Transcribed by 'Steve'. Geo. THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE SATURDAY 18th JULY 1863 PASSING BAD MONEY John Fisher, a navvy, was brought before the Keswick magistrates, on Wednesday week, on a charge of passing bad money, Isabella Fisher, a widow, who keeps a bread shop at Thornthwaite, stated that on the preceeding Wednesday night the prisoner bought a loaf of her for 8 d, for which he gave in payment a half-crown piece, and received the change. On the next morning she discovered the coin to be false. Two other men were with the prisoner at the time he bought the loaf, which, on leaving the shop, he placed on the road, and kicked it along, when one of his companions took it up and placed it under his arm. On the same day the prisoner purchased some groceries from Mary Bell, of Thornthwaite, giving her a half-crown in payment. She at once discovered that it was a counterfeit, and desired him to return the groceries and change which she had given him. He refused to do so at first, but on threatening to call for assistance, complied. On the same night the prisoner went with a young man to the Swan Inn, at Thornthwaite, and ordered a quart of ale. He offered half a crown in payment, which Mrs. Bowman declined to take, thinking it had a suspicious look, upon which his comrade paid for the ale, and she returned the coin to the prisoner. Prisoner said he had not been in Mrs. Bell's since Thursday week. He asked if the magistrate could try him there. The chairman said they could not do so, and committed him to take his trial at Carlisle. Steve