From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 23 October 1861: POLICE COURT Monday, October 21 Present the Police Magistrate, and his worship the Mayor. William JONES, charge by constable KELLY with being drunk in Perry-street, was fined ten shillings. Tuesday, October 22 Present the Police Magistrate, and his worship the Mayor, R LOWE and T CADELL, Esqrs. T BLACK, charged by Mr. HARDY, chief constable, with being drunk in Market-lane. It being his first offence, and having been in the lock-up since Sunday, he was discharged. Daniel HERN, charged with drunkenness. C HARDY, chief constable, said it was prisoner's seventh offence. HERN pleaded for forgiveness, and the fact that when drunk he was harmless. The Bench said they were inclined to send him to Bathurst, and would do so the next time he was brought before them, and fined him 20s, or forty-eight hours in the lock-up. W BALL, summoned for trespass of pigs. Defendant not appearing. Constable MILLER proved the service of the summons. M H LYONS - the complainant said that he was constantly annoyed by defendant's pigs: on the 16th instant he found nine pigs in his lucerne paddock;. He drove them to defendant's yard and demanded 45s damages. The Act allowed him 10s each, but it was not the money he sought; he wanted to be rid of the nuisance. Defendant had nearly 50 pigs, which were constantly running about the neighbour's places. The Bench said that they had received a letter yesterday, complaining about the nuisance the same pigs were to the whole neighbourhood, and recommended that some of the inhabitants prefer a charge against the owner, which would lead to their removal. Fined 45s and 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