The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-18 00:00:00

THZ DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The Mausion-bouse committee held their week!,
meetiniLimitertywilit the tiansioahouse, Ccemi
Bardepeitarornsfrorn the Victoria (Australia) Emigre/ea
Amides°, Society waited epos the committee.
C. & Childers, Eaq., lf.P., es behalf of the dem
tattoo, stated that the society bad eubscribed the sum
5,000/. from their own funds for the purpose of maiming
Lancashire and Cheshire operatives In emigrating, and ite,
applied for • grant of 2,0001. from the funds of the Siv
sionhouse committee to supplement this greet. The cae
mittee, on taking into coos Umadon the whole question el
emigration as the best mode of relief for the si
distress in the cotton districts, sad the apparatus
of their fund for carrying out that object, mobil
to set aside the sue of 5,0001. to be used melon*
for the purpose, of emigration, and out of which amens
they granted the committee of the above.named sonny
1,0001. ass the largest amount which they could at pram
give, seeing that in all probability they would have Wee
applications. The *asocial statement showed the teal
amount received in aid of the food up to Thursday sm.
lag to be 480,3461. 113 s. The total mini received duag
the week was 2,1751.,
_of which 6491. 4s. as from home, sid
1,5251. 16a. from adonis' resources.
The following grants were made :—Ashtonuederlyie,
2,0001,; Stslybridge, 1,0001.; Menebeater (a Anal donation,
1,0001.; Stockport, 1,0001.; Tiatwistle, 3001.; Bacup. 355.;
Charley, 2004- Stockport overlookers, 1501.;
1201.; SteekMsads, 1001. • Nottram, 150/4 Oldham our
lookers,
lookers, 10014 leittiskey6i4d, 1001.; Limey, 8014 Bazaar
bridge, 501.; lterkarwlek, 501.; Itibcheater, 401.; &ismer.
64,301.; Samkeberf, 251.; Mint*, 201.

On the 27th Kr. Potter will move as an ameel•
meat to Mr. FarrowTs 10114011 on mottos nianufactwiii
districts, "That an bumble address be presented to be
Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pissed a
appoint a royal commirrion to inquire into the present dab
of the cotton manufacturing districts, and to report ea to
best mode of relieving the distress misting thereia."
The Innkeepers' Liability Bill is to be discuses
wit Wednesday in the House of Commons.
Herapath says :—" Most of no know uho
a corn dealers' bill is for cote for our hones. Wet
the London General Omnibus Company paid last ye
127,3001. for osta, and about 54.0001. for duty, that
nearly ball the expense of all their oats, in duty/ TY
terrible duty ems also just about half the wages to all fl
drivers and conductors." . .

The great German International Agricultur.
Exhibition is axed to take place at Barobarg en the lith
July next, and will het a week. Prizes will be girse
horses, cattle, Minding short horns, Ayrshire, and otk
English and Scotch breeds, sheep, including South Dow
and Leicester, ; pigs, including the Berkshire breed, posit
apiculture' implimmeats sad machinery, sad egricultro
produce.
Folmow-orrice, Amu 16. —The Queen it
bees plowed to approve of IL le Comte de Cullom (0
eal-Geseral) as Coasulj at Melbourne for his Majesty "
11.1aof the French. —Gazette.
;thro-,rasa' Aram lb.—The Queen
Men pleased to appoiA Charles Piers, Esq., to be Sere
tendset-Gemeral of Coeviete for the oolooy of the Cap,
Goad Hops. —Gazette.
TER LATE Su Gno. C. Istria—The funeral:
the lamented Secretary of State for War is appointed'
take place to-day, when his reenshas was be brewed io
family vault at Elision, bus a short distance, from Harps
Court, when he died. The Earl of Clareadoe and o
Right Hoe. Charles Pelham Villiess, M.P. left tome ye
terday for
_Ramie* Court Ice order to attend the Maps
Earl Bodeen and Mr. Pillion Later slao left London
terday for the impose of attending the humeral ; sod se
Earl de Grey and Ripon (the Under Secretary of State), a
several grousers coesseted with the War Dspertes,
left tom ia ceder to assist on the mournful occaaroo• lb
immoral will be as private as possible.
THE CITT PORTRAIT ALIO:IL—A very mag'-..
Irish album, containing portraits of the Lord Mayor, J
sklemea, sad the other civic dignitaries, photogrstibed*
Mr. Davis, of Bruton-street, has bees permeated to at
Prises of Wails, and graciously accepted.
MISER& COBDEN AND BRIGHT ON THE SUNNI
CLogigo BILL. —The secretary of St. Mary's Gate Is
Pacieey, of Rochdale, has received letters 1.
Yeas. Cabello and Bright in reference to the tell s
before parliament, introduced by Mr. Somas. Mr.
says 'On my return to town on the
of perliament, I. will duly present to the hose
petition which you have forwarded to me, in hero
the bill for closing 'Mho-boom ou &today,. I wi..; r
offer a decided opinion on the question until I hare te,
it further discussed, but the result of previous atteropU
legialetion in this direction lead me to doubt if acv get
rat measure of the kind, embracing the metropolis,
ever pas, or if it paned, I doubt if the law could be •
forced within ten miles of London-bridge. Ilea it e,
occurred to the temperance party to apply the principle
a permissive bill to the Sunda y question, by width P
Miler localities could adopt the euessure, and kart
optimal with others to follow the example " Br. 80,
; writes I Dave not mese the bill to which you refer. 1;
my opinion that public eartimeet would not yet main P
hameat in the passing of a bill to does all imblichouse
Sundays. If each a bill could be owed sod sustained.
the plural concurrence of the public, it would be gm
Disease to this country. Those engaged is the tr.le.
. my view, hove by far the strongest interest in haviog tt.
business aserased to six days is the week ; the 11
themselves sod their families would be Immense is ter
worrier kayoed say pecuniary loss they would Eder.
do sot think parliament, on a meter of this kind, O.'
coerce the public ; it should rather act in coder: he tab
which the pablie have already, by something like sae
moms reaseat, decreed."
Ma. Luwirr MOZLET'S Cou.teriou or Dto
DIM —The choice and imperialist eollectioe of Joe*
in weitermoloses, formed by Lewin B. Mosley, Eel
Elmhurst, near Liverpool, was yesterday offered for p-'
compstitice by Messrs. Christie, Hanson, end Wog'
' their Rooms Is King-street, St, Junes's. The beam,
these answer attracted a very large eraembloge of by 6"
' mid the prices realised were very high. The
realised was 2,5/6/. fa, 6d. The sale will be continual It
i day.
I Cherrret, PaLacr..—The first great choral r
beam' of the intended performance of 3ieudeko.b,
mobs to /Mahe at the Crystal Pekoe, oo the 1,
May, took place last eight in the large hall, Elewit
under the direetion of Mr. Costa. The entire arse at•
I hall, together with the 01•11•Ii111, was filled via
wowlmo'
From Twerton, in Somersetsbire, an sufkil es.
of sodden death reported. The clerk of the boied_.
'needless was returning thanks at a public diaper ler'r
toast of his health, when be dropped down sod died
• diately.

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