The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

Till ZAITCABHIRE planate.

CH/ITILLL 'MUM FUND.
The weekly meeting of tke enoarative committee
was held at the. Tews.hall, Menedester, fer/eedwY. The
But of thinns-preekled eed .1118110111811 awe impel Ilia
J. Hay Shuttlewortli, Bart„ Led Idesird Hewed, /LP.,
Lord Rgerton of Tattoo, Oolooel Wilma Patten, 11. P.,
Major Effertew Leigh, Homers. Stem Hoek lissan, W. Re-
G. L. Ashworth, H. B. Parma, R. Oleakieort, W.
is.., Aldermen Worrell, J. Geodair, T. &Moe,
J. W. Maclure=flemetery), E. Ashworth, John Platt,
and S. H. lin
Mr. Mecum reported that 107 E had been received
during the week ; and that the present &Issas in the Bank
was T 24.9891. Dirge parcels of clothing had been received ;
and sight bales of clothing and one hamper of wine had
been seat off.

Hr. Fijiis:Ll. read the following report :—" I beg to
inform you that on the 19th inst. there was an lacresee in
the number of proms receiving parochial relief in 27 anions
in the oottoe afsaufacturiag districts, as compared with the
number so relieved in the previous week, of 2,046. Thin M-
enem of 2,016 is explained us follows :—There is au increase
at dshtomunder-Lyne of 372, at Bartonupon-Irwell of 39, at
Charlton of 154, at Clitheros of 7, at Baslingden of 191, at
Lancaster of 7, at Leigh of 12, at Manekeeter of 707, at
Preston of 80, at &akimbo of 379, at fisddleworth of 115,
at Salford of 106. at Mockport of 33, at Todmorden of 4,
at Warrington of 40, and at Wigan of 40 ; making • to
increase of 2,286. But there is a decrease at Blackburn of
51, at Bolton of 5, at Burnley of 16, at Bury of 32, at
Charley of 9. at Gsratang of 3, at Olomop of 63, at Mac-
clesfield of 18, at Oldham of 18, and at Prestwich of 25 ;
making a total decrease of 240, go that there is a 1111 in-
crease of 2,016. There were, on the 19th instant, 132,676
warms receiving parochial relief in the 27 unions
adverted to ; in the corresponding week in 1861, 61.264
prisms were relieved. There is, therefor*, an increase
of 71,412 persons in the receipt of parochial relief, or
116.6 per cent. In the corresponding week of 1862,
264,417 persoos received parochial relief ; there is, there-
fore, now a decrease of 131,741 as compared with the come-
spoeding week of last year. The total cast of outdoor
relief, on the 19th fastest, was 8,165/. 16s. 4d. ; in the oar-
responding week of 1861, it was 3,0351. 16s. Bd. There is,
therefore, an increase of 5,1291. 19s. Bd., or 169.0 per cent.
In the eorrispoedieg week of 1862 it was 18,745/. Ba. 7/1.
The average percentage of pauperism on the population of
them unions, on the 19th Mat, was 6.7 ; in the cone-
spending week of 1861 it was 3.1 ; and in the corresponding
week of 1862 it was 13.3. The amount of money in the
hands of the treasurers of the above unions, on the 19th
instant, no 111,9591. 16a. 9d."

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The following grants were made :—Preetoe, 2,0001. ;
Blackburn, 1,2001. ; Wipe, 1,0001. ; Morita:. and Ardwick,
5001. ; Lees and district, 5001. ; Dukiefleld, 2004 Bottom-
in-Loagdendale, 1201. ; °trios, 1001. ; Peod(ebury and
Swinton, 100/. ; Mickley, ; Walton-le-dale, 601. ;
Andenshew, 501. • Millbrook, 501. ' • Brindle. 301. ;
AaUel-
bridse, 251. GraLta were abio made from the Employment
and School Fund to Preston of 131. 371. was granted for
the superintendence of labour.
Theis was no other business transacted.