The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-12 00:00:00

A LADY HILL= BY A HANSOM CAB.

INQUO3T.—(TEUB DAY.)
This morning an inquiry was resumed by
Lenkester at the University Hospital, relative to thr
of Mrs. Margaret Taylor, a lady aged 72 years, who
life through being run over by • Haroom rob at f
town. The driver, Charles Parrott, was brought up
custody of the polies.
Police-constable Staocoart, 2d9 B, said be ow
accident while standing at the censer of Park-street
Highotrest, Oamden•tows. The deceased lady bad
talking to the timekeeper and then attempted to
the road in the direction of Highgate. At that m
• Romans cab came down Parkoneet, at the
of about 12 miles an hour. The horse was tt
into High-street, sod caught the demised. the abaft
rob striking her headaed knocking her doom. the wheel
hag over her. The driver then whipped the hone and gall
away at the rate of 16 miles ao hour. Witneas called
and took deceased, who was covered with blood. to tb
pitaL He afterward. found the cab and horse at Mr.
stables, Henrietta Mews, Brunswick-square.
The jury returned • verdict of ** Manslaughter."

The building near the Bridge of the Alma,
intended to lodge the Emperor's horses, Las bore comp
witbia the last few days. A Amish is being gives to
interior of the ridiagocbool, which is a spacious ‘'
lighted with bull's eyes. The floor is covered with a
coat of mad mad sawdust rolled as smooth so a carpet.
well eskulated to preveat any injury from a NI
walla aro likewise padded to prevent accidents, and the
gallery at ow sad sufficient to accommodate forty sr

The apartme►ts for the officers ►od servants, the nailer*
ooschtnaken workshops, and the smiths' forge are alr
occupied. The whole establishment is kid out with
taste. The stables themselves are oompoeed of three
separated by arches and divided into stalls by wooden
titions. The mangers are made of cement, nearly as
as stone, and beside each is a trough always filled
water, so that the horse which occupies the stall may
whim be is thirsty. The interior oourtyards an sul
with watering troughs filled with Seine water.

ARRIVAL OF TIIE ESSEX.—DoVER, De.•. 11.
Messrs. G. Marshall's ship Essex, 1,25 d toos, from She
hal ea the 11th August, with 2,000 tom of tea, boo
rived in the Downs. She spoke the following resole •
the 16th August, the Brockhant, from Shanghai to
pool ; Sept. 18, the Michele, from Hong Kong to
sandal; Oct. 5, the Canute. from Foochow.foo
London ; Ott. 23, the Jays, from Akysb
Falmouth ; Oct. 25, the Eddystone, from
pore to Loodoa ; Oat. 27, the Lise, from II
gamer to Bordeaux; Nov. 4, the K sthay ; Nov.
Kensingtoo, outward boned ; Nov. 15, the leeks, de
from Cardiff to Singapore ; Nov. Id, the Luckoow,
Loudon to Bombay ; Nov. 16, the Hinds, from r
Moats Video; Nov. 23, 3rd pemsa•t 9,274, from
to Bombay, supposed to be an Americea 'bowleg the Br
flag ; Dec. 5, the Egeria, Mammies to the southward.
Majesty's steamship Rattlesnake was at St. Helena.
SORPENRION or PATIERNI IN TIM METAL Tr;
—We understand that Meson. H. J. Waldeck acid
metal brokers, of M•nehater Birmingham, and
where, have 'coveted • mostiug of their editors
Wednesday next at Leeds. Various rumours are is
eidetic" es to the amount of their liabilities, sod we'
heard them estimated, oa good authority, at about W.,
This suspeosioa of paymeat has been primarily aimed
believe, by heavy losses sustained in noasequenee of
haekruplcy of Messrs. Barker and Soo.—Birsout,
Gauffe.