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

THE DISTRESSED OPERATIVES IN I.ANCASISIRE.

Mr. LAvn.sr, in pursuance of a notice given by him at
the last court, moved that a further sum of 1,0001. be
panted by the corporation in aid of the fund DOW being
mind for the relief of the distressed operatives in Lanca-
shire sod Cheshire.
Mr. R. N. PH11.11.1,8 seconded the motion.

Mr. ANDERTON moved the previous question as en amend-
ment, and be said the reason be did so was the very large
amount that had been raised already, aod the fact that
200,000!. were now in the heeds of Mears. Heywood, the
bankers, to be applied to the relief of the distress that un-
happily existed. (Hear, hear.) He considered that as this
was the case, the corporation of London was not called upon
to grant a further sum of money. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DE denary seconded the amendment, and said it ap-
=tto him that this was not the proper time for
og forward such a motion. (Hear, hear.) They
were ou the verge of winter and they did not know what
they might not be called upon to do for their own poor;
and while there was such a large sum ea 2C0,000/. available
he thought they ought sot to grant a further amount from
the funrie of the corporation. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. RICHARDSON said he should support the amendment,
but he hoped that Mr. lawley would not put the question
to the vote, but would withdraw his motion. There was au
old saying that Providence helped these who helped them-
selves ; and if the public was too lavish of their money. the
persons who were out of employment might look forward to
their bounty as a coostsnt resource, instead of endeavouring
to help themselves. (Hear, bear.)
Alderman SIDNEY said he should support the amend-
ment, and the grounds upon which he did so were because
be believed that it was unnecessary at the present moment
that the corporation of London should contribute to the
fund in question, and that there was as ample amount in
hand to supply the requirements that would be needed
down to the Ist of March. It appeared by the reports of
Mr. Furnall that 83 relief committee; in the Laocsahire
tricts were distributing about 19,001 W. weekly, and it was
not calculated that a larger amount would be required, so
that there was enough money in hand to fornish this amount
for twelve weeks. independently of the subscriptions that
were flowing in daily. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LAWLET then said that as he saw the feeling of the
court was clearly against his motion, he should withdraw it.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. K Ri.DRY, the Chairman of the City Lands Committee,
brought up a report from that committee upon the subject
of the Union of Benefices Act, which was ordered to be
printed, and the court then adjourned.

A SNIP ON PIES AT THE LONDON DOCK&
Yesterday morning about four o'clock, a fire broke out in
the steamship the Militia, Captain Corboll, • general
trader, lying i■ the Laudon Docks. A great quantit of
coals had become ignited, but the dock firemen ano in
confining the flames to that part of the vessel ha which they
commecced, by which means other vessels and the cargo in
the Militia were saved from destraction.

N vs' AMERICAN PROJECTILE—The New York
Herald says :—" It is now ascertained that we have a pro-
jeetile which the plating of none of the iron monsters in the
Raglish or French navy can resist. It will riddle ten
inches of iron and twenty odd inches of solid oak with as
much ease nn an inch board. For obvious reasons it has
305 been thought proper to give publicity to the means by
which these results have been arrived at. It is sufficient
for our people to know that, in the event of any attempt by
ao English or French fleet to enter our harbours and bom-
bard ourseaboard cities, we possess a projectile which will
penetrate and oink the most impregnable of the iron
frigates of which they make such boast., '
A LADY IMERDIONF.D BY 'FRE CONFEDERATE Go-
TLENIIENT.—A :-.,outhern paper, the RieAnsond Inquirer, says
that ten days ago a very accomplished lady, connected with
people iu Ilicliniond of great wealth and influence, was im-
primped in Castle Thunder under a charge of giving infor-
mation to the Yankees by way of Portsmouth, where she
docile, aed from which place shelties made several visits to
Richmond.

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