The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-09 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

Yesterday the Coroner held the following inquests :
On the body of Robert Bannister, eleven weeks old,
the child of Teresa Bannister, 8, Islington, a butcher's
wife. The child was found dead in bed by its mother,
and it appeared death was caused by suffocation, being
accidentally overlain. Verdict accordingly.
On the body of Mary Powell, fifty-eight years of age.
She lived in a court in Eldon-street, and complained of
a cough for some time past. She was found dead in
bed on Sunday morning, and it was proved that death
`►as the result of natural causes, and the jury found to
that effect.

CORRESPONDENCE.

VOLUNTEER BANDS ON SUNDAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.


Sin,--Whilst sitting in a place of worship, yesterday,
waiting for' mrvice to begin, I heard, far off in the.
distance, the sound of martial music. l cannot say-
Whether it was the. "'Limerick Races " or not, but Ti
noticed that, as it drew nearer and became louder, it,
drew off the attention from things pertaining to a Sab-
bath, and, unsettling the mina passed on—where ?
Why, to disturb another congregation. This promises,
if continued, to become another social evil—at all events,
it is a direct contradiction to the command, Thou shalt
keep holy the Sabbath day.—Your insertion of tha
above will oblige A DAILY BEAD It.
Liverpool, Oct. 8, 1860.
P.S.—lt was, of course, the Volanteerp.

LIVERPOOL IRISH VOLUNTEER RIFLES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.
Sin,—Rumours seriously affecting the above corps
are in active circulation. Jealousy for the fair fame of
our Volunteers, as a body, and for the character for
loyalty of my countrymen generally, impels rae to request
your insertion of the following quenes in your next
issue :—Have the Irish Volunteer Rifles in Liverpool
been sworn in? and, if not, Why? Knowing the ill-
concealed disloyalty of a small section of the Irish people,
I think it not altogether improbable that the injurious
rumour may have some foundation in fact.
Trusting this publicity will have the effect of removing
what would be (if true or uncontradicted) a stain on the
loyalty of Irishmen, as well as an anomaly in the Volun-
teer movement, I will not now make any comments on
the subject, but shall most anxiously await an of
contradiction or explanation.—Yours, &c.,
AN IRISH VOLUNTEER.
Liverpool, Oct. 8, 1860.

MR. JEFFERY & THE DISTRIBUTION OF
TICKETS FOR THE BROWN BANQUET.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.
SIN-IS it not to be much regretted that the ban-
quet about to be held at St. Georges-hall, out of
compliment to William Brown, Esq., should be greatly
marred by the conduct of the committee for the distri-
bution of the tickets ? Mr. Jeffery, as usual, though
liberal he be, not satisfied with his own portion, must
monopolise every ticket he can lay his hands upon, not
required by other members of the committee—report
says between thirty and forty—without first offering
them to the merchants and independent gentlemen of
the town.

Such a proceeding has greatly lowered the respect-
ability of the banquet, and given it a party complexion,
which is to be much regretted, as the leading Conser-
vatives, irrespective of politics, were anxious to pay Mr.
Brown the compliment of being present. With regard
to the tickets for the gallery, I have heard of several
instances where partisans obtained as high as ten tickets.
Of course the respectable portion of those who might
have wished to be present are prevented by such liberal
conduct, and consequently annoyed ; and very naturally
so.

But the Liberal party have only themselves to blame,
by allowing the management to be placed in such hands ;
but it is to be regretted on Mr. Brown's account.—Your
obedient servant, Dicx.y Sax.
'Change, October 8, 1860.

THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE PROCESSION
ON THURSDAY THE 18TH INST.