The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

TILE Masonic Ball takes place this (Tuesday) evening, at the
Town-hall.
IT is said that the Philharmonic Society will clear some-
where near £l,BOO by the Jenny Lind Goldschmidt concerts.
ON Saturday, Peter Toppin, aged thirty, of Burlington-street,
rigger, fell from the fore-yard of the Princess Royal, lying
in the Nelson Dock, and sustained a severe fracture of his
right arm. He was taken to the Northern Hospital.
A Wome.x Rux OVER.--At the Coroner's Court, on Sa-
turday, an inquest was held on the body of Mary Haydock, a
deaf old woman, residing in Peel-street, who was run over by
a butcher's spring cart on the afternoon of the previous Satur-
day, in Great Homer-street. A verdict was returned to the
effect that the " Deceased had died from injuries received by
being run over, but how caused there is no evidence to show."
TIIE. CIVIL SERVICE IN LIVERPOOL.—Mr. Hugh Campbell
has been appointed an extra weigher in the Custom-hoase at
this port. Mr. Daw, controller of Customs at Leith, has been
promoted to the controllership here, in the place of Mr. Bald-
win, promoted to be collector at Newcastle. Mr. J. Trevan,
principle coast-officer at Runcorn, has been promoted to be
controller at Deal.
THE PICKPOCKETS AT THE JENNY LIND CONCERTS.--
Wm. Johnson,, a respectably-dressed young man, and a well-
known pickpocket, was brought up at the Police-court, on
Saturday, by detective Povey, who said that, understanding
',that a gentleman had been robbed of his watch at the Jenny
I Lind concert, on Friday night, at the Philharmomic-hall, and
seeing the prisoner loitering about, he took him into custody,
on suspicion. Nothing being found on the prisoner, he was
discharged.
ON Sunday morning, about one o'clock, a young man, named
John Ford, in passing along Great Howard-street, while in-
toxicated, was attacked by some men, who knocked him down
and left him in a state of insensibility. He was found by the
police, and taken to the Northern Hospital, where it was dis-
vered that he had sustained concussion of the brain. He is
progressing favourably.
Ow Saturday, an inquest was held upon the body of a watch-
man, named Archibald Hoston, in the employ of Messrs. C.
M•lver and Co., engaged on board the screw steam-ship Emu.
. On Wednesday night last, the deceased made a false turn
whilst going to meet his wife, who was standing on the quay
L' of the Huskisson Dock with his supper. A verdict of " Acci-
dentally drowned" was returned.
FALSE ALARM OP Ftun.—On'Saturday night, smoke was
seen issuing from an unoccupied house in Byrom-street, iu
dense volumes. Intimation was forwarded to the Fire Police-

TrtE Manchester Guardian has been informed that the
expense of prosecuting Jonathan Heywood, for the murder
of Margaret Jones, at Rochdale, at the recent Liverpool
assizes, amounted to no less a sum than £320.
A MAN named Thomas Welsh, 73 years old, residing at
No. 21, Brick-street, died on Tuesday last, from the effects
of injury received by his shirt taking fire on the 20th of De-
cember, whilst warming himself at the fire.
THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steam-ship Ame-
rica sailed on Saturday, with the usual mails, for Halifax and
Boston. The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-
ship Company have re-commenced weekly departures from
this port. To enable the company to resume the weekly
sailings from Boston and New York alternately, they will
despatch the steamer Africa from the Mersey on Wednesday,
(to-morrow) for New York, whence she leaves on Wednesday,
the 6th February. The United States mail steamship Baltic
will also leave Liverpool on Saturday next for New York.
On and after the 23rd the steamers belonging to this line will
take their departure hence every alternate Wednesday, and
from New York every alternate Saturday.
SALE OP A WIPE:A short while ago, Mr. Robert Rhodes
was united in the bonds of matrimony with a Miss Eastham,
of Longridge ; but the marriage was unfortunate. Both parties
very soon forgot their vows to " love and to cherish," for
shortly after they relinquished the fascination of each other's
charms, and separated. Since this event they have both lived
in private lodgings. To bring the marriage knot to a solution,
the husband, on Monday last, publicly led his wife through
the streets of the village in a halter, offering her for sale,
when, being viewed by one and examined by another, she was
ultimately, after a little higgling, "knocked down" for twenty
shillings !• The purchaser was a Mr. George Banks, who
quietly, but gallantly, seized the halter, and led her away.
What next P—Preston Chronicle.

HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The third archaeological meeting for
the session was held on Thursday evening, in St. George's-
hall, the Rev. Dr. Thom, vice-president, in the chair. Dr.
Hume exhibited three ancient parchments, relative to families
and property in Cheshire and Flintshire. They formed part
of a set of fifty-four which had just been presented to him by
a friend in Ireland.—Mr. Mayer exhibited a gold torque and
seven armilli, recently found in Ireland. They are all of
nearly pure gold, and solid. These ornaments are part of a
find, the value of which, for gold only, is computed at more
than £l,2oo.—The Rev. W. B. Greenside exhibited a silver
spoon and four coins, recently found near Thurland Castle,
Lancashire ; as also numerous coins, in gold and silver, of the ,
periods of the Edwards and the Henrys of England, besides
several rare and interesting medals in silver and bronze.—
The Rev. T. Moore read an interesting paper on " The state
of the western portion of Northumberland, down to the Nor-
man Conquest,' by J. W. Hind, Esq., of Newcastle. Votes
of thanks were presented to the several donors, to the exhibi-
tors, to the author of the paper, and to the chairman ; and
the proceedings terminated.
AIGBITRYPI MEN'S READING AND IMPROVE-
MENT SOCIETY.—The opening meeting of the above society
took place on Wednesday evening, in St. Anne's School-room,
Aigburth-vale. The members and their friends, numbering
about two' undred, assembled at six o'clock, and, after taking
tea together, the business of the evening was commenced by
an excellent speech from the chairman, the Rev. H. Teush
Hecker, incumbent of St. Anne's, Aigburth. Amongst the
gentlemen present who take great interest in the society were
James Franks, J. A. Tinne, C. S. Parker, T. Avison, W. J.
Tomlinson, John Eden, Thomas Eden, and john Tomlinson,
Esqrs., several of whom addressed the meeting. C. S. Parker,
Esq., presented the society with a splendid copy of Phillips'
Atlas. The meeting was highly enlivened by the performance
of some of the popular music of the day, which was executed
in good style by the Misses Beer, Messrs. H. Johnson, J.
Fisher, Terry, G. Wilson, T. Williams, and Munn,—Miss
Beer and Mrs. Marsden presiding at the piano,—all of whom
had in the kindest manner gratuitously placed their services
at the disposal of the committee. We understand the society's
rooms will be liberally supplied with all the local and many of
the provincial papers, periodicals, &c.; and it is hoped shortly
'to establish a library, evening classes, lectures, &c.