The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

CUBAN AFFAIRS.

The New York Times published an address to the people
of Cuba from the Cuban exiles in New York. The chief
object of the address—which has been secretly but very
widely circulated in Cuba —is to show by the collation of
historical facts, that Spain is about to take measures for sur-
iendering Cuba to the domination of the enfranchised
ilaves ; and that the only way in which so disastrous a re-
sult can be prevented, is by a revolution, which shall wrest
the Island from Spanish power, and place its government
in the hands of its own people. The Junta state that their
preparations are complete —that the exiles are thoroughly
united, and that a revolution in Cuba is inevitable. They
count upon the warm sympathy of the American people,
and assert that the government will not throw obstacles in
their way.

The testimonial subscription to Lieutenant Bellot closes
on the 31st instant.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S 110LIDAYS.-It is generally
understood that as Christmas and New Year's-day fall upon
Sundays, the days following will be kept as holidays.
SUDDEN DEATH AT THE LONDON-BRIDGE STATION.-011
Friday Mr. William Matthews died at the North Kent rail-
way station, London-bridge. The deceased had suddenly
fallen down and expired.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —The directors
of this company have just visited Fleetwood, with the re-
ported intention of establishing. extensive dock accommoda-
tion in connection with their line at that port.
PROFITS OF SPIRIT ItArpma. —The Fox girls, says a
New York paper, having rapped a large fortune out of the
pockets of the people, have purchased a fine place in
Harmonia, and retired to private life. If spiritualism
is a humbug, they have found it a profitable one at least.
ROBBERY FROM A SHOP IN BUTLER-STREET.--At the
Manchester city police-court, on Saturday, two boys were
sent to the sessions to take their trial on a charge of stealing
a glass case and some biscuits from a shop in Butler-street,
Oldham-road.

BREAD ROBBERY.—On Saturday, at the Manchester city
police-court, three boys named John Rutter Hugh Connelly,
and David Reid, were each sentenced to be imprisoned for
21 days for having on the previous afternoon stolen a
quantity of bread from a van in Tipping-street, the pcoperty
of Mrs. Madin.

ROBBING A TILL.—On Saturday, at the Manchester City
police-court, a person, named John Allen, was committed to
take his trial at the sessions, on a charge of having, on the
previous day, robbed the till of Mr. Halliday, shopkeeper,
Shudehill, of M. •
LETTERS FOR ARCTIC SHIPS.—Dee. 17.—Letters for offi-
cers and seamen 'serving on board the undermentioned ships
will be in time to be forwarded if sent to the admiralty on
or before the Ist of January, 1854 : —Her Majesty's ships
Enterprise, Rattlesnake, and Plover.
WHITEHAV.EN, CLEATOR, AND EGRENIONT RAILWAY.—
At a meeting of the promoters last week, it appeared that at
present it is intended to carry the line so far up Ennerdale
only as the point where the ironworks are in operation at
Cleator, and that Lord Lonsdale had taken shares to the ex-
tent of 5,000/.
DARIEN SHIP CANAL.—Among the passengers who went
out in the Orinoco, which left Southampton on Saturday
with the West India mails, were the staff of officers ap-
pointed to survey the route for the ship canal across the
isthmus of Darien. A number of miners also went oat in
the Orinoco, who will proceed as far as Chagres in the West
India packet.
THE NEW POLICE FOR PENDLETON AND BROUGHTON.—
This (Monday) morning, at nine o'clock, the new police for
the townships of Pendleton and Broughton, appointed under
the Salford Borough Extension Act, will assemble for the
first time in their new uniform, at the Salford Town-hall,
and thence march under the direction of their inspectors to
their several beats.

SHOP ROBBERY.-At the City police-court, Manchester,
on Saturday, a person, named Hugh Gallagher, was com-
mitted to take his trial at the session, on a charge of having
stolen from the shop of Mr. Rawdon, Shudehill, a glass case,
containing a large quantity of cutlery, including knives,
forks, scissors, Scc.
BURGLARY.-At the Manchester City police-court, on
Saturday, two young men, named James Dagnally and
William Francis, were charged with breaking into the
dwelling-house (between the 15th and 16th instant) of Mrs.
Moore, residing in Charles .street, and stealing therefrom a
jacket, a pair of shoes, an overcoat., and other articles. The
robbery was discovered on one of the lodgers going down
Stairs early in the morning, when he missed his breakfast,
which was generally placed in a particular part of the kit-
chen. The burglary was clearly made out, after the exami-
nation of several witnesses, and the prisoners were committed
to the assizes.

THE EVERTON NATIONAL Scirooas.—On Sunday sermons
were preached in St. George's and St. Chrysostom's churches,
Everton, on behalf of the Everton national schools. In the
morning, at St. George's, by the Rev. W. W. Ewbank, M.A.,
incumbent ; and in the evening, by the Rev. John Macnaught,
M.A., incumbent of St. Chrysostom's. In the morning, at
St. Chrysostom's, by the Rev. J. Macnaught, and in the
evening, by the Rev. Mr. Lawrence, curate of St. George's.
The united collections after the respective sermons, amounted
to upwards of £6O.

FROM THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MAIL PACKET
VICTORIA.—The tide-surveyor at Falmouth, Mr. Gould, ob-
serving a boat-load of baggage landing at the Fish Strand
from this ship without an officer in charge, caused the goods
to be detained and overhauled in the usual way at the custom-
house, when manufactured silks of various colors, thought
to be Chineie, and of the supposed value of 2001. were found,
belonging to one of her passengers. They were seized ac-
cordingly, as was also the boat employed in taking the goods
on shore. It is supposed the Board of Customs will direct
the waterman to be prosecuted.
SUICIDE IN A CAB. —On Saturday Mr. Wakley held an
inquest at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden-
town, on the body of Mrs. Marshall, wife of a hosier, carry-
ing on business at No. 80, Regent-street. The deceased,
who was a remarkably flue woman, elegantly dressed, left
home on Thursday afternoon, and proceeded to Camden-
town, where she hired a cab and directed the driver to take
her to London-bridge. On arriving at the tollgate in the
Old Pancras-read, the man at the tollbar receiving no reply,
opened the cab door and found the occupant bleeding from
a wound in her throat. She was immediately driven to the
nearest surgeon's, and almost immediately expired. The
evidence of the surgeon, Mr. Waldegrave, also went to show
that the deceased had taken essential oil of almonds—sufli-
dent to cause death. The wound in the throat was inflicted
with a pocket knife, which was found upon deceased, and
which was quite new. The deeeased having been for some
time in a desponding state of mind, the jury returned a
verpict of " Temporary insanity."

CHRISTMAS HAMPERS.

HENRY HAYES AND CO.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
Have prepared for delivery WINE and SPIRIT HAM-
PERS, in 27 differently arranged Packages, at 125., 205.,
and 30s. each ; and which may be obtained from their
Establishments—