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Courts & crime, 1857

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Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1857 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice Dickinson and Mr. Justice Milford. ROBINSON V. ROBERTS. This was a motion for new trial of an action for use…

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

Empire · Wednesday 4 March 1857 · page 4

In the estate of Samuel Lee, a single meeting. Debts amounting to £69 6s. 7½d. were proved. The meeting was then adjourned to Friday, the 20th instant, at 10 o'clock. In the esate of John Brown, a single meeting. The insolvent…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and Mr. Justice Milford.) ROBINSON v. ROBERTS

Empire · Wednesday 4 March 1857 · page 4

This was a motion for a new trial. The notion was for use and occupation, and the plaintiff obtained a verdict. Mr. Duffell and Mr. Martin supported the motion; the Attorney-General and Mr. Isaacs supported the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Mr. Jamison, Mr. Byrnes, and Mr. Egan. Eight drunkards were fined 20s. each, or in default of payment to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours;…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. M'Lean, J.P. Charles Hobbs, Albert Heughen, and Charles Watts, were convicted of being illegally on board the schooner…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Henry Brown, a single meeting. Dabts amounting to £221 7s. 10d. were proved. Insolvent was allowed his household furniture and…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justice Dickinson, Mr. Justice Therry, and Mr. Justice Milford, THE CITY COMMISSIONERS V. PATERSON. This was a motion for new trial of an action against…

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

Empire · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 2

The buisness done at this Court was unimportant. Two seamen, convicted of drunkness, and were subjected to the usual fine, and two deserters from the Nourmahal were returned to the ship. Jane Gould,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. William Watt was convicted of drunkenness, and fined 20s. John Baptist was charged with, using obscene…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Mr. Egan, Mr. Jamison, Mr. Thornton, Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. J. West, tertius. Ten drunkards were fined 20s. each, or in default, to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. Two others,…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate, D. Forbes, Esq., E. C. Weekes, Esq., and D. Egan, Esq.)

Empire · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 2

DRUNKARDS.—Alexander Fleming a seafaring man of about 60 years of age, was brought up by Inspector McGee on a charge of having been drunk and incapable of taking care of himself on the previous evening. Being…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of William Clarke, an adjourned special meeting for examination. Insolvent was examined by Mr. Isaacs, in reference to his transactions…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 8

BEFORE Mr. Justice Dickinson, Mr. Justice Therry, and Mr. Justice Milford. CLEFT V. NOWLAND. This was an application to set asidean order made…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson, Mr. Justice Therry, and Mr. Justice Milford.) CLEFT v. NOWLAND

Empire · Friday 6 March 1857 · page 2

This was an application to sot aside an order made by a Judge in Chambers in favour of the defendant for change of venuo from Maitland to Sydney, The action was for trespass upon a squatting station…

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Water Polie Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate.)

Empire · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 4

A girl about twelve years of age, named Margaret Ellendin, was brought up for protection. She gave herself up at the Cumborland-strcet watch-house stating that her mother was dead, her father was in the Lunatic…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Mr. Weekes, Mr. Jamison, Mr. Egan, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. Burnell, and Mr. Gordon. Fourteen persons, found guilty of drunkenness, were sentenced to pay 20s. each, or to be imprisoned…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Archibald Henderson, convicted of drunkenness, was fined 20s., with the usual alternative of twentyfour hours' imprisonment…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Richard Webb, junior, a second meeting. Deba amounting to £196 9s. 4d. were proved, after which insolvent was examined touching a bank…

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Police Pickings the Great Affiliation Case

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 3

BRIDGET THORNTON V. THOMAS RUSSEL DUIGAN, M.D.—At the opening of the Court on Monday, it was immediately thronged to suffocation, it being generally understood that this…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Justice Dickinson, Mr. Justice Therry, and Mr. Justice Milford. BIRNSTINGL T. KOHN. Judgment waa given upon the reserved, question as…

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