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Saturday 19 Apr 1845 (p. 3, col. 7) Deaths. At Rickergate, on the 11th instant, John MACHELL, Esq., aged 71 years. In Robert Street, on the 16th instant, after a long illness, Isabella, wife of Mr. John EDMONDSON, aged 48 years. In Water Street, on the 16th inst., Thomas, son of Robertson BARTLEY, aged five years. In Backhouse's Walk, on the 17th instant, Jane LOVE, aged two years. In Waugh's Lane, Botchergate, on the 18th instant, Mrs. COLLENS, aged 69 years. In Union Street, Botchergate, on the 18th instant, Elizabeth BLACK, aged seven years. At the Dam Side, on the 14th inst., Jane KNUBLEY, aged 26. At the house of her son-in-law, Mr. Jno. GILL, of Great Corby, on the 7th instant, Mrs. Mary IRWIN, relict of the late Edward IRWIN, aged 72 years, who for the space of thirty- five years practised midwifery in Carlisle and the neighbourhood,-much respected. At Stanwix, on Tuesday last the 15th inst., Jane KNIGHT, aged 81 years,-highly respected by all who knew her. At Stubbins' Print Works, Ramsbottom, near Bury, on Sunday the 13th instant, Mr. Christopher LAMB, calico-printer, in his 71st year, for some time in the employ of Messrs. LOSH. At his residence, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, on the 9th inst., Francis MATTHEWS, Esq., aged 55 years, Member of the House of Keys. He was a native of Carlisle, and much and deeply regretted by a numerous circle of friends. At Ling House, near Hesket, on the 8th instant, Mr. William HETHERINGTON, aged 50 years,-in consequence of a fall from his horse on returning from Penrith market. At Brampton, on Sunday the 13th instant, Mr. William BELL, formerly butcher, aged 80,-much respected. At Armathwaite, on the 10th, Mrs. SLACK, advanced in years. At Aiket Gate, on the 11th instant, Margaret, the wife of Wm. BIRD, aged 40 years. At Longtown, on the 14th inst., Mr. John ARMSTRONG, tailor, aged 90 years. At Penrith, on the 12th instant, Catherine, wife of Mr. Wm. HUDDART, post boy, aged 32; on the 13th, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. William GRISDALE, dancing master, aged 21; on the 15th, Mr. John THOMAS, shoemaker, aged 88; on the 19th, Mr. Isaac SMITH, labourer, aged 33. At Hilton, on Tuesday last, Mr. Stephen BLACKETT, aged 68 years,-much respected. At Upper Nentsbury, near Alston, on the 12th inst., John, son of Mr. Isaac HARRISON, aged 23 years. At Nenthead, on the 13th instant, Mary, daughter of Mr. A. HEWITSON, aged 17 years. At Greencroft, Annan, on the 11th inst., Miss Jessie V. JOHNSTONE, after a protracted illness. At Whitehaven, on Tuesday week, Mr. John STEELE, aged 49, for many years clerk of St. Nicholas's Chapel. At Liverpool, on Friday week, Mr. H. CONNELL, joiner and cabinet maker, aged 23 years, youngest son of Mr. Anthony CONNELL, late of Whitehaven. On Thursday last, at the Bearmouth, near Whitehaven, after a short but severe illness, Mr. Edward PARTINGTON, aged 63; at the Union Workhouse, Whitehaven, on the 14th inst., Robert SEWELL, shoemaker, aged 66, late of New Church. At Preston, on the 4th inst., Mrs. Ann FISHER, late of Whitehaven, aged 85 years. At the High Side, Bassenthwaite, on Sunday week, Mrs. THOMPSON, wife of Mr. THOMPSON, formerly of the Sun Inn, in Cockermouth, advanced in years. At Parton, near Whitehaven, last week, Mr. Daniel MURRAY, aged 62 years. At Harrington, on Thursday last, Mrs. Sarah WILSON, in the 86th year of her age. At Distington, on Saturday last, Jane, the wife of Mr. George JACKSON, of that place, aged 70 years. At Buxted, Sussex, on the 6th inst., the wife of the Rev. Wm. FALCON, and daughter of Nicholas SIMON, Esq., of Lincolns Inn. At Workington, on the 11th instant, Sarah, daughter of Mr. James SHARP, aged 10 weeks; on the 12th, Mrs. Jane SPROATT, widow, aged 91 years. At Cockermouth, on Monday week, Jane, wife of Mr. John SWAINSON, aged 72 years; and on Saturday last, Mr. Robert STALKER, hatter, aged 69 years. At Blennerhasset, on Wednesday the 26th March, Mr. John IREDALE, yeoman, aged 86 years. At Liverpool, on the 11th instant, Joseph William, son of Captain Joseph Lancaster ROBINSON, of the barque Sanderson, aged 14 months. At Esk, near Whitehaven, on Friday week, at the advanced age of 83 years, Mr. Edmund LANCASTER, yeoman, formerly of Shap Wells, and lately of Great Strickland. At Papcastle, on Monday, Mrs. BIRBECK, aged 53, relict of the late Joseph BIRBECK, Esq., of that place.

Saturday 19 Apr 1845 (p. 3, col. 7) Birth. At Widey Court, Devon, on the 11th instant, the lady of P. A. MORSHEAD, Esq., Royal Artillery, of a daughter. Marriages. At St. Cuthbert's Church, in this city, on the 30th March, Mr. Robert ALLISON, hair-dresser, Botchergate, to Miss Mary LITTLE, of Stanwix. At St. Mary's Church, on the 14th instant, Mr. Isaac PEEL, of St. Alban's Row, to Miss Mary BELL, of the same place. At Penrith, on the 13th instant, Mr. LIVACK [John LIVICK according to FreeBMD], grocer, to Mrs. Ann NOBLE. At Trinity Church, Whitehaven, Mr. Robert BENNETT, of Bladwick, Wigtownshire, to Miss Sarah STUBBS. At the Parish Church, Workington, on the 8th inst., Mr. John WILSON, mariner, to Miss Mary CURRY. At Harrington, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Peter VON ESSEN, A.M., Rector, John, eldest son of Joseph DICKINSON, Esq., of Red How, Lamplugh, to Jane, only daughter of the late Mr. A. S. PEILE, of Harrington. At Raehills, on the 10th inst., by the Right Rev. and Hon. the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, Sir Graham GRAHAM MONTGOMERY, Bart., of Stanhope, to Alice, youngest daughter of John James HOPE JOHNSTONE, Esq., of Annandale, M.P. At the Collegiate Church, Manchester, by the Rev. W. W. JOHNSON, M.D., Mr. Henry ROBINSON, Cheetham Hill, to Harriet, widow of the late William SEWELL, Bolton-le-Moors. At Crosthwaite Church, Keswick, on Sunday last, Mr. Reuben WREN, groom in the service of James STANGER, Esq., of Lairthwaite, to Miss Sarah YOUNGHUSBAND, of Melbeck, Underskiddaw, near Keswick. On the 10th instant, Thomas Wilson BURR [Thomas William BURR according to FreeBMD], of London, solicitor, to Mary Ann, second daughter of Robert GREENWOOD, Esq., London, solicitor, formerly of Kendal. At Kirkmaughold, Isle of Man, on the 10th instant, Mr. Robt. KELLY, merchant, Douglas, to Isabella Margaret, eldest daughter of Thomas FARGHER, Esq., of Ballafayle, in the parish of Kirkmaughold. At Harbledown Church, on the 9th inst., the Dowager Marchioness of Hastings, Baroness Grey de Ruthyn, to Captain Hastings Reginald HENRY, R.N. SINGULAR MARRIAGE.-A couple were united in the bands of wedlock at Lasswade, on Monday last, one of whom, the bridegroom, is 75 years of age, and buried his last wife, we are informed, only five weeks ago!

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT APPLEBY .... Part III THE REV. J. SYER said he had been accused, and falsely accused, of acting in an underhand manner in the appointment of trustees to Murton School. He most emphatically denied that the notice was ever posed in the school-room. Copies of the notice were place in conspicuous places in every village, in accordance with instructions sent down by the Commissioners; and no objections having been forwarded within the time specified, another order was sent down, and he then proceeded with the appointment in an open, straightforward manner. He explained what he had done since the passing of the Education Act in 1870 to further the interests of the school; and said he had never gone against his parishioners, with every on of whom he could shake hands, and was not afraid to visit them on their dying beds. Unjust and untrue statements would never help the advocates of a School Board to carry their cause. He spoke strongly against the scheme, because he was convinced that it was not required in that district; and concluded with an amusing imaginary sketch of the miseries and trials to which the members of the School Board would be exposed, if ever such a body was formed in the parish. MR. JOHN CROSBY, of Powis House, said he was not ashamed to vow that he was a Nonconformist, and he did not see why Dissenters, who possessed consciences as well as Churchmen, should not have a voice in deciding what shape the school management should take. MR. REDGER did not think that any one had a word to say against MR. SYER as a clergyman. He was not afraid of what the gentleman might do; but when they found a great section of the Church of England halfway on the road to Rome, he thought they could not be too careful in guarding against the Ritualists getting the thin end of the wedge into the parish. An explanatory conversation followed, at the close of which............ The Chairman announced that he was about to put the question “Is it expedient that a School Board should be formed for the parish of St. Michael ?” but before doing so requested all who had not a vote to retire. This request having been complied with, the “ayes” parted themselves from the “noes”, and took up a position in an adjoining room, leaving the latter upon the benches. MR. SHEPHERD and MR. SANDERSON acted as “tellers”, and both sides having been counted, considerable excitement was manifested in the result, which it was seen must be very close. In a short time the Chairman announced that the motion for the formation of a School Board had been carried by 43 to 40. MR. THOMAS PEARSON then stepped forward and demanded a poll of the parish, which is fixed to take place on Thursday, July 2nd. The meeting then separated. _______________________________________________________________ barb, ontario, canada.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT APPLEBY .... Part II MR. SHEPHERD expressed his gratification that the state of the schools in the district had been alluded to by the previous speakers, as it afforded him an opportunity of stating the result of his own enquiries upon the matter. For years the school at Bongate had received the watchful care an zealous attention of MR. BELLAS; and only on the previous Thursday MR. THOM told him that he considered the school an excellent one, that it was well looked after, and had proved a useful and valuable institution in the parish. Testimony like this and from such a source he regarded as invaluable. [ Hear, Hear ] Referring to the schools at Hilton and Murton, he defended the action taken by MR. SYER with respect to the appointment of trustees, which in his opinion was rather deserving of praise than reprobation; and explained that the present schoolmaster could, if he liked, retain his position as long as he lived; and no one had the power to deprive him of the income of £16 per annum arising from five or six acres of land with which the school was endowed. He ridiculed the assertion that £500 would only be needed to carry out all the conditions which Government would require if a School Board were formed, and showed by comparison with other places, where School Boards had been established and schools built, that the probability was the sum to be raised by the parish would approach nearer £2000, and perhaps exceed it. Now, was it wise, was it judicious, to expend so large an amount of the ratepayers’ money merely for an idea ? .... for it was nothing more. [ Hear, Hear ] No complaint had ever reached his ears of the neglect of education in the parish; on the contrary, it had been pushed forward with praiseworthy assiduity, and promoted by the greatest liberality. [ Hear, Hear ] He vigorously attacked the compulsory clause of the Education Act, and expressed his firm belief that its application in the parish of St. Michael would be attended with deterrent rather than beneficial results. His advice, then, was to adhere to the present system, which they had enjoyed for years, which had served the parish well, and one under which many a youth had been trained to become an admirable, respected, and prosperous man of business; and who, in the period of advanced life and prosperity, looked back with gratification and pride upon the advantages he had received by means of education under the voluntary system. [ Applause ] He concluded by moving that it was not expedient a School Board should be formed for the district. MR. G. R. THOMPSON said not one word had been uttered by MR. SHEPHERD to indicate how the money was to be raised for carrying on the schools under the voluntary system and adapting them to the requirements of the Education Act, although he understood the previous meeting was adjourned to afford the opponents of change an opportunity of giving the necessary explanation. He did not see that any greater cost would be incurred under a School Board than under the voluntary system, and in his opinion by the former plan, the ratepayers of the parish would be far more benefitted than by the latter. He had no fault to find with the previous management of the schools; but as times changed, it was necessary to go along with the times, and one of those changes which seemed now to be a necessity was to compel children to attend school. For this purpose a rate would be levied upon the whole parish, and thus every one would be compelled to contribute his quota to the promotion of the education of the young. If the plan which he supported was carried out, the parishioners would have the selection of the persons to constitute the School Board in their own hand; and he believed that the schools would thus be more efficient than before, and that the managers would be in a position to pay the schoolmasters better salaries. [ Hear, Hear ] .......................to be continued. _________________________ barb, ontario, canada.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT APPLEBY. .... Part 1 A numerously attended meeting of the ratepayers of the Parish of St. Michael, was held in the National School-room, Bongate, on Saturday afternoon last. The REV. T. BELLAS was unanimously elected to preside, and amongst those present we observed the REV. J. SYER, MR. J. THOM, MR. FULTON, MR. R. WATSON, DR. ARMSTRONG, MR. JOHN DODD, MR. ROBERT FAIRER, MR. G. IDLE, MR. JOHN CROSBY, MR. WM. SMITH, MR. THOS. PEARSON, MR. JOHN SHEPHERD, MR. JOHN SALKELD, MR. CHRIS. SALKELD, MR. CHRIS. LAWSON, MR. MARK ARMSTRONG, MR. MATHEW ROBINSON, MR. AARON WATSON, MR. JOHN ANDERSON, MR. THOMAS STUDHOLME, MR. J. P. SHEPHERD, MR. LAWRENCE ENGLAND, MR. NEWBOLD, MR.JAMES RICHARDSON, MR. WM. READSHAW, MR. JAMES DENT, MR. JOS. WILSON, MR. CHRIS. ALLAN, MR. JOS. LOWIS, MR. JOHN WILSON, M.R THOS. DIXON, MR. JEREMIAH HODGSON, MR. WM. SANDERSON, MR. JAMES WILLS, MR. THOS. WINSKILL, MR. JOHN HARRISON, MR. CHRIS. STEPHENSON, MR. THOMAS HALL, MR. JOHN DAVIDSON, REV. A CURWEN, MR. J. WHITEHEAD, and MR. GEO. ROBINSON. The chairman, in a few introductory observations, explained that the meeting had been called to consider the expediency of electing a School Board for the parish of St. Michael otherwise Bongate, and enquired if anyone had a proposition to make. MR. SANDERSON thereupon rose to introduce an affirmative resolution, and at the outset of his somewhat lengthy remarks gave a resume of the Government Education Act of 1870, and detailed the circumstances which had caused that measure to become a necessity of the times. He pointed out the disadvantages in which the schools of the parish were at present placed under the voluntary system; in fact at Hilton and Murton there was no education recognised by the Government; and at the latter place the schoolhouse stood at a distance from the road, and was in a dilapidated state, notwithstanding that it enjoyed a very substantial endowment. He strongly condemned the manner in which the trustees of Murton school had some time ago been appointed. They were nominated by the REV. MR. SYER, who, instead of placing copies of the notice sent down by the commissioners in conspicuous positions in each village where it could have been perused by every one, stuck it up in the school-room, where it was seen only by the scholars, who did not understand what the document meant. [ Cries of “Shame!” ]. That was a very unfair proceeding; and instead of such a course being adopted, a public meeting should have been called, and the trustees elected by the votes of a majority of the parishioners. [ Hear, hear. ] If a School Board were formed for the district, £500 was all that would be needed to be raised to meet every requirement of Government; and this money could be borrowed at 3-1/2 per cent., and its subsequent repayment spread over a period of fifty years. The rateable value of the parish was £9,200, and a rate of 2d. in the pound would in his opinion more than cover the preliminary and future working expenses, and meet any contingencies which might arise. There was another phase of the question to which he would just for a moment refer. The parish of St. Michael was a thoroughly Protestant one; and he had every respect for clergymen like their worthy chairman; but that race of clergymen was fast dying out; and what sort of a tribe were they getting in their places ? Why, a sort of men milliners, – men who worshipped lighted wax candles, loved monastic institutions, and all “that sort of thing”. [ Laughter } If they did not mind, this class of men would get the management of their schools; but if they wanted to prevent such a catastrophe – if they desired to have cheap, safe, and efficient schools, let them support the resolution which he had now great pleasure in moving, namely, that a School Board be formed for the parish of St. Michael, otherwise Bongate. [ Loud applause ] MR. THOM seconded the resolution, and in doing so, remarked that, being a ratepayer at the extreme end of the parish, he thought no one could accuse him of being actuated by personal feelings in giving his adhesion to the School Board scheme, which he regarded as the proper system under which at the present time the educational institutions of the country ought to be placed. [ Hear Hear ] Notwithstanding individual effort, he was prepared to admit that much had been done in that way for the schools in the district, he could not but regard the voluntary system as a bad one. [ Hear, Hear ] If a School Board were formed, so far from a rate of 2d. in the pound being required, he felt convinced that in a short time the schools would be found to be self-supporting. [ Hear, Hear ] He could not for the life of him see why MR. SYER should raise so strong an opposition to the formation of a School Board, unless it was that the reverend gentleman was sighing for a return of the “good old times”, when it used to be the custom in the fell side districts for the children, as the clergyman was seen coming down along the road, to stand in a row, with their hands behind their backs, and pulling long faces, chant out............. “God bless the parson and all his rich relations And teach us all in life to keep our proper stations.” [ Roars of laughter ] It ought to be the one great object of all parents to have their children educated in the most sound and perfect manner. He did not care whether it was intended to make a boy a potter, a besom-maker, or anything else, his advice was give him a good education, and he will make his way in the world. Without education now-a-days a young was like a man with only one arm. [ Loud applause ] to be continued........................................... _________________________ barb, ontario, canada.

Lines composed on seeing a skylark ascend into the air from off a tombstone in the Carlisle Cemetery: --------- Like some fair vision rising from the tomb, Soaring aloft toward th’ eternal home, See yonder lark, on pinions widely spread, Chanting its requiem o’er the silent dead. Hearken ! Oh, hearken to the thrilling strain, Now softly falling, rise, and fall again; Whilst neighbouring songsters join to swell the choir, In sweetest melody -- Seraphic ! grand ! ----- Transforming all this consecrated land, Bespread with flowers, into a paradise, >From whence, e’er long, a band of saints shall rise, To meet their coming Saviour in the skies; Striking their harps in unison to sing A loud hosanna to th’ Eternal King. ISAAC LONGRIGG, Carlisle.

DEATHS. HARRISON – At Soulby, on the 22nd inst., MR. JOHN HARRISON, aged 69 years. BLACK – In Princes Street, Penrith, on the 20th inst., MRS. ANNIE BLAKE, aged 62 years. LIGHTBURN – At the Workhouse, Penrith, on the 18th inst., MARY JANE LIGHTBURN, of Culgaith, aged 17 years. BAILEY – At Brough, on the 18th inst., MRS. ELIZABETH BAILEY, aged 74 years. ROBINSON – At Orton, on the 14th inst., MRS. SUSAN ROBINSON, widow, aged 75 years. PROUD – At Scattergate, Appleby, on Thursday, the 25th inst., MARGARET, wife of MR. JOHN PROUD, stonemason, aged 47 years. __________________ barb, ontario, canada.

OUSBY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. A general meeting of the members of the Ousby Agricultural Society was held at the New Inn, Ousby, on Saturday last, to audit the accounts and transact other business. There was a balance in favour of the society. The following gentlemen were appointed a committee for the present year: MR. ISAAC SLACK, Skirwith Hall; MR. ROBERT FORRESTER, Ousby; MR. JOSEPH TEASDALE, Ousby; MR. JOSEPH FORRESTER, Ousby; MR. GEORGE DAVIDSON, Crewgarth; MESSRS. G. and H. CARRUTHERS, Gale Hall; MR. JOHN DUFTON, Gamblesby; MR. T. J. DRYDEN, Renwick; MR. JOS. WESTMORALND, Ousby; MR. PHILIP SOWERBY, Bank Hall; MR. JOS. NELSON, Ousby; MR. J. HODGSON, Longwathby; and MR. THOS. BURN, Staingills.

MARRIAGES. BIRBECK – ELLIOTT – At the Presbyterian Church, Penrith, on the 23rd inst., by the REV. J. TANNAHILL, M.A., MR. JOSEPH BIRBECK, waiter, Benson Row, to MISS ELIZABETH EMILY ELLIOTT, Southend Road, Penrith. KENCH-ELLISON – At the Register Office, Appleby, on the 23rd inst., MR. JOSEPH KENCH, railway labourer, to MISS FRANCES ELLISON, of Appleby. RIMMER-CLOSE – At St. Andrew’s Church, Crosby Garrett, on the 24th inst., by the REV. GEORGE RIDLEY, RICHARD, second son of MR. JOSEPH RIMMER, Liverpool, to AGNES, third daughter of MR. ANTHONY CLOSE, farmer, Crosby Garrett. STALKER-BYERS – At the Register Office, Penrith on the 21st inst., MR. JAMES STALKER, sawyer, to MISS ANNIE BYERS, both of Penrith. LAMB-DUNN – At the Register Office, Penrith, on the 18th inst., MR. HENRY LAMB, to MISS ANNIE DUNN, both of The Howes, Thomas Close. WHARTON-GRAHAM – At St. Lawrence Church, Appleby, on the 18th inst., by the REV. W. MAUDSLEY, MR. GEORGE WHARTON, wheelwright, to MISS ELIZABETH GRAHAM, both of Appleby. HODGSON-LOWRIE – At the Register Office, Appleby, on the 22nd inst., MR. WILLIAM HODGSON, of Kirkbythore, to MISS ELIZABETH LOWRIE, of Kirkby Stephen. ROUTLEDGE-JACKSON – At St. Mary’s Church, Ambleside, on the 13th inst., by the REV. COLIN CAMPBELL, MR. T. ROUTLEDGE, shoemaker, Penrith, to JANE, daughter of the late MR. T. JACKSON, Blue Hill, Ambleside. _____________________ barb, ontario, canada.

BIRTHS. ATKINSON – In Wordsworth Street, Penrith, on the 20th inst., the wife of MR. JOHN ATKINSON, draper, of a son.

PIC-NIC AT MELMERBY. This annual pic-nic was held on Saturday last. The weather being fine, a large number turned out for a half day’s enjoyment. About three o’clock a procession was formed, and headed by the Garrigill band, paraded the village, after which the company adjourned to a field, kindly lent for the occasion by MR. ELLWOOD. Dancing commenced and was carried on with great spirit until five o’clock, when ample justice was done to an excellent tea, presided over by young ladies of the village. Games were indulged in for some time, after which dancing was resumed and carried on until eleven o’clock, when the procession was reformed and the company marched back to the village, where “God save the Queen” and three cheers for “Success to the Melmerby Pic-nic” brought the entertainment to a close.

PHRENOLOGY IN DUFTON – PROFESSOR BROWN delivered his special lectures on “Human Progression, Phrenologically Considered” on Saturday evening, June 20th, to a very large audience. His object was to show that mankind was in a constant and universal state of progression, as history and the signs of the times proved; but the new and convincing manner in which he brought it out, by the science of Phrenology, was calculated to throw more light on the subject than any other argument hitherto advanced. At the close, he substantiated his profound knowledge of the science by placing before the ladies and gentlemen examined in public a mirror of their own character, which met with warm and repeated applause from the audience.

EARL AND COUNTESS OF LONSDALE. The EARL AND COUNTESS OF LONSDALE entertained at dinner on Wednesday evening at their residence on Carlton House Terrace. LORD and LADY PENZANCE; LORD and LADY WYNFORD; HON. J. and LADY AUGUSTUS NOEL; HON. C. FITZWILLIAM; SIR GEORGE and LADY JULIA WOMBWELL; SIR R. and LADY MUSGRAVE; MR. and HON. MRS. DRUMMOND; CAPTAIN WINGFIELD; CAPTAIN BARBAZON; MR. and MRS. BAILLIE; MR. R. HEATHCOTE; & c.

Saturday 19 Apr 1845 (p. 3, col. 2-3) INQUESTS. ----- (Before Mr. CARRICK, Coroner.) A melancholy accident happened at Belvoir Cottage, near Carlisle, the residence of Mr. CARRUTHERS, ship-agent, by which a fine little boy, aged three years, the son of that gentleman, lost his life. On Monday afternoon, the 9th instant, Mr. CARRUTHERS' man servant was on his return from one of his master's fields, in charge of a field roller drawn by a young horse; and in passing along the way leading through the shrubbery to the field-yard, a garden roller was found standing on the road. The man stopped the horse, and was in the act of removing the obstruction, so as to allow the horse and roller to pass, when the horse took fright and ran off. After galloping 70 or 80 yards, the animal came up to deceased, who happened to be playing on the road, knocked him down, and the roller passed over him. When the child was lifted up, he was insensible. Medical assistance was immediately called, but the injuries done to his head were of so severe a character as to occasion his death in a few hours. The only external injury was a bruise upon his cheek, producing slight discoloration in the eyes and forehead. The horse was a perfectly quiet and gentle animal, and had never been known to run off on any former occasion. An inquest was held on Friday morning, before Mr. CARRICK, when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," with a nominal deodand on the horse and roller. On Tuesday last, Mr. CARRICK, county coroner, was called to Gillhead, near Wreay, to investigate the circumstances connected with the death of an illegitimate child, of one Margaret GRAHAM, aged nine months. The child died on the preceding day, and was to have been interred on Tuesday morning. A rumour got abroad, in the meantime, that its death had been caused by ill usage, on the part of the nurse. This reached the ears of the parish authorities, who considered it necessary to stay the funeral until the case had been investigated. It appeared that the deceased had been very unkindly treated by its nurse, and that about nine or ten weeks ago one of its arms was discovered to be broken, which the nurse accounted for by saying that she had accidentally overlaid it during the preceding night. The arm was set by a neighbouring bone setter, and secured with proper splints, but for the last fortnight or so they had been taken off, and the ends of the bones not having united, the arm continued broken and unsupported. The left leg was also broken, but the nurse did not seem to be aware of it, and did not attempt to account for the injury. There was no other external appearance of violence. Mr. ELLIOT, of Carlisle, surgeon, made a post mortem examination, from which it appeared that the child had died from the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain, and that in his judgment teething was the exciting cause thereof, and not any violence. The statements made by the nurse and her husband were very contradictory, and in many particulars highly improbable. Evidence was also given of most cruel treatment deceased had received, but in the absence all external injuries, the jury felt bound to return a verdict of "Natural Death," accompanying it, however, with a strong censure upon the nurse, for the cruel and negligent manner in which the deceased had been treated by her. It will be in the recollection of our readers, that in the course of last summer, one of Sir George MUSGRAVE's under-keepers, of the name of Thomas HALL, discovered a man named Isaac SMITH, labourer, residing in Penrith, in the plantations at Edenhall, when a conflict took place between the parties, during which it was stated that the keeper struck SMITH upon the head with his gun, which stunned him. SMITH died on Tuesday evening last, and his friends having attributed his death to the injuries received in the above encounter, sent for Mr. CARRICK, who held an inquest on the body, at the Grey Bull, on Thursday last, before a highly respectable jury, of which Dr. NICHOLSON was the foreman. The investigation occupied several hours. It appeared from the declaration of the deceased, made on the night after the injury had been received, before Mr. SALKELD, a Magistrate in Penrith, that on the 14th August he had gone to Sir George MUSGRAVE's woods to gather raspberries, when HALL came to him, and without speaking, struck him upon the head with the stock of his gun, which felled him to the ground, where he lay in a state of insensibility, ten minutes-that on coming to himself, he begged pardon, and offered to go away quietly, that the keeper again struck him on the head, got astride of him, and kicked him, that he with difficulty got home, and that he was much injured on the head, and feared he would die. A woman, on the same errand, was close by. She deposed to seeing the keeper raise the gun, which fell upon the back part of SMITH, either upon his shoulders or head, immediately after which she ran away. Her statement differed from that of deceased, inasmuch as she added, that as soon as he was struck he fell on his knees, and looked up and offered to go away, whereas deceased said he was rendered insensible for ten minutes. Dr. TAYLOR and Mr. PEARSON attributed his death entirely to consumption, under which the former stated he had known him to labour for years. Mr. IRVING, having seen him in the latter part of his illness only, could not give a decided opinion as to the effects produced by the injuries. At the request of the jury, Mr. MORRISON was sent for, and made a post mortem examination. He reported that he found slight adhesions between the skull and the lining of the brain, and the inner membrane considerably injected. The adhesion he said, might have been the result of injury received at a distant period, at the same time it might also be one of the symptoms of the disease of which he died. HALL attended at the latter part of the inquiry, and having requested to be allowed to make a statement to the court, said, that deceased had often trespassed on his master's grounds, that on the day before he had discharged him, and finding him there again, he called him a rascal, knocked the feet from him, and trampled his basket under his feet. He, however, denied having ever struck him with his gun. HALL added that there were persons who could prove that deceased did not complain of having been struck upon the head-persons whom he met immediately afterwards, and that he had said "he would have some money off them." These witnesses he could produce at another time. The coroner then shortly addressed the jury, to the effect that if they were of opinion that the man's death was entirely attributable to disease in the chest, they might at once return their verdict, but if they thought the injuries received from HALL had contributed to hasten his death, then it was due to HALL that they should adjourn the inquiry, to afford him an opportunity to produce his witnesses. After a short consultation, the jury returned a verdict of "Natural death." At the same time they could not separate without expressing an opinion that HALL had even according to his own statement, violated the law in assaulting the deceased, and that if the declaration of deceased were true, his conduct had been highly culpable. These sentiments were conveyed to him by the coroner, and he was dismissed. (Before Mr. LEE, Deputy Coroner.) On the 10th instant, on the body of William HETHERINGTON, of Linghouse, who, on the 1st instant, on his return from Penrith market, near the Pack Horse, Plumpton, was accidentally thrown from his horse and dragged for a considerable distance. From the serious injuries he received, he lingered until the 9th inst., when he died. Verdict-"Accidental death." (Before Mr. THOMPSON, Coroner for Westmoreland.) At Boroughbridge, on Monday last, on view of the body of Donald GRAHAM, aged 24, a labourer on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. On the morning of the 9th inst., deceased along with others was engaged working upon the line immediately behind the Inn at Boroughbridge, when a quantity of earth, upon the side of a bank, suddenly fell and buried him to the breast, pressing him against a waggon he had been filling. He died on the following Saturday morning from the effect of injuries on his chest. The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

Saturday 12 Apr 1845 (p. 3, col. 7) Deaths. At Mrs. ALLISON's, Scotch Street, in this city, on the 9th inst., Miss Elizabeth HESLOP, aged 26,-much and deservedly respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. On the 10th instant, Mr. Thomas DAWSON, of Scotch Street, aged 71 years. At the House of Recovery, on the 8th inst., Elizabeth MINTY, of Botchergate, aged 21 years. At the house of her son, Joseph HENDERSON, of Dalston, on the 25th ult., Jane THIRLWELL, widow, late of Botchergate, aged 71 years. At Warwick, on the 3rd inst., John, son of Mr. Thomas FORSTER, aged four years. At Culgaith, on the 3rd instant, Thomas GILLBANKS, Esq., aged 45 years. At Brampton, on the 8th instant, Mr. John ATKINSON, joiner, aged 61 years. At Wigton, on the 4th inst., Mary OGILVIE, widow, aged 80 years; on the same day, Mary, wife of Mr. William, SCOTT, grocer, aged 54 years; and at the Union Workhouse on the 8th, Joseph TREMBLE, aged 21 years. At Melmerby Mill, on Wednesday morning, awfully sudden, Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas BRAITHWAITE, of Eamont Bridge Mill, in the 22nd year of her age. At Penrith, on the 6th instant, Jane, wife of Mr. John LEWIS, aged 33 years; Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. Jas. BROWN, of Yanwath Hall, aged 55 years; Elizabeth, wife of Mr. John RICHARDSON, mason, aged 24 years; John, infant son of Mr. John BELL, brazier. At Patterdale, on the 6th ult., Mr. John WINDER, aged 82. At High House, Sandwith, on Tuesday week, Mr. John ATKINSON, only son of Mr. ATKINSON, Ginns, aged 28 years. At Kinneyside, on Monday week, suddenly, Mr. Joseph SIMPSON, miller, aged 70 years. At Brownside, near Alston, ont [sic] the 8th inst., Mary, daughter of Mr. Isaac WALTON, aged 36 years. At Alston, on the 9th, suddenly, aged 41 years, Martha, wife of Mr. William M'GREGOR. At Appleby, on the 4th instant, Hannah, wife of Mr. John DODD, aged 68 years. At Workington, on the 1st instant, after a short illness, Mr. Edward BELL, master mariner, aged 45 years; same place, John, son of Mr. John NELSON, aged four years; and Mrs. Elizabeth BELL, aged 73 years. At Oatenfews, near Calderbridge on Tuesday week, Mr. John WILSON, aged 50 years. At Broad Gate, near Broughton-in-Furness, on Monday week, William LEWTHWAITE, Esq., in the 80th year of his age; universally respected. At Holborn Hill, in Millom, on the 27th ult., Mr. James HARTLEY, late of New Hall, in that parish, yeoman, in the 75th year of his age,-a worthy upright man, and very generally respected. At Borrowdale, near Keswick, on Wednesday last, Mr. Edwd. FLETCHER, yeoman, aged 66 years. Same day, in the Workhouse, Keswick, Miss Eleanor BELL, aged 67 years. On Friday last, at Keswick, Mr. EDMONDSON, relict of the late Mr. EDMONDSON, surgeon, Keswick, and mother of Mr. John EDMONDSON, of Keswick, surgeon, aged 82 years,-very much respected. On the 25th ult., of apoplexy, Mr. Thomas SAWER, late of Aldermanby, London, in the 67th year of his age. Deceased was a zealous supporter of the Westmoreland Society, and much respected by all who knew him. The Earl of Egremont died at Silverton Park, his seat in Devon, on Wednesday week, after a short illness of eight days. George WYNDHAM was born in 1786; he married in 1820, Jane, daughter of the Reverend William ROBERTS; and succeeded the late Earl, his uncle, in 1837. He leaves no issue, and the title is extinct.

Saturday 12 Apr 1845 (p. 3, col. 7) Marriages. At St. Mary's Church, on the 9th instant, Mr. Joseph NIXON, currier, West Tower Street, to Miss Anne ERRINGTON, Lowther Street. At Brampton, on the 9th instant, Mr. Edward CLEMINSON, shoemaker, to Miss Jane DAWSON. At Ashton-under-Lyne, on Monday the 7th instant, by the Rev. J. SUTLIFF, Mr. John WILDE, of the above place, to Jane, daughter of the late Mr. George STOBBART, of Sebergham, Cumberland. At Wigton, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. J. IRVING, vicar, John FORBES, Esq., M.D., Maryport, to Eliza Sarah, eldest daughter of Thomas NIXON, Esq., surgeon, Wigton. At Alston, on the 10th instant, Mr. William ARMSTRONG, of Nenthead, to Miss Margaret WAILES, of Galligill. At Saint Lawrence, Appleby, by the Rev. J. MILNER, on Tuesday last, Mr. John R. BURROW, grocer, to Miss Margaret RAINE, spinster, both of Appleby; at the same place, also on the same day, Mr. William LAWSON, carpenter, to Miss HOLYWELL, of Lamonby; and on Saturday last, Mr. George ALDERSON, Penrith, carpenter, to Miss STEADMAN, Appleby. At the Parish Church, Workington, Mr. John WOOD, mariner, to Miss Mary ARMSTRONG. At Whicham, on Wednesday week, Mr. CADDY, of Roughholm, in Waberthwaite, to Eleanor, youngest daughter of the late Mr. KIRKBANK, of Cumpstones, in Whicham. At the Parish Church, Kendal, on the 3rd instant, Robert P. BARROW, Esq., of London, to Jean Woodhead, youngest daughter of the late John THOMPSON, Esq., M.D., of Leeds; same place, Mr. Thomas ROBINSON, of the parish of Cartmel, to Miss Emma RICHARDSON, of New Hutton; Mr. Adam STEWARDSON, to Miss Isabella NICHOLSON, both of Kendal. At Heversham, on Monday week, Mr. Joseph WILKINSON, of Bootle, near Liverpool, to Margaret, daughter of Mr. John THOMPSON, of Barrows Green.

WEST WARD UNION. The usual fortnightly meeting of the guardians of the West Ward Union was held in the Board-room of the old Workhouse, inn the village of Eamont, on Wednesday. MR. J. ATKINSON, of Winderwath, presided. The following guardians were present: MR. J.. JAMESON, REV. T. HOLME, MR. W. H. PARKIN, REV. W. BURTON, MR. J. LONGRIGG, MR. W. HUTCHINSON, MR. W. NOBLE, MR. W. SAVAGE, MR. T. BIRBECK, MR. J. IRVING, MR. J. MIDDLETON, MR. J. SERJEANT, MR. J. HODGSON, MR. FORSTER, MR. J. P. SHEPHERD (clerk), and MR. RICHARDSON (relieving officer.) THE VAGRANT WARD AND COST OF MAINTENANCE OF VAGRANTS AT SHAP. The Clerk said he had a communication from, and also had an interview with, MR. LUMB, LORD LONSDALE’s agent, who informed him that he was now in a position to give the guardians a site upon which to build a new vagrant ward at Shap at a less price than the one which had been previously names. – The Relieving Officer produced an account from Fell, who at present accommodated the vagrants. Previous to 9th of May, a shilling a head was charged for each individual; but after that date, two shillings a night was charged – the whole bill amounting to £6 8s. 6d. This subject gave rise to a long conversation, the unanimous opinion being that the charge was exorbitant, but still that the guardians had not only no option but to pay the demand, but that they were compelled to submit to the imposition until some other arrangement could be made. Eventually it was decided to provide a wooden shed for the temporary accommodation of vagrants until a new ward could be built, and a committee was appointed to select a site and procure an estimate of the probably cost. THE SITE FOR A NEW WORKHOUSE. MR. JAMESON announced that the negotiations with MR. COWPER for the purchase of the present site upon which to build a new workhouse were now at an end. He entered into a long explanation of the circumstances which had led to this, and said it was not at all owing to any misunderstanding between MR. COWPER and the Board, but simply to the obstinacy and exacting spirit of MR. McDOUGALL, who leased the farm buildings behind the old workhouse, and also the portion of land required to be enclosed to meet the conditions laid down by the Local Government Board before giving their sanction to the purchase. MR. McDOUGALL, notwithstanding new farm buildings, and vastly superior to the old ones, were to be erected for his accommodation, continued to decline signing the agreement for giving up the property which he held upon lease, unless a number of other things were granted him. Anxious to bring matters to a close, MR. COWPER continued to make concession after concession, but finding that all attempts to come to terms with his tenant were unavailing, he had commissioned him (MR. JAMESON) to announce to the guardians that the negotiations which had been going on for the purchase of the old workhouse, farm buildings, and land must now be considered to be at an end. This announcement elicited no remark. NOTICES OF MOTION. MR. W. H. PARKIN gave notice that at the meeting on the 8th July, he would move that the site for a new workhouse offered by MR. HUDSON, at Shap, be taken into consideration. MR. JAMESON gave notice that he should at the same time move a similar resolution with respect to the site which had been offered by LORD LONSDALE, situated in an enclosure on the road to Yanwath. This concluded the business before the Board.

APPLEBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL Thursday last was the breaking-up day at this school. The pupils were examined in Scripture by the REV. A. R. WEBSTER (lately vicar of Addingham, &c., and Chaplain to the Marquis of Exeter), and in geography from blank maps by MR. THRELKELD. Recitations from SHAKESPEARE, GOLDSMITH, and LONGFELLOW followed, in which TAYLOR, TOPPIN, O. CLARKE, and BLAND (Bongate) took part. The prizes were then distributed by ADMIRAL ELIOTT, who addressed each recipient as he came up with his wonted felicity of speech. Amongst those present were ADMIRAL ELIOTT, WM. HOPES, Esq., JAMES ATKINSON, Esq., REV. T. BELLAS, (four governors of the school), REV. W. MAUDSLEY, REV. EDWARD HEELIS, MR. NANSON, MR. WHITEHEAD, and others. We append the prize list: - Bird Prize. - Latin Prose, HUTHART (Carlisle; Latin Verse, SEWELL (Winton). Divinity Prize. - 1, HUTHART; 2. HODGSON (Bank End). Classics. - 2, IREDALE; 3. HELLIS (Dufton); 4, KEMBLE (Hesket). Mathematics. - 1, SEWELL; 2, J. W. THOMPSON; 3, WILDMAN; 4, A. BROWN French. - 1, NIELSON; 2, TOPPIN History. - 1, SEWELL; 2, A. C. WHITEHEAD (Appleby), 3, HODGSON.

Saturday 12 Apr 1845 (p. 2, col. 6-7) INQUESTS. ----- (Before Mr. LUMB, Coroner.) A MYSTERIOUS CASE. On Saturday last, at Maryport, on the body of a newly-born child, which was discovered under circumstances so singular as to create much surprise both to the coroner and to the jury, whilst the transaction is altogether enveloped in a veil of mystery which the utmost efforts used upon the inquest has not been able to remove. The following evidence brought forward at the inquest developes all that will probably ever be known of this strange and most mysterious affair:- John CLARK, the first witness called, on presenting himself refused to be sworn until his loss of time and expenses were paid. CORONER-I make no bargain with witnesses, and if you refuse to be sworn you stand committed to Carlisle gaol. Constable, you may take the witness into custody. On hearing this, the witness showed a great readiness to be sworn, much to the amusement of the spectators. CLARK then took his oath and thus proceeded-I live in Whitehaven and am a dealer in silks and paper. I was at Maryport on Thursday last, the third instant, seeking for orders and selling my articles if opportunity offered. On that night I was at a lodging house, kept by one Ann BROWN, in Senhouse-street, Maryport, where I intended to have slept. I got my tea at Mrs. BROWN's, and sat about an hour afterwards the by the fire. It was between four and five o'clock when I arrived at the house, and it was between five and six o'clock when I had my tea, which I got alone. When I had sat abbut [sic] an hour after tea I commenced putting my goods away for the night. I was going to put them in the bed room which I was to occupy. On opening the door for that purpose I found a very bad smell, and said to Mrs. BROWN, "Dear me, Mrs. BROWN, there is a very bad smell in the room." And she said, "No, no, there cannot be a bad smell in the room." I then remarked that there must be either a dead dog or a dead cat in the room. We got a light, and Mrs. BROWN then went into the room and I followed her. Mrs. BROWN knelt down and looked under the bed from beneath which the smell appeared to proceed. She said, there is a bundle, and that will be BURNS's bundle. She got up and went for the tongs and gave them to me. I took the tongs and touched the bundle with them, and pulled it out from under the bed, and in doing so the bundle left two wet marks on the floor of the room. The bundle appear to be a tartan plaid cloak, with two brass clasps on the neck or collar. On my pulling out the bundle, Mrs. BROWN said, "Dear me, it is that woman's cloak that was here a fortnight ago: she was very big in the family way, and I insulted her two or three times to induce her to leave, fearing that she might be brought to bed in my house." Mrs. BROWN then asked me to undo the cloak, and see what was in it. I said I would not touch it, but told her to go and get a policeman, who was the fittest person to apply to in such a case. The smell proceeded from the bundle. The cloak now shown to me by William BATEY, the policeman, is the cloak that I have deposed to, and the one which formed the bundle I have already mentioned. I did not look into the bundle at the time I pulled it from underneath the bed, and therefore I do not know what it contained. Mrs. BROWN went for the policeman, and I staid until she returned, when I got my goods together and left the house in consequence of what had taken place. I was afterwards informed that the bundle contained a dead child. I know nothing more than what I have already stated, and am therefore unable to give any further evidence. I have known Mrs. BROWN about two years, and have been at her house three times before. I know nothing against the character of Mrs. BROWN's house or herself. Ann BROWN sworn-I live in Senhouse street, Maryport, and am a widow. I keep a lodging house for packmen. I have two spare beds, and they are generally occupied about once in three weeks or a month. John CLARK came to my house on Thursday night last, and applied for a bed, which I told him he could have. When John CLARK went to put his parcels away for the night in his bed-room, I went with him, and we both found a bad smell. I was astonished at the smell and lighted a candle, and John CLARK pulled a bundle from under the bed. I looked into the bundle and found the body of a child; it was the same child as that now produced. The bundle in which the child was concealed was a tartan plaid cloak, the same as is now with the child, which was then quite dead. About three weeks ago, a woman came to my house and asked for lodgings. I took her in; but observed she was very large in the family way. She staid at my house about a week, or perhaps a day or two longer, she was large all the time, and her size appeared to be the same up to the day before she left when I had some conversation with her on ordinary matters. In the course of conversation she told me that she expected to be confined in about seven weeks. On the night before she left my house she went to bed about eight o'clock, and I did not see her again that evening. About five o'clock on the following morning she came into my room, and I asked what was the matter she had risen so soon. She said she wanted to be home, as their people would think she was lost. She lived, as she told me, at the Red Dial, near Wigton. She was not more than ten minutes in my room before she went away. I did not observe her person; she had a shawl on: it was a large one, and on account of it I could not see her person. She used to settle with me for her lodgings every night, and she paid me for them on the night before she left. She called herself "Jane," but I knew no other name. I never saw the woman before she came to my house about three weeks ago, and she was then a stranger to me. In the room where she slept there are two beds kept for travellers, she occupied that room; she slept in it. No one had slept in the room between this woman left and the time John CLARK came, and discovered the bundle with me. I made the bed in which the woman slept after she left, and upon my solemn oath I observed nothing to induce me to believe that a child had been born in the bed or room. I have seen the tartan plaid cloak in which the child was wrapped in the possession of the woman. After making the bed on the morning after the woman had left, I locked up the room, and never went into it again until I went with John CLARK. I have not many persons coming, and am often as long as four or five weeks without a comer or lodger to stay all night. I have never seen this woman since she went away, and know nothing more of the matter. She was an English woman and talked about being at Wigton market, which she frequented on market days. She spoke the Cumberland dialect, and was a nice, pretty-looking country woman: she said she was 28 years of age, but did not look to be more than twenty. She told me she was married, and that her husband was a farm servant in the neighbourhood of Wigton. I heard nothing whatever during the night before she left-no noise, nor moaning of any kind, I am not a sound sleeper, and was awake perhaps twice or so during that night. I never knew that the child was under the bed until we found it. The room in which I slept and that occupied by the woman are close together, and if there had been any noise I think I should have heard it. I gave the child to the policeman, William BATEY. By the CORONER-The woman did not wear a ring. I asked her why she did not, and she said it was not usual in her part of the country to do so. I observed that it was a curious custom. She did not appear to like to talk about her situation. She showed me plenty of money-eight sovereigns-had plenty of good clothing, and appeared to want for nothing. The woman was always hearty and in good spirits. William BATEY examined-I am a policeman, and reside at Maryport. I obtained this child now produced from Ann BROWN, the last witness. I gave it to Mr. FORBES, in order that he might make a post mortem examination, and he did so. Mr. FORBES sworn-I am a surgeon, and reside at and practice in Maryport. I have made a post mortem examination of the subject of this inquiry. I got the child from William BATEY, the policeman. The external appearance of the child indicated its having been born a fortnight ago,-it was much discoloured, and in a state of advanced putrefaction. The after-birth and the umbelical [sic] cord was attached to it. There were no marks of violence on the body of the child, which was full grown, and a very large one. I opened the head, and found the substance of the brain in a fluid state. I then opened the chest, and found the lungs fully inflated, the right lung particularly so, covering the pericaratium [sic]. I removed the lungs and heart, and placed them in water: they were very buoyant, and floated on the surface. I cut them into several pieces, and each piece floated. On cutting a portion air escaped, and on pressing it it became completely decomposed, and resembled jelly, but still floated when put into water. I cannot say whether the child was born alive or not: its decomposed state renders it impossible for me to give an opinion on that subject. The lungs might have floated in consequence of the advanced state of decomposition-that is, I mean from the gases arising therefrom, and might have floated in such a state even had the child been found dead, and therefore it is impossible for me, as a medical man, to say whether this child has been born with or without life. Had I seen this child within four or five days after its birth, I then could have formed a very decided opinion on this head, which, from decomposition and putrefaction, it is now impossible to do. The CORONER now commenced summing up the evidence. He said that there could be no doubt at all that this was a very bad and aggravated case of infanticide, but so far as that court was concerned, he regretted to say that the guilty and unnatural mother would escape detection. They had heard the evidence, upon which, with the exception of that given by Mr. FORBES, it was almost unnecessary for him to make any remarks. The testimony by the witness, Ann BROWN, appeared to him to be of a most extraordinary description, and could not, he thought, be looked upon without some suspicion; but as he knew nothing whatever of the character of that witness, or that of her house, he should be sorry to make any comments which probably might be uncalled for: her evidence, therefore, he would leave in their hands; and, as inhabitants of the place, they might possibly be some way acquainted with this person, and could consequently judge the truth or falsehood of the story she had told. It was, he thought, a very clear presumption that Mrs. BROWN did not know the child was under the bed, or else she would have removed it, and not have allowed a substance so offensive and disgusting to remain there for a fortnight; but that, in his opinion, did not quite reconcile her denial of hearing any noises proceed from the room during the last night that the woman was there, nor of observing any mark indicating the birth of a child when she made the bed, and it had been proved the child was then born. It also did not appear that the witness had at all concerned herself about the woman when she quitted the house. It seemed odd to him that she would take so little interest in a circumstance so strongly calculated to excite her suspicions as that of a woman in such a situation, leaving her house so suddenly, and apparently without any reason or cause assigned, so early as five o'clock in the morning, when it was in evidence that she did not usually rise before eight o'clock. That fact of itself should have excited Mrs. BROWN's suspicion. Had the evidence of the surgeon been satisfactory as to the existence of life at the time of the birth of the child, he should have adjourned the investigation which would now perhaps be prosecuted elsewhere; and he thought that if the authorities of the place were to use but very trifling exertions at all, the guilty party might yet be detected and punished; but after having heard the evidence of the surgeon and that given by the woman, BROWN, which did anything but assist them in ascertaining whether or not the child was born alive, it was perfectly useless for them to proceed any further, as they could only in accordance with the evidence of the medical gentleman, and the opinions suggested by other evidence, return an open verdict of "Found dead." The jury, in accordance with the recommendation of the coroner, immediately returned a verdict of "Found Dead." ----- On Thursday evening week, at the Ship inn, Duke-street, Whitehaven, on view of the body of a youth named Joseph BIRKETT, aged 16 years, who on the day preceding whilst leaving his vessel, the Mary, then lying in the North Harbour, accidentally fell, and alighting on the edge of a boat in his descent was so much injured, that he died in the course of the following day. Verdict-Accidental Death.-Another inquest was held before the same gentleman, at the Lowther Arms inn, Goat, near Cockermouth, on Friday last, on view of the body of John IRVING, aged six years, son of Mr. Thomas IRVING, flax-dresser, at that place, who, whilst amusing himself with some other children fell into the mill race and was drowned before his body could be recovered. Verdict-Accidental Death.