The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-05 00:00:00

FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

The following circular is being issued by the
Central Relief Committee, Manchester, to clergymen and
ministers throughout the kingdom :
"Town-hall, Manchester, 28th Nov., 1862.
"Rev. and deer sir,—The rapid increase of the distress
the manufacturing listricts induces the committee ap-
pointed for collecting subscriptions, to express a hope that
you will kindly consent to carry out the suggestion con-
tained in the accompanying resolution, either by a weekly
general collection in your church or chapel, or by placing
boxes in some prominent place at the doors, for the
special purpose. It is estimated that by this means
no less a sum than 27,0001. weekly will be avail-
able fur the purposes of relief, if but I/. weekly be
transmitted from every place of worship in the kingdom.
The committee are aware that in most churches and chapels
collections have already been made in aid of one or more of
the funds for the relief of the existing distress ; but it is
earnestly hoped that the urgency of the occasion will induce
all classes to make personal sacrifices, and that you may
have no difficulty in acceding to the present proposal,
withoutin any degree interfering with your ordinary tomb.
The committee would venture to suggest that some means
be adopted to bring the subject specially before your con-
gregation weekly, with the view of urging esch individual
to contribute sums from a penny per week upwards through
this channel. We shall feel obliged if you will kindly
favour us with an early reply, addressed aa directed below,
and remain yours respectfully,
" A BEI. REVWOOD, Mayor, Chairman.
"Joni( Wm. Mactusr., Hon. Sec."

"Resolved—That a circular be addressed to every cler-
gyman and minister of religion in the kingdom, urging the
importance of instituting a weekly or monthly subscription
for the relief of the distress in the cotton districts, and that
such circular shall be signed by the mayor, and state the
mode in which payments be made.
" SubseriptioiA may be paid through any banker to the
arta of the fund with !Steins. Heywood Bros. and Co.,
Manchester (whose Loudon agents are Messrs. kfasterman
and Co.), or they may be remitted by post, addressed to
the honorary secretary, J. W. Madura, Esy., 21, New
Cannonatrest, Manchester.
" Drafts, cheques, post-office orders, &c., should be drawn
in favour of Heywood Bros. and Co."

THE MANSION-IEOMM Comurrrir..-Tbe subscrip-
tions in aid of the fund for the relief of the distressed opera-
tives in Lancashire continue to pour into the hands of the
committee of the Mansion-house, increasing in number
almost every day, although for the last two or
three days the amounts. pilthough more numerous, have
not been so large. The total sum received on Tues.
day and Wednesday was nearly 9,0001. Amongst the
donations were 1,0001. from Brighton; 7581. from Bath;
41e/. lls. 7,1. from the Great Western Railway, Canada;
157/. from Frotue ; 3001. from Chelsea (Bret instalment) ;
Sun Fire and Life offices, 3001. ; collected at Forest-bill,
Christchurch, 2521. 17e. 2d. ; Exeter, 2001. ; proceeds of
an !amateur concert at Trot, 1001. ; Haberdashers' Com-
pany, 105/. ; Trieste,lool. ; Croydon (fourth instalment),
100/. ; J. E. lkiwring, Eas., 1001. ; Wm. Joues sod Co.,
105/. ; Hermiston, Cron, and Co., 1001. ; collected at
Welwyn, Hertford, 861. 16s. Gd. ; collected at Alreeford,
50/. ; Messrs. Permit and Parrott, MIL ; collected at An-
dover parish church, 64/. 7a. 2d. ; G. Brown, Eaq., late of
Calcutta, 501. ; the gentlemen, proprietors, and servants at
Long's Hotel, 53/. ; Chas. Drew and Sons, 521. 10s. ; col-
lected at her Majesty's Statiouery.office, Westminster,
521. 101. 6d. ; United Grand Lodge of England, 1,000/. ;
Thos. Holloway, Eq., 501. ; house-to-house collection,
Cranbrook. 751. ; collected at tie British Caesura Chapel,
Batavia, 591. lls. 9d. ; Mesas. Price, Ogg, and Co., 1001. ;
P. Csaenove, Req., 1001. ; Jae. Price, Rep., 501.
CONCEItT AT HANOVIR-SQVA is Ronne.-This
evening a grand evening concert in aid of the
distressed operatives of Lancaohire will take place
at the Queen's Coneert-vans, Hanover-iiquare, which
have been kindly gives, free of all expense,
by Masers. Robert Cooke sod Co. Lady Palmer-
ston, lady Ewell, lady Mims Lewis, sod Mrs. W. E

[TWOPENCE

Gladstone, Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. Charles Leaf Hrs.
Walked °restore:, sad Mrs. F. the pe-
ar* among
tramenes. Mies Louie., Pine, Mtstemeat, and Madame
Lemmens Sherrington ; Mr. W. H. Harrison, Mr. Wilbys
Cooper, and Mr. Seeley ; Herr Jceohim, Herr Pane; Herr
Lida, and Signor Giulio Regondi, will generously give
their patuitons services for the 000ssiou.

Fierr.a-HALL. Handel's Oratorio, "Judas
Maccabseus," will be given by the National Choral
nest Wednesday, with • band and chorus of nearly
performers, under the direr:Moe of Kr. G. W. Martin. Mr.
Sims Reeves will on thin occasion make his first appearance
in Exeter-hall this swoon. Preparations are being made by
the National Mend Society for a series of performances in
aid of the lanceahire Distress Fund.

BT. JAmee'e-Hem—To-morrow evenin
extra =wart will be gives in aid of the Fund, grand
Mr.
Benedict as conductor. Mr. Bantley, Mr. Charles Hain,
Mies Banks, Herr Joachim, and abet eminent artiste have
reinstated their services, and the incidental expenses will
be defrayed by Mears. Chappell and Co.
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TEL LONDON PAVUJON MIMIC HALL. —Last night
the proprietors of this popular resort (Mears. Loibl and
fionnhammer) set apart the proceeds of the eatertalansent
in aid of the fund for the relief of the distreemed Lineman.* e
operatives, and their generous efforts were crowned with
success. The ordinary corps of artistes was ceasiderahly
augmented on the occasion, and the musical end general
entertainments pre great satisfaction. The hermit realised
upwards of 1001., which suns Mr. Loibl in the course of the
evening amidst applause, aneouseed as basing hem
receiver{ without any deduction being maths, and which
would be immediately forwaded to the Lord Mayor.

Tan FILIMELSON S. —The Grand Lodge of Free-
reatera, et their gametal, communication hehl at
111 heetziarat Timmy Goan Qom's-street, en Wed.
sudsy regales treated 1,0001. for the relief cd the
brethren and other the operatives In Lancashire and
elsewhere, to he handed to the London committee, of
which the bite Lord !layer im the chairman. A previous no-
tice of the reeolntion was peen by the Bight Ron. Earl Zet-
laud. the Grand Maxtor, but in hie lardship's unavoidable
absence it was moved by Earl de Grey and Ripon, the
Deputy Grand Muter. sad carried unanimously, although
some few of the members of Greed Lodge expressed an opi-
nion that the Masons' funds strictly were only applicable to
masonic purposes, including therein the three charities
which are bountifully supported by the Grand Lodge and
the craft. The amount of the grant will be paid at ones
by E. Toinkins, Esq., the tramper, without waiting till
the next quarterly communication in March for confirma-
tion of the minutes.

The guardians of the 'Holborn union have granted
the naa of the workhouse hall for the purpose of bolding •
public meeting in aid of the fund for the relief of the distress
Limosabire. The question having been asked of the
odious of the union bow far the distress in Laneashire
affected the number of persons applying to the union for
relief, the answer given was that it had bad the effect of
lessening the number, for it had paid better to turn dis-
tressed Lancashire operatives than to accept relief of the
union. The number of casual poor relieved daring the past
month has been 106, against 318 for the same period last
year. The number of inmates of the workhouse daring the
past month has varied from 60 to 83 less than at the oorre-
spoodiog period of last year.

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ST. JoHs's, Sourliwant—The inhabitants of
this parish assembled yesterday in the Vestry-room,
under the presidency of their rector, the Rev. Her-
vey Lechell. A numerous committee was appointed to col-
lect contributions by house-to-house visitation and other-
wise among the parishioners at large. In the worse of the
proceedings a letter was read from the Rev. Mr. Johnson,
the master of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, situated
in the parish, which stated that the boy. and teachers of
the school had, for the last month, contributed to the fund
for the relief of those parties to the extent of from :IL to 41.
weekly, and that they had proposed to keep up their con-
triudons to that amount for four months to come. Before
the meeting separated contributions to the extent of Mt
were handed in.
Lsmarrn.—Last evening an influential meeting
of the inhabitants of St. Afary's, Lambeth, was held io the
Vestry-ball, Kensington-road; the Rev. Mr. Lingham,
Reeior of St. Mary's, Lambeth, in the chair. Mr. Henry
Doulton moved a resolution expressing sympathy with the
sufferers by the distress sow existing in Lancashire, and a
oDuimittee was appointed to take energetic steps far a sub-
scription.

kINOISTON-ON-THAMM—A public meeting for
the town and parish of Kingston was held in the Town-
hall on Tuesday night, to devise means for raising tun& for
the north. The Mayor presided, and it was agreed to
twat to a house-to-house collection, and to appoint me-
nodal emninittees for the purpose. Several iitiiptilons
were announced. A correspondent complains that this
meeting should have differed from most others of the kind,
in that the proceedings were confined to churchmen, who,
with but few exceptioos, constitute the ooratnitteeir. He
adds, that this exclusiveness was the more marked from the
fact that the Mayor had privately sought the co-operation
of the dissenting ministers of the parish, who ware all pre-
sent, and prepared to take part in the meeting.

Hammaanaurn.—Yesterday evening, a public
meeting, convened by requisatiou to the churchwardens of
Hammersmith, was held in the school-rooms adjoining the
parish church • the Rev. Mr. Connell, the vicar of Hammer-
smith, in the chair. 41 committee was formed for the pur-
pose of canvassing the pariah and collecting subscriptions.

HACKNEY.—The inhabitants of the parish of St.
John, at Hackney, gave expression to their sympathy with
the suffering operatives in the manufacturing districts, and
their admiratiutt of the fortitude and patience cinder their
sufferings, at a public meeting held last evening in the Town-
bell, Church-street. which was presided over by Mr. George
lowland, the senior churchwarden. A committee was ap-
pointed for collecting subscriptions and contributions, each
oornmitke being apportioned equally among the different
wards or divisions iota which the parish is divided.

BRA DFORD. —The Bradford subscription for the
Lancashire Relief Fund has reached nearly 19,00 W. Mr. T.
Sala of Kelley-perk, has given a second donation et 500/.,
making his toed contribution 1,0004 " A lady," who with-
holds bar name, also muds 100 L

THE BRITISH NORTH AMRRICALN ASSOCIATION.
OD the Sul instant an entertainment was given by this
association, at the Albion Tavern, Aldcragate-street, in
honour of the Hoe. Meame. Sicotte, Howe, Howland, and
Tilley, the delegates from Canada, Nova Scotia, and New
Brunawick, now iu this country to confer with the imperial
government regarding the measures to be adopted in the
constructioe of the iotercolooial railway. R. W. Crawford,
Faq., M.P., occupied the chair. He was supported on hi.
right and left by the Hoe. Mr. %mite, the Earl of %sites.
bury, the Hoe. Mr. Howe, the Hoe. Arthur Kinnaird.
M.P., the Hon. Mr. Howland, K.l). Hodgson, Faq., M.P.,
Hot. Mr. Tilley, Edward Watkin, Eq., Hugh Childers,
Esq., M.P., Hon. C. D. Lorauger, Edward Baring, Faq.,
Captain Glyn R.N., William Chapman, Faq. William
William
Scholedeld, Faq., M.P., James Wyld, Esq., M:P., George
Frederick Youug, Esq., Robert Benson' ER., Charles Bis-
choff, Esq., Sir Cusack Roney, John Chapman' Req., B.
Chamberlain, Esq. (of Canada), William Newniareh, Esq..
P. R. S., J. Ao&rt, Faq., Swinton Boult, Esq., Cor-
nelius Walford, Faq., John Morris, P.aq., J. Pries,
Crept, Esq., J. Anna, Eq., O. Gnioe,Eaq., A.M.Esq..
M.
Weir, keg., J. Harris, Faq., F. Mae., Pay., Hugh Mout-
goniery, Esq., ke.

_
MrritoPor.rraN Torts.—The representations of
the Toll Reform (Nimmittee, pbced beton, Sir George Grey
last session, will, it appears, have their due effect. Among
the notices of private hills to be introduced iu the ensuing
imams is one by the Metropolitan Roads (•cmmissionem
ninth of the Thames, in which they propo-e to remove Teri.
ous gates in Middlesex, including, we believe, the City-road
gate, std those bars which now exist at Islington, Hackney,
CNirotten-tows, Kilburn, Haverstock-hill, Harrow-road. Not-
ting-hill, Kensington, and Walham-green. For some years
the commissioner. have been putting back tLe metropolitan
gates into the country until this course is no longer possible,
without calling on tM parishs to assume their proper liabi-
lity ■nd repair the roads. As the central districts receive all
the Leavy traffic, though the charge is maintained out of
the general fund, collected at the suburban gates, it fol-
lows that outlying places, such as Islington and Hackney,
not only pay for their own roads but in pert for those
used by the inhabitsata of Belgravia and Tyburnia, where
there are no toll-ban.

THE FACTION FIORTS IN TIPPERART.—The Lime-
rick liciorttr contains • long and interesting report of pro-
ceediu,s connected with the chow of a mission given by the
licilen,ptorist Fathers at the ROlllllll catholic church at
Endy, at which • reconciliation of the two factious koown
as the" Three Year Olds " and the " Four Year Olds," took
place. I:..ween these two factions there has existed for a
considerable time the most intense hatred which could
well be conceived, and which has resulted in constant blood-
shed sod nitro in loss of life. To such a pitch, indeed, bad
the animosity between them reached that the archbishop
some short time since made it a theme for •
special pastoral letter. The mission was given by
the reverend fathers with a special view of bringing
religion to bear upon the offenders ; and so great was
its entrees, that, as before stated, &public recoociltattos was
effected iu the presence of the archbishop end a very 42.
concourse of people, when each party made and •
declaration containing the following promisee 'ever
win to belong to the factions called Three Year Old or
Four Yee r Old, or to any other faction or party, which may
now or at any future tune exist in this parish or part of
the country. 2. Never to join in any tight or quarrel to
strike with a stick or a stone, and never to encourage or
' saaist in any way those who belong to such factions already
existing or hereafter to exist in any other parish or pert of
I the country. 3. Never, as far as poisible. to name the
words "Three Year Old" or " Four Year " and espe-
cially never to name them by way of challenge, provocatioa,
or reproach.

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