From Western Post, Saturday, April 27, 1861 POLICE Friday 26th April Present - His Worship the Mayor, the Police Magistrate and T CADELL, Esq., J.P. Mrs MASON was brought up on warrant for disobeying summons and for being drunk, and using obscene language in the public streets. Prisoner pleaded guilty of being drunk, but, as usual, knew nothing of the bad language. Her reason for not appearing on Tuesday, was that she expected to be fined and was therefore preparing herself with change to pay. She promised to leave the town as soon as her husband returned. He was a fiddler, and earned plenty of money. Mr HARDY said prisoner had been brought up on the same charge before; she kept a very disorderly house, and repeated complaints were made to him about her. Fined 40s and costs. Alderman ATKINSON, William SIMPSON and John SWORDS were each fined 5s and costs for offending against the Towns Police Act. The magistrates said that for the first offence they would only inflict a small penalty; a second complaint would be more severely dealt with. Jacob JULIAN appeared to answer a charge for having supplied a person with spirits on Sunday. Mr BRODRIBB explained that the spirits were given to a party who was considered a traveller. Mr JULIAN, who was ill at the time, hearing some one in the house, called out that nothing was to be given; it was, however, too late, his daughter having served the party. The Bench said, considering that this was a first offence, and the good character the house bore, they would only inflict a penalty of 10s. J WALSH, poundkeeper, was summoned by Mr MARLAY under the Tenants Act for unlawfully keeping possession of a farm at Oakfield. Mr CLARKE (for TEMPLETON) appeared for Mr MARLAY. H THURSTON, clerk to Mr TEMPLETON, proved serving a summons personally on WALSH on Monday evening returnable this day (Friday). He explained to him the nature of it, which he said he fully understood. At the same time he expressed his willingness to give up possession of the farm. Mr WALSH here delivered the lease to the Court, which at once settled the case. The adjourned case of RAYNER against NOONAN for having a horse in his possession, supposed to stolen was again adjourned in order to obtain the presence of a witness from Molong, no return having been made of the summons issued on the day of the first hearing of the case. ***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.