The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-26 00:00:00

rffl DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

HYDZ.—The followingin the return of the deputy
chief constable, of the state of trade in Hyde, Hokin.
=taut& in-Locgdendale, Werneth, and the neigh-
-Poputattoo, 51,622; number of mills, &e., 89 •
numberof operatives,. 26,450 ; operatives wreak' full time
4.606 ; working 4 or' days a week, 4,710 ; working 3 days,
6,111; working 2 days or under, 1,799 ; out of work, 12,n4.
Relieved by the guardians, 11,933, at a 00iii of 8171. 15a. 6d.
Relieved by the relief committees, 18,083, at • wet of
1.4761 17a. bd. Total number relieved, 33,022, at • cod
of 2,294/. 12s. Ild.
Ammon. —The following is the return of the state
of trade in this borough :—Cotton mills, silk mill, machinists,
bobbin turners, and collieries, 50. Working full time with all
hands, 10; working full time with part hands, 8 ; abort
time, 12 ; stopped. 20. Operatives, 12,136 ; working 6 days,
2,580; 5 days, 9-24 ; 4. days, 234 ; 4 days, 5 ; 3i days, 641 ;
3 days, 1,133 ;24 days, 82 ; 2 days, 6 ; and out of employ-
ment, 6,631 ; being 81 more out of work than last weak.
STALVBRIDOIL —The following is the return of
Mr. Chadwick, the chief constable, of the state of trade in
this borough :—Cotton mills, foundries. machinists, and
bobbin turners, 66.. Working full time with all hands, 7 ;
working fall time with part hands, 13 ; short time, 33 ; sad
stopped, 13. Operatives, 11,521; working 6 dark 2,272 ;
work* 5 dam 678 ; 4 days, 352 ; days, 149 ; 3 days,
1.711; 21 days 4 ; days, 36 ; under 2 days. 21 ; and old
of eletriank 9499 ; being 409 persons more out of work
than week. The relief committee have this week ex-
pended 1,4111. Ice
ROCHDLLS. —At a meeting of the guardians on
Friday the negro@ of the relieving officers showed • further
dindantion in the amount paid for outdoor relief. This
weak the eon, paid is 831 f. lla ; last week it was MI.
Os. K ; the number of recipients this week is 11,757.—The
clerk laid before the beard details as to the union expendi-
ture disruig the last quarter, which was as follows ;—ln
mainhanance, 4681.; out of relief, 4,313 L; funeral expenses,
181.; eats medical fees, 137.; common charges, 9,4701.; lose
andlenerest, 971. Ninepence in the pound on the rateable
property bad thus been exceeded by 5,8871., and the board
were therefore in • position to borrow that amount, or
resort to tbe mt. 111 sad.—Star. R. Taylor moved that appli-
attic• be made to the Poor-law Board for authority to
borrow the sum. Kr. Thomas Ashworth regretted that the
board should be plated in the position of borrower, bat
much as be disapproved of borrowing generally, ha could
not raise any objection to it in this amt.—The mod= U'
Armed to.
(,Must.—The chief constable of Oldham has
isssai his anal monthly return of the state of employment
within the inanieipel Nuevo of Oldham. From this return
it spirant that there was an lacrosse io the number of
operesseeensapieyed es the =ad of January as compared
with the 22411 of last mouth. The number of cotton fac-
tories, as well as pleas &enacted with the manufacture,
such as reed waken, heald makers, and bobbin tureen, is
119. Of them 23 are working full time, with all heads ;
10 full time, with part of the hand, ; 53 on short time,
and the remaining 27 altogether stopped. On comper
the return of January lel with that of last month, we find
that there are 1,399 operatives more engaged full time,
191 more on short time, and 1,208 less cut of employment
These who are working short time vary from 21 days per
week to five &ye.
BLACKBURN. —The temporary improvement of the
cotton trade has, during the past two months, diminished
the somber of the &employed from 17,717 to 13,000 in
Blaekhurn aloes, sad hopes were expressed that • continued
decrease would weekly be shown. During the present week,
however, notices have been given to many weavers in several
of the mills.

giocarintr.—There in a reduction in the number
of nelpiente in this week's report of the relief committee
to the extent of 602 over the preceding week, and of 2,588
since December 17. The weekly returns are as follows :
Total number of mills and workshops in the town, 90 ;
hands usually , 20,W7 ; on fell time, 5,240 ; abort
tuns, 6,421 ; unemployed, 8,370 ; including occupations not
named on in • ops, about 10,000; loss of weekly wages
about 6,500 f.

WIGAIL—The weekly returns of the relieving
officers show a drtseass in the 'umber at mesons refined,
the total this week being 63 less than last Frilay. Those
are now on the books 5,744 penman, who received hat
week 40fi1. 18.. Notwithstanding this decrease, the ad-
ditional applications to the relief oornmitten have been
110 meat, that the total number of recipients of relief
in the &skirt has neon, during the week, from 19,093 to
19,330.

The
mum of 830 i. 19e. 3d., collected at Gibraltar
for the relief of the lasceabire operative', wee roanittad to
the Lord Mayor of London by the sail which waived oa
Satuniar.

VICTORIA PARK.

The following petition ban been presented to the
Boa. the Commierioners of her Majtaty's Works end Public
Buildings :
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Geathemem—The undersigned firma beg to represent to
the Oceninissionses of Woo& and Works having the manage-
meat of Victoria-park, that man. clerks sad working men
eed in the City of London lave, in consequence of the
sly cluing lately Adopted on Saturday afternoon, taken
great delight in the establishment of cricket clubs, and that
they play in a parties of the Victoria-park set aside for the
purpose. The pound thus used is, however, rough, sad
waits more can and attention to adapt it for the purpose,
and the spaos is so limited that accidents frequently occur
with the balls.
Notwithstanding this fact, hundreds of hard-working
men of all ages,. often with their families, crowd the park
on Saturday evenings to play and watch others play ; and
your rnemoriAliate feel that the temporary withdrawal of
those men from the elms Deighbourhoods in which they
live, and the object thus give, to them to employ in so quiet
and healthy a way their leisure, is attended with great
baulk the rivalry between the employes of different esta-
blialimente adding to the interest taken in the game.
Confident of the sympathy of the Commissioners in the
object they have in view, your memorialists respectfully re-
quoit that *airy may be made u to the practicability of
fondly a properly kept and sore extensive cricket ground
for the vas of the poser dams that reside in such vast
nunthaes in the east London.
(Sind)--6kJ. Deka, Bart., ILP. • N. X. Rods-
sad Om. Nsw-aaart, Switlau;'s-lane ; R. W.
Oswald. /LP., Ti, Old Broad-duet ; Sir Joseph
Pastas, 11. P.; A. H. Leyard, Foreign-oldie;
Mastsrim, Patios, sod Co., 36, Nieholes-lasmi;
C 1,., Mils, sad Co., 67, Loailiud•strast ; Pomo*.
(swiss and Co., 6R, Tluvadoeselle-street ; Smith,
sett eat".l.'B* 1, 11?°1.611144r.,..4 ; lienbern

• Pa
ma 80, Loniard-street ; H 'wood, Ken-
Dards, sad ,4. Lombard-street ; Brink-
ston and 00., 8, Shoemakw-row, Doetors'-oom-
mous ; Teddy and Co., 45, Minoan; ; C. and J. F.
Bowmen, 78, Leman stein ; J. Trwren and Sam,
19, Serials's-lane ; Pickford and Co., Gresham-
street ; J. and R. Morley, 18, Weed-street ; Ospw
stake, Moore, Campton, end Co.. 5, hrwoh-
ysod sod Bow, Feseharehatrest ;
end Co., Chinwelleirest ; John Heath.
coat awl U, Imassampr-lase ; Wiggins,
Tempe, and Co., 10, Aldose ; Everrog-
toe, and 00., 3, St. Panl'esinne-yard ; Howse,
Mead, and Sous, 19, St. tsars-churchyard ;
Bradbury, Greatorm, and Co., Aldsrmanbery ;
Peek Brothers, and Co., 20 Eestcheap, E. ;
Keen, Robineon, Well* and Co., Garlick-hill ;
W. and T. Demo and Boutladge, Cannoeatreet
West; B. end H. Parnall and Co.. 187, Bishops-
. gate Without ; J. sad J. Coleman. 96, Cannon-
street ; Kilkidzia sad &IPS, 27, Alio-street ;
Den end margin, 47, Lambeth-sweet ; Wain-
wright and Gadesden, Christian-street, St. George's
East ; John Ilamphery, jun., New Hibernia
Wharf ; J. and C. Boyd sod Co.. Fridayatreet ;
J. sad W. Nicholson and Co., St. John-street;
Eetta and Co.. Smithileld.hars ,• Welch, Margeten,
rend Co., Cheapside ; Oddment, Sons, and
Willcocka, Chosen& ; Bess, &debt, and
Grottos, pro T. C. Corms, 3, City-basin ; Dent,
Alicrott, and Co., Wood-street; Meant, Brown,
sad Co., Woodatreet ; Start and Sharp, 91,
Woad-street ; Ward, Start, and Sharp. 89,
Weeddrest ; Bills sad Undanseed, Y 6, Beetobeap ;
• W. J. Hall and Co., Onoteen-houro Qesy ; Tru-
man. Banbury, Buxton, and Co., Spitalgelde ;
William Cabin and Co., Gray'a-ins.road ; Wood,
Field, and Heaney, Mark-Las ; Sidney Smith, 4,
Charlotte-row, Mainioo-boogie.

EARLY CLORINO AT THR WIRT-XVID. —A general
routing of the West diatrict members of the Early Cla
Association woe bald on Friday evening I. the Lecture-had
of the Young ][en's Christian Association, Greet MaTho-
rough-street, being the Lint annual mastics nue the forma-
tion of the West district committee. Mr. W. Locke, of
Pegent-strest, was annommed to take the chair, bet was
prevented by indisposition. Mr. F. Roes (wither of "Life
l.birol the Coaster") presided in Mr. Locke's stemma
Mr. Pieter sad Mr. Kennedy attended from the esstral
society. Aa able report wen read by the district seentery
(Mr. C. A. Brown), showies the receipts for the past year
to have been Pauly 150/. Reference was made to lbe vessel
successful accede et the Ilariover-suers Rooms. and ether
beidenat is the movement, Mr. Culver proposed the
adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. Middle-
too, supported by Mr. Ince, and curried unanimouslr. The
meeting was afterwards addressed by seven' mem hers, in.
chitlins Messrs. Mush, Lectern, Lewis, Tollett, Belcher,
Csauntiett. Smith, Cooper, ko. Masks were voted to the
outgoing :ommittee. and a new committee. comprising more
than forty members, was elected for the ensiling veer. The
meeting was well attended, mid the proceedings were of •
very ut..,',ious character.
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Watehev 3,1 the Exhibition. ay Sane of then
'beauty, and if the &Wish watch trade only follow
raw ,o;r1.. and Imre.— this tint attempt ts, on
fnewlip.ort In decorative watches, there nem to I)
wky we sheild a>a gat the trade entirely Into our cw
="laPharynx. Lever, Hortfootal Repeaters
t:yitne, Split Sewed, and every doecrlpti
Seam the pl dee* to the !upbeat grosidty of which
tpeswest depabbe and adapted to all climates. BI
lasiad Pawahtat •frea ay past for two thaw* on I
tabu • aboet Watery of • atchmakbat. with deer
pd. ea. it vote an a gable In the p 117411114 of
east*" Owes who live I. &mined. Ironed, Wald*. I
..y pert of the world, to select a watch
wit he, and at, by post.—lD and it, Ludaate-k1
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