The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-15 00:00:00

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LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

The Lord Mayor's committee of the feud to the
reled of the distressed operatives held their weekly meet-
ing yesterday at the Mansion-house. Mr. Alderman Cuarrr,
the lat. Lord Mayor, took the chair ; and Means. Cotton,
Lycett, Howes, Morley, Armitage, Barber, and Gibbs, were
present.
Several fresh applioations for relief were put before the
committee, and after some consideration the following
sums were voted :—Long Lowereod, 100/. ; Damien
in Blackburn, '2301.; Clitheroe, 2501. ; Blue*, near
Rochdale, 1001. ; Harwood, 1001. ; Blackburn Overlookers,
1501.; Bmpandes, 2001. ; Lowton and Warrington,
2501. ; St. Georges, Charlestoe, Pendleton, sewing class,
504, Horwich, Bolton, 101 M. ; St. Luke's, Heyward. 101,
z of which was for the sewing class; Heaton Merely,
1001.; Littleborough, near Manchester, 1501.; Ashtorminder-
Lvne general committee, 100/. ; Mottram, 3301. ; St. Her-
niae'', 1501. ; St. Thomas, Redtank, 100/. ; St. Jude's,
Atiocate, 3501. ; Norden in Rochdale. 1001. ; Employ, 1501. ;
Ramsbottoni, 2001. ; Woodhill and Burues, 50/. ; Strew.
forth, 2001. ; Sim:kneads, 3004 ; Dukinfield, 1,2501., of
which 2501. was for the sewing class ; Preston, 2,5004 ;
Wigan, 1,5006 ; Stockport, 1,006 ; Blackburn, ;
Ashton-andel-44nel borough committee, 1,001. ; Hyde,
1,000/. ; Chorley, 501. ; Roytom 21)1. ; Clomp, 501. ;
Okiham, 2,000 e ; Burnley, 1,0: ; Helms, 1,1: ; Staley.
bridge, 1,000/. ; Lees, 501. ; Herat. 200/. Besides them
there was an application from St. George's, Oldham, and
Ileptenreall, and Mr. Gibbs was reques.sel to write for
Pomo further in:ormation, and if satisfactory a cheque for
800/. was to be sent to the former and 1001. to the latter,
making a total of 22,200/. granted yesterday.
Mr. Gibbs read a letter from Messrs. Smith, Rayne, and
Smiths, the huskies, stating that they had invested • further
sum of 20,0001., which made the total sum invested 40,0001.
The whole amount was at seven days' caU. The „ommittee
were of opinion that it was as well to have a sum invested
as a reserve fund, in case the sot aiptions should fall off,
or in the event of any emergency, so that they might always
have sufficient in reserve to last a few weeks, and not drop
the relief suddenly.
Mr. Samuel Morley, of Wood-street, attended at the com-
mittee, and read a letter which he had received from Mr.
Cobden, dated from Blackburn, in which that
gentleman said that he bad arrived at Blackburn from
Manchester. The country was covered with soow, and the
scene around borrrowed increased interest from the sudden
advent of winter. Hitherto the popelation bad wastrel
little more than food, but now that the inclement weather
had set in they wanted blankets and warm clothing, which
in winter were as essential to health as bread or soup. He
bad observed that there was a large balance in the hands
of the Lord Mayor's committee, and he doubted if it could
be better disposed of than in the purchase of winter
clothing, he. He alluded to the manly and unflinching
manner in which hundreds of ,the more wealthy inhabit-
ants addressed themselves to the almost superhuman
teak of organizing systematic relief for the over-
whelming population with which they were ern
rounded, and he concluded by stating that the
perfect good order and grate:ul thanks of the poor are, in
theniselves, a sight to cheer the heart.
Mr. S. Morley said be thought the suggestion thrown
out by Mr. Cobden, in his letter, with respect to the dis-
posal of the balance in the halide of the committee, was one
worthy of their consideration, and he thought it was quite
necessary that the distressed inhabitants alimod, if neces-
sary, be supplied with the means of obtaining warm clothing,
as the winter bad already set in.
The committee explained to Mr. Morley that they had
already increased the gents from week to week aa the
inclemency of the weather had increased, and it was their
intention to continue to do so, so long u the public sup-
ported them. They were anxious to disburse the munificent
sums placed at their disposal by means of the local own-
mitten, and the districts to which they sent grants
Iron, week to week were only a portion of those on the
list to whom relief was afforded as soon as applied for.

Mr. Morley, to &how that he was satisfied with the
course the committee were pursuing, promised to forward
a cheque for 1001. from himself and soother for 5001. from
the firm of which he was a somber, and he was quite sure
that if the committee made liberal grants they would be
supported by the public, and the donations would flow in ;n
proportion to the &mount disbursed. The total amount re-
ceived up to Thursday evening wan 138,421. lls. 611._, of
which 20,4314 4a. 11d. came to hand during the week. Irb•
total amount already remitted, exclusive of yesterday's
graota, wan 68,3081. 19s.
The total amount which came to hand yesterday wail
about 6,3604 Amoept the subscriptions were the follow-
ing:—From Adelaide, South Australia, 1,0001.; flobvit Town,
first instalment, 5004; Messrs. Forbes, Forbes, and C0.,5431.;
Meters Truman, Hitchcock, and Co., second donation, 1001. ;
Rowley and Davis, 1004 ; Naylor, Vickers, and Co., 2004 ;
linieutler and Mieville, 1004 ; A. C. Barclay, Eaq. (2od
donation), 100/. ; S. Morley, EN., 5001. ; 8. and IL Morley
and Co., 5004 ; Jno. Penn and See, 2504 ; moiety of a col-
lection in Craven Chapel, 1004 ; B. Letchford, 1001. ; Sir
Henry Manx, Bart., and Co., 3004 ; the Worshipful Com-
pany of Fishmongers, 230/. ; the Worshipful Compan of
Vintners, 105/. ; Alexander Nesbitt, 501. ; co at
BerkliampateadChurch, 501. da. 9d. ; Mews Donation:l and
Towson, 50/. ; A. and A. S., 501. ; collected at St. An-
drew's Church, Colombo, 501. ; J. Rotherham and Co., 504;
R. Martin, Esq., 501. ; Messrs. Alston, 504 ; T. J. Agars, 501.

Tat CHNTRAL RtLIEF FIT/M.—We leant that
Lord Dude has most liberally placed at the dispotal of th&
executive committee the entire of • new and oommodious
warehouse in New Cannon-street, Manchester, free of rent,
until next Jane, for the pp.-poses of • depot, and for the
offices of the committee. The gra fittings have been put
up and a large portion of the other preparatory work has been
done without charge by Mr. Jaffrey. The amount of
labour entailed in the sorting and dcapatch of the quantities
of clothing received at the premises hitherto occupied by
the committee has lately become very great. There are
now at work there 12 packers, including the superintendent&
of the work. Every package not specially assigned by the
donor has to be opened and sorted, and then the result& of
each day's receipts are divided among the various relief com-
mittees in proportion to the number of operatives out of
employment. Yesterday 80 packages were sent off, on
the previous day 70, and on Wednesday 130. The delivery of
goods at the new depot commenced yesterday, and every-
thing received up to Thursday night at the old premisca
will have been despatched to-day (fiaturday), before ten
o'clock in the evening. Sines the vote of 30,000/. on Mon-
day for clothing, &c., which to • large extent was agreed
upon in confidence that the public word send in contribu-
tions to the fund for this specie' purpose, many large dona-
tions have been n carved, which will be duly acknowledz 1
in the weekly advet.isernent of the committee ; and the
total subscriptions to the central food received on the four
days since the meeting on Monday last have been 13,000 i.

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