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Courts & crime, 1860

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Metropolitan District COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 29 February 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Commissioner Holroyd and juries of four. MACKENZIE (ASSIGNEE V. DURGESS. This was a claim for £54 1s. 2d., for the net proceeds of goods sold by defendant, as auctioneer, for William…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Deputy Judge aud a jury of four. SPYER V. CUTHDERT. This was an action on a probate. Defendant had filed no plea, but an affidavit, alleging be was advised and believed that he had…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a jury of four. HEWITT V. COLLIE. The trial of this action was continued and concluded. The plaintiff, by his declaration, sought to recovor rent for an iron…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Tuesday. Sittinos for the Trial of Causes

Empire · Wednesday 29 February 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four. HEWITT V. COLLIE. The trial of this action was resumed. The action was, brought to recover rent for certain land and…

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Water Police COURT.—Wednesday. BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. J[?] Shoobert

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

William Stuart, of the Victoria Regia, pleaded guilty to a charge of wilful disobedience, preferred against him by Thomas Moore. To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four weeks…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Warburton, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. M. M. Cohen, Mr. Asher, and Mr. Jonas. Eleven drunkards were fined in the usual penalties. Margaret Hyland, a vagrant, found loitering in the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Shoobert. Francis Miller, apprehended by constable Wyatt, as a vagrant, having been found, on Tuesday, sleeping…

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Central Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Warburton, G. Hill, M. M. Cohen, Asher, and Jones. Twelve drunkards were fined from 10s. to 20s. each, or in default, sentenced to be imprisoned for twenty…

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Central Police Court. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

SIR,—If there be one thing more than another which brings the administration of justice in this Court into contempt, it is the ridiculous decisions of some of the magistrates. To-day, before Messrs. Ross and Asher, A…

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Banco Court

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Milford and a Jury of four. MACKERZIE, ASSIGNEE, AND ANOTHER W. SMITH. The [?]trial of this case was again continued all day without terminating, but it will probably finish to-day…

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INSOLVENCY COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. The adjourned certificate meeting in the estate of George E. Levien, was again adjourned to the 7th of Mare [?], at 2 p.m…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Deputy Judge and a jury of four. WEDNESDAY. GARRICK V. ALLEN. This was an action of covenant upon an indenture,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of George E. Levien, an adjourned certificate meeting; further adjourned until Wednesday next…

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Metropolitan District COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, and Juries of four. GARRICK[?]V. ALLEN (Administrator). In this case the defendant was sued as administrator of Samuel Beek, deceased, (who in 1852, covenanted to…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a jury of four. SIEMSSEN V. MANNING. In this action the plaintiff sued the defendants for work and services perfoimed in and about,…

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The Double Murder at Hobart Town. (From the Hobart Town Advertiser, 20th February.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 7

The neighbourhood of the upper-end of Adelaide-street, and Davey-street, were, on Saturday morning, thrown into a state of excitement and alarm by the report that a double murder had been committed upon a man named George Tickner, and Mary…

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Approaching Land Sales. at Police Office, Albury. 16Th Appril, 1850

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

63 lots in the town of Howlong, parish of Howlong, county of Hume, comprising—32 acres 1 rood. The upset price £8 per acre of town lots, and £4 per acre of suburban lote…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes

Empire · Thursday 1 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four. `IEMSSEN AND OTHERS V. MANNING AND ANOTHER. In this action the plaintiffa declared for work and services as defendants' agents, in respect of the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Warburton, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. W. F. Buchanan, Mr. Oatley. Fourteen persons were convicted of having been found drunk in the streets: one (on the occasion of…

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Water Police COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 2 March 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate Mr. H. Armitage, Mr. E. Graham, and Mr. J. Shoobert. Elizabeth Gorman was, on the information of inspector Ryeland, fined 20s., with 4s. 6d. costs of Court, for…

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