Matthew John Gibbons, being now about to become vacant by his Resignation, previous to his Return to his native Country, Notice is hereby given, that the Dues and Tolls of said Market will be Let to the highest Bidder for One Year from the 1st of the next Month of April.Īny Person of respectable Character, who can keep correct Accounts, and who may be disposed to Contract for the same, are required to send into the Office of D.WENTWORTH, Esq. THE Situation of Clerk of the Market of Sydney, which has been from its Establishment on the 20th of October 1810, most diligently, faithfully, and correctly filled by Mr. Names of Persons to whom Licences have been tranted at Sydney viz. In view, therefore, to check these Evils, as well as in the Hope of its awakening Sentiments of Morality, and a Spirit of Industry amongst the lower Orders of the People, His Excellency the GOVERNOR had deemed it his indispensible Duty to make a Reduction of the Number of the Licenced Houses for Retailing Spirits, &c. THE very great and unnecessary Number of Licenced Houses for Retailing Wines and Spiritous Liquors that have hitherto been allowed to exist in the town of Sydney, and adjacent districts, cannot fail of being productive of the most mischievous and baneful Effects on the Morals and Industry of the lower Part of the Community, and must inevitably lead to a Profligacy, of Manners, Dissipation, and Idleness. Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. The prisoner called one witness to his character. I found a pound and a quarter of hyson tea upon the prisoner.
Did the other man use to deal in tea? - I have heard he was a licensed dealer in tea. Coward called me to look at the chest it had been broke by accident at top, and at the top there was a slit cut with a knife, and a hole in it as if a hand had been in it I placed myself in a situation to watch, and the prisoner and another man came in, in about ten minutes the other man took the chest in a dark corner out of my sight the prisoner stood behind, and pulled out his knife, and was sharpening it the other man continued in the same corner with the chest I could hear it rustle, but I did not see it in about two minutes he came out, and the prisoner came into the same corner about two minutes he came out, and the other came back again, and fetched the chest out they went out at separate doors I gave information to Mr. On the morning of the 15th of June, I examined a chest of Hyson tea, which had been suspected to have been plundered I desired one Thomas Joyce in the warehouse to take particular notice of it, and to watch the chest that was in the company's warehouse I know nothing further the prisoner was a labourer in the warehouse. MATTHEW GIBBONS was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 15th of June, one pound weight, and one quarter of a pound weight of Hyson tea, value 6 s. MATTHEW GIBBONS, Theft > grand larceny, 11th July 1787.Ħ32.
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