Western Post, 23rd March 1861: Friday, March 22 Before his Worship the Mayor and Messrs LYONS and CADELL. Robert CAMPBELL, remanded on a charge of having a quantity of clothes in his possession supposed to have been stolen, was discharged for want of evidence. Ellen HAYES was charged with stealing a quantity of wine from the Settler's Stores. Mr CROSSING deposed that the prisoner was his hired servant and had no authority to go into his cellars. On Wednesday she was in a state of intoxication, and refused to do her work; upon speaking to her on the subject she grossly insulted him. H. BENNETT, storekeeper to Mr CROSSING, said on the evening of the day in question the woman came down the cellar with a mug for some wine; supposing her to have been sent, he allowed her to fill the mug. She had been down on former occasions. The mug of wine would be worth 1s. There being no further evidence, his Worshop addressed the prisoner to her improper behaviour and discharged her with a caution. John CORN, who has several times been before the Bench in consequence of being of unsound mind, was in consideration of his improved appearance, and his wishing to have another opportunity of obtaining work, discharged. Samuel FOWLER, alias BREMER, was summoned his apprentice. W B MAKEPIECE having been questioned by the Mayor on the nature of an oath, which the boy answered satisfactorily, was sworn, and said that in the middle of the night of Wednesday his master got up and accused him with eating the fruit, and struck him every time he answered contrary to his wish. Neither or them were dressed at the time. He was beaten again on another occasion, and availed himself the same evening of Mr FOWLER's absence while he was at chapel, and ran away. He spent the night in the fields, not liking to go home, FOLWER having often told him that if he ever ran away he would have him put in the lock up. He afterwards went home, when his mother had to send for the doctor to dress his back, which was very badly hurt with the blows he had received. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr CLARKE, who defended the case, conferred with Mr BRODRIBB, who was on the other side, which resulted in both parti! es agreeing to cancel the indentures. T BALLARD v John CRIMMINS. Case of assault. Was in consequence of an important witness named "Jack the lagger", adjourned till the 9th April. ***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.