The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

DISTRESS' IN LANCASHIRE.

THE CENTRAL RRLIET WED.—The daily recitra
Mire Wedneadap have heen—New Yeerb•dsl, lk • •
16•0741.• and Settaday, 7,8231. They bided;
12,0061. from the Liverpool committee, 2,5001. from Rio de
Amara (first remittance), LOCO/. ?tom Duldia. 1,0001. from
the Manufacturers' Relief Committee ; and the Bishop of
Bath and Wells writes to my he hes directed a remit.
tunes of 1,1581. from money collected In the churches of
Bath and Wens, slaking the total tootributionn frem that
diocese, 4,8061.
NoatOkß. —The Bishop of Norwich has now re-
ceived returns for the relief of the distress hem TM parishes
in hie diarist, which, it should be remembered, embraces
part of Suffolk. The aggregate amount of the collections is
7,fraB/. . . .

CAMBIUM/18111R G--A public meeting, the con-
vening of which originated with the Earl of Hardwick., lord-
lieutenant of the county, wee held at the Town-hall, Cam-
bridge, on Saturday. The meeting was not very numerously
attended, but resulted is an excellent subscription list.
Amoept those present were the Earl of Hanlwicke, Lord
George Mennen, Lord Royston, Mr. Elliot T. Yorke,
M.P., the Dean of Ely, Unlike. sad Viewable Archdeacon
Yorke, the Mayor of Cambridge (Mr. Henry Smith), &o.;
the High Sheriff (Mr. J. R. Fryer) presided. Most of the
above-named persons addresned the meeting, and resolutions
expressive of sympathy with the sufferers, and appointing a
local oommittee to onpinise• method of subwriptiory
were adopted. At the conclusion of the meeting • subscrip-
tlowlistwaaopewed, and was headed by the Lord•Lieuteaant
with 1001. It 7001. in the room, and compiled the
Duke of Leeds, 1001.; Mr. Adore, M.P., 2014 Rev. P.
Webb (Oneida* 501.; Mr. and Mrs. Peed, 301.; Geneva
Hall, 2014 Mr. G. 0. Newton, 50I.; Mr. W. Dean Gardner,
501. ; Mr. Iluddlestozw, 504 ; the Dean of Ely, 201. ; Lord
11=501., ion.
trator.. —Five mills in this town are at pre-
' seat entirely closed, one of which (Mesas. Oarnett and
Borden's), in ordinary times employe upwards of 800
hands. There are now 1,536 operatives working full time,
262 working short time, and about 1,200 wholly out of
employment.
AsnroN-uxrant-Lrien.—The number of opera-
tives out of employment in this borough this week is
6,594, being 41 is than last week. Of the number out
of work, 6,376 are cotton operatives, 78 machinists, 100
bobbin turner', and 40 colliers.
STALTBRIDOIL —The following is the return of
the relief committee for the week audio; the 2nd instant :
—Distributed in money, 3811. 9s. ; tickets on shopkeepers,
MI. 16.. 6d. ; sewing classes, 2011. 16s. ; education,
1144 IL. 10d. ; goods purchased, 931. 3s. Bd. ' • owls,
471. 6s. ; total expenditure, 1,0891. 3e. The following is
the return of the &kite of trade in flialybridge for the car-
net week:—Mills, Az., 66; working fall time with all
bands, 9 ; full time with pert bands, 8 ; short time, 37 ;
'topped, 12. Number of bands, 11,521 ; working six days,
2,159; five days, 1,012; four days, 379 ; three sod • half
p, 46 ; three days, 2,026 ; two end shelf days, 195 ; two
days„ 183 ; one day, 53 ; oat of employment, 5,468. This
return shows an Mamie in the number of persons in work
al 83, Of the number out of employment 5,040 are cotton
operative', 398 machinists and foundry bands, and 30 bobbin
tureen.

fitiOcnrowt.—The improvement in the state of
trade has reduced the numbers attending the sewing school.
from about 2,000 to 1,550 last week. The full effect
of that improvement ham not yet been felt by the dis-
trict committees. The number of articles of clothing
already distributed has exceeded 36,000, and the clog.
tickets issued from the central office numbers 9543 up to
this week. Them have been belied also 3,807 ednoational
tickets, and four schools have been specially established.
The eral-tickets issued every week ere more than 4,000,
and will henceforth be 6,000. There are about 30,000
tickets of every demriptice issued by the central com-
mittee from time to time, and passing through the mem
titiT's department. The committee relief returns show
the followieg results and workshops in the town,
90; hands ususily employed, 20,037 ; on full time, 4,225;
short time, 6,482 ; neemployed, 9,330; iecloding °coup&
twos not carried on in workshops, about 11,000 ; loss of
weekly wages, about 7,5001. ; amount spent in relief for
the week, 3,00.25. 10d. ; ow relieved, 5,614; individuals,
19,212.