Insolvency Court
BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of William Gazzard, a third meeting. Deb[?] proved: J. and J. Skinner, £42 7s. 9d.; Cowper, Fi[?]th, and Co., £12; J. Summers, £41 10s.; Healey and…
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Central Criminal Court
BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. The Attorney-General, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Bennett prosecuted for the Crown. RAPE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday, May 15. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court
BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE and a jury of four. COLLIER V. CASWELL. Jury: Messrs. Morris Moss, John Judah Barnett, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Great Breach of Promise Case £600 Damages. Supreme Court.—wednesday
THE exciting breach of promise case brought by Phorbe Mansell to recover £10,000 damages from a young attorney at law. William C. Prcotor, of Armidale, commenced yesterday, in the Jury Court,…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrats, with Messrs. Waugh, Murray, Connell, and Graham. Twenty persons wera fined for drunkenness, and Kate Freeman, convicted under the Vagrant Aet of being an…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mossrs. Solomon, Bird, Gray, Davies, and Williams. A numbor of persons were fined in various sums for drunkenness. For being drunk and disorderly in…
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Mr. Ogle, Times correspondent at Volo, was murdered near Magranitza after the battle, by, Turkish soldiers, and decapitated, the object being to prevent the recognition of the body…
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BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Mr. Want, instructed by Mr. Way, at the instance of W. Gardiner and Co., moved to make absolute an order nisi for the compulsory sequestration of the estate of Samuel Hayes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law. Supreme Court.—thursday, May 16.. Jury Court
BEFORE his Honor Sir WILLIAM MANNING and a jury of foru. MAUNSELL V. PROCTOR. Jury: James Milne, Richard J. Hughes, Thomas…
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BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. Mr. Rogers prosecuted for the Crown. STEALING IN A DWELLING-HOUSE. Henry Miller was charged with having, on the 15th…
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ASSAULT.—On Friday the Court was engaged two or three hours hearing two assault cases, O’Sullivan v. Dunn and Dunn v. O’Sullivan. The assaults…
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A PUGILISTIC AFFRAY.—At the Sunday’ school, Lower Castlereagh. on Sunday, May 5, a Mrs Eliza Greenhalgh, now living at Richmond, came and…
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BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Smithers, Manning, Goodrich, Smart, M'Mahon, Charlton, and Hill. Eight persons were fined for drunkenness…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Jolly, Reading, and Parnell. Fifteen persons were fined for drunkenness; and one, Catherine Fraser, convicted of being an habitual drunkard,…
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1. The Royal Commission visit Berrima Gaol. -- The Chairman thereof tries the "gag." 2. Also tastes the "hominy." 3. Experiments as a "spread eagle." 4. And lastly goes into the "leg-irons."…
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John Williams, a coloured Individual, was charged with having stolen three cheques, also money to the amount of £3 2s, a set of gold studs, a gold ring, one gold pin, a gold brooch, locket, a goldspecimen, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Literary Theft. To the Editor
SIR.—Since you haye referred in your columns to the charge of plagiarism brought against us in the Melbourne Argus, and have commented adversely thereon, will you kindly And space for the accomp mying reply, which has been forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Police Court. (Before Messrs Fieldhouse, Kidd, and Bocking, J’s. P.)
INSANITY.— Michael Sweeney was brought brought up ft r being of unsound mind. This man had been on several occasions similarly charged and sent to gaol as be…
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The City Coroner held an inquest on Friday at the Phoenix Hotel, Gipps-street, respecting the death of Mr Joseph J. Harpur, formerly a member of the Legislature, and employed in the Lands Department…
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THE May, sittings of the Parramatta District Court were held on Monday last, before his Honor Judge Dowling. The attoneys present were Messrs J. E…
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