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Courts & crime, 1854

1,942 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 98

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Dowling, Kemp, Jones, and Egan. Twenty[?]nine drunkards (a majority being women) made their appearance before the Bench. Two (being soldiers) were remanded to the regimental authorities…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Campbell. Henry Hall, a deserter from the Harriet Simpson, was discharged. No prosecution…

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Sydney Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate an I.J. F. Josephson, Esq., J. P.)

Empire · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

THE DRUNKARDS' LIST —Thirteen offenders were dealt with, this morning, for drunkenness Two paid their respective fines, and the remainder, in default, were severally sentenced to…

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Charge of Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 5

AN inquisition was held yesterday, at Mr. Booth's, Australian Inn, to enquire into the cause of the death of Anastasia Hart (the particulars of which appeared in Tuesday's Herald), by virtue of a Coroner's warrant…

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Insolvent Court. Meeting To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

In the estate of John Rossiter, a second meeting, at 11 o'clock…

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Domestic Intelligence. Insolvent Court. Meeting To-day

Empire · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

In the of John Rossiter, a second meeting at 11…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings As in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice DICKINSON. M'GLONE V. OGILVIE. This was an application in the nature of an appeal…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—wednesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Dickinson.) Billyard v. BLOXOME

Empire · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 4

This case was a proceeding by claim in equity to recover certain property on behalf of the representatives of J. E. Manning, Esq., Registrar of the Supreme Court, with the purpose of paying…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 August 1854 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Kemp, Jones, Lloyd, Egan, and Wingate. Fifteen drunkards were called up, four of whom, were discharged, and the remainder sentenced to pay…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 August 1854 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. William Woodgate, a seaman belonging to the Investigator, charged with wilful disobedience of lawful commands, was sent to his ship, there being no…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 August 1854 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of John Rossiter, a second meeting was held. Claims amounting to £702 2s. 10d. were proved; insolvent amended his schedule, and was…

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

Empire · Friday 18 August 1854 · page 4

In the Estate of John Rosslter, a second Meeting was held, debts amounting to £702 2s. 10d. were proved. Insolvent amended his schedule and was examined by Mr. Shuttleworth. Meeting terminated…

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Central Criminal Court. Friday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Therry.) ASSAULT

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 6

John Cotton, a man of colour, was indicted for having at Lane Cove, on the 29th June 1854, assaulted one Margaret Moore, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. It appeared that the prosecutrix had for some time been living with the prisoner, but…

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Charge of Murder

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 3

On Monday night a report was in circulation, that a man named Charles Hart, a laboring man between forty and fifty years of age, had murdered his wife at a place called Thorn's-lane, Kent-street. Sergeant. M'Gee, at once set off in pursuit of the supposed…

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The Police Register

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 3

Devotees of Bacchus.—The Cold Water Cane.—The Lushingtons have kept up their usual nightly orgies and maturinal repentance daring the week, their numbers rather increasing…

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Court-house, Darlinghurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 4

Rev. Alfred Stephen, B.A., officiated morning and evening. The sermon in the morning was from iv. St. James, 10. "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." The preacher…

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Sydney Police Court.—thursday. (Before C. Kemp, G. A. Lloyd, D. Egan, and T. Wingate, Esqs.)

Empire · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 4

THE DRUNKARGS' LIST.—Sixteen persons were brought up and convicted of drunkenness; two of whom paid their respective fines, while the remainder, in default of so doing, were severally…

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The Police and the Publicans

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 1

OUR last week's strictures upon the police surveillance of the publicans, have, we learn, given umbrage in the quarter to which they were directed. We rejoice…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Assize Intelligence. Thursday, August 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 8

THIS morning, at half-past 10 o'clock, his Honor, Mr. Justice Therry, accompanied by Augustus Carter, Esq., clerk of A ssize, arrived at Morpeth, and at a quarter-past 12 o'clock the Circuit Court was opened…

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Central Criminal Court. Saturday, August 12. (Before Mr Justice Dickinson.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 3

Murder.—John Ross, lato master of the schooner "Black Dog", was indicted for that he, being a British subject, and while in command of a British vessel, did, within the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (to wit, in the Bay of…

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