The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-03 00:00:00

APPROPRIATION or THE INDIAN MILNE
IHIRPLUB:FITED.
A meeting to Ogee yeeterday in the long
parlour at the Mandes-lsouse, of the members of the com-
mittee of the lain Famine Relief Fund, for the pur-
pose of coseidedeg an offer made by Lord Elgin, the
Governor-Garai of Jodie, that the sum of 20,0001., a
portion of the unappropriated surplus of that fund remain-
ing at the' disposal of the Indian government, should be
applied in aid at the fund under the management of the
Mansion-house Committee, for the relief of the distressed
operatives I. Lancashire.
Mr. DINT mid, wlth the knowledge every one present
had of the circumstances under which they had been
called together, be thought that all that would be con-
sidered necessary was that he should prepare a resolution
that the Lord Mayor be authorised to accept the offer made
by Lord Elgin, and that be be authorised to draw upon him
for the sum of 20,000 L, to be applied in aid of the fond
now being raised by the Mansion-house committee for the
relief of the distress in Liscashire.
Alderman Forme raid he had great pleasure in seconding
the resolution.
A rather desultory discomfort then took place, during which
one or two gentlemen expremed an opinion that poor* it
might, in the result, be considered advisable to apply a por-
tion of the money to the sanistance of some of the local
charities of the City of London, or to other claims that may
arise of a praising nature, and which it was at present im-
ps-sale to foresee. The woodman feeling of she
however, appeared to be that this could not be done, and
that the sell tonnes that could be taken were to weept the
money for the specific purpose for which it wee offered, or
to reject the after altogether.
After same further obeerratione by other gstheem, the
resolution .was put and carried nnaaimooaly, at was also
a cordial vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor for convening
the meeting, did the intend he had taken is the matter.

IteN§..torraotrio oomurru.
The committee of the fund for the relief of the
diatressed operatives in Lasamhise met yesterday at the
Mansion-home. The total amount received up to Thursday
night was reported to big 536,5434 3.. ld., of which 15,5711.
14.. 6d. has been reeeiViiii'der* the past week. The told
amorist remitted, eulogise of the grads made yesterday,
was 2523671. 9a. 6d. The oogamittee were compied a
greeter portion of the day in comidering the varier'. &poll-
radar, and the followiog grants were made :—Colue, 271. ;
lEsott Mill I and Gaythorese, 1501. ; Nowehurch. 250 L ;
Hiocklay, 3001. ; Co-operative Shareholders' Central Com.
mitt..,Hasliogden, 501. ; Managers and Overlookers
of the township. of Hyde. Mentos, Gridley, and Werseth,
1601. ; Hindley, 1004 ; Mandadeld, 30104 ; Balderston
and Osbakistorie, SOL ; Walkdenmoor, 251. ; Junction,
Dennison Old Town, Cherry Clough, 1004 ; Todisordeo,
6001. ; Sitiptos, 1001. ; Cluirlesworth, sewing elms, 501. ;
Prestos, 2,0001, ; Overlookers, Stockport, 201. ; Hazy,
1,0004 ; Beeper, 1001. ; Tintwistle, 501. ; Drop
Ueda& 2001. ; Hotta= in Longdeodale, 3001. ; Hurst,
5001. ; Andarshaw, 1501. ; Ribduster, 751. ; Du-
-1.5004 ; 504 ; Hawkenshaw,
1004 ; Hoyt= WAX. ; SO. Thomas !Whoa, 3001. ;
Sursodes, 1504 ; Gkasop, 5001. ; ; St.
Catherine's and St. Oswald, 1501. ; Burnley, 1004 ;
Michael's, Manchester, 1501. Brindle Losgton, 1501., and
Greet Harwood, 1001. ; making a total of 13,077/.

The Count de Paris returned to Manchester on
Tuesday in company with Lord Egertoe of Tattoo, the Hon.
Wilbraham Fgertoe, M.P., sad other friends, and scam-
pealed Mr. J. W. Madura on a siaitte Stockport, to inspect
the relief arrangements. On Wednesday they, went to
Blackburn for a similar purpose. The Prime is said to hare
expressed himself much pleased with what he maw and
heard respecting the poor-law, and other relief arrangements
far media( the distress.
The Constantinople local committee for the Lan.
cashire Belief Fund has already remitted 4001. to Man-
chester (says the Levant Herald), and, as many of the sub-
scriptions promised have not yet been paid in, expecte to be
able to forward a considerable additional amount.

Tuz Mrraorotirex Renweir.--Yeaterday the
bid trains commenced running on this bits of railway, a
if the ordinary passenger traffic of the railway was being
serried on. An engine having been derpatched to Far.
riogdon-street station, for the purpose of shunting the car_
riages from the up to the down line, the fist train was
started from the Bishop's-road station at Paddington, at
10.30 a.m., the engine, the " Weep," being driven by Mr.
Luxmore, of the Great Western Railway locomotive depart.
asset Among the passengers were Mr. C. Saunders, the
secretary of the Great Western Railway ; Messrs. Fowler,
Johnson, Fenton, Teener, D. Gooch, and several ladies.
Thine were despatched every half boor during the day
from Bachand of the lice till about 20 minutes past 3 p.m.,
when the last down train was started from Farringdtn-
street station. The whole distance of 3f miles was accom-
plished by each train from 20 to 21 minute., a full minute
being allowed at each station for stoppage, the porters call-
. iog out the names of the different stations on the halting of
the trains. The speed attained varied from 20 to 25 miles
an hour, the pleasure on the boilers of the engines being
about 120 lbs. on the square inch, the ordinary working
pressure of the boilers of the engines on the Great Western
Railway. About four minutes were occupied is the run
from the City terminus to Kinis-erces. The whole of the
signals worked well, and as the trains glided swiftly into
the Farriordon-street station they were greeted with cheers
from the numerous spectators.
TILTTIMONIAL TO PROFFN,OR COCKERELL, R.A.
Os the morning of New Year's-day a deputation from the
Institute of Architects, consisting of Mr. Tate, M.P., presi.
dent, Professor Donaldson, vice-president, and Professor
Kerr, waited upon Mr. Cockerel' at his residence, and pre-
sented him with a very elegant address, illuminated on
vellum pages by Mr. Owen Jones. The address was voted
to Mr. Cockerel" on his retirement from the offioe of presi.
dent of the institute, in which position be succeeded the
late Earl de Grey, who had filled the chair for 25 years. It
testifies to the many excellencies of character winch have
long made Professor Cockerel" so highly popular in the
world of art, sod is signed by a long serves of members of
the institute, from the venerable Sir Robert Smirke to the
students of the day. A portrait of Mr. Cockerel' has also
been painted by Mr. Boxall, A.M.A., and will 800 n be
placed in the 10011111 of the institute.
Me. Disused.—Mr. J. J. Sheehan, the author
or editor of "A History sod Topography of Buckingham-
shire," recently published by the Means. Longman, has
placed in our hands some direct evidence on the question as
to whether Mr. Disraeli wa.s or was sot cooneeted with the .
Representative nevrapaper. Mr. Shaahaa had to submit to
Mr. Disraeli for revision a brief biographical notice, it
which be had copied the ordinary books of teference as to
that story. Mr. Disraeli replied :—" I have made no 'dal-
tioos, and have only
taken the liberty of correcting and
condensing what yen so obligingly said of myself. f
hove mode it a rule throughout life ewer to attempt to
correct a misstatement respecting myself, provided it did
not impugn my honour; but when utterly erroneous state-
moots are submitted for my sanction, I hope there is no
egotism in my presuming to oorreet them—as, for example,
the coostantly-repeated story of a newspaper called the
Representative, is which I sever wrote a single line• mid
never was asked to write a Eisele line, and others." Unless
there is 1011311 errors in this account, Mr. Disraeli's note
settles the question, and pate en end, authoritatively, to a
bit of contemporary goirip.—Athcounim.