The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-04 00:00:00

THE DISTBNBB IN LANCASHIRE.

Ti.e following is the variation in the amount of
pauperism in the undermentioned twenty-one
unions, on a comparison of the fourth with the
third week of the last month. The total num-
ber of paupers in the third week of April in the
section of unions marked (a) was 23,130 ; in the
section (1), 3,400 ; and in the section (c), 179,770 ;
together, 206,320. The aggregate population of the
2l unions is 2,080,000.
(a)
Two Union have men : Peepers.
11.udiuden
Liverpool llO

Told

(8) One Union is in respect the amount of panperiser
Sesames es in the previous week : Charley (no return this
wink).
(4 Eighteen rakers have less : Paupers.
Ashton-under•Lyne
Blackburn
Bolton
Burnley
Bury
Charlton
Glossop
Macclesfield
31anc.hester
Oldham
Preston
Rochdale
SAdleworth
Salford l7O
Stockport,
Todnaordea 5O
Warringtee lOO
Wigan

1,370
210
, 730
300

Total
Net daemon in the pauperism of the whale district :
la the N weeks ended with Muth, 1853

lo the let week of April, 1963 8,820
2od week ditto 6O
3rd week ditto
4th week ditto

Total 76.560
nifyipricat ros OUT.EELILF sawn micnAnnus, 1862.
1 The overage of out-door relief for 29 weeks. 2. Amount
expeuded is the 4th week of April. & The total expen-
diture of the 30 weeks last pest.

ail .:12# 1.2-2
1.82. ./...34, Ila
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Adias.uoder.l.yne
alsakbaro
"Alm
Saro/sy
Bwrzy 504 IN 17,•,47
Clantry EH 408 6,996
Modica
Glow* 2114 815 6,1452
Raillairden
tece=lrish
137 217 7,986
llamobetter, &owned* 8.41411 3.4611 74,478
4:l4dhan 4.7 417 20,149
Iresaaa 1.668 1,288 47,1 H
lotedale
Iladdieworth, tennallp
ilatierd
Seaport 697 411 18,778
Toloordea 174 WA 8,117
1/arrlaguaa
Mona
ISO 910 MOH
Total -
.1115,90 A 12,484 4acksis

•No return h bees rewired from the Cb:eley Union for this
weak: the but ono taraishod to the board Is antsrel above.
FRED& PURDY, 81atiatical Department.
Paar-law Basal, May 1. 1863.

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS BY THE DISTRESSED
OPERATIVES OP HINCKLEY.

At an early hour on Saturday morning a messen-
ger arrived at Loader. from Hinckley, conveying intelli.
games that a riot was anticipated at Hiackley by the opera-
tives, and asking for reinforeemeate of police to aid in m-
ien* the peace. About forty of the county police were
mat, and the Earl Howe 's troop of yeomanry cavalry
received instructions to hold itself in readiness should
!is services be required. The particulars of the die-
terbium are these : Through the continuance of the
distress in the district, and the alincit entire ethane.
ties of the relief funds in the hands of the local re.
lief committee, the guardians were applied to, and re-
solved to give out-door relief to all persons who have
ehikiren, but single men, women, and married people with.
eat families were to be deprived of outdoor relief unless
the labour test is put in operation. At a meeting of the
board of guardians held at Hinckley, on Thursday, it was
resolved that the men should commence wink at 8 o'clock,
lanced of 9 o'clock in the morning as heretofore. On Fri-
day morning the men went to work at 9 o'clock at previ.
ously, and cootimeed at their occupation until 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, whea they west foe their money. As they
had faded to work the extra boar demanded of them,
tickets were offered, but these they refused to accept,
and • tumultuous mane easued—the men outside, to
the number of about 400, continuing to hoot sad
utter the most discordant yells at the master and
matron of the house and other workhouse officials. The
muter found it impossible to appease the men, and
the guardians were seat for. Os their arrival they
were greeted with blue from the crowd, which had
yet cs,usiderably augmented. The house was eventually
offered to the men, sod this they agreed to take. A some
of much excitement then issued. Some at ma rushed
into the braiding, while others might be new going to the
adjoining villages of East Slalom, Harwell, amid Her
especially, retuning with their wives sad families, with
whom they entered the home. This state of affairs mo-
tioned until about midnight, what between nal and 400
families had been admitted, and, the boom being then full,
enlaces were reined au entrance. The crowd, however,
missed to go away, the perms/does of the polite Wise of
no avail, sad they continued in hoot of the house in an
suited slate natil about half-past 4 o'clock, when their
ambers bad somewhat decreased, and the guardians, who
had leen is attendance all night left. Inside the home all
win a a state of tumult with the clamour and excitement
of the occupants, who cootinued to whistle and conduct
themselves in a moat disorderly manner, notwithstanding
the remonstrances of the master. On Saturday morning
the home was again surrounded by a large number of the
operatives, who demanded admission ; but, as the howls
was full, it was of course refused them. The excitement,
which was very great, was much increased by the conduct
of Time "'Shia the house, who used taunting language, and
Atoned to those outside, bidding them to create a disturb-
ance. The men continued outside, tbreateeing what they
would do if they did not have their waists supplied ; but up
to the time of the despatch of this, no breach of the peace
had taken place.

EXTRAORDINARY ABSTINKNCI MOM FOOD.—OR
the 16th of April a young woman, aged twenty-seves, and
named Martha Batten, was apprehended at Newbury on a
cheers Of vagrancy. She was sentenced to twenty-Due
days morisoornent. She was brought to the Reading gaol
en the leith of ApriL From the moment of her comic.
lion she expressed her determination sot to eat anything
-whilst she was in prison. On her arrival at Reading
gaol she had been for three days without food. She was
evidently determined to °patinae the same plan. She
refused to eat or to drink anything. Day after day
Maidand her determination continued still nashanged.
i.:lficers of the gaol, and everyone acquainted with
the circummances, were astonished that a pens. could con-
tinue so Meg without aliment. Oa the 27th April—marl
eighteen days from the tune of her apprehensioo—this
woman bad taken, to use a common expression, neither
" bit nor drop" of anything. The physician to the gaol (Dr.
Woodhouse) sad the surgeon (Yr. F. A. Bully) felt that the
woman could not be allowed to pursue this coons any
longer, and they ordered that some broth and gruel
should be forced down her throat. It was not till
she found that unmistakeable preparatiooe were Wog
made for doing this that she at leat succumbed
and partook of • small quantity of broth and
gruel. The most stran,;e part of the affair is that the
woman appeared very little affected in her bodily health
by her long-continued Lot. A repreeeatatima was made to
the Secretary of State, and inquiries were instituted as to
the mental condition of the prisoner, and she was ulti-
mately removed to Littlemore Lunatic Asylum. During
ter imprisonment iu the gaol Martha Batten was visited by
several medical gentlemen in the tows, aad they expressed
&hawse'sea to te perfectly astonished at the fact that a
person could for No long a time abstain from food, with
apparently so little ill effect resulting from it. We are in-
formed that on • previous occasion the woman did very
much the same thing. Two years ago she wan imprisoned
in Reading gaol, and she them went for seventeen Jaya
without food.— Berkatire Chronicle.
EIFVRTS OF BRITISH GOODS PROW LIVERPOOL.—
Th• total value of British goods exported from Liverpool is
the month of March of the mood year was 4,406,6621.,
sad in the quarter ending the 31st March, 13.1204421. ;
&pilot 12,367,920/., 14,036.3374, and 15,960,3921., for the
erwrespooding quarter of 1862, 1861. sad 1860. The de-
elated valise of exports from Liverpool to the United States
for the month of March, 1863, was 1.301,8491. • and for the
quarter ending 31st March, 3,964.7374 ; against 3,457,1211.,
3,631,2631., aed 5,044,10 W., for the mine quarter of the
peen 1862, 1861, and 1860. To the Australian colonies for
the mouth of March, 1863, 139,6'891.. sod for the quarter
iodise 3lst of March, 1863, 336,7781. ; against 336,3184,
483,960/., sad 750,032 f., for the comesooding quarter of
the yearn 1362, 1861, and 1300.
QUIN me.— Dr. Haasal'a report on Waters' pre-
paration of Quints* lin well known as " Waters' Quinine WWI
toddle. to eta rake. Fall Ilea of testier 'slab forwarded by 80.
t net Water., 2. Martins hoe, Canuon-street, London, LC.—
fb cl by grocers. Italian marabou/stela, sn,l others. at ms a doses.
Wnolerde agents. R Lima and Co, Worcester. Curtiss
imeakj

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