Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, April 9th, 1880 CUMBERLAND QUARTER SESSIONS. The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the county of Cumberland were opened in the Crown Court, in this city, on Tuesday, for the trial of prisoners. PLEADED GUILTY. ROBERT WORKMAN, farm labourer(42), imperfectly instructed, pleaded guilty to obtaining some groceries by false pretences from Mrs. WILSON, Lazonby, on the 19th of January. He was further charged with obtaining goods by false pretences from Thomas TIFFIN, Lazonby, on the same date, but the grand jury ignored the bill in this case.—The prisoner, who had been previously convicted, was sentenced to 12 calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. CHARLES MURPHY, collier (28), neither reads nor writes, pleaded guilty to stealing about seven pounds of pork from the shop of Mrs. JENKINSON,Whitehaven, on the 2nd inst., and, having admitted a precious conviction, he was ordered to be imprisoned for three calendar months, with hard labour JAMES INMAN, labourer (37), neither reads no writes, pleaded guilty to stealing a purse and money from Mrs. BURNS, Whitehaven, on the 24th of March. He admitted to a previous conviction at Lancaster.—Sentenced to six calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. PATRICK CORR, labourer (21), imperfectly instructed, pleaded guilty to obtaining a suit of clothes and other goods from John ROBINSON, draper, Aspatria, by false pretences, on the 30th Sept., 1878; also to stealing some shirts and other goods belonging to Skelton HAYSTON, near Wigton, on the 21st of February last.—He was sentenced to six calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. THOMAS DALTON, labourer, a boy, imperfectly instructed, pleaded guilty to stealing some goods from the premises of John N. BISSELL, Wigton, on the 27th of March, and was ordered to be imprisoned for four calendar months' with hard labour. MARY WILSON, hawker (28), able to read, pleaded guilty to stealing two blankets, the property of John McGORRIAN, Whitehaven, on the 31st of March, and was sentenced to three calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. -- Emily Smith