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Courts & crime, 1857

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Alderman Hill, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Broughton. Eight persons were convicted of having been found drunk in the streets; some were fined 10s. and others…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. M'Lean, J.P. J. S. Wilson appeared before the court to answer the charge of presenting a gun at George Phibb. The…

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Census Abstracts.—police Districts, No. 3

Empire · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 4

Our last sketch inadvertently numbered the abstracts wrong; they should hnve been 3, 4, 5.Our readers will please to make tho correction. ABSTRACT 6, OCCUPATIONS.—This head…

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Law. Supreme Court.—saturday. Sittings As in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Therry. ESTATE OF SAMUEL RUSSELL. Mr. Stephen, on behalf of a creditor of this estate, moved for its release from sequestration, upon the…

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Insolvent Court. Saturday, April 18. 1857. (Before the Cominissioner of insolvent Estates.) New Insolvents

Empire · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 4

James Armstrong, baker and grocor, of Wooloomooioo-sirecot; Sydney, Debts, £13 15. 6d,; asots, £235 9s 6d,; deficioucy, £307 12s, 1d, Ellizaboth Quinsey,widow, Rushoutter's Bay, Sydney. Dobta…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court,—saturday, Sittings As in Banco, (Before the chief Justice, and Mr. Justics Therry,) in Lansolvenoy

Empire · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 4

This wss a motion on behalf of one Ignaey Eylotsbowski, a creditor, to reseind the order for the sequestration of the estute. The substance of the grounds alloged was that the surrender was made for a fraudulent purpose,…

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

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 2

Mary Ryan, a woman about 40 years of age, was brought up by Constable Harricks for protection. The police officer apprehended her on Sunday morning, at 6 o'clock, in George street, near Jamison-street, in a state…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Chief Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Robey and Ebsworth.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 2

There were sixteen drunkards fined at this Court this morning; Mary Williams and Mary Ann Lovel, old incorrigibles, were each sent to prison, the former for two months, and the latter for one month…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrat. Four persons were convicted of drunkenness, and ordered to pay the usual penalties of 20s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Mr. Robey, Mr. J. E. Ebsworth, and Mr. Egan. Nineteen persons were convicted of having been found drunk in the streets: fifteen were sentenced to…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice Dickinson and a special jury of twelve. MACFARLANE V. MURNIN. The trial of this case, which had been commenced…

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Insolvent Court. Meetings for This Day (Tuesday.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 5

In the estate of Henry and David Perrior, a certificate meeting, at noon. In the estate of Ralph Steel and James Laughton, a single meeting, at 11 o'clock, a.m…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a special jury of twelve.) M'FARLANE V. MURNIN

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 2

This was on action brought against the defendant in his capacity as the plaintiff's general agent for the mismanagement of the plaintiff's affairs. Mr. Martin and Mr. Windeyer appeared for the…

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Trial of the Williamstown Convicts for the Murder Op Mr Price. (Abridged from the Argus.) Monday. 13Th April. Criminal Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1857 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice Barry, and juries of twelve, summoned under Special Commission. THE MURDER OF MR. PRICE. This being the day appointed for tho trial of the prisoners for…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. M'Lean, James S. Wilson, geologist, appeared to answer the summons of George Phibbs, overseer, charging him with unlawfully presenting a gun at him, with intent…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jones, Mr. Egan, Mr. M'Arthur, and Major Lockyer. Fourteen persons found guilty of drunkenness, were severally sentenced to pay 20s., or to be imprisoned…

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Contral Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Major Lockyer, Captain Scott, and Messrs. Egan and Jones.)

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

There were fourteen drunkards fined in the usual penalty of 20s., or twenty-four hours' incarceration. David Harris, charged with having assaulted one Mary Ann, the wife of Patrick Sheekdy, was discharged,…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. McLean, J. E. and Mr. Burnell, J. P.)

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

A barrowman named Timmins was charged with having in his possession a bag of sugar supposed to have been stolen about midnight on Monday. Serjean Waters saw the prisoner in Queen's-place with the ba[?]…

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Insolvent Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of James Lambert a special meeting was held, and a claim of £37 2s. 7d. was proved. In the estate of Steel and Laughton, a single…

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Court of Requests.—£30 Juridiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 4

BEFORE the Comnmissioner and two Assessors. This Court opened on Monday morning last with a list of 145 cases; of these 101 were undefended and 44 defended. The undefended cases were first called on…

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