The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

• THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

CENTRAL RELTEEP Ft*ND.

A westing of the general committee wee held
yesterdey afteraece at the Manchester Town Hell, the
Mayor peening. Anima the gentlemen present were Sir
J. Kay Shnttleworth, Lord Sefton Lord E. Howard, Sir
B. Gerard, Mr. jamas Heywood, Mr. COMMillillOOlt
Farnall, Ma„tor Egerton Leigh. he.
Mr. Commissioner Parnell presented the following re-
port :—" My lords and gentlemen,—l beg to inform you
that on the 21st inst. there was an Mown In the number
of pumas recierrieg parochial relief in 27 unions in the
cotton manufacturing districts, as compared with the num-
ber so relieved is the previous week, of 1,776. This in-
crease of 1,776 is explained la follows —There is ere in-
cream at Astitarender-Lyne of 884 ; at Barton-upoe-Irwell
of 44 ; at Blaekhara of 248; at Burnley of 163 ; at Chorl-
toa of 146 ; at Clitharee of 5 ; at Gentang of 29 ; at Gloseop
of 26 ; at Haskingden of 54 ; at Maeolesiteld of 15 ; at Old-
ham of 1,036 ;at Rochdahi of 160 ;at Salford of ; and
at Warringtoa of 10 ; making • total lacreass of 3,115. Bat
there is • decrees* at Belton of 5, at Bury of 50. at
Morley of 11, at the Fyide of 34, at lencaster of 15. at
Leigh of 19, at Maachester of 728, at Praftoe of 2 at
Prestwish of 14, at ltaddieworth of 43, at 9Wckportof
93, at Zubsotdati of 66, and at Wigan of 79, mating a
total demean of 1,339, so that there is • net increase
of 1,776. There were, on the 21st instant, 212,170
reastviag lief in the 27 unions adverted to ;
precut
re
wenspesidiag week In 1861, 48,55 ponces
were se retievid. There is, therefore, an Manses of
163,642 ppererssaaeess receiving relief, or 3372 per oast.
The total weekly oast of outdoor relief on the 21st
ineleat was 13,9431. Be. Id. ; in the oorrespoading
week in 1861, it was 2,3631. 2s. lit Then a,
therefire, an inOMll.ll of 11,5804. ea. IL, or 490 per cent.
Tim en pareeniage of paaperimn ea the popula-
tion of these unions, oa the 21st lash, was 10/ ; m the
eorrespooding week in 1861 it was 21. The averse
amount of oat-door relief per head per week? both in
mooey and kind, le these micas os the 81st unit, was
ls. 44 d. The amount of money is the beads of the hew
wen of the above maim on the 21st Cast was 86,4411.185.
I have to inform you that I attended by appointment a
meeting of deputations from the Stockport board of guar-
dians and the Stockport relief committee, when the oaken
of manual labour for able-bodied men in the receipt of relief
was folly diacemed, and • unanimous resolution pawed that
the mm to whom I have alluded should be forthwith so
employed ; and 1 have further to state that on Wednesday
next I parpois attending a similar meeting at Preston.—
I have, ter,
"H. R. FARNALL, Special Commiaaioner."

The Mayor of STALTIIIIIIOI said much surprise had been
expromed in his town on the publication of a report from
Mr. Farman last week, as to the smallness of the whole
poor-rate in Sislybridge. He bad himself easertased that
one nmaufacturer alone had paid a greater amount of money
• for the poor-rates than Ifr. Farman had reported last Mon-
day ma paid by the whole town of Stalybridge. He had
had • eenvematios with Mr. Fantail on the imbject, and
understood that gentleman intended to set the matter right
at the meeting ci the executive committee.
Mr. F/11111ALL said the only point m which his report had
been geseimsd was one in which a =Make was very natu-
ral—he had made out a rerun for litalybridge, which only
"Trto " Stay."
Mayor of Erstreeuras said people in that borough
couldnemly usduetand how the mistake should ham bees
made. Though the borough was in three townships, it did
not occupy the whole of any oee of them. But certainly the
large property owners had been very meth annoyed at the
report; became it stated they had only contributed about
2e. ltd., whereas they bad bees benefited by subscriptions
throughout the country the extent of about 11. 6s.
During the period ' by Mr. Tarsal they bed three
rates levied—two of2e. each, and one of 4s. 6d.
The Hot. SWILITIET (Mr. J. W. Maclure) presented the
executive committee's monthly report. He said the figures
with regard to persona out of employment were nememrily
those for the week ending February 28. The new returns
showing the exact state of employment would be published
next Thursday. The report was as follows :
" The Ceara Execrative Committee regrets that the
employment of oaten workmen in mills and loom-sheds has
again andergeasimosiderable fedi:Mies. The tabular return,
compiled by the lemorary secretary, shows that at the close
at a month after his Jaaisary report there were 5,956 fewer
operatives welling fell time, and 6,036 lees worldng short
time • while 10,759 prmiotudy employed, bad been thrown
entirely out of week. Os the other ball, the return of
'pang ems promoted the EOCCOIS ci the efforts of the popu-
lates to lied employment in these districts, as well as to go
in search of work to neighbouring counties. Your com-
mittee is glad to acknowledge the rommemement of a fa-
valuable rename to its appeal to those who are able to
provide esonntien fie the people at home, by metioneting
imperremesses willed might, under other circomstaoces, be
weed ewer some years. This wise and beneficent form of
effort be in comma adoption, and, if it become general, may
for several walls absorb the labour of a large
number ci able-bodied men and youth. The bemired in-
fluence at these aorta is proved by the fact that, though
the monthly return of the honorary secretary comprises
tee additlosal relief districts with a population of about
10,000 operatives, the number of persona moment relief
from the allied committees alone is lees by 4,562 than it
was lest moll and there are 1,683 fewer persons chose
relief is alas in part derived from the poor rates, besides a
reducties of 12,1106 persons receiving aid from boards of
guardians is W unions. Your committee ha chain sumes-
sive weeks deliberated on the expedients to be sdopted,
with the return of lam inclement weather, to secure a gene-
ral inurodsetion of stamina employment, u a condition of
relief for ma sad youth. At your last monthly meeting
you lad before yea the result of your committee's considers.
bon of this subject ; and in pursuance of that report, it has
sham adepteda meets sa to the form in which grants 'meow
offered towards tbeosstof the ruperinteedenee of such manual
labour. Tom committee has instructed Mr. Adamson and
Mr. Jere to conmennicate with all the District Relief Com-
mittees as to the public improvements whir:ham be
undertake= and as to the periods of work sad nalle=ll-
- whisk have been found to maim most elliestly
with a spell a relief. They report that many of the
Abell _Jrseeene are prompedieg to aep.ise outdoor em-
irate= ea setae mill make for eKe-bodied men, sad
Mom 1/1, m a modifies al relief. Inasmuch as
sock tavaves—beekies the met of superintendent=
towards wbill grads will be nesdie—a farther outlay in tie
penises Nei leer and her of belleasnle, he., your cow
mitts, ell is lake late mead_ the Bombe of sea awl

yen* e;*eis ench;;;ltin deteT: the maws tal their
mentaly grants. Your ...bleele glad to Amen
hie tho baaanry secretary's return, that &nog the last
mama 11.1111nowe poems than proriesdy were employed
la retina for zikeL Of these 2,360 wen men, and 2,571
wawa sad girls—the remaining 6,284 boys being under
ahem. Year committee attaches great importanse to the
meimtessoss of the sewing cisme is fall activity, and to the
attendeose at Imhoff of all children wham parents are is
reampKt ai Mid. It has also in its minute provided that
abls.bodied min and youth set as outdoor work shall at-
tend oohed in Meleseent weather, and when not at wort.
With this iSeillieeS, employment aid school grants coati-
ame to hems& on the mow principles sod conditimm as
hsretelere • and the slumbers trained in sewing Glaser
willalso Meson the amount of the ordinary grants.
Many of the alikiet canunittees have been alleged in a
.mirefal earrimea at the sew of the recipients of
relief, lo seder both to Mali every motive for undue re-
buses on OW lead, and to Mamas the number
and femme of peeper incentives to salutary exertions.
2910 Web of relief &aria( the mister season bad is
mote dietriele oseeeded the standard which the Central Kr-
motive Committee had uniformly recommended. That
steadied was based on DD anersge of 2a. per head weekly,
emissive of foul sod elothieg. This samemt at sarielasee
baying beam food sellcient to keep in health during the
firma at the moos large cumbers at ipso* is so many
Mlacgrelief districts, wham se extraneous aid has
m avallelals, there can be no doubt that any excess be-
yond is is awnsesseary and ought to be abandoned. Some
variation in male, as adapted to she mambas is huskies,
may 'propwly emir in different districts ; hat the average
amount should not exceed 2s. weekly per head, with fuel
and clothes" The native energy and isdepeedesee of the
populates thus co-operatiog with the exartiona of the
more wealth elasses, and of the district relief committees,
have dia>i d the number of pawns dependent on the
relief (aide; bat the reduction a the weakl expenditure
be: hitherto been cooteed to that immured in the supply
of clothing. The committee has to express extreme
regret that diebarliamow should have arises at Stalybridge.
The follisering resolution one pawed ea the retie wal of their
mrsat :—•lltat the Ombra Executive Committee, whilst
deeply Legating the late distort:saws. *Mimi, approve of
the reduction is the role of relief, and the distributive of
that relief by tioket—a plan calculated to prevent the ine-
gularitim which have been complaised of, and which most
he for the obvious benefit of the leasable of recipients al
relief.' The committee has since thought it desirable to
Issue an address (Appendix B) to the' nhabitants of that
town."

1111DR&TION.

Appropriations of ream have bees made by several of
the coloaies to promote esnigratim sad committee hr
immediately commankated all the tram of melt help
to the relief onatittem of popslons diaists, and given all
those am puldisity leuvuther mans. The fee-GAM for
.migration thus wale ham lees
early emboaced
by the papeletion All ceadidatei hem been put is
orminaniesisom wink the emigration yenta and so
odlosr ed the &migration Board bes during the
earns math, visited moral principal towns from which
for aid to ensimate have been received, in eider
=re Tai iareslipte the nine and select the ma
awil&bis. Your meamittes has ream to believe that by
thou wastissi, sad by the ammtemeoue *forte of the work-
men thenteelven a ecesidemble emigration has commenced.
Within them limits your emmiltee has been able to act
without doubt or halation It be. so means of deter-
:Maio& w tharsetaf.r, bow keg the embarrnesseet in the
cotton Made waleerstiense—ner at whet Use, it will nedergo
sag serious mitimilien—ear what will he the extent of the
meaufaotase der* several years. Thies several questions
involve so many eentlngemokia, that year esnimittes lise felt
it right to facilitate the oommuninstions between the
colonies and the taloa workmee. Os the other bend, that
very useertsisty which is the ground at this declaim,
involves the possibility of a comparadvely early and ruf -
&dent supply of cottoa. Bvim V She *ap-
ply only gradually become millicieut, arid woe an
the avenge inferior is and higher prise We the
cotton formerly manoraetund, the limits of the settee