The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-21 00:00:00

THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

The Mansion-house Committee held their weekly
meeting yesterday. The total sum received up to Thursday
evening was 461,1554 Be. 3d., at which 357,2981. had
bees remitted to the distressed districts. The total sum
received durum was
past week was 4,8411. 19e. 3d., of which
1,282/. 7s. Id. was from home, and 3,5591. laa 21 from
aolssial resonrees. The amount granted yesterday for dis-
tributios was 9,3814, which was apportioned in the follow-
ing meow Ashtoo-usder-Lyne, 2,7431.; Manchester
distribution commiOns, 2.501.01:01.; Stockport, 1,5001. ; Mae-
elesdeld. 5001. ; Hyde, 7 ; Beano, 5001. ; Chorley, 4001. ;
Stockport overriookers, 1501. ; Oldham overlookers, 1751. ;
Bollingtoe, 1201. ; Lives y, 1001. • Bereoldswick, 151 ;
Lawton, 501. ; little Hay 501. ; Whittle-le-Woods, 5014
Droyiesden, 301. ; Suminermat, 301. ; Clitheroe overlookers,
301. ; Salmesbnry, 2N.; Belmont. 251. ; Dintoa sewing
slam„ 201. Two or three petitions for grants to enable the
operatives of some of the distremed districts to emigrate
were reed, but the committee thought that it was a question
of too much imporsaace to be disposed of without further
ceneideratioo, especially considering the present state of the
fund ; and some of the oommittee were of opinion that if
the movement were favoured by the public generally, it
ought to be provided for by a special fuod. Some conversa-
tion took place on the matter, but nothing decisive was
arrived at, and it still remains an open question.

Ter ANNIIAL Corciorr or THE RAILWAY Guiana
trinvoisAL FIIINDLY Soctorr.—TM aroma oomant in aid
of the Widows and Orphans' Food of this society, was held
oa Thursday evesing last, DA the Rodney Concert-hall,
CoMOUS-street, Birmingham, under the patronage of Wm.
Ileholefield, E.q., M.P., the aldermen end ermacil of the
borough, Colonel Wardlaw, sad the offiewn of the let Royal
Dragoon Guards, and, as oo former occasions, the large hall
was crowded by a highly respectable audience. Darin the
evening the general secretaity of the Puget Society in
London, with the local committee, appeared before the cur-
tain, for the purpose, as announced, of delimiter as address
appropriate to the ocoasiom. After thanking them for the
hearty respoose made to their appeal, be said, that it
was 13 years since they fist solicited public ounstsoce in
Birminghamlo aid in strengthening and supporting that fund
of the society set apart to grant annuities to the
widows and orphans of their dammed Mother members ;
sad that owing to the maualtiee to which railway
is the performance of their duties are liable, it was rev:
be au imperative duty to make SOWS provision for those
helpless ones who might at any time be suddenly bereft of
the supporting hand of their natural protectors. Hence
the establishment of this particular feud; sod it would
doubtless interest than to learn that daring the year ended
December 1862, the society had, in addition to the allow-
ances made to their sick and injured member, amoontie
to 1,1621., paid to the widows and orphans of desesaed
members a sum of 5004, aad that 15 widows were at the
priest time is the seseipt of aannitiss automatiog to 1954
per minim. Upos them facts the committee rolled for the
Roof of the great value of the society ,and for a justification of
the occasional appeals made by thorn to the public for
aidelabas. Attar the satire programme of the wireniag's
yroaampellara bad bona exhausted, the aturiamme viaitors
simaratek wall aslialod Mho *atonal/meat. This ex.
ealleut society will restive • mosiderable addition to its
lamb by almaa al tie Duggan given toll on this coesdas.