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Courts & crime, 1857

2,728 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 137

Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice MILFORD, and a jury of four. HOOD v. O'BRIEN. This was action arising out of betting upon the election for the South Riding of Cumberland, in which…

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Central Police Coubt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Dowling, Mr. Hargraves, and Mr. Thornton. Four persons convicted of drunkenness were sentenced to pay 20s. each or to be imprisoned for…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. Certificates of discharge were granted, without opposition, on the usual affidavits, to Samuel Simms, James Charles Cozens, Richard Glin Vallack, Leopold…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. E. H. Hargraves, J.P., J. S. Dowling, P.M.)

Empire · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 4

Four persons were convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to pay 20s. each, or in default to be imprisoned for forty-eight hours. Richard Pemborton, for having indecently exposed his…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON and a special jury of twelve. KIRCHNER AND OTHERS V. VENUS. The trial of this cause, which was commenced on…

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

Empire · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 4

Certificates were granted to Samuel Simms, James Chorlos Cozens, Richard Glinn Vallack, Leopold Morgan, Thomas Cook, Stephen Goldsborough Alford, Thomas George Hawkins, Henry Serle Grenfell, Henry Smith, and Benjamin Howard…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Jury COURT.—No. 1. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Special Jury of twelve.) kirchner and others v. venus

Empire · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 4

This case, thE trial of whicn was commeneed or Monday, was an action for tho non-delivery of goods shipped on board the Countess of Elgin, whereof the defendant was master, but the question here, by arrange…

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JURY COURT—No. 2. (Before Mr. Justice Milford and a Jury of four.) HOOD V. O'BRIEN

Empire · Wednesday 11 February 1857 · page 4

This was an action against a stakeholder for the sum of £30 which he had paid over to two of the betting parties after he had received notice from the plaintiff, one of the depositors of the bets, not to pay it over…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. J. Maclean, J.P.)

Empire · Thursday 12 February 1857 · page 6

A charge of assault was preferred against Henry Chatfield by James Ingram, a seaman on board the steamer Thistle, of which Chatfield was master. The assault was proved, and the offender was nominally…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1857 · page 3

BEFORE MR. Dowling and Mr. Ebsworth. Six persons were found guilty of drunkenness. Two old offenders were sent to gaol for three months, and the others were severally sentenced to pay 20s., or…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Francis and Liddell, a second meeting was held, and debts amounting to £144 were proved…

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Law. Supreme Court—wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justice Dickinson, and a special Jury of Twelve. MORTIMER AND ANOTHER V. MORT. The trial of this case was continued, but was still…

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

Empire · Thursday 12 February 1857 · page 7

In the estate of Francis and Liddell, a second meeting. Debts amounting to £144 were proved and the meeting termi nated. In the estate of Malcolm Macdonald, a special meeting for…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury COURT.—No. 1. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Special Jury of twelve.)

Empire · Thursday 12 February 1857 · page 7

MORTIMER AND ANOTHER V. MORT. The trial of this case which commenced on Tuesday, was continued during the whole day, and will be resumed this morning…

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

Empire · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 5

Elizabeth Collins, a widow, was sent to gaol for twenty-four hours, for drunkennoss. Thomas Nash, fireman of the Royal Mail Steamship Simla, was sentenced to be imp[?]soned for twelve weeks,…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. J. E. Ebsworth, J.P.,)

Empire · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 4

Six persons were brought up for drunkenness: Robert Templeton, and Mary Marphy, who have been convicted on several occasions lately, were both sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 8

BEFORE Mr. Dowling. Eleven persons were convicted of having been found drunk in the streets, and were sentenced to pay 20s. each, or in default to be imprisoned some for…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. One woman was convicted of drunkenness, and ordered to pay the usual penalty of 20s., or be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 8

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Alexander C. Davidson, a third meeting. Claims amounting to £30 were proved, and the official assignee read his report. The official…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 8

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON, and a special jury of twelve. MORTIMER AND ANOTHER V. MORT. The trial of this cause, which commenced on…

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