The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-12 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Padding-
ton was held last night at the vestry-ball, for the purpose
of promoting a general subscription of the parish in aid of
the distressed operatives ; the Km Conn BOYD, incum-
bent of Paddington, presided. Vice-Chanotilor Kuidersley,
Baron Charm Rev. Harvey Brooks, Rey. Dr. Manning,
Rev. Tester, .W. Newton, Rev. C. A. Maclean, Rev,
M. D. Witch, Row. E. A. Memento% Messrs. B. Shaw. G.
T. Brooking, .J. Steward, J. Laammt,Q. P. Smith, G.
(hitch. H. R. Prim; Captain Lochner, Oiptain Ruche, and
Captain Penny, Paddington Rifles ; Captain Dickinson,
Victoria Rifles, Ike., were present.

,ancelke KINDIBBLIT moved the first resolution,
:—" Resolved, that this meeting, deploring the deep and
wide-spread distress in the cotton manufaetuneg districts,
considers it the duty of the inhabitants of Paddington to
express their sympathy with the sufferers by raising a
general subscription throughout this parish to aid in their
relief."

Mr. B. SHAW, in seconding the motion,observed that the
second edition of the morning papers of st day effectually
disposed of the hopes of those who bold back on the ground
that the government was likely to interfere to put a stop to
the war in America, in conjunction with France and Russia.
Whatever Fiance and Rums might do, it was clear that
Ragland would not depart from the policy of strict neutra-
lity and non-interveotion. Nor was it likely that Mr. Vil-
liers' act of last session would be brought into operation,
because, before the rate reached the limit therein fixed, all
the small tradesmen of the distressed districts would hays
become insolvent. He recommended that the subscriptions
should be made out in a lump sum, but at the rate of
so much • week for the next three or four mouths,
so that the committee might know what they had to dep
upon. If ever a pariah was called upon to come forward
liberally in the present emergency it was Paddington,which
had scarcely any poor of its own, and in which the poor-
rates were so extremely low. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Baron Onamexu, supported the resolution in a brief
but feeling address. His next door neighbour, General
Taylor, who was unable to attend, had sent& subscription of
ten guineas for himself, and five guineas on behalf of Lady
Taylor.
The resolution having been carried,
The Rev. Dr. MANNING moved • resolution appointing a
committee with power to take the necessary steps for •
house to house collection. He stated that in all the
Roman catholic churches with which he was officially con-
nected, a letter would be read in furtherance of the object
for which the meeting bad been called. He called atten-
tion to the severity of the suffering which must be borne
by those operatives, and as illustrating it stated that it was
estimated that by Christmas next the deficiency in money
wages caused by the stoppage of the mill& would have
amounted to 7,000,0004 . .

The Rev. Hill% ET BROOKS seconded the resolution, and
stated that hie congregation had already forwarded 2001. to
the Mansion-house fund.

The resolution was passed, and
Mr. Chumhwarder. Warr= moved, and Mr. Church-
warden PRESCOTT seconded the nomination of the Dom-
mittee, which includes the rev. chairman, Sir B. T.
Kinderdev, Mr. Baron Channell. Sir M. Farquhar, and
weveral others of the principal inhabitants, the cler&y of all
denominations in the parish, and the representatives of the
parish at the Metropolitan Board of Works.

In the course of yesterday the Lord Mayor
received the munificent donation of 1,0001. from Mews.
Matheson and Co., in aid of the fund for the relief of the
&stressed operatives in Lancashire and Cheshire. Amongst
the numerous other donations received in the course of the
ileaLivere 2501. from Medan. Cassell, Fetter, and Oa'Mu,
one half of the second amount of 5001., subscribed
byte readers of Carselra Family Paper (the other half to
go to the Bridgewater-house Committee); Sir Michael
Stewart, Bart., 1001. ; Lady 0. Si Stewart, 301. ; Lord
Deere, 1001. ; Epsom pariah, 1001. ; parish of Woolwich,
100/. ; second collection at Toebridge Chapel, Easton-rad,
per Rev. KilsbyJonee,llB/. Se.; Maas. John Stewart,,Oxley,
and Co., 101 Y.; Messrs. R. Raphael and Soma, 1001. ; Mews.
Mandalay, Sons, and Field, 2501. ; Rev. W. Gibson, 201. ;
Mr. John Southern, 201. ; Mr. E. Longman, 50/.
Besides these, there were an immense number of smeller
subscriptions, and the total amount which came to hand
during the day reached 3,200/. The new Lord Mayor has
expemsed his intention of co-operating with the committee,
and hes consented at their request to give his services es
president, so that the fund will still be milled the Lord
Mayor's Fund. Although the late Lord Mayor, Alderman
Cnbitt, who has, since the formation of the committee, de-
voted much of his time and anew to the affairs of the
fund as president and treasurer, had resigned his position
as president, his valuable services will still be retained, and
he will in future act as a member of the committee, and
will likewise continue in the capacity of treasurer.