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The plaintiff in this case, Richard Dunn, master of the steamer Princess, sued John Pinto, master of the steamer Promise for £200 damages for an assault, alleged to have been committed on January 25,wheroby the plaintiff sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action to recover from Moss the sum of £952 10s., given to him as an agent for a syndicate by Newton to purchase certain shares. The evidence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Banco Court.—Newton v. Moss (part heard). Jurj Court.—Coulston v. Hanseat[?]e Fire Insurance Company (part heard), Cross v. Goodo (special.) Prothonotary's Office.—Fleteher v. Cronon, 10; Stephen v…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN BANCO—[Before Chief Justice MARTIN]. Mr. Simpson then addressed the jury for the plaintiff. He said if the Evening News has stated as facts things which are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following first meetings were held Re Peter Stephenson, M'Kenzie, and George Mackay, two debts were proved; re John Thomas Hannah, one debt; re Bene, Armand, Martin, Rosenfeld, and re…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →His Honor in summing up said that the fact of the alleged libel being in the form of a letter did not alter the character of the matter published; the proprietors of the publication being responsible for all that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Police Court to-day Captain Sorensen, of the vessel Douro, was charged on remand with violently assaulting Charles Leslie on the high seas. Among the witnesses called was Thomas Godfrey Leslie, who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. R. B. Wise, instructed by Mr. Charles Bull, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. G. B. Simpson with him, Mr. Pring instructed by Messrs. Robertson, Fisher,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Re Mackenzie and Mackay, first meeting' Two debts proved. Heeling terminated. Be Hannah, first meeting. One debt proved. Meeting terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the matter of Henry M'Auley. Insolvent attended, the meeting having been convened for proof of debt, and to allow insolvent to account for his insolvency, but as he had not complied with the order of the 30th November he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action for libel against the Evening News. The alleged libel waa contained in a letter written by a Mrs. Mulcahy, and published in the Evening News of the 19th May, 1885 Mrs. Mulcahy was the widow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A peculiar charge of stealing a valuable diamond ring from a lady's finger whilst the owner was asleep in bed was investigated (says the Age) at the Melbourne City Court on Tuesday. The person accused was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, before Mr Yates, D.S.M., a man named Michael Reynolds, 24 years of ago, pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a pair of trousers and a vest, valued at 16s. 6d., the property of James…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Au important decision to publicans was given by Air. Whittingdale Johnson, S. M., at the Water Police Court yesterday. Peter Coffey, licensee of the Soudan Hotel, Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court took place at the Water Police Court yesterday. The adjudicating magistrates were Mr. Marsh, S.M., and Mr. F. R. Wilshire, D.S.M. The following applications for the transfers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BAD LANGUAGE.—Frederick Collins and John Hannan were fined £3 or two months for making use of indecent language. Rubina Ferney was fined 40s., or a month,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Newtown Police Court on Tuesday three men named Kerwin, Austin, and M'Connell were charged with having assaulted Gascoigne Woolrich and robbed him of £4 5s, at Burwood,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The plaintiff in this case, Thomas Ricketts, residing at Sussex-street, sued Samuel Clayton, of Steam Mill-street, for the sum of £130, principal and interest due on a promissory note for £20, which the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BANCO COURT.—[Before his Honor Mr JUSTICE WINDEYER, and a jury of 12.] CROSS V. GOODE. This action, by a brickmaker named…
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