The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-15 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

CSITRAL REMO' FMCD.—The total receipts OR
Teeeday were 1,843!., including 1001. from the University
of Demeter ; 2501. from the Pimlico Relief Fund (Bth
weekly remittaace) ; 501. from the Marquis of Exeter (2nd
doestion)h 1501. from Loyd, &Awhile, sad Co. (3rd Metal-
meet) ; 1001. Damodar, and 190/. (weekly) from county of ,
Stafford. At a meeting of the collecting committee. held
at Manehider Tom-ball yesterday, it was stated that the '
total reempts of the weak ending Monday (Jen. 12) bad
been 37.3801: -Mr. Madero, honorary secretary. said the re. 1
(*iota yeddeday bad hese 3,1501 , indepeodeetly of what
the bankers bad received, and included 2,0001. from the '
Edinburgh Rebel Committee, TUX from the town and '
county of, Banff, 2501. from St. Panama, and 2001. from
Granam.
MthANBION-HOLSR COMMITTRE. Among the
amounts iihich came to hand yesterday at the
brew id aid of the Lancashire distress food were
1,01!4/.18. 11d., being a subecriptioe from the Coast Girard
Boyd Naval Bourn end the Royal Naval Cold Volun-
teers, add 7001. from the Clerkenwell Relief Commit. '
tee. The betel amount received during the day was about
3.0001
Tits Loitnow Taanns.—A special delegate meet-
ing of its metropolitan wade UMWi.a on the subject of Lea-
=hire distress, convened by the London central committee,
vas held last evening at the Bell lan,Old Bailey. Mr Killing-
heck, letterpress pewter. was called to the chair. Mr.
Potter detailed the operations of the °Gotta committee
since the lad delegate meeting. The committee, in the
course of their uttintries, found that as a rule operatives
holding thane in cooperative mills or stores were twfweed
any relief by the local committees while they retained any
portion of their snip. The only committee in Lancashire
who divkibute relief indiscriminately to all overate., I.
distress, whether cooperators or noo.eceoperators, is the
East Laricaddre Central Committee sitting at Padiham,
under the presidemsy of the Rev. Mr. Verity. To this com-
mittee the Loaded Working Men's Central Committee had
tot warded the whole of the funds entrusted to them, and
they believed those funds bad been distributed to the en-
tire redaction of the Leocashire operatives. Applica-
tion bed-been mode to the Measioohouse committee and
to the Moselester Central Committee for • grant from the
large fends in their hands, subscribed without any me-
dittoes, for tie relief of the cooperators, or that they would
instruct the local relief committee in connexion with them
to grant relief to co- partitives without insisting on their
eelhag their scrip. The committee bad officially refused
either of these remaele, and recommended the Working
Net's Committee to make a special public appeal for their
tibiecaZdoe this delepte meeting had been oonvened. Be
would that an aggregate public meeting of the trades
should be held upon the subject. Mears. Cromer and Baru.,
the delegates sent to Lancashire by the Working Men's
Committee, having made their report, considerable dime
Mon ensued, after which the following resolution was
adopted unanimously "That in the opinion of this meet-
ing the refixed of the Mansion-home, Manchester Centrak
and Load Relief Committees to relieve cooperatives until
they ham deposed of their scrip and shares, isarbitrary sad
unjust, more especially as the funds contributed are sub.
scribe( without say conditions, ex-ept that of relief for die.
treas." A copy of the resolatiocis was ordered to be sent to
the committees named in it. Depetatioos were appointed
to wait epos societies not repremoted at the meeting, and
an address issued to the welcher classes, on behalf of the
East Leismahire Central Committee. The meeting then ad-
joureed.
OLDHAM. —The monthly meeting of the General
Beard if the Oldham Relief Committee was held in the
Town-boll oa Monday night. The committee is relieving
10.088 parade weekly, sod the guardians 11.761, the relief
of 2,421 el which the meamittee his to supplement.
AHRTON-vans=-LYNI. —The relief committee,
of whets Mr. B. Y. Kanworthy is the chairman, expended
lest week, in the pecuniary relief of 14,187 permed, 5791.
16s. 74. ; is pests to tea mein 'Metes, esseprintag L 846
young women, 32-3/. 10s. ; in the instructioe of 3,776 poor
childree, 441. 19a. Bd. ; is supporting tea male adult daY
schools. emprising persons, of ages between 15 and 80
years, 246/. • and in paying for blankets, flannel, limey,
calico. shirts, clogs, stocking, materials for soup kitchen,
medical end surgical relief, he-, 4661. 16a. 61- ; making •
total expenditure for the week of 1,8311. 9. 9d.
Wear. —A slight decrease in the returns of the
relief scesmittei last week, and in the number of out-door
ppouoorr aided by the guardians, has been far more than counter.
b lanced by the additional applications made to the ann.
MUM in the week ending Saturday last. The number of
mere aided during that period was 4,6411 representing
12,766persoes, en increase of 212 area sr 1213 venous, on
the last return. As, however, 62 cases, or 170 persons,
were omitted in the last repot, the net increase on the
week is reduced to 413 persona The expenditure his been
702/. 17a, or 321.10. in exam el last week.

Aimrdw.—At the usual meeting of the Ashton-1
tinder-Lyne Guardians, on Monday, it was ansommed that
during the week wading the 7th instant, 29,888 mesons had
been relieved, at a cost of 1,9721. 4s. 6d. ; corresponding
week lest year. 2,949, at • cost of 1401. Ids. ; decrease in
the number relieved the previone week, 1.0: deeming
since the week 'tiding the 3rd of December (the week the
hi;;lmet number was relieved), 4.630.
PlieST, Of. —A further decrease has taken plum
this week in the distress. This week the guardian. have
relieved in Preston alone 7,062 cases, including 16,660 per-
sons, •at a cost of 1,2711. 19a Dd. in comparison with
the previous week these figure. show • decrease of 162
came. Vti 11.9101114 and 33/. 6s. 6d. is the expenditure.
At thameeting of the guardian'. on Tuesdar, it was stated
that the fever was rapidly decreasing, and that there were
Now 1)o more patient. in the town then ordinarily. Ao.
cording to a financial report submitted, it appears that the
expenditure of the union daring the past quarter has
been 16,0111. ss. 2d. ; that the rate of 9d. in the
CM this property in the union roily realises 16,1171. 3a,
Bd. • .and that the remainder, the excess, must be per.
tialiy borrowed and partially thrown upon the richer
action* of the county, if the proviaions of the Rate is Aid
Bill bad to be complied with. It wee resolved to summon
a special sesetiag next week to monde. the question. The
relief committee of Prestos have bad a decrease, summit-
Mc to some tbouseads, this week in the somber of those
whotri they smut, but this decrease is nominal rather than
real. • To regard to the cotton trade, the Lama returns
show Mat there are 52 mills rueniag, wad 3.5 totally
closed; that 8,119 opwratives are working full time; 6ft
Iv., dye per week ; 1,540, four ; 7,509; them ; 4, two; and
that 12,502 ere entirely unemployed; or about 120 few
than last week.

[AtleorthernelArivit—HOELDlEAVll OINTMENT AND
ILL.4!—SrAm.a7 —neteseede UM did] hlHnßwmed us
prernAiurely cut off by lib AMID Thia ointment be.
euentlyaud 'enemies* robbed =throat will stinetiate
the ...Will of the skin to throw out tie Weir scarlet rash, and
to keen It nut till the dangsrom erne has tamed. Holloware
Pills Medd be lakes with discretion so the mete time; they
Alminieb the attendant lever, reduce the quickened pulse, cool
the hinskin, and promote sleep. The patient thhs treated will
safely net through Me mention. Thls ointment at cane deeds a
dest4iders to the ladamosation which th,steus the throat with
destruction whose mimes often lean behind as ineursbl• dese•
Ment terminable My vidth lite UM/.