Central Police Court
BEFORE the Major and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Thompson. Penfold, Birrell, and Smithers. Three persons were fined 2s, 6d. each, and five were fined 5s, each, for drunkenness…
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Water Police Court
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Josephson, Loxton, St. Julian, Levy, and Foote. Several drunkards were fined in the usual penalty, with alternative of imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Foott, Levey, St. Julian, Loxton, and Josephson.)
A few persons who had taken too much intoxicating liquor were punished. Gilbert Cameron, for making use of obscene language in Georgo-street, waa fined 20s, in default seven days'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Captain Scott and Messrs. Levey, G. Hill, Oatley, and Penfold.)
Honorah Doyle, an idle and disorderly character, was sent to gaol for one month. Mary Dunbar was fined 2[?]s, or seven days, for being drunk and disorderly. She was afterwards charged…
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Alexander Cruickshank, a confinee in her Majesty's gaol, Darlinghurst, lately captain of the brigantine Elderslie, trading in the South Pacific and China seas, but now out of employment. Liabilities, L26 8s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvency Court
BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In re Joseph Watson, after reperusal of the proceedings and evidence the objections were everruled, but his Honor suspended the grant of a certificate for nine months from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law. Metropolitan District Court
BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge SIMPSON. HUGHES v. MARSDEN AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by Enoch Hughes against John Marsden, senior, and John Marsden the younger,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Police Court.—thrusday. (Before his Worship the Mayor, Messrs. A. Thompson, W. Love, E. T. Penfold, Birrell, and Smithers.)
Three inebriates were fined 2s 6d each, or twelve hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness; and five 5[?] each, or two days' imprisonment. Francis Stewart was charged by constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Breach of Promise Case. a Gentleman Sues a Lady and Gets Damages. the Lady's Love Letters. Court of Common Pleas.—february 22. (Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a special jury.) CURRIE v. Currie.—breach Oe Promise of Marriage
THE plaintiff in this case, George Lewis Currie, sued Mary Margaret Davison Currie, and in his declaration alleged that they during the infancy of defendant agreed to marry one another, and that after she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Courts, This Day Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Loxton.)
Ten individuals, most of them patrons of colonial industry, were punished for being drunk and incapable in the public streets. Sarah A. Jones, lately an inmate of Darlinghurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Police Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Kettle and Loxton.)
Two persons were fined for being, in a state of intoxication in the public streets. Thomas lang and George Donald Kelly were committed to take their trial for stealing a gold pin valued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Police Court
BEFORE the Mayer and the Police Magistrate, with Messers. Levey, Oatley, Penfold, G. Hill, E. Campbell, and E. Chapman. Ten persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 20s.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Police Court
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Loxton and Kettle. Seven drunkards were fined in the usual penalty. Thomas Lang and George Donald Kelly were charged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Police Court. BEFORE the Water Police and other Magistrates
William Purves, alias Richard Newman, alias Bryant, was charged by warrant with feloniously forging and uttering, well knowing the same to be forged, a cheque for the payment of the sum of £25, with intent thereby to…
Continued on Trove, page 239 →Central Police Court. BEFORE the City Magistrates
James Hough was charged with obtaining money under false pretences. David M'Cluer, of Clarence-street, lodginghouse keeper, deposed that on the 5th April, a man named Gray came to lodge at his house, and delivered to him for…
Continued on Trove, page 239 →Suspected Murder
A MAN, whose same is as yet unknown, and aged about 25 years, has been found drowned in the river Barwon at Buckley's Ford, near Highgett's Mill. The body was discovered by a man named Thomas Rout, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 237 →Daring Escape from Melbourne Gaol
THREE prisoners at the Melbourne gaol, [?]under sentence of three years' imprisonment each, made a bold attempt to escape from the Melbourne gaol at about 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and one of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Murder in Fiji
By the arrival of the two Messrs. Kelt from Suva, we receive the sad intelligence of the murder of Mr. William Gray Baillie, who was found in bed with his skull beaten in, on the morning of Monday, the 13th March. The…
Continued on Trove, page 231 →Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Messrs. St. Julian and Cunninghame)
Mary Dunbar, on remand, for stealing a vest, the property of one Mr. Lynch was discharged. John Smith, alias Wilson, on remand, charged with stealing £20, was this morning committed to take his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Murder at Gaffney's Creek
A MOST shocking murder was committed at Gaffney'e Creek on the night of Friday, the 24th ultimo, or on the morning of Saturday, the 25th. It appears that two old men, neither less than sixty-five…
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