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Courts & crime, 1868

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Law. Supremem Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco

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

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice CHEEKE, Mr. Justice FAUCETT. RULE NISI FOR NEW TRAIL. URVINE AND ANOTHER V. FRAZER AND ANOTHER…

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

Empire · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 3

Re James Charles Tibbetts, third meeting. Meeting adjourned to 1[?] March. Re William Browne: Insolvent sworn and examined. No directions, and meeting terminated…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett and Mr. Justice Cheeke.) Irvine and Another V. Fraser and Another

Empire · Thursday 5 March 1868 · page 3

Mr. Salomons moved for a rule nisi for a new trial herein, on five different grounds. The rule was granted on three thereof, namely, that the plaintiffs had no ground for action of trover, or deten[?], against the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Birrell, Smithers, Levey, Hunt, and Dangar. Of fourteen prisoners brought before the Court, six were discharged, and one was remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. Oatley. Patrick Cunningham, 23, was found guilty of having been drunk and disorderly in Palmer-street on the night…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Plans of distribution were confinued in the estates following:—John G. Drewe, Philip Snape, William H. Daniel, Molison and Black, John Black, William…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before Mr. H. H. [?] W.P.M., and Messrs. Hill and Oatley.)

Empire · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 3

Patrick Landrigan, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s. Jeremiah Maloney, a seaman of the Swift[?] was charged with deserting his v[?]l on the 1st December last. The ship having since left the…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Dangar, Cohen, Birr[?] Smithers, Hunt, and L[?]y.)

Empire · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 3

One drunkard was fined 5s., or two days to-gaol. James Clarke, for riotous behaviour on Botany-road, was fined 20s., or seven days to gaol. Mary Ann No[?]an, for being an idle and disorderly character,…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 2

TERM LIST.—Motions Generally.—Motions: In re Walsh, attachment. New Trial Motion: Campbell v. Hough and another, part heard. Motion: In re Abbott and others, attachment. Demurrers: Lobb v. Australasian: Steam Navigation Company,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice CHEEKE, RULE NISI FOR NEW TRIAL. COULSTON V. THE IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Empire · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 3

Plans of distribution in the following estates were confirmed. On the motion of Mr. Mackenzie: Phillip S[?] William Daniel Haydon, Molison and Black, William Chisholm. On the motion of Mr…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice F[?]tt, and Mr. Justice Cheeke.)

Empire · Friday 6 March 1868 · page 3

GOULSTON [?] IMPERIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. Mr. Darley moved for a rule nisi for a new trial in this case on four points. 1. That the verdict was against evidence. 2. That certain evidence had been…

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Central Police Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 13
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Jesse Cato, or Cole, was brought before the Court on warrant, charged with having deserted Emilet, his wife, leaving her without means of subsistence. Water Police constable Turner deposed that about 7 o'clock yesterday…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. M. Chapman, and Mr. Armitage. Louis Hardomin pleaded guilty to disobedience of orders on board the French ship Felix Bernabo. Prisoner went…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 9

Antonio Chiese, 40, Italian, a boarding-house keeper was brought up by constable Higgins, who stated that, being at the corner of Argyle and George streets, at 11 o'clock last night and hearing a noise as of a scuffle and…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 9

Stephen Fuller, 20, Edward Reynolds, 19, and John Randall, 25, were charged with burglary. Constable Irvine deposed that about 6 o'clock yesterday morning he apprehended the prisoners Fuller and Reynolds in Kent-street,…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings in Banco

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 9

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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Law and Police. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 13

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice CHEEKE. RULE NISI FOR NEW TRIAL. GOULSTON V. THE IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY…

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An Editor Charged with Treason

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 March 1868 · page 6

Mr. Piggott, editor of the Dublin Irishman, has been arrested by order of the Government for printing and distributing works of a seditious character. London, January 9, 1868…

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