The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

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DISTRESS IN TBi ifANUIACTURING

IdOrRIC27S.

Mr. J. W. Maclam, honorary secrotary, acknow-
ledges the receipt of the following donations - Charles
Spence, 604 ; a Leicestershire clergyman, 41. ; Rev. C. J.
It. Cooke Orton Looguevilla, 11. ; Rev. C. Girdlestoue,
10'., aid 5/. per month ; John Beswick, weekly. 2s. 6d. ;
Co-operative Society, Winton, 51. ; employes :if the Lon-
don and North Western Railway Company, Wolverton, 101.
18s. I Id. ; ditto, Crewe, 101. 10s. 9d. ; locomotive depart-
ment. Birkenhead, 13s. ld. ; H. A. Derbyshire, ; Ed-
wina Smith, K.D., Ilkley Walla, 701. ; Rev. G. T.
Carter, IW. Is. 10d. ; Rev. C. Talbot, it. 13a. 34. ; owPialt.4
at Joseph Cliffs and Son's, Wortley, 21. 10s. ; surplus at a ,
lecture by J. Mods., 12a ; Grembohne Mills. weekly col-
lection. 81. 18.. sd. ; Good Inteat Lodge of Oddfallows,
Newport, 11. 10s. ; employai of Bliss aid Co.,
Chipping Norton, 1371. 18s. ; Workmen at Calvardale
Mills, Mirfield, 51. ; Williams and others at Tyddyn-
gladis mine, Dolgelly, 21. 14s. ; premeds of musical enter-
taionieat at Newcastle.under-Lyne, 31. ; Fleckmowlwicke
inattatrieleo-oneration Society, 10/. ; Jobe Wheet, Trenton,
Rotherham, 501. ; Etaployis of Hearn. Swallow and Sons,
Beckwoodwicke and Millbridge, 221. 7s. 9d. ; Commercial
Travellers, per J. Galloway and Co., 11/.los. ; balance of
charitable contribution by X. Y., 1004 ; General H.
Thompson, 52. ; Rev. J. Barlow. 101. ; J. W. Frazer, 21/. ;
A. B. (sth donation), 1/. ; Leo Schuster Brothers. and Co.,
5001 ; Letitia 21. ; clerks and workmen at the gas Aloes,
Leicester, 21. 15a. ; J. S. Donald, 51. ; of cars and workman
at Portsmouth Dockyard (per the Right Hon. the Earl of
Derby), 1171. in. Id. ; collections at the Independent
chapels, Westbury, Wilte,lol. ; ditto at West Mere Island,
Colchester, 51. 6s. gd. ; harvest thanksgivings at the follow.
ing churches Allensmoor, 51. L. 6d. ; Threaten and
Kingston. 41. 3s. tkl. ; Shentoa, Leicestershire, N. Js. 3d. ;
Birdied, Oxon, ; Chalwrington, 9J. 3e. 6d. ; and South
Poole, Devoe, 12/. 9s. ; special collections at the following
churches : Clanfield, Berke, 8/. ; St.. Paul's. Tunbridge
Wells, .231. 17s. 6d. ; Barlestone, Leicester, 41. 5.. 41. ;
Chelford, 3/. sa. Bd. ; Cilcain Mold, I/. 4s. ; and West
Levingtoo, Wilts, 31. 10a. 103.

A meeting of the executive committee was held
at the townlall, Manchester, yesterday afternoon. The
Earl of Dishy presided, and there were present : Lord
Egerton of Tattoo, Lord Edward Howard. M.P., Colonel
St Ilona Patten, M.P., Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, Major Eger-
ton Leigh, the Mayors of Manchester, Liverpool, Birming-
ham, Blackburn, Stockport, and Salford, and Messrs. H.
Mason, T. Ashton, S. S. Stern, M. Ross, W. Roberts, J. IL
KIT, G. L Ashworth, Josh. Fenton, H. B. Fantail, Ed-
mund Ashworth, John Goodin; Nathaniel Eckersley, W.
Rathbone, jun., and J. W. Maclure, hon. sec.
The Mayor of BIUMINcLut was introduced and stated
that in that borough a committee of gentlemen had
been formed for raising a food to be paid ca the Central
Relief Committee at Manchester for the aid of the dis-
tressed operatives. A committee of workmen Lad also been
trot there. consisting of one or two representatives from
the principal manufactories. That committee coexisted of
a very respectable body of men. The amount promised
from that source was not less than 1001. per week, and in
the gross, no doubt, 1,2001. would be realised. A ladies'
committee had been formed in Birmingham on au extensive
scale, .for the purpose of collecting clothing and small sub-
scriptions, nearly the whole of which would be placed at the
disposal of the Central Relief Committee. Already 6.0004
had been subscribed in Birmingham for the distress fend,
and he believed that 8,0001. would ultimately be raised.
Colonel WILSON Parrax, bL P., moved—" That the best
thanks of this committee be given to the Birmingham
Cotton District Relief Committee for the efforts made to
increase the fund* for the relief of the present distress;
and they more particularly desire to record their apprecia-
toe of the kindly feeling displayed by the working classes
in Birmingham, and also to thank the mayor for lus presence
this day."
Lord EGIZTON of Tarron baying seconded the motion, it
was carried unanimously.
Sir J. P. KATZ SnurrieweaTu read letters from Sir D.
Cooper and Mr. Hamilton, stating that 8,500/. Lad been
transmitted in bills to the treasurer, and that the charges on
the Mlle had been defrayed by those gentlemen. Sir D.
Cooper had likewise assured him (Sir J. K. Shuttleworth)
that letters received from the colony of Australia induced
him to believe that nearly MOO/. in addition to the above
remittance would arrive by an early mail. He bad also re-
ceived letters from the Marquis of Laoadowne, expressing
the lively interest hie lordship felt in the accounts he had
nail of the mewing schools established by Mr. Birch in Man-
chester and the neighbourhood, and which his lordship de-
aibed as "admirable in conception as they had been suc-
cessful in their operation." On this account the noble mar-
quis bail contributed 1001. to the feuds of the central ere-
citive committee, to be by them placed in the hands of the
local committee of distribution for the support of Mr.
Birch's i-ch,ols on the ordinary terms of such sad. Sir James
added that he was also aware that Lord Lansdowne bad
made a donation to the general fund in aid of the distress in
the cotton districts.

Lord DETBT stated that Mr. btaclure, the bon. secretary,
Lad just received still later intelligence, by telegram, from
Sir 1). Cooper, announcing that he had received another
sum of 700 f. direct from a country district of New South
Wales.

The HON. SiCaITARY read letter from the Archbishop of
York, enclosing a somod donation of MY., and a promise to
address his clergy in aid of the fond ; and the Bishops of
Salisbury, Lbtidaff, and Lichfield. promising to jaws ad-
dressee to their clergy iu aid of the foods. lie also read a
letter from the Bishop of Down and Connor, enclosing an
sddre which he had issued to his clergy ; and another from
Lark Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells, enclosing 800/.
as the first donation of his diocese collected after hot pas-
toral bad been issued. Mr. Maclure also read a letter from
Cardinal Wiseman, stating that he would have a collection
at a somewhat later period, when more people would be in
Loodoo.

The Secarraar read a letter from the Emigration
Board; it was referred to the District Provident
Society.
Mr. H. B. Friewsu., the Poor-law special commissioner,
read the following report :
"My tabular report for this week on 24 unions in the
Cotton manufacturing districts shows that there is an in-
crease in the number of persons receiving parochial relief,
as compared with the number so relieved last week, of
7,14 persons.
"There are now 176,48.3 persons receiving parochial re-
lief in the unions adverted to. In the corresponding week
of last year 43.801 persona were so relieved ; there is there-
fore an increase of 132,682 persons in the receipt of parochial
relief. or 302.9 per cent.
" The total weekly cost of out-door relief is now
10,6481. 13s. 8,1 In the corresponding week of last year it
was 2,1911, 9e. Bd. ; there is therefore an increase of
8,4571. 4k, or 3811.0 per cent.
"The average per centage of pauperism on the popula-
tion of these makes is now 9.2 per cost. ' • in the correspond-
ing week of last year it was 2.3 per cent.
" The average amount of outdoor relief per heed per
week in these unions M now Is. 3. d. ; the lowest amount is
11,jd. • and the highest is la. 8.1.
"On the 13th inst. I reported that during the five pre-
ceding weeks the increase of persons in the receipt of pero-
chial relief in the above unions was 27,823 persons. This
sixth report gives an additional increase of 7,845 persons.
so that iu six consecutive weeks 35,668 persons have become
paupers in these unions.
" I have now received authentic reports from the boo*.
rary secretaries of 47 local committees formed in the cotton
manufacturing districts for the dietrihutioe of charitable
aid, and lem enabled to state that in the 47 districts
adverted to, the number of operatives and workpeople
usually employed is 352,240; that of this number 79,6,54
were, when the reports were dated, in full work ; that
11:9,414 were working short time ; and that 143,172 were
wholly unemployed ; and further, that the loss of wages in
these 47 districts amounted to 117.1121. per week. The
township of Preston is included in this return.
" As I have now receivedreporta from nearly all the local
committees formed in the cotton manufacturing district for
the distribution of charitable aid to the distressed opera-
tives, 1 shall in my report for next week give you not only
the total number of persons in the receipt of parochial re.
lief, but also the total number (so far as it is known to me)
of those persona who are the recipients of charitable aid
front the local committees alluded to."

Mr. FARNALL inquired how it was that 2,01X1 additional
pervious had become applicauts for parochial relief during
the past week in Ashton-under-Leos?
Mr. H. Mason replied that it arose from the two largest
Erma, employing together upward, of 3.0110 people, work-
ing up preparatory to closing their works, and that other
smaller tirmo were gradually working up.

Mr. FARNALL reported that. 10 aCCOM4IIIIOI3 with the de-
sire of the executive committee, be bed suggested to the
i'reasury the appointment of 11r. .Ademson to visit the local
committee under the supervision of the executive central
committee.

_-The appointment was approved.
The following granta were then made, in reply to'appli-
cations for relief —llukiutield, 5001. (with an intimation
that the committee hope that the amount of local subscrip-
tions will be largely increased) ; Oldham. postponed ;
Ashton-under-Lyne. 1,0004 ; Btaleybridge. 8001. ; Worsley,
300/. ; Liveaey, 1001. ; Chorley, 3001. ; Heywood, 7501. ;
Grcit and Little Menden, 2001. ; Barrowford Booth, 1501. ;
Preston. 2,0001. (with a hope that the inhabitants who have
not ',oven will subscribe); Glossop, 400/. ; Stockport, 1,000/.
It was resolved that the application for grants of clothing
and materials from the depot be referred to the subcom-
mittee, with power to allot clothes and materials this week.
The proceedings then terminated.

Vint of Me. COBDEN, M.P., TO MANCH ENTBE.
Dlr. R. Cntylen, M.P., arrived in Manchester on Friday
evening, on hie return from Scotland, acoompanied by Mre.
and Mi. Cobden. On Saturday, a large party of gentlemee
were invited to meet hint at luncheon given at the mil-
dew" of hot brnther-imlaw, Mr. W. Sale, where Mr. Cobden
is guying. Before the company separated. Mr. Malcolm
• --president of the Chamber of Commerce, proposed Mr.
Jbden's health, the toast being received with pest entbs-
tiaarn. Mr. Cobden briefly replied, and expressed the *mem
ex periericed * being ODCe more is Mandreeter, smear: hie
I and valued !nem* On Friday moaning, at eleven
look, the hoe. gentleman will *Steed a meeting of the
Camber of Commerce. TIM he.. geetisman has writhes,
letter to hie eneetitassta, accepting their invitation to
eet there at Radek* and hats fixed Wednesday evening,
29th lasts* fee the samtlog.