The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-19 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

Cswrest. Racy Form,—Tbe total receipts on
Thurelay were 4,0871. ; on Friday, 2,3874 ; and on Satur-
day, 5,0881. The latest remittasom have inalnded the
following : —Berwick, 1,500/. ; Lewes, 1001. • Swansea,
5001. ; students and pap& of Iniversity OolMge, London,
201. ; Newport, lOW. ; Lineally 100/. ; Sudbury, 1481. ;
Dumbarton, 2001. ; Hanley, 1081 Longton, 1001. ; North.
wish, 1001. ; Mazylelsese, 5001. • Hastings, 2001. ; Heigh*,
500/. ; Cleckheatoe, 1501. ; Stoke-on-Trust, 1001. ; Chaster
field, 3005. ; Daily Teleprupl4 Fund, 4001 • Oldbury and
Langley, user Birmingham, 150/. ; 2001. ;
Bristol, 50W. • collected at the British commie*
par Mr. Brskiise, 2171.125. ; collection at Vienna, plead=
Bloomfield, 1701. .

An amateur concert of sacred music, in aid of the
food for relief of Laocashire distrait, was given at Trinity
Chapel, Church-road, Briztombill, on Friday evening. The
programme comprised a selection of pieces from the chef
d'a sorts of Handel, Haydn, Mendelisohn, Mozart, Spohr,
Rossini, end other popular composers, and the whole per-
formance went off in • very esti/factory manner. The
chorus included members of the choirs of various churches
and nooconformist chapels in the neighbourhood, an,gm
in good taste and with much precision. Mr. Hinsone
the baton as conductor, and Mr. Henry Smith presided at
the organ. At the close of the entertainment the pose
receipts were stated to amount to the sum of 211., the whole
of which, without any deduction for expenses, will be
handed over to the Belief Fund.

A grand Christmas entertainment under the
patronage of Lord and Lady Palmerston and other distin-
guished persoos was given in the Carhop rooms at South-
ampton an Friday night in aid of the lAsosahire distress
fund. The tickets of admission wends. each, and nrrB4lB
of 600 of the Rile of the town and neighbourhood were pee-
sent. A considerable sum wise collected in the num kw
the asks of toys and Bowers, and by shows sad fain,
telling. The entertainment consisted chiefly of an ammo=
concert sod histrionic performances. Among the maker
lady dopes was the Mayoress of Southern pton.
STOCKPORT. —The state of work at the Stockport
mild sot much different from lot week. The maw
of persons who received relief wee Z2B less than in the pm-
ceding week, and 2,086 len than in the week ending De-
cember 17. The returns showing the state of employment,
the extent at distress, and the relief imparted in the town
for the week riding January 14, together are as follows
Total number of mills and workshops in the town,
.90 ,•
bands usually employed,d 2.0,037 ; on fall time, 4.718) dm"
time, 6,858 ; unemployed, 8,461 ; including oompaticas not
carried ma in workshops, about 10,000; loss of wieldy
engem. *beet 6,6001. ; total amount spent in relief for the
week, 2,81 W. Is. 6d. • number of cases relieved, 5,214
number of individuals 'relieved, 18,106.
BLACKBURN. —The relief committee has deter-
mined to increase the relief in Blackburn by giving to every
attendant at school who is unmarrid, or coseeeted
with families numbering four persona, la. per week extra ;
or, in other words, 2s. 6d. each—making, with the private
allow's°. of la. each from the schools, AL 64. per head.
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se, ow. WPM.
A effort made toO--licrlitate the emigrapertion of
factory operatives to America. A public meanies will
I shortly be held to arid in carrying the Meta into
effect. The mayor hes advised that a depilation should
seek an interview with the employers of labour, to put
an end to • system now is operation of emptc7-
lug weavers and others at rates below the standard lest
pMie • bet the operatives objeot to the suggestion, on the
Broad that the pastas who pay below the standard list,
and who are few in number, has alreedy broken the trade
amusement without malting their waripeople, many of
whom are receiving from 10 to 20 per oat below the list
prices. from the thirty-second annual report of the Black-
; burn Savings Bank, published this week, w• liars that the
amount of the deposits received duns' the year has boss
'1
I 24,9644 Be. 6d. in 2,875 deposits; the amount paid in the
mai pmiod has been 46,4121. 17s. Id. is 3,906 sum,
a 111. 7a 74. ; and the total amount due to dean-
toes, interest, on the 20th November woe 100,0474
F.
13s. Si., Wag a dames of 18,6081. 13s. as compared with
the previous vw. The withdrawals for the year exceeded
thew of 1861 by 2,000 f. ; new accounts opened during the
7w, 396; old ones re-opened, ?27; tote! number of re-
mising accounts, 3,262, being • decrease of 767 es can-
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pared with last year.