The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-03 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An ingoisition was held yesterday before THOMAS STIRLING,
Esq. Coroner, at St. Giles's Workhouse, on the body of James
Cooke, tailor. late of 26, St. John's-street, New Road, who died
in that Institution on Saturday morning last, as was supposed, from
excessive drinking.
Jones, a watchman, stated, that he found the deceased in
George-street, opposite Bedford Chapel, about eight o'clock on
Fri.!ay nigh, ; conceiving him to be drunk, as he smelt of liquor,
he brought him to the watchhouse.
The constable deposed, that not knowing whether it wts a fit of
apoplexy or drunkenness that made the deceased insensible, he bad
hint taken to the workhouse. _ .

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Mr. Tweeille, the surgeon of St. Giles's workhouse, saw the de-
ceased when he was brought into the house, and. conceiving hint to
be drunk, ordered hint to bed. In the moving lie was intiwated of
his death. Ile opened the remains, and found the blood-vessels
in the head much diseased. lie had no doubt but the deceased
came by his death in consequence of apoplexy. produced by
drunkenness. .

Sarah Cooke, the sister of the deceased, said, that the deeea•ed
often complained of his head, and was latterly In very bad spirits.
She did not think that drink was the cause of his death, as he was
not in the habit of drinking. nor, if he were inclined, had he the
111C1WIS of getting it. lie kit his home on Friday evening to take a
walk, and passed Clondford-street, Alanchcster.square, where slue
war, about seven o'clock.
The Coroner thought, that from the general eha•acter of the poor
man, and the want of means, it WAS more likely to have been
apoplexy than intoxication that caused hit death.
The Jun, who thought that sufficient attention was not paid to
the matt, either by the surgeon or the other persons belonging to
the workhouse, returned a verdict—" That the deceased came by
his death in consequence of a fit of apoplexy."

LETTER.
" The enclosed document is of FO interesting a nature, that it
will probably reach you through different channels. Three reaming
&reassigned for the removal of LOrd Amherst, when three hundred
and thirty-three might have been given; but itule.ri all possible
reasons are comprehended in one word—Nullay. It is needless to
point out how this reply confirm% the propriety of the judgment.
which, es Lord Amherst says, has been precipitately,' but, as
Vjhers think. tardily adopted. Every month that his adfninistra-
fen was protracted heaped additional crisis offre on his own lu.lad e
and especially on the heads of ti.mse wink appointed him. Them.*
of his recal has, of course, spread the most lively as isfaction
through cif ranks of people- There is not a Singae. European or
Native, which does not applaud the deed, save raut except orly
' Mr. Charles Trotter and Dr. Robert Tytler. It it amusing to
hear Lard Amherst cry peccavi: with respect to !fts treatment
of shosillsraiw-.4oorterthfg under the sane of the Orieltet iltr f 4.
he now thinks that, if the Press were free, port of ita slung/4
mielst be wielded in his favour; but in tlo powerless suite i't
which he has chosen to keep it, during the het two years and a
half, he finds, in his utmost reed, that it is litesperile nt
ingjthe synalle.st iss-i:starice of consolation! Now i.e sees this;
he rfaght )o have seen it before he accepted the o:iica of Gorey:ice..
GenentLe.

" I *sae yon have seen Si, David (khterlony's -tostliumnus
Metrssibk• khrgry thing reisting to Bhurtpnor is most illustrative
of the.chsracter of herd Anthers:. It is well known to bd one of
the sir: r gtist at*7 smost commxtious fortresses in (flirt: India. It
in the un:y good forken the right bank of the Jl/7111:11. It WIS. there.
fore, wrath stores ok rupees to us for the defence of that line,
which we rosy bay..t die day to dispute with the Russians. Yet
Lord Amherst his ordered its works to be blown up and de.
stroyed ! This pearl is trampled under the hoofs of a swinish Go.
vernment."

F.NCL39I7IIE.

Le!tcr holm the lien.fapt;WAZher:t, to Charles Troyer, Eel.

or the Iknyal Civil Service.
" Public rumour wilt have prob-ibly conveyed, ire this reaches
you, the account of the Governor-General's recal. ds lie wishes it,
as well as the grounds which have induced the Authorities at home
to ado7t this lIICUUM, to be made as public a", possible. that all
may have an opportunity of judging of its justice, I send you the
particulars of this csse.
" The tirst complaint is, the delay which occurred in sending
home the Report of the Court of Inquiry on the causes which led to
the mutiny at Bar:id:pont ; the second is, that the evils disclosed
before that Court were not immediately mdressed; and the third,
that the Govrm.rent omitted to commini,on the Report witzn for.
warding it home. _ . . _ . .

" The answer to the first is, that the Report was so voluminous,
that much time necessarily elapsed before it could be perused by
the members of Governmeot. attending at the same time to the
routine of their doles. The late 31r. Adam was also at
Oat time shortly expected in Calcutta, and the Governor-General
was anxious, naturally, to obtain the opinion of so experienced a
man upon such an important question. The answer to the secoutt
is, that if the Court had delayed their precipitate judgment about
fortnight, they !stild have found, that um only all evils were re-
dressed, but tt.,t additional pay and cornfo•ts ware granted to tilt
troops in Ariocun. To the third complaint it is answered. that all
comment tri.s omitted, because none ass required ; the ease beteg
as elsar t.s PO'S: bk., and requiring no t strairt!ioary intellect to tie-
terrine who were to LlAme and who not. It was ,misted out of de-
, lica,y to s.r E. Paget. who, as a member of the Government, must
have passed censure on himself and oo those itericJiateir respcn..
Bible to hitu."--Grkulal HeralJ.