From Western Post August 21, 1861 DEATH At the Upper Meroo, on the 16th July, Mary, the beloved wife of Mr R GLASSCOCK, aged 30 years. BIRTH On the 20th instant, at her residence, Gladstone-street, the wife of Mr L KNIGHT, of a son. POLICE COURT Tuesday Aug 20th Before the Police Magistrate, His Worship the Mayor, and Thomas CADELL, Esq., J.P. Thomas JONES, charged with being drunk in Market-street, was fined five shillings. Not having the money he was ordered to be lock up twenty four hours. H ORAM charged with using obscene language in the public streets on Sunday last, during divine service. Pleased as an excuse, vexation through losing a case in Court last week. In consideration of his having been locked up since Saturday, and not having previously been brought before the bench, he was fined 10s. Not having, as he said, the money, he was about being locked up for twenty four hours' longer, when, to his surprise, his friend Mr McBEATH, said he had had a note belonging to him which was taken from him at the time he was locked up. Richard BROWN, charged with being drunk, which he denied. Constable MORAN said he found prisoner drunk in Mortimer-street, between twelve and one o'clock this morning; he told him to go him, which he promised to do. Returning some time after, and finding him still there, he took him into custody. BROWN said he was looking after his mate, who was at Mrs MASON's and he wanted to know if he would be ready to go to work in the morning. Fined 10s or twenty four hours in the lock up. James COUGHLAN. Mr BRODRIBB applied on behalf of prisoner's wife, that instead of a letter being sent below, recommending that prisoner's ticket should be cancelled, that an application might be made to have him transferred to one of the pastoral districts, where he would not have the means of getting drunk, and at the same time be able to support his family. The Bench declined doing so, but said they would, on consideration of the children, give the prisoner one more chance; and after very seriously addressing him upon his conduct, agreed to release him at the expiration of his seven days, with the assurance that if he ever again appeared before the bench, upon no matter how trivial a charge, that his ticket would be cancelled. MERRIWA August 7 - Black Harry seem to baffle the attempts of his pursuers since he committed the shocking affair at Little Creek, near this place. He has twice robbed Messrs MARLAY and HUTCHING's sheep stations. On the afternoon of Thursday last, at two o'clock, he violated the person of a child about eleven years of age, the step daughter of man named MURRAY, who resides on the Liverpool side of M'Donald's Gap. After effecting his purpose, he told the girl he would fetch a knife and cut her throat. He ran off, as if to get a knife, and the little girl ran home. The stepfather, with indescribable apathy, went out and remained with the sheep (the little girl had been shepherding) and it was not until ten o'clock on Friday that night at stranger brought the tidings to this place. Early on Saturday morning Messrs BETTINGTON, WHITE and a few of Mr BETTINGTON's men, with the constables, started off to aid in pursuing the vile wretch. On Sunday a party of some fifteen or sixteen h! ad assembled on the Liverpool Range. These divided into two sections, and stealthily proceeded to search the secluded nooks. About noon one of the parties heard a shot, then another, and another. They now felt convinced the other party had fallen in with Black Harry, and that he was showing fight. They made off in hot haste for the supposed scene of conflict, and after nearly exhausting themselves in a race up the mountain, found the whole affair to be nothing more than a Murrurundi man, who ought to have known better, amusing himself shooting wallabies. After this intimation to the black, if within hearing, to hide well, our gentlemen thought their presence there no longer necessary, and they returned home. On Tuesday night word was brought into town that nearly twenty miles from MURRAY's he had robbed another hut, a pistol being part of the plunder he had carried off. Afterwards he passed a man on the plains; but the man being unarmed, he feared to attack the black, who carried a double barreled gun and a pistol. Shortly after he approached a hut, and but discharging his gun, summoned those within to appear; none answering his call but a woman, he entered, and ordered the trembling creature to make dinner ready for him, and to lose no time about it. The woman having obeyed his order, Harry sat down, placing his pistol before him and gun beside him. The poor woman, under the pretence of going out for a piece of wood for the fire, ran off, and hid herself in the cedar scrub close by. The woman watched him go away from the hut and make for the mountains. Shortly after leaving the hut he fired four shots, perhaps to deter any one from following him. As MILLS' little girl has not been seen since the 17th ultimo, I fear much that he has murdered the poor little thing. The subscriptions to aid the reward the Government may offer for his apprehension amounted, on Saturday last, to £83 10s. I saw MILLS' little boy last Sunday evening. The boy is quite sensible, but very weak. I think his recovery is very doubtful. The father showed me a piece of the skull about the size of a fourpenny piece, which oozed out from the wound in the back of the neck. A resident of Merriwa. EDUCATION A Lady, long resident in France, a member of the Church of England, who during the last three years has filled the situation of Governess in the families of G ROUSE, Esq., and of William LEWIS, Esq., wishes for another engagement. Address Miss BANFIELD, office of the Western Post, Mudgee. ***END*** N.B. All care has been taken to transcribe the above accurately, however errors may have been inadvertently made. Spelling of names/places should be as appears in original. Transcribed from microfilm available from the State Library. Annette Piper Coolah NSW