The Express. — 1850-05-27 (London, England)

CORONERS' INQUESTS. j. - • LOvz AND SUlClDE.—Saturday evening an •111'411liet wa• held by Mr. Carter, at the Oed Mitre Mavens, Broodwall, nepzeting the death of Thomas Eluut Cooper, aged 29, lately reaidiag at No. 5, Knlechtridttecourt, D ,ct.fs Com. move. El-z th S-raker stated that she had Limn the deceased fir many years, and she had frequently been annoyed by him, particularly during the last fourteen weeks. He had frequently asked witness if she would have him. ohe always begged him to go away, and upon one occasion she was so much ictenupted by him that she threatened to apply to a maaistrate. On Saturday hurt deceased called at her house, and when she opened the door to him he bald a pistol at her, and said he would blow liar braise cat. Upon this she ran up stain, and called tt e landlord of tut Luse. They immediately afterwards Lard UN report of a pistol, and upon going down into the parlour, discovered the deceased lying on the tin a corpse. The upper part of his head appeared to he blown to pieces, and a pistol was lying by his side. The police wi re called in, and the following letter, addressed to his father, in the handwriting of the deceesso, was found io his pocket:—" Din Fe:her—When you receive this I ehall be no more, for I have made op my mind to live no longer without Min Streit, r. Her e'.ailow is always followieg we, and my thoughts are onstaiitly with ker.—Your affectionate son, Thanes Cooper." Mr. Tebbits, a surgeon, proved the nature of the wound, and the father of the deceased having Few examined, togs their in It other witnesses, the jury unanimously agreed to a verdict of "Temporary insanity' SUICIDE AT A TaVkhille—On Friday evening an isquiry was Roue into be:ore Mr. Payee, at the Harrow, Bewoughn eke, relative to the death of a finsale, mat re spin:tab:ly dr. seed, whose name is supposed to be Lloyd, who COT Mint• • nr..st determined act of suicide, by sulphuric sad, at the London-bridge Tavern, Duke-sveet, Londonbridge. Mre. Sarah Welds, landlady of We London-bridge Tavern, said that ow Wednesday evening, ab of six e'claa, the &coned svplied for • bed. She had a Isaaldst with her, and weed that the inpoeted some •is would cell upon her the following day. At kin o'..lock that day c Thar a lay) ahe received a letter, and entwecissntly a female come to toe bar, when the deceased ordered tee. The female was not seen to have the house. hbout half-past eleven o'eloric, as witness was going to her bedroem, she looked into deceased's room, I whoa she t.und her seated on a shaft, with her lace black' rued. \Vita,* called for eminence. Deceased had on a black satin dress, sod was mast respects ly attired. Her Sows showed es if she had nut been used to work. She was about thirty yeah of age, and exhibited no glue of desponterscy. Mr. John Parker, surgeon, No. 11, Duke-street, low demand ab ut half past eleven o'cikek. He found a pLial in her rieht head, which had a libel with the words is sulphuric and, poison," on it. Hrr facie was blackened from the effect of the acid, a portion of which must have pose cut ef the hoick epos her face. She had been dead about two h..urs. From appeancces, be wax of opinion sic was far advanced in the nastily-way. He found a letter in her basket, which as gave to a policeman. The contests were to the effect, " that the writer Lipid she would not commit any rash ac and begged that she would be advised by the female friend who would call upon her, who would give ber the hest advico. _By the time she received that lever I a would have soiled from the shorn of England, and would be away for ever." The letter was addressed to Mn. Lloyd, at Mr. Wallis's, Railway Tavern, London-br.ii.e. Tr en was no signatues to the letter. He was of opinion that she gird is a few minutes, by suffocation, irlm the effect of the sulphuric acid. The first witness now stated that the &nand's sere-finger had the appearance of having wen a weddln.: ring. She had a porn and 4s. Mr. Jack-on, escheat to Mr. Row, chemist, Welingtoo-street, acid that about a quartaupast tux o'clock on Thursday night deceased purchased tivapeneyworth of sulphuric acid, and stated that she was aware of its ding character. The inquest was adjourned to Thursday next.  THE AMERICA, Captain Shannon, sailed from Liv•risoqi on Saturday for Haitian and New York.