The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF WINTER

GARMENTS in LIVERPOOL, of Superior Cut and
Workmanship,
At Wm. EARP and CO.'S, 59 and 61, LORD STREET.

Sir W. NAPIER writes that no documents " unforged,"
can be produced relating to his brother the late Sir C.
Napier which could give pain to his surviving friends.
What can the term suggest ?
THE SCREW STEAM-PACKET BRILLIANT left South-
ampton yesterday, with passengers, ship mails, and cargo,
for Madeira, Bahia, Pernambuco, and Rio de Janeiro. This
is the first extra steam-packet that has been sent to the
Brazils from Southampton. The Brilliant has hitherto
been confined to the Madeira passage. She is expected in
England in March next.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE CHESTER
TRAINING COLLEGE.—On Wednesday December 21st, a
deputation from a body of masters trained at this Institu-
tion, presented to the Rev. Arthur Rigg, M. A., the
Principal, a Silver Tea and Coffee service, together with
an address expressive of their kind feelings towards himself
and Mrs. Rigg.
LONDON POLICE—INCREASE OF PAY.—The police com-
mittee of of the City of London has agreed to augment the
pay of the police, which from the first of January next will
rate as follows :—Pay from the Ist of January, 1854, £2
15s. • £2 10s. ; £1 Bs. ; £1 10s. ' • £1 35.: £1 2s. ; £1 Os. ;
11 Os. ;£1 Os. After the same date parties cannot be ap-
pointed to the police unless they be sft. Bin. in height and
under 32 years of age.
The South American and general steam navigation com-
pany's steam-ship Brazilian, Capt Cox, sails to-day, at One
p.m., for Lisbon, Brazils, and the River Plate. She takes
out a full and most valuable cargo of English and French
manufactured goods, specia, va' ue £lOOO, and thirty pas-
sengers. The homeward-bound vessel, the Lady Eglington,
may be expected to arrive from the 7th to the 10th of
January.

SIR JOSEPH TELACRWELL.—The corporation of Cork,
with the ultra mayor, Mr. Maguire, M.P., at its head, has
presented a congratulatory address to Sir Joseph Thackwell,
G.C.8., whom, together with Lady Thackwellt they el..
as children
had
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fortune airo v
JsOesrepe hish,in his
sovereignre plyand
says,
he has
country in the fields of the Peninsula, Waterloo, Affghan-
istan, and Judea ; " a tolerably extensive sphere of exploits.
The Cork Constitution furnishes us with a gratifying
indication of the progress national of that country. Would
that the same evidences were universal to that country.
A magnificent vessel, the Mary Hardy, built for Messrs.
Hardy, Cork, merchants, says that journal, was launched
on Friday last. She is intended for the East India trade,
being 500 tons burthen, and having accommodation for at
least 20 passengers. This vessel was about eighteen months
building, and cost nearly £lO,OOO. She has been registered
A 1, for 13 years, 12 years being the maximum period
heretofore obtained for Cork built vessels. She is built
without a particle of iron, being constructed entirely of
timber and copper.

WHOLESALE ROBBERIES BY A DOMESTlC.—Yesterday, at
the Manchester city police-court, a female named Mary
Hill was charged with having robbed two or three persons
in whose houses she had obtained a temporary shelter.
llrs. Pyburn, of Upper Medl2ck-street, stated—That on
the Ist of July, the prisoner, whom she had previously
known, came to her in the appearance of a beggar. Mrs.
Pyburn asked how it was that the prisoner come to be so
reduced, and she answered that it was in consequence of
the death of her husband some time previously. Mrs.
Pyburn then agreed to let her stop with her, which she
did, from the Ist to the 13th July. On the 13th of July
the prisoner told the prosecutrix that there was a mall of
the name of Kemp who owed her some money, and that if
she would go to see Kemp about the money she (the prisoner)
would watch the house until she came back. Accordingly
Mrs. Pyburn wont out in search of Kemp, and on her
return found that the woman had decamped, taking with
her a quantity of wearing apparel, of the value of 131. A
little boy, son of the prosecutrix, saw the woman leave the
house with a large bundle in her possession. Some of the
goods were afterwards found pawned in a shop in the neigh-
3ourhood. Another respectable married woman got up and
said that the prisoner, after being a few weeks in her service,
left her employment, taking with her a large quantity of
wearing apparel.—Committed to take her trial at the
sessions.

THE KENT DIGGINGS.—One day last week, as Mr. Delevau
formerly in the coast guard service, was walking near Crots•
gate, near Mr. Bigg's farm, Minster, Sheppy, he saw some•
thing glittering on the ground; he picked it up, and found i
to be a nugget of gold attached to a stone, which ho sold for 31
—sogie Eastern Gazette.