Sir,—Unanimity of verdict in the jury-box is one among the many stupid old English fictions which environ law and justice. [?] a long time it has boen very well known ...
Article : 1,228 wordsTHE great question of Law Reform really seems to have some chance at last. It is curious to observe that, both in England and in this colony, the attention of the ...
Article : 1,723 wordsIn the estate of How, Thomson, and Co., a third meeting. Eighteen debts were proved, the official assignee reported, and was directed to proceed to realise the assets in the estate. ...
Article : 310 wordsA customs notice in the Government Gazette calls on the merchents who intend forwarding goods to Riverine after the 1st May to make separate statements as to dutiable goods under the new south Wales tariff, ...
Article : 45 wordsThe annual meeting of this society was held last evening, in the Centenary Church, York-street. After singing and prayer by the Rev. James Watkins, the chair was taken by John Dawson, Esq., who said, this ...
Article : 3,933 wordsSUPREME COURT— MASTER'S OFFICE, THIS DAY— Downes v. Lawson, defendent's discharge; re George Thompson a lunatic, report; Gorman v. Jones, discharge. COLLISION YESTERDAY— A little south of the ...
Article : 1,351 wordsSCOTT v. SCOTT— This was an action for slander, in which the plaintiff claimed £200. The defendent had been employed in the house of plaintiff, effecting some repairs to a drain. When he had completed the work ...
Article : 822 wordsAPRIL 25— FIRE— An alarm of fire aroused many of our slumbering citizens on Sunday morning, at about four o'clock, who turned out in goodly numbers to ascertain the cause of the alarm, and to render ...
Article : 478 wordsSHOALHAVEN MAIL LOST.—The mail for Shoalhaven. which left Wollongong about two o'clock on Saturday morning, was either lost or stolon between Wollongang and Albion Park. On discovering the loss at the latter ...
Article : 542 wordsWilliam Wright, drunkard, Charles Jones, George Smith, Henry Jackson, Charles Camden, and George Sandors, charged with vagrancy, were discharged. Margaret M'Carthy was ordered to forfeit 2s. 6d., the ...
Article : 314 wordsSir— In my school play ground, there is a pillar for a sun dial, and, the dial is in possession of the local patrons. I should like to have it set up correctly, but do not know how to set about it. If you, or any of ...
Article : 95 wordsSir,— I, see by lost Wednesday's. Empire that your Shoalhaven correspondent says that the people of Good Dog have recommended three gentlemen to be placed on the commission of the peace. Now, Sir, I deny that ...
Article : 144 wordsNoah Griffths, a seaman, for being absent from the ship Nautilus, was reprimanded, and ordered to return on board. Mary Thompson, and Howell Evans, two drunken ...
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Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), Thu 27 Apr 1865, Page 5
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