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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1865

3,426 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 172

Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. The rule nisi, in the matter of Davey and another v. Goulston, was made absolute on the motion of Mr. Pell. FRIDAY…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court. Saturday. BEFORE Mr. Mr. Justice Milford, in Chambers. Re Halmain Municipality

Sydney Mail · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 11

This wAs An application on behalf of Mr. G. R. Elliott, calling upon Dr. Evans, returning-officer of the Balmain Municipality, to show cause why he should not declare Mr. Elliott to have been, at the meeting of electors held on the…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 2
Also in Empire

BEFORE Mr. District Judge Cheek[?] NEW TRIAL MOTIONS. There were three applications for rehearing. In the first, a new trial was granted upon payment of costs, in the…

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Law. Insolvency Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 5

(Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.) In re W. G. Gibbes, third meeting. The official assignee read his report. One debt was proved amounting to £35 18s. 5d…

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Victoria. the Daylesford Murder. Davlesford, Tuesday. February 7

Sydney Mail · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 7

David Young, alias Tatham, was brought up at the police court this morning on the remanded charge of murdering Margaret Graham on the 28th December. Mr. Nicolson, chief of the detective department, and Mr. Superintendent…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. Before the chief justice and a jury of four. POWELL V. DAVIDS

Sydney Mail · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 9

This was an action for £37 is. for rent of a house and land on the Waterloo Estate. It was undefended, and a verdict was returned for plaintiff far the amount claimed. Counsel for plaintiff, Mr. Stephen…

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Insolvency Court. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 18 February 1865 · page 11

In the estate of William Morgan, an adjourned single meeting. Insolvent made an offer of payment in full, by monthly instalments, which the creditors agreed to accept; and, conditioned that the arrangement be faithfully carried…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate, with Mr. W. T. Pinhey.)

Empire · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 2

Two prisoners were discharged. James Dixon was charged with stealing a watch, valued at £3, the property of James Farrelly. The prosecutor admitted he was intoxicated, and there being…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate and Mr. Pinhey. Of fourteen prisoners, three were discharged, and other three were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. T.C. Breillat. Five persons, apprehended as idle, disorderly, and drunken persons, were reprimanded and discharged. John…

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Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. T. C. Breillat, and M. Chapman.)

Empire · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 2

Mary Sutton, Frederick Jamieson, Patrick Magher, Mary Power, drunkards; and Ann Fiynn, charged with being an idle and disorderly character, were discharged. John Tighe was ordered to pay a fine 10s., or to be…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 5

THE undermentioned estates were surrendered:- Kenrick Han[?]pson, of Clarence-street, Sydney, gasfitter Liabilities, £225 8s. 6½d. Assets, £101 7s. Mr. Humphery, official assignee…

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Insolvency Court. Meeting of Creditors

Empire · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 2

Monday, 20.—Loize and Larnach, special, for examination. Wednesday, 12.—John Dixon, Henry D[?]yroll (deceased), third. George Hamilton, second. Richard Brown, Haury [?]argeant, Thomas Shaunon, single…

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Law. Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 2

JURY COURT.—Robertson V. Bloxsome. MASTER'S OFFICE—Ryan v. M'Gregor, taxation; re Fairfax and W. Hellyer's costs, taxation; Jobbins v. Styles, minutes; Jobbins v. Crane, minutes…

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Exeter District Court of Bankruptcy. (Reported expressly for the Sydney Morning Herald.) Thursday, December 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1865 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Commissioner Biggs Andrews. Re George Pattrick, described as a gentleman, of Exeter, and formerly of Sydney, New South Wales. This was an adjourned meeting for last examination and discharge…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1865 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Murphy, Cohen, Chapman, Dangar, and Love. Twenty-four persons were brought before the Court. Of these, nine were discharged, and two were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. J. Williams, and Mr. N. D. Stenhouse. Jamas Johnson, for furiously driving a horse and cab in William-s[?], for the common danger of passengers in that…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. J. Williams and N. D. Stenhouse.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 February 1865 · page 5

Harriet Cosgrove pleaded guilty of conducting herself in a riotons mnnner in Prince-street, and was fined 10s.or forty-eight hours' gaol. Francis Hawkins, drunk and disorderly on board the…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cohen, Murphy, Dangar, Chapman, and Love.) Four drunkards were discharged

Empire · Tuesday 21 February 1865 · page 5

Two boys, for wilfully destroying the electoral list for East Sydney, were ordered to pay 1s 1d., or. be detained till the rising of the Court Another boy was charged with a similar offence, but being defended by…

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