Saturday 29 Mar 1845 (p. 2, col. 6+8) INQUESTS BEFORE MR. CARRICK.An inquest was held at Bassenthwaite Hall, on Monday last, on the body a new-born male child, which was found in the stack-yard of Mr. John GRAVE. It was lying upon some loose straw, with a blue apron thrown over loosely. There were no marks of violence; and although strong suspicion attaches to a certain party who lately lived in the village, yet the evidence is not at present sufficient to bring it home to her. VerdictFound dead."At Wormanby, near Brough, on the 21st inst., on the body of a child, aged one year and ten months, the daughter of Joseph CASSON, labourer. The deceased had been left with two other children by her mother, who had gone to do some household work at the door, and in her absence the poor child had by some accident set her clothes on fire. Her mother was alarmed by the cries of the other children, and on her return found deceased sitting on tbe floor enveloped in flames. Her face and other parts of her body were much burnt, and caused death on the day following the accident. Verdict accordingly.An infant child, the daughter of Andrew SKILLING, a stone mason, employed on the railway between Lancaster and Carlisle, at present lodging in Penrith, died on Wednesday last, in consequence of her father having administered to her a quantity of laudanum. An inquest was held on Thursday afternoon, but we have not yet learned whether the father gave the poison with the intention to destroy life, or medicinally. We are, however, informed that he besought the medical gentleman who was called in to conceal the facts, and interred the corpse a few hours after death. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.A ship carpenter, named Samuel DAILY, who formerly resided in the Ginns, near Whitehaven, where his bereaved wife and four children are still living, lately proceeded to Glasson Dock in search of work, which he succeeded in obtaining; but in consequence of a revival of work in Whitehaven, his wife wrote for him to return home, and DAILEY, in compliance with her wishes, took his passage on the 8th instant, on board the Caledonia, IRVING of Workington, with the intention of returning to his wife and family, which he was doomed never more to behold. As they were proceeding down the river Lune, about three miles from Glasson Dock, whilst they were fishing the anchor, Dailey attempted to swing himself on board from the guy, when he unfortunately dropped into the river and perished. FATAL ACCIDENT.On Saturday last, a young woman named Mary Ann FLETCHER, daughter of Mr. Christopher FLETCHER, of Church Stile, in Netherwasdale, and servant with Mr. MOORE, of Holm Side, in the parish of Gosforth, met with a truly melancholy fate. She left her master's house, Holm Side, on the morning of Saturday last, for the purpose of attending the marriage of her cousin, who resides at Yew Tree, in Netherwasdale; and took her departure from Holm Side, in the full possession of health and spirits, never more to return. The river Bleng, it appears, was, at the time, much swollen, and the bridges over it are well known to be in a most discreditable state, which, it is supposed, had induced the young woman to take a private road, leading along the banks of the river; but whether she had attempted to cross the water at any place or not cannot be ascertained, and will in all probability for ever remain a secret. At all events the basket and umbrella of the unfortunate woman were found upon the bank of the river, and her body was discovered on Sunday last about a mile below the place were [sic] they were lying. The sum of £2 14s. 4d. was found in the pockets of the deceased, who was 29 years of age, and bore a most amiable character.