The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-04 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

ne•Geroner held the following inquests on Tuesday :
On the body of James Tucker, 37 years of age, an
engine driver at Messrs. Bancroft's establishment,
Edmund-street. He was, struck by an engine rod, and
received such injuries that he died in consequence. The
unfortunate affair was purely accidental, and the jury
returned a verdict accordingly.
On the body of Joseph Shaw, aged 60, a labourer,
who lived in Ilighfield-street. On Saturday he went
toa warehouse in Rumford-street, and whilst in a state
of intoxication, he accidentally fell over a staircase, and
received stelf injuries as caused death. The jury found
a verdict of accidental death whilst in a state of intoxi-
cation.

On the body of John Rowlands, a carter, 60 years of
age, who on the 12th September had his leg broken, by
a cart passing over him. He was drunk at the time,
and received such injuries that he died therefrom on
on Monday, Verdict, accidental death from injuries
recelted whilst intoxicated.
On the body of a child named John J. Laird, eight
months old. &vie days ago the child was accidently
scalded in Broos-street, and the injuries caused death.
Verdict, accidentally scalded,
On the body of a child named Frances Bradbury, 21
years old. The death in this case' was the result of the
child having eaten some beans, from which croton oil is
extracted. It was purely accidental, and the jury found
accordingly.

SUDDEN DEATH.--Frederick Force, a printer, who
was at work at Mr. Parry's, Rodney street, fell dead in
a lit on Tuesday evening, whilst at his work.

DEATH OF THE REV. ALEXANDER FLETCHER.—This
gentleman, one of the most eminent Dissenting ministers
of London, died on Sunday, at his residence in Essex,
in his 84th year. He had been for many years past the
minister of Finsbury Chapel, Moorfields.
SALE OF PERTH TAEATHE.—This building, which
was erected about 40 years ago, at a cost of upwards of
£2,000, but which for many years past has been an
unprofitable speculation for the shareholders, was a few
days since exposed to sale by public roue, in the Royal
Geurge•Hotel, at the upset price of £550. After a bnsk
competition, the theatre was knocked down at £586.
The purchaser, it. is understood, is to convert the build-

ing to other purposes.
LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Return for week
ending September, 29, 1860: Admitted, :in-patients, 45 ;
out-patients, 29; surgical casualties, 37. Discharged,
cured, 18 ; relieved, and at own request, 13 ; made out-
patients, '2 ; irregular, 0 ; dead 3 ; remain in the house,
187. For the ensuing week (visitors) : C. B. Robinson
and M. C. Jones, Esqrs.; physician, Dr. Vose ; surgeon,
Mr. Stubbs ; house surgeon, Mr. R. Harrison ; junior
house surgeon, Mr. H. G. Rawdon ; chaplain, Rev.
Edwd. Poole; treasurer, Mr. C. Wilson.
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PRINCE ALIMBD AND THE FINGOES. -On August
11th, the Prince, with the Governor and party, left
Grahamstown, and proceeded by Fort Blown and
Koonap to Fort Beaufort, with much fun and loyalty
all the way. He then went on to Heald Towns, on the
frontier, an industrial school and institution founded
under Sir G. Grey's patronage, and under the manage-
ment of the Wesleyan Missionary Society. The Fingoes
who have settled around the mission there had held a
meeting, and made preparations for the occasion, and
they came up to Sir George Grey with a grateful
address. It was Sunday,' and the Prince and Governor
having inspected the institution, entered the (Wesleyan)
chapel, where a native congregation was assembled.
The whole of the staff attended, and the Rev. W. Impey
officiated. The sermon was in the Kaffir language, and
the conduct of the coloured people was excellent. It
was an interesting sight to see a prince, a child of the
greatest monarch in the world, worshipping under the
same roof with some GOO or 700 natives.—Grahamstown
Journal.

STREET RAILWAYS FOR LONDON.—What with as,
water, telegraphs, and traffic, our streets are becoming
almost impassable ; and what is to be the result when
the whole line of the Strand is taken up for two years,
as we are informed is to be the case, in order that our
other principal thoroughfare, the Thames, may be relieved
from its present supplementary employment as common
sewer, it is difficult to conceive. We are happy to see
that some attempt at the alleviation of this difficulty
is at length being made, and that in the new approach
to Covent Garden the authorities have determined to
construct a " subway" which will allow of access to
the various systems of gas, water, telegraph, and
other pipes which now keep our streets in a constant
condition of barricade. Could this be done through-
out the metropolis, one great source of obstruction
would be removed, and we hope to see the day when
under every street in London a subway will afford ready
means for all those subterranean operations which now
obtrude themselves upon the upper world. But this
must be a work of time, and when done would not affect
the great difficulty, the increasing plethora of actual
traffic. Something must positively be done to relieve
our thoroughfares, or they will soon cease to be thorough-
fares at all. And, fortunately, one excellent remedy
may be very easily applied. A few well-laid tramways
along our principal routes would alone relieve the
greater portion of the omnibus traffic, which constitutes
more than three-fourths of the entire traffic. A pair of
horses can draw over a tramway the load of half a dozen
on stones or Macadam, and that with a silent smooth-
ness which the New Yorker or Livcrpoolian finds a

pleasant contrast to the jolting and clattering of our
London vehicles, and with a facility of instant stoppage
by means of breaks, invaluable alike to man and beast.
—John Bull.
PRINCE ALFRED AS A SPORTSMAN.—The Grahams-
town Journal furnishes some interesting particulars of
Prince Alfred's spurting excursions near Port Elizabeth.
Writing of. one of these which took place on the Bth
inst., our contemporary says :—" The distinguished
party then moinited and rode into the bush on the
American Flats. They hunted all the way to the Coega,
and succeeded in killing two fine bucks and three hares.
The Prince seemed lastly to enjoy the sport. His
countenance was flushed with excitement, and his eye
sparkled with delight. He was requested to accept one
of the bucks, whereupon he requested it might be sent
off to the Euryalns for the midshipmen's mess. We
hear that all the game killed was sent on board. by Mr.
George Reed, who had exerted himself to afford plea-
sure to His Royal Highness. The first chase, escort
and all, galloped off in full pursuit, and on coming in at
the death, the Prince seemed vastly amused to find the
escort nowhere.' A most pleasant day was spent, and
at the Coega the party separated—the Elizabethans to
return to their stores and business, and the Royal
visitor to pursue his journey, accompanied by his suite.
All along the line there were indications of the
loyalty of the scattered farmers--here there was a nose- •
gay, and there a painted board perched upon a tree with
the words Welcome Prince Alfred ;' shortly after which
they came upon some flags waving in the air. But the
greatest effort of the kind was a pretty triumphal arch
erected near the Coega valley. The Prince and Governor
stopped for the night at M'Loughlin's station, then at
Coe's for the second night of the journey, and arrived
at Grahamstown on the third day. On the road Com-
mandant Wilmot had met him with twenty-five of his
burghers, and the Prince offered his riding-whip as a
prize to the best shot out of ten picked men. There
was some capital shooting, which so surprised General
Wynyard as to call forth the remark, What would the
French say if they saw such shooting ?' The best shot
was a Dutchman, named Coester, who knocked an
orange off a stick at a distance of 100 yards. The whip
will be retained in the Dutchman's family, and handed
down to future generations. the burghers seemed to
have enjoyed themselves very much, and were highly
delighted with the affability of the Prince. Commandant
Wilmot says,—' he mixed up with them just like one of
their number,' and that he is a 'regular nice fellow.'
The name of Prince Alfred will be engraven on the
memories of a thousand hearts in South ica."

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. CASTELLAIN.)
THE BILLIARD MARKER'S CITE.

John Hayes, whose appearance realised the description given
of an. Irish Leprehaun to perfection (only he is not Irish), who
was described as a billiard marker, over the water, was charged
with having stolen £23 Ss belonging to Francis Darcy. When
the prisoner was put to the bar an involuntary laugh burst
from all who saw his comical appearance. He is about four
feet high, and his nose put one in mind of the horn of that
mythical animal the unicorn. His jaws resembled miniature
balloons, and his eyes were like those of a dead codfish on a
fish board. A quantity of black stubble protruded through
the miniature balloons, and the quills on the fretful porcupine
were only fools to what resembled the hair of Mr. Hayes' head.
The shape of the head itself—or rather the no shape of it, was
remarkable. The complainant was nearly as comical-looking
as the Leprehaun, and from his manner and voice, seemed to
be labouring under the effects of his last night's boozing. He
told the following story, stopping about a minute between
each word, although told frequently to go on with his tale.--I
went into a public-house, and called for a treat for myself.
That gentleman there, bad cess to him, was there too. I had
my money here (inside of his vest in a pocket), and that gen-
tleman ran away with it. Mr. Castellain ; How did he take
it? Why you see he sat down beside me, and by and by I
missed it; and, says I, my money is gone, and then out he
run and I run after him, calling out stop thief, and then a
policeman boned him at the corner. Mr. Castellain : Was the
money got? No, sir. Did you lose sight of him? No. Was
there any other person there ? Only the landlady and this
chap (a boy) here, who was with me. Mr. Castellain : Then
he could not have passed it to any one, or thrown it away?
Nu; I clb.n't know how he got rid of it except that he eat it.
(Laughter.) Mr. Castellain : What public-house was it at,
and where? At Park's, in Cheapside, between twelve and one

o'clock. A boy who was it; company with the prosecutor said
he saw the money with Dark just before he went into the
public-house, but he el:Add not tell how it was taken. Mr.
Garnett (chief clerk) : Were they sober? Not very sober;
they were pretty drunk both of them. Airs. Parks stated that
the prisoner was in the house sitting at ti:e counter, taking a
glass of ale ; the door was shut, when the prosecutor knocked
at the doer. and brought in a police-officer to treat him to a
glass of ale. When the officer drank the ale he went away,
and the prosecutor sat down. Mr. Garnett: Would you know
the officer again? I would not, sir. She then stated that the
prosecutor sat down beside the prisoner, and in a short time
he said his money was gone, but she only saw a shilling with
him. She said her opiion was that the prisoner could not
have taken the money, even if the prosecutor had it, which
she doubted. Mr. Block, for the prisoner, contended that
there was no case, and his Worship agreeing, discharged
the Leprehaten billiardmarker.
(Before Messrs. CAS7'ELLAIN and BRANCKEIL)
ASSAULTING A WIFE.
John Murdock, publican, Great Homer-street, was brought
up on warrant, charged with having assaulted his wife. Anne.
Mr. Bremner appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for
the defendant. Mr. Cobb said : This is an unfortunate case
between man and wife, and before it is gone into, I offer res-
pectable bail for the defendant, to keep the peace towards his
wife. He is a respectable man, and his own recognizance will
be sufficient, as there are faults on both sides. Mr. Bremner
denied that the latter statement was correct, and mid the
magistrates had the power, under the Act of Parliament, to
commit the defendant for six months, or to pay a penalty of
£2O, and also to call on him to find sureties to keep the peace,
but that was to be a bar to future proceedings under the
statute. He feared that might have influence on certain pro-
ceedings that were to be instituted in the Divorce Court for a
separation ; so he would only a,k the bench to call on the
defendant to enter into sureties to k$ the peace towards his.
wife, so as to protect her from further violence. Mr. Cobb
objected to this, and said that would assil the party in the
Divorce Court, for they would then sayr" Oh, we have had
him before the magistrates, and they bound him over to keep
the peace." Let the bench if they wished fine him £5, and
that will not bar future proceedings. Mr. Bremner : Then let
us go on with the case, as it is a most violent assault, and the•
lady goes in fear of her life. Mr. Cobb : So does be. Let h
be bound over in his own recognizance, and I have no objection,
to that. After sonic further conversation, between the legal:
gentlemen, it was agreed that Mr. Murdock should enter into-
his own recognizance in £lOO and two sureties in £5O each to
keep the peace towards his wife for twelve months. Mr.
Cobb : Or one surety in £lOO, as Mr. Murdock is a well-known
and respectable man in business. The magistrates said one
surety for £lOO would be accepted, and so the matter ended.
THE VALUE OF CHARACTER GOOD AND BAD.
Robert Shannon (known to the police as the Elephant) and
Samuel Jones, were charged by James Malone, boarding-house
keeper, 8, Salthouse-lane, under the following circumstances.
Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecution, and said on Tuesday
Malone went into a pnblic-house, having twelve sovereigns tied
up in the corner of the scarf that he wore about his neck, and
that corner was put under his suspender. The prisoners, who
are notorious thieves, were in the house, and by some meting
the corner of the scarf got lose from the suspender, and the
Prisoners caught and felt it. Finding it was money, Bob got a.
knife and made a cut at the scarf, but Malone got away at the
time, but came back in a short time, when Jones put his hand
into his pocket and took out ss. ;ad.. but Malone got it back
from him. Whether the magistrates would think this was
an attempt at felony, or a lark, he would leave them to
decide, when they would have heard the evidence. Ma-
lone was then examined, and proved the above-mentioned
facts. It was stated that Shannon was convicted of felony
no less than twenty-three times, and Jones ten times.
Mr. Castellain said he would give them the benefit of their
character, and discharge them this time. Shannon said Malone
was a thundering rogue, and well known to Mr. Murphy, of
the Local Marine Board, and that he had brought the charge
out of spite, because he (Shannon) would not sell him sailors
as he used to do, having transferred his custom to another
man, who bought them. (Laugh-ter.) The prisoners were
then discharged.