The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUTSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1863.

was agreed to augment the earnings of families is work to
half-a-crown per head per week. Os &turas; the magis-
trates fined Bridget Ingham 20s. and costs for pledgmg
calico lent by the relief committee
CARLISLE—The number of recipients of relief
from the Carlisle disirewe food continues to deesdise and
although the subscription are not flowing is so verily as
they dada few weeks back, the balance on head at' keeps
up at a good figure, being now 1.6771. Notwithstanding the
large amount of distress that has prevailed this winter, the
rate of mortality was never known tote so low in Oarlike as
at present.
bla. BRIOIFT AND THZ SPINNIIIB AND MINDERS
OF PILEBTON.—The managers of the Bikeway and Minden
Institute of Preston bare invited Mr. Bright, M.P., to
deliver • lecture in relation to the present distress and the
future supply of cotton, but that gentleman has found
himself unable to comply with this revisit. In his reply
be says :—" I am almost sorry to be compelled to say that
cannot accept your invitation. Every day between this
and the opening of parliament is engaged, and I cannot
' come to your institute. lam suffering from hoarseness,
too, which makes it difficult for me to speak in public. I
regret to have to disappoint you, because I would have
been glad, especial) y at a time like this, to have contributed
to the labours and influence of the institution on behalf of
which you have written to me."

DISTRESS IN THE COUNTY LIMERICK.—Owing to
the prevailing very extensive distress of small farmer and
labourers throughout the county of Limerick—a Mate of des-
titution unprecedented since the famine years of 1847. 1848.
and 1849--rat wee resolved by the landed proprietors and
gentry to present a requisition to the High Sheriff to con-
vene a public meeting to (levies means to procure immediate
employment for the people. The requisition, which was
numerously signed, set forth a request, " That a meeting
should be called with the object of petitioning parliament
for the immediate amendment of the law regarding drainage,
with a view of relieving the severe distress which may be an-
ticipated duriog the ensuing season." The meeting was held
on Saturday in the grand jury room of the County Court-
house, and was numerously attended by endues§ interested.
Amongst those present were the Mayor of Limerick, the
Right Hon. William Moose% M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel
Dickson, M.P., Major Gavin, M.P., he. The Right Hoe.
Mt. Mooaell addressed the meeting, and demonstrated that
the country was retrogressing instead of advancing in pros-
perity—that her farmers and peasantry were almost steeped
in poverty—that her agricultural produce had fallen off at
the rate of millions of quarters of cereal produce—that her
live stock was declining in quantity, and that even her
money in the lands had declined in amount ; and ooncladed
a splendid matter-of-fact speech by moving a resolution to
the effect that we call on a united people to Fame Colonel
Dickson's bill into law, and to do so at ones. Colonel
Dickson, seconded Use resolution, which was paged
with acclamation.—Ssuiseleri News.