Saturday 02 Nov 1844 (p. 2, col. 7 - p. 3, col. 1) A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.-A very melancholy accident has occurred to a child of William ASHBURN, a dyer, in the employment of Mr. FERGUSON, of this city, and who lives in John-street, Botchergate. About eight o'clock on Wednesday morning its mother was making bread, and gave the child a piece of dough to make a little cake for itself. In the meantime the mother left the house for a few minutes, to procure some butter, leaving the child alone, and on returning found it lying on the floor, with all its clothes burned off its back, and its body dreadfully disfigured. The child lingered till half-past eleven o'clock, when, notwithstanding all the remedies which were applied, it ceased to breathe. ACCIDENT AT CARDURNOCK.-An accident which may yet be attended with a fatal consequence, occurred at Cardurnock, on Tuesday last. A horse-breaker, who lives in the neighbourhood of Thrustonfield, was engaged that day in exercising a young horse on the marsh at Cardurnock, and in attempting to cross a ditch, the beast missed a step, and fell in. In endeavouring to recover itself it fell backwards over, with its rider underneath it, and, owing to the narrowness of the ditch, and the peculiar disposition of the "breaking gear" was unable to rise. Poor CLAPPERTON lay for more than half an hour in this horrible situation, suffering the most excruciating pain. Fortunately the wind was blowing in the direction of a potatoe field where some labourers were engaged, and his cries and moans reached them. On proceeding to the spot, they found him in the situation we have described, and with some difficulty succeeded in releasing him, he being then in a very weak state. He was conveyed to a house hard by, and every attention was paid to him. His chest was found to be much crushed, and it is feared that he will not survive his injuries. ACCIDENT NEAR BOWNESS.-On the same day the son of a farmer named Peter CURRY, living at Cardurnock, went to Bowness with a horse and cart. In returning homewards, when he arrived at a hill near the windmill, the horse ran away, and in attempting to reach its head and get hold of the bridle, the lad fell down, the wheel of the cart passed over his breast, and he was picked up in a state of insensibility by a person who was passing that way. The lad, it is thought, has some chance of recovery. A new-born infant was found on Wednesday last, in an old quarry, near Pallet Hill, wrapped up in a silk handkerchief and a piece of old carpet. It must have laid there for months, as it is in a complete state of decomposition. An inquest was held on the body on Thursday by William CARRICK, Esq. coroner. There are now living at the small and retired village of Thornsby, in the parish of Cumwhitton, consisting of about twelve inhabited houses, four persons, viz., one male and three females, whose united ages amount to three hundred and thirty-seven years, averaging somewhat more than fourscore and four each-a circumstance, we are inclined to believe, rarely to be met with, in this or any other county in a village composed of so small a number of inhabitants. ACCIDENT.-Most of our readers, we suppose, are aware that a new church has been in progress at Langholm, and is now approaching rapidly to completion. In roofing the said structure, a scaffold, as usual, had been erected; and on Friday last, while a lad of the name of James KNOX, was stationed on the edge of a temporary platform, it unfortunately gave way, and precipitated him to the bottom from a considerable Height. During the fall, in addition to a broken arm, he received several severe contusions, none of which, we rejoice to say, are considered dangerous. The sufferer is a son to Mr. KNOX, joiner, Langholm, and had been lending his aid in the business of joisting, when the accident occurred. A VETERAN PEDESTRIAN.-We have often had occasion to record feats of activity and usefulness on the parts of venerable patriarchs and dames after they had descended far into the "vale of years;" but the following instance, we apprehend, has but few parallels:-A worthy and industrious female, who resides at Rogerscale, near Lorton, and is now in the 92d year of her age, may be seen daily employed in the useful occupation of spinning yarn. Not long ago, this venerable matron, after having spent a considerable portion of the day at her wheel, travelled on foot from Rogerscale to Seaton, a journey of several miles, which she accomplished with a degree of ease and dexterity, truly remarkable for her years. SUICIDE OF MR. WILLIAM GILL THOMPSON.-On Tuesday evening an inquest was held before W. STOKER, Esq., coroner, at the Gravesend Tavern, Rosemary Lane, on the body of Mr. W. G. THOMPSON, late a reporter on the Newcastle Chronicle, when the following witnesses were examined:- John THORNHILL, the librarian of the Literary and Philosophical Institution, George MURAS, sub-librarian, Hector FORRESTER, smith, Mr. GARR, surgeon, and Mr. T. K. WINTER, of the Newcastle Chronicle. The substance of their evidence was to the following effect:-In the beginning of last week, on Monday or Tuesday, (Mr. THORNHILL, the witness, could not say positively which day,) the deceased went to the library to procure some books. At the same time he requested the loan of the key of the water closet, which was delivered to him. The key not being returned, several messages were sent to the Chronicle Office, requesting it might be restored, but nothing was there known of what had become of the deceased. On Monday evening last, Mr. THOMPSON's daughter brought back to the library the books which her father had borrowed. The sub-librarian, Mr. MURAS, then told her to request her father to send back the key of the water-closet. She answered that he had been missing since the previous Monday, and that no intelligence could be gained respecting him. Mr. MURAS then suspected that the mystery might be cleared up by searching the water-closet. A smith was procured, and the door was found to be bolted inside. An entrance was effected, when the deceased was found lying on his left side, in a pool of blood. There were several artificial wounds on each side of the neck, and one deep one on each side of the windpipe. The external jugular vein on the right side was cut through, and the internal jugular vein on the left side was largely opened. These wounds were sufficient to cause death, and were, according to the surgeon's opinion, inflicted by himself. A penknife was found near him covered with blood. He was quite cold and rigid, and had been dead several days. The deceased having given dissatisfaction was dismissed from his situation, and this with other embarrassments weighing on his mind, led him to the act of self-destruction. His age was 48 years, 20 of which he had been employed on the Newcastle Chronicle. He was [sic] left a wife and seven children. Verdict-"Temporary Insanity."