The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-07 00:00:00

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OEN'TRAL RM,DIF FUND. •
The total reoeipta on Monday were %TM.,
:11=2.1,0001. from Dundee, 2504 from Duals, Ohara
6001. frefa Reading, 1001. from Lauder, and
5001. from Oxford. The following letter has bun received:
" Office of tbe Chief Rabbi, 16, Finabory-equare,
London, Jan. 2, 3623 (1864
" Dear Sir,—l have the honour to irearnit to you laser
with a cheque for 1,4511. 171. 6d., being the hut Tellitilloolll
of collections made among the membOs of the Hebrew
oongregations in the British empire in aid of Die fend for
the relief of our distressed countrymen in the manufac-
turing disttiota. I must beg you to advertise the whole of
the enclosed list which, in accordance with your kind com-
munication of the 31st ult., centime the name of donors
for subscriptions shave MA At the same time I beg to
observe that the amount I remit to you should not be con-
sidered an representing the total of the relief afforded by
the Jewish community to the distressed Lancashire ope-
ratives, as most of my co-religionists have already
largely contributed, either directly or through local
channels. The collections which I have the pleasure
of transmitting to you are the result of a spe-
cial service held in the rynagognes under my charge
on Tuesday, the 16th ult., in mums to an appeal hued
by me, and I hope to be able to send further remittamea—
I have the honour to remain, dear sir, yours
"N faithfADLEß.ully.
.

" John W. Madura, FA., lion. See., ha"
A letter from the Rev. H. F. Philips, bensphent of St.
Peter's, Rochester, Jan. 2, rys :—" I have resolved a cir-
cular from you. requesting weekly oollecelosi tbs church
for year rebid fond. W• boos hem Dif onfikMileetiaoe
for sdild time, and have tem Wale (Vitriol'
committee of Ashton-under-Lyne, on the stabittent that
the clergy were excluded from the borough committee,
which consists chiefly of optics spinner, sad to which
alone your grate have been made. We are told that the
Mayor is at the bead of the district committee, which is a
most influential one. If this raiment is nutrias, we should
be very glad to be able to contradict it."

A concert was held on Monday evening at Beau-
fort-house, the bead of the South Middles.' Volta'.
teen, in aid of the Laasabin Belief Fund, ander the di-
rection of Ensign Forted°, masted by the followinsg.tort
feasionai and amateurs : Mons. Beaulieu, Messes.
Champion, and Grainger, and Sergeant Todd, the Misses
Wheatley, Fitcherbert, Josses sad Woodhams. Mr. Good-
ban, R.& ~ presided et the pisooforte, and the South
Middlesex minstrels entertained the audience with some of
their favourite melodies. The ousted went off with great
eclat and reflected much credit on the able management of
Ensign Furtado. Lord Bane ugh sad officers of several
metropolitan corps were pram&
CONCERT AT STOCKWELL CEATZL IN AID OT THE
LANOVIIIIii BALM? FU ED.-0a Monday mewing a oceesst
was given at Stockwell Chapel (Dr. David Thomes?) in aid of
• - the viDEd operative* of the cotton dad:ids. The chief
performers were Miss Edith Wynne (FaeCymis Patuaddes),
Miss Eyler, Mr. Montano Smith, Mr. Lawler ; Mr. W. H.
Adams presiding at the organ. The performance tonieted
of a selection from the Musiat. Notwithstanding the incle-
mency of the weather, the attendenee was and respect-
able, coesiderable totereet baring been awakened by the
announonnent that Mks Idiob Wpm, the edalanted
Welsh prima donna, bad comeeted to take part in aid of
the laudable object of the corart. The slagtuismit this gifted
sad accomplished lady mated the highest an
MACCLESFIELD. —A little better feeling pervade*
the silk manufacturing depeatassats, eepeekt4 the throw-
ing and %sinning, comegnently deattation of the
town, though still very peat, Ma ad remised that pitch
of severity which was feared at the commeacesesst of the
winter. The poroohial relief return shows an Moreau of
114 applications over the prarriOnli week aa lacrosse of
1,190 on the osing week of last year—a caged-
sou which, it is hoped, will become more favourable in a
few weeks. The cotton hands of Suttee are still mem-
*yeti ; but they are in receipt al relief from the Loam-
shire sad Cheshire Belief Fond, width is distributed to
them by a special committee, Willy
_distinct from the
Loral committee stmei the relief of the distressed
Ilk operatives and o‘yeid poor of the town or
naghbourbood generally.
ASIITON-UNDER-TAITE.—At the weekly meeting of
the Ashton Board of GuadianaMonday. it was stated
that ter the week ending 31st December, 30,971 yywwaseeauaa bad
been relieved, at a cod of 2,0681. 17s. led., a d.erass on
the number relieved dining the previous week of 1,494.
=ibis week with the week is which the
rige• .sieved (the week feeding Dauber there
Ms bora deseesse of 647 pereces, mad • lasesase is the
'gaunter* el NI. lie. 3d. The quells* al milling to
lie Peer-law Bird far an older to borrow, and to adept a
Ms le aid e the provisions of the 17nies line Aid
car discamed. The total eapseditare fir the quarter
25th December, "is sad about the r.liel of the
poor. as 28,1911. is. 10d. The mime al the expeeditnre
on the rate of 9d. in tie paned for the quarter wenn be
16.1341. 19e. 4d. ; and as a ate 011 la. Id. ia the pima&
8,6971. ile. 4d. It wee resolved that tie Melt pre and by
the decks, embodying these Istmes. drill be forierded to
the reer-law Board, and thins gualliese Amin apply for
an order apes the county Per a lode to aid of the moms
shove ls. 3d. in the pored, cod she for power to borrow
8,0001., tie WAN above N. la lie pond up b 1..3d.