Water Police Court
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. James Epps, a deserter from the Walter Hood, was sentenced to twelve weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. It appears that the prisoner was in the act of…
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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco
BEFORE the full Court. COX V. M'LEAN. Mr. DARVALL applied for leave to re-open a case which had been decided two days before. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court) COX v. M'LEAN
In this case an application was made by Mr. DARVALL for a re-hearing. An affidavit of the attorney for the plaintiff was read, stating, that not expecting the case to be called so soon, he had…
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BEFORE Messrs. Dowling, Weekes, Alexander, Kemp, and Egan[?] Twelve drankards were brought forward—two of whom, old offenders, received sentence of three months' imprisonment, and the rest were fined 20s. each, in default of paying which, they…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Captain Wingate, and Mr. J. Campbell. James Shield, a seaman belonging to the Sabrina, taken into [?]stody on suspicion of being a deserter, was discharged to his…
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BACCHANALIAN LEVEE. —N. t the slightest diminution in the number of candidates for the favours of the Bench has been apparent during the week. If there be any difference at all in…
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BEFORE the Full Court. TURNER AND ANOTHER V. CAMPBELL. This was a demurrer to a declaration in an action for breach of a contract to sell and deliver cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) Turner and Another v. CAMPBELL
This was a demurrer to the plaintiff's declaration. Mr. FAUCETT appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. LUTWYCHE for the defendant…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Joseph Wilson, a seaman belonging to the Spray, was fined 20s. for drunkenness. Nicholas Dennys, an apprentice belonging to the…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Twenty-one drunkards were brought forward: Susan Wakely, having at length worn out his worship's patience, was sentenced to three months'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Police Court.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Charles Kemp Daniel Egan, and E. C. Weekes, Esqs.)
DRUNKENNESS. — Sidwell Pendergrast and Mary Ryan, two incorrigible drunkards, were each sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.—Ten other offenders were…
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ON Friday, the surrender of the following estate was accepted by Mr. Justice Therry:—George Munn, of Five Dock, farmer. Liabilities, £503 7s. 6d. Assets— value of real property, £10; of personal property, £50:…
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THE judges of this court, with the exceptiun of Baron Richards, took their seats upon the bench, and it was gratifying to observe that the venerable and learned Baron Pennefather appeared in his usual health…
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BEFORE the full Court. NEW ATTORNEY. Mr. Maurice Reynolds was, upon the motion of the Attorney-General, admitted as an attorney, solicitor,…
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SIR,—Information was yesterday received at our Police Office, that two more sawyers and another woman have been killed by our aborigines. Their names are, I believe, Sampson and M'Cann, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Notice of Motion Referred To. In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. in Equity.—by Rule Nisi
Between Charles Daniel O'Connell, plaintiff, and Robert Campbell, and James John Riley, defendents. Take notice that on Saturday next the first day of July next at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon or so soon after as Counsel…
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Before the Water Police Magistrate. John Stockbridge, a seaman belonging to the Carthage, was brought before the court charged with desertion. As the vessel was nearly ready for sea, he…
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BEFORE Messrs. Dowling, Allen, Egan, and Weekes. Twenty-eight drunkards had been taken off the streets on Saturday and Sunday. Seven, on becoming sober, deposited 40s. at the lock-up; twenty were…
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Thomas May, of Sydney, ironmonger, surrendered his estate for the benefit of his creditors, which surrender his Honor the Chief Justice accepted, and appointed Mr. John Morris to be the official assignee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singular Charge of Murder. (From the Times.)
A very extraordinary case, known as the "St. Fergus Murder," has just been tried before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, and the alleged murderer,…
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