From Western Post 23 March 1861: POLICE Tuesday, March 19 Before Messrs CADELL and LYONS BAYLY v SIMPSON, SIMPSON v BAYLY. Both cases were withdrawn. S RUTHERFORD was summoned for detaining a saw box, the property of W RAY. The parties had been working together, and requiring a box complainant ordered the one in dispute to be made, and had paid for it, which defendant denied. Case dismissed. Mr JAMES made application for T BLACKMAN being let out on bail, and explained the circumstance of his absconding on a former occasion. Mr CLARKE (for TEMPLETON) opposed bail being allowed especially as the Quarter Sessions were so near at hand. Bail refused. R ROPE was charged with killing a pig, the property of ___ TOUHY. Susan TOUHY, complainant's wife, said that on Tuesday while she was at breakfast the pig broke out of the sty; hearing the report of a gun she ran out, saw the smoke, and ROPE with a gun in his hand. She had no doubt that ROPE killed the pig; he was only three yards distant and his dog was close to it; when she got up to the pig it gave its last kick. She valued it at £4. ROPE said the pigs were a great nuisance to him; £10 would not pay for the damage they had done to his corn; they were so "flash" that as soon as they saw him they would immediately make for the creek. The pig not being more than a year old could not be worth £4. Verdict £2 10s and professional costs. James FOLEY was charged by N MACBEATH with furiously riding through Market-street, and endangering the life of a woman. Mr CADELL said the Bench were determined to do all in their power to put a stop to furious driving, not only on account of the public but likewise that of reckless riders. The full penalty was £10; in this instance they would inflict a smaller one, 20s, and hoped it would be a warning to others. John CRONEN was fined 5s for being drunk in Market-street. Robert CAMPBELL was charged with having in his possession a quantity of wearing apparel, supposed to have been stolen. C HARDY, chief constable, said he had received information that a quantity of clothes had been stolen from the residence of R F JACKSON, Menah Flat, by the prisoner. Meeting him in Market-street wearing clothes similar to those stolen; he asked him where he had got them. Prisoner replied he had bought part of them of Mr JUPP, the remainder he could give no satisfactory account as to how he became possessed of them. Remanded till Friday for the evidence of JUPP and the prisoner's mother. ***END*** Annette Piper Please note: Every effort has been to transcribe the above information correctly, however errors may have inadvertently been made. Spelling of surnames/places as appears in original.