The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-05 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS

n consequence of the pressure on our space iris morning, we
Have been c^mpelled to defer the publication of the usual
weekly report of the Liverpool Financial Association, also
the Waterloo and Seoforth Board of Health, and the
Birkenhead Commissioners•

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBE ii 5, 1856

THE DAY'S NEWS

The local incidents of the day are unimportant
The friends, patrons, and supporters of St. Aidan's
College, bad a meeting and a breakfast, at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, to inaugurate the
opening of the new college buildings. A report
of the proceedings will be found at length in other
columns of this day's publication. We may here
observe, that Dr. Baylee has certainly manifested
zeal and ability of no ordinary character, and
has earned the patronage and support of every
true churchman.
From Wrexham we are informed that, on INlon-
day morning, there was a meeting of the sub-
scribers to the fund, (which now amounts to near
..t1,000) at the Brymbo School, for the purpose of
appointing a committee for the appropriation and
distribution of the fund amongst the widows and
children of the sufferers, through the late colliery
accident. There was a numerous attendance of the
gentry of the neighbourhood, together with several
coal owners and others. Mr. Wynne Edwards pre-
sided. We understand that a warm discussion took
place upon a proposal made, that, in consequence
of the sum subscribed being so much larger than
was expected, only a portion of it should be
divided amongst the widows and children, and
that the balance should be reserved for distribu-
tion, in anticipation of any similar catastrophe.
It was urged, in support of the-proposition, that,
in the event of the whole of the money being
divided amongst the families of the deceased, it
would have the effect of inducing habits of
improvidence amongst them, inasmuch as they
had not been accustomed to have such
sums of money in their possession. It %as
further suggested, that before any allowance
was made, the widows apply for relief to
the board of guardians. The proposition was
supported by several gentlemen present. The pro-
posal, on the other hand, was severely denounced
by others present, who had subscribed to the fund,
and who insisted that they had subscribed their
money solely for the relief of the families of the
deceased, and they would not peroait its appropri-
ation in any other way. The proposal, that the
survivors should apply for parish relief, was a
gratuitous attempt to degrade those who had been
left destitute. Ultimately, the proposition was
_rejected, and it was agreed that five shillings per
week each be distributed amongst the widows, and
eighteen pence each to the children, and that the
committee meet again in a month.
One of our London cotemporaries, alluding to
the death of Chief Justice Jarvis' . says It is
with satisfaction that we are able to announce the
elevation of Mr. Watson, Q.O , to the judicial
bench. The appointment is creditable to the Lord
Chancellor, and due to Nir. Watson's position at
the bar. By Mr. Watson's elevation a vacancy
o 3curs in the. representation of Hull, which will
be probably filled by Mr. J. Clay or Mr. E. James.
No appointment has yet been made to the vacant
office of Chief justice of the Common Pleas.
By the etiquette and practice of the profession,
the Attorney-General for the time being is
understood, almost as a matter of course,
to have the refusal of the appointment. In
the event of Sir Alexander Cockburn declin-
ing it, there are various rumours as to the
probable disposition of the office. It is thought by
some that the Lord Chancellor will offer it to Sir
Frederic Thesiger ; by others, that Mr. Justice
Erie will be elevated from the position he now'
occupies of puisne judge in the Court of Queen's
Bench to the Chief Justiceship of the Common