(Before W. E. CASELL, W. JAMES, A. F. HUDLESTON, Thos. SCOTT, Chas. FETHERSTONHAUGH, and Timty. FETHERSTONHAUGH, Esqrs., Colonel MACLEAN and the Rev. Octavins JAMES.)

Jane ADAMS, of Castle SOWERBY, grocer, was charged by Inspector ROBINSON with having in her shop on the 17th inst., five unjust weights and an unjust beam and scales. Fined £1

Elizabeth MARK, of Lamfield, Castle Sowerby, grocer, charged with having in her shop a similar number of unjust weights. Fined £1.

George MOFFAT, of Catterlon Mill, near Penrith was charged with having in his mill, on the 22nd inst., 6 unjust weights and an unjust beam and scales. One of the weights, a two stone, was above a pound light. The Inspector said he was prepared to prove that the defendant had sold meal and flour with the said weights for twenty years; and he made a calculation that if sixty stone per week were thus sold the loss to defendant’s customers during that period, would be about £300.

The scales were about tow pounds wrong - the scoop being two pound heavier than the scale for the weights. Defendant would not say anything about the two pound weight; but when the scales were used for weighing meal and flour, a two pound weight was always put on to balance them.

Mr. ROBINSON showed the defendant’s story was extremely improbable. The scales were produced, when Mr. R. showed that the position in which he found them was the way in which he invariable found unjust scales. The Bench considered this a serious case, and fined defendant £5.

Jane TOMLINSON and John STUBBS, both of whom live in a yard near Scumscaw, Penrith, had each procured a summons against the other and charged the other with assault and battery.

Jane had thrown a pail of dirty water upon John, and John had run Jane into her own house, tripped her up, and was choking her when Parker CROSBY came to her rescue.

The Bench thought the squabble illustrative of the adage “six of one, half a dozen of the other.” If they came there again they would be called on to find sureties or go to gaol.

Robert LANCASTER, of Lazonby, was committed to Carlisle gaol for three months for neglecting to maintain his wife and family, whereby they had become chargeable to the parish.

Mr. Edward WHYTE applied for license to open a theatre in Penrith. Granted.