The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-24 00:00:00

MR. BARRY SULLIVAN AT THE ROYAL
AMPHITHEATRE.

This most justly popular actor appeared last night
before another crowded audience, in Lytton Bulwer's
fine play of "Richelieu." Nothing could bare 'been
finer; more artistic, or more effective than Mr. Sullivan's
personation of the Wily old Cardinal. The audience
showed their appreciation of the talented performance;
new by
_their breathleSS attention, and again by rap-
turous. outtinisis Of a!pPlaUe--nianife,stations such as are
only elicited by similarly Constructed' plays-, When inter-
preted by an actor of the highest genius like Mr. Barry
Sullivan. Miss Gray's Julie de Mortimer, Mr. Cowper's
De Mauprat, and Mr. Cooper's Joseph were certainly
worthy of so great an occasion.

To-night, Mr. Sullivan appears as the Gamester, in the
play of that name. All who would wish to see a fine
delineation Qf the ensnaring temptations of the gaming-
table operating upon a Mini and generous nature, and
who have nerve to witness a portraittire Of the remorse
and agony of a broken spirit writhing under the terrillle
retribution following upon such a vicious indulgence,
may calculate upon enjoying the benefit of a very pow-
ful and instructive lesson by their attendance at the play

:his evening.

THE NEW HIGHLAND VOLUNTEERS.

The following letters have been received by the
honorary secretary of the new Highland Volun-

veers

Edinburgh dAstfe, Oct. 11, MO.

Sin,—you are heartily welcome to ifse my name as
one of the patrons of your company of Highland Volun-
teers, if you think it will be of any service to you.
i highly approve of the volunteer movement; and
should anything bring me to Liverpool, it will afford
me much pleasure to inspect your company.—Faithfully
yours, J. E MART,
Colonel commanding 78th Highlande:4s.

(Com) •
4, Devonshire-place, Portland-place,
London, Oct. 20, 1860.
Sra,—l found, yesterday evening, at the United Ser-
vice Club, your letter of the Bth inst., stating you wished
mY itanic as patron of your Highland Company of
Volunteers ;• and I do myself the pleasure to assure you,
and the gentlemen with whom you are associated, that
I Willingly accede to the request made to me, and accept
the honour offered to me, with the belief that in a catu-
munitY so obtispien4is for loyalty as that of Liverpool
has ever been, the efforts to raise a large body of volun-
teers are certain to be successfiii.
• From the first, I considered the volttnted MoVement
of vast importance to our country ; and that the settiCes
of the Volunteers would be inestimable, whether for the
defence of their individual homes, or for acting in regi-
ments mixed with the regular forces in the field.—l
hiVe th,s honour to remain, Sir, your most obedient
servant; JOHN AITCHISON, General,
o:Amid 72nd High/and Light Infantry.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-.YEST.ERDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)

HOW THE WHISERS
ALTRE OF POLICEMAN 261 WERE
M ATED.

A fellow named William Hickey, was charged by
police officer 261, With having assaulted him. From the
never-may-care sort of appearance presented by the
prisoner, he seemed to be quite comfortable in his
position in the dock ; and no doubt from his tout en-
semble, he would have felt quite at home at the mouth
of a loaded Cannon, whilst the match was about to be
applied to the venty as he would have done over a pint
of sixpenny and a "mouthful" of bread and Cheshire.
He would have scaled the walls at Sebastopol, or sat
down to a civic banquet with equal sang froid. Now
policeman 261 would have answered poor Tom Hood's
description of the John White

Who was the smartest man
In all the new police,
Although he'd but a pound a week

To keep him and the peace.
But policeman 261 has more that—he had at least a
pound and a half, troy weight—of the finest black beard
that ever grew on a chin-chopper. If cut off, and stuck
in the helmet of a trooper's head-dress, it would have
shamed all the horse tails that ever left Flanders. Of
course policeman 261 was, or ought to be, very proud of
his sable whiskers, that were nicely combed down to the
pit of his stomach ; and probably a large quantity of
" Rowland's Macassar" had been used to beautify this
appendage to the human face divine of P.C. 261. In
contradistinction to his appearance, Mr. Hickey was a
very barefaced horn, and no doubt he envied the grace-
ful looking officer, who went

Roving in the squares all night,
Through the railings peeping,
When moon, and stars, and candlelight
Are out, and masters sleeping.
To cooks and baby maids we sing
Our tales of love so true,
Oh ! isn't it a pleasant thing
To be a " Bobby Blue ?" •
This model of a Liverpudlian constable was pursuing
the tenor of his beat, which was by no means a noiseless
one, as it lay in the locality of Bankfield-street, where •
coal-heavers most do congregate after dusk; and that
fraternity having a natural antipathy to all constituted
authorities, look on policemen in the same way that
cdts contemplate rats and mice. Mr. Hickey, being a
Member of the "black diamond" society, was of course
thoroughly imbued with the general sentiment of the
body, which shaped so directly against the whole force,
of which 261 formed no inconsiderable unit, particu-
larly in the beard line. The prisoner having imitated a
small beer barrel, by filling his stomach with that
named liquid, commenced operations on all and singular
the Queen's lieges who came in his way, and he drove
the inhabitants of Bankfield-street before him like a
flock of sheep, for none dare oppose him, on penalty of
running the risk of having bent heads and contused
noses. At last 261 came, and disputed the Kyber pass
of Bankfield-street with Master Hickey, whom he ad-
monished in the name of Queen Victoria, and the dread
and fear of the "coal hole," to desist and go home. In this
he was seconded by the advocacy of the prisoner's sister,.
who used her influence, but all to no purpose, Mr.
Hickey would not go home before he would " take it
out of the policeman." What he intended to " take out,"
did not at first lucidly appear, but soon after the mys-
tery was solved, as may hereinafter appear. The officer,
finding remonstrance in vain, laid his hand on the
shoulder of the prisoner, telling him to "move on."
The prisoner did "move" but not on ; he "hauled off"
as a nautical man would say, and luffed up to the officer,
hitting him a doucer on the mouth, that staggered him
half-way to the earth. He then caught hold of him by
the collar of the coat, when the prisoner in return,
seized him by the long raven-coloured beard, and tugged
at it the same as if he were pulling at the rope of a
patent reefing topsail, and had not assistance arrived,
ha would have pulled the topsail (the head) off 261,
An roared like a young lion in want of its meridian
allowance. This was the whole case, except that small
crowbars had to be used to extract the hands of Mr.
Hickey from the beard of officer 261, and a stretcher
being procured, Mr. Hickey was lashed down and
borne, in triumph to the station, where he remained
until Mr. Raffles commenced holding his diurnal levee,
in Dale-street, when Mr. Hickey was presented to him
in due form, with the above credentials. In answer to
the charge, the prisoner expressed his oblivion of the
whole affair, but perhaps he may recover his recollection
in the course of a month, for which period he Was
handed over to the hospitality of Mr. Jamieson, the
governor of Walton " new model."
VIOLENT ASSAULonT.
d
Patrick Lavelle was brought up remand charged
with having committed a violent assault on a man named
Murray, Mr. Cobb appeared for the prisoner. The
details of this case appeared a few days ago. The facts
-were as follow :—Some evenings since the wives of the
parties had a quarrel, and this involved the men, and,
as proved, the prisoner struck Murray on the head with
some wooden weapon, inflicting serious injuries, aid at
one time there was concussion of the brain. Several
witnesses were examined for the prosecution ; and then
Mr. Cobb proposed to call witnesses for the prisoner,
but his Worship said he would not decide the case in
that court; and the prisoner was sent for trial.
CHARGE OF UTTERING AN ALLEGED FORGED BILL
OF EXCHANGE.
John Consterdine, who stood out on his own recog-
nizanee, was brought up on a charge of having uttered
a forged bill of exchange, with a guilty knowledge. Mr.
Cobb•appeared for the accused. The facts of this case
were published two or three times during the last three
weeks. Several witnesses were examined, but in the
absence of the person from whom the accused alleged he
got the bill, he was discharged.
Mr. Garnett, the chief clerk, stated that he had
received £3 6s. from Mr. Mansfield, of London, collected
in his court in London, for Connolly, the horse dealer
who had been wrongfully accused of uttering a forged
cheque.

CORONER'S COURT.-INTERESTING
STATZTICS.

Mr. Blake, the intelligent beadle of this court, has
made out the following returns, which will be embodied
in the Head Constable's annual report, up to 30th
September of this year :
Return shewing the number of inquests held during
the year, within this Borough, commencing with 30th
September, 1859, and ending the 29th September, 1860,
under the various heads :—Under 7 years : Male, 132 ;
Female, 125 ; Total of deaths in which inquests were
held, 257. From 7 years to 16 years : Male, 27 ;
Female, 31; Total number of deaths in which inquests
were held, 58. From 16 years to 60 years : Male, 239 ;
Female, 83 ; Total number of deaths in which inquests
were held, 322. Above 60 years : Male; 42 ; Female,
21; Total of deaths in which inquests were held. 63.
Murder : Male, 13 ; Female, 12. Manslaughter : Male,
4 ; Female, 8. Justifiable homicide : Male, 0 ; Female,
1; Suicide : Male, 29 ; Female, 8. Accidental deaths :
Male, 275; Female, 154. Injury—causes unknown : Male,
11 ; Female, 5. Found dead Male, 81 ; Female, 44.
Excessive drinking : Male, 7 ; Female, 7. Other
causes : Male, 20 ; Female, 21. Amount of expenses
for the year, £1,179 ls. 4d. Each inquest cost £2 2s.
21d.
Return shelving that from the 30th September, 1859,
to the 29th September, 1860, inclusive, there have been
617 cases of death reported to the Coroner's Court, by
the police and others, into which the beadle made per-
sonal inquiries. From the report made by him to the
coroner inquests were not necessary in any of these,
thereby preventing an expense to the borough of £1,302
15s. 41d. This estimate being based upon the cost of
inquests during the year ; the average cost of each
inquest held being £2 2s. 21d. This includes coroner's
fee, witnesses' expenses, surgeons, analyses, and car fare
for the conveyance of the jury.