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This was an action against an Inspector of the Metropolitan Police, for the assault, arrest, and confinement in the watch-house of the female plaintiff without reasonable cause. The defendant pleaded the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eleven drunkards were dealt with as usual. Catherine Allen was charged with stealing £3 from Thomas Janes, in a brothel in Castlereaghstreet. When apprehended she denied the charge,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Burns, seaman belonging to the brig Lord Montgomery, charged with being absent without leave, and offering no defence, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for fourteen days…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Thomas Burns, a seaman belonging to the Lord Montgomery, found guilty of having absented himself without leave, was sent to gaol for a period of fourteen days. Albert Oliver pleaded guilty to a charge of desertion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The heavy rains of the last two days have made the Central Police Court a place altogetherunflt for the transaction of public business. The Court was adjourned yesterday at 11.30 a.m., since there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eleven persons were dealt with for having been found drunk in the streets: one, an old offender, was sent to gaol for one month; two others who denied the charge, but which was unequivocally proved against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In consequence of the non-attendence of assessors, the Court adjourned yesterday until ten o'clock this morning. The assessors summoned for to-day are Messrs. J. V. Lavers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Moniteur of the 5th April last republishes, from the Messager de Tahiti, the following account of a crime committed by a native, which affords an idea of the manners of that country and the mode in which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the estate of Philip R. Holdsworth, a first meeting. No debt was proved. Insolvent applied for a maintenance out of his estate, and his Honor made an order authorising him to receive £2 10s. weekly from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate, of Philip R. Holdsworth, a first meeting was held. There were no debts proved. Insolvent applied for a maintenance out of his estate, and the Chief Commissioner ordered him a weakly allowance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action for work and labour. Mr. Martin for the plaintiff; the Attorney and Solicitor Generals for the defendants. It appeared that the defendants had intended to build…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WELLESLEY (Suburban Lots).—On the Coolumbooka River, between 1 and 2 miles north-easterly from Bombala: Lot 1, 78 acres; lot 2, 81 acres; lot 3, 83 acres; lot 4, 50 acres; lot 5, 94 acres; lot 6,72 acres; lot 7, 65 acres; lot 8, 73 acres. Upset price, £1 per…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This was an action for work and labour as an architect, in the preparation of plans, specifications, &c. The defendants, Mr. R.J. Want and Mr. C. Irving, were the owners of some land in Phillip-street, upon which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Ede, Henry Harrison, and George Brown, seamen belonging to the Gladiolus, charged with wilful disobedience of lawful commands, were ordered to return to their duty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Fitzsimmons was brought up a third time, on a charge of theft. The particulars of the case have already been published. Some additional evidence was taken, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(Before Mr. Burnell, Captain Scott, and Mr. McLeay.) Seven drunkards were fined 10s. each. James Power [?] sent to gaol for three days, for being illegally on the premises of Thomas Salway, shop keeper, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven persons were fined for drunkenness. James Power was sent to gaol for three days for being illegally on the premises of Thomas Sulway. Thomas Vaughan was ordered to find security,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action for breach of contract and for money expended by the plaintiff at the request and in the service of the defendant. The latter pleaded a rescission of the contract and denied the debt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of James Jeffrey, a special meeting was held, at which a debt £90 13s. 3d. was proved. In the estate of Harold S. Smith, an adjourned special meeting. Debts amounting to £7081 9s. were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STANLEY (Town Lots).—Town of South Brisbane: Lots 1 to 41, 36 perches each; lot 42, 13 perches; lot 43, 30½ perches; lot 44, 30 perches; lot 45, 33½ perches; lots 46 to 51, 36 perches each; lot 52, 17 perches; lot 53, 34½ perches; lot 54, 16 perches. Upset…
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