From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper Wednesday 30 October, 1861 Agents for Western Post Bathurst, SIMPSON, William-st Bowenfels, William CORDERY Cobbera, J BLAKEMORE Coolah, John M'CUBBIN Cassilis, __MILLER Coonabarabran, Wm. FIELD Coonamble, James M'CUBBIN Dubbo, __McDONALD Erringganerring, H WINTERS Keen's Swamp, W RUSSELL Grattai, Edward COVER Guntawang, __GOLDSMITH Little Hartley, George JARVIS Long Creek, C WHITFIELD Louisa Creek (Hargraves), T SPRATT Merri Merri, Samuel NIXON Mundooran, David COCKBURNE Merriwa, David MUNRO Narrabri, Namoi River, George LEWIS Oakey Creek, __ALLISON Orange, James DALE Rylestone, Dr. WESTON Sydney, GREVILLE, Bridge-st. Tambaroora, __SLACK Urawilky, James HALL Wallgett, C J HUNT Wee Waa, Wm. THURLOW Wellington, __DUCKET Windeyer, Robert H SMITH POLICE COURT Tuesday, October 29th Before the Police Magistrate, his Worship the Mayor, and G H COX, Esq. John McDONALD, alias Strike-a-light, for being found lying drunk in the public streets on Saturday last, and also for being a rogue and a vagabond. Constable MORAN said he found the prisoner in Market-street on Saturday last lying down drunk. Has known prisoner for seven or eight months. The prisoner has done no work during that time. Has no residence, and no means of support. The Bench, after cautioning him to leave the district at the termination of his present imprisonment, sent defendant to gaol for seven days. William SIMPSON was charged by Edward BAYLY with having, on Sunday evening last, called him a lying villain, and using other language calculated to incite the complainant to a breach of the peace. A dispute, it appeared, arose with regard to some of defendant's cows, and the result was some very indecorous language. The Bench, remarking that it was a very unhappy mode of spending a Sunday evening, fined the defendant 10s., and 3s. 6d. costs. COX v. MACKENZIE, to obtain possession of a farm on Menah Flat, was postponed to Friday next. Elizabeth SCOTT was charged by Sarah KENNEDY with having called her names, and used insulting language to her in Market-street, on Monday, the 21st instant. The quarrel arose at first between the children of the two parties, and the Bench, considering it six of one and half a dozen of the other, fined the defendant 1s., and 3s. 6d. costs. ***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