The Express. — 1868-06-05 (London, England)

NORTH WILTS.—Mr. R. P. Long, the conservative member for this division, who has represented North Wilts since 1865, has announced his intention not to offer himself for re-election. The Marquis of Worcester, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort, will be a candidate for the seat vacated by Mr. Long. Sir George Jenkinson has also announced his intention of coming forward as a conservative. The liberals have not yet made any sign, but there is little doubt that Lord Charles Bruce will sobs solicit the suffrages of the electors.  The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland at Belfast, after • lenirthensd discussion, has passed a resolution, on the motion of the Rev. Dr. Co3ke, forbidding instrumental music in Divine worship. THe 51 ORDER OF A POLICII qNSIPECTOII.—Yeaterday evening Mr. St. Clair Bedford, coroner for Westminster, held an inquest at St. George's Hospital, relative to the death of Inspector Daniel Bradstock, aged 46 years, who was stabbed by • prisoner while on duty at the Kingstreet Police-station. Inspector David Baldwin, A division, identified the body of the deceased as that of an inspector of the same division. He wuonduty at the Kingstreet station on the 7th of May. About half-past ten in the evening a man named James Smith was brought in charged with breaking two drinking glasses at the Mitre and Dove public-bowie in King-street. When the charge was entered the prisoner shouted out "Murder, murder, they are after me !" He seemed to be qaite sober, but witness thought that be might be suffering from deririum tremens, and sent for the divisional surgeon. The prisoner was asked whether he bad a knife in his possession, and he said that he had not, but gave up a large pair of scissors. Witness bad nothing more to do with him. The police surgeon came, and saw the prisoner, and directed that he should be strictly watched. A man was therefore placed in the cell to watch him. Alexander Brown, 12 AR, deposed at on the morning of the Bth of May, at a quarter past one o'clock, be was on duty at the /Lingstreet police-station, and he went with Inspector Bradstock to visit a prisoner named Smith, who was locked up in one of the cells. The prisoner requested the inspector to fetch him some water to drink. and the inspector lifted up • small tin can that was in the oell, and giving it to witnesstold him to get some water. Witness went for the water, and gave it to the deceased, who went in to the cell, and gave it to the prisoner. The latter made a violent rush at the inspector with the Warners , produoed. The inspector called out to wiiiess to lay bold of him. Witness rushed in to the cell, and laid hold of the prisoner and gave him over to another constable. The prisoner when making the rush at the inspector cried out several times, "I will kill you, I will kill you." stabbing at him as be said so. The inspector was taken to the Westminster Hospital immediately after, where he was found to be suffering from two severe wounds, from the effects of which, erysipelas having set in, he died on the 2nd instant. The jury returned a verdiet of "Wilful murder" against Smith. Tbs foreman said that the jury desired to know how it was the; the man Smith was not searched before being put into the cell. Inspector Baldwin said that the prisoner was not charged with felony, and none are searched unless so charged. He 1 pve up one pair of scissors, but be retained two pairs on I his person. The Coroner said that now that the verdict was returned he desired to pay • proper tribute to the , memory of the deceased whom he always found to be a most efficient and meet respectable officer. A warrant was then issued for the detention of amused nntilhis trial. Persons of delicate complexion are particularly susceptible of the influent* of the atmosphere at this peculiar lesson ; and ladles, whether frmusoting the crowded saloon, the aloes assembly, the rural rids or drive, the summer promised., or the aquatic excursion, should invariably have recourse to that lova/sable preparation, Rowlands' iralyder, which is found to be tie most geniis yet powerful resrredlre of female beauty and grace that science has yet lacovered.—{Advertisemeet.]