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In the estate of Edward Freeman Way, a first meeting, one debt amounting to £7 12s. was proved. In the estate of Goldsmith and Row, a first meeting, Preferent claims for wages amounting to £45 19s. was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THIS was an action in trespass. The declaration stated, that defendants on the 1st January, 1844, and on divers other days and [?]mes before the commencement of this suit, broke and entered into certain lands of the plaintiff, situate in the County of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The certificate of discharge granted by the Chief Commissioner to Frederick Bradley was confirmed by the Court. WARD v. COX AND OTHERS. This was a rule nisi for a prohibition against the Justices of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Dunmore Lang was informed against for having, as a wicked and evil disposod person, on the 12th of January, written and caused to be published a wicked and scandalous libel in the Argus…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Dunmore Lang was informed against for having, as a wicked and evil disposed person, on the 12th of January, written and causad to bo published a wicked and scandalous libel in the Argus newspaper,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Bolton and Thomas Marriott pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on the 16th of October, in company with others, made an assault on John Buckley, the Manager of the Branch Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a criminal information for an alleged lihol upon tho prosecutor, Major Sullivan, Police Magistrate for the District of Wollombi and Macdonald River. The defamatory matter complained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKARDS' LIST.—Thirteen persons were charged with drunkenness; one forfeited his deposit of 40s., and the rest were fined in the sum of 20s., or 24 and 48 hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Margaret Strickland, Thomas Craven, Mary Cox, George Wolfe, and Elizabeth Brown, were fined 20s., or in default of payment 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. Thomas Gannon and John M'Hugh paid the fine of 40s. for a like offence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CITY POLICE CASES.—Margaret, Strickland and Thomas Craven, for being drunk in the bublic streets, were severally fined 20s., or in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment.—Mary Cox,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirteen persons had been taken off the streets for drunkenness, one of whom was discharged from the lock-up on depositing 40s, which by non-appearance he forfeited. The rest were dealt with in the usual manner; those found drunk on Sunday being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE STATE TRIALS. The Court sat at ten o'clock. It being known that the Ballaarat prisoners, committed on a chargo of high trenson, would be tried to-doy, long before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the estate of Rich, Langley, and Butchart, a second meeting. Claims amounting to £[?]9 1s. 2d. were proved, and insolvents filed a schedule, the balance sheet of which sets out the liabilities of the firm at £8515 1s. 2d. (exclusive of contingent liabilities to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The court sat at ten o'clock. It being known that the Ballaarat prisoners, committed on a charge of high treason, would be tried to-day, long before the usual hour of the opening of the Court-house" it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THIS was an action for debt. Defendant pleaded the general [?] For plaintiff, Mr. Darvall; attorney, Mr. Shuttleworth. For defendant, Mr. Broadhurst; attorney, Mr. O'Meagher By consent, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff; damages £124 17s. 7d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FRIDAY.—Petitions were yesterday presented by Mr. Greeves against the Yarra Pollution Bill, and against the Medical Practitioners Bill. A return of customs seizures, and a return of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DRUNDARDS' LIST.—There were fourteen persons upon this list, all of whom were sentenced to pay a fine of 20s., or 48 and 24 hours' imprisonment. DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Jouseph Ryley for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →B. Burton, of North Harbour, appeared upon summons to answer the information of Susannah Heaton, his neighbour, charging him with having used threatening language towards her, saying he would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CITY POLICE.—Celina Brown, charged with using obscene language, in Argyle-street, was fined 20s., or, in default, seven days' imprisonment; fine paid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fourteen drunkards—an equal number or males and females— pleaded guilty, and were severally sentenced to pay 20s,, or submit to twenty-four hours' solit[?]y confinement. Nineteen persons were charged on the general business paper…
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