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Courts & crime, 1856

2,649 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 133

Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 2

Fourteen persons were found guilty of drunkenness and dealt with in the usual manner. Mary Mitchell, an [?]abitual drunkard, was sent to gaol for seven days. John Samson was convicted under the Vagrant Act…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 2

Ellen Murphy, Barlogio El[?], and william pike, were severally fined in the sum of 20s., or twenty-four hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Sippaio Crag was brought up under the Vagrant Act,…

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Central Police Court.— Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Weekes, Ross, and Thornton.)

Empire · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 5

Fifteen persons were dealt with in the usual manner for drunkenness. George William Miller, for making use of obscene language, was fined 40s., or to be imprisoned for ten…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Two persons for drunkenness and disorderly conduct were this morning ordered to pay a fine of 40[?]., or be imprisoned for forty-eight hours. Two for…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. [?], Mr. Alexander, Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. W[?] Fifteen persons were found guilty of drunkenness, and were sentenced to pay 20s., with the usual alternative in case of…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Commissionecr of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Samuel [?] a second meeting. Insolvent amended his schedule, and claims amounting to £[?] 10[?]., were proved…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Dickinson, and Mr. Justice Milford. LANG V. MOREHEAD AND ANOTHER. This was an issue from the equity side of the Court…

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

Empire · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 4

In the estate of Samuel Bannister, a second meeting. One claim for £57 les. was proved, the insolvent amended his schedule, and the meeting te[?]inated. In the estate of James N. Shuttleworth, a second meeting…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sitting in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Dickinson, and Mr.Justice Milford.) Lang [?].Morehead and Another

Empire · Thursday 6 March 1856 · page 2

This was a motion for a new trial or [?] for an iucrease of the damages by the addition of a sum of £150 contingently assessed by the jury. Mr. Milford appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr…

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Water Police Court.—[?]day. (Before the Water Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 2

Peter Frank, [?]ook on board the Government steamdredge, was brought before the Court charged with having stolen £1[?] 3s. 6d., the property of Patrick Sullivan, a labourer on board that vessel. The evidence…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Dowling and Mr. Thornton. Nine persons convicted of having been found drunk in the streets, were sentenced to p[?]y 20s each. Harriett Woodford, and Charlotte Gorman, noted…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Three persons, convicted of dr[?]nkenness in the public streets, were mulcted in the usual penalty of 20[?]. or twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. G. Thornton, G. Hill, and R. S. Ross.)

Empire · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 2

There were nine drunkards on the list, four of whom were fined 20s., or forty-eight hours' imprisonment, four 20s., or twenty-four hours[?] imprisonment, and one was discharged…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Francis M'Mahon [?] special meeting was held, at which [?] debt for £84 10s. was proved. In the estate of John de Courcy Bremer a special…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 2

BEEORE the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Dickinson, and [?]r Justice Milford. HOLROYD V. PARKES. This was a demurrer to a plea of justification in an…

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

Empire · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 4

In the estate of Francis M'Mahon, a spacial meeting, for proof of debts. One claim for £84 10s. was proved, and the meeting terminated. In the estate of John De Courcy Bremer[?] a special meeting,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Dickinson, and Mr. Justice Milford.) HOLROYD v. PARKES

Empire · Friday 7 March 1856 · page 4

This was a demurrer to one of the pleas filed by the defendant in answer to an action of libel. The declaration alleged that the defendant maliciously published, of the plaintiff, certain editorial statements (set out in…

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Water Police Court. Friday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. George Thornton, J.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 5

James Mahoney was convicted of wilfully destroying a fence, the property of Ellen Rochester, publican, Cambridge-street, and was ordered to pay 1s., compensation for damage done, a fine of 20s., and 7s, 6d…

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Central Police Court. Friday. [?] Mr. Dowling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 5

Twelve persons, convicted of having been found dark in the streets, were sentenced to pay 20s. each, [?]mit to the cells for twenty-four or forty-eight [?]…

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Police Pickings

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 3

A SLY DODGE TO RAISE THE WIND.— On Wednesday last, Mr. E. B. Cullen, wine and provision merchant, on the Bon Accord Wharf, charged Samuel Martin Park with…

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