The Press.
London, England, 1854-09-09 00:00:00

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them, insulted his sister, and knocked him down.
He was knocked down with such violence that he
had suffered from the effects ever since. While in
the garden a person, one of the waiters, was knocked
down. The defendant was ordered to pay 51. and
costs.

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OftErs.

A MYSTERIOUS DEATH was discovered on Saturday
last in Bayswater, a lady of fortune, named Adelie Han-
niquet, being found dead in her own house, in which
she seems to have lived alone. The deceased having
been missed by the neighbours, the attention of the
police was called to the house, and al inspector made
his way in. The knocker anti bellwire at the door
were broken off, and the door of the drawing room
barricaded with piles of furniture; but on forcing his
way into the apartment the officer found it in great
disorder, and the late occupant lying insensible on
the floor, with a large box resting on her person.
She died shortly after discovery. Suspicions of
murder were first excited, but further examination
showed that death had occurred from natural causes,
and it was conjectured that the unfortunate lady fell
down in a fit and knocked the box over in her fall.
At the inquest held on Monday it was shown that
Mlle. Hanniquet was very eccentric and excitable,
and that she was possessed of property to the
amount of 30,0001. or 40,0001., for which there are no
claimants, as she has no relatives. The surgeon
and some other gentlemen who were in attendance
at the time of her death found bank-notes and other
available securities to the extent of 16,0001., the bank-
notes being stitched in various parts of her dress.
Two or three years ago she took a large hotel in
Paris, and more recently was engaged in the dress-
making and millinery business in Park-street, Gros-
venor-square.
THE CIRQUE OLYMPIC at Cremorne-gardens, an
erection of cloth and wood, tastefully ornamented,
caught fire on Tuesday night from a gaslight. The
root was nearly destroyed, and much damage done
to the interior.
SEVERAL Fnms have lately taken place upon pre-
mises occupied by manufacturing chemists. One
which occurred on Saturday, and did much destruc-
tion, broke out at Messrs. Baiss's chemical factory,
and has been made the subject of investigation by a
coroner's jury. The following special verdict was re-
turned :
That the premises of Messrs. Balsa were burned down, but as
to the cause of the tire there was not sufficient evidence to say.
The evidence, however, clearly showed that it commenced in
Messrs. Balsa's premises, and the Jury strongly reprehend the
dangerous practice of keeping or manufactunng articles of an
inflammatory character in populous neighbourhood".
A POLICEMAN in Liverpool named Matthews was
shot on Saturday by William Knowles, a maniac, over
whom he was engaged to keep watch. Knowles had
not previously appeared dangerous or violent, but
getting possession of a gun (he was a gamekeeper)
fired it through the door and killed the unfortunate
constable. The murderer has been examined before
the local magistrates and committed for trial.
A BREAD RIOT has taken place at Nottingham.
The persuasion prevailed that the bakers were
charging too high for their bread, in comparison with
the price of corn, and a mob, principally composed of
boys, assembled on Tuesday night and marched to
different quarters of the place, smashing the bakers'
windows, and abstracting a number of loaves. Se-
veral of the delinquents were afterwards appre-
hended. Next day, notwithstanding, the disorders
recommenced, and the disturbers of the peace could
not be put down until the military had been called
out and the Riot Act read.
THE furniture of a room in a lodging-house, No.
19, Sackville-street, caught fire on Thursday morn-
ing, owing to the proprietress of the establishment,
Miss E. Norton, indulging in the dangerous practice
of reading in bed. Her screams brought speedy as-
sistance and the flames were subdued ; but the un-
fortunate lady was so severely burnt that her life is
despaired of.
ANOTHER CRYSTAL PALACE TRAIN met with en ac-
cident on Thursday. Through some inexcusable
awkwardness an engine on a siding was put in motion,
and shouldered several carriages off the line, crush-
ing two of them in the process. Immense alarm
was naturally excited among the passengers, all of
whom jumped out in a fright as the train came to a
standstill. By great good fortune no injury was sus-
tained by any of them beyond a few bruises.
EARLY on Saturday i.
place at the Clifton-ball
belonging to Messrs. :
being the direct result
of orders. The men
flop, and above all not
working with any otht
One of them, named El
with him either a light

top off. The result-was
to the death of four MI
himself, the author of the catastrophe.

3 ueyona a lew urumee.
morning a fatal expiation took
tall Colliery, near Xanohester,
Knowles and Co., the acOident
It of carelessness and disregard
were directed to use great eau-
ot to go into that particular
ier light than a locked lamp.
Edward Croft, nevert elems, took
hted candle or a lamp with the
Willi a violent explosion, leading
men, one of whom was Croft