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Courts & crime, 1868

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. Banco Court

Empire · Tuesday 3 March 1868 · page 3

(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Chee[?].) FIRST DAY OF TERM, 1868. COULSTON V. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF CONMISSIONER. In the estate of Strachan and Co., an adjourned special meeting. Further adjourned until the 5th March. In the estate of William J. Whitfield, an adjourned…

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Wateh Police Court.—monday. (Before Mr. H. H. Voss, W.P.M., and Mr. N. D. St[?]nhouse.)

Empire · Tuesday 3 March 1868 · page 3

William Craig was fined 40s, or fourteen days to gaol, for making use of obscene language in George-street on the 1st instant, at 3 a.m. Mary Ann Leslie, arrested by constable Dignam,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. First Day of First Term, 1868

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice CHEEKE. ORDER FOR SPECIAL JURY. GOULSTON v. THE PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 3

(Before his Worship Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Dangar, Co[?]n, Day, and Love.) Two persons were fined 5s. for being drunk, and two were fined 20s. or three days' gaol, for being…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Cohen, Armitage, Dangar, and Day. Of eighteen prisoners brought before the Court, eight were discharged, and two were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. Hill, Mr. G. Renwick, Mr. Levey, Mr. A. Learmonth. Hugh Muir, master of the steamship Susannah Cuthbert, appeared to answer an information of the Shipping…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of John Grancy, an adjourned certificate meeting. His Honor said that, after a careful perusal of the proceedings and evidence, a suspension of the certificate…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. H. H. Voss, W.P.M., and Mr. Hill.)

Empire · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 3

'Catherine Booth, Thomas 'Caviler, John Lawless George' Davis, and Sarah Mahoney, for being Jrunk and disorderly, were severally fined 5s., or twenty-four 'hours' imprisonment. Many Ann Lyra was fined 30s…

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Dreadful Murder and Mutilation. (From the Panama Star.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 3

A MOST horrible and mysterious murder was committed in the Howard House, Aspinwall, on the night of Sunday, the 19th January, the particulars of which, so far as we can learn, are as follows:—On the 4th…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 2

TERM LIST.—Rule Nisi for New Trial; Irvine and another v. Frazer and another.—New Trial Motions; King v. James; Campbell v. Hugh and another; Cripps v. M'Intosh; Severn and others v. M'Evoy…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. in Banco

Empire · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 3

(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Fancett, and Mr. Justice Checke.) [?] v. ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION. This was a special case brought before the Court in…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice CHEEKE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. JUDGMENTS. SEMPILL, OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE, &C. V. THE ORIENTAL…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)

Empire · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 3

Re John Gurney; Certificate suspended for six weeks from this day, being equal to a six months' suspension from the date of the first hearing of the application, it being considerad that insolvent's neglect to…

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Police Magistrates and Clerks of Petty Sessions. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1868 · page 3

SIR,—I received to-day, from a friend, that portion of your issue of the 24th February which contains letter signed "H. P. W.," with this comment peneilled on the margin— "Sweeping rather." I doubt if the criticism can be…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 2

Before their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messes. Day, Renwick, and Dangar. Of fifteen prisoners brought before the Court, three were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. A. Hunt, Mr. J. Evans, Mr. G. R Elliott, and Mr. R. Hill. John Bellinger, Labourer, apprehended for drunkenness in Darling-street, Balmain, was fined 5s.; for using…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Day, Dangar, and Renwick.)

Empire · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 3

William Mathews was fined 10s., or two days to gaol, for riotous behaviour; Andrew Reilly, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s., or two days to gaol; and John O'Neil, for a similar offence, was fined…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Mr. H. H. Voss, W.P.M., with Messrs. Hunt, Evans. Elliott. and R. Hill)

Empire · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 3

Charles Linton, Henry Russell, and William Gage, were charged by the captain of the Earl Dalhousi[?] with absenting themselves without leave from their ship. They were ordered to fourteen days'…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 2

TERM LIST.—Motion: O'Brien v, Barnett, to set aside order. New Trial Motions: Campbell v. Heugh and another, part heard; Cripps v. M'Intosh: Severne and others v. M'Evoy; M'Evoy v. Severne and others: Sempill v. Logan…

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