The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOI.
BEF3RB MR. BB3g.

CHEAP BUTTER !—TWC/ pew
and David Lawler, werA
firkins of butter, ralr
and Co. It am-
from Corl►
oonsi—

.ns, named George Dodd
charged with stealing three
-e £l9, the property of George King
~eared that a quantity of butter had. come
Messrs. King sad On. being the carriers,

ned to order, It was on the Weittington dock quay,
and it appeared that the prisoners went with a cart to
deliver some goods at the dock, and on their going away
they managed to put three firkins of butter into the cart.
The watchman missed the butter, and went in search of it,
bat in the mean time the policeman at the gate bad stopped
the prisoners and got the butter in the cart. Mr. Shaw,
from Messrs. King and Co., said he wished to press the
case, as they were subject to much loss from plunder. The
prisoners laid the blame on each other. They were fully
committed for trial at the sessions. .

BRFORR MR. MiNSFIRLD.

THE LATE MR. PARKINSON.—Mr. Mansfield said as the
bridewell keepers of the town were anxious to pay a tribute
to the late Mr. Parkinson, whose funeral they intended to
be present at on Monday (this) morning, and as he wished
to nay a mark of respect to the deceased, he would not sit
until, 11 instead of 10 o'clock, so that the bridewell keepers
might attend the funeral.
SHOCKING BARBARITY.—Two fellows, named John
M'Govern and Thomas Garnett, were charged with having
committed the following abominable outrage on a
man named William Eaton. It appeared the
prisoners formed part of a company who were
drinking in a beer-house in Marybone, kept by a person
named Warnack. A dispute took place between the
men, when Eaton, who is a blacksmith, was knocked down.
One of the prisoners held him on the floor, whilst the other
took a kettle of hot water off the fire, and poured it along
the man's back. The screams of the m-in were awfu', but
no one helped him until police officers 39 and 521 entered
the house and rescued him. The prisoners were arrested,
and the injured man conveyed to the hospital, where he at
nresent lies in a serious state. Surgeon Grimes, of the
Vauxhall dispensary, gave evidence as to the injuries
inflicted on Elton, and said, at least for a fortnight he
would not be able to move out. Some persons who were
present at the diabolical transaction, were examined, but
cave their evidence with such reluctance, that Mr. Mans-
field said they were nearly as bad as the ruffians who
perpetrated the abominable outrage. The prisoners were
remanded for a week.

THE San' FLORENCE.—The boatswain of this ship had
summoned the captain for compensati at for bad provision,
supplied whilst at sea: Mr. Campbell was for the
complainant, and Mr. Rohy for the defence. The case wan
heard (and published) some days ago, and stood for judg-
ment. Mr. Mansfield adjudged the defendant to pay thirty
shillings, being one shilling a day, for the time the pro-
vision was bad.

FUNERAL OF THE MURDERED POLICEMAN AT
BIRKENHEAD.

On Saturday the mortal remains of Thomas Vaughan,
the policeman who was so atrociously murdered on the
morning of Tuesday last, were conveyed to their final
resting place on earth The-township presented an un-
usually melancholy aspect, some of the windows being
shuttered during the time the funeral passed, and every
tribute of respect was shown, and many mournful coun-
tenances betokened the regret they felt-of the untimely
end of one who was so well known and respected for
his general kindness of disposition. Shortly after ten
o'clock, the coffin containing the body of the deceased
was taken from his abode, in Morpeth Buildings, and
placed in the hearse destined to carry him "to that
bourne from whence no traveller returns," amidst the
grief of his friends and a large concourse of persons.—
One mourning coach, containing the sorrowing mother
and sister of the deceased, followed the hearse. The
mournful procession then took its departure in the
following order :—a number of the members of a lodge
of which the deceased had lately become a member ; the
hearse, containing the body ; the immediate relatives of
the deceased in a mourning coach ; Mr. Greaves, the
Rritlewell keeper ; Mr. Hodson, detective officer ; the
whole of the members of. the Birkenhead Police force,
nab Mr. Superintendent Bernie and Mr. Gwynn, the
head-constable of Wirral, with a number of the officials
connected with the public offices in the township. The
funeral cortege passel through the following streets,
accompanied by an immense crowd, of persons of botl,
sexes, who behaved in the most becoming and decolous
manner :—From Morpeth Buildings to Watson. street,
along Price's street, down Hamilton street i.;lto Market
street, then along Chester street through J•oy street, into
Church street. At the Church of St. Ms'ry,
where the body was to be deposited, There
was an immense concourse of people awaiting its urrival
The police force having formed a' avenue, the coffin was
removed from the hearse, and on the shoulde•,•s of some
of his brother constables, was conveyed into the church,
where it was met by the Rev. Mr. Knox, who solemnly
read the cervices appointed for such °cc:minim The re-
mains of the deceased were then carried to the grave,
where they were finally deposited amidst the grief of an
aged
.mother, a loving sister, and a host of friends,
amongst whom were his late comrades in the police force
by whom he was affectionately esteemed.

STORM ON THE ALGERINE COAST. A telegraphic
despatch from Marseilles announces that a terrible tem-
pest raged on the coast of Algeria on the 17th. The
overflowing of the Harrasch and the Chiffa had caused
the inundation of the plains as far as Bouffarie. The
sailing vessels the Allica, the Syndic, the Duc, the Fra-
tello, and the Marie Antoinette, are lost; the steam-boats
Zivave and Algeria are damaged. It was feared that
other disasters had taken place. The Gauges, which
left Marseilles on MOnday week for Constantinople, had
returned to Marseilles. after having had her machinery
damaged by the bad weather, near the Straits of Boniface,
to the south of the Isle of Corsica. The mails and
passengers were transferred at sea to the Nile, which left
Marseilles rot- Constantinople last Thursday.
IMPUDENT ROBBERY BY CABDSHARPERS.-011 Monday
night, as the master of a vessel was sitting sipping a glass
of ale in an apartment in the shop of Mrs. Stewart, head
of East Quay Lane, immediately opposite to the Railway
Station, one man entered the room and took his seat, and
then other three. The three pretended to be strangers to
the one, whom they induced to play at cards. It was
made to appear that the one man had staked and lost all
the money he:had in his possession, consisting only of a
few shillings, and he began to complain bitterly of being
left quite destitute of the means of ever paying his railway
fare home. He appealed to the sympathies of all who
were in the room, and at length the. skipper first referred
to, thinking the story-true, drew out his pocket-book to
give what appeared to be the victim, a few shillings. In
doing this he happened to display eleven one-pound notes
from his pocket book ; and he says that he had no sooner
done so than one of the three men snatched the notes
from him across the table, and instantly disappeared, and
when he made an effort to follow, he was caught by the
other two men, who prevented hire from going. The
party, minus he who had darted off with the notes, were
conveyed to the police office, where the skipper made the
above statement; and it appeared that on searching the
room, one of the notes, which had fallen from among the
others, was found there. On the other hand, the two
men who were detained, and who are well known card
sharpers, who have been haunting this locality for some
time back, admit that they were playing cards, and say
that the skipper had played with them, staked his money
in the usual " fair " way, and, lost it. The ten notes are
off„ and the victim has no means of proving his allegation,
and another lesson has been given to verdant strangers
by the occurrence.—Greenock Correspondent.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTE—INAUGURATION CONCERT
Orr Trtursday evening lost a family concert was given in the
institution room, Chapel street, Chorley, the proceeds,
. after paying expenses, being given to the funds, The vocalists
were Mr. John Green, Miss Jowett, Miss E. and Mi.,l J.
Jowett, Mr. T. L., and Mr. Jeremiah Jowett, from Preston,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jowett,of Chorley, assisted by Miss
Wiatt of Liverpool. Miss J. C. JoWett and her brother
presided at the pianoforte. The pr"gramme eomprised a
sacred selection of songs, glees, and choruses, which were
sung very creditably, this being the first appearance of the
vocalists in public, with the exception of MiSs Wiatt. In
the " Postman's Knock" Mi's Wiatt was encored, as were
also Miss E. and Mr. T. L. Jowett in Parry's duet, " Sol
fa." A duet upon two pianofortes was beautifully played
by Miss J. C. Jowett and Mr. Green, and rapturously
applauded, which, but for its extreme length. would have
no doubt been encored, as it richly merited. The " Perlin
Echo Chorus" concluded the first part, and was loudly
encored, The second part commenced with a solo and
chorus, entitled " Merry Christmas," the words taken from
Herrick's " Hesperides." The music of this piece is in
M.S., and is the composition of Mr. J. C. Jowett, of
Chorley; it Is highly appropriate to the words, which are
quaint and descriptive of the festive season of Christmas.
The composition is very creditable to the author, and was
deservedly encored. " The desert flower" was very prettily
sung by Miss E. Jowett. This lady is very young, and
gives fair promise of excellence In the vocal art. Mr. J.
Green sang a comic song with considerable humour, and
wAs encored. " Kathleen Mavourneen" was sung by Miss
Wiatt with considerable pathos and feeling, and the remain-
ing pieces were all favourably received. The concert con-
cluded about ten o'clock with the National Anthem. The
thanks of the public are greatly due to the Jowett family
for having provided such an agreeable evening's entertain-
ment. The room was tolerably well filled,though not crowded,
the audience being highly respectable, and testifying 'by
repeated plaudits their appreciation of the performer's
efforts.--Preston Guardian.

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.