Metropolitan District COURT.—Friday
BEFOBE the Deputy Judge. DAVLES V. OLIPHANT. The plaintiff is the keeper of a glass and earthen ware shop in George-street, and the defendant is the bailiff of…
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Local News. Assault on the Reverend Dr Lang, by Captain Macdon {?}D
Some of our rendors doubtless perused with disgust equal to our own, a letter recently published in the Empire bearing the signature of John Dunmore Lang, and reflecting in the most abominable and filthy terms upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Circuit Court. Monday, March 26. (Before Hit Honor Mr, Justice Wize) Sentence of Death Upon Ellen Monks for the Murder of Her Husband
Ellen Monks was indicted for the wilful murder of her husband, Thomas Monks, at Longnose Creek, on the 31st October. 1859, Prisoner pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathurst Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Times of Wednesday.) Saturday, March 24
BEFORE Mr. Justice Milford. Datby Fitzpatrick and John Burns were indicated for the murder of Patrick Ryan, at Slippery Creek, on the 20th of September last. Mr. J. B. Darvall,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goulburn Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Chronicle of Wednesday.) Monday, March 26Th
BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. J. M'Govern, Esq., Mayor of Goulburn, was swon in as justice of the peace, ex officio for the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bathurst Circuit Court. (From the Bathurst Free Press.) Friday. March 23Rd. Forging and Uttering
Thomas McColm was indicted for that he did at Bathurst, on the 27th July, 1859, feloniously forge one promissory note, for the payment of a certain sum of money, to wit, for £20, with intent to defraud. A second…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn Circuit Court. (From the Goulburn Chronic[?].) Monday, March 26. Murddr at Longnose Cree[?]
ELLEN MONKS was indicted for the wilful murder of her husband, Thomas Monks, at Longnose Creek, on the 31st of October, 1859. Prisoner pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Police Court. Saturday. Before the Water Police Magistrate
Thomas Severn and William Page, labourers, who had been given into the custody of constable Johnson for fighting on board the Star of Peace, were found guilty, and fined 10s. each…
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BEFORE Captain Scott, Mr. Cook, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Cullen, Mr, G. Hill, Mr. Asher. Seven drunkards were fined 10s. each; failing to pay, to spend twenty-four hours in the cells…
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BEFORE Captain Scott and Messrs. C[?]ll[?]n, Cook As[?]er, Warburton, and G. Hill. Seven persons were convicted of drunkenness, and sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s. each, or be imprisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Circuit Court.—civil Side. (Abridged from Saturdays Mercury) Thursday, March 28. HART V. Broderick. Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four
This was an action of trespass, in which Elijah Hart was plaintiff, and John Broderick defendant. The declaration stated that the defendant had broken and entered on the plaintiff's land, broken and destroyed…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. J. Shoobert, and Mr. J. Williams. Edward Rosch, a rotorions idle and disorderly character, who was found drunk in an unoccupied house in Reynolds's—…
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BEFORE Messrs. North, Shoobert, and Williams. Two persons for being drunk, were sentenced to pay 10s. each, or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. Charles Sawyer, a seaman belonging to the ship Black…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Police COURT.—Monday
BEFORE the Mayor, Captain M'Lean, and Messrs. Ross, Carter, and Peden. Seventeen men and nine women were sentenced to pay from 10s, to 20s. each for drunkenness, or to be…
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BEFORE the Right Worshipful the Mayor, Captain M'Lean, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Boss, Mr. Carter. Mr. Peden. Twenty-six persons, convicted of having been found diank in the streets, were fined, some 10s., and others 20s.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goulburn Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Chronicle of Saturday.) Wednesday, March 28Th. Double Murder
BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. Frederick Clark was indicted for the wilful murder of Walter Angel, on the 1st of October last, at Moppity Range, near Marengo, in the district of Burrowa. The…
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BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the ebtate of George L. Wilson and Co., a special meeting for proof of debts. One debt was proved, on four dishonoured bills amounting to £658 16s…
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BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of George L. Wilson and Co., a special meeting was held, at which was proved a debt of £658 16s., on four dishonoured bills…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Criminal COURT.—Monday
HIS Honor. Mr. Justice Dickinson, took his seat on the bench at ten o'clock, and stated that he was given to understand there was some difficulty about the office of Attorney-General. No person had yet been appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law. Central Criminal Court. Monday, April 2
BEFORE the Acting Chief Justice. The Court opened this morning at ten o'clock, when his Honor stated that at present there was some difficulty about an Attorney-General, but that there would be one…
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