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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1855

2,634 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 132

Law. Supreme COURT.—Monday. First Day of Term. Before the full Court. ACCOUNTS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 July 1855 · page 5

[?] accounts of the Master, the Sheriff, and the Prothonetary were presented and ordered to be filed. TINES. The ordinary Schedules of files having been gone…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. First Day of Term. (Before the full Court.) ACCOUNTS

Empire · Tuesday 10 July 1855 · page 4

The accounts of the Master, Sheriff, and Prothonotary were presented, and ordered to be tiled. FINES. The Prothonotary applied, in pursuance of leave…

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Insolvent Court. Monday. Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 July 1855 · page 5

In the estate of Robert Matheson, a third meeting was held. Claims amounting to £204 8s 2d., were proved, and the official assignee's report was read. The meeting allowed insolvent to retain his wearing…

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Insolvent Court.—monday. (Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.)

Empire · Tuesday 10 July 1855 · page 4

In the estate of Robert Matheson, a third meeting was held. Debts amounting to £204 8s, 2d. were proved. The official assignee reported, and the creditors allowed the insolvent to retain the wearing apparel of himself and family, and also the…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. Kemp and the Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 3

Thirteen persons were brought before the Court this morning, for drunkenness in the publie streets; one was discharged, and eleven were fined 20s., or twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Martha Palmer, a confirmed…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. Dowling and Mr. Kemp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 5

Thirteen persons were charged with having been found drunk in the streets. Martha Palmer, convicted of the offence for the fourth time since the 21st March, and under the Vagrant Act, was sentenced to…

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Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before Captain Wingate, and Mr. George Thornton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 5

John M'Donald, for drunkenness, was fined 20s., in default of payment 24 hours imprisonment There were two other charges against him of violently assault[?]ng two constables, for which offences he was fined £3…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Fines

Empire · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 4

The following jurors were fined £5 each for non attendance:—Charles Scott, Thomas S. Roundree, J. P. Ridley, Robert Ross, Charles Pritchard, Ralph U. Robey, Arthur L. Smith, George Rattray…

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Insolvent Court.—tuesday. (Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.)

Empire · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 4

In the estate of William Green, a single meeting was held Nothing done. Meeting terminated. In the estate of Thomas Philip Colegate, a special meeting was held. Debts, ammounting to £404 2s. 8d., were proved…

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Insolvent Court. Tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 5

In the estate of William Green, a single meeting. Nothing done. In the estate of Thomas Philip Colegate, a special meeting. Claims amounting to £404 2s. 8d., were…

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Law. Supreme Court—tuesday. Special, Nisi Prius Sittings. Before the Chief Justice and a special Jury of twelve. Jurors Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 5

The following gentlemen were fined £5 each for non-attendance as jurors, viz, Messrs. Charles Scott, Thos. Stephenson Rowntree, John Prest Ridley, Robert Ross, Charles Pritchard, Ralph Mayer Robey, Arthur…

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Water Police Court—wednesday. (Before Captain Deloitte and G. Thornton, Esq.)

Empire · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 6

The business at this Court this morning was very light. There were only five charges on the sheet, four of which were for drunkenness: Mary Turnbull, Enoch Jones, Edward Bayard, and Daniel Chisholm, were…

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Central Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. Dowling, Mr. Kemp, Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. Murnin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 2

Nine persons (four males and five females) were charged with, and convicted of having been found drunk in the streets. They were severally sentenced to pay a fine of 20s.—non-payment to be followed by…

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City Commissioners' Court. Wednesday. Before the Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 2

Thomas Francis, proprietor of the Lady Mary omnibus, was charged at the instance of Inspector Stubbs, for having, on the 1st of July last, allowed a youth named David Aiton to drive his omnibus, he not…

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Insolvent Court.—wednesday. (Before the Chief Commissioner of Iusolvent Estates.)

Empire · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 4

In the estate of Alfred Thomas Taylor, a second meeting was held. Nothing done. In the estate of Francis Harmer Morse, a third meeting was held. Debts amounting to £2193 12s.2d. were proved. The…

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Insolvent Court. Wednesday. Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 2

In the estate of Francis Harmer Morse, a third meeting was held. Claims amounting to £2198 12s. 2d. were proved, and the assignees reported. The meeting directed the assignees to pay the sum of £20 to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday, (Before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury of Twelve.) FINES

Empire · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 3

The following jurors were fined £5 each for nonattendance:—Charles Scott, Thomas S. Rountree, John P. Ridley, Robert Ross, Charles Pritchard, Ralph M. Robey, Arthur L. Smith, George Rattray…

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Law. Supreme Court. Tuesday and Wednesday. Before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury of Twelve. HILLYER V. BROUGHTON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1855 · page 2

This was an action of libel, in which the Rev. W J. M. Hillyer, of Goulburn, was the plaintiff, and Mr. W. H. Broughton, a resident near Yass, was the defendant. The libel declared upon was an…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs G. Hill, Murnin, Kemp, and Dr. Douglass.)

Empire · Friday 13 July 1855 · page 5

Nine drunkards were brought before the Court, and fined in the usual penalty 20s., with the alternative of forty-eight hours' imprisonment in the cells, for the women, of whom there were five; and twenty-four hours…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. Dowling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1855 · page 2

Fourteen persons were convcited of having been found drunk in the streets: thirteen were fined 20s. each, with the alternative of a day's solitary confinement; and one, a very old offender, was sent to gaol…

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