Saturday 04 May 1844 (p. 3, col. 4) INQUESTS. ----- Before W. CARRICK, Esq., Coroner. At the Jovial Hatters, Court Square, Carlisle, on the 20th ult., to inquire into the circumstances connected with the death of Mary, the wife of Fergus MERINER, aged 41 years.—It appeared that the deceased went to the house of Mrs. TURNER, landlady of the Hope and Anchor Public-house, in the same Square, on Monday, the 10th of April, early in the forenoon, in a state of intoxication. After lying upon the settle two or three hours, she went up stairs and joined a party of females who were comforting themselves with a few gills of undiluted rum, of which beverage deceased partook rather freely. Between eight and nine o'clock she left the room to go down stairs. In descending, she fell to the floor of the kitchen, her head doubled below her body. She was taken up quite insensible, and placed upon a chair. At this moment Mrs. TURNER came home, and after letting off a tirade of abuse against the poor unfortunate woman, seized her by the neck, and shook her violently. As soon as Mrs. TURNER quitted her hold, the deceased fell forward from the chair, her brow struck the stone floor, giving her a wound on the forehead, from which blood flowed freely. The deceased was then carried home, and put to bed, and a medical gentleman called in. She lingered until the 19th, when she died. During the examination on the first day, the husband of the deceased came into the inquest room, and in an excited state applied to the coroner to have the body opened, that it might be clearly ascertained what was the cause of death—adding, that she had been murdered. The coroner replied that he was quite willing to comply with his request, and forthwith issued his order for a post mortem examination, and in the meantime the inquiry was adjourned to last Saturday—on which day it was resumed, when it appeared that the fourth vertebræ of the neck had been fractured, from the effects of which she had died. After a lengthened investigation, the jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death, by a fall down stairs.—At Pelutho, Abbey Holme, on the 27th ult., on the body of Robert CHAMBERS, aged two years, son of Mr. CHAMBERS, who was drowned in a midden pant, outside of the farm yard. He had not been from the house more than five minutes, when search was made, and in half an hour he was found quite dead. Verdict, from drowning by accident. On Thursday afternoon, on a boy, in the employment of Mr. William GILKERSON, of Beaumont, who was killed by falling from a cart He was discovered quite dead a few minutes after the accident had taken place. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death. Before J. LEE, Esq., Deputy Coroner. On the 20th ult., at Clog Hall, Alston, on the body of Mary Ann HARDY, aged eleven months. She was found dead in bed. Verdict, Natural Death. Before G. THOMPSON, Esq., Coroner for Westmoreland. On Monday last, an inquest was held at the house of Richard LOADMAN, Little Musgrave, Westmoreland, on view of the body of William, infant son of Bridget LOADMAN. Deceased was a natural child, and since its birth had had but very delicate health. On the Sunday night previous to the inquest he went to bed as usual with his mother, and on the following morning was found dead in bed, and a verdict to that effect was returned.