An accident, by which a waggoner, named James ROUTLEDGE, was killed, occurred in Shaddongate, in this city, on Saturday night last. Deceased had gone into the country in the morning to bring a wagon load of wood, and when he passed through Shaddongate the street was then in its usual state. In the course of the day, however, a portion of the thoroughfare was opened out by the men engaged upon the sewerage works, and when darkness had set in large fires were lighted, as a warning to parties who might have occasion to pass that way.

In the evening, about half past eleven o’clock, the deceased returned to Carlisle by the Dalston road, with his wagon heavily laden with wood. He was seated upon the front part of the wagon and it is supposed that he must have been asleep. When the horses approached the fires they started back, and the deceased was thrown to the ground in front of the wheels of the wagon. The horses continuing to move forward the wheels passed along his body and over his head. The unfortunate man, who was dreadfully mangled, died almost instantaneously.