The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-06 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT.-A man named Higham was killed,
together with a donkey which he was driving, on the
evening of Tuesday last, by a luggage train from Liver-
pool, on the Grand Junction, not far from Warrington.
The bodies of the man and the animal were shockingly
mutilated. Higham was rather deaf, to which misfortune
the calamity may be attributed.
THE EXHIBITION, POSTOFFICE-PLACE.-The num-
ber of persons who had at'ended at the charge of Is. each
was 11.931, and the number of season tickets issued 657.
The committee, with the view of meeting the means of
the working classes, reduced the prices to 2d. for adults
and Id. for children, and during eleven days 8987 persons
had availed themselves of the privilege thus afforded ;
3,050 children had also been admitted, belonging to va-
rious schools. The sum collected by the art union was
£678, being rather less than the amount last year, but as
they distributed an engraving the previous year, there
would be a larger sum actually available on the present
occasion. On 'Wednesday, the drawing took place for
the Art Union, when the following prizes were distribu-
ted Yates £6O, Mr. H. N. Winstanley £5O, Mr.
Allan Potter £4O, Mr. John Mather £3O, Mr. John At-
kinscin £25, Miss Fairhurst £25, Mr. Herd £2O. Mr.
William Taylor £2O, Mr. S. J. Steers £2O, Mr. Richd.
Houghton £2O, Mr. J. A. Syers £2O, Mr. Alex. Harley
Maxwell £2O, Mr. John Turner £2O, Mr. H. C. Stan-
nistreet, £l5, Mr. Jos. Bramwell, £l5, Mr. Thomas
Smith £l5, Mr. Alex. Shaw £l5, Liverpool Academy
£l5, Mr. Colin Campbell £l5, Mr. Jago £lO, Mr. J.
M'Grindle £lO, Miss E. A. Atkinson £lO, Mr. War-
rington £lO, Mrs. Clapperton £lO, Mr. T. Hornby
£lO, Mr. John Lamb, £lO. Mr. Robert Henderson
£lO. Mr. Wm. S. Fletcher £lO, Mr. J. R. Isaac £lO,
Miss May Sothern £lO, Miss Bentham £5, Mr. Thomas
Blackburn, jun. £5, Mr. Robert K. Carter £5, Mr. T.
Romer £5, Mr. F. AV. Lapuge £5, Mr. C. O'Neil £5,
Mr. William Macgregor £5, Liverpool Academy £3O.
HIGHWAY BOARD, THURSDAY.-A report of the"
Sub-committee on the collection of taxes was read, re-
commending an alteration in the present mode of paying
the collectors ; it also recommended that Mr. Armstrong,
one of the colectors, who, it appeared had been, accord-
ing to a statement of the treasurer, guilty of a dereliction
of duty, should be allowed the usual bonus of £2O, thus
being placed on a footing of equality with the other col-
lectors. It was stated that the Watch Committee had
made a distinc ion as regarded Mr. Armstrong, by giving
£l5 instead of £2O. A long and exceedingly irregular
discussion took place on the subject of the allowance to
Mr. Armstrong, when Mr. Whitby, seconded by Mr. As-
pinall, moved that he receive the full bonus of £2O. Mr.
Tinne, seconded by Mr. Higgins, proposed an amend-
ment, that he receive only £l5. On a division, the
amendment was carried by 12 to 3. It was afterwards
agreed that the suggestion, as to the alteration in the
mode of paying the collectors, which formed part of the
report, should be left to the conference between the
Watch Committee and the Sub-committee of the board.
-Mr. James Lawrence moved for a return of the ex-
pense of paving in each street during the last six m nths,
as he was of opinion that the work done by this trust was
more expensive than in other places.-A motion was
made at the close of the proceedings by Mr. Higgins, and
seconded by Mr. Gladstone, which was also supported by
Mr. James Lawrence and Mr. Tinne, approving of the
excellent conduct of Mr. Ashlin, the treasurer, in the dis-
charge of his duties, and particularly in respect to the
faithful and independent course he had pursued in re-
gard to Mr. Armstrong.-Mr. Ashlin briefly returned
thanks, and stated that he had originally been the means
of introducing Mr. Armstrong into the office, and was
actuated towards him by any thing but hostile feelings,
while it had been extremely painful to him to bring the
conduct of that officer now before the board, and then
not until after previous warnings.