The Assizes were held only in the Summer and always at Carlisle. 121 death sentences were passed leading to 22 confirmed and 3 probable executions for civil crimes which took place at Carlisle Low Sands.
A Special Commission of Gaol Delivery was held at Carlisle following the Jacobite Rising in 1745 – the Grand Jury meeting for the first time on August 1746 and the actual trials beginning on Tuesday, 9th September. These led to 33 executions.
| Assize date | Name | Crime | Execution date |
| S 25 August 1739 | John Saunderson | Burglary | S 15 September 1739 |
| “ | John Wilson | Burglary | S 15 September 1739 |
| “ | David Jelly | Burglary | S 15 September 1739 |
| Tu.12 August 1740 | John Graham | Horse theft | Possibly hanged |
| Tu. 4 August 1741 | James Woodbourn | Horse theft | Possibly hanged |
| Tu. 9 August 1743 | George Gibson | Murder | Possibly hanged |
| F 8 August 1746 | James Lowther | Murder | ??/??/1746 |
| “ | Samuel Clarke | Shop breaking | ??/??/1746 |
| S 13 August 1748 | Adam Graham | Murder | S 10 September 1748 (hanged in chains at Kingmoor, Carlisle) |
| Tu. 28 August 1753 | Anthony Mason | Sent threatening letter | S 15 September 1753 |
| Tu. 20 August 1754 | William Monkhouse | Forgery | S 7 September 1754 |
| “ | Thomas Robinson | Forgery | S 7 September 1754 |
| W 6 August 1755 | John Nelson | Highway robbery | S 30 August 1755 |
| “ | Richard Knowles | Housebreaking | S 6 December 1755 |
| W 1 Sept. 1756 | John Burton | Horse theft | S 25 September 1756 |
| S 22 August 1767 | Thomas Nicholson | Murder | M 31 August 1767 (hanged in chains on Carlton Fell) |
| S 29 July 1769 | John Whitfield | Murder | W 9 August 1769 |
| F 6 August 1779 | George Levingston | Burglary | W 8 September 1779 |
| F 22 August 1783 | William Fenwick | Stole in dwelling | S 13 September 1783 |
| F 18 August 1786 | Thomas Robinson | Sheep theft | S 9 September 1786 |
| F 25 July 1788 | John Johnston (22) | Burglary | S 16 August 1788 |
| “ | John Mitchell (18) | Burglary | S 16 August 1788 |
| F 26 August 1791 | Robert Thompson | Horse theft | S 17 September 1791 |
| “ | John Fearon | Murder of John Blacklin | Suicide 31/08/1791 |
| F 10 August 1792 | James Dunn | Horse theft | S 1 September 1792 |
| “ | James Welsh | Horse theft | M 17 September 1792 |
Executions as a result of the 1745 Jacobite Rising
Tried by a Special Commission on the 9th of September 1746. 134 people were to be tried of whom 4 were not actually indicted. 42 pleaded guilty (marked * below) and 49 were tried and found guilty. 33 were subsequently executed and 1 died in prison. Charles Douglas pleaded a peerage in the title of Lord Mordington. William Greenhill and John Stuart were too sick to stand trial. 36 were tried and acquitted.
Executed on Saturday, 18 October 1746 at Gallows Hill, Harraby near Carlisle (9)
- James Brand
- Donald Macdonald of Teirnardreish
- Francis Buchanan
- Donald Macdonald of Kinloch Moidart
- Hugh Cameron
- John Macnaughton
- Thomas Coppoch
- Edward Roper
- John Henderson
Executed on Tuesday, 21 October 1746 at Brampton (6)
- Michael Dellard
- Ronald Macdonald*
- James Innnes*
- Thomas Park*
- Peter (Patrick) Lindsey*
- Peter Taylor
Executed on Tuesday, 28 October 1746 at Penrith (7)
- James Harvey*
- Robert Lyon
- David Home*
- John Rowbotham*
- Valentine Holt*
- Andrew Swan*
- Philip Hunt*
Executed on Saturday, 15 November 1746 at Gallows Hill, Harraby near Carlisle (11)
- Molineaux Eaton
- Barnabas Matthew*
- Charles Gordon*
- Sir Archibald Primrose*
- Thomas Hayes
- Robert Reid*
- Patrick (Peter) Keir*
- Alexander Stevenson*
- James Mitchell*
- John Wallace*
- Patrick Murray
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