The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. Additional.]

THE DRITRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

MANSION-HOUSE COMMITTEE.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor received 9991. odd
towards the Mansion-house Relief Fund for the distressed
people. The Chamber of Commerce at Madras, through
Mr. W. H. Crake, sent 730/.• the congregation of the
church of Mootreux, Switzeilaad. through Mrs. Janet Kay
Shuttleworth, after a sermon by the Rev. J. Barnett, 311.
second sontritintion from Trinity church, Greewich,
through the Rev. J. W. North, 171. 58.6 d.; &warlord Epis-
copal chapel, Walworth, through the Rev. William Lin.
nola, 561. 13s. lki.; collected in Guildford by the Working
Metes Institute, through the mayor, 831. ti. ; S. M., 501.
Mr. JAMS% Vera, 301. ; Mews. Irving, Ebsworth, and
Holmes, 21t. ; Mr. James Malcolm. 201. ; Mr. Edward James
Daniell, 251. ; the Fair Trade Union of Hatters. Oldham,
20/. ; offerings at St. Peter's ',Church, Bournemouth, 15/. ;
Mears. Grosvenor, Chaim, and Co. 40/. ; Messrs. Perkins,
Bacon, and Co., 251. • Mews. hunt, Brown, and Co.,
251. - colleotiou in Holy Trinity Church. Vauxl;all-scidia-
road, through the churchwardens, 381. 12s. 4d. ; subscribed
at the Oriental Bank Corporation at Colombo, through Mr.
George Duff, 341. It may interest "B. M. A.," from whom
half of a 51. bank-note was received on the 10th of October,
to know that the second half has not yet arrived.
Down to last evening about 300 bales, boxes, and bundles
of esst-off wearing apparel and blankets in all had been
received at the committee's depot, at Bridewell Hospital,
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and more was op its way. Yaw
terday, among others, Meson. Chimes, &edam, and Nicol,
of Birchis.lase, sent 140 new hate sod caps, 30 Pew articles,
including coats, waistcoats, and troupers, and 18 yards of
new cloth ; "M. E. J." or "M. E. T., • bele of new
blankets ; the parishioners of Maryland, through the Rev.
C. W. Green, a large box, containing all kinds of suitable
things for men, women, and children ; and " A Mother and
Daughter," • quantity of wiliest and flannel. Three men are
now engaged from morning till night in sorting and storing
the clothing as it arrives, or in packing it for ea:IL:
places in the distressed districts. People of all
are sending what they can spare to the depOt at Bridewell
Hospital, and in time • great stock will be accumulated,
from which grant. will be made by the Mansion.house
Committee for distribution by the various local relief
committees. The great mass of the clothing which arrives
at the depot is of the most suitable description for men,
women, and children, and much of it is under.
clothing, especially flannel, selected with commendable
forethought. Ladies, having an eye to the local sewing
classes, occasionally send new materials for dresses for
women and children, with thread, needles, tape, and the
like. Some odd things turn up ; an old-fashioned pair of
top boots, for instance, a pair of leather breeches and a
hunting coat, a pair of dress shoes with buckles, a ball
dress, and a number of satin shoes here and there woe
found in package* of cast-off clothing, for the most part of
• substantial kind ; but such articles are exceptional.

The Central Executive Committee met at Man-
chester yesterday. The Earl of DIMBT. E.G., presided, sod
there were present—Lord Egerton of Tattoo. Lord Edward
Howard, Sir J. P. Hay-Shuttleworth, Bart., Colonel
Wilson Patten, M.P., the Mayers of Manchester, ,Salford,
and Liverpool, Major Egerton Leigb, Mews. H. B. Farosll,
W. Rathbone, jun., S. J. Stern, T. _Ashton, It. Gladstone,
E. Ashworth, H. M 31206, H. H. Ross, Joshua Fielden, John
Goodair, A. H. Heywood, and J. W. Maclure, hon.
rThe
fteetaffoo. SECBETAILY stated that be had been informed
by the Bishop of Manchester that he was about to address
his clergy asking them to make collections in their churches
in aid of the central distress fund, and he should do ea, not
because such a course was necessary, but because he so
thoroughly approved of the course of action pursued by the
Central Executive Committee.

A letter was read from Messrs. Charles Darbishire end
H. A. Wigan Smith, of Buenos Ayres, enclosing a cheque
for 4W. 6e. 7d. ; being the amount there subscribed by the
English residents.
On the motion of Lord Ecrirrou of TarroN seconded by
Colonel Parricir, it was resolved :—" That the best thanks
of this committee be conveyed through the above-named
gentlemen to the English residents in Buenos Ayres for
their liberal donations, accompanied by an expression of the
committee's gratification and thanks for the sympathising
efforts of the donors."

A letter wee read from the Bishop of Beth and Wens, en-
closing a second donation of AV. collected by the clergy of
his diocese.

A letter was also read from the Bishop of Salisbury pro-
misieg to address a pastoral letter to his clergy on behalf of
the fund, to make repeated " collections. A promise had
also been received from the Bishop of Lincoln on the same
subject.
A letter from Huddersfield was read, stating that a sub-
scription bad been commenced, and that it was expected to
realise eventually 5,0001. The letter also asked for copies
of reports, and other particulars of the operations of the
Central Executive Committee, and whether, in the event
of their arranging to administer the funds through the
Central Committee, they would admit two gentlemen from
Huddersfield as members of the committee. Os the motion
of Colonel Wilson Patten seconded by Mr. M. Ross, the
following resolution was agreed to:—" That the kind feeling
as expressed by the inhabitants of Huddersfield towards
the distressed operatives in the cotton districts, be gratefully
acknowledged by the executive committee, and that they be
informed that any contribution which they may
make to the funds of the central committee shall be
administered in accordance with any wishes they may ex-
press, and that they also be informed that the power of ad-
mitting delegates has not been confided to them by the
central committee."

On the :notion of Colonel WILBON Farm, seconded by
Mr. A. H. HP:YWOOD, it MU resolved. " Nutt Lord Egerton
of Tattoo, Colonel Wiisoa Patty., Mr. M. Ross, the Right
Hon. the Earl of Derby, ; Sir J. P. Kay-Shuttle-
worth, Bart. ; Mr. A. H. Heywood, and Mr. J. W. Maclure,
b a sub-committee to prepare a report for presentation to
t e general committee, which will meet seat week."
It was resolved, that Messrs. Stern, Maclure, sod Far-
pall, bee subcommittee to consider the question of dividing
the di.tressed districts into four divisions, and receiving sp•
plicatious for the relief of such divisious on separate Mon-
days.
It reply to Mr. M. Ross

Mr. /CB. FARNALL stated that from all the answers he
bad received to his inquiries as to the state of the health of
the district he learnt that the amount of disease was at
present not above the average.
Mr. H. B. FAUNAL' read his usual weekly report, which
said —" My tabular report for this week on 24 unions in
the cotton manufacturing districts shows you that there is
an increase,in the number of persons receiving paroehial relief
as compamil with the number relieved last week, of 9,378 per-
sona. There are now 1813,219 persons receiving parochial relief
in the unions adverted to; in the corresponding week of last
year 43,157 were so relieved ; there is, therefore, en in.
crease of 143,062 persons in the receipt of parochial relief,
or 331.5 per cent. Of the above 1811,219 persons 26,248 are '
able-bodied men. The total weekly cost of out-door relief
is now 11,e281. 10a. IM. ; in the corresponding week of last
year it was 2,1854 17s. ; there is, therefore, en increase of
9,440 f. 13s. 9d., or 431.9 per cent. The average per
cordage of pauperism on the population of those unions is
now 9.7 per cent. ; in the corresponding week of last year
it was 2.2 per cent. The average amount of out-door
relief per head per week in these unions is now
1.. 4d.' and the lowest is Is. Old., the highest Is. 84d.
On the 21st I reported to you that during the six preceding
weeks the increase of persons is the receipt of parochial
relief, in the above unions, was 35,i 68 persons. This seventh
re port gives en additional increase of 136 persons, so that
io seven consecutive weeks 45,404 persons hove become
paupers in these unions. lam enabled to state that 47
local committees formed in the cotton manufacturing dis-
tricts for the distribution of charitable aid were, at the date
of their reports to me, rulieviug 174,317 persons, but since
the reports were dated distress has increased, and a few
other local committees have been formed, so that I have
reason to believe them local committees are now aiding
about 191,300 persona, and :hat rather more than one-third
of those 191.360 persons are at the same time relieved by
the guardians of the poor.-1 am, let-,
" 11.. B. FAUNAL', Special Commissioner."
The following letter and enclosure were read, from Sir
Walter Trtvelyan
" October 11, 1862.
" DeerSir,—l have ranch pleasure in transmitting to you,
for the funds of the Centralffelief Committee, in accordance
with a resolution of the laternationd Tenaperaec• and Pro-
hibition Convention (a copy of which l enclose), which was
unanimously agreed to at their meeting is Loudon. on the
2nd, 3rd, and 4th September, the sum of 2251., subscribed
by the members of the convention as a token of their sym-
pathy with the suffering operatives in the cotton manufac-
turing districts of England ; sod in doing so I cannot but
express my earnest hope that the henelite felt, as 1 have no
doubt they are, by many families iu their unavoidable ab-
stinence from the use of iutoxiceting drink, will have a last-
ing influence for good, and induce many, even when they
have male the means of purchasing these fascinating but
dangerous poisons (as medical men now very frequently end
correctly designate them), to refrain from doing so, and thus
permanently to benefit themselves, their families, and the
community, by abstaining from that the use of which en.
tails on iedividuals, on families, sod on the whole 0311111111-
uity, even to generations yet unborn. evils PO numerous and
su great. physical, mural, and social. I retrain, dear sir,
very faithfully yours, •• W. C. TRLSELYAN.

"To the President of the Central Relief Committee, Lc."
"That in view of the present urgent nod rapidly increas-
ing distress of the operatives of the cote..n manufacturing
districts, this convention, whilst deeply deploring and sym-
pathising therewith. earnestly invites their more fortunate
brethren in all parts of the country to encourage by their
example voluntary abstinence fmm all intoxicating beverages.
and those habits of economy and self-control which would
greatly tend to mitigate the present distress. The coo-
ventioe rejoice to know that, by the adoption of total
&Millirem% thousands hays been enabled to monde for
their families without appealing to public charity. The
convention would also call attention to the enormous sum

[TWOPENCE

of more than 1,500,0001., weekly expended in the 'United
Kingdom in the purchase of alcoholic beverages, an amount
which if applied to the formation of relief funds, would
amply provide for the necessities of real distress during the
coming winter. That,
.as a token of sympathy with their
fallow men in lenatahtre and Cheshire at present suffering
from the depression occasioned by the lamentable conflict
in the United States, the friends of temperance now assem-
bled in London as an International Tamperaoce and Prohi-
bition Convention resolve to raise a contribution, to be for-
warded through Sir Walter Treys'yen, on their behalf, to
the central committee of the relief fund in Manchester."

Very few applications formate were received. Aid we
given to the following places :—Bollington, 1501. ; Heaton
Mersey, 601. ; [Beckley, 304; sad WdWn-le•Dale,
The meeting thou broke up.