Saturday 01 Jun 1844 (p. 2, col. 7) CORONERS' INQUESTS. (Before Mr. LEE, Deputy Coroner.) On the 11th ult., at Bridge Cottage, near Boustead Hill, on the body of Benjamin TURNER, aged eight years, who was accidentally drowned in the canal on the previous day. Deceased was son of the canal bridge keeper at the above place, and had several times narrowly escaped a similar fate. He was seen by a person to go to the canal with a tin vessel and attempt to lift water; in doing so he fell in the canal, and although an alarm was immediately given, the body of deceased was not recovered for upwards of an hour. The jury were unanimously of opinion that had drags been at hand deceased might have been saved, and recommended the Canal Company to supply each bridge and lockhouse with drags and necessary implements for saving drowning persons. Verdict, "accidental death." On the 20th ult., at How, in the parish of Hayton, on the body of Thomas MILBURN, of that place, yeoman, aged 78 years. He was found the previous day suspended by the neck from a beam in his barn; he was immediately cut down, was seen to breathe afterwards, but instantly died. The mind of deceased had been unsettled for some time, and became much worse shortly before his death. Not more than twenty minutes had elapsed from the time he was last seen alive until he was found hanging. Verdict, "Suicide whilst deceased was in a state of insanity." On Tuesday last, at Wigton, on the body of Robert COOPER, aged 11 years, who, on the morning of that day was killed on the Railway between Carlisle and Wigton, near Curthwaite, by being crushed between two laden ballast waggons. Deceased was engaged in greasing the axles of the laden waggons, previous to their being removed, when the engine Harrison was seen approaching with a train of empty ones, and he was ordered to desist, and told that he had not time to complete his work before the engine would come up, which he accordingly did. In the meantime, the engine having arrived, after being disengaged from the empty waggons, and giving the usual signal for starting, it proceeded to the laden ones which deceased had been ordered to leave. Immediately after the engine came in contact with them, deceased was seen to fall out from between two of them, and on being taken up was found to be quite dead; his head having been jammed between the bumpers. It is supposed that after deceased had left the waggons, as ordered in the first instance, he had gone round, unobserved, to the other side, to finish his job. He was a very rash and forward boy, and had been frequently cautioned. Verdict: "accidental death-with a deodand of one shilling on the engine and waggons." (Before W. LUMB, Esq.) At Whitehaven, on Friday week, on view of the body of James SMITH, who on the same day was stifled by an accumulation of foul air in a coal-mine on Cleator Moor, belonging to Messrs. BARKER and HARRISON. Verdict:-"Accidental Death." The deceased was 27 years of age, and had been married only about a fortnight.-Another inquest was held before the same gentleman, on Monday, at Maryport, on view of the body of Mary CURWEN, 62 years of age, who on Sunday morning last was found dead in bed, by the side of her husband, who was unconscious of what had occurred, nor had he heard his wife complain of indisposition at any time throughout the night. The jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God." (Before G. THOMPSON, Esq.) An inquest was held on Friday, the 24th ult., at Woodhouse, near Morland, Westmorland, touching the death of Jane COULTHARD, daughter of Thomas COULTHARD, of that place. The young woman was in her 16th year, and the circumstances attending her death were detailed in the evidence of her brother and Mr. Thomas FOTHERGILL, who were at a short distance when the accident occurred. Deceased, it appears, had on the previous Wednesday gone along with an older and a younger brother to cart a quantity of small wood from a field on the farm, and was employed in loading when the cart was unfortunately overturned, and she was thrown down a declivity with great violence. Deceased, from the force of the fall, received a concussion of the brain, and was taken up in a state of insensibility; she continued so until the following day, when she expired. The jury returned a verdict of "accidental death."