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Courts & crime, 1863

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Metropolitan District Court

Empire · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 5

JURY CAUSES FOR TO-DAY.—Grogan v. Stokes and another; Armitage and others v. Laundrey; Thurlow v. Druitt and another; Forster and another v. Thompson Smith v. Uh[?]…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of John M'Donnell, a certificate meeting. Mr. Innes, counsel for creditors, opposed insolvent's application, on the ground that he had contracted…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Equity Appeals

Empire · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the full Court. BROUGHTON v. BARKER AND OTHERS. This cause was decided without further argument, the substantial question having been already decided by a…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 5

Thomas Frederick Hope applied for a certificate of discharge. Insolvent in his schedule returned himself as a debtor to one Bassant, in respect of £20, "money entrusted to his care in 1855;" in his affidavit, filed to-day, he states…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court. Before the full Court, at half-past 10,—Appeals,—Hillas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 5

Magoveran, part heard; O[?]borne v. Eales; Norton and another v, Hughes and another. SYDNEY DISTRICT COURT…

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L a W. Supreme Court.—tuesday. in Equity. Before the full Court. BROUGHTON V. Barker and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1863 · page 5

This was an appeal by plaintiff against the decision of the Primary Judge, but the substantial point involved in the case having been already decided by the Court in a judgment at common law, the appeal was not argued…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. R. Ro[?]ld, Mr. W. Day, and Mr. B. Burdekin. William Bird, charged with being drunk in Princes-street, was discharged…

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Central Police Court—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Ostley, Cammings, Peden, Ronald, and Allen. Mary Haddocks, Margaret Hanley, Mary Clarke, and Mathew Horrigan, charged with being drunk, were…

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Water Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. Ronald, Mr. W. Day, and Mr. B. Burdekin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 2

Emma Wareham, found guilty of using insulting language towards Fanny Campbell, in consequence of which a breach of the peace might have been committed, was fined 10s., with costs…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday

Empire · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. IN THE MATTER OF SAMUEL BENJAMIN LEGGE. Mr.Robert Johnson applied on the part of Samuel Benjamin Legge, for an order to sequestrate his estate…

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Supreme Court.—business This Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 2

IN EQUITY.—Before the full Court, at ten o'clock.—Osborne and others v. Eales, part heard; Norton and another v. Hughes and another…

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Central Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Mayor, with Messrs. [?], North, Caldwell, Oatley, G. Hill, J. H. Ross, Peden, Ronald, and Cullen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 2

Mary Simpson was charged with larceny. Frederick Ro[?]siter, an assistant in the employ of Daniel Holborow, of George-street, draper, deposed that between one and two o'clock yesterday he missed from the doorway a piece of plaid,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Equity Appeals

Empire · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the full Court. HILLAS V. MAGOVERAN. The bearing of this case, which was began on Tuesday, was continued…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. in Equity. Before the full Court. HILLAS V. M'GOVERAN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 2

The argument in this case, partially heard on Tuesday, was resumed and concluded. The nature of this case was reported in yesterday's Herald. It was an appeal from a decision by the Primary…

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Holloway's Ointment and Pills. Court of Common Pleas, Westminster. Tuesday, January 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 5

SITTINGS in Banco, Hilary Term, before Lord Chief Justice Erle and Justices Williams, Willes, and Keating. SILLEN V. HOLLOWAY…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner. in the Matter of Samuel Benjamin Legge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 2

Mr. Robert Johnson applied on the part of Samuel Benjamin Legge, for an order to sequestrate his estate. The Chief Commissioner had declined on a former occasion to accept the schedule then filed by Legge; because (amongst…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. Before Judge Cheeke and a jury of four. GROGAN V. STOKES

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1863 · page 2

This was an action of trover to recover forty-five bags of coffee which came into defendant's possession under the following circumstances:—A Mr. Thornton called on plaintiff and inquired if he had any coffee for sale, and,…

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Central Police Court—thursday

Empire · Friday 1 May 1863 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. O. Kemp, M.Levy, and J. Smithers. John Hicks Peter McKenn[?], Thomas Perrett, Mary Horrigan, and James Graves, charged with being drunk, were discharged…

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Water Police Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 1 May 1863 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. W. Church, R. Ronald, M. Asher, and R. P. Raymond, Andrew Peterson, seaman of the ship Beautiful star, charged with wilful disobedience on board on the 20th…

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Water Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. W. Church and Mr. R. Ronald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1863 · page 5

Andrew Peterson, a seaman belonging to the ship Beautiful Star, convicted of desertion, was sentenced to four months' hard labour in gaol. Alexander W. Catto, master of the ship Beautiful Star,…

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