Central Police Court
BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Pinhoy, Oatley, E, Campbell, G. Bill, Murphy, and Levey. Seven persons were dealt with for drunkenness…
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Water Police Court
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Burnell. Eight drunkards were fined in the usual penalty. Isabella Lomas, charged with obtaining alms under false pretences, was ordered to be imprisoned until the rising of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Police Court. BEFORE the Water Police and other Magistrates
William Parker, alias Gordon, was charged by warrant with unlawfully, by means of a false pretence, obtaining from Henry Joseph certain money to the amount of £10 with intent thereby then to defraud. Constable Giles…
Continued on Trove, page 270 →Central Police Court. BEFORE the City Magistrates
William Thomas was charged with assault and robbery. William Bindell, seaman, deposed that, about 9 o'clock on last Tuesday evening, he saw the prisoner at or near the Prince of Wales Theatre; about 2 o'clock on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 270 →Law and Police. Insolvency Court. BEFORE the Chief Commissioner
Certificates were granted to Edward Willed Layton, Alexander Reid, William John Carter, Conrad Somner, Gerald Wilmot Raymond, William, Maguire, and Daniel Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 270 →A Baronet Sent to Gaol
ON Wednesday, February 8, at the Bath city police court, four summonses were returned for hearing against Sir Morgan Crofton, Bart., of Sunny Side near Box, for two assaults, one for being drunk and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Forest Reef Murder
THIS case formed part of the business on the calendar of the late Bathurst Assizes, and occupied the Court during the 19th and 20th instant. Patrick Martin was indicted that on the 3rd January last, he…
Continued on Trove, page 271 →Murder and Mutilation of Mr. Underwood
BY the arrival of the Traveller last night, from Kadavu, we receive the sad intelligence of the murder of Mr. Achilles Underwood last Wednesday or Thursday. It appears that five of his Tanna men had been away for some time, but…
Continued on Trove, page 279 →Law. Insolvency Court
BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Edward Davis, a single meeting, Insolvent amended part D of his schedule. Four debts were proved, insolvent was examined by Mr. Hart for the official…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Police Court.—friday. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Pinhey, G. Hill, Oatley, and E. Campbell.)
John Bradbury was brought up, charged with assaulting Peter Newling, a publican, of York-street.—G. J. Pattison, a medical practitioner, deposed that on Sunday, the 9th infant, he was called in to see…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fiji Islands. Suicide of Mr. Baillie's Murderer. Murder of Mr. Underwood. Destructive Effects of the Hurricane
FROM Levuka we have files to the 1st of April. The Fiji Times of that date contains news of a very gloomy nature, being records of murders and wholesale destruction of plantations by the late fearful hurricane. We extract the…
Continued on Trove, page 279 →Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) Meetings of Cheditors
In the estate of Edmund Denis. Single meeting. Insolvent added a debt to part D of schedule. Four debts were proved, and report read. Insolvent was examined by Mr. Hart, for official assignee, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Austin)
David O'Brien was brought before the court by constable Oamphin, charged with stealing a £1-note and some silver from a till, the property of Charles M'Alister.—Charles M'Alister, carrying on business in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Smithers, Curran. and Hale.)
Six persons were punished for being drank in the public streets. On the summons sheet there were seven cases, Hugh Nandick was fined 20s and costs, 5s, for…
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BEFORE the Mayor, and the Police Magistrate, with Mr. Cunninghame. Three prisoners were brought before the Court. An old woman, named Appleton, was fined 20s. for having been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Police Court
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Austin. One prisoner, charged with stealing a £1-note and some silver, the prop[?]rty of Charles M'Allister, was discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, Messrs. Pearce, Macintosh, and Kippax.)
Thomas Scott, Margaret Marsden, Henry Morgan, and Robert Appleton were fined 20s each, or seven days, for being drank and disorderly; and Henry Jones, and C. F. Bael for similar offences, were fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mia-mia Murder. (From the Castlemaine Representative.)
GEORGE DYER was charged at the Castlemaine Circuit Court on Tuesday before his Honor Mr. Justice William, that he, on the 26th November, 1857, did kill and murder one George Wilson, his ma[?]e, near Newstead. It will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvency Court. Meeting of Creditors
Tuesday, 2nd May, at 11 a.m.—James Summerell, first of only meeting, at Cooma; James Heffernan, first or only meeting at East Maitland; John Dales, first on only meeting, at Bathurst; William Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Circuit Court. (Before Sir Alfred Stephen.)
John Lawless, James Lawless, and Charles Spratt, who were arraigned for having committed perjury at Merriwa, were found guilty and brought up for sentence. His Honor, in addressing the prisoners, said he…
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