Insolvent Court
BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Thomas Miles an adjourned certificate meeting was held: farther evidenre was taken, and the meeting adjourned until the 5th proximo…
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Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court
BEFORE the Chief Justice and a Jury of Four. WOOLLEY AND ANOTHER V. MAC[?]ENZIE. This was an action of trover against an official assignee, wherein the principal question in the contest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings for the trial of Remanets. Jury Court. (Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) WOOLLEY v. MACKENZIE. This case had not concluded when the Court rose. Banco Court
The sitting was adjourned in this Court, in consequence of the want of jurymen. WEDNESDAY, 27TH MAY, 1857.—BUSINESS IN MASTER'S OFFICE.—Galliott v. Galliott, to proceed on state of facts;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sale at the Police Office, Grafton. Town Lots. County of Clarence. Allotments in the Town of Grafton
Lot. 1. Two roods, county of Clarence, parish of Great Marlow, town of Grafton, allotment No. 4 of section 93. Upset price 81. per acre. 2. Two roods, county of Clarence, parish of Great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Insolvent Court. Tuesday, May 25, 1857. (Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.) General Business
In the estate of Richard Bedson, a single meeting was held, and the insolvent was ordered to prepare an account of his dealings, &c., during the past twelve months, and the meeting terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate
Michael M'Goven, charged with being drunk, was fined 10s., with the alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment. John Smith, for desertion from the General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, &c.)
Ann Simpson and Ann Wyhems were jointly charged by Samuel Clark, of Pitt-street, draper, with having stolen on the previous evening, from the front of his shop, one skirt of a dress, and one pair of stays, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Bofore the Water Police Magistrate, and, Messrs. Murnin and H. Fisher.)
John Smith, seaman of the General Windham, was sentenced to twelve weeks' hard labour, for dosertion. Thirteen seaman belonging to the John and Luoy, who had been absent from duty for a short time, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. Forbes, Mr. G. Hill, and Captain Scott
Seven persons were brought before the Bench charged with having been found drunk in the streets. One old offender was sent to gaol as a vagrant for one month; six were sent to the regimental authorities to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Murder of Dr. Burdell, at New York. (From the Times, 5th March.)
BY the recent mails from the United States we are furnished with full particulars of the proceedings hitherto taken in the murder of Dr. Burdell—one of the most extraordinary crimes of this or any other age…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Insolvent Court. Wednesday. Before the Chief Commissioner of Insovent Estates
In the estate of John Martin a single meeting. Insolvent amended his schedule, debts amounting to £128 5s. 6d. were proved, and it was agreed to accept an offer of £130 for the assets in the estate. The Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four. Woolley and Another V. MACKENZIE
This was an action of trover by Messrs. Thomas Woolley and Edward Salamon, against the official assigneo of the insolvent estate of Messrs. David and Henry Perrier, for the alleged conversion of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings for the trial of Remanets. Jury Court. (Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) Wooley and Another. V. MACKENZIE
This was an action of trover by Messrs. Woolley and Salomon against the official assignee of the insolvent estate of Messrs. David and Henry Perrier, for the alleged conversion of a quantity of furniture and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a jury of four.) WILTON V. HAYMAN
This was an action to recover money alleged to be due from the defendant to the plaintiff. The first count of the declaration was upon a promissory note given by the defendant to the plaintiff and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Banco Court. Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a jury of four WALTON V. HAYMAN
This was an action to recover money due. In a 1st count the plaintiff claimed for a promissory note given by the defendant to the plaintiff and dishonoured; and in a 2nd count, he sued for £87 10s. for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insolvent Court. Wednesday, May 27, 1857. (Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.) Oeneral Business
In the estate or John Martin, a single meeting was held. Insolvent attended, and amended his schedule by adding thereto three debts amounting to —13 5s. A oreditor proposed that the offer made to the insolvent or —130 for the assets in the estate, be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. J. Macarthur.)
Fourteen cases of drunkenness were disposed of. James Lyman, of Redforn, charged Andrew Downey, Robert Waddle, and William Logan, with wilfully destroying a tent, his property, valued at £5. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Murnin and H. Fisher.)
Michael Delany was charged with having, on Saturday night last, unlawfully assaulted Christina Weleh. The case was partially heard on Wednesday. The prosecutrix is the wife of William Weleh, a printer, residing at 152,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Police Court. Thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. Murnin, and Mr. H. Fisher
Michael Delaney, a storekeeper in the employment of Messrs. T. Skinner and Co., was charged with having indecently assaulted Christina Welsh, the wife of William Welsh, printer. The details of the case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Double Murder
Yesterday (February 25) Thomas Fuller Bacon and Martha Bacon, his wife, charged with the w[?] murder of their two children, were again brought up from Horse-manger-lane Gaol for further examination before Mr…
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