The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-26 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.
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CeorrnAL Reuse FUND.—The weekly meeting of
the ImicutiveCommittee was held at Manchester, yesterday.
Sir J. Key Shuttieworth prided, and amongst the
members present were Lord Edward Howard and Major
Egerton Leigh. Mr. Machu., hoe. sec stated that the
receipts of the past week amounted to 2,2921. 4e fki. The
Ware at the bank was 377,1471. 19s. 10d. That morning
1001. 15s. 7d. had been received, as the balance of sub-
scriptions at Teipmouth, and 423 t. 18s. 3d. as the balance
of subscriptions from Haworth-upon-Tyne. Mr. Com-
missioner Parnell presented his weekly report, which states
• further decrease in the number of persons receiving paro-
chial relief, in the 27 1111110016 of 5,287. The net decreer
since the 6th December was 94706, leaving a total of
177,277 stall chargeable on the 16th instant. A letter from
Mr. Adamson aneouncing his resignation of the off oe of
visiting commissioner, in consequence of having accepted a
partnership in a Manchester firm, was read. After remarks
from various members of the committee highly complimen-
tail to that gentlemen the following resolution repassed
That this committee have heard with regret that Mr.
Adamson's services are no longer available to the °amities,
and desire to record their high appreciation of the activity,
skill, and discretion with which he hes uniformly cooducted
during • period of peculiar difficulty the important matters
'alerted from time to time to his supervision." The 00111.
mitre had wider discussion the several clauses of a minute
use the facilities required for the introduction in municipal
boroughs sad pieces under the Local Government Act,
1868, sa well as 10 outlying townships, of public works for
the employment of cotton workmen in receipt of relief.
This minute will be published as soon as the modifications
adopted during the discussion have been incorporated in it,
The committee then proceeded to make grants amounting to
15,5201. Irmo the general fund to 26 different local comnuttees.
They also panted 6241. from the employment school fund W
seven places. They also made a number of small pants to
22 places for the superintendents of labour in those planes,
ranging from 2/. to 261.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.
Miles Pas. Men, Total, Tow,
ILAILWAIL open senses &mane 190$ UN
Wink ending Feb. W. 4 a A
Zed Indian :
Bengal Mids. 204 6.696 8,970 15.W16 9,171
North-Went Prosiness 2791 2,179 2,111 6,730 ow
Week spilled may T.
Detroit end YUersallee 126 3,926 3,17!
Week mend May 9..
,4
dent Western of es,. 146 9,720 9,234
Week ending May 10.
of
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__week endins May 11.
town
Cork and Ycxmhal and
Ureet • • • • ts 116
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Caul llO9 19,001 1,911 19911 10,913
MLA Basis= — 1099 LOCI 10,104 21,610

ROYAL Fan HOWITAL, GEMS-//Of-ROAD.--The
■ember ad ;skeet' relieved at thin licdpild during the week
wadies May 23 wee 3,246, of which 877 were new eases.
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