The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OP TIIR
POLICE.

A public meeting of the ratepayers of the borough
of Lambeth was held kat evening in the large room of the
Horns Tavern, Xenniegtos, to " protest against the =alp..
station of the City with the yeetropolitan police, u a system
of centralisation op to local self-government sod the
liberty of the ." Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Law-
men occupirod the chair, sad denounced the attempt sow
making by the government to destroy flaw principle of local
self-government and introduce that of centralisation,
es
one deserving the reprobation aid requiring the ac.
the oppoeition of all Moods a Warty and hakes.
Mr. E. Taylor moved, "That this niestieg stroogly pro.
triptinst the motion of Sir George Grey (cash.
of the City with the metropolitan police es being s
=track upon the principles of local self-govern
and maroaching upon the rights; and liberties of the peep*
teed* to a system of centralisation, and ultimately vesting
all power is the beads of the 'manumit.' Mr. Dresser
.Etogen semulei the resolution, which wee spoken to by Mr.
Bonn ett and Mr. Wall, and carried, with but three diasentienta
Mr. Webber thee moved—" That this meeting considers
the time Ma now arrived when municipal inatitutiom should
be extembid to metropolitan Loroughs, and that the borough
of Lambeth should take steps for its iocorporatios as a mu.
nkipal borough, sad hereby pledgee itself to nee every eon-
Mitutional UMW in its power to aid the City of Loudon in
maintaining the right of local self-government ; sod that it
is the opinion of Nue meeti that icipal corporatism are
the natural foes to undue oeutranglisammuson, am the nureartes at
estiesel bail= sad strength, the last inactive' Its powder
pewees, midipmess of modifying ehis om FM et go.
versant itself, which owes tie existeeoe to the aterdy
&modems, and eapecity which lie at the belie and enealitate
the elleissey el local self-govestinaset." Mr. Phelps, sr
waded the resolutioo, which was curledweentranosly. Oa
the medals .ad Yr. itiehardsce, secoaded by Mr. Potter, sad
supported by Mr. Coultas, ALP.. it was resolved that mal-
tase should be promoted to parliament founded cm the
resolations.—Yesterday a meeting of the lohabibuits el the
pariahs* of St. Matthew. Friday-street. and St. Wed-
cheap, in the ward of Farriegdoe Within, wee held in the
vestry room of St. Matthew's Church, to consider the notice
of motion given by Su. George Grey, on behalf of the go-
viressest, for the aceelgemition of the City police with
the ms tan polies fora. The meeting was
over by Y J.llltas. chorchwardiso of St. Peter'sPrptanst
and was attended by the beads of several eminent Orly
Arms in the neighbeurhood a Chapel& *ad Friday-streeh
Boolutions west the amelaansatioa were usanheseely
adoseed, sad the weeds( estimate/

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.

The weekly meeting of the Central Execti#re
Ootrunittee wee held at ilaaltherler, feeterdaY ; Sir J. ts.r
isanrmrwomm Bert., presided.
MACLUII, hoe. sec., reported that 12 packages of
clothing, two hampers of wipe, and 65 bores of bacon bad
knee sent to the rations kcal relief committees daring the
peat wear. The total receipts for the put week, 5,2341.
3s. 4d. Balance at the bank, 406,24 W. 18e. 2d., including
the old New South Wales fund.

The to/lowing report woo read from Mr. Commiiiioser
Farman :

"Manchester, 20th April, 1863.
"My bads sad gentlemen,-1 beg to Worm you that on
the 11th fast, there wee • doorman ia the nerobsr of
persons receiving parochial relief io the 27 anima in
the intim ressulareuring district', as compared with
the somber se roomed in the praeto's week, of
2,896. This degrease ci 2,896 lo eVi:ied so foi-
lows :—There is • demean at Bolles of • at Mary of 124,
at Ober* of 33, at Chortles of 315, at nog of 17, at
to al, at lianahaster 796, at Oldham 1,406, at Pres-
Thirlia at Rochdale 60, at Belford 38, at Stockport 63, pt
Tedneordes 171, at Werringtoo 6.5, sad at Wigan of 82,
umbras a total demease of 3,425; bat Mere is an Mariam
at Ashton et 212, at Bartoc-upon.lrwell of 21, at Bleaktnee
al 174, at Beroley of 11, at the Bylde of 45, at (Lamp of
WI, at Leis►k of 24, atMacelesfield of 3, atPrestwicki of Mead
at Beddlowurth of 4, masking a tote! 1D0,11114 .1529 ; so that
there is a net decrease of 2,896, and was. the 6th of lfeeses-
her Imb a total dement of 69,498 has taken place. Then
were ea*, 11th Met. 293,466 meow receiving paresidil
relief in the 27 mines edvarted to; ia the
week in 1861 47,513 mama were so mlievisr=ieir,
therefore, an below of 164,983 proms In the receipt 6f
pareehisl 'sad, or 326.1 par teak The total met of egt-
door rebel oe the lltk WM. was 13,3004._ _ ad.; is Van
eorrespondhig week In 1861 ft 2.3111.1,7 n. 16s. ; there
is, therelliee, a isormes of 10,3301. 14a., w4ol,2ppererm et.
The avenge percentage of emporium is the
those asioes oil the 11th inst. was 10.2 ; in the eornrel-
lag week I. 1861 it was 2.4. The average amosat
door relief per head per weak, both in mosey sad hied, to
these ankles oo the 11th inst., was la. 40. The arembet
of
.mosey ie the hands of the treasurers of the shove
lissom on the llth Mat. was 81,901. 14 .—I have the be-
near to In, my lords and gentlemen, your moos obedieat
*errant, "H. B. FAB-cam., Special Commissioner,"
The CRAMIEAR reported the ,reoeipt of a further contri-
hution of 1861. from Wellingtoo, Bow Zea Mod, with an ex-
premion of regret from the wittlaws in that provisos that
distress still preceded so ostensively in the cotton district'.
4031. led hem trannattied from W ellington in the preood-
ing rawatia.
The louts from the employment and school food were :
Ribeheeter, W. 6s. ; Preeten, 2621. ; and Stanfield, 131.
A biter was road from Mr. J. Birreil deeds, !am-
Wien, Bonthhied, New Zsalabd, dated the 13th February,
to the Mayer of Maschester,leelesieg a draft oe the thane
Bonk of Australia for 1511. lls., as their "mite towards the
nand el the inform throoghont Lancashire." Another
letter to the mayor was also read from Mr. J. B. fietebeee,
dated Bantam, Queeasland, February 4, melon's a draft
for 731. 15a., beteg the fourth and final remittance from 1.1111
inhabitable of Osyndah and the &mitt distnct, with the
arpresion ci • sneers wish from tin subscribers "that
their fellow cauntrymeo is the manufacturing district' may
act have to pan through &bother winter like the present
one with them."

Yr. liaoixits reported that a deputation from the or.
employed operatives of Stockport had waited upon him.
They brought with them a memorial, and 'idled to have
an interview with ►be Central Executive Committee. lie
informed them that, in accordance with a rule laid down
by the committee, thin Moire on their part could not le
minded to. One of their chief grievsnom wen that labour
should be required in return for relief. Be told them the,
the committes placed great stress neon the importance al
sate a rehire Wag given for charitable aid and that the
whole of ►is own influence would be exerted in support of
those district committees which enforced the regulation
oeurphined of. The deputation also objected to the scale
of relief afforded to families under senate eimusestanose.

He replied that the committee certainly could not decamp
that punt so long u the working men of Btorkport perse-
vered in their refusal to perform the west wbklt the dis-
trict committee required of them. (Hear) If they resumed
their employment at once the committee would be more
toady to hetet to their complaints, and to sympathise with
their ditheultise. The deputation procr.i•ed that they would
go to work again fr • week, and then spin bring their
grievances baton the attention of the Central Committee,

1w expknatiou ri the ciatu-: Mane; of a grant being
required for Dame, wherein the whole of the mills but
me were reported to be running full time,
Mr. 11. R. Ifirrormsor stated that in many mills upon
fall time only part of the machinery was at work. lb
should elm be borne in mind that a workman who was
formerly able to mind four looms could now, with inferior
°Mem, only mind those, and one who perhaps formerly
looked after three looms could now only take slum, cif
two. He estimated the loss of wages to weavers in work.
is, ledian as compered with Ammiase cotton at 3s. or 4M
per week. Is reply to Mr. Platt he further said tlut the
weekly jar to opmitive spinners ommiquatit on the Irak-
iv( of Indian in place of American cotton would be probably
shoat 2e.

MATT foomtkod that this **Amato of loam epos via..
sing of lodise cativo bore oat ha statements made to the
aoausittao maw weeks ark •

The amonsittee ran& the following grant, :—BLuebburn,
3,0001. ; Wilton, 201 K. ; liabergbarn Eaves, 1,0001.; Balaban
Bridge, 1501. ; Damien, 200/. ; 151. ; Crouton,
301. ; Middleton, 1001. ; Po)too, MO/. ; Holliawood, ow. ;
F.oolee and Yetrieroft, 1001. ; Matto', 401. ; sad Hawk-
ley, IMO/.
A discussion earned npm the draft of the neat monthly
report, which ins referred to a tab-committee, mud will in
the comma of a day or two be forwarded to the newspapers
for publication.

IrKt DIXTILIIIII .111 LANCASHIRE—After the eon-
*harm (tithe ordleary heehaw of the Mansion-bouts Police
Ooort yesterday, the Lewd Mayor, in referees to the di.-
inn is Use 'Mon diettiete, said that having anxiously eon-
eldered the pelmet panties of the Lancashire operative.
sad delft es he did the impossibilitr of much longer rimie-
Sf4r leap a body oe charitable cootributioes, be
the time bed collie when other means should be.
with a view to the perniamot support of the open.,
thee. The suet effectual remedy in the pnrcoot state of
thine surd to him to be to assist well considered pleas
for esi{ntma. With that view the committee over which
he bed Re bosom. to preside had set aside a sum of 5,000 f.
fee the of wresting the emiandiee of the opera.'
fives of Lanerhire and other cotton districta. Sboald it be.
the opinion of the public that such an applioation of the
fonds was desirable, be should be happy to receive boatel-
' hatioas to form a special feed for the amiss oat of that
object.
A gentleman of Leipaic has been commissioned
by the Aoctlimatisatioe Society of Melbourse, Australis, to
mead out to Victoria as ninny German sparrows as he me
procure.