The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.

The weekly meeting of the Central Executive
Committee took place at the Town-ball, Manchester, yes
terday. Sir Jilin P. KAV-8410wiserOlerti, Bert., in the
chair. There were also present : ;Lord E. Howard, IL P.,
the Mayor of Manchester, Colonel W. Paths, ILP., Major
Egerton Leigh ; Mama Gladstone, J. Worosll, G. Ash:
worth, S. J. Stern, M. Bees, J. Bath, H. B. Parnell, Hugh
Mason, W. Rethbone, jos., W. Roberts, J. Penton, J. W.
Mealure, B. H. Hutchinson, R. Hutchison, T. Ashton and
M. L. Ashworth. The hon. wesetely reported that 5461.
7a. 9d. had been received during the week, and that the
balance in the bank MY 183,8581. 17%. Three welsh of
clothing had been received, and four bales of clothing
and two hampers of wine had been nut oat.
The hoe. wierthery reed his month', li
which stated that there was • considerable Ina reaerrof
!minima, as compared with last month. The time worked
in mills bed been much reduced during the month ci January,
and them wee no reason to anticipate any improvement so
long se any uncertainty as to the maintenance of the present
price of cotton continues. The Mora shows there are now
210,739 operatives working full time, 115,666 short time,
and 158,653 entirely out of work, there being comequently
a redaction of 27,539 in the number working fall time, and
after making allowance for the absorption of labour by other
trades, and for • slight migration, an increase of 9,615 in
those entirely without employment. There was an increase
in the last week of January, as compared. with Decem-
ber, of 7,786 receiving relief from the of 12,640
from local committees, and of 2,617 w one relief was sup-
plemented by local committees ; being a total increase of
24443 relieved. There are now employed ors public works
1.8:0 unakilled labourers, being an increase on last month of
244.

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Mr. FAIWALL presented his weekly report showing that
there was a demise of 2,918 panes. is receipt of relief
from the guardians last as tempered with the previous week.
Ili answer to a question from Mr. Pim%
The caarnexa stated that all men who have been in
receipt of relief and are transferred from the relief list to
employment for wages on public works, are sopplkd with
suite of clothing from the executive committee, whether
they are in receipt of aid from relief committees or from
the boards of guardians, provided the men thus earning
wages fulfil the local regulations respecting such employ-
meat on public works.—Mr. E. Ashworth stated that the
public works act was working you satisfactorily in Bolton.
The following grants were made from the peeral relief
and clothing fluid :—Garton, 2501.; Dukislield, 5001. ;
Mottram, 1201. ; Broadbottom and Charlaswerth, 1201. ;
Newts* Moor, 50/. ; Moseley, 1501.; Wilton, 251. ; Burnley
and Habergham Eaves, 3001. ; Bolton, 1,0001. ; Tettingtou,
251. ; Cho y, 300/. ; W ithoell, 70/. ; Stackstesda, 2001. ;
RaMeastall, 2001. ; Harpurhey, 601.; Moakley, 1001. ; Far-
rington, 1501. ; Halewood, 301. ; Pendlebury and Swinton,
801. ; Wigan, 1,5001. ; Ashton-in-Mackerileid, 201. ; New
Mille, 80/. ; Little Hayfield, 1001. ; and Halm, 5001.

KEEPER OF TH2 SIGNET.—The Prince of Wales
has been pleased to cooler upon Colonel the Hon. Sir C.
Beaumont Phipps, K.C.8., the honorary appoiotment of
Secretary, Chambsrmnin aad Itaimirer-Geoeral. and Keeper
of the Signet of his royal highness as Prince aid Steward
of Snotland.

Tin GENRBAL Comm/wiz or Exicriosts roa
1864.—The Speaker of the Home of Commose bee appointed
Sir F. T. Suing, Bart, the Right Has. S. H. Walpole, the
Right Hon. H. A. Herbert, Sir W. Miles, Bart., Mr. H. K.
Berme?, and Mr. .1. Bonham-Carter, to be members of the
General Committee of Elections for the present ermine.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN WORILHOIISCIL—It
appears from s parlismeatary return, which was issued this
morniog that the number of illegitimate chiklreo been in the
workhouses of England sod Wales in 1860, wee 7,077 ;in
1861, the number was 8,020 ; and in 1852,11 wee 8,115. The
number that bare become chargeable to the unite was
764 in 1860 (539 of whom were in Wale.) ; 756 (485 being
Welsh) in 1861 ; sod 919, of whom 526 were Welsh, in 1862.
The English county highest in the list in the year 1862,
next to Middlesex, is Lancaster, which is put down far 882;
Surrey follows with 485 ; then the Went Riding with 3131 ;
Kent, 292 ; Devoe, 260 ; Lineola, 253 ; Gloucester, 249 ;
Norfolk, 242; Warwick, 217 ; Stafford, 206.
Sir James Elphinstone will ask the Secretary of
the Admiralty several mediate respecting the Prime One•
sort, on Tuesday, the Ist of March.
Mr. William Ewart, next Friday, will ask the
Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is
the intention of the government to introduce any measure
for the protextion of actresses and actors from the danger
of their drams taking Sr., to w►ich they are now experaed
at the theatres.

Mr. Richard Long intends to ask the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, on Friday, whether
his attention has beim dawn to the statement" made by the
government commissioner, Professor Goatee, as to the
looms inflicted on British farmers by the importation of dis-
eased cattle and sheep ; and whether it is his intention to
propose any remedy for the evils oomplained of.
Mr. Lindsay, ou an early day, will move—" That
is 1857, It having been proved before ► committee of this
house that the formation of harbours of refuge on the combs
of Great Britain sad Ireland would be highly beneficial to
the interests of this country by the protection which would
thereby be afforded to life and property, and a royal one
mission having in 1848 made further inquiry, and having
unanimously recommended the oteeknotion of such har•
bows, it is, in the opinion of this home, expedient that her
Majesty's frovernment should take the neoemary roamers'
to enable them to carry out the recommendations of the
said commission, in accordance with the resolution of this
home of the 19th day of June, 1860."
Mr. Osborne intends to move an amendment on
Mr. Dillwys's 11/1:4011 for inquiry iato the Isiah church.
On au early day Mr. Richard Long will move
for a sided committee on the Poet-odiee, with an especial
view to the improvement of existing arrangements for the
transmission of mails in the provincial districts.

Mr. Henry Seymour intends shortly to call the
attention 01 the homes to the report of the select committee
oo the Ecclesiastical Commission, sad to ask her Majeiety's
goveremeet it they intend to take ►ay steps to carry at
the reeornmead►tioru of the report.

Professor Fawcett addressed an immense meeting
at the Brighton eiIOUS but evening. At least 2.000 meow
were present. He stated that he bad offered to have •
preliminary election by ballot to decide which liberal can-
didate should @tend, but that Kr. Goldsand would not
accept this proposal. It was announced, amidst great
chewiest, that Mr. Coei•gbem had joined Mr. Fawcett's
committee. The meeting most enthusiastically pledged
itself to athwart Mr. Fawcett.

It is interesting to look at the totals of the funds
which hams bees placed at the disposal of the committer for
the relief of Laseaskirs dieter up to the present time.
They an as follows :—The Mansion Home emateittes,
830,7231.; the Bridgewater Hews coromiltes, 144,0961 ; the
metre relief oemari►tsr, 821,0621.; showing a total of De
less than 1,485,8831. Is addition to this money sabscrip-
ties, the vast gifts in kind would be bard to tetimata—the
provisions sod the clothing.
J. W. Scott, Esq., of Rotherfold Park, Alton, is
High Ithowlif for the minty of Hants this year. Hie &time.
Iris high sheriff of the ..as county in 1839, nod his grind-
father in 1820.

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sonages are wen below helm* it gradually sp. Al ia-
ocriptioo underneath declares that the boiling pot so looser
respects the pressure on the corer.