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Courts & crime, 1863

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Central Police Court—monday. Before M. Cohen, S.Cohen, J. Oatley, and J. Hogg, Esqrs

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 5

Margaret Oakley, John Mason, Catharine Flannery, Thomas Carroll, and Julia Whitney, charged with being drunk were admonished and discharged. James Collins, sixteen years of age, was charged with…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. Before the Chief Commissioner

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 5

In the estate of Michael [?], an elimination meeting. Mr. Darley, counsel for the Commercial Banking Company, examined three witnesses as to the circumstances under which insolvent shortly prior to his…

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Insolvency Court. Monday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 2

In the estate of Michael Fitzgerald, an adjourned examination. Three witnesses were examined as to the circumstances under which insolvent, shortly prior to the sequestration of his estate, made over a farm…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings in Banco. Before the full Court. MORRIS V. Flower and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 2

The argument in this case, which began on Friday last, was resumed and concluded. It was an action for money had and received, wherein the plaintiff sued as the official assignee of the insolvent…

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Law. Supreme Court—monday. Sittings in Banco. Before the full Court. M [?] V. Flower and Another

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 5

The argument in this case, which had been commenced on Friday, was resumed, and occupied the greater part of the day. Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Meymolt, appeared for the…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court. Term List

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 2

CRIMINAL CASES.—The Queen v. West; ditto v. Antill and another. MOTIONS.—Ross v. Miller (rule nisi), part heard; in [?] M'Kenna, one, &c. (rule nisi); insolvent estate of Furlong and…

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Supreme Court, New South Wales. Friday, 10Th April.—sittings in Banco. Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wise. Motion for a Rule Nisi.—in Re W. A. M'kenna, an Attorney of the Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1863 · page 5

Mr. Plunkett, Q.C., stated that he had a motion to make, which he made with very great pain. It would be in the it collection of the Court that in September last he had moved the admission, as an attorney, of a Mr. William…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. Before Messrs. M. Asher and R. Ronald

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

In the case Frederick William J[?]kel v. J[?]mes Yates, for wages amounting to £2, defendant was ordered to pay £18s., with 8[?]. costs of court. Two other summons cases were dismissed for want of…

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Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. M. Asher and Mr. R. Ronald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

Janies Yales, boat builder, appeared on summons to answer the informationof Frederick William Jaeckel which set forth that defendant owed him(Jaeckel)the sum of £2, for his services as a gardener. Jaeckel deposed that he was…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. Before the Mayor and Messrs. Donov[?]n and P[?]den

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

William Egerton, [?] Johnny Griffiths, was brought up on suspicion of stealing £4 and a Savings' Bank book, the property of A[?] Denar. Remanded. George B[?]ak was charged with being conce[?]led in…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Mayor, with Mesers. Peden, Day, Donovan, Aaher, Oatley, and J. H. Ross

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

Six drunkards were discharged. About as many more were sentenced to pay 20s. each, or to be imprisoned for periods varying from forty-eight hours to seven days, on conviction of having been either obscene in language or…

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Execution at Winchester —The Murder of Three Persons at Sea

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 8

YESTERDAY, at eight o'clook, the dre[?]d finality of the law was perfected upon Ferdinando Petreani, on the scaffold created over the gateway of the gaol of this town, and the remarkable fact of an execution taking place at…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

Mo[?]ION—Ex parte Thame, prohibition (order in bastardy). SPECIAL CASE AND DEMURRERS.—Pyrmont Bridge Company v. the Mayor, &c., of Sydney; Campbell v. Whvte; Richardson v. Municipality of Newcastle; Howarth v. M'Grory; M'Donald v…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

Certificates were granted, without opposition, to John Thomas Gray, Robert W. Ponder, George S. Peel, Abraham Polack, Samuel Ashe, and Lewis Austia. In the estate of Jane Coleman, an adjourned Single…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

Certificates of relesse from sequestration were granted to John Thomas Gray, Robert W. Ponder, George S. Peel, and Abrah[?]m Polack. In the estate of Lewis Austin, a certificate meeting…

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The Police Force. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 2

SIR,—On the perusal of a letter in your paper [?] day, signed " Iss[?] Shepherd." [?] [?] criginated touching the queetion of the mount which (singular to relate) Mr. Shepherd has twice stated as the annual…

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Exhibit[?] A. "Court of Chancery, Dublin. "(From the Dublin Warder, January 17th, 1863.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

"THE Lord Chancellor, accompanied by the Master of the Roils and Master Brooke (the master of the week), and attended by Mark Perrin, Esq., his secretary, and James H. Monahan, Esq., his purse-bearer, took his seat on the bench at half-past two…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco Before the Chief Justice and Mr, Justice Wise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 5

EX PARTE BURR0WS IN [?] THE MUNICIPALITY OF MUDGEE. The Coutt gave judgment in this case, which was argued on Monday. Their Honors—having looked into some of…

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Law. Supreme Court—tuesday. Sittings in Banco. Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wise. Ex Parte Bubb[?]ws in Be the Municipality of Modgee

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1863 · page 4

This case was argued on Monday. The Court now gave judgment that the writ of quo warranto must go against Mr. Sinden, as Mayor de facto, though not de jure, The applicant ought to file an…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 April 1863 · page 4

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Allen, M. M. Cohen, Ronald, Collen, and J. H. Ross. Five drunkards were discharged; four others, who also indulged in obscene language, were severalty ordered…

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