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Courts & crime, 1861

3,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 162

Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1861 · page 4

Jury Court.—Ruffy and another v. Keogh (part heard), Ruffy, and another v. Pearce, Hunt v. Love. BANCO COURT.—Alexander v. the Mayor and others. MASTER'S OFFICE.—Riordan v. Hellyer and others state of…

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Metropolitan District Court. Jurt Causes for To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1861 · page 4

Broomfield and another v. Dickson, part heard; Perry (assignee) v. Casper…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1861 · page 4
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BEFORE the Chief Justice, and a special jury of twelve. RUFFY AND ANOTHER V. KEOGH. The trial of this case was resumed. The evidence on both sides was concluded, and the jury were addressed by…

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Liverpool District Court. Monday and Tuesday, May 13 and 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1861 · page 4

BEFORE Henry Cary, Esq., Judge. ROLFE V. BEARD. The plaintiff claimed ten guineas, the value of a bullock, his property, illegally taken posscssion of by the defendat…

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The Court and Parliament of Prussia. (From the Economist, February 9.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1861 · page 6

RECENT events have done much to throw light on the spirit both of the royal policy and of the popular policy in Prussia—to throw light upon, and also apparently to develop them in very opposite directions…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lenehan, G. Hill, Spence, and Ross

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 4

Seven drunkards were fined 10s. each, and one 20s. with the usual alternative; and another, whose frequent offences brought her within the operation of the Vagrant Act, was sentenced to be imprisoned three calendar months…

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Water Police Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Armitage, DIS[?]BEDIENCE.—George Robertson, Thomas Dodgeon Charles Flandere, and Joseph Tait, seamen belonging to the schooner Scotis, pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. Before the Police Megistrate, Mr. George Hill, and J. Evans Brown

Empire · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

DRUNKENNESS—Nine persons were fined 10s. each. MINOR OFFENCES.—Catherine Egan and Esther Pickering were fined 20s. each, for using obscene language…

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Insolvent Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

BEFOREA the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Richard Dransfield, a first meeting. Two debts were proved. In the estates of Archibald Lamont, a first meeting…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

JURY COURT.—Keogh and another v. Pearce, Hunt v. Love. BANCO COURT.—Bates v. Lind (assessment case). MASTER'S OFFICE.—Collinson and others v. Fitzgerald and others, receiver's second account; same v. same, receiver's costs,…

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Metropolitan District Court. New Trial Motions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

Smail v. Anderson, Durard v. White, Tierney v. Nolan. NOTICE TO JURORS.—All the Jury causes being disposed of, the jurers summoned for to-day need not attend. THE CENSUS.—A notice appears in our advertising…

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Agricultural Statistics of the Police District of Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 8

THE annual returns of the quantity of land under cultivation, the produce of the same, and the number of live stock in the police district of Tamworth has just been completed. We have been kindly favoured…

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Insolvent Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 4

In the estate of Richard Dransfield, a first meeting. Two debts were proved. In the estate of Archibald Lamont, a first meeting. No one appeared…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. Before the Chief Justice and a jury of twelve. Ruffy and Another v. KEOGH

Empire · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

The trial of this case was concluded, after having occupied nine days. Sir William Manning,l Q.C., Mr. Maritn, Q.C., and Mr. Stepehn appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Darvall, Q.C…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. Before the Judge, A. Cheeko, Esq., and a jury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 4

BRROMFIELD AND ANOTHER V. DICKSON. The plaintiffs, who are timber merchants, sought to recover from Mr. John Dickson, of Coogee, £46 16s. 4d., balance of account for timber supplied. The plaintiffs…

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Metropolitan District Court.—thursday. Before the District Judge and a jury of four. Broomfield and Whitaiker V. DICKSON

Empire · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 5

This case, which was part heard on Wednesday, was resumed yesterday. The claim was £46 14s. 7d., for timber sold and delivered, in two parcels. The defendant[?]s plea was that the timber was ordered by his…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Before Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J., and a special jury of twelve. Rutty and Another V. KEOGH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 May 1861 · page 4

The trial of this case, which had already lasted eight days, was now resumed and concluded. It was an action for trespass by the defendant upon the plaintiffs' run, called Goombargana, in the Murrumbidgee district. The…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1861 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with. Messrs. Murphy, Oatley, Cullen, Ross. Four drunkards were fined 10s. each, with the option of twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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Central Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 18 May 1861 · page 5

BEFORE the Police magistrate, messrs. Caullen, Murphy, and Catley. DRUNKENNE'S.—Four persons were fined 10s. each. DISOREYING SUMMONS.—Hannah Lindsay was charged…

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