Saturday 15 Jun 1844 (p. 3, col. 4) INQUESTS. ----- (Before Mr. W. CARRICK, Coroner.) HORRIBLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.-An inquest was held at Kirkandrews' Bone Mill, in the parish of Kirkandrews'-upon-Eden, on the 13th instant, on view of the body of James BLAKE, aged 38 years, whose death was occasioned in the following manner:-The unfortunate man, during last season, was employed by Mr. MATTINSON, in grinding bones for manure. On Tuesday last, he waited upon Mr. MATTINSON, and besought him again to give him employment. Mr. MATTINSON had no occasion for his services, but being moved by his destitute condition and want of work, told deceased to go and try to find a job. BLAKE accordingly set himself to work. At mid-day, he prevailed upon the man who was occupied in feeding the mill to exchange their labour, and deceased attended to the mill till five o'clock, the hour at which all the workmen finish their day's work. At that instant Mr. MATTINSON heard a cry proceed from the mill, whereupon without a moment's loss of time, he threw the mill out of gear and on looking for deceased, found his chest squeezed in between the two cog wheels, his right arm severed from his body, and lying in a pool of blood upon the platform below. The whole viscera was torn most frightfully, so that death must have been instantaneous. His head was not at all injured. BLAKE has left a widow and numerous family in the deepest poverty. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."-Deodand, 1s. Before Mr. LUMB. CHILD MURDER.-On Thursday week, the remains of a new-born child were discovered in a water butt in the neighbourhood of Great Broughton, in consequence of permission having been given to the neighbours by the owner to draw off the water for their use. The body was covered over with a slate, which it is supposed had been thrown into the butt by some mischievous boys. An inquest was held on the body on Monday week, before Wm. LUMB, Esq., coroner, when it was proved by Mr. BELL, of Cockermouth, who had made a post mortem examination, that the child had been born alive, and that its death had been caused by drowning. This melancholy affair has created great sensation in the neighbourhood, and the inquest was very properly adjourned to afford time for further inquiry. The adjourned inquest was held on Monday last. Mr. FLETCHER, the Superintendent of Police, in Whitehaven, was in attendance, and most rigidly investigated this mysterious affair, but was unable to bring the charge home to any one. It appears, from the depositions, that one of the witnesses stated most distinctly, that the body of the child, which was found on the evening of Thursday fortnight, was not in the butt on the morning of that day, as she had examined it particularly in order to see what quantity of water it contained. The evidence of Mr. BELL left no doubt on the minds of the jury that the child (a male) had been born alive, and that it came to its death by being drowned in the water butt, consequently they returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person unknown." (Before Mr. G. THOMPSON, Coroner.) On Monday last an inquisition was held touching the death of Ruth ALLAN, the wife of Richard ALLAN, of Milburn Grange, Westmoreland, who was found dead in bed. Deceased had for several months previous to her death, been afflicted with paralysis, and the jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God."