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BEFORE the Chief Justice and a jury of four. SHERWIN AND WIFE V. HANSON. This was an action by lessors against a lessee for breach of a covenant to keep certain premises in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CLARENCE (TownLets).—Town of Grafton: Lots 1 to 40, 2 roods 10 perches cach. Upset price £ per acre. CLARENCE (Country Lots).—On the Clarence River, about six miles north-westerly above Grafton: Lot 41, 45 acres; lot 42, 63…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Court opened this morning with a list of 145 cases, of which 101 were undefended. The undefended coses were first disposed of. RANKIN v. LOCKE…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Frank Pogson, of Castlerecagh-street, Sydney, gentleman, Debts, £105 14s.; assets, £10; deficiency, £05 14s. RULE NISL. A rule nisl has been granted calling upon George Buchanan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This case which began on Monday, after lasting all day, had not concluded when the Court rose. IN EQUITY. (Before the Primary Judge.)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two men, brought up on suspicion of being deserters from the ship Camperdown, were discharged, there being no prosecutor against the one, and the other producing his discharge from the ship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Elwa pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was sent to the cells for twenty-four hours. James Long, alias Francis Morgan, and Joseph Snowdon, were brought up on suspicion of being deserters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There were fourteen drunkards fined at this Court in the usual penalty, or in default twenty-four hours in the cells. Joanna Hart was found guilty of using obsaene…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PARIS, Feb. 12.—A madaman attacked the Empress today. He was instantly arrested. No arms were found upon him. He declared that his intention was merely to embrace her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARIS, February 12.—A. madman attacked the Empress to-day. He was instantly arrested. No arms were found upon him. He declared that his intention was merely to embrace her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eleven drunkards were found guilty, and were sentenced in the ordinary penalties. Ann Ward, otherwise Lockerby, was on Friday brought before the Bench by constable Mayne, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of Richard Webb, junior, a third meeting was held. A debt of £22 12s. 6d. was proved, and the assignee read his report. The assignee was directed to accept £10 in lieu of the household…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was on action of ejectment to recover possession of a piece of land at Little Coogee, containing two acres two roods and five perches. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Holroyd appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action of ejectment to rocover possession of some land at Coogee. The defendant was an infant, and appeared by his father as his next friend. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Holroyd appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PITE v. DIRBS AND ANOTHER.—This was an action to recover a sum of £14 19s. 9d., for goods sold and delivered and work and labour done. The defendants admitted the claim, but pleaded a set-off of £8 10s.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This case, the trial of which commenced on Monday, was now resumed and concluded. It was an action upon a building contract, in which the evidence, as is usual in all such cases, was very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of Richard Webb a third meeting was held—Insolvent attendad and one debt was proved by Mr. Taylor, of the firm of Taylor and Grant, amounting to £22 12s. 6d. for goods sold and delivered. The official assignee read his report, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This—was an action upon a building contract; the declaration contained sis counts, for work done and materials provided, for goods bargained and sold, goods sold and delivered, for money paid, money due on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tha plaintiff in this case sought to recover from the defendants, the sum of £14 19s. 9d. as payment for work done and for goods sold and delivered. The validity of the claim was admitted, but a set-off, £8 10s., was put in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mary Ryan, Robert Hackett, Thomas Henry Clarke, John Ryley, Catherine Morris, Elize Bunyan, and William Wilton, were either severally fined in the usual penally for drunkenness, of had to take the other…
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