The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-14 00:00:00

RESUMED INQUEST ON THOMAS COOPER.

Last evening, at half-put six o'clock. the Inquest on Thomas
Cooper, who died front eating too large a quantity of rout goose,
Man resumed at the 31a:quill of Granby, at Knightsbridge, before
TIIO HAS HIGGS, Esq. the Deputy-Coroner for Westminster.
The eitraordinary circumstances attending the death of the de-
ceased excited considerable curiosity in the neighbourhood, and tl e
wholeof yesterday itinerant venders of street intelligence were very
busy in circulating " • full, true, and particular account of the
dreadful death of a cormorant, who was choked by a goose's neck
sticking in his throat," and various jokes respecting it were afloat in
the neighbourhood.
Henry Parkins, of Adam's-mess, Grosvenor-square, who was
examined on Wednesday evening, was again called, and stated,
that when he took the deceased to the watelibouee he laid him on
bin side, and asked him if he felt better, Lut he wan unable to
speak. Ile never knew that he was a great eater before, but, in
all his life, he never saw a man hare such an appetite as lie seemed
to puttee+ at the ',Upper. (Many of the Jury could not refrain from
laughing at thin deeliration.)
llere the pieces of gout, were again produced; one of them was
best part of the neck, which had been extracted from the deceased's
gullet, where it hail lodged.
Several other pevone who formed the supper party were present,
and one or two of them were examined, but their evidence went
merely to prove that after they had lett the house the deceased tip.
peered unwell, and they thinking, that it arose from the effects of the
liquor he had drank during the evening. conveyed hint to the watch-
house, Imo Lea I,toi eery carefully (town. Of course, if they had
thought he hail been so near Ins giOnegesate tneyertimu tia.e toe-
cured him proper assistance, but they had no idea of his death, but
thought that after he had slept a little, he would have come to his
senses, and walked home.
Juror—Pray dill either of you give him in charge ?
Certainly not. Ile could have left the watchhouse whenever he
pleased.
The Coroner here addressed the fury, and said that it was pain.
ful to hear that any human being should So exceed his nature by
such gluttony. It would have been excusable if he had been in a
state of starvation and wretchedness prior to his eating the goose,
but that wan not the cue; he was a mar in good circumstances. The
Jury had heard the evidence of the friends of the deceased, who he
considered had acted kindly towards him ; and it would be for them
to return their verdict accorditiglit.
Verdict—" Died from suffocation."

The East India Company's ship Abercrombie, Robinson,
arrived at Bombay on the 3d of May, and the Orient at
Quebec the 6th f:t ptetnber. The Orient left China on the
13th March, and St. Helena the Sth July.
Last week an awful circurnstailes, occurred at Cave's Inn,
in the parish of Churchover, Warwickshire. A drover
was putting his cattle into the fichl near the inn, fur the
and they were somewhat troublesome, not going as
be wished. Ile swore so violently that the housekeeper re-
buked him, and begged he would swear no more. Ile
answered her by another oath, and instantly dropped down
dead before her face.