From Western Post, Saturday, February 2, 1861: POLICE J ORAM, charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Market-street, was discharged. Martin GRADY v. C WILLIAMS. Summons under Masters and Servants Act for wages. Dismissed - no appearance. Friday, February 1 Before his Worship the Mayor, E MARLAY, and M H LYONS, Esqrs., J.P.'s. R LINSON pleaded guilty of being drunk in the public streets. Fined 5s., this being his first offence. M DONOHUE was remanded on a charge of arson till Tuesday next. J BLOODSWORTH appeared to answer a complaint of J JUPP for unlawfully detaining a grey horse, the property of Miss JUPP. Mr JAMES appeared for complainant, Mr BRODRIBB for defendant. James JUPP on oath stated that the horse in question was the property of his daughter, who was under age; it was purchased of G IVORY about eighteen months since, and was branded MJ on near shoulder, JB onjoined on off shoulder. On the 17th January he and Marther came into Mudgee together; they separated for a short time while he went into the blacksmith's shop; shortly after his daughter came to him and said that Mr. BLOODSWORTH had taken the horse away from her. He immediately followed him and requested that the horse should be returned, which Mr. BLOODSWORTH refused to do. For the defence. R HOWE was called, who said that he had been in Mr. BLOODSWORTH's service as stockman about three years. Was present when the horse in question was marked with Mr.BLOODSWORTH's brand when it was two years' old; it strayed away from Mundooran. It was unbroken. Other horses have been missed; they were not to his knowledge advertised for. He had no doubt that the horse in the yard was the one in question. The horse was next examined. When after a deal of cross firing between the lawyers, the Bench declared the horse to be unlawfully in the possession of Mr. BLOODSWORTH, and ordered it to be restored to Mr. JUPP. A second case for a saddle, &c., was not gone into, Mr BRODRIBB promising to give delivery of them immediately. ***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.