The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

THB LAATUSHIBB DISTBILSS.

CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.

The weekly meeting of the Central Relief COM-
mattes was held at the Town-hall, Manchester, rodents,.
Sw JamKar-Sswertawomm presided ; and tUre were
also present—Lord E. Howard, M.P., Colonel Wilson Pat-
ten, ILE.. the Mayor of Manchester, Major Egerton Leigh,
Hewn. A.' 11. Heywood, R. Gladstone, S. J. Stern, E.
Ashworth, M. Rom, W. Ratlatons, J. Worrell, W. Ito.
hefts, J. Goodair. B. MY:liars, B. Firma, J. W.
Malmo, R. H. Hutchinson, G. L. Aahworth, T. Aglow.
and J. Platt

The Boa. Srcatr►at reported that 1,2%3/. 4s. Id. had
been received during the neck, including 1,0001. from t►e
Society of Friends ; and that the balance in beak vas
195 8021. la 2d. Six parcela of clothing had been received,
and obese& of potatoes. Ow parcel of clothing, 22 bar-
rels of floor, and one seek of potatoes had been sent off.
A remittance of 351. 3s. W. was received from the British
resident, in Mexico.

Mr. Commissioner FARNALL read the following report :-
" I beg to inform you that on the 23rd ult there was an
increase in the number of persons receiving parochial relief
in the 27 anions of the cotton manufacturing district', as
compared with the number so relieved in the previous
week of 144. This increase of 144 is explained ea follows :
Thar; is as increase at Aahton-under-Lyre of 702, at Black-
burn of 92, at Bolton of 75, at Bunter of 214, at Bury of 6,
at Gersten, of 42, at Healingden of 141, at Leigh of 8, at
Macclesfield of 58. at Prestwich of 152, at 6tachdale of 187, at
Salford of 91, sad at Wigan of 29, making a total increase
of 1,800. But thee, is a decrease at 13artarrupoe-lrerell
of 52, at Chorley 27, at Cborlton of 277, at Ch-
thonic, of 5. at Glossop of 127 at Lancaster of 24, at
Manchester of 661, at Oldham of 107, at Prose= of 166.
at Saddleworth of 126, at Stockport of 2, at Todmorden of
32, and at Warringtoe of 50 ; makiog a total decresas of
1,656; so that there is a net increase of 144. There were
on the 23rd ult. 147,300 persons receiving parochial relief
io the 71 1114011111 adverted to ; in the oorrespondiog week in
1862, 74,515 persons were so relieved. There is, therefore,
an increase of 72,474 pawns in the receipt of parochial
relief, or 96.8 per met. in the correepooding week of
1863, 235,125 persons received parochial relief ; thus the
pauperism of this week is 87,8161.. is number than that
of tW coneepooding week el last year. The total weekly
oast of out-door relief on the 23rd ult. was 9.325/. To. 6d. ;
is the corresponding week el 1862 it was 3,766/. 12a. rd.
There is, therefore, an increase of 5,562/. 14e. 11d., or
147.7 per cwt la the corresponding week of 1863 it was
15,807!. 12s. ; thus the cost of outdoor relief this week le
6,4784 4s. 6d. ler than that of the oorrespooding week of
impoiLufear. The avenge par meters of pauperism on the
Lion 0: them news on the 23rd ult. was 7.4 ; in the
corresponding wift,l/4 of 18E2 it we 3.8 ; and is the can
week of 1863 it was 11.8. The amount of
mosey in the hands of the ireamirers of the above unions on
the 233rd ult. was 91,6064 la. 71 A reference to my sta-
tistics of pauperism for this week Will show that 15,580
able-bodied men received out-door redid within the distriet.
This is a decrease of 241 as compared with the able-bodied
men who received outdoor relief daring the previous weak.
These 13,560 able-bodied men were relieved in the follow-
ing Woes, viz. :- At Ashton-under-Lyle, 2,814 ; Burke.
npoo-Irwell, 30 ; Blackburn, 648 ; Bolton, 263 ; Burnley,
333 ; Bury. 846 ; Charley, 244 ; Modica, 1.018 ; Oaths.
roe, 59 ; Tke Fylde, 63 ; Oaratang, 63 ; Ci10m%423r;
Haslingdeo, 294 ; Lancaster, 43 ; Leigh, 77 ;
2,016 ; OMUm. 427 ; Preatos, 2,468 ; Prestwich, 142 ;
Rochdale, '1,103 ; fieddlewerth, 226; Salford, 704
Stockport, 365 ; Todmorden, 200 ; Warrington, 83 ; sad
Wigan, 596."
Grants were made from the Employment and Scheel
Food to Bollington, 301. las. ; and Stockport, 51. 4s. 10d.
Crusts were made from the general fund to Prestos,
1,2001. ; Hurst, 3001.; Achtoo, 2,000/. ; A ndenshaw, 501. ;
Droylsden MI. • Tiotwistln, 2501. • Diakiefiekl, 2601. ;
Stalybridge, 2,5001. ; Lees and district,a 3301.; Moorside,
67/. • Heywood, 600/. ; Farnworth Heasley, 2501. •
Oldlians, 8001. ; Middletoo, 1001. ; Rorke, 2501. ; Crompton,
2001. ; Twee. 50/. ; Failsworth, 30/. ; Ribohretar, 501. ;
Norden, 701. ; Shawforth, 150/. ; Whitworth and Fast,
3031. ; Hyde, 1,2001. ; Stockport, 2,5001. ; Marple, 1004 ;
Mellor, 501.; sad Gorton, 401.