Wright, Esq., the eminent solicitor, is a man of great taste. Whether he address a vast political…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Claims. (From the Government Gazette, April 7.)
COURT of Claims, April 7. Notice is hereby given, that the following claims for deeds of grant of town allotments and land will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for that purpose, at the expiration of two months from this date, before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Claims. (From the Government Gazette, April 7.)
COURT of Claims, April 7. Notice is hereby given, that the following claims for deeds of grant of town allotments and land will be ready for the examination of the Commissioners appointed for that purpose, at the expiration of two months from this date, before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Criminal Court. Saturday, April 8. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.)
Joseph Roberts was indicted and pleaded not guilty upon an Information filed by the Attorney General. charging him with stealing one mare and one foal, the property of the late John Davis, of waverley. A second count laid the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. -- Criminal Side, Saturday, 8Th April. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.) REGINA V. ROBERTS
Joseph Roberts, the youth who was acquitted of the murder of John Davis, publican, at Waverley, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a mare, the property of the said John Davis. The property was, by a second count, laid as pertaining to some other…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Commissioner Darvall, and Mr. Egan. Nineteen persons, found in a state of intoxication in the streets, were dealt with after the usual manner…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Three Chilian seamen were brought before the Court on suspicion of being runaways. They stated that they belonged to an English vessel, but were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvent Court. Meetings of Creditors
APRIL.âThursday, 20th.âJames Brady, a certificate meeting, at noon. MAY.âMonday, 1st.âThomas Brett, an adjourned second meeting, at 11…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
DRUNKENNESS.—The Drunkards' Lists this morning contained the names of nineteen offenders. Two of the number having depo[?]ted 40s each with the watchhouse keeper, forfeited…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. There were two cases of drunkenness on the list, which were disposed of by the payment of 5s. in each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Supreme Court Rules. To the Editor of the M. M, Herald. Melbourne, 12th April, 1854
SIR,—In the letter addressed by the Acting Chief Justice to the Colonial Secretary, accompanying the assent of the Judges to an increase of 50 per cent, to the charges to be allowed to the Attorney, occur the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Police Court.—monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
This morning's business at the Police Office was very unimportant. As an act of grace, the confines for drunkenness were all discharged without the enforcement of any penalty, except…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Kemp, Lockyer, and Egan. There were eleven drunkards, one of whom was discharged, and the remainder, pleading guilty, were…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. George Thornton. Two seamen, belonging to the Doelwyck, Dutch vessel, were charged with desertion, but as there was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gaol Enquiry. To the Editor of the Goulburn Herald
SIR,—Having noticed in your last week's paper, in the Domestic Intelligence, an article headed "Gaol Enquiry," I beg leave to say a few words on that subject. First, I deny emphatically that ever I knew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco
BEFORE the full Court. THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF FITZ ROY, v. E. J. HAWKSLEY AND W. WILLIAMSON. Mr. BROADHURST for the prosecution prayed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Ranco
Before the full Court. THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF CAPTAIN FITZ ROY, v. HAWKSLEY AND WILLIAMSON. The Court was very fully attended this…
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