The Equity Court
MR. Holroyd, who was appointed Master in Equity in 1866, gave some interesting e evidence before the Parliamentary committee appointed to inquire into the working of the equity branch of the Supreme…
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Insolvency Court.—friday. Surrenders
Patrick Barnes, late of Crown-street, but now of Bellevue-street, Surry Hills, grocer. Liabilities, £474 10s. Assets, £10. Mr. Lyons, official assignee. John Cavanagh, of Deep Creek, Casino, timber-cutter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Irish Difficulty. [By Cable.] Another Agrarian Murder
LONDON, January 7.—Another agrarian murder has been committed in Ireland. The scene of the outrage was the town of Birr, or Parsonstown, in Kind's County,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, January 14. Jury Court.—(Before Mr. Justice FAUCETT.)
In the matter of the application of Joseph Preston. Mr. Cohen, instructed by Messrs. Shorter, Fitzgerald, and Fisher, appeared on behalf of the applicant. It appeared that Joseph Preston and his wife had been jointly charged…
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Sir,—Your correspondent, "Legulis," in writing on the above subject in to-day's issue of the Herald, has made an error, which I think should be corrected. It was in Tus-. mania, and not in South Australia, as stated by your…
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On Saturday James Travers was sent to gaol for six months with hard labour for stealing a [?], valued at 40s. the property of Philip Pike. LOITERING ON FOOTPATHS…
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The Bench on Saturday was composed of Messrs. Hunt and Arguimbau. George Anderson was charged with being a suspected person frequenting a public place in the city of Sydney with…
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On Saturday the Bench was occupied by Messrs. Scott and Vincent Brown. Elizabeth Sullivan and Hannah Law were sentenced to six months' imprisonment each for having no lawful means…
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On Friday Annie M'Donnell was fined 20s or seven days gaol for drunkenness; and for making use of obscene language was ordered to pay a penalty of £5 or go to gaol for…
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The Police Magistrate was assisted yesterday, on the Criminal side by Messrs. Hunt, Moses, Murray, and Armstrong; and on the Summons side by Messrs. Alexander and O'Connor…
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Yesterday, before Mr. Kingsbury, J.P., Henry Williams, charged with stealing wearing apparel from the dwelling of Mr. A. W. Sutton, Five Dock, was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. The same…
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Yesterday the bench in the Charge Court was oc[?]pied by Mr. Marsh, P.M., and Messrs. Hale, Holborrow, Rea[?] Jenkins, and Vincent Brown; and in the Summons Court by Messrs. Perdriau and Goodridge…
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Frederick Piercy, of Borambil, schoolmaster, Liabilities, [?]109 16s l0d. Assets, [?]5. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee…
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The Police Magistrate was assisted yesterday, on the Criminal side by Messrs. Dean and Field; and on the Summons side by Messrs. Linsley, Lipman, Wells, Nelson, Senior, Cohen, Perdriau, and Hart…
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At the above court yesterday, Mary Ann Earl was sent to gaol for three months on the charge that, "being thrice convicted of drunkenness within the preceding 12 months, she behaved in a riotous manner…
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An inquest was held at Darlinghurst gaol yesterday by the acting coroner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, on the body of Philip Skillicorn, a prisoner who had died in the gaol on Monday. Warden Burke deposed that…
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A murderous assault was committed by a bus-band upon his wife, at Paddington, early on the morning of the 3rd instant. Sarah Frost, who had been married to her husband for 12 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Insolvency Court. Tuesday, January 18. SURRENDERS
Sam Howard, of King and York streets, comedian. Liabilities, £709 5s 10d, of which about £250 is due to the Opera Company for salary. Assets, £5. Mr. Lyons, official assignee…
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Frederick Piercy, of Borambil, Lachlan River, schoolmaster. Liabilities, £109 16s. 10d. Assets, £5. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee…
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The Police Magistrate was assisted yesterday, on the Criminal side by Messrs. Renwick, Booth, Henderson, Hunt, Dean, and Field; and on the Summons side by Messrs. Chapman, M'Beath, Carpenter, Hardie, and…
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