Saturday 26 Apr 1845 (p. 3, col. 3) INQUESTS. ----- (Before Mr. LEE, Deputy Coroner.) On the 19th instant, at the Police Office, Carlisle, on the body of a new-born female child, found on the previous day lying outside of the Abbey Gates, in Abbey Street, wrapped in a dark coloured shawl. The body was dressed in a white dimity bed gown and cap, the materials of which were good. The clothes were strongly perfumed with lavender water. On examination it was found that it was a seven months child, and had been still-born. Verdict accordingly. On Monday, the 22nd instant, at the Bird-in-Hand Public House, Castle Street, Carlisle, on the body of Jane LOCKIE, aged 50, wife of the landlord of that inn, who was found dead in bed that morning. It appeared that deceased had for many years been addicted to excessive drinking. On Sunday last she had drunk to great excess. She had been in a neighbour's house nearly naked and much intoxicated. Her husband, owing to his dissatisfaction with her, left the house early on Monday morning, and did not return until late that night. The house was shut up during the day, and deceased was the only person in it; she having free access to the spirit casks. In the course of the day, she was seen and spoken to by some of the neighbours, one of whom, at her request procured her some ginger beer. She did not then make any complaint. Several witnesses were examined on the inquest, all of whom spoke of her husband's affection for deceased when she was sober, and of his great forbearance when she was intoxicated. A medical gentleman was examined, whose opinion was that deceased had died of apoplexy, caused by excessive drinking. The jury returned a verdict to that effect. On the same day at Wreay, on the body of Michael Mc.GUNN, agee [sic] 35, a labourer on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. On the morning of that day, whilst the deceased was engaged at his work, a large quantity of earth fell down upon him, by which he was immediately killed. Verdict-"Accidental Death." On the 24th instant, at Brampton, on the body of John GRAHAM, aged seventy-three, who suddenly dropped down dead the preceding day in his own house. Verdict-"Apoplexy." (Before Mr. BRAGG, Coroner.) An inquest was held on Tuesday week, on view of the body of Mr. Joseph HODGSON, stone-mason, whose death was occasioned by a fall whilst at work at Harrington, a few days ago, the particulars whereof are already known to our readers. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death." (Before Mr. THOMPSON, Coroner for Westmoreland.) On Friday, the 18th instant, at the Queen's Head Inn, Askham, on the body of Thomas MONKHOUSE, aged 31 years, a labourer on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, near Clifton. Deceased had been engaged along with others in driving a gullet, about ten or twelve feet deep, with two sets of waggons, and whilst wheeling some rubbish along a plank placed across the gullet, his barrow run off the side of the plank and fell to the ground; deceased also tumbled off and fell with his head against a waggon, which was passing underneath at the time, and subsequently on to the rail upon which the wheels run. The injuries that he received by the fall were of such a nature as to cause death. Deceased was a native of Plumpton, in this county (Cumberland). Verdict-"Accidental death." At the Crown and Thistle Inn, Clifton, on the body of John SYKES, also a railway labourer, who met with his death under the following circumstances. He was employed driving the waggons between the places where they are loaded and emptied, and it appears had negligently attached the trace by which the horse drew to the wrong side of the waggon, and when he had approached within a short distance ef [sic] the place where he had to unyoke the horse he found out his mistake, and, in attempting to unfasten the trace, unfortunately fell upon the rail, the waggon, which would weigh near to four tons, passed over his breast and killed him on the spot. Deceased came from Huddersfield, was a steady, industrious young man, and in his nineteenth year. Verdict-"Accidental death.