After innumerable delays, caused by ingenious ap plication of red tape and circumlocution, the presence of the gieat criminal Sullivan has at last beeu vouchsafed by the General Q-ovci'ninent, as yesterday he arrived per Airedale, and was safely housed in the Revell-street gaol. Due notice of his departure from Nelson was telegraphed to the police authorities hore on Friday last, but as it was feared that the known abhorrence the man is held in by the niassSs would call forth a hostile demonstration, the event was kept a profound secret, excepting to a few only, upon whoso discretion the most implicit reliance could bo placed. When the steamer arrived off G-reymouth, the news that Sullivan -was on board was transmitted to the shore, and at once forwarded by wire to Hokitika, and thus forewarned, the police were enabled to adopt such precautions as would tend to prevent any outbreak on his landing. But notwithstanding the care exercised, it became bruited about that this great criminal would positively arrive in the Airedale, and ■with the view, therefore, of throwing tho public off the scent, a clever device was resorted to, which but for the culpable imprudence of some person on board the Yarra must have been attended with com plete succesF. Tho scheme was simply to land Sullivan on the spit end, where a couple of detectives wero to receive him, ■whilst an ostentatious display of con stables at the transit shed would naturally induce tho supposition that his landing there was decided upon. Accordingly, detective Sergeant Dyer, and detectives Browne and Hames proceeded quietly to the signal station, and the Harbor Master's boat being inreadinesB, they — when the Yarra approached — pushed off to meet her. Sullivan, in charge of Ser geant-Major Edwards, of the Nelson police force, •was eeen standing at the gangway, and the boat was hardly alongsido before tho former stepped briskly into her, and seated himself in the sternsheets. Judg ing from his appearance, no one could havo imagined he was suffering from an unquiet conscience, as he looked stout and heai*ty, but seemed to labor under an acute anxiety for his personal safety. Very eagerly did he inquire whether his arrival was publicly known, stating that he had been informed the papers had given the expected event publicity. 