The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-07 00:00:00

liberal candidate, was held on Monday, at the Town Hall,
Cheltenham. The chair was taken by Mr. T. Heaney, a
magistrate (or the county. Mr. W. Clyde and Mr. 8. C.
Harper respectively moved and seconded :
That this meeting i, of opinion that measures of extensive and
progressive reform, calculated to elect a reduction in the expenditure,
are essentially nectveary to the prosperity of the country, and this
meeting wonkier, that every caslitlate at the ensuing election should
be fully prepared to awry out those views.
This mutation having been duly carried, the Hon. C
Berkeley addressed the meeting, in the course of which he
declared himself f tvourahle to the principles advocated by
the Reform League, more especially the vote by ballot,
which he considered would be a preventive to all bribery
and corruption. Mr. Row M'l)onell moved, and Mr. IL
Bulgin aeconded:
That this meeting having heard the declaration of the lion. Craven
Betheley, and having before them his political conduct during the
fifteen year. he hoe Ernie...toted the town in parliament, pledgee Waif
to support him at the e.voing election.
Carried sic tuimnualy.--Streral fights took place between ,
different political ,liainents in the coarse of the sleeting.—
A requisition sieved by a ournercois body of electors was pre-
seated to Mr. J. A Gardner, the Lord of the Manor, regneet-
ing him to come forward as a candidate in the conservative
interest, to which that gentleman bee acceded.
POISONING AT BRISTOL. Yesterday's Express
contained the particulars supplied by our Bristol cor-
respondent, of the exhumation of the bodies of a mother end
two children, buried WILE months since in the churchyard
of St. Patin', in that city, and touching whose deaths suspi-
cion had subsequently arisen. The excitement consequent
upon the cceurrenee has ricce been heightened to a painful
extent, by the suicide of the husband and father, M r.l homes
Wellington Hilt, against whom it will be remembered the
imputation of having viscosd his partner and offspring lay.
The coroner bad scarcely completed the exhumation ere he
received intimation of the death of the wr, tched man. It
would seem that he had manilested symptoms of a distressed
state of mind since the suspicion of the cause of his wife's
death was first communicated to him, and en Thurodsy
miming he consulted a surgeon complaining of lownos of
spirits, and procured from him some medicines suited to that
ailment. lie did not rally, but on the evening of the
same day took to his bedroom, which ho never
afterwards left. On Sunday morning he called a sister, aged
about 12. years, who has lived with him since his wife's
death, and clotted her to go to a chemist's shop which he
named and purchase (or him a small phial of the essential oil
of bitter almond., at thesame time telling her. ii she should be
interrogated about it, to say that she wen: eel it fora person
who was going into the country to live, avid who wished to
tal.e it with her. The girl procured the drug and gave it to
him, and in the evening he sent her to procure a second
quantity, which she did. The next morning, on going into
his chamber for the keys, his sister was struck with an un-
usual appearance of his eyes, sad finding afterwards that be
was very ill ski became alarmed, and sent f,r assistance.
Medical aid was called in, ard, upon a search being made,
the two emptied phials were found under his pillow, as was
a note, v., fitters in pencil, as follows :
June. Nienday.—bey head staors extremely mental distraction
a filed towed down by be ivy imputation. east inp.in tee; ailsmitage
taken of me by sow,eul wrath, to crush me, which thee b ice just
dor.e. lam Lot guilty at the ntrocitrea charged I 'lunch. from then.
Can any UMW( he discovered ! lam in melee c. muck,' therewith.
I moot eanttnn,; I ant buck myself in eonteitipkitiaa Vac tact.
Air. Taylor administered restoratives and did all in his
power to preserve the wretched man's life, but the dose he
bad taken wan too potent, and he expired in about two
hours afterwards from its effects. The mother in-law of
the deceased was examined by the jury, tied described him
as having been in n depressed state of mind, and the jury
returned a verdict •• That he had destroyed himself while
labouring under temporary insanity."