The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

kENDICITY SOCIETY.

The forty-fourth meeting of this society was held
on Saturday, at their h Red Lion-square, and was
numerously attended. The uh of WISTIOIIBI7A was
in the chair.
The report stated that the year 1861 shows a considerable
increase of distress among the poorer chases, and that up to
the present time they see no ground for expecting a speedy
return to a mere prosperous state. The war in America,
and the consequently diminished supply of cotton, and im-
paired resources of the consumers of our manufactures, have
led to a decrease of employment, and to some amount of suf-
fering among those engaged in their fabrication. In the first
five months of the past year there was en increase of 155 per
I eentin the number of our applicants for relief as compared
with that of the preceding year, and the fine four weeks of the
year showed an increase of more than 300 per cent beyond
those of the corresponding time of 1860. The lad harvest
of the preceding year, and the severe weather which the
following winter brought with it, doubtless operated in
causing distress, amongst the working population. The
registered came—that is, thou which have received more
than ordinary attention and assistance—have ben during
the past year 446 ; a number, although not quite equal to
the average of the 10 preceding years (which is 459), yet
in excess of that of 1860, which was 430; and the cases
not requiring such investigation, and therefore classed as
unregistered, were 7,606, being an increase on the average
of the 10 years preceding (which was 6,159, or nearly 24 per
cent.,) and an increase beyond the preceding year to the great
extent of 3,382 cases. In like manner, the meals gives by the
society have incensed from 42,192 in 1860 to 73,077 in 1861,
the average of the 10 years preceding 1861 being 36,802. The
amount 'pantie the relief of mendicants was 1,4701. 19s. 11d.,
being comiderably in axons of that so spent in any of the
nine preceding years, and exceeding by the sum of 5641.
it.. 11d, the amount so spent in the year immediately pre-
ceding. Of this amount 1531- 19s. was given without labour,
and 3d ii. 15s. 4d. es the wages of labour ; 8621. 7a. 7d. was
paid for food, 661. 3e. 10d. for clothes, sod 41. 14e. 34. for
baths, which the mansion are glad to find are often grate-
fully
accepted by applicants. The number of migrant@ con-
elated during the past year shows • small decrease—being
335, against 350 in the previous year. Those apprehended
were 745, the number in 1860 being 739. The total
mouse of expenditure during the year was 4,242/.
3e. Bd., being an increase of nearly 1,1001. beyond
the expenditure of 1860, which was 3,1694 16.. 11d.;
but, in addition to the greater distress which our
mousse were called upon to meet, the outlay et 1861 corn-
primd the cut of impairs to their premiss% ,which
amoneted to the sum of 4391. 18s. 6d. The managers regret
to state that, heavily se the resources of the society have
been taxed duriug tbseastyear.inot only has uo•dditionalaid
to their efforts ben obtained, blather* hasbeen a continued
diesinueion of their ordinary realms. The Wenn than
showed that the year's receive' amounted to 4,2244 Is. lii.,
Waled* 5934175. 4ti. in the bank, and 1501. ia tha hands
of the unistant menage, at the bagman( of the year. The
income arising hem subscriptions and dustless baying been
3,0101. 13s. 9d. in 1860, was 2,8061. se. 3d. ia 1861. The
report was Norma and adopted.