The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Two HUSBANDS.-At the Police-court, on Friday, Anne
Lehoe, alias Anne Cline, a young woman, was brought up on
remand, on a charge of bigamy. The prisoner was married in
April, 1854, to a seaman, named Lehoe ; and in June last she
married another seaman, named Cline. She was committed
for trial.
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BACHELORS' BALL.—This ball took place on Wednesday, at
the Royal Assembly-rooms, Great George-street. It was nu-
merously and fashionably attended. Refreshments were pro-
vided by Mr. Oakes. We understand that it is the intention
of the committee to give a series of balls next season.
THE SHIP CONSTITUTION.—Messrs. •Sutherberry and Co.
have purchased the hull of the ship Constitution, lately
destroyed by fire, for £6lO, and, as the lower deck timbers are
not much damaged, they expect to make a good bargain by

rebuilding and refitting her.
ROBBERY IN err 011171MM-0n Monday evening, Mr.
Fergusson, of Pownall-square, entered an omnibus in Church-
street, proceeded to Edge-hill, and shortly, after alighting,
discovered that he had been robbed of his purse, containing
about £l2. including a £lO note. Information of the robbery
was given to the detectives, who are on the alert.
LIVERPOOL JUVENILE REFORMATORY.—The school frigate
Akbar, now lying in the Great Float at Birkenhead, has been
certified by the Secretary of State for the Home Department
as a reformatory under the Youthful Offenders' Act. The
vessel will be at once appropriated to the object for which it
has been designed, and, in a few days, will be commenced the
work of reformation. - - - -

LIVERPOOL BANS DIVIDENDS.—The following half-yearly
dividends have just been declared by the Liverpool banks :
North and South Wales Bank, at the rate of six per cent.
per annum; Borough Bank, seven per cent. per annum;
Liverpool Commercial Bank, seven per cent. ; Union Bank,
six per cent.; and the Royal Bank five per cent. per annum
on the original shares.

THE STILIEE AT MANCHESTEII.—About 100 of the work-
people on strike at Messrs. Birley's mill have resumed work
on the terms offered by their employers. At some of the
other mills, a few of the turnouts have resumed work also, at
the terms originally offered. A large number of operatives
have been thrown out of work at another mill, not it conse-
quence of reduction of prices, but through the entire stoppage
of the-concern.

THE SCOTT RUSSELL SHIP AND THE NEW LANDING-
STAGE.—The great ship is to be launched in June next, and
her Majesty is to perform the ceremony of naming. This ship
will come to Liverpool if she can get proper accommodation.
'One of two things will be necessary—either the dock-gates at
Birkenhead must be made wide enough to admit a vessel of
1.26 feet wide, or the new landing-stage must be moored on
the Cheshire side. The dock plans provide ;or a gate of 100
feet, but this will not do.
SOUTTIPORT.—Robert :Rawlinson, Esq., 'superintending in-
spector under the board of health, has just presented his re-
port on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and
supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants
of the town of Southport. The inquiry took place on the re-
presentation of a number of the inhabitants who desired the
introduction of the ,Public Health Act. The inspector recom-
mends that as the town is governed by commissioners holding
large powers under,the local act, no further proceedings be
taken by the board of health. It remains, therefore, with the
local commissioners to exercise their powers as to remove
cause for complaints of local nuisances, defective drainage, Zr.c.

CAPTURE lA' 'A GANG OF COTISTRS.—On Wednesday-morn-
ing, three men and two women were captured by the detective
police, after a desperate resistance, in a house in Eldonestreet,
where one of the men, named Clark, was engaged at the time
in the manufacture of base teein, the other prisoners being
present. When Clark made the coins, the other prisoners
examined them, and, on searching the room, seventeen lease
half-crowns, a quantity of metal for making wins, moulds, and
other apparatus were found. Clark is the husband of awoman
who, a few (lays ago, was cemmitted for trial for having thirty
base crown pieces in her possession. The prisoners were com-
mitted for trial, the Mint afethorities undertaking to prosecute.
"To ;tvt-IL FORGETtVLNESS A PRBY."—At the Police-
court, on Friday, a well-dressed gentleman, who gaveliis name
as John Hilton, was charged by two officers of the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railway with having ridden from 'Manchester
in a second-class carriage without payingthe fareeen Thursday.
Whensasked for his tioket he pretended to look for one, but
could not find it, and when asked for the fare-45., he said he
had no money. He was then taken ti-beidewell, when several
pounds were found in phis pockets. The prisoner; who said he
was and quite!Ublivious of the whole matter was fined
ss. and costs, and tlx railway fare.
SALE OF THE COUNTESS OF Eamunenne.—This favourite
steamer, one of the fastest boats on the river; hasheen pur-
chased by a firm in Liverpool. She-is now being overhauled,
in'the Birkenhead Dock, and, when teompletedovill be sent
out to the Crimea, her present owners anticipating that she
will be purchased there, either for a despatch boat or a gentle-
man's yacht. The screw-steamer Weaver, another boat be-
longing to the Bridgewater trust, has also been sold, and will
shortly be sent out to Constantinople. A new and commodious
-boat is being built for traffic between Liverpool and Runcorn,
and it is expected it will be placed on the station bethe spring.
in the meantime, the steamer Rival, under the cemmand of
Captain Stred, late of the Countess ef Ellesmere, -Will' perform
*he usual daily-trips to Runcorn.
THE ROBBBRY OF COTTON BY"IIIIE MATE .OF_A SHIP.—
At the Police-court, on Friday, John Barker, thechief mate
,of the Zenobia, remanded from Thursday, was again brought
up, and Owen M`Cabe,,Hugh Curran, and Thomas Leff were
peso placed' in the dock for examination, having keen taken
into custody at the office of Mr. Campbell, solicitorethat morn-
Ileing, While giiing him instruetions'to defend them. it appeared
that the ship had been consigned to Messrs. JaccVlaylor, and
Tipper; that the cotton found was pickings from the ballast;
that the consignee.; had made noelaim, although there was a
-deficiency in:the cargo of two bales. The mate was:discharged.
Mr. Clough -then directed informations to be laid against
M`Cabe and Curran, for having, bought cotton ,without pos-
sessing a license. The conduct of police-officer 643, for
having permitted the cotton to pass the dock-gate, was then
laid before the magistrate. The officer said that he had known
Curran many years as an honest man, and expressed regret
that he had not seen the consignee before allowing the cotton
to pass. He had been before theoommittee on the subject on
Thursday, and disrated.
PICKING A LADY'S POCKET.—Mary Rourke,. a girl 13
years of age, was charged, at tbe:Police-court, on Friday, with
having picked the pocket of,Mrs. Sophia Thomas,: under the
following circumstances :—Theeprosecutrix said that, yester-
day afternoon, about two o'clotk, while walking up London-
roade she was accosted by a. boy, who inquired the way to
Hope-street, and asked several minute questions, which occu-
pied perhaps two or three minutes. In the meantime the
prisoner, came along, and asked the boy where he wanted to
-go. He then informed her, and they both went off together.
Prosecutrix at once discovered that her purse had been ab-
stracted from the pocket of her dress. She ran aftetethe boy
and girl, overtook them, and saw that the prisoner-kept her
hands behind her back. On inSisting that she should show
what She 'had in her hand, she exhibited a 2s. pieceeand the
purse was dropped by her on the street. The purse contained
a 2s. piece ,and some papers. Tbelatter were not disturbed.
Mr. Mansfield said that this was one of the most &lever:and
impudent pieces of pocket-picking he had ever heard of. No
doubt the boy and girl had concocted the plan to rob thelady,
in which they succeeded. The prisoner must go to gaol for
three months, with hard labour.
Wenn:two SANITARY INQUIXY.—On Wednesday, Alfred
Lamert Dickens, one of the superintending inspectors under
the general Board of Health, held a public inquiry, at the
National Sehool-room, Waterloo, in reference to the proposed
introduction of. the Health of Towns'.-Act into the townships
of Great Crosby and Litherland. The inquiry was held in
consequence of a report made to the. General Board of Health
by Mr. Rawlinson, after holding a public inquiry last year,
and from which report it appeared to the general board, that
in case the act should be applied to; the two townships, the
present township boundaries were not those which might be
most advantageously adopted for the purposes of the act, and
that it would be proper to form a new boundary. There were
several ratepayers present, some in favour of, and others in
opposition to, the :'ititroduction of the .act into the township.
The evidence as regarded the township of.Litherland was first
gone into. The 'inspector went to view,theland proposed to
be included in thenew boundary. At one &clock the inquiry
was resumed, when the case of the township of Crosby was
proceeded with. After receiving evidence,-the inquiry ter-
minated, the inspector stating that he should; make his report
to the general boardeshich would be communicated to the
ratepayers.
LYING-IN HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting ,of the sup-
porters of this institution was held on Thursday, in the
Board-room, Pembroke-place. The Mayor, John Stewart,
Esq., presided. The report contained the following statistics:
—The admissions into hospital this year have been in excess
of those of last. Last year there were only 142 interior
cases; whereas, this year, there have been 199; while the
;total number of those who participated in the benefits con-
ferred by the hospital, in 1854, was 1,313. During the past
&clue months the total number was I,sl2:—Labours., 182;
special cases, 12 ; total, 194. Children born: Boyd, 100 ;
girls, 85: total, 185. Twin cases, 3; still-born, 7.; Mother
died, 1; dispensary cases, 958 e wet nurses' register, 115.
Making a general total of 1,512. With respect to the
.finan-
cial prospects of the institution, the committee had been
much -crippled by the want of adequate funds, and by a de-
creasing revenue. They trusted that some efforts would be
made by those who might secede from it by a variety of
causes, to which all charitable institutions are liable. The
treasurers report showed a balance of £35 9s. 60. Mr.
Stitt was authorised to receive and to hand over to the
treasurer a legacy of £loo,lately bequeathed to the institution.
Thanks were voted to the committee, the officers of the in-
stitution, and to his Worship for presiding. Before retiring,
his Worship placed in the hands of the secretary a donation
of £5, in aid of the funds of the institution.

ARCIIITECTURAL AND ARCILMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—At
the fortnightly. meeting on Wednesday, Mr. John Hay pre-
sided, and a discussion took place upon the question, " Whe-
ther it was desirable or not for this society to co-operate with
the London 'Architectural Association in endeavouring to ob-
tain the issue of a diploma." The subject having been intro-
duced in a paper read by the chairman, Mr. Boult insisted at
length, and with great force. upon the necessity of a diploma.
It was supposed that the spirit of the ago was opposed to the
principle of a diploma. The contrary, he thought, was true.
The mercantile marine had, within a few years, originated an
examination, and issued a diploma. The East India service
did the same ; the civil service do the same ; the military have
also an examination, which' is about to be extended. Mr.
Bouit -next dwelt upon the course of studies desirable for the
profession. He characterised as absurd the idea, that because the
profession had such men as William of Wyckham, Wren, and
Stephenson without any diploma, they should not have any.
Mr. Boult concluded by proposing a resolution in accordance
with his views : " That a certain course of studies be authori-
tatively prescribed, and that a certificate of qualification be
necessary to be given in every instance, and that the society
remit the matter to the Royal Society of Architects." Mr.
Thomas M. Rickman, of the council of the Royal Institution
of British Architects,
,addressed the meeting in favour of the
principle of certificate and examination, but was opposed to a
diploma. Mr. Rimmer opposed the resolution submitted. He
denied that the issue of a certificate. would give any advan-
tage to the party, afford any test of ability, or secure any con-
fidence from the public. He would, of course, support a pro-
per education, but not a certificate. Mr. James Hay sup-
ported Mr. Boult's resolution. Mr. Verelst was in favour of
a specific education for young architects, and a certificate ;
but he differed from many of the details of Mr. Boult. He
regretted the haste in which buildings were now constructed,
and the hurry with which young men entered on business,
without proper study. So far as he had formed an opinion, it
was opposed to Mr. Boult's proposition. Mr. Davies thought
the meeting was so thin, the resolution should not be pressed.
Mr. 'Boult replied, after which a division was taken, and the
resolution declared carried by a majority of five to three.