The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.
The usual weekly meeting of the executive cOln-
=Mee was held yesterday at the Town-hall. Manchester.
the Seel of DF.RBT prmiding. There wen present : Sir
J. S. Shuttleworth, Bart., the Earl of Wilton, Lord Eger.
%a of Tattoo, Lord Edward Howard, M.P., Major Egerton
Leigh, M.P., Colonel Wilson Psttoo, M.P., Messrs. T.
daliton. R. Gladstone. Hugh Y.
Mason, G. Ashworth.
Nor, J. Platt, G. L. Ashworth. J. Geodair• Jas. Werra,
tLinmisaioner Farnall, J. W. Madura (hoe. sellatoVe:
Habeas, M''.u:e, J. lkliton, E. H. Hate
J. R. Sing, and the Mayor of Manchester.
The Hoe. SivarrAiti reported that 562/. Cle. 4d. Wheels
received during the week. and that the balance in the bank
was 2,+:;t0217. lie. 11d. Gee wog of clothing (specially
appropristoll lied also been received.
Tim 410 N. Swat-rant promoted his monthly report, show-
ing•iliat the total windier of preens relieved in September
by thegruardians and relief committer combieed had fella&
erf t, 184,1;23, against 456,786 in January last. In the last
week of September, of the total number of factory
eper.itives 2,17,962 were working fall time, 104,198 were
working slime, time, and 160,8:35 were out of work. The
following is the report :—The returns for the month ending
26th September last shoe the following continued incenses
in the amount of employment in the mills and manufac-
tories of the cotton districts :

Full work. Out of work. Short time.
L 2 St week fu July.... 935,917 121.710 170,20.0
„ August . 042.446 115, 90 171.635
rept. 0.1:',963 104,190 100.346
Of those on short tone a much larger proportion than is
former mortis are now working more than three days.
The gradual cessation of work in cocuoctioe with the
harvest and other out-door employment has caused
a slight increase in the number of operatives in the district.
It u posaihle that many have returned on account of the
want of persons skilled in certain branches of cotton
manufacture, in which employment has recently increased,
and in which the number of worker has bons reduced by
emigration and dispersion to other districts. The reduction
in recipients of relief during the last month has bre very
renderable, there being now 5,963 fewer parlor partially
ere wholly dependent upon the guardians • and in receipt
of »lir 14,773 less from local committees only than in
Aupst. Thus the decrease of the number relieved from
both warms Ms been reedy end gradual throughout the
year. The per tentage of distress upoo the populetion of
each rims this month as compared with August is as
follows :—Asbtou-under Lye, 191 against 241 ; Barton-
spoo•lrwell, against 31; Blackburn, 81 whist 81 ;
Bolton, 6'3 whist ; Braley, 41 solar ; 13:k.0
against ; Charley. 91 apart 91 ; Otiothon-on
51 spirt 6 8 ; trithser, 41 against 411; the !vide, 3'4
against 31; Gersten, 62 spirt 61 ; Glossop, 361 against
341 ; liadingder 81 against 91 ; Leerier, 3'B arrest 41;
3•4 against 3'4 ; Macclesfield, 4-7 against 51 ; Man.
rester, 81 spirt 91 ; Oldham, 9* against 9.7 ; Prestos,
64
16 against 18•6 ; Prestwich, 9tagaiest ; ltoolsdal 9
against 101 ; Saddleworth. 76 against 95 ; Salford, 51
awns; 61; Skiptoa.66 aguinst6l; Stockport, 101 whir
• ; Tohnonien. 6'7 against ; Warriegtoe, 31 against
31: Wigan, 121 against 1311 The apparent change in the
per tentage. of Ashtoomeder•Lyue and Glossop arises from
the transfer of a certain poetise of the nitrate district,
girded in the Glossop aura, to the charge of the Glosecip
committee. The cruse which the ceatral executive com-
mittee have taken in providing for the payment of the
school fora of children of tree who are in receipt of relief
has secured the uninterrupted attendance at school of
many who would otherwise have bra unable to attend.
There are still, however, 21,843 for whom payments have
Ss he near. The monthly experiture of the local Com-
mitre is now 27,4391., or 10,9971 lass than ia last month.
The following is a comparative statement of ambers re-
lieved and cost of their asarearce in 28 unions of the
erre districts :—N umber relieved in the week ending
29th August, 1863: By media= (out-door), 134,858 ;
loci committer only, 69,745 ; total, 204,693. Number
relieved in the west ending 25th Sept., 1863: By guardians
(or-door), 128,995; local committer only, 55,141 ;* total,
184,136. Decrease, 20,469. Freest pper« eerier of recd.
Beata of relief as pepartior for Dm
math ending 26th Sept., 1863:—8y guarding, 35,3231. ;
lead committees, op perms net in receipt of parochial re-
lief,l9,lllsl. ;* total. 54,8661. Number relieved by guardians
last week in September, 1861, 37,182
Mr. Commaisicser FAMALL preleated the following
report :—" 1 beg to inkier you that, on the 26th ult., there
we • darease iS the number of parsons receiving parochial
relief I. 27 rims in the erten mesatasturing districts, r
compared with the number as relieved in the previous week,
et 1,12 L This decrease of 1,221 is explained as follows :
There is a decreer at Arteumnder•Lyee of 218, at
Bartoempou lrwell of 34, at Blackburn of 56, at Bohr
of 1. at Burnley of 62, at Bury of 37, at Garr, of
9, at Glossop of 1.361, at Leacester of 34, at Leigh of
1, at Macclesfield of 8, at Preto* et 2, at Perri&
et 7, et Saddleworth of 64, at Weed at 2, and at
Tedmordeu of 3; making a total decreer of 1,899. Bet
*intim an iCIO/111•0 Si Charley of 80, at aserltos of 463, at
of six, at Mariestor of for at Border of
aR 49,
ta=apeornt of 15, at Warringra 40, and at Wipe of
31 ; making a total increase of 678—se that there is a net
donor of 1,221, and since the 6th of December had a
total decrease of 133,*19 has taken place. There were, on
the 26th ult., 138,644 penises zerirag parochial relief he
the 27 Ulliool *dratted to ; in the comapeading week of
1861, 45,203 woes en relieved ; there is, therefore,
ea rename of 93,441 prow in the receipt of parochial re-
Fret,er 206.7 per eat In the correspoading week of 1562
MAN parser received purist relief. Your committee
will, therm% reeve that the panpersemot this week is lees
by 27,557 is amber than that of the earreepeediai week is
1862. But, indepeadeutly of the 138,644 perms receiving
parochial relief, there are 55,141 parser who are main-
tained by local committees of charity only, raking a total
of 193.785 persona, or 9.8 pet cent. ise the pepartsen. who
an supported either out°, the poor rates we through the
medium of charity. The total weekly coat of outdoor
relief on the Nth ult. was 8,7441. 13s. 3d. ; la the eerie.
roadie,: week of 1861 it was 2,3441. its. 86. ; then, is
therefore as rename of 6,3901. 7e. Id., ex 271'5 per rat.
I. the corromeorag week of 1862 it was 9,8291 Ils. 4d.
The avenge per restage of pauperises on the pordatioe of
then rims ea the 26th ult. was 71 ; is the eeerespood-
rg week of 1861 it was 2'3, and in the aorreeperlag week
of 1862 it was 111. The amour of mosey is the hare of
the treasevers of the above unions, on the 26th alt., was
97.8611. lls."

sewer to an inquiry by the Ctw3xAN,
Lori. Holman explained that the large decrease in
On somber of ponces receiving relief at Glossop was owing
pertly to a ossiderable amount of random eraphoyment
barn' been afforded nadir the previsions of ths Public
Weeks hot on his lordship's estate, sad partly to work
long found for shoat 200 hands in the mill of Mears. Jobs
Weed sal Brothers. . .

C dowel WtrsottiAlTlSl expressed the *Melon that the
time bad arrived whim a further appeal sheald be made to
the public for domdions of clothiag, which he thought
would be especially needed, is coosequence of the locoweed
number of roes who would be engaged upon outdoor labour
during the whiter.
Yr. PASSAU. said there could be so doubt that a very
large minther would be so employed, for he was informed
by a letter from the Poor Law Board that a million of
mosey had already bees applied for under the Public
Works Act.
Os the misfire' of fair J. KAY 811017LEWORTII, Bart..
wooded by Colooel WILsON PATTZS, N.Y., the following
minute was adopted :--•• That, haying regard to the fact
that in certain very populous districts the distress °patinae
bites's, it is desinthle that a supply of clothing should be
obtained for those distriets by geom.( donatioes •' sod
farther, considering the uctniniof factory operatives likely
to be employed on out-door labour under the Public Works
Act &new the Meter, this committee invite donatioos of
clothing for them and for their irises and families."
The CHAIsSIAN mad a letter from the Victoria (Australia)
Emigrant.' tiocitete of Leedom, which was considered, and
it was dmennised that the boo. secretary be requested to
eiplainieg why the committee could not entertain
the propositioa contained therein.

!try's; decided that the peat meeting of the general com-
mittee abroad be held that ;Rowley! fortnight.
diecnaeion took place on various paragrApba io the
Masotti for District Relief Committees which were left
wee for anisideratioo at the preceding meeting, and the
with certain additions sod alteration% was adopted
and calmed to be printed and circul►ted amongst the local
eirerimittn"..

Tks fell,sieg pante were made from the growsl relief
feed :—Aahtou, 450 r.; Butlybridge, 4001. ; Hurst, 401.
ay.; Moseley, 100 t. ; Chorltou sad Ardwiek,;
200 L ; Hulas, 300/. ; Lees sod distrivt, 2501. ; Charley,
; Bromley aid Weborghsm Eaves, 1001. ; New Mills,
1161. ; Prestos, I,MOI. ; broad's:4ton' awl Cherie...worth,
Xi. ; Peadlsbury end Swintoe. SOL ; sod Blackburn. ;
Gaeta were ins& from the employment sea easel
feed as follows :--Stalvbrides, 3091. 2.. dd. ; Dekisfisld.
2110e1. ; Hyde, 1731. ; Failsworth. 154 ; Bresdbottant
sad Ch.rlesworth, 9i. For labour enperiateedeeoe a greet
of 31/ 3.. was made to Prestos. of 191.4 a. to Oldham. sad
of VlaTiOillll mina amounts to Martha, New Rd* Hazel
Grove, ttargasod, cud Btacksteeds.

• In adaition to these humben the relief of 55.141 per-
OCkull from the gosnlians is supplemented by the local coin-
mitt,.r ate oast of 7,7031. per month, making the total
moe►l3ty expeoditnre of committors (exclusive of tlaun
bejuutl the cotton districts proper) 27.Z101.

LOKI) CAITH N PAR • WOREING ENCINEZIL—AB the
Uri of Csitheem, whose practical knowlidge of the steam-
eights to so well knows), was gouts by trails from Fslinbaqfb
Leadue, to accompaoy her Majesty to Soothed. as sod-
dant beppeaml to the kola, by whisk his tomialtip's acquain•
bags with stesse-empnea warn tattled to good 1100011114.
Mbertly after leaviug Newoastle-ce-Tyne, the trait' cum to
a dead shad, sod ou the earl iorptirieg the rise be was
Warmed that am essential put of the ought, had given way.
end that the train mast be &kilted till the nereseary
repairs were oomplehd. Hie lordship immediately jumped
mat of tie curies., and is lees than a minus woe hammer-
las away at the disabled isogio• sail he wore the worlds,
seginser of the lime. Sooty down, greased clothes, and
awkward positions in reechrog the iojured member. formed
me °bated* to Lard C.aitheess, who. is lama than a* hoar,
bed pot erarytbiog to righta„ and returned to his carriage to
provenate rho jouster not puts se lordly 100 ldeg is his face
mad begat as whs. be Ind started. Of room, the engse.,
was all gratitude, sod was prowl to haow that U. fellow.
workman Is this tolooked-for easergsucy was so is. time
as earl. —Northern Ensign.