The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-12 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LAJfCABMIR&

CENTRAL REL/KT FUND. The total receipts
for the week ending Tuesday, the 10th lest, were 16. 1.
14e. ld. The daily receipts had hese—Feb. 4, 2,726/. ;5.
12,7831. 64 6, 1.4361. •7, 3,7864. •9, 2,5661. • 10, 3,6911.
• The receipt. yesterday Included 1,404 front Edinburgh, in
addition to 31;0004. already art, sod 1,0001 from Oxford
University.
Asirrow-grwsiza-Lawn—At the weekly meetingof
the Ashton board al guardians, en Woodsy, it was stated that
during the week 96,545 ponces had been relieved, at a cost
' of 1,0691. re. Number relieved is the corresponding week
of lust year, 3,918, at a cost of 164/. 18a. Bd. Decrease, as
compared with the previous week, 622 memos.
OLDRAIL—The monthly meeting of the general
board of the Oldham relief committee was held on Monday
night. The total cost of relief far the month was stated to
have been 3,1971.195. The balance In band was 4,063/. 95.3 d.
Itefersocis was made by the chairman toe letter that had
recently appeared in the Tiesa, remarking on tbs number
of cotton winners in Oldham who had not subscribed to
toe, fund. He stated that himarlf, Mr. Jobe Platt, and
Mr. John Rsdoliffe had been appointed a sub-committee to
investigate the matter, and they found that though a great
number had cot subscribed. yet they were persons of nom.
parstively limited mesas, aad the whole amount that could
by soy possibility be expected frost that Dumber would sot
amount to 1001. In reality, the greater portion of those
upon whom the poor operatives ooald bays a claim had
already subscribed. A letter was read from the bosomy
secretary of the Central Relief Committee, enclosing a copy
of • letter from the Government Emigration Board, relative
to emignitioa to the provisos of Canterbury, New Zealand,
The feeling of the meeting was agaiset emigration, but
the letter was referred to the executive committee for con-
sidemtioa.
PRIWTOI4.—Thin week the guardians of Preston
have mitered 8,804 cams, including 20,853 persons. at •
oast of 1,6401. 19s. Id. Compared with the previous week
; these elftlfi• show a decrease of 49 in the cases, an iacreass
of 143 in the persona relieved, sad a decrease of 11. 12s. W.
in the expeuthture. The chairman said that affairs were
getting worse, sad that both in the union and the township
of I'r.eton prospects were becoming very gloomy. The
relief committees, as well as the gaerdiaas, were experien-
ciug this. There had been as increase this week, so far as
regarded the General Relief Committee, of 900 eases sod
197 persons. The Managers and Overlooks& Committee
had had au increase of 55 cases and 147 persons, and the
Tape &sere' Committee had also an increase of 50 caw and
205 peewee
Livot.—A numerously attended meeting of rate-
payer. and cottage property owners of Hyde and the neigh-
bourhood was held on Monday evening, in the Vestry-room
Hyde, " for the wimps of Midair into considesation the
exaresive rates that the ratepayers are smiled spoil to pay
for the relief of the poor ; to oceosive if any practical
course as be suggested to relieve the poseurs with which
the ratepayers are being borne down to rids ; sad also to
take the oeoessarr steles if approved of, for lipPlyitig to the
hos, privy coma for • oatmeal great to alleviate the ex-
treme destitution of the district. " Mr. Thomas Howard,
cotton manufacturer, presided. The meeting unanimously
Famed resolutions that it waa impossible to meet the preasot
rates ; that • speedy remedy woe required to save the rate-
payers from utter ruin ; sad to apply foe a grant from the
emisolidated fund.

At the meeting of the Society of Arts hat
eveuis.g, )Jr. Hawes is the chair, an interesting paper was
' read by Mr. Thomas Webster, oei submarine telegraphy;
the subject being divided into three parts, via., the mute,
the o.i,e, and the means of submersion. A discussion
ensued. in which Rear Admiral Sir B. Belcher, Right Hon.
Stuart-Worth). Caption &Wye Maser.. T. A. Maley,
C. W. &moue, C. Y. Variety, and eevezal other poileuien
took part.
Steam. Hoots,—On Monday a statue of the
• martyr Bishop Hooper was formally unveiled at Gloucester!
in the presence of the mayor sad corporation. the loos
clergy, sod aly.ut 20,000 spectators. It coat 100 guinea.,
and was executed by Mr. Thornhill, of Dobbs. It stands
on a baudsome store pedestal, surmounted by a canopy sod
as elegant Gothic spire, which have bees recently erected
by the poorer iehabitaide at Gloucester sod its neighbour.
hood, at • oust of about 4001., on the spot where the pious
bishop was burnt. la the evening a public ditmer,
pre-
sided over by the mayor, mid attended by the Pnottloll
cations., took pion at the King's Head Hotel. The pro-
ceediep el the day celebrated the JDith seeivereary
Hoopoes weartyrdeaa.
diripai.....Lonnoyne.tsennunyllsored
to ....11ffaltn.N Rad
tolLlStbA.Yiworie.—Tha
tors at the listf•yeerly meet* to he bold ma the 20th inaL.,
II dividend at the nee a 54 per east. per amain, earryisi
forward a harmed sheet 14.0004

CAVIff AL PALAL7I--ONI 81111ZLEINI DAY. --W
/61DAY, YL. U.—Admission 4. ppm* 1,338; Mit by
asima *Ad% 1,144: total. 2,442,