The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.
A meeting of the Ceutral Executive Committee
we held is Manchester Town hall yesterday afternoon.
am were precast Sir .7. P. KAr-SguertswOuelt (in the
obeir),Leed I. Howard, Lord Egerton of Tattoo, Ooloael
Patti" M.P., Mr. Commissioner Parnell, Mr. R. Hut-
abbess (Liverpool), Mr. R. Gladstone, Mr. H. Memo,
Mi. M Rom, Mr. J. Worrell, Mr. S. J. Stern, Mr. J. R.
lay, Mr. W. Rathbone, Juo., Mr. E. Ashworth (Bates),
Mr. Platt (Oldham), Mr. H. R. H. Hutchinson (Blackburn),
Mr. W. Roberts (Burnley), Mr. T. Athol% Major
ligh, the Mayor of Manchester, the Mayor of Beall'u
le,
Mr. J. Fenton, Mr. A. H. Heywood, Mr. J. W. Madam
Pessary seeretery).
The Hoo. SECRETARY read a letter from the Earl of
Itsrbv, stating that he was confined to bed by a severe
attack of gout, and therefore unable to attend the meeting.
The noble lord inclosed a cheque for 2001. from his Royal
Mown the Cootie de Pane, and another for 1001. from
ids Royal Highness the Doc de Chartres.
The Comte de Paris was introduced to the committee
by the Town Clerk of Manchester cod remained in the
sem during a considerable part of proceedings.
Mr. Purr gave notice of the following motion to be
made at the next meeting: "That in future no grant be ,
made from the New South Wain fund except opal appli-
dation through a district local relief committee."
n• HON. SECIRTART stated that the amount of sub-
mriptioas paid to this committee up to December 20th
(net including the bankers' receipts on the 20th), was
431,017/ The balance in the bank on the 30th December
was 987,004/. The number of bales of clothing sent out for
the week ending December 20 was 630; the total number
up to that date. 4,734 (on en average, the bales are about a
colic yard in nassourement).
The following subscriptions were announced to the com-
mittee :-From Cerisbrooke (Isle of Wight), 100/. ; Dublin
Relief Committee, 1,0001. (making 11,0001.) ; Ahlentiett
committee (seared remittance), 1004 ; Brierley Hill, 501. ;
New York British Residents' Fund. 1,120/ ' pat 2,l.oele-
'rook Food (farther remittance), 3001. ; Port G w,
2001. • Leeds Relief Fund, 2,000/ ; Worley Relief Corn.
inittee, 100/. ; Comity of Haddington (second instalment),
1001. ; Town of Haddingtoo, 240/. ; Durham (fifth), 100/. ;
Neweastleom-Tyne, 1,0001. ; a number of smaller remit-
faeces amounting to 8831. • total 8.,1914.
Lund &MIME moved, and upbeat PATTEN seconded, a
spacial vote of thanks to the committee of British residents
in New York for their ,iberal donation.
Colonel Parnor stated that he had received a communi-
eines from St. John's, New Brunswick, with a further con-
tribution of 500/ ' • also a remittance of 500/ from the
county of Cornwall. per Lord Vivian.
Mr. Commoner FARNALL presented his weekly report
as follows :
• "To the Central Executive Relief Committee.
" Manchester, 22nd December, 1862.
" My Lords and Gentlemen,-A reference to my tabular
report for the week ended Saturday the 13th instant will
' show you that there is a decrease in the number of
persons receiving Ftirochial relief as compared with
• the number so relieved in the previous week of 2,423.
This .decease of 2.423 is explained as follows:-Thera
is a decrease at Berton-upon-Intel! of 11 ; Blackburn, 292 ;
Burnley, 163 ; Bury, 115 ; Chorley, 426 ; the Fylde, 3;
Glossop, 70! Hsalingden, 2,998 ; Lancaster, 3 ; Preston, 26 ;
Rochdale, 152; Todmorden, 81; Warrington, 94; total,
4,434. There is an increase at Ashton-under-Lyne of 73 ;
Bolton, 16 ; Charlton, 255 ; Gersten', 76 ; Leigh, 68;
Maceleefield, 11 ; Manchester, 732 ; Prestwich, 197 ; Saddle-
worth, 93 ; Salim* 320 ; Wigan, 190 ; total, 2,231 ; making
• a net decrease of 2,403. I have received no returns from
the clerkr of the onions of Clitheroe, Oldham, and Stuck-
port, for the week ended the 13th inst., and I have there.
bee inserted in my tabular report their figures for the week
. ended the 6th inert., and I am unable to state whether there
has been an increase or &decrease in either of these places. The
figures entered for the Fylde represent a decrease of pauper-
ism as compared with the week ended the 29th ult., and
those for Haslingden are also compared with the same week.
There were on the 13th inst. 269,580 persons receiving
parochial relief in the unions adverted to ; in the CORO.
apondiug week of last year 39,482 persons were so relieved :
there is, therefore, an increase of 210,098 persons in receipt
of parochial relief, or 353.2 per coot The total weekly
cost of outdoor relief on the 13th instant was 18,2)81.
4a. Id. _in the corresponding week of last year it was
2,N01. 7s. lid, ; there is, therefore, an incromeof 2,0971.
16e. 2.1.. or 534.0 per cent. The average percentage of
pauperism in the population of these unions on the 13th inst.
was 13.6 ; in the correspooding week of last year it was 3.0.
The average amount of out-door relief per head per
week, both io money and kind, in these makes, on the
12th instant, was Is. Sid. ; the lowest was le.fd., and the
highest, la. 111 d., at Glossop. Of the 269,580 persons
• receiving parochial relief on the 13th instant, 12.522 were
in-door paupers. I have return, from 98 local committees,
formed for the distribution of charitable aid in the option
manufacturing districts ; and I am enabled to state that, at
the date of those reports, they were aiding 190,794 ersoos,
• who were not mowing parochial relief from the guardians
of the poor, and that the weekly expenditure of the 98 com-
mittees wee 24,9081. 18s. 4d. The total number of persons,
therefore, included in this report. who are either receiv-
ing parochial relief or who are aided by local committees
of charity is 460,374, or 73..2 per cent. on the population.
The present total weekly expenditure by the guardians,
on 237,0153 outdoor paupers, re 18.6381. 4s. led. ; and by the
98 local committees, on the 190,794 portion aided by them,
, is 24.9084 De. 4d. ; making together 43,5471. 2s. 5d., or
Is. llfd. to each recipient. The amount of money in the
Lads of the treasurers of the above unions on the 13th in-
stant was 89,631/. le. 3d. ; in the previous week the amount
was 55,453/ 19s. 541.-1 am, my lords and gentlemen, your
obedient servant,
"H. B. FARNALL, Special Commissioner.
" P.S. Since writing the above report, I have received a
return from the clerk of the Stockport Vino°, which
ens-
blee me to inform you that there was on the 13th instant
a decrease in the pauperism of that union of 1,040, so that I
have now to report that the total decrease of pauperism as
the 13th, as compared with the 6th instant` was 3,443."
Several members of the committee expressed their opinion
that the reported diminution is the number of unemployed
people this week was only apparent, hod occasioned pro.
,ably by the fact that many cases heretofore relieved by
both the guardians and relief committees, sod included in
the returns from each, were now being throws entirely
upon the care of one of these relieving agoll6oll. They sew
no probability of any material Imaging of the pressure of
distress for some considerable time to comm.
The following grants were made :-Manchester and
Salford, four weeks, 3,0001., and 5,0001. for clothing ; Hun-
cote, five, 301., and 251. for clothing ; Gorton, four, 200/ •
Mooed& and Barton, four, 1001. ; Cadithead, 50/. ; Glos-
sop L'Alol., and 3001. for clothing ; Walloon, six, 150/ ;
Bretherton, five, 201. ; Freckietoo, five, 40/ • Brindle, lax,
120/, and 80/. for clothing; Whittle and Clayton-le-
Woods, three, 501., and 25/. for 'clothing ; Emission and
Hokin, six, 1001., and 501. for clothiog • Little Hayfield,
four, 51X.; Lowereumpsall, 501. ; Leyland, five, 1001., and
801. for clothing ; Farrington 100/, and 501. for tiothing ;
New Mills, four, 200/ • Deotou sod Houghton, 501., and
ISt for clothing; Dainfield, 7301. ; and Todmorden,
five. 600/.
The following grants have also been made from the New
South Wake Fund at this and the previous meeting of the
committee :-Crumpsall sewing schools and school pence of
childreo, 121. 7s. ; Andenshaw ditto, 151. ; Haralgrove
schools of adults and youths and sewing school, 304 ; Ac-
criegton schools for youths and adults, and school penee of
children, 58/. • Hyde, ditto, 1111. 7a. ; Rawteostall sewing
schools, 101. ; 'ilighans schools for adults and youths, sewing
schools, and school pence, Mt. 3s. • Hey, near Oldham, St.
John's sewing school, 101. ; Lees schools for adults, sowing
schools, and school pence, 1311. ; Whitworth, schools
for adults ' and school peace, 301. ; Bury sew-
ing schools, 40/. ; Heptonetell, ditto, and school
pence, :kV. 13e. • Droylsden school for adults and
youths, sewing schools, and school pence of children, 821. ;
St. Bornabas' (Manchester) school pence, 241. ; Moseley
school for youth, 20/. ; ditto adults, 201. ; ditto school pence,
27/ ; Hollinwood school, for youths and adults, and school
pence, '2ll. 13a. ; Denton and Houghton ditto, 101. 10s. ;
Tottingtoa, 424. ti Cragg Valley, school pence 16/ ; St.
Luke's, Chorkomon-Medlock, ditto, 154 ; Broadbottom sod
Charlerworth sewing schools, 201. ; Heywood, schools for
youths and adults, and sewing schools, 80/.
The total drily receipts in aid of the Central Fund were,
on Friday, 7,330/. ; on Saturday, 4,8271.

13o2.ros.—The number of poor persons relieved
kat week by the Poor Protection Society wu 10,690—nn
itserease over the previous week of I,BBl—at a coat of
5681. 14a. 6d. The board of guardians relieved within
the borough 6,079, at a omit of 4441. 4e. 7d. The amber,
therefore, relieved in Bolton during the week was 16,769,
at a cost of 1,0001. 19s. Id. During the past month the
Society of Friends have relieved 844 families with bedding
and clothing, at a cost of 2791. 12a. They have oleo released
articles from pledge to the amount of 181. 94. 61. The
Bolton Gas Company hare ordered 300 tons of coke to be
distributed to the poor during the next three months. On
Wednesday there will be a aistribution of beef to each poor
fancily in receipt of relief, fora Christmas dinner.
PltEnt)li.—A slight improvement in the cotton
trade has taken plans at Preston during the put week,
and the distress generally appears to be slightly subsiding.
The relief committee, according to their report issued on
Saturday, relieved but week 10.571 eases comprising
40,627 persons, at • cost of upwards of 3,0004 The meu
employed by the guardians at the ,tome-yard are 'on
'strike." Recently, owing to a scarcity of stones, they
were put upon day work, instead of having to break the
stones at In. per toe. A few days ago, however, it was in-
timated that they must resume the old system of labour.
This they refused to do. A deputation afterwards waited
upon the guardians, and an arrangement was made be.
tweet them ; but the taco are still dissetisti..d, and lay
that, if put on piece again this winter, they mama earn
44 much as will keep them, in consequence of the short-
ages et the days.

METTING AT GALWAY.—On Saturday a meeting,
eourened by Barton R. Panes, Seg., high sheriff, and the
Most Noble the Marquis of Clanncarde, lord-lieutenant of
the eoeoty. was held at the Oemt House, Galway, and was
unwomanly and respectably attendee. the meeting consist-
ing, amongst others, of Lied Databank', Lewd Chemorris,
Lord Dusk.. Lord Duasradle, Lied Cloebrook, Lani Alan
Maud', Sir Thomas J. Burke, Bart., he About 20M.
was subscribed in the room. and lb* meeting pared off
(Loa*, all 'Want wondered; thobgh Mr. Ralik' A.
U'Breeman, proprietor and editor of the (Wars, Patriot,

an attempt to emulate the patriotic heroism et
7flUter Conway, at Headford, and the young chieftain of
the Glees at Tram. He did not, however, Bummed in suc-
cessfully playing his allotted part.