Metropolitan District Court
BEFORE Mr. District Judge DOWLING. A number of ca. sa. motions were disposed of. OAKES V. BURDETT. Plaintiff sued to recover the value of six cows, one horse,…
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Central Criminal Court
BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE and a general jury. MURDER. Henry Louis Bertrand, charged with the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court
BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. BROWN AND ANOTHER V. THE HUNTER RIVER NEW STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Insolvency Court. Before the Chief Commissioner
In the estate of William W. Buckland, a second meeting. Ten debts were proved. Insolvent amended his schedule. Mr. A. H. J. Bass was elected trade assignee. In the estate of Tom Dew, a single meeting. Two debts…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)
In the estate of Thomas Dews, an adjourned single meeting. Insolvent, who was present, was allowed to retain his tools of trado, and apparel. In the estate of John Richard Lawrence, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law and Police. Supreme Court. Saturday.—in Equity. Before his Honor the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARORAVE, and Mr. Justice Faucett. Alliance Bank (Limited) V. IRVING
The argument in this case was resumed and consluded, It was an appeal against an order made by his Honor the Primary Judge, on the 22nd January, for an injunction to restrain Mr. M'Donald, of the firm of M'Donald, Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Metropolitan District Court. Friday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dowling.)
CA SA MOTIONS.—A number were heard before his Honor, and decided. NEW TRIAL MOTION.—Watt v. Gaul and wife. —This was an application for a new trial. Mr W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Metropolitan District Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. District-Judge Dowling. Pritchard V. SPRING
This was an action for slander, between William Pritchard and James Spring, both the parties being bakers carrying on business in this city. The slander complained of was uttered on the 9th of January, in George-street North,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Cheeke and a jury of four.) Harbottle and Others V. HARGRAVES
This was an action upon breach of agreement and for mony had and received to the use of the plaintiffs. Sir W. Manning. Q.C. and Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Mr. S. C. Brown, appeared for the plaintiffs; the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.) BROWN V. Hunter River New Steam Navigation
This action arose out of the collision between the steamer City of Newcastle, and the Bungaree, steamtug, in the harbour of Newcastle. The hearing of the case began on Friday, and occupied the whole of this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. William Love.)
One drunkard was discharged. Teresa Robinson was fined 20s., or three days to gaol, far making use of obscene language in Druitt-street. Mary Murphy, Margaret Smith, and Ann Goodwin,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. Church.)
Richard Davis, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s. or two days gaol. Patrick Welsh, for unlawfully obtaining a passage from Brisbane to Sydney, going on board without the…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. W. Church. Two drunkards were disoharged. Richard Davis, given into custody for being drunk and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Police Court
BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate and Mr. Love. Of twelve prisoners, one was remanded and another was discharged. John Bennett, charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Criminal Court.—saturday. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) Gaol Delivery
His HONOR said it appeared by the calendar that there were several prisonors not disposed of William Seymour and John Ford, committed for trial on the lOth instant for the robbery of the Bathurst mail, and John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sunbury Murder
Grace Heaney, Mary Eophemia Hemey and Robert Hutchinson, surrendered to take their trial upon an information charging them with the wilful murder of Henry Junod at Sunbury, on the 3rd July, 1865…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Insolvency Court.—saturday. Schedules Filed
Joseph Comyns, late of Camden, farmer. Liabilities, £136 8s. Assets, £16. Deficit, £120 8s. Mr. F. T. Humphery, official assignee. Christopher Roberts, of Longwood, Sydney road…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law. Central Criminal Court
BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. MRS. KINDER. With reference to the case of Maria Holon Kinder, his HONOR said it must either be discharged or proceeded with,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court Law. to the Editor of the Empire
Sir,—Observing tho timo taken up in the above court, and somethimes in the higher courts by trying petty cases of slander, I enelose the following decision in the Court of Common Pleas, in the hope that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court of Common Pleas. Monday, December 18Th, 1865. (Before Mr. Justice Smith.)
ABUSE IN A "PICKWICKIAN SENSE."—KINBY v. SARGENT.—This was an action to recover damages for slander. The parties to the suit were tradesmen living at Stratford New Town, and the litigation arose of…
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