The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

THE DUSTPAN IN L&NCASHIRE.

pENTB4L RZU MIND.

The weekly meeting of the Central Eaeentive
goteekittes was leld_retarday thermion a the Mau-

ass non. masmary, sense an; me mai rearm
Cut vra were 19,3661., making the banker's bassos on the
In Jaiaery, 1101.9681. an gaseral sineunt, esg T 5,2851. on
New South Wiles tenant. The number alkalis cif clothing
sent at last week was 13$. Among the bee amount, re-
ceived yestewilay wonting (apt inehided is the Owe stets-
meat) were the following : Liverpool. 8.0001. • Newcastle,
on-Tyne. 1,600/. (making a total of 3,6001. trion'that place) ;
Kelso, 1571. Ride. Isle of Witt4l,oll. Wilder total at
6031. from. WA town.) Lord a third
instalment from Than°, N. 8., gt. 17a. • mid
• enbacription of la. Prom Jams' OnMmesa. Liventry
weever. Colonel Patten, DIP., reputed that he had
mired 1001. from Coast Platen, lage Swedish minister at
the court of St. James's, in a letter ciontaining an expres-
sion Wises sympathy. with the safferinp of the operatives.
Colossi Patten had also received 7361. from the, =ot
&dor and Man, ''sillectioss after segnicets and by m
vieltatiose in the Isle of Yam"

Mr. NA Can't:3;a :War from Mr. D. Jamas, chairman
of the Liverpool Committee of the New York latornatiosal
Committee, stating that the °worse Griswold was expected
ovary day ; that aa yet there was no advice of the quantity
of flour, &a. meruni by bar, bat there would bat lout
10._0_00 l;rrek of dour bookies sundries.

Tinted to the committee a further de-
crease of 4,275 in number of persons in receipt of peso-
chial relief is the cotton manufacturing districts ; bat •
conversation, opened at the suggestion of Colonel Wilson
Fatten, as to the prospect, of the grad staple trade of Lae.
=shire, must COOTIOOII the general public that the timelhas
not yet arrived when the active efforts which for so many
months have been made throughout the country for the re-
lief
of the unemployed operatives can with safety be
relaxed. The general opinion wag that no immediate
revival of trade could be expected ; that matters were
likelyto beeps, eves worse than they are ; and that the
of guardians and relief committees might in all pro-
bability have to assist workpeople employed in various
trades who had hitherto been tolerably well off. Mr.
Parnell noticed in his report the statement that extensive
imposition was being carried on ; and stated that, so far
from this being the fact, "oases of imposition have been in
ee extaacedinery degree rare."
The following grants were made, the numbers within
parentheses showing the weeks over which the same extend
Hinckley (Leieselimehhe), for clothing, 5001. ; Berrewford
(3), 1501. ; Oldham (4), 2,0001. ; Greeefield (4), 501. ;
Crompton (4) 4001. ; Choriev 4), 7501. ; Norden (4). 501. ;
Todreerden (3), 4301. ; BochdaM (4), 2,0001. ; Cludderton
(4), 1001. ; iltalybridge (4), 1,0001. ; Dakisfsidl4), 5004 ;
Hyde (4), 1,000/. ; trroyladen (4), 2501 ; Brownlow Fold
(4)0101.. and 101. for clothing ; itworth sad Facit (4),
40W. ; Millington (3), 254. ; Gatos (2), 1001, ; Reytoo (4),
2504 ; Hurst (4), 200/.
The following yenta were made from the New Smith
Wales Pend Barrowford, 354. ; Blackburn, 7011 ; Her-
' pwiey, 121. •, Oswaldtwiele, 57/. ; Bury. 137/. ; Speckletoe.
61. • Tietwirls, 1011. ; Cborley 1641. ; Flecup, 1361. • Wil-
ton, 1101. ; Much Hooka 71. ; Leyland, 351 ; Colas, 151. ;
Brindle. W. • Minsoost, 6/. • 84.. RM. ; Manchester
INstribeiMon'Oommielee (20. ileitis.), MIL MM.
gide, near Woodsy, 461.; Itainakettem., lei.

MANSION-HOUSE Comiarris—Amonsget the sums
received yesterday at the Mansionliaise, in aid of the
Laneuhire Distress Ford, was 5004 from the inhabitants of
British Raffraria, Cape of Oood Hope. through a Mr. May-
nard, of St. Pancras, who mid it gave him much pleasure in
forwarding the amount from* dependency almost unknown,
which be was sure would not fain to have value in the esti-
mation of the committee beyond the mere money value.
Thuads ere weeest. also a sum of 241. lie. sd. from Newcastle,
Q W

Yesterday evening, the Right Hon. the Earl of
Derby, Lord Edward Howard, Colonel Wilson Patten.
Maier Egerton Leigh, Hoo. Mr. Herbert, and the ex.
town of Liverpool and Blackburn, after the roosting of
the Clestrel Executive Committee of the Relief Fund, were
entertained av the Union Club, Manchester, by members of
the executive being members of the club. After dinner,
Lord Derby left to resume his parliamentary duties in
London.

An interesting presentation was made at the
irlayiltans (Maimbeeter) Cookie; DepOt on Saturday, to Mr.
Pender, LP., by the working men who had been Lmedted
by the selabliehroent. The depot, which was set 00 foot
by Mr. Pinder, has been completely successful in afford-
ing good, wholesome, and cheap meals to working men. Is
eight' weeks, it appears 56,107 pintoes had visited the
depOt, and the receipts showed a profit on the working of
over W. The testimonial presented to Mr. Pander was a
haedsomelv bound and illuminated book, together with a
memorial slimed by 2.200
THE PNIVIIATIC rseares:icar Thai—Yesterday
the Postasseter-Geoerel and Sir Rowland Hill, the secre-
tary to the Peetaillos, officielly impeded the working ar-
rangements of the branch tube of the pneumatic despatch
which has been laid from the Easton Statics to the North
Western Post-office in Eversboltcheet, preview to the
tninsmiation of the mails between the two places above
mentioned ; the Post-office authorities having conceded this
privilege to the Pneumatic Despatch Company. The work-
ing arrangements were thoroughly explained by Mr. Ram'
mill, the engineer, sod trains of can were rapidly propelled
backwards and forwards through the tube. The cars nos-
tamped heavy weights, being principally loaded with stout
planks, and ow the signal being given by Wheatstone's tele-
graph, they were despatched to the other end of the tube,
with pressure at the disc of about four ounces, in a few
second, over a minute—the average up the incline being
about 1 min. 12 sera. The mail bags, upwards of 12) par
day, will be blown through the tube in 35 seconds to the
Post-office in Eversholt-street ' • the usual time occupied by
the mail carts being at present about 10 minutes. Two per.
sons were conveyed yesterday, in the presence of the Poet-
office authorities, through the tube, and returned without
experiencing the sligh test discomfort. Having fully examined
the operation of blowing the cars from Euston, the visitors
proceeded to the station at the other end of the tube. This
is situated underground beneath the roadway of a small
turning leading from Eversholtatreet, earl is close by the
side of the North Western District Poet-office. Here the
interesting operation of 'ending the oars heck to &ace was
explained I,y Mr. Remind!, and two can having been viand
within about a foot of the open tube, a vacuum was created
and they were drawn with a rush into the tube, the small
station reverberating with the sound of the receding train.
On leaving both the visitors expressed their satisfactioa
with the entire working of the system. The next step of
the company will be to lay tubes connecting the markets of
London with Camden Goods Steaks by a tube to the
General Post-office aril Pickford's depot is Gresham-street.
THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP.—The directors
of the Great Eastern, on the return of that vowel from New
York, deemed it their duty to hold an investigation into the
cimumetiumes coder which she met the aceideot off Montauk,
is the latter part of August lass. The result has been the
entire acquittal of Captain Patou from all blame. The
following is a copy of the letter addressed to him by the
1 compeer :—•• Gnat Ship Company (Limited), Liverpool,
Jan. 26, 1863.—Captain Paton, Commander Steamship
Great Esters,—Dear Sir, —The directom, as you are aware,
having considered it their duty to ievestigate the circum-
stances attending the accident to the Great Fasters off
Moatank Point, ou the morning of the 27th August last,
mat ou board the ship on the 211 inst. for the purports of
holding the inquiry, sad in which they were kindly
assisted by Mr. H. C. Chorines, Lloyd's agent
at this port. Having fully iuvestigated all the
circumstances attending this most untoward event, the
directors have arrived at the conclusion that so blame
whatever attaches either to you or to any of year officers ;
• but that the as:idiot was solely attributable to Use ship
striking on a sunken rook On the fsir-way channel) which
le sot Lid down in the charts. The directors have groat
pleasure In instructing me to oninniunirate to you this deci-
! ma, and tasting you will have a long and prospemus
I career in the eammend of the Greet Eeetere.-1 SAO, deer
sir, yonn truly, J. N. Yam, Secretary." Tb• °oval and
masterly mains in which the dame to the Greet Fasters
was repaired (the ceptale himself having originated the
plan of • rn=ed agree), sad the fact that the inner
skill of the was not in the least injured, have contri-
bated greatly to restore the arigiael osabdenosis the veeeeL