The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-08 00:00:00

THE Dl

IN LANCASHIRE.

CENTRAL RELIEF MTh.
The weekly meeting of tOel Central Executive
Committee was held at the Towa.ball, Ihmeliester, yester-
day ; the Earl of Deer fn the chair. There were mean :
Sir J. Kar-Abuttlewortb, Hart.. Lard IMMO of Tattoo,
Colossi Wilson Patina, M.P.: Maws. H. Antwolni, R. H.
Hutchinson, R. Gladstone, H. Mame, J. Goodies, &J.
Sten, H. B. Parma, W. Roberts, J. X. Kay, W. Bath-
boss, Jas. T. Anitoa, A. H. Heywood, MI. Rose, J. Wor-
rell, J. Pl;tt, J. W. Machu, (boa. see.), G. L. Ashworth,
and the Mayor of Manchester ; the Earl of Wilton was also
n.
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Hon. Elsearrsar reported that 149/. CM Sd. bed
been received during the week, and there was a balance in
the tank of 237,849/. 16e. 9d. Four peoels of clothing had
been received, and two parcels of tlailing and one hamper
of wine had been sent off. . .

- Santa a.ar;ead hie monthly report, which
shows a decrease in the mambas employed in the mills sad
manufactories of the cotton districts, and this, it is feared,
is only the beginning of the find of the many alterations
in the stated employment which may be expected through-
out the winter ' • and during the peseta mouth there is
reason to expectt that, owing to the afar which the con-
dition of the money market may probably her upon the
price of cotton, there will be • 110116611fbill dearer of
work in the mills of the diarist. With referesoe to the
number of cotton operatives stated to be entirely without'
employment, 159,117 in November, It is explained that as
in about tea of the larger tomes it is irgeseible to lake
regular owes, of the ~rrlaiMJllB~r 11
is generally done is y, a
maappre-
bension may arise from the large somber staled to he still
out of work. From careful MI/tunas it has been found that of
that number at least 5,000 liar migrated into seighbouriag
&striae during the past three months, and fully 6.000 have
been temporirlly absorbed in cut-doer sad other orupatioes
in the localities in which they are stated to be resident.
It is gratifying to report that the works undertaken under
the Public Weeks Act of lad session bare already toned
occupation for 1,461 arta open 'vet, in addition to 301
other unskilled and 420 skilled latroungs. Of the unskilled
' portion 956 &mellowed to ewe catinery wipe at piecework.
and they hare become as proficient la their new work as to
be enabled, on an average of the whole, to orals no lase
than 108. Wed. per bead per week. The redaction of the
hours of labour is the mills hem predated sa increase of indi-
puce, and there are now 1,307 more prior than kst month
in receipt of relief front the parttime oar, sad 1,957 mom
coley dependent oa the committer. The ezpoditure of
the local committer again shown a slight increase, owing
partly to some necessary outlay upon clothing end fuel.
During the month Mr. Madan has lose carefully examin-
ing the belitooe-sheeta of the various committees, and it is 1
most pleasing to 6nd that the efforts of the executive nom-
mitres to keep the express of management at the lowest
possible amount have bete. almost without excep-
tion, most ably wooded by the various local braes.,
The per arms of dittoes upon the population of each
union this month as compared with September is as follows:
-Ashton-oiler-Lynn. 17.5 spirt 18.4 • Barton-upon
Orwell, 3.1 against 2.9 ; Blackburn, 7.9 against 7.6 ; Bolton,
6.1 spinet 5.8 ; Burnley, 4.0 spirt 4.0 ; Bury, 9.9 apart
9.1; Charley, 8.1 spinet 7.9 ; Charlton, 5.8 spinet 5.7 ;
Ottawa, 4.7 aphelia ; The Firlde, 4.2 spier 3.8 ; Gar-
stang, 5.6 against 5.6 ; Glanop, 31.4 spinet 32.8 • Raging
den, 4.8 against 5.2 ; Durrater, 4.3 spina 4.1 • Leigh,
3.3 against 3.4 ; Maeclesdeld, 4.5 spied 4.5 ; Malchesier,
7.4 spirt 7.6; Oldham, 7.5 mama 7.2; Parr, 15.8
spire 15.9 ; Prestwick, 9.6 spied 8.1 ; Rochdale, 8.91
' against &1; Saddlewarth, 7.0 spinet 70.5 ; Salford, 5.3
against 4.9 ; Skiptoo. 6.5 naiad 6.3 ; Stockport, 11.311
against 10.3 ; Todmoeden, 5.7 aphid* 5.4 ; Warrington, 3.2
spirt 3.2 ; Wigan, 12.2 against 12.3.
Mr. Commies:weer FaIiNALL printed the following
weekly report :
"I beg to inform you that on the 28th ultimo there
was a decreer in the number of perms receiving pro-
chial relief in tweatyeeven unions la the cotton miner.-
taring distriota, as compared with the number so relieved in
the previous week, of 739. This decrease of 739 to ex-
plained as follows :-There is a decreer at Ashton-under-1
Cof 455, at Blackburn of 34, at Burnley of 64, at
iiiy of 156, at Charlton of 46, at °tither* of 25, at
Glossop of 50, at Lagh of 4, at Macclesfield of 229, at
Preston a 68, at Rochdale of 142 at Saddleworth of 13,
at Todmorden of 53, and at Warrington of 39, making a
total decreer of 1,378. But there is en increase at Bar-
ton-upon-Dwell of 7, at Bolter of 38. at Bury of 63, at
The Fylde of 102, at Gersten of 24, at lisalingdeu of 49,
at Lancaster of 22, at Manchester of 45, at Oldham of 21,
at Pnotwitth of 88, at Salford of 20, at Stockport of 132,
and at Wigan of 28, making a total lowers of 639, so that
there is a net decreer of 739, and err the 6th of December
last a total decrease of 14.1,278 has taken place. There
were on the 28th ult. 128,705 pawnor receiving parochial
relief in the 27 unions adverted to ; in the ag
week of 1861, 66,442 perms were so relieveede.mg=his,
therefore, an increase of 72,263 persons in the receipt of
parochial relief, or 128.0 per cent. In the corresponding
week of 1862. 288,969 persona received parochial rad. The
total cod of oat-door relief oa the With ult. was 7,9591. Bs.;
in the corresponding week of 1861 it was 2,7671. Bs. sd.
There is, therefore, an increase of 5,1911. 19s. 7d., or 187.7
per cent. In the corresponding week of 1862 it was
18,3441. 7a. 4d. The average percentage of pauperism on
the population of these axiom on the 28th ult. was 6.5 ; in
the corresponding week of 1861 it was 28, and in the corm-
spondiog week of 1862 it was 131. The amount of money
in the hands of the treasarers of the above unions on the
28th unit, was 84,1531. 121.

Sir J. KAT-SiI777L6WORTH proposed for the 000ridaration
of the committee the following resolutions :
" That the works of pablic utility which are to be ere-
cuted under the Public Works Aet are intended to provide
employment at wages primarily for factory operatives.
" That such works are to be in all respects under the
direction of the town councils and the other boards set forth
to the act, and is no case under that of relief committee. ;
and that it is not within the scope and intention of the set
that any relief committee should est on such workmen and
pay them either according to the scale of relief or the
usual rate of wages
"This committee, therefore, cannot sanction the employ-
ment of any men in receipt of relief on public works for
which a loan Wu been obtained under the act of last session
of parliament."
The resolutions having been spoken to by several gentle-
men, were carried in the above form, having been verbally
altered to embrace one or two suggestion. made duriog the
discussion. . _ _

The Hog. SECRETARY read letters from the local com-
mittee of Bohai, expressing their grateful appreciation of
the eer►ioss which Lord Derby and the executive eommittee
had rendered to the district. Letters were also read from
Stroud, Heodal, and other places, offering to remit attic
balancer in bend on account of the relief fund when they
were desired to do so. _ _ _

The Hon. 137ecretari was directed to reply to theme letters,
requesting that the balance@ should be forwarded u woe is
practicable after the Ist of January, and that if the com-
mittee at Kendal thought fit to send any part of their con-
tributions in kind, in the shape of clothing, the committee
would accept them. If, however, this plan was adopted, the
articles should be forwarded with as littledelay ma possible.

LIBERAL likrtorzas.—The celebrated London
Works, Stnethwick, in Birmingham, at which the
greater part of the materials for the first Crystal
Palace were manufactured by Messrs- Fox and Hen-
demo, have paned into the hands of Mews. Watkins
and Keeo, who are working an American invention for
the manufacture of nuts and bolts. Thole gentlemen
employ • large umber of hands, amide, female, and juvenile.
They have erected • large and commodious room, which
they are about to hand over to • committee of their work-
people, as • dining-room, reading-room, &a., and have
attached to it • library, bath-room, Having
been struck with the fact that many of their
men took their meals amid the smoke and discomfort
of the works, using the fires for roughly warming their food,
they determined to provide them a quiet and convenient
dining-room. There will be facilities foe clubs, benefit
societies, night schools, lectures, Itc. The opening of the
room was celebrated on Saturday evening last, by • large
social evening party of the artisans, Messrs. Watkins and
Keen presidiog. As address to the beads of the firm,
expressive of the gratitude of their worlipsople, ices read,
and feelingly acknowledged by those gentlemen. An ama-
teur concert was given, and addresses were delivered by the
Rev. T. G. Simoox, Vicar of Harbor°. ; Rev. R. Ferguson,
incumbent of the district; Rev. hex Doris, Independent
If mister, and several others. The Rev. Dr. Miller, of Biradog-
ham, observed that in such meetings be recognised a happy
sign of the times. The interests of employers and em-
ployed, rightly uodentood, were identical. He adverted
to the blunders which were made by many who took part
in movements for the working-claws, by patronising, or
by pauperising them. In much of our intended charity
there was great social mischief, because we made those de-
pendent who should be independent. Many also were often
railing censoriously at the working-classes from platforms,
who forgot that these had not a mooopol of vice and am-
godliness. He cited the examples of Pally,
James Hargreaves, Richard Arkwright, sad George
Stephenson, aa showing what had hese achieved for man-
kind by men who in their boyhood had been barbers and
cow-boys, but who had strecuously pursued selt-oalture
under every difficulty. Mews. Watkins and Keen bare
expended in this effort between 1,0001. and 1,5001., besides
• donation of 501. se the nucleus of • sick fond.

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