The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY.

The fortnightly meeting of this society was held last
night, in the Royal Institution. The attendance of members
was exceedingly numerous. Mr. VERELST presided.
Mr. Robertson, Mr. Bristowe, Mr. Mason and other
gentlemen attended as a deputation on the part of the me-
morialists to the town council against the high-level bridge
scheme, to present the society with two books of architectural
drawings and engravings, in testimony of the aid they had
derived from the society in opposing the above project.
Mr. ROBERTSON, in presenting the books, said that he
would explain in a few words why he appeared aniongst
them. It was well known that a proposal had lately been
brought before the town council, for constructing a high-
level bridge from Shaw's-brow to Dale-street ; but a number
of the owners and occupiers of property in and about that
locality, justly thinking that such a measure would greatly
injure their interests, memorialised the council in opposi-
tion to the scheme. In consequence of that memorial he
need not inform them that the project had been for a time
abandoned; and the memorialists finding that there was a
considerable balance remaining in hands of the money sub-
scribed for the purposes of the memorial, thought they
could not better appropriate it than by presenting the'
society with some small testimonial in acknowledgment o
the benefit which they derived from it, in carrying out their
views with regard to town improvements. (Hear, hear).
The CHAIRMAN, in the name of the society, thanked the
memorialists for the handsome testimonial, and for the good
opinion they entertained of the public services that the
society had rendered in the matter of the improvement of
Liverpool, more especially with regard to that connected
with the high-level bridge over Byrom-street. Opinions,
doubtless, differed upon the advisability of this measure ;
but looking as the measure by itself, the society, whose
opinion might be considered as unbiassed, considered that it
was not advisable. (Hear, hear.) •
Mr. Ann exhibited some newly constructed door hinges,
which he was using in a building in course of construction
in Prince's-park. _

The CRAinmAx called attention to some very beautiful
specimens of coloured decorations for rooms, and in doing
so observed that he thought such decorations as essential,
if not more so, to this climate than to Italy.
Mr. Picrox said, that this matter was a very important
one, and that the absence of such decorations afforded a
strong proof of• the evils resulting from mistaken fiscal
regulations. A century and a half ago most houses above
the common had decorated ceilings, but they at once declined
on the introduction of the window case, in consequence o
the necessity which was thereby created all the reflected'
light possible.
A MEMBEK exhibited a few drawings, illustrative of the
transition in church decorations between the Normans and
the early English.
Mr. COOPER, of Manchester, exhibited a variety of speci-
mens of articles in wrought iron glassed over. It was a
recent invention, and was patented by the Patent Tube
Company in Manchester. The articles were of every des-
cription and in ever), colour, and the great advantage of the
invention consists in this :—.That the articles can be kept
perfectly pure and clean. It would be most excellent as
applied to cisterns and water pipes.
A lengthened discussion ensued on this subject. All,
however, concurred in the importance of the invention, and
expressed a determination to resume its considerations on a
future evening.