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BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Dr. Douglass, Mr. Egan, and Mr. Eliott. Fifteen persons, convicted of drunkenness, were sentenced to pay 20s. each, or to be imprisoned for to enty-four hours; and one was fined 40s., or in default of payment to bo imprisoned for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.—George Ford and Isaac Fenton were charged with having, on Wednesday last, commited a violent assault on the person of John Miller. John Miller deposed that he lived at Woodhouseleigh, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates In the estate of Richard Pethebridge, an adjourned single meeting, for examination. Insolvent attended, but no examiner. Insolvent was allowed his household furniture and wearing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Mr. Justice Therry. WOUNDING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. Thomas Harvey was indicted for that he, on the 18th of February, 1856, at Campbell's River, did feloniously and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The estate of George Bridge Mullens, M.D., of the Wollombi District, near Maitland, was placed under sequestration, and a warrant of attachment was issued against the goods and chattels of insolvent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jessie Butcher, Mary Korn, Anne Campbell, Margaret Mitchell, Mary A. Garland, James Dixon, George Rosario, Walter Anderson, William Logan, and Ann Lovell, were fined 20s. each for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Mr. Forbes. Eight persons were found guilty of drunkenness. Seven were fined 20s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours; and the other, who thought proper to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Archbishop of Paris had been assassinated under the following diabolical circumstances:—"It appears that the Archbishop was just entering the vestry when a man rushed at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr. Justice Therry. MANSLAUGHTER. William Sael was indicted for that he, on the 17th of November, 1856, at Pennyweight Flat, did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of Gollan, M'Kenzie and Co., an adjourned single meeting takes place at half-past 10 o'clock. In the estate of John Edwards, a single meeting takes place at 1 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Gourd for indecently exposing his person in Cumberland-street, was fined 40s., in defaultt seven days hard labour. Jolin Williams was brought up by constable Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Mr. Forbes and Mr. Ronald. Twenty-four persons, convicted of having been, found drunk in the streets, were severally sentenced to pay 20s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Daniel Gollagher was convicted of drunkenness, and fined 20s. with the usual alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. James Courd, convicted of indecent conductin the public streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robert Cooper, John Baldwoll, Jane Murphy, Danial Moby, Andrew Scott, Sarah Campbell, Thomas Ryan, Margaret Dunsford, William Smith, John Brown, Margaret Hill, Mary A. Chamberlain, Michael Sheehan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A HORRIBLE crime was committed on the afternoon of Saturday, 3rd January, at five o'clock, in the church of St. Etienne-du-Mont, during a procession in honour of St. Genevieve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Gollan, Mackenzie, and Co., an adjourned second meeting. Debts amounting to £1040 11s. 2d. were proved, and the meeting was adjourned until the 31st instant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE the Commissioner and two Assessors. SILK v. SMITH.—This was an action to recover a sum of £13 5s., value of goods alleged to have been sold and delivered by plaintiff to defendant. The action was sustained. The Court returning a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE Mr. Justice Tnerry. SHEEP STEALING. Owen M'Ewen was indicted for that he on 23rd of November, 1856, at Sofala, did feloniously steal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GENERAL BUSINESS. In the estate of Gollan, M'Kenzie and Co., an adjourned second meeting was held. The insolvent attended, and four claims were proved amouting in the aggregate to the sum of £1010 11s. 2d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. M'Lean, J.P., Mr. J. Ebsworth, J.P., and Mr. H. C. Burnell, J.P. Mary Ann Lloyd was brought before the Court for…
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