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Courts & crime, 1864

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

BEFORE the water Police Magistrate with Mr. E. J. C. North, Mr. J. Oatley. Elizabeth Connelly, 17, servant, was found guilty of Stealing articles of wearing apparel, &c., from the house of…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, the Mayor elect, the Police Magistate, Messrs. Levey, Birrell. and Day. Seventeen prisoners were brought before the Court. Six were discharged and three were remanded. The…

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Central Police Court.—.thurday

Empire · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Speer, Levey, Dey, and Berrell. There were eighteen cases on the police sheet, of which six were dismissed and four remanded…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs, G. Hill, J. Oatley, and E. North

Empire · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

Elizabeth Connelly Cate, a servant in the employ of Elizibeth Hantley, of Balmain, found guilty of having stolen two wine glasses, three delf plates, a tin plate, china jug, two bead ornaments, a book, a lady's bag, belt,…

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Law. Incolvenoy Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of Thomas H. Staden. On the motion of Mr. Pell, the rule nisi in this matter was made abslute…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commisssioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

The rule nisi in the matter of Thomas Henry Sinden was made absol[?] on the motion of Mr. Pell. Pland of distribution in the following estates were confirmed on teh motion of Mr. Morris:—…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. in Insolvency. Before Mr. Justice Milford. IN [?] Thomas Walsh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1864 · page 5

This was an appeal by the official assignee against an allowence by his Honor the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates of teh roof of a claim by Mrs. Bridget Neville…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before the mayor, the Mayor elect, the Police Magistrate, Messrs, Levey. Birrell, and Day

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 9

Seventeen prisoners vere brought before the Court. Six were discharged and three were remanded. The circumstances in regard to one of the remanded cases are somewhat remarkable. The prisoner was brought before the…

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Water Police Court. Thursday. Before the water Police Magistrate, with Mr. E. J. C. North. M. J. Oatley

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 9

Elizabeth Connelly, 17, servant, was found guilty of stealing articles of wearing apparel, &c,. from the house of Elizabeth Huntley, Balmain, and was fined 20., with the alternative of fourteen days imprisonment…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 3

Carl Otter, a seamen belonging to the ship Shackamaxon; Richard Bennett, of the ship [?]ales of the South; and George Newberg, of the ship T. D. Mareball, ware convicted of desertion, and sentenced to eight weeks hard labour in gaol…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 3

John Mooney was summarily convicted of having stolen a coat, valued at 25s, the property of James Ryan. Prisoner was on Thursday afternoon at Lyndhurst College, Glebe, ostensibly for the purpose of gathering rags…

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Law and Police. Insolvency Court. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 3

Certificates of conformity were granted to William Nixon, Isaac Aaron, James Clough, William John Smith, John Wards, and Robert Muriel. The applications of Robert Gregor M'Gregor, M'cheal…

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Assault on the Duke of Buckingham

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 1

On behalf of the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Slack and Mr Robertson applied to the Bath magistrates on Tuesday last for a summons against Messrs George and William Norton, commercial travellers, of Reading, on a charge…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court.—tuesday. in Insolvency. Before Mr. Justice Milford. in Re Thomas Walsh

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 9

This was an appeal by the official assignee against an allowance by his Honor thee Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates of the proof of a claim by Mrs. Bridget Neville…

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The Bushrangers' Weekly Gazette. and Police Intelligence!!!

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 3

MAIL ROBBERIES.—The Molong, Cooma, and Tuena, Mails have been stuck up by Gilbert and Company since last report. MORGAN.—A painful rumour has reached us with…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 9

The rule nisi in the matter of Thomas Henry Sinden was made absolute on the motion of Mr. Pell Plans of distribution in the following estates were confirmed on the motion of Mr. Morris:—…

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Supreme Court, Melbourne. in Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction. Monday, 21St December, 1863. (Before their Honors Sir William Cowell, Chief Justice; Sir Redmond Barry and Mr Justice Williams.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1864 · page 4

JAMESON V. JAMESON.—The issues raised in this case were whether the respondent, Mary Alice Jameson committed adultery with the co-respondent, Charles Brookes, between the 7th and 21st days of July, 1363, at the…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. Before the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Oatley and Callen

Empire · Monday 4 January 1864 · page 5

There were twenty cases on the police sheet, of which nine were discharged and two remanded. Anne O'Nell, Jane Murphy, and John Sullivan, idle and disorder y characters, were sent to gael, the two…

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Water Police Court.—saturday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. E. North and W. Church

Empire · Monday 4 January 1864 · page 5

James Gregory, William Thompson, and John M'Intyre, drunkards; Thomas Appleton, seaman, charged with being wilfully disobedfent on board the ship Lady Jocelyn; John Parker, taken into custody for…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1864 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cullen, Oatley, and Murphy. Eighteen prisoners were brought before the Court, of whom four were discharged and two were remandad…

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