Posted with permission of the transcriber, Barb. Baker. Geo. <10 y.o. boy gets a month in gaol!> TOWN HALL, WHITEHAVEN. - THURSDAY, NOV. 29. (Before GEORGE HARRISON, Esq., JOHN SPENCER, Esq., JOS. YOUNGHUSBAND, Esq., JOHN SPENCER, Esq., and REV. H. LOWTHER) Several drunk and disorderly characters belonging to Whitehaven, Egremont, and Cleator Moor, were fined in the sum of 5s each for this misconduct. STEALING A WATCH - PATRICK M'CANN, a boy about ten years of age, who goes about selling sand, was charged with stealing a silver lever watch, the property of MRS. WEIR, of St. Bees, formerly of Carlisle. The watch was hanging in the kitchen, which the boy entered under the pretence of selling sand. He purloined the watch, and gave it to his mother, who is a disreputable character. The prisoner was committed to Carlisle gaol for one month. ASSAULTS. - ELIZABETH SCOTT was charged with assaulting SARAH ANN CROSS, a child about six years of age, by kicking her. Fined 10s. MARY TRIMMERY was charged with assaulting SARAH CUMMINGS, by throwing a stone at her face, which cut her severely near the right eye. The prisoner's conduct had been most violent and insulting. Fined 20s., or to be imprisoned for one month. JAMES WILDE was charged with having assaulted JAMES HARROCK. The defendant did not appear, and a warrant was granted for his apprehension. NEGLIGENT DRIVING. - GEORGE WALKER and JOSEPH TURNER were fined 20s each for being so far from their horses and carts, on the highway, as to have no control over them. THEFT. - ISABELLA THOMPSON was remanded till Saturday, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of goods from a dwelling-house in Strand-street, Whitehaven. ==============================================================