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Courts & crime, 1860

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 155

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 2

FOR half an hour beyond the timeof opening the Court, no magistrate was in attendance. The Right Worshipful the Mayor then arrived, with the intention of sitting in the second Court as one of the justices to take publicans recognizances, but finding that…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Captain M'Lean, Mr. H.C. Burnell, and Mr. H. Armitage. Dominicus Kiyberg and Mary Cheeney, for drunkenness in the streets were fined 10s. each, or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours; and Mary Mackenzie, for using obscene language in…

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Water Police COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Captain M'Lean and Mr. Armitage. James M'Intosh, a runaway apprentice, was brought before the Bench, at the instance of his master, Mr. John Williams, cooper. The lad, on promising to…

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INSOLVENT COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Patrick Hoare; a single meeting. Nothing done. In the estate of Thomas Rogers; adjourned single…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Patrick Hoare, a single meeting. Nothing gone. In the estate of Thomas Rogers, an adjourned single meeting. Two witnesses were examined in reference to a settlement by…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Deputy Judge and a jury of four. PEEK AND ANOTHER V. CAPRON. The plaintiffs, who are auctioneers, sought to recover £36 11s., amount of loss on re-sale of a quantity of goods purchased by…

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Metropolitan District COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Acting Judge, Mr. Holroyd, and a Jury of Four. CAMPBELL V. BUCKLAND. This was an action for injury sustained by the bite of…

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Law. Supreme Court—thursday. in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Full Court. PURVES AND OTHERS V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND OTHERS. The argument in this case again lasted all day. It will be resumed at eleven this morning…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 4

BEFORE Captain M'Lean and Mr. J. Williams. William John Harney, seaman of the ship Queen of England, convicted of desertion from his ship, was sentenced to eight week's hard labour in gaol…

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Water Police COURT.—Friday

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, E. S. Ross, and H. C. Burnell, Esqrs. Two seamen brought up on remand, charged with desertion, were discharged…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Sutherland, Mr. Oatley, Mr. Peden, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Burnell, Five drunkards were severally sentenced to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours…

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Police. Legal "Boxiana."

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 3

Alarming excitement was produce amongst their Werships at the P. O. on Tuesday, when they beheld on the sammons sheet the awful announcement of "'George Stratford v. W. P. Moffatt," and a counter one,'" Moffatt…

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Central Police CQURT.—Friday

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 8

BEFORE Messrs. Burnell, Peden, T. Cooper, Sutherland, Oatley. Ross. Absent, Mr. R Hill. Five men were convicted of drunkenness, and fined 10s. each. William Johnson was charged with larceny. Ann Robertson,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of John Dickson, an adjourned special meeting for examination. The matters in dispute having been arranged out of Court, the examination…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 4

BEFORE the Deputy Judge and a jury of four. CONSTABLE V. HELLYER. HELLYER V. CONSTABLE. The first of these cases was tried at a former…

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Mstropolitan District COURT.—Friday

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 8

BEFORE THE Acting Judge, Mr. Holroyd, and a jury of four. CONBTABLS AND TUBNER V. HELLTER. HEILYER V CONSTABLE AND TURNER. The plaintins in the first mentioned suit brought an action to…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Friday. BEFORE the full Court. In Equity. Purves v. LANG

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 8

This case was resumed and occupied the Court the whole day. It may be finished this day. HAYES V. NICHOLAS. In this case the Primary Judge gave judgment as follows:—…

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Law. Supreme Court—friday. in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 4

BEFORE the full Court. PURVES AND ANOTHER V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND OTHERS. The argument in this case again took up the whole…

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The Murder of the Lamb: a Legend of the Sheep-fold. Ii

The Australian Home Companion and Band of Hope Journal · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 8

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Central Police COURT.—Saturday

Empire · Monday 7 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. T. Cooper, Cook, Oatley, and the Mayor. —Absent, Messrs. Burdekin and Stuart. Five men and two women were convicted of drunkenness, and fined from 10s. to 20s. each, with the…

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