Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-03 00:00:00

THE COURT, &c.

Her Majesty and the CJurt arrived at Buckingham
Palace yesterday.
Her Majesty afterwards held a Privy Council.

THE INDIAN RELIEF FUND AT BoLTON.--The Bolton sub-
scription for the relief of the sufferers by the mutiny in
India now reaches £1,470 and we believe it is the inten
tion of the committee to close the list at their meeting on
Friday next.

THE SHRIEVALTY OF LANCASHIRE.—MF. Marton, of
Capernwray, will be the high sheriff of the county next
year. The under-sheriff will be Mr. W. Robinson, solici-
tor, of Lancaster. The legal duties of shrievalty will be
discharged by Mr. Miles Myres, the acting under•sheriff,
in Preston.—Preston Chronicle.

THE DEFAULTING RATE COLLECTOR AT BIRMINGIIAIII.
—Henry Gibbs, the defaulting rate collector, was again
brought up at the Public Office, in that town, on Friday,
on the charge of embezzling £l,OOO, the property of the
guardians of the poor of the parish of Birmingtiam. He
wa3 committed for trial at the close of the case.

THE WOOToN SHOOTING CASE.-0,1 Friday, at the
Barton Police-court, John Thompson was brought up on a
remand, charged with shooting at William Scarborough, on
Saturday, the 7th instant. The case had been adjourned
in order that some witnesses the pris3ner wished to have
examined might be summoned ; and, after the additional
evidence had been adduc.d, the prisoner was discharged.--
Bull News,

CLOTH ROBBERY FROM THE LANCASHIRE AND YORK-
sautz RAILWAY.— At the Iluddelsfield Guildhall on
Saturday, George Littlewood, of Iroaley, was charged
with stealing two trusses of cloth, valued at .E 63, from the
Brockholes Station of the Lancashire asd Yorkshire
Railway. On the Ist of November, 1856, Mr. Joshua
Moorhouse, of .Elolmfirth, was in Sheffield, and made up
two tresses of cloth, which were sent to the station to he
forwarded home. The trusses arrived safe at the Brack-
ho'es Station ; but when the truck arrived at Holmfirth
next morning they were missiles In August last, the
prisoner Littlewood was apprehended for a shop robbery at
llonley, fur which he was convicted and sentenced to
impri:ontnent. On his 1 algings being searched a quantity
o' pawn-Seketa were fount to be for portions of the cloth
stolen from the Brockholes Station. On his return from
prison last Wedn.sday,the prisoner was apprehended on
the present charge. A number of paws-brokers and others,
who had bsught, cloth from the prisoner, were produced,
and the cloth they had bought was identified by Mr. Joshua
Moorhouse, as the property which had been stolen.—The
prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions.
CARNARVON CASTLE.—It is gratifying to be able to state
that the 'small sum of 4d. for each visitor to this venerable
ruin affords a fund, by means of which the deputy (J.
Morgan, Esq.,) after paying the salary of the gatekeeper,
is enabled to carry out on a liberal scale the repairs and
improvements sanctioned by the Woods. and Forests.
Last week, a new and massive gate of oak was fixed at the
principal entrance. The design, which is appropriate,
was furnished by Mr. Salvin, Government inspector of
castles, and is taken from a gate, the date of which cor•
responds with that of Carnarvon Castle, at Alnwick Castle,
the seat of the Duke of Northumberland. The oak, which
Was well seasoned, was purchased in Staffordshire, and
weighs alone upwards of two tons ; with the addition of
the iron work, the entire fabric, is about 2 tons weight:
It is hung in two leaves on massive hinges driven through
the masonary. A wicket in one leaf serves for foot pas-
sengers. On the inner side the surface of the gate is in-
tersected by cross bars, perforated at the angular points
with iron bolts rivetted on bath sides. The whole gives an
dea of strength and durability, and presents an imposing.
appearance, perfectly in keeping with the grand archway
wherein it stands. A decided advantage has been gained
by moving it further in than the former gate, so that it-
occupies the exact position of the original gate as indicated
by the remains of the iron hinges. This adds considerably
to the exterior view of this part of the Castle. The ad-
mirable taste and judgment with which Mr. Morgan
developer the beauties of the interior, deserve special
remark. Galleries overgrown with brambles and covered
with rank grass have been cleared ; parapets, battlements
walls, and passages, the architecture of which was die.
guised and distorted by the accumulated vegetable deposits
of generations settled down into a thick soil, are restored
to the light of day, whilst dilapidated arches, and other
falling portions are assuming their proper shapes, the
greatest care and discrimination being exercised in secur-
ing harmony of effect wherever any part of the masonary
has to be renewed. The well tower will doubtless form
an attractive object to visitors next summer. Under an
arch a flight of steps leads from the court yard down to the
base of this tower, inside of which there is now accumula-
ted about six feet deep of soil. Another arch is in sight,
furnished with the groove for a portcullis, evidently span-
ning a passages on a level with the bottom of the moat
outside, and employed as a means of access, and egress.
We understand that it is in contemplation to complete the
excavation of these interesting portions as soon as possible.
The top of the tower is now undergoing repair, and a
parapet wall has been built to protect the walk on the
adjacent gallery. The space over the arches and towers
of the main gateway has been cleared, and the removal of
a portion of the ivy covering the back of the beautiful
facade or front elevation over the king's effigy, has dis-
covered several beautiful and well preserved corbels.—
North Wales Chronicle.

LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEO-
LOGICAL SOCIETY.

The usual periodical meeting of the members of this
society was held last evening at the Royal Institu►e, Col-
quitt-street. Mr. S. Huggins, the president of the asso•
ciation, took the chair. The usual preliminary business
having been disposed of, Air. John Young, of Lord-street,
was unanimously elected an associate member of the
society. After that the secretary announced the donations
that had been received, amengst which was a copy of the
Building News, and other publications appertaining to th•
objects of the society.

The papers announced for the evening was, " A Memoir
of the Late Mr. Arthur Holme," by Mr. J. A Picton,
F.S.A., and, "On a Supposed Masonic Prescription upon
the Amphitheatre of el d:jew," by M. Berard, of Algiers.
The HoN. SECRETARY then announced that he had
received several acknowledgments from various societies
for the copy of the annual transactions, amongst which
were those from the Mayor, on behalf of the Free Public
Library ; Dr. Thompson, for the Literary and Philoso-
phical Society ; Mr. Picton, from the Liverpool Library;
and Dr. Hume, from the Historic Society of Lancashire ;
and Mr. Akerman, /the secretary of the Society of Anti-
quaries, Somerset House, London.
The Hos. SECRETARY then read the following letter,
which had been received from Mr. Rawlinson :-
34, Parliament-street, Westminster.
November 27th, 1857.
My dear Eir,—Thanks for your note of the 23rd instant.
I wish to read a paper to your society, on Masonry Con-
struction. When will be the beet time to do so? I
presume soon after Christmas. The tall chimney designs
are in course of publication ; I think of dedicating them
to the members of your society—Will there be any objec-
tion ? I will send down proofs of toe lithographs in a few
days, that the society may view them.
You will no doubt, be aware that there is no foundation
stone under the present St. George's Hall, but that a
foundation stone was laid, and is now in the ground, or
should be, if not stolen, on the site intended for St. George's
Hall, opposite Old Islington market.

Will "ii not he well for the Archi'.ectural and Archtn)lagi-
cal society to see to this ?

In Liverpool you have the finest public building in
Europe, without any foundation stone, memorial, coin, or
tablet, beneath it ; but you have the foundation stone with
vAluna memorial, coin, and tablet;buriedsomewhere to puzzle
future archmologists as to its meaning. Pray have the
mistake rectified ; at all events, let the false stone and its
contents be taken up, if nothing is done beneath the
existing building; if the money has not been stolen, it
may at least serve to pay this cost—that is the cost of
removal

lam pleased to learn that tha society is flourishing—
long mly it be an honour to the town, and a c edit to
itself,—l am, my dear Sir, yours very truly,
ROBERT RAIVIONSON.

To Mr. W. H. Vireightrnan, Architect, Liverpool.
Mr. JAMES MYES, asphalte manufacturer, of St. James'
Street, exhibited a specimen of asphalte, for the flooring
of damp houses, and other domestic purposes, which he
explained, and stated its uses.
Mr. F. HOWARD then introduced a model of Wessel and
Kukla's Patent Gas Heat Disseminator, for warming
public buildings, warehouses, offices, and the rooms and
halls of private buildings, which, he stated, requires
no flue, can be used in any room, is perfectly free
from any efflavian or smell, or any escape of noxious
gas. It affords great warmth from a very small
expenditure of gas, and fully. justifies the name
chosen for it, " Gas heat disseminator," for the heat
disseminated by a stove not larger than a moderator
lamp, and much resembling it in appearance, is almost
incredible. Mr. Frank Howard exhibited one of these
stoves, and described its construction, which is
as simple as ite effects are satisfactory. The gas is
supplied through a tubular burner, arranged in the form
of a circle as has been usual in gas stoves. Bat
the car cle is of very small size, from two to three
inches in diameter, and the gas is allowed to issue only
through the smallest possible apertures, for the purpose of
emitting the smallest quantity of gas. Over this burner
a hollow elongated globular form of brass is suspended,
round which the gas is driven by a rush of atmospheric
air from the open base of a cylinder, resembling, as stated,
a moderator lamp, which encloses the whole. The gas and
air which plays round this lemon shaped brass ball meets a
current of pure atmospheric air, which is admitted through
tne ball by a pipe attached to its base, and carried down
below the burner. By the rush of air, together with the
gas, through the narrow space between the ball and
external case, the more perfect consumption of the
inflammable portion of the gas is ensured, and by its
admixture with the air which passes through the
ball, a stream of highly heated air is conveyed through
a draught pipe, about two feet high, in'o the
atmosphere of the apartment which is to be heated. This
heated air is so pure that no efflavian or noxious effect can
be perceived either by the nose or feeling. The whitest
piper, held a foot from the top of the pipe, is perfectly
uesullied• No moisture can be detected, as in the case of
o dinary gas burners ; nor, on the other hand, is the air
burnt or everdried. The papar is dried, while to the
te ing of the hand held rather further off, for the heat
would not allow of its being held so close, is most delight-
ful. At the meeting of the /Merely wid Philosophical
Institution, on Monday, it had been urged by Dr. Edwards
and Mr. Higginson, that the hydrogen could rot be entirely
consumed by the apparatus described. Whethert he hydrogen
wore consumed or otherwise accounted for was a matter of
perfect indifference, so long as no deleterious effects could
be discovered. The patentees contended that it was en-
tirely consumed before it passed the brass ball, and before
it mat the current of air passing through the ball. Whe-
ther right or wrong in their theory, or whether any other
theory would account for the effects, was of no moment—
the effects were perfectly in accordance with the promises
of the patentees. After some further observations on the
scientific view of the diseovery, Mr. Howard pointed out
the very great value of the invention to architects for
warming apartments in which flees might be incoavenient
or dangerous—where general diffusion of heat was desir-
able, as in museums and libraries, offices, shops, and every
other place in which it was desirable to avoid dust or damp,
personal attendance, and risk of fire. The portability
of the apparatus was also another recomrnendatiore—it
may be carried from room to room, and a flexable tube
attached to any gas burner would be sufficient to
supply it. To invalids 'in bed or both-rooms, or any
place where heat was only required occasionally,
and for short periods at a time it would be in-
valuable. A warm atmosphere could be obtained in
a few minutes, instead of disturbing the patients
by the noise, dust, smell, and perhaps smoke, of cleanine
a grate, or lighting a fire early in the morning, or at any
other time ; the noiseless turning of a gas pips would give
all the heat required, almost at a moment, which could be
regulated or dispensed with altogether at pleasure or the
direction of the medical man. Mr. Wessel was well known
to the musical world as having conferred a great benefit on
society by his extensive' publication of well selected
German music. Mr. Frank Howard considered that Mr.
Wessel had now conferred a will greater benefit, in joining
M. Kukla to bring forward this valuable invention.
Mr. Boult then gave notice that, at the next meeting of
the society, he should move the adoption of the following
resolutiens

That the honorary secretaries be instructed to present
a copy of these resolutions, signed by the president on
behalf of this society, to his Worship the Mayo; with a
request that they may be submitted to the Town Council
at their next meeting ; and that those members of the
society who are members of the Town Council, be
earnestly requested to support the purport of these
resolut ions, when they are brought under the considera-
tion of that body.
_ _

That this society is informed that the Liverpool
Academy is in receipt of pecuniary assistance from the
borough fund, through the Town Council of Liverpool,
equivalent to an annual grant, in its aid, of £2oo—and
that it renders to that body no account of the way in
which the objects of that grant are promoted. This
meeting is, therefore, of opinion that the ratepayers,
whose funds are thus applied, are entitled to be informed,
through their representatives in council as3enabled, in
what manner the professed objects of the grant are
promoted.

That this meeting, therefore, begs most respectfully,
but most earnestly, to urge upon the Town Council the
propriety of requiring the Liverpool Academy to furnish
to them, year by year, a full and detailed report of the
proceedings of that institution ; and in default of such
Mt and detailed report, that the said annual grant in aid
be discontinued.

That this society is not moved to the adoption of this
course from any desire to limit the patronage and support
which the Town Council may feel disposed to bestow in
aid of the cultivation of a popular taste for the fine arts—
an object which this society earnestly believe to be of
great social value in a large community like Liverpool—
but because they feel that the recent conduct of the
academy is calculated to defeat the highly laudable
intentions of the Town Council, and so prevent the
proper cultivation and gratification of the popular taste.
There being no other communications,
Mr. J. A.. Proton, after a few introductory remarks, read
the following—

A SHORT NOTICE OF THE LATE MR. A. H. HOLME,
ARCHITECT, OF LIVERPOOL.

One of our professional brethren has recently
passed away from us, struck down suddenly, by
acute disease, in the prime of his days and the
fulness of his strength. It is not meet that his
memory should be allowed to pass into oblivion without
some slight notice of the man and his works. The
desire to live after death in the remembrance of those
who knew us, is a natural and estimable feeling : and in
the architect who leaves behind him tangible memorials

of his professional skill and knowledge patent to all, it
may be said
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries ;
E'en in our ashes live their wonted tires.
A short notice of our deceased friend may not be un-
acceptable to the society of which for some time he was
so active and useful a member. Arthur Hill Holme was
the third son of the late Mr. James Holme, who carried
on for many years an extensive business in Liverpool a_s.
bricklayer and builder. He was born in the year 1814_
On leaving school he passed same time in the worksboP!
of his brothers, Messrs. Samuel and James Holme, Where
he acquired the thorough practical knowledge of con:
struction, by which he was distinguished. He was sup
sequently articled to the celebrated Thomas Rickman
then carrying on business as an architect at Birmingba..
in conjunction with Mr. Hussey. On the completions f !:11! •
articles he returned to Liverpool, and commenced ptle!
on his own aq,count. One of his first executed designs 'lt,
s
the facade of the Mechanic's Institution, in Mount-slre_e,l,
for which he gained the first prize in competition. Butt
afterwards he entered into partnership with Mr. Je""
Cunningham, and under their joint superintendence mane
important works were executed, among others trt_.
Church of the Holy Trinity, at Birkenhead, in the 1%
man style. Aigburth Church, in the same style; ,_!"h
Apothecaries Hall, Colquitt-street, a work vim's',
attracted much attention at the time for the bolde?s_
and novelty of its facade. Mr. Holme took an active
part in the formation of the Liverpool Architectural
Society in the year 1848. He filled the office of treasure;
during the first two years of its existence, and win
subsequently elected one of its vice-presidents.
November, 1848, he contributed a valuable Pali),
"On the Construction of Fire-proof Buildings."
lished in the first volume of the Society's Transaction!
In the year 1851, he withdrew from the profession as
practising architect, and in conjunction with his yone_g„ee
brother, Mr. George Holme, succeeded to the large
business as general contractors, previously carried oa
their elder brothers, Messrs. Samuel and James }Jenne' -
His extensive engagements in this department led to Pi:
withdrawal from the active part he had taken in i.t„.6
Architectural Society. As contractor many large puu,.."t
works were executed by our deceased friend—Moon
others, the entire construction of the Wigan and South Per
Railway, the Camp or Barracks on the Curragh of 10101'
an extensive range of constructions entirely of wood, OW,
were executed in an almost incredibly short space of tire'
About two years since Mr. Holme recommenced Prite;,,,
tice as an architect, and was in the midst of an ac"m'e
and extending career when arrested by the sudden illness
which carried him to the grave at the early age of Oa"
three, leaving a widow and two sons to bewail his lossi
The above is a meagre outline of the professional life ?0,
an estimable and talented man, too soon lost to 1110
profession and the world. As an architect, he
distinguished for soundness of construction and thoroughe
knowledge of the details of workmanship. Many of tof
churches which he designed partake more or less:
the peculiarities of the school of Rickman, in vvn
he was educated. Some of them display Ole
derable merit. Amongst these churches mei the
mentioned All Saints, Great Nelson-street North, *-
churches in Limekiln-lane and Eaton-street, Vault,-;,,-„a
road, and St. Mathias's Great Howard-street.
church of St. Paul, Prince's Park, was also designed ant
executed by him, being one of the largest and 011°9f
imposing structures of the kind in the neighbourhood t,
Liverpool. The Asylum for the Blind, in Hardman•stre„e4, 1
a very pleasing composition, was erected from his des,ig„--
and large alterations and additions to the Southern PI:
pital. The rebuilding of the Music Hall, in Bold-streetj :
was one of his later works, and: presents a very taste!
specimen of street architecture of the ornamental Itahlus
school. Mr. Heinle was very fond of the engineer 4
part of the profession, and acted for some time as eni
gineer in carryin,, out the works of the Birkenhead Dlie
Company. Whilst executing the contract works at ',be
Curragh of Kildare, he also acted as engineer for &h,
construction of waterworks for the encampment,,
are stated to have elicited high enconiums from the O.
office authorities. The removal of the Church for tb
Blind from its original site in Hotham-street to riettri
street was undertaken and completed under of
direction, a work involving an amazing amount
trouble, care, and skill. The reconstruction is sou
oe
and substantial, though the mst heti° effect,rts`l %r;
causes for which Mr. Holme was not respo
can scarcely be announced satisfactory. As a mil-st,
he was distinguished by a frank, open, fearless addres
and by great good nature. Any stranger would 5
once be struck by the sincerity and truthfulness of bit
deportment, combined with sound judgment and ski'd
No one who saw his burly, healthy-looking aspect and
-
manly bearing- a few short weeks ago, could have antic,.
pated so rapid and sudden a termination to his earth',
career. The writer of this notice has had frequent pre;
fessional intercourse with him, extending to the late!!
period of his life, and can say with sincerity that louf
various matters which have come before them—maul a
them intricate and difficult—the temper, judgment, all
ability of our deceased friend has been worthy of adrair6'
tion. In society Mr. Holme was of a pleasant, genial tour
perament, always ready to contribute to social enjori-
The science of music he had cultivated with success, an
in the practical part he was no mean proficient. Peace
be with his ashes. This slight record may find aeiela
unworthy place in the archieves of the society "'rho
formerly recognised him as a brother. There is an'eng 1
place vacant in the professional world. May the 1t as -
aspirants for architectural distinction seek to 09 ig.
worthily and as well as he whose memory we celebra
aving'
Mr. flornblower and several other gentlemen h -
w
testified to the esteem in which the late Mr. Holm° -üblia:e •
P
held, a hope was expressed that a catalogue of his r
works shouldlbe collected together. dea
The other business of the society was then preen°
with.

va,
THE KING OF DELHI—Just added to, Allsop's
Wax Work Exhibition, Lime-street, Liverpool, model,es
from a sketch taken in the City of Delhi. vioSr
LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW EiTABLBEIMENT FOE .Thlng
CLOTHING.—Nurnbar of boys clothed for the week ars&
Saturday, November 28th, 694; corresponding week 0
year, 410 ; increase, 284.
COUNTY COURT.—Yesterday, the Judge, Blair, Pkrer
sided in the County Curt, and disposed of a large ntlsi
of cases for small amounts, none of which presented -
feature of public interest. fr
ERRATA.—In the " Currency" letter, by "
published in our paper of yesterday, the 4.h paragraph'
-
tti
line, ,‘ £10,0000" should be £10,000; Gth paragraph/
line, "it cannot vary," should be, it cannot but vary. ed
FATAL ACCIDFNCS.—On Thursday las', a child ell'ort
Anne Ashworth, twenty months old, was scalded, in c°,o
off Shaw's Brow, by pulling a hot cup of tea off a tablee,
her chest, and died yesterday from the effects of the injullo
Christopher Nutt, a seaman, living in Elighficl I-street, "0,
at work yesterday, in yhe Trafalgar dock, at the Molltafelf
steamer, when he fell into the hold, and was so seye-tbs
injured that he died in about two hours afterwards ill
N orthern Thspital.
STABBING BY A ITUSBAND.—At tha Police-courw, et
terday, before Mr. Mansfield, Inspector valentine bled
up a well-dressed man, named Thorrts.g Bennion, desertio
as Bain; engaged in a brewery, in Stanhope-street,hbed
residing in the same street, on a charge of having st3mott
his wife, a nice-looking and well-dressed female. „iog
complainant raid thelarisoner came in the previous e'l'-,.004
between seven and eight o'clock,and he was in a Yell u'Dis
humour, and she asked him what he would 11.0'2 f°,,r
wife,
tea? an 3 the answer he gave her, was pulling out a ''fort
and making a stab at her abdomen. She raised lier err
to protect herself, and the knife entered under h3r
inflicting a smart wound. The prisoner was sent for t'tbe
When the depositions were perfected and sworn ta'altd
complainant asked to see her husband in the dock'
sh e was allowed to do so. it, of
b3su": •

SERIOUS C.tsE —On Tuesday, Mr. Blake, the
bi
the Corn-lees Court, received a certificate signe- bs'
female aceoucheur named M'Kenna, stiting that sile4,iat
attended a young woman named Anne Blackburn, i 0
Augustine's-street, in her confinement, and that th3,,,via
was a female, still born. This intelligent oflicerteunisl,s
previously discovered several frauds attempted by lecie
like this MtKenna, proceeded to Saint Martin's hlr4,oo'
ground to see no body, before he would certify On Of
order. On looking at the body, he at once saw Waiocee,
child had been born alive, and of courso this ecSivi
him that the certificate of M'Kenna was a 1.1'3°,4 53,1
that something wrong had taken place. He at °l3-:ere"
proper inquiry on foot, and by his exertions he disecit She
that the mother of the child was not married, ani
hid been attended, in her confiaement, by a ‘ll.-ad bj
medical gentleman. This gentleman he sought, 71- WeL
informed Mr. Blake that he left tha child alive aris fah]
with its mother, when he retired from the house, thee, 05
.• vorifyin the suspicions of the officer. The 033tcati°111
laid beforev the Coroner yesterday, and an investlo the
into the whole case was ordered. We say no more °
subject until the inquiry takes place. po .11s8;
THE LAT.AFFILIATION CASE OF THE WES- 6°-
t
UNION.—Oar readers will, no doubt, recollect 030401
few weeks since, Margaret Clarke, a married star
attempted to affiate a child on Mr. Gough, the Ilbef°lt
the West Derby Workhouse. The case was hear, of
the magistrates, and, from the want of evidence,.d's of l'i
and, at a subsequent period, a special meettagr_vat o
guardians was held to inerai-e into the CAS?, the
rated bit
which was that Mr. Gough was perfectly eloilaniraouttY,
them, and a resolution to that effect was v 2-101;
accorded. Since then, however, it would appear gave
husband of the woman, who attended an", egb,%o
statement before the magistrates, had decarnpe,', a poor""o
left her chargeable to the Union; for, in the ," folic
Unions' Gazette we find the following notice:--8 ochea
Clarke, a mate Of a ship, aged 39, about 5 feet tilts
selsobbo
high, lair complexion, wears a light-coloured
rather slender ; he sailed from Ipswich, in the ~.oges,_e
February last ; he has left his wife and children te...
to this Union. One Pound Reward will be
apprehension of the above, on application to Pir to state
Cleaver, clerk to the Union." It may be necessar.
kboose;
that Mrs. Clarke has had an order to go into the ivele,
bAPs
bat she has not done so, and she will, m conee'Vdlestitute.
to make another application for relief, if she is