The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The following additional subscriptions were re-
ceived on Saturday at the Central Relief Committee office,
New Cannon-street, Manchester:—Counter at Derby,
1001. ; Hon. Mr. Stanley, 25/. ; Earl Ducie, ;OW ; North-
ampton Relief Committee, 5004. ; Broomagrove Relief Com-
mittee, SW. ; Middlesborough Relief Committee, 25W. ; from
Richmond, 2501. ; Wolverhampton Relief Committee, 1,0001.
(second instalment) ; Birmingham Relief Committee, 2,000/.;
the Guardian Fire and Life Insurance Company, per Mr.
J. W. Mochas, the imperintesding wait, 2001.
The following letter has also been received from Lord
Sbufteal}nry :

" Loodo?, Dee. 5..1862,

" bare the pleasure to send'you a draft for
121. leis. 4d., of which 81. 7s. Bd. are to be regarded as do-
nations ; the rest, 41. Bs, Mt., ax the amount of a contribu-
tion to be continued for ten weeks. 1 am very anxious to
show in this statement what can be done, and without real
inconvenienoe to anyone,. by. small weekly paymenta over
large surfaces. The parish in Dorsetshire whence it comes
1:01.1A21 of about 450 inhabitants, entirely agricultural
Labourers, with the exception of the rector, three principal
farmers, a steward, two small tradesmen, and the landed
proprietor. The people were called together after their
day's work, a statement was made to them, and the fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously and most heartily
adopted :
•• • 1. That a weekly subscription be instituted and main-
tained for ten weeks.

" 2. That the subscription of a labouring man or woman
do not exceed twopeooe a week ; or the farmers, steward,
rector, or landed proprietor, 51.
" '3. That the subscriptions be collected every week by
persons whom the rector shall appoint.
" ' 4. That they be sent weekly to the Central Committee
in headwater.

" ' N.6—The above regulation is not meant to supersede
any dooation that the richer might give, apart from this
weekly subscription.'
" Had the appeal been made for a single payment it
would not have been possible to have collected a ifth part of
what the aggregate sum will have reached at the end of ten
weeks. Now, if such a plan were set on foot in all the
great and small, rich and poor, parishes of England, above
100,0004 might be easily collected every week to meet the
present exigency in Lancashire.—l am, air, your obedient
servant,

" J. W. Idaclure, Eaq., &smelly,
Central Belief Committee, kc.
The Bishop of Chichester has issued &letter (dated Dec. 2)
to the clergy of his diocese, recommending them to have
collections made in their churches in aid of the Central Re-
lief Fund. The following are extracts from the letter "
The distress of the people in the cotton manufacturing
districta of the kingdom demands the sympathy of the
country at large. That sympathy has from many quarters
been matifestel towards them in a Christimily praise.
worthy manner. It has WWI to be generally felt that we
must not pause to inquire whether the landowners. em-
ployers, mud nearest neighbours of those who am 'Olefin
have dune, or me doing, for the relief of the sufferers
all which we may fancy their relation to them
requires at their hands. . . . I leave it to
yourself to determine in what way the collections in your
church shall be made, whether as at an offertory, or in what
other way ; and whether you will address to your people
one only exhortation to contribute, or more than one. Bat
I do maimmend Unit several, I would say weekly oppor-
tunities be presented to them for Junkies their offerings
for their brethren so unto God. This will be especially ac-
ceptable to our industrial classes. Almost universally they
take a deep interest for those of their own rank in life,
now suffering in the cotton districts."

lift.ss:ox Housz Commirrsa.—During Saturday
morning the subscriptions in aid of the Latiouuire Distress
Fund continued to pour in with warmly a moment's inter-
mission. and although, io consequence of that being regarded
as a half•holiday. comparatively few amounts came to hand,
up to two o'cloek in the afternoon the total amount re- '
seised was nearly 5,0001 , ineludiog a sum of 5001. from
Toronto, being a second instalment, and 1841. 2a. from
Woodstock, Canada West. Amongst the general subecaip•
than were 1,0001., being a third inetalment, from the
parish of Paddington ; 4001. from Cheap ward, first imtal-
meet ; tile Cloth nt, kers' Company, 210/. ; Euish of Gilling-
ham and 0:d and New Dromptom, Kent, 200/. ; Employee
of the London. Brightoo, sad South Coast Railway, traffic
department. 2001. ; house to house collection, parish of St.
Peter, Corchill, 2800. ; Dover, stoond instaltuent, 2501. ;
Norwood, SW ; F. W., 100/. ; P. sod G. Arnold 501. ;
Crewkerne, Somerset, 100/.
Wootwieff.—A total RUM of about 1,000/. ham
hitherto beep collected as Woolwich by the efforts of the
military, • system of boom to house visitation, and the con-
tributions of various religious denominations, in aid of the
cotton district' relief fund.

THE COTTON FAMINE lN FRANCE.

"The industrial crisis produced by the scarcity ' lamentable occurrence was opened at the Prince of Wales
of cotton in the European markets," says the Moniker of itte.i. The
jeceased, ury at
ofat wol:ocem were lying to
esiview
b the
a.est the
yesterday, " began to make itself felt in Frentw towards the house of Mrs. Bagnall, Butchers' Arena. The The byodies of John
middle of this year. At that period the public works in the Ellis, the engine driver, and John Cawthorn., were viewed
country still occupied a large number of hands in every part at their own homes, where they were conveyed immediately
of the erepire.ilint at the commencement of the bad season, after the accident. Upon the jaryrnee visiting the scene of
the sufferings of the spinners becoming more severe occupied thersiriir 1 socli
ll aitilytzcecufrreoairifcea maul ofp them t :gpftriefdtod,Tecr.
the earnest solicitude of the Emperor, who requested the Ceara' labourers have been emiloyed in clearing portions
Minister of the Interior rind the Minister of Public Works of the debris away, and also in removiog the dangerous parts
to take without delay the necessary measures for assisting of the roof, which were still standing. The jurymen, upon
the populations of the manufacturieg districts. I returning to the hotel, sat to receive the evidence tendered
as to the identity of the bodies of the deceased. After taking
"Although the cotton trade is carried on in forty different this evidence, the coroner stated that that was the extent to
departments of the empire, there are only fourteen or . which he intended to carry the inquiry on that occasion, and
tfteen io which its really important. Among the latter Ulna decided to resume the inquiry on Friday next.
that of the Seine InVrieure takes the first rank, coetaining I DR. DE JONON'B LIGHT DROWN COD LIVER OlL—
as
it does more than a fourth of the looms now employed The extreme important.. of taking pare and unsophisticated Cod
Liver OE Is thus described by Dr. Lowrance, Phpictan to H.E.H.
in cotton spinning. I the Doke of Naze-Coburg and Goths—. So impreseed ant I with
" In that department, the Minister of Agriculture, Cam. I the superiority of Ile. de Jonah's Light Browu Cod Liver Oil, that
nloree, and Public Works, in conformity with the ioteotiona !7,l'o";,„LeenloT:
I filmy d thattl !am prescribe mini et tiPhriegfe"a µce etturne"lrt
ex preosed by his Majesty, ordered, at the sod of the month I manufactured compound in which the efficacy of this irixoluable
of October last, the opening of workshops for the reclines- 1 medicine Is destroyed." Reid only In capsuled bottles, 2a. ed.,
M. 9d., and At, by Dr. de dough s wink Anorak Barton", end
ties of the levels of imperial loads." i Co.. 77. Strand, Lumbar, and cbsnatalk--fAtivertisemenlj