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 attended 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-
sed :-Miss Yates £6O, Mr. H. N. Winstanley £5O, Mr.
Allan Potter £4O, Mr. John Mather £3O, Mr. John At-
kinson £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. W. 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 collectors, who, it appeared bad 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•inths,
as he was of opinion that the work done by this trust was
more expensive tban 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 bad been extremely painful to him to bring the
conduct of that officer now before the board, and then
not until after previous warnings.

Mr. JOHN STEWART, architect, and surveyor, of Liver-
pool, was then examined by the Attorney-General. He
said he had been thirty years in business, and that during
that time great improvements had arisen in landed pro-
perty, particularly at the sides of the river. He had ex-
amined the plans of the Birkenhead Commissioners' pro-
posed works, according to the several acts, and he now
explained what they were, in docks, sea-walls, &c. Such
works would not have been undertaken except with a
view of Birkenhead becoming a great commercial town.
The intended great dock would be of very little use un-
less the land on the side of it were converted to mercan-
tile purposes. The land belonged to the Corporation of
Liverpool, except the part between high and low water,
which belonged to the Crown. The two properties, to be
useful as an investment, mustlbe united. He had been
employed by the Woods and Forests to value the Crown
portion of the land, and had valued it at £57,000. He
would consider it advisable for persons having a seventy-
five years lease of the other land, to purchase the Crown
land for that sum, so as to make an uninterrupted pro-
perty. Except for commercial purposes, the Corporation
land was not worth £lBO,OOO or £200,000, or whatever it
might be. A railway was to terminate upon it, which
would give it additional value. It was suitable for docks
and quays, &c., only, and would be worth little without
them. Without them it might not be worth ss. or 6s. a
yard. For docks, it would be advisable to lay out the
money upon it according to the plan produced. The
south side of the pool was preferable to the other, for
there was there the nucleus of a great place, which the
other side had not. It was on the Birkenhead side which
had extended largely and wonderfully, giving great addi-
tional value to property on that side. The construction
of the proposed docks and warehouses would occupy about
five years, and if they were completed, the annual value
would, be estimated, be £153,287, and the fee simple, in
possession, at £2,483,262, at eighteen years purchase.
After deducting 10 per cent. for repairs and maintenance,
the net clear annual value would be £137,957. He esti-
mated. the land at 355. per square yard, including the
docks and warehouses upon it. After giving his estimates
for warehouses, counting-house, sheds, docks, walls, &c.,
draining, engineering, interest, &c., separately, the wit-
ness gave the following items as a total :

Works .
Land .. .
Interest .

4E1,093,000
949,900
294,855