From Western Post, Saturday, January 19, 1861: POLICE Tuesday, January 15 Before his Worship the Mayor, T CADELL and M H LYONS, Esqrs., J.P.s. G BLAKE v T MILLS. Settled out of court. A D NEAL was charged with assaulting a boy of the name of WALSH. Complainant said he was in a paddock when, without provocation, defendant struck him with a clod, threw him on the ground as if he had been a dog, and then kicked him. Fined 20s and costs, or three days imprisonment. M WALSH, father of the boy, preferred a charge against NEAL for threatening to assault him. Complainant, seeing his boy ill-used, remonstrated with defendant, when he said, if he did not mind, he would kick his ______ brains out, and fearing that he would carry out his threat, he sought protection of the Court. Bound over for six months to keep the peace. P McIVOR was again remanded in consequence of the absence of Mr. OLIVER. W LAWLOR was likewise remanded on a charge of horsestealing. ***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.