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Courts & crime, 1860

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 155

Central Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, and Messrs. Williams, Warburton, Spence, Asher, Lucas, E. S. Hill, G. Hill, Sutherland, Smithers, M. M. Co[?]en, Lay co[?]k, and Cook. Six persons were convicted of drunkenness, and…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. W. S. Deloitte. Mary Drew, Harrington-street, was fined 40s., with costs, for disorderly conduct in the streets, she having abused Maria Egan, a neighbour, and wilfully broken several panes of glass in the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. M. M.Cohen, Mr. Cook, Mr. Williams, Mr. Asher, Mr. Laycock. Mine persons were convicted of having been found drunk in the streets: two were tentenced to pay 20s. each or to be…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four. BUTTERY v. OGG. The trial of this case, which commenced on Monday, was now concluded. It was an action upon a transaction…

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INSOLVENT COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of insolvent Estates. In the estate of William Allen, a meeting was held to consider the application of insolvent for present support. Mr. Morris having reported that the estate would pay a…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of George A. Lloyd and Co., an adjourned special meeting for examination, further adjourned, by consent, until the 15th inatant…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a jury of four. O'CONNOR v. THURLOW. The trial of this case, which commenced on Monday, was now resumed, and concluded…

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

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 8

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a jury of four, CONNOR V. THURLOW. This action was resumed this morning, when Mr. D[?]rvall, for the plaintiff, called…

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Banco Court. Before Mr. Justice Wise, and a jury of four. BUTTREY V. HOGG

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 8

This was an action on a promissory note for £15[?], said to have been given as a promissory note to defendate and paid by him to the plaintiff. In the course of the trial a letter was produoed from which it would…

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Central Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, and Messrs. Warburton, Williams, and Asher. Eight persons for drunkenness were fined 20s. each, or in default, sentenced to be imprisoned for…

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Water Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, the Hon. George Hill, and Mr. B. Burdekin. Frederick Millson, a seaman belonging to the Fitz James, was ordered to be imprisoned 14 days. for being…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Williams Mr. Asher. Eight persons, convicted of having been found drunk in the streets, were severally sentenced to pay…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Hon. Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. B. Burdekin. George Lewis, a seaman belonging to the Light of the Age, was charged with having stolen an oilskin…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 2
Also in Empire

Before Chief Justice Dickinson and a jury of four, CULLEN v. WINGATE. This was an action of replevin. The subject of complaint was a seizure of plaintiff's goods, in…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Robert Forest, a third meeting. Two debts were proved, and the official assignee read his report, but no directions were given, insolvent's…

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INSOLVENT COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Robert Forrest, a third meeting; two debts, one for rent, were proved and allowed. It was stated that insolvent's furniture was secured by a bill…

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Cooma District Court. February 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 2

Before Homy Cary, Esq., Judge. There were only eleven cases for trial, many summonses having arrived too late for service, owing to the bad state of the roads…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justic Wise and a Jury of four. MOTTATT v. ROSS. This was an action of slander. The plaintiff was Mr. W. P. Moffatt, and attorney of the Supreme…

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The Police. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1860 · page 5

SIR,—Complaints against the police, such as that which appeared in to-day's Herald, from the pen of Mr. Alexander Richards, are by no means solitary. I myself had to submit to similar…

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