The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

THE DIBTIPEXI IN LANCASHIRE.

MLNSION-HOUSZ Comma—Anweget the mos
which came to baud at the Hawke-house yeeterdry WOO
1611. 13s. from Quebec, 1841. 19s. 3d. from Guiltetd and
Stoke, 1001. from Hemel Hempstead. 100/. from Croydon.
From the officers sad mew of her Majesty's ship Nile
cod her tender Nimble, 941. Ls. 6d, From Duddmiton,
784 Br. 4d.

PRESTON. —The cotton trade of Preston wears a
very gloomy appearance at present, sad it is feared that this
week a larger number of operatives will be out of work than
at any previous time since the commencement of tbedistrees.
One of the largest factories in the town Ina been stopped
within the peat few days, and it is rumoured that soother
will be closed towards the latter eod of this week. The
relief committee have opened two new industrial schools,
and an educational clam for males. The muse oe their
books number 9,702 (33,352 pinions), or 297 Isla than in
the previous week. The manners and overlookers' com-
mittee have now charge of I,OM operatives ; 5I managers
and overlookers were added to the bet on Saturday.
BLacwatmw.—The returns presented to the board
of guardians at their weekly meeting on Saturday, showed
a continued reduction in the number of recipients, not
only in the Blackburn relief district but also in the other
two districts.

The Gatelle of last evening contains; a notice of
the iotroductiou of his Royal Highness Albert Edward,
Prince of Wales, into the House of Peers, at the meeting
of Parßawest, on Thursday, the sth February," and gives
the ceremony observed on the ocearion.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMIEHON. —The Commie-
'Moms held a meeting at No. 2, Victorie-etreet, yesterday.
The oommimionen present were—the Earl of Clarendon,
the Earl of Devon, the Lord Lyttelton, the Hoe. Edward
Twislatoo, Sir Stafford H. Northcote, Bart., M.P.; the
Rev. W. H. Thompson, and H. Raiford Vaughan, Esq.
DEATH or THE BISHOP or GlBRALTAR.—Tester-
day a telegram was received from Malta announcing the
death of the Right Rev. Dr. George Tomlinson, D.D., Lod
Bishop of Gibraltar. His lordship, who was a laths move
than 60 years of age, was educated at St. John. College.
Cambridge, where he graduated in 1822, having loon con-
temporary in the university with the present Itiehops of
Llandaff and Rochester, Came Melvin and others, who
have achieved a high position in the ecclesiestiral world.
Having been for some yearn miniater of St. Matthew'.
Chapel, Spring.gardena, Westminster, be was nominated is
1842, during the ministry of Sir R. Peel, to the bishopric
of Gibraltar. Ever since that time. sod hided loos before,
the Peel family have attended St. Matthew'e. and Sir
Robert and Lads Emily Peel are now regular wor.hippers
there. Dr. Tomlinson was for some time secretary to the
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. TLe sppoiot.
meat, which will fall to the sift of the Duke of Newcastle.
Secretary of State for the Colonies, is worth 1,2001. o.issr,
payable from the Colonial Bishoprics Pond, and the
bishop's jurisdiction extends over Melte ad the isheads,
and the other British poopeosions of the Mediterraman.
According to the calendars published by Mr. E. 'Thompecia,
there appear to be at eased about 42 cheapen' in the
dimmer,

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