Saturday 25 Jan 1845 (p. 2, col. 8 – p. 3, col. 1) INQUESTS BEFORE MR. CARRICK, COUNTY CORONER.—At Penrith on Saturday last, on the body of Elizabeth CRAGGS, aged six years, daughter of Joseph CRAGGS, railway labourer. The unfortunate child died in consequence of her clothes taking fire during her mother's temporary absence on the 31st December. Her younger sister had lighted a piece of paper and thrown it against her breast, which ignited her dress and burnt her face and chest most severely. Mr. PEARSON, surgeon, was called and attended generally twice a day during her illness. The child's friends having expressed some dissatisfaction with his treatment, Mr. TEMPLETON, another surgeon, was called in a day or two before her death; but it appeared from his evidence that the treatment had been highly proper, and such as he, in a similar case, would have adopted. The jury decided that no blame whatever could be laid to the charge of Mr. PEARSON, and returned a verdict of "Accidental death."—At Wigton, on Thursday, on the body of Mr. Joseph MILLAR, cow keeper, aged 34 years, who committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday morning. The deceased was a very steady and industrious man. On Monday he attended a sale in the neighbourhood, and returned much intoxicated. His wife rose about six the following morning to serve his customers with milk, leaving him in bed; on her return at eight, she had occasion to go down into the cellar when she found him suspended from the ceiling. She was so much alarmed that she ran out before attempting to release him, and raised an alarm; two neighbours went immediately and cut him down, but life was extinct.—Verdict insanity.—In King-street, Botchergate, on the body of John WILSON, aged four years, son of John WILSON, butcher, who, on the 15th instant fell into a pan of boiling water and was so severely scalded, as to cause his death on the 23d instant.—Verdict "Accidental death." COCKERMOUTH.—The number of baptisms, marriages, and burials at Cockermouth church within the year just closed, were—151 baptisms, 35 marriages, and 97 burials, and amongst the parties interred there were eighteen whose united ages amounted to 1481 years! namely, John ROBINSON, 84; Thomas DIXON, 82; Margaret PARK, 99 ; Ann HOWE, 80; Ann M'CLENNON, 82; Joseph STEELE, Esq., 86; Samuel HALL, 78; Henry HEWITSON, 88; Sarah SLEE, 76; Sarah HESLOP, 77; Elizabeth MARTIN, 79; John TYSON, 84; George MASTER, 77; Jane HALLOWAY, 77; Isabella JOHNSTON, 79; Thomas MEALE, 93; Mary ROBINSON, 79; and Frances JEFFERSON, 81—being an average of above 82 years each! Cockermouth has long been noted for the longevity of its inhabitants, and it is questionable if a parallel case to the above can be met with in the whole of the wide north. According to the last returns to government of the Bills of Mortality it was proved by these documents that there had been fewer deaths in Cockermouth in proportion to its population, with one exception, than in any town in England.—At the present time there are a great number of persons resident in Cockermouth whose ages vary from 80 to 94 years each: and it may not, perhaps be deemed unworthy of remark, that in the same locality—we might almost say house, in which Mrs. Frances JEFFERSON (enumerated in the above list) died, there are at present three individuals residing whose united ages amount to 265 years, namely, Jane OWENS, 92; Sarah HURD, 87; and Ann HIND, 86. One night last week, a seaman accidentally fell into the hold of a Scotch sloop (to which he belonged), now lying at Maryport, and so severely fractured his skull that medical aid proved fruitless, and he shortly afterwards died. The unfortunate deceased was a native of Scotland. A collection was made for his bereaved family; and the sum of £1 14s. 10d. was remitted to them by post office order.