The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-15 00:00:00

THE REPRERIORATION or LUDLOW.—Notice in
given in lit night's Gazette that the Speaker's warrant for
the sew writ for the election of • representative of the
borough of Ludlow in the room of the late Mr. Botfield will
be leaned at the expiration of six days. The address of Sir
W. Fraser, soliciting election for the borough. has been
Published. He says:—" My political principle. are closely
identical with those which actuated Mr. &Afield. and my
votes in parliament, like his, have shown my earnest desire,
whilst maintaining the present form of government, to aid
in such alterations in our laws as are rendered necessary by
the change of time and the progressive spirit of the age. I
em of opinion that we should not hastily meddle with the
affairs of other countries [Mins for the security of our pos.
maim or the maintenance of our honour. I shall gladly
support measures for lightening the taxation of the people,
but I consider the truest economy is to preserve our arma-
ments in such • state of efficiency as to rippler us safe from
attacks by foreign powers. Nothing can tend more to thin
safety than the splendid body of volutiteernwhich will make
thia age illustrious in history, and I shall be happy, when-
ever an opportunity offers, to support their interests moat
strenuously.' There are rumours that the liherals intend
nominating Colonel SalweY, a resident neighbour, but as
yet nothing has been done in that quarter. The name of
Sir Joeeph Bailey, whose father represented Herefordshire
for some years, has also been mentioned in the conservative
interest.

kOITIONINCI NY MISTAK F. —Yeatertlay morning
Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Ship Tavern, Vauxhall
Bricige•road, touching the death of Walter Henry Deeley.
It appeared that the mother of the deceased child, who
resided at No. 29, Admiral-terrace, Vauxhall Bridge-road,
was confined on the 3rd instant, rod was attended by Dr.
Bettie, who, preetowily to the birth of the child, had
prescribed a preparation of morphia for the mother, and
subsequently the same preparation, but only half the
quantity,.. was to be taken. lt was further shown that
'coma King, the nurse, had some dill water in a
bottle very similar to that which contained the
morphia, both ingredients looking like pure water. Ac-
cording to the statement of the aurae, she WAS harassed
with the other children oa Sunday last, and the infant was
crying at the mune time, end she took up the wrong bottle,
and gave the infant a teaspoonful of the contents.
Although she knew that one bottle contained mixlicine for
the mother and the other medicine for the child, she mid
she bad not the remotest idea that either of them con-
tained poison. She heard the child moan shortly afterwards,
and thee she discovered her mistake, and sent for Dr.
Battle. Dr. Bettie add when be arrived the child was evi.
• dently suffering from the effects of some narcotic, such as
• opium, laudanum, or morphia. lie tried every remedy,
without avail, and the child died the following day, after
having several convulsion Sta. He felt certain the child hail
died from morphia. A teaspoonful of the contents of the
bottle would be the twelfth part of a grain of morphia, or
equal to nearly • quarter of a grain of opium. The morphia
was obtained from a very respectable chemist, but was not
labelled poison. The coroner said he thought that to all
eases poisons should he labelled as such. Dr. Bettie replied
that many ladies objected to take medicines which were
labelled poisyn, bedded which several kinds of medicine.
Intended for adults would came the death of children if
taken by them even if six months old. The coroner then
said he had Deena peculiar cork cut like spikes, which would
slightly prick the fingers of a person who toucited it. and iodi.
safe that the bottle stopped with that cork contained pot-
ion. After further evidence, and some deliberation on the
part of the jury, the following verdict was returned :
" That the deceased child died from morphia administered
accidentally for dill water."
Commander C. 0. B. Hall, R.N., has been ap-
pdated sera mail agent on the hoothaaiptme station.