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LARCENY.—Peter Wright was charged with stealing a coat, comforter, and book, the property of Henry Bromley. The prisoner was brought up on Monday last, but was remanded for want of the evidence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Catherine Golding, charged with using obscene language, admitted the offence, and was fined £2, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. Shoobert, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. North. Fourteen drunkards were dealt with in the usual way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of James Bain, a first meeting. A debt of £139 4s. 6d. was proved, and the official assignee was directed to pay insolvent the sum of £4…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOME six weeks ago a Chinaman, in the employ of Mr. Warland, of Harben Vale, was reported to the police as missing, supposed to murdered; but, after an ineffectual search of several days, the matter was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE the Full Court. MACDOUGALL V. HUMPHNEY AND ANOTHER. The argument upon the motion for a new trial herein was again gone into, and occupied the whole day,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was a new trial motion, the argument in which was postponed from last Friday, but which, after lasting all day, had not concluded when the Court rose. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of James Bains, a first meeting was held. Insolvent attended, and was sworn. One debt was proved by a creditor for the sum of £139 4s. 6d., upon a judgment. The Chief Commissioner directed the official…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alberto Ambrochie, charged with unlawfully assaulting Mary Ambrochie, his wife, who also stated that she had fear of future ill-treatment, was ordered fo find sureties for his good behaviour for six months,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.— Elizabeth Hawkins was brought up in custody of Sergeant Slattery, for obtaining money under false pretences. When appr[?]hended, he found two £l notes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ILL-USING A WIFE.—Alberto Ambrochio, of Kent-street mariner, appeared before the Bench at the instance of his wife, charged with having, on the 20th ultimo, assaulted and beat her. Mary Ambrochio deposed that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirteen persons convicted of having been found drunk in the streets, were sentenced to pay 10s. each, or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours. Elizabeth Hawkins was charged with obtaining money…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Court was again occupied during the whole of this day in hearing argument upon the motion for new trial herein. Although three entire days have been taken up hearing this argument it is still unfinished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The argument in this case was resumed, and counsel were heard in opposition to the motion. The Attorney-General was to be heard in reply. The case was adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of Eugene Porcheron an adjourned single meeting. Debts amounting to £717 2s. 9½d. were proved. Witnesses were examined with a view to establish a fact that insolvent had fraudulently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the estate of Eugene Por[?]heron, an adjourned singe meeting was held. Insolvent attended, and was sworn. Three witnesses were examined by Mr. Wright, relative to the alleged fraudulent removal of certain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VAGRANCY.—John Miffin, Jane Palmer, and Elizabeth Spencer, were this morning charged with vagrancy. The prisoners had been, on the previous night, found sleeping together in an unfinished house in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE Mr. Forbes, Captain M'Lean, Major Lockyer, and Mr. Jones. Drunkards were disposed of in the usual manner. Matthias Darcy was brought before the Court on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Alexander. John Carr was charged by Susannah Price with unlawfully bursting open the door and entering her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THREATENING LANGUAGE.—Michael M'Mahon was ordered to find security in £10, and two sureties of £5 each, to keep the peace for six months, towards Mary Tait in particular, whom he had abused with threatening…
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