Saturday 14 Dec 1844 (p. 3, col. 3) INQUESTS. ----- (Before Mr. CARRICK, Coroner.) At Wigton, on the 4th instant, on the body of Joseph REED, railway labourer, aged 14. The deceased was employed to manage the points upon the Maryport and Carlisle Railway line, near Barugh Bridge; but instead of attending to his employment, he exchanged duties with his brother, a driver upon the line. In running alongside of two horses which were drawing a dirt waggon, he fell across the rail and the wheels passed over his groin, nearly separating the limb from his body. He lingered until the following day, when he expired. Verdict-"Accidental death." At Hardcake Hall, Aikton, on the 10th instant, Isabella JOHNSTONE, daughter of Thomas JOHNSTONE, aged nine months, who was found dead in bed. Verdict-"Natural death." On the 10th instant, in Keay's Lane, Carlisle, on the body of Elizabeth LITTLE, aged 69 years, who was found dead in bed that morning. Verdict-"Natural death."