Knowledge

Court of quarter sessions

Source 📝

328: 241: 1374: 77: 179: 36: 504:, display of open bias against prisoners, and the severity of sentences compared to the assizes. Chairmen of county sessions did not originally have to be legally qualified, though the jurisdiction of county quarter sessions was extended to cover a wider range of offences if they had appointed a legally-qualified chairman. From 1962 it was required that all chairmen had to be legally qualified. Occasionally 1605:, the Court of Quarter Sessions was established in October 17, 1683, by the first Assembly in New York. It had jurisdiction over both civil and criminal matters until 1691, when it was restricted to felony crimes not punishable by death or life imprisonment. The court was abolished in all counties of New York except 1579:. When the United States became an independent country, the Courts of General Sessions became independent of those Britain and were gradually replaced by other court systems, although the name "Court of Quarter Sessions" or "quarterly court" was retained for some county 1548:
on the first Tuesday of March, May and August, and the last Tuesday of October. Often quarter sessions were delayed, in which case they met as general sessions. Quarter sessions were abolished alongside other local courts by the
710:
The clerk rarely discharged the duties of the office himself, but appointed a solicitor to act as his deputy in return for a share of the fees. After 1852, payment by salary was gradually brought in instead of fees.
649:
to contribute to an Old Militia to number, that year, 51,489 men in England and Wales and at times a "Supplementary Militia" of half as many again which could be raised with Parliamentary approval.
1550: 1302: 1298: 434:
which were entitled to hold their own quarter sessions, although some of the smaller boroughs lost theirs in 1951; these non-county boroughs were mainly, but not exclusively,
1544:
Quarter sessions were established in Scotland by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1661 (cap. 38), which directed justices of the peace to meet together in each
1950: 714:
In some counties there were multiple quarter sessions, quite apart from those held by the county boroughs and boroughs with their own quarter sessions: for example,
1212: 1975: 1125:
In 1791, 27 districts were created to replace the role of the three founding districts. In 1832 when Montreal was incorporated as a city the role of the
706:
for the county charged with custody of its rolls and records. There was a large fee income for the clerk, and he was usually a friend or relative of the
1141:
A Court of Quarter Sessions was held four times a year in each district to oversee the administration of the district and deal with legal cases in the
1965: 415:. Scotland established quarter sessions in the 17th century. Quarter sessions were also established in Ireland and British colonies overseas. 251: 1621:). At the time when it was abolished, the Court of General Sessions of New York County was the oldest criminal court in the United States. 1900: 500:
that "the reputation of such courts remained consistently bad throughout the century" due to failure by chairmen to take proper note of
141: 1970: 1632:
modeled county government on that of Pennsylvania. In each county, a court of quarter sessions of the peace, composed of three or more
1391: 94: 49: 113: 1815: 1459: 525: 383: 17: 1617:(a trial-level court of general jurisdiction not to be confused with the highest court of the New York system, which is called the 1102:
The courts of quarter sessions of the peace was created in August 1764 and headed by a chairman in each district. In Montreal, the
675:
The quarter sessions in each county were made up of two or more justices of the peace, presided over by a chairman, who sat with a
1960: 120: 1723: 1918: 509: 369: 127: 1595: 1149:
after 1841). It was created in 1788 and remained in effect until 1849 when local governments and courts were assigned to
1799: 109: 1878: 1413: 1261: 303: 285: 222: 160: 63: 327: 204: 1173: 1485:, issued guidelines to regulate which cases ought to be tried at assizes rather than quarter sessions: treason, 1395: 1286: 1206: 1167: 750:
The non-county boroughs of then-fewer than 20,000 residents lost their own quarter sessions on 1 October 1951.
263: 189: 98: 55: 1532:. Their jurisdiction (together with that of the assizes and the county courts) was largely transferred to the 535:
The quarter sessions did not have jurisdiction to hear the most serious crimes, most notably those subject to
1640:
became a state, the courts of quarter sessions of the peace were replaced by boards of county commissioners.
1292: 1269: 563:, they also provided or authorised much major infrastructure and services that needed to span more than one 1955: 1866: 1478: 1308: 1150: 1047: 1890: 1649: 1613:). In New York County, the Court of General Sessions continued until 1962 when its scope devolved to the 1255: 659: 1454:, the quarter sessions court had cognizance of all crimes committed within the city's boundaries except 1576: 1558: 1529: 462: 134: 570:
Most of such powers were delegated to committees, given specific responsibilities, of members –
1848: 1618: 1591: 1570: 1554: 810: 719: 556: 458: 1785: 1142: 727: 723: 267: 259: 196: 1741: 1533: 1490: 1384: 739: 200: 87: 662:), also borrowing and repaying when and how the law permitted such as against the security of a 555:
The courts of quarter sessions, throughout, had a narrow civil jurisdiction; however, until the
1614: 1575:
Courts of quarter sessions also existed in North American colonies and were sometimes known as
1482: 1471: 840: 412: 1840: 1130: 521: 1633: 1545: 1103: 1017: 735: 703: 8: 1625: 1229: 1233: 1185: 1067: 1012: 902: 897: 888:
continued to hold their own quarter sessions, until they were abolished in 1972 by the
755: 695: 536: 505: 404: 1914: 1874: 1506: 1451: 1218: 1200: 1179: 1161: 1126: 1113: 885: 684: 590: 540: 520:
The quarter sessions generally heard crimes that could not be tried summarily by the
442: 431: 357: 1629: 1602: 1525: 1502: 1443: 1427: 1280: 1249: 937: 845: 820: 815: 731: 688: 646: 473: 472:
on which they met in England and Wales from 1388. These days were later settled as
457:. In Scotland, they survived until 1975, when they were abolished and replaced by 1889: 1803: 1606: 1514: 1467: 1086: 1037: 1007: 889: 860: 605: 586: 446: 435: 364: 1352: 987: 830: 825: 680: 633: 627: 575: 560: 427: 1636:, served as the administrative and fiscal board of the county. In 1804, after 1944: 1904:. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 713–715. 1895: 1243: 878: 800: 785: 1674: 1796: 1587: 1518: 870: 835: 640: 469: 1580: 1463: 1328: 1156:
List of Quarter Session courts in Upper Canada and later in Canada West:
1146: 790: 663: 454: 419: 738:
was administered separately. These divisions were carried over into the
1816:"The Court of General Sessions, 1683-1847; In New York City, 1683-1962" 1398: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1344: 1062: 1052: 1027: 962: 947: 942: 922: 912: 775: 770: 765: 571: 529: 485: 1767: 1610: 1042: 997: 992: 977: 972: 927: 850: 780: 715: 481: 1373: 207:. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. 76: 1510: 1348: 1022: 982: 967: 932: 855: 805: 760: 564: 501: 1553:, which moved justices of the peace to sit in a uniform series of 1160:
Lunenburgh District 1788–1792 – sat at New Johnstown (present-day
1109:
List of quarter session courts in Lower Canada from 1763 to 1790:
1498: 1455: 1439: 1435: 1237: 1057: 1002: 952: 917: 907: 865: 544: 450: 1129:
replaced the quarter sessions chairman and that of the court by
698:. For county quarter sessions, this person was appointed by the 403:
that were traditionally held at four set times each year in the
1933: 1594:
and the courts' jurisdiction was placed under the pre-existing
1486: 1447: 795: 653: 601: 477: 423: 400: 377: 1697: 1695: 1431: 1340: 1032: 957: 611:
Highway diversions and closure (stopping up of rights of way)
574:. Most of these administrative functions were transferred to 408: 1797:
Guide to justice records - The National Archives of Scotland
658:
Managing their finances mainly by setting county rates (see
1637: 1494: 676: 618: 597: 1692: 1106:
was replaced with the Court of Quarter Sessions Chairman.
877:
That Act also created a separate quarter sessions for the
512:
judges accepted appointment, as it was a part-time one.
1911:
The common law tradition: essays in Irish legal history
1908: 1773: 1757: 1755: 1592:
constitution of that Commonwealth was rewritten in 1968
1426:
There were quarter sessions courts for each county and
694:
Every court of quarter sessions had a clerk called the
1199:
Mecklenburg District 1788–1792 – sat at Kingston (now
745: 1590:, the courts of general sessions continued until the 1153:
to replace the district system created in the 1780s.
1752: 1462:
abolished many city and borough courts, but Dublin,
687:
entitled to their own quarter sessions had a single
1351:, the quarter sessions have evolved into permanent 1327:Court of Quarter Sessions for the Middle Division, 636:(more local sittings of the magistrates themselves) 543:. These crimes were sent for trial at the periodic 101:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 498:English Criminal Justice in the Nineteenth Century 1085:Quarter Sessions were also held in the colony of 614:Construction and maintenance of county buildings 1951:Former courts and tribunals in England and Wales 1942: 1279:Hesse District 1788–1792 – sat at Sandwich (now 441:In 1972, all quarter sessions were abolished in 1182:1822–1849 – carved out from Johnstown District 1841:"Governmental Organization and Records System" 1075: 1851:: 21–22. April 1939 – via Google Books. 1176:1798–1849 – carved out from Eastern District 248:The examples and perspective in this article 1909:McEldowney, John F; O'Higgins, Paul (1990). 1976:Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1972 1786:The Courts of Justice Act, 1924, Section 51 1474:retained their courts of quarter sessions. 1228:Nassau District 1788–1792 – sat at Newark ( 64:Learn how and when to remove these messages 1730:(2nd ed.). Penguin. pp. 121–124. 468:The quarter sessions were named after the 326: 1460:Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 1414:Learn how and when to remove this message 645:The county militia, particularly per the 585:Supervision of how the vestries (of each 304:Learn how and when to remove this message 286:Learn how and when to remove this message 223:Learn how and when to remove this message 161:Learn how and when to remove this message 1966:Courts and tribunals established in 1388 1927: 1871:An Introduction to English Legal History 1845:Inventory of the County Archives of Ohio 1718: 1716: 1714: 1712: 1710: 1701: 1524:Quarter Sessions were abolished in the 528:, which were sent up by the process of 14: 1943: 1887: 1761: 1742:"Justices of the Peace Act 1949, s.10" 1722: 418:Quarter sessions generally sat in the 1913:. Irish Academic Press. p. 133. 1865: 1707: 1334: 581:These functions and powers included: 1396:adding citations to reliable sources 1367: 1321: 578:when they were established in 1888. 370:Court of Appeal of England and Wales 234: 172: 99:adding citations to reliable sources 70: 29: 1820:New York State Unified Court System 1551:District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 746:Non-county borough quarter sessions 24: 1891:"Quarter Sessions, Court of"  626:Supervision of public and private 25: 1987: 1971:1972 disestablishments in England 1358: 532:to be heard in quarter sessions. 407:from 1388; they were extended to 45:This article has multiple issues. 1888:Craies, William Feilden (1911). 1564: 1372: 1174:Johnstown District, Upper Canada 691:instead of a bench of justices. 632:Supervision and organisation of 332:Middlesex Sessions House in 1810 239: 177: 75: 34: 1859: 1833: 1774:McEldowney & O'Higgins 1990 1383:needs additional citations for 1136: 1097: 670: 567:for their respective counties. 515: 86:needs additional citations for 53:or discuss these issues on the 1961:1388 establishments in England 1873:(3rd ed.). Butterworths. 1808: 1790: 1779: 1734: 1667: 1287:Western District, Upper Canada 1207:Midland District, Upper Canada 1168:Eastern District, Upper Canada 742:that county councils covered. 449:, which replaced them and the 13: 1: 1655: 1503:assault with intent to murder 1303:Talbot District, Upper Canada 1293:London District, Upper Canada 1270:Simcoe District, Upper Canada 884:The more populous non-county 617:Administration of the county 491: 445:with the commencement of the 430:, and in numerous non-county 1936:: J Whitaker & Sons Ltd. 1660: 1479:Attorney-General for Ireland 1309:Huron District, Upper Canada 1299:Brock District, Upper Canada 1080: 7: 1802:September 27, 2011, at the 1650:Courts of England and Wales 1643: 1559:justice of the peace courts 1539: 1446:of the court sat alone. In 1430:as well as the boroughs of 1256:Gore District, Upper Canada 1076:Use by country or territory 660:Rates in the United Kingdom 463:justice of the peace courts 262:, discuss the issue on the 203:the claims made and adding 110:"Court of quarter sessions" 10: 1992: 1577:courts of general sessions 1568: 1530:Courts of Justice Act 1924 1363: 393:courts of quarter sessions 1928:Whitaker, Joseph (1968). 1849:Historical Records Survey 1679:National Library of Wales 1619:New York Court of Appeals 1571:Court of general sessions 1092: 589:) were administering the 557:Local Government Act 1888 375: 363: 353: 345: 337: 325: 321:Court of Quarter Sessions 320: 18:Court of Quarter Sessions 1513:, and all offences of a 1428:county of a city or town 1143:Province of Upper Canada 1070:(officially New Windsor) 550: 453:with a single permanent 1901:Encyclopædia Britannica 1583:in some jurisdictions. 1121:Trois-Rivières District 740:administrative counties 1847:(42). Columbus, Ohio: 1675:"Crime and Punishment" 1615:New York Supreme Court 1596:courts of common pleas 1483:Hedges Eyre Chatterton 1213:Prince Edward District 413:Laws in Wales Act 1535 1634:justices of the peace 1131:Montreal City Council 522:justices of the peace 1557:, since replaced by 1392:improve this article 1104:Governor of Montreal 1018:Newcastle-under-Lyme 736:Soke of Peterborough 704:justice of the peace 702:of the county – the 604:(and appointment of 268:create a new article 260:improve this article 250:may not represent a 95:improve this article 1956:Judiciary of Canada 1930:Whitaker's Almanack 1704:, pp. 465–466. 1626:Northwest Territory 1450:city, which had no 1262:Wellington District 1230:Niagara-on-the-Lake 1221:, Upper Canada 1837 1215:, Upper Canada 1831 1145:(later Province of 1932:(100th ed.). 1746:legislation.gov.uk 1728:The Queen’s Courts 1581:legislative bodies 1335:India and Malaysia 1234:York, Upper Canada 1186:Dalhousie District 1151:county governments 756:Berwick-upon-Tweed 696:clerk of the peace 537:capital punishment 524:without a jury in 405:Kingdom of England 384:Magistrates' Court 188:possibly contains 1920:978-0-7165-2397-0 1507:party processions 1424: 1423: 1416: 1322:Pre-Confederation 1219:Victoria District 1201:Kingston, Ontario 1180:Bathurst District 1162:Cornwall, Ontario 1127:Mayor of Montreal 1114:Montreal District 591:English Poor Laws 541:life imprisonment 496:Bentley notes in 443:England and Wales 389: 388: 358:England and Wales 314: 313: 306: 296: 295: 288: 270:, as appropriate. 233: 232: 225: 190:original research 171: 170: 163: 145: 68: 16:(Redirected from 1983: 1937: 1924: 1905: 1893: 1884: 1853: 1852: 1837: 1831: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1812: 1806: 1794: 1788: 1783: 1777: 1771: 1765: 1759: 1750: 1749: 1738: 1732: 1731: 1720: 1705: 1699: 1690: 1689: 1687: 1685: 1671: 1630:Arthur St. Clair 1598:in each county. 1526:Irish Free State 1419: 1412: 1408: 1405: 1399: 1376: 1368: 1281:Windsor, Ontario 1250:Niagara District 938:Bury St. Edmunds 816:Liberty of Ripon 732:Northamptonshire 700:custos rotulorum 647:Militia Act 1802 606:county surveyors 559:created elected 436:ancient boroughs 397:quarter sessions 380: 330: 318: 317: 309: 302: 291: 284: 280: 277: 271: 243: 242: 235: 228: 221: 217: 214: 208: 205:inline citations 181: 180: 173: 166: 159: 155: 152: 146: 144: 103: 79: 71: 60: 38: 37: 30: 21: 1991: 1990: 1986: 1985: 1984: 1982: 1981: 1980: 1941: 1940: 1921: 1881: 1862: 1857: 1856: 1839: 1838: 1834: 1824: 1822: 1814: 1813: 1809: 1804:Wayback Machine 1795: 1791: 1784: 1780: 1772: 1768: 1760: 1753: 1740: 1739: 1735: 1721: 1708: 1700: 1693: 1683: 1681: 1673: 1672: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1646: 1607:New York County 1573: 1567: 1555:district courts 1542: 1519:insurrectionary 1420: 1409: 1403: 1400: 1389: 1377: 1366: 1361: 1353:Sessions Courts 1337: 1324: 1232:) and later at 1139: 1118:Quebec District 1100: 1095: 1087:New South Wales 1083: 1078: 1073: 890:Courts Act 1971 875: 748: 681:County boroughs 673: 628:lunatic asylums 587:poor law parish 576:county councils 561:county councils 553: 518: 494: 459:district courts 447:Courts Act 1971 376: 333: 310: 299: 298: 297: 292: 281: 275: 272: 257: 244: 240: 229: 218: 212: 209: 194: 182: 178: 167: 156: 150: 147: 104: 102: 92: 80: 39: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1989: 1979: 1978: 1973: 1968: 1963: 1958: 1953: 1939: 1938: 1925: 1919: 1906: 1896:Chisholm, Hugh 1885: 1879: 1861: 1858: 1855: 1854: 1832: 1807: 1789: 1778: 1776:, p. 133. 1766: 1764:, p. 715. 1751: 1733: 1706: 1691: 1665: 1664: 1662: 1659: 1657: 1654: 1653: 1652: 1645: 1642: 1566: 1563: 1541: 1538: 1491:treason felony 1422: 1421: 1380: 1378: 1371: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1359:United Kingdom 1357: 1336: 1333: 1332: 1331: 1323: 1320: 1319: 1318: 1317: 1316: 1315: 1314: 1313: 1312: 1306: 1277: 1276: 1275: 1274: 1273: 1267: 1266: 1265: 1253: 1226: 1225: 1224: 1223: 1222: 1216: 1197: 1196: 1195: 1194: 1193: 1192: 1191: 1190: 1189: 1138: 1135: 1123: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1071: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 894: 874: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 826:Saffron Walden 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 752: 747: 744: 672: 669: 668: 667: 656: 650: 643: 637: 634:petty sessions 630: 624: 623: 622: 612: 609: 594: 552: 549: 526:petty sessions 517: 514: 493: 490: 428:county borough 411:following the 387: 386: 381: 373: 372: 367: 361: 360: 355: 351: 350: 347: 343: 342: 339: 335: 334: 331: 323: 322: 312: 311: 294: 293: 254:of the subject 252:worldwide view 247: 245: 238: 231: 230: 185: 183: 176: 169: 168: 151:September 2022 83: 81: 74: 69: 43: 42: 40: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1988: 1977: 1974: 1972: 1969: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1952: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1935: 1931: 1926: 1922: 1916: 1912: 1907: 1903: 1902: 1897: 1892: 1886: 1882: 1880:0-406-53101-3 1876: 1872: 1868: 1864: 1863: 1850: 1846: 1842: 1836: 1821: 1817: 1811: 1805: 1801: 1798: 1793: 1787: 1782: 1775: 1770: 1763: 1758: 1756: 1747: 1743: 1737: 1729: 1725: 1724:Archer, Peter 1719: 1717: 1715: 1713: 1711: 1703: 1702:Whitaker 1968 1698: 1696: 1680: 1676: 1670: 1666: 1651: 1648: 1647: 1641: 1639: 1635: 1631: 1627: 1622: 1620: 1616: 1612: 1608: 1604: 1599: 1597: 1593: 1589: 1584: 1582: 1578: 1572: 1565:United States 1562: 1560: 1556: 1552: 1547: 1537: 1535: 1534:Circuit Court 1531: 1527: 1522: 1520: 1516: 1512: 1508: 1504: 1500: 1496: 1492: 1488: 1484: 1480: 1477:In 1867, the 1475: 1473: 1472:Carrickfergus 1469: 1465: 1461: 1457: 1453: 1449: 1445: 1441: 1437: 1433: 1429: 1418: 1415: 1407: 1404:November 2010 1397: 1393: 1387: 1386: 1381:This section 1379: 1375: 1370: 1369: 1356: 1354: 1350: 1346: 1342: 1330: 1326: 1325: 1310: 1307: 1304: 1300: 1297: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1278: 1271: 1268: 1263: 1260: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1245: 1244:Home District 1242: 1241: 1239: 1235: 1231: 1227: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1198: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1163: 1159: 1158: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1134: 1132: 1128: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1111: 1110: 1107: 1105: 1090: 1088: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 895: 893: 891: 887: 882: 880: 879:Isle of Wight 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 786:Haverfordwest 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 753: 751: 743: 741: 737: 733: 729: 725: 721: 717: 712: 709: 705: 701: 697: 692: 690: 686: 682: 678: 665: 661: 657: 655: 651: 648: 644: 642: 641:public houses 639:Licensing of 638: 635: 631: 629: 625: 620: 616: 615: 613: 610: 607: 603: 599: 595: 592: 588: 584: 583: 582: 579: 577: 573: 568: 566: 562: 558: 548: 546: 542: 538: 533: 531: 527: 523: 513: 511: 507: 503: 499: 489: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 466: 464: 461:and later by 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 439: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 416: 414: 410: 406: 402: 398: 394: 385: 382: 379: 374: 371: 368: 366: 362: 359: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 329: 324: 319: 316: 308: 305: 290: 287: 279: 269: 265: 261: 255: 253: 246: 237: 236: 227: 224: 216: 206: 202: 198: 192: 191: 186:This article 184: 175: 174: 165: 162: 154: 143: 140: 136: 133: 129: 126: 122: 119: 115: 112: –  111: 107: 106:Find sources: 100: 96: 90: 89: 84:This article 82: 78: 73: 72: 67: 65: 58: 57: 52: 51: 46: 41: 32: 31: 19: 1929: 1910: 1899: 1870: 1860:Bibliography 1844: 1835: 1825:27 September 1823:. Retrieved 1819: 1810: 1792: 1781: 1769: 1745: 1736: 1727: 1682:. Retrieved 1678: 1669: 1623: 1600: 1588:Pennsylvania 1585: 1574: 1543: 1523: 1476: 1425: 1410: 1401: 1390:Please help 1385:verification 1382: 1338: 1155: 1140: 1137:Upper Canada 1124: 1108: 1101: 1098:Lower Canada 1084: 883: 876: 836:South Molton 749: 720:North Riding 713: 707: 699: 693: 674: 671:Organisation 580: 569: 554: 534: 519: 516:Jurisdiction 506:County Court 497: 495: 470:quarter days 467: 440: 417: 396: 392: 390: 378:Appeals from 354:Jurisdiction 315: 300: 282: 273: 249: 219: 210: 187: 157: 148: 138: 131: 124: 117: 105: 93:Please help 88:verification 85: 61: 54: 48: 47:Please help 44: 1867:Baker, John 1762:Craies 1911 1628:, Governor 1521:character. 1509:, election 1329:Nova Scotia 1147:Canada West 1048:Scarborough 988:King's Lynn 728:East Riding 724:West Riding 664:toll bridge 593:before 1834 572:magistrates 455:Crown Court 399:were local 338:Established 27:Local court 1945:Categories 1656:References 1569:See also: 1528:under the 1345:Bangladesh 1295:1798–1849 1289:1792–1849 1258:1816–1849 1246:1792–1849 1209:1792–1849 1170:1792–1849 1063:Winchester 1053:Shrewsbury 1028:Pontefract 963:Folkestone 943:Colchester 923:Bridgwater 913:Barnstaple 776:Chichester 771:Carmarthen 766:Bridgnorth 683:and other 596:Repair of 530:indictment 510:High Court 492:Reputation 488:sessions. 486:Michaelmas 365:Appeals to 276:March 2023 213:March 2023 197:improve it 121:newspapers 50:improve it 1661:Citations 1611:Manhattan 1515:political 1311:1838–1849 1305:1837–1849 1264:1838–1849 1252:1798–1849 1188:1838–1849 1081:Australia 1043:Salisbury 1038:Rochester 998:Maidstone 993:Lichfield 978:Guildford 973:Gravesend 928:Cambridge 851:Tenterden 781:Faversham 730:; whilst 716:Yorkshire 539:or later 482:Midsummer 346:Dissolved 264:talk page 201:verifying 56:talk page 1869:(1990). 1800:Archived 1726:(1963). 1644:See also 1603:New York 1540:Scotland 1444:recorder 1349:Malaysia 1023:Penzance 983:Hereford 968:Grantham 933:Carlisle 898:Abingdon 886:boroughs 861:Tiverton 856:Thetford 841:Stamford 831:Sandwich 811:Richmond 806:Oswestry 761:Bideford 718:had its 689:recorder 685:boroughs 502:evidence 474:Epiphany 432:boroughs 422:of each 258:You may 1898:(ed.). 1624:In the 1499:perjury 1456:treason 1452:assizes 1440:Youghal 1436:Kinsale 1364:Ireland 1238:Toronto 1236:(later 1068:Windsor 1058:Swindon 1013:Newbury 1003:Margate 953:Devizes 918:Bedford 908:Banbury 903:Andover 871:Wenlock 866:Warwick 846:Sudbury 708:custos. 602:bridges 545:assizes 451:assizes 195:Please 135:scholar 1934:London 1917:  1877:  1684:1 June 1546:county 1487:murder 1468:Galway 1458:. The 1448:Dublin 1442:. The 1438:, and 1093:Canada 1008:Newark 801:Maldon 796:Ludlow 726:, and 654:police 565:vestry 484:, and 478:Easter 424:county 401:courts 137:  130:  123:  116:  108:  1894:. In 1609:(now 1511:riots 1432:Derry 1341:India 1033:Poole 958:Dover 791:Hythe 598:roads 551:Civil 409:Wales 266:, or 142:JSTOR 128:books 1915:ISBN 1875:ISBN 1827:2018 1686:2021 1638:Ohio 1495:rape 1470:and 1464:Cork 1347:and 1301:and 1272:1837 948:Deal 677:jury 652:The 619:gaol 600:and 426:and 420:seat 391:The 349:1972 341:1388 114:news 1601:In 1586:In 1517:or 1394:by 1339:In 821:Rye 734:'s 621:(s) 508:or 395:or 199:by 97:by 1947:: 1843:. 1818:. 1754:^ 1744:. 1709:^ 1694:^ 1677:. 1561:. 1536:. 1505:, 1501:, 1497:, 1493:, 1489:, 1481:, 1466:, 1434:, 1355:. 1343:, 1283:) 1240:) 1203:) 1164:) 1133:. 1089:. 892:. 881:. 722:, 679:. 547:. 480:, 476:, 465:. 438:. 59:. 1923:. 1883:. 1829:. 1748:. 1688:. 1417:) 1411:( 1406:) 1402:( 1388:. 666:. 608:) 307:) 301:( 289:) 283:( 278:) 274:( 256:. 226:) 220:( 215:) 211:( 193:. 164:) 158:( 153:) 149:( 139:· 132:· 125:· 118:· 91:. 66:) 62:( 20:)

Index

Court of Quarter Sessions
improve it
talk page
Learn how and when to remove these messages

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Court of quarter sessions"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
original research
improve it
verifying
inline citations
Learn how and when to remove this message
worldwide view
improve this article
talk page
create a new article
Learn how and when to remove this message
Learn how and when to remove this message

England and Wales
Appeals to
Court of Appeal of England and Wales

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.