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John Harvey, seaman, of the American ship Oxnard, was found guilty of desertion, and sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. John Riley, James Sweeney, John Dunn, and William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Harvey, of the American ship Oxnard, found guilty of desertion, was sentenced to twelve weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. Richard Clark, a seaman of the Gazelle, for being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nine drunkards were fined 10s, each. Michael M'Carthy was brought up by constable Westroff, for being drunk last midnight in William-street; when arrested, he struck the witness. The prisoner was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nine persons, convicted of having been found drunk in the streets, were severally sentenced to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. One of these, a man named Michael M'Carthy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was a motion for new trial, which had been partially argued last term, and the argument upon which was now resumed and concluded. The action was one upon a promissory note, to which a failure of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of Frederick William Williams, a first meeting. Debts amounting to £147 2s. 8d. were proved. On insolvent's application for a maintenance his Honor directed the official assignee to pay him £2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BAGGOTT AND WIFE V. BLUE.—This was an action for damages by unlawfully discharging plaintiffs from their hired service. Defendant, it appeared, by his agent, engaged plaintiff and his wife as general servants for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →His Honor, the Primary Judge intimated that there were several points which he wished to hear spoken to before he gave judgement. The chief point was, whether advantage could be taken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of John Pearson, a second meeting was held. Two debts were proved, amounting to £67 6s. Insolvent stated his intention of releasing his estate from sequestration and paying all his creditors 20s, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Justice THERRY (Primary Judge), at the sitting of the Court, said that there were some points in this suit which he desired should be spoken to before he gave judgment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plaintiff in this action sought to recover from defendant the sam of £11, money deposited in his hands as stakeholder in a certain wager. The affair originated thus:—On the 18th of May last, plaintiff and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven drunkards were fined 10s. each. Elizabeth Harris and Catherine Brown were fined 20s. each for using obscene language; Ann Glover was fined 10s. for the same offence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The business of the Water Police Court was unusually light yesterday, there having been but one case disposed of and that resulted in the discharge of the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven persons, convicted of drunkenness, were severally sentenced to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours, and one to pay 20s., or to submit to forty-eight hours' imprisonment. John Weson,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Jean Frey, a first meeting. Nothing done. In the estate of William L. Lawrence, an adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Attorney-General at the citation of Francis 'Nab, Andrew Lenehan, John Dalloy, James Curtis, and Patrick Fitzgerald v. John O'Neill Brenan, Thomas Ryan, Michael Dalton, P. Walsh, E. M'Encroe,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The argument, on the new trial motion in this case, was gone on with, but was not concluded. It ia an action for trespass upon a depasturing station, which has been twice tried at Maitland, the plaintiff obtaining a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the estate of Jean Frey, a first meeting was held. Insolvent attended, but as there were no oreditors presant, there was nothing done. In the estate of William Levey Lawrence, an adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May it plense your Honors,—I beg respectfully to call your attention to a letter bearing the signature of Mr. Under-Sheriff Uhr, which appeared in the EMPIRE of this morning, containing a personal attack upon myself which, I submit, is totally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Foster, late steward of the Louis and Miriam, was charged with disobedience of lawful commands when at sea. It appeared from the evidence of the captain and two of the seamen that, on a voyage to…
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