The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

BILL

Oo the order of the day for going into committee on this
KU,

The Earl of DERBY said he was not in any way disposed
to object to the bill. Oa the contrary, he thought it was
founded on reasonable principles, and that it was • bill cal-
'elated to give a certain relief to the operatives is the
manufacturing districts. Perhaps he might be allowed to
call their lordships' attention to the state of the manufac.
taring districts at the recent time. From the statement
of the secretary of the central reliei committee held at
Manchester yesterday, it appeared that from the great in-
crease of employment which had been afforded in the mills
during the past month, no leas than 47 local committees
Lad suspended operations for the preprint ; that out of
55,362 operatives resident in the districts in which the com-
mittees acted, about 25,690 are working full time, and
16.801 are on short time ; that out of the persons usually
employed in the mills in the cotton districts, about
t 14,642 are in full work, against 192,527 in full
work last April ; that there are 125,097 now on short time
against 129.741 oa short time in April ; and that there me
now 100,729 out of work opium 215,512 out of work in
ApriL There had been, therefore, a positive reduction in
the number altogether out of employment of 40.000 since
April last. That was a considerable reduction, but still
there was a very large portion of the population either
wholly out of employment or only partially employed. The
house and the country were hardly aware of the efforts
made during the last year for the relief of the distress, but
he would call their lordships' attention to the fact that ex-
cludiog altogether what had beau done by private charity,
-which had never been made known and never would be, but
including a sum of 150,0C3/. which had been employed in
the purchase sod supply of food and clothing, and adminis-
tered ie kind, the amount of subscription was no lets than
I. 900,000:. during the last year. (Hear, hear.) He wished
to call their lordships' attention to the ciale of the distress,
in order that they might not run away with the idea that
the large sum still in band would be sufficient to relieve
that distress. He bad reason to believe that, excluding a
sum of about 80,0001. which was in the hands of the Man-
sion-house committee, there still remained in the hands of
the central relief committee, including some soma
promised, but not yet subscribed, but which he
hoped would be available, something like 600,0001.
At the earns time they thought it • great
advantage that the amount expended by the relief commit-
tees had been reduced from something like 90,0001. a month
to 53,0001., which latter amount was still expended per
month exclusive of the assistance from the poor-law funds.
It was obsions that if they continued to afford relief at the
rate of 5:',0001. a month, at the expiration of twelve months
their funds would be altogether exhausted, and they could
hardly extant the country to make such another effort as
they made lest year. It most be borne in mud, however,
that the resources of the operatives themselves were re-
duced to the lowest point, and although 53,000/. a month
availed for relief now, yet that could not continue to be suf-
ficient, bemuse a great many persona were now employed on
out-door khour of a temporary nature, and there were
some neat, now at work which were not likely to continue
during the whole of the autumn, and stillness during the
winter. Therefore, in the coming winter, even with the
exercise of the greatest possible economy, and the hus-
banding of their resources, the 600,000/. would hardly be
adequate to meet the demands which would arise, and he
feared that 53,0001. a month would by no memos represeet
the amount which the committee would be called upon to
tartish. Under these circumstances this bill, which enabled
the districts to engage in public work; and which would
avoid the serious difficulty they now had in finding °coupe-
Coo for those who required relief, was a wise measure.
Notwithstanding the serious injury does to the moral
feelings of the population, any bill on this principle fur-
nishiog a considerable amount of work in those districts
was one which in the present circumstances, though the
principle was exceptioesl, was highly to be commeoded, and
was likely to be most beneficial in its operatious. (Hear.)
Rai GRANVILLE paid &handsome compliment to the
Marl of Derby for the great services he bad rendered in re-
lieving the distress in Lancashire. He admitted that, owing
partly to exceptional circumstances, there had recently been
an improvement in the state of the cotton districts, bat be
believed that all the exertions of the local authorities would
be required during the soloing winter to meet the waste of
the uuemploved operatives.
The house then went into committee on the bill, and the
clauses, with • few verbal amendments, were altered to.
PORT ERIN HARBOUR (ISLE OF MAN) BILL.
This bill was read • second time.

PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION
BILL.
This bill w* read • sowed time.

THAMES EMBANKMENT (SOUTH SIDE) AMEND.
MENTS BILL.
This bill paired through committee.
MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION BILL.
This bill was read • mooed time.
WALMER VESTLNG BILL.
This bill was read a second time.

PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill pored through committee.

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OATHS I:ELIEP IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
(SCOTLAND) BILL
This bill was read a third time and pans& •
MUTINY (EAST INDIA) ACT REPEAL BILL
TUN bill was read a third time and paired.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter to seems o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY, JULY 7.
Tho booms named at six o'clock.
POLICE IN COUNTIES AND BOROUGH&

Sir W.HILES moved end obtained an order forth° fol.
iotriog :—" Copies of a memorial presented by the justices
of the peace el the county, in quarter serious assembled. to
Treasury os the subject of certain claims connected with
the expenses of the police in counties and boroughs ; and of
tie reply of the ?reentry thereto."
THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

Mr. J. A. SMITH, who had given notice of • motion for
a select committee to inquire ioto the past management and
present condition of the Patriotic Fund, said that as there
was no likelihood, owing to the state of public btlaioolll4
of his being able to bring his motion forward ate reasonably
early hour. he would postpone it until a future day. A
meeting of the royal commissioners was about to he held at
which be understood the matters which be intended to bring
wader the coosideration of the house would be investigated,
and he hoped the motion would come on for discussion sub-
momently to that meeting.