Saturday 24 Apr 1819 (p. 3, col. 2-3) COUNTY SESSIONS. The Easter Sessions for the County commenced at the Court Houses on Tuesday, and ended on Wednesday evening. Francis YATES, Esq. presided. Mr. Lewis TWENTYMAN was foreman of the grand jury. The Court was occupied the whole of the first day, and a great part of the second, in hearing parish appeals, of no interest except to the parties concerned. Thos. NASH, a private soldier belonging to a detachment of the 18th Hussars quartered in this city, was put to the bar, charged with stealing one shawl, one straw hat, and one gown, the property of Mr. James GILKERSON, innkeeper, in Rickergate. Mr. AGLIONBY, counsel for the prosecution, stated, that the prisoner was billetted at the house of Mr. GILKERSON, and had been removed about three weeks previous to the time that the articles were missed. What led to a suspicion of the prisoner was this-A woman was seen passing the prosecutor's door with part of the lost articles on her person-and on being asked where she got them, she said they were given to her by NASH.-Mr. AGLIONBY then called Isabella GRAHAM, who deposed that she came from Penrith to Carlisle on Monday week, and then knew nothing of the prisoner. The day after her arrival, she became acquainted with him at the Castle, where he then lived. She saw the prisoner on the evening of Thursday last, about eight o'clock, going towards Eden Bridge; he had a basket and a ban-box, in which were the articles mentioned in the indictment, and gave them to her, saying that she was to hold them till he returned. She waited half an hour to no purpose, and then went to her lodgings. On the following evening she saw the prisoner at the Castle, and asked him what she was to with the things; he then denied that he had given her any thing, and said that she was mistaken of the person. Witness told him she was sure that he was the man; he said he did not know what things she was talking about. Questioned by the Court.-She knew the prisoner; he was in his stable dress; it was nearly dark when she saw him. Court-Are not all the stable dresses alike?-Yes, but the men are not. The prisoner here said that he knew nothing of the witness. The prosecutor and his sister identified the property. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said that he could prove that he was not out of the barrack room on Thursday evening from four to half-past nine o'clock. He called Geo. CLARKE, a fellow-soldier, who stated that he and prisoner were sick on Thursday, and that NASH was not out of the room between the hours of four and nine.-A serjeant also swore that the prisoner was in the room till half-past nine. Major KENNEDY, the commanding officer in Carlisle, said that since joining the troop, the prisoner had ever borne an excellent character. He, the Major, had taken particular notice of him, and found him strictly honest.-The serjeant also bore testimony to the prisoner's good character. The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a verdict of, Not Guilty. R. PATTEN, I. CHAMBERS, R. BURNS, and F. TATE, four boys, the oldest of whom did not appear to be more than 12 years of age, were indicted for stealing some canvas from on board a vessel in Workington harbour. The evidence did not bring the guilt home to the prisoners, and the jury found them Not Guilty. After a suitable admonition from John CHRISTIAN, Esq. they were discharged. In one of the appeal cases which came on at these Sessions, the curious process of a Gretna Green marriage was detailed: our southern readers will be amused with it.--The love-struck swain met with the object of his passion at Carlisle Fair, and an immediate trip to Springfield, alias Gretna Green, was agreed upon; and in order to be merry as well as wise, they took a fiddler along with them, and a young man whom they accidentally met upon Carlisle Bridge. Arrived at the sacred spot, they were ushered, with due ceremony, into the presence of his reverence the Priest, who commenced the business by enquiring of the lovers if they had a ring; and being answered in the negative, he asked the bridegroom if he had any 'bacco: In this point he was more fortunate-a 'bacco box was produced, and the Priest, (said the witness) twined a ring of the 'bacco and put it upon the woman's finger: he recollected this very well, for the 'bacco ring fell off, and the Priest took it up and again putting it upon the bride's finger, said a few words, and they were married! The Priest then gave the woman a piece of paper, (called marriage lines) and the enraptured pair immediately retired to bed in the same room: the witness called upon them the next morning; he found the man in bed, and the woman sitting on the side of it in her petticoat!-This was brought forward as evidence to prove the marriage and the consummation. But it appears that the man afterwards repented of his bargain, for he endeavoured to take the "bit of paper" from his bride by force in order to destroy it.-Is it not a disgrace to the country that such foolish laws as these should have existence? Twelve Insolvent Debtors came into Court, eleven of whom were discharged and one was remanded for the purpose of amending his schedule.