The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-13 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE CENTRAL RELIES FUND.

The monthly meeting of the executive committee
we. held yeeter&y in the Maashester Town Hall; Sir J.
K. Snurrizvrorra (high sheriff) presided. There Aro also
prosat-Lord Egertoo, of Tattoo, Lord Edward Howard,
M.P., Major Egerton Leigh, the dayor of Manchester, and
Messrs. R. Gladstone, Hugh Mason, W. Roberts, G. Ash-
worth, M. Bo* G. L Ashworth, W. *Abbots*, jorim H. H.
% Hutchinson, H. B. Farm J. Goodair, N. Eck 'ey, J.
W. Mach/re, and Mr. IL Rawlins*.
The Hoe. flicarrear reported that 741. 16s. 4d. had been
received during the hat four weeks, and that the Ils*ce in
the bank was 124,4001. 24. 4d. He further stated *at one
small moll of clothing had been received, and *at more
had been.seat off.

The following figures show the condition of the aottoo ope-
ratives at the present time i compared with the lait month,
and also with the commencement of the preeest year :
January, frill time, 210,732; short time, 12r,,856; out of
work, 158.653 ; June, full time, 288,809 ; short
tiusr, 80.066; out of work, 106,111; Jely, full
time, 292,448 - short time, 67,660 • out of work,
101,568 ; August, fall time, 243,=9 ; short
time, 59,074 ; out of work, 102,020. The reduction in the
numbers relieved daring last month lumbago 2,934, since the
end of Jaauary in this year 104755, sad limos the height of
the distress in January, 1863, 375,249. The expenditure of
the local committees m August was 6,8781., or 2,6361. less
than the previous month, and 31,5781. leis thee the corn,-
'wading month of last year. la earreetisen of the 23
unions in the cotton districts the local committees have been
enabled to suspend operatics's, and in the remaining eleven
twenty.frier tress a
still rhetributing
of the decrees exists is Askton,Gloseop,
Preston and igan Unions, being respectively 9.24, 8.7, 4.3
4.2 in excise of the pauperism in August, 1861 ; in these
unioss there are 13 committees still is operation. Although
the above table glows an lacrosse in the number of factory
operatives working full time, I am bound to state that there
is every reason to fear that during the next month there will
be a considerable change in the contrary direction. The ex-
! sweetie! state of the money market, combined with the
important decline io the price of yarn and goods, exceeding
even in rapidity that of cottoo, has given a great check to
the trade of the district ; and the only course which is likely
to relieve the market is a further extension of short time,
and probably the closing of many mills, when the present
contracts are fulfilled.

latterl 11111Afilla which stated that the following resolu-
tion had bees unanimously passed by the Hyde Coranuttee
on the Lt inst. (Mr. R. Bell in the chair):—" this board
desires to express to the Manchester Central Relief Com-
mittee he deep sense of the judicious liberality with which
they have administered the funds intrusted to their charge,
to acknowledge in especial the oourtesy and promptitude
with which its applications have always been entertained,
and through them to offer its most grateful thanks to those
who at home and abroad have so munificently contributed
to alleviate the distress in this district." _ _

A ginniCdilll7i,Ttlesupenntendence of labour was
made to Stalybridge.
Mr. FARNALL presented his report, which stated that on
the 3rd inst. there was no increase in the number of persona
receiving parochial relief aa compared with the 6th ultimo
of 1861 _ _

Lord EmurroN of TarroN, calling attention to that put
of the report giving the number of able-bodied men relieved
by the 'nudism, inquired whether a large proportion of
that men were not either incapable of work at heeds of
families sickness in which rendered necessary some relief
beyond the amorist of their earnings.
11[r. l~lasar.L said that such was the cue, aad in com-
pliance with a suggestion from Lard Egerton made the
following addit'on to his report, sad proposed to append a
similar explariatea to future reports :—. •la alstiag the
cumber of abliebadial men who are now is receipt of paro-
chial relief, it is to be remembered that, under ordinary
areamstarices, there are always able-bodied men who re-
ceive such relief, in consequence of the sickness of some of
their children, or through their being unable wholly I.
maintain their families. I therefore wish to striae that, is
my *Moo, Dot more than 2,000 of 3,880 able-bodied men
now in receipt of relief are It to be employed es public
works."

Hoge iiARON said, as it appeared from Hr. Faruall's
report there was a large number of abliabodiad 011 the
books of the guardian,. of Ashton-under-Lyn" he would
state that the gmrdians had already 293 of three tsen em-
ployed on public works, in addition to 398 employed by
the corpocaticio.
The HONORARY Stemmer said the committee were
under great obligation to Earl Dame for the gratuitous
use during a period of two years of the warehouse helouguig
to his lordship in new CearametrseL He thought they
I ought not longer to trespass cm his lordship's kindness by
occupancy of lb. promisee, partienlarly es, fee meow which
be explained, less room wee required for the tranasotion of
the commitee's business than formerly, and suggested that
suitable ancommodatior should forthwith (be obtained else-
where.

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The committee concurred in this seggestion, sad ow the
motion of Lord Egerton, seconded by Mr, liugh Mason, it
was unanimously resolved That theOssitral Elowneve Com-
mittee desires to acknowledge the great courtesy sod LW-
rality with which Lord Duca has placed the commodious
warehouses and ottices in New Cannon-street at the mor-
n.* of this committee, rent free, for *early twit years, and
as it now hopes that the business of the Dilute Relief
Fund sea be conducted in mailer promisee m umequeoce
of the discontionsoce of the wed 4 storage far clothing
and bedding, that his losciship's agent be informed that it
proposes to vacate the warehouse with the least possible
delay, if convenient to his lordship, and that the hon.
secretary be requested to communicate this resolution to
his lordship is a letter of Quits."
Mr. Rswt.osom presented the following report to As
committee.

"Public Works ( Menufactoring Districts) Art.. 1863-64.
" Public WCALS-08108, 1., St. Peter'sequare,
Manchester, Sept. 12, 1864.
" Up to this date 80 places (town, townships,
and districts) have adopted the peovisioas at the Pohl*
Works Act, and in most of them works are in progress.
Tin total %annul sanctimed by parliament ls 1,850,0001.
Out of this sem the Poor-law Board has ordered, and the
Exchequer Loan COMMilli0•1111 have paid over, 677,6091.,
leaving amides of 1,272,391 k to be advanced. The several
local antliontise have arranged to borrow elms equal in the
whole to 1,585,3121., leaving 264,6884 to be ordered es
the plena and estimates are reported on. Nearly the
whole of One sum (264,6884) bas, however, bees
applied for. These again show that • sum of 1,272,3911.
remained to be advanced when the last return was
made up. Instalments are regularly in course of being
advaaced, raining this atuoust. Genesilly the works are
progressing satisfactorily, bat the rate of progriments en-
tirely with the local authorities. Works have been and an
retarded in some places by a scarcity of materials—lap,
paving stones, and bricks. In some dioxins there are
no usemployed cotton operatives, and in other places
numbers have found work outside the Public Works
Act. The sum of mosey remaniag to be advanced,
1,272,3914, will afford the local authorities means to
employ • much larger number of men, if more factory ope-
ratives an throws oat of work daring this autumn,
mid spring. The places in which there are the greatest
number of men unemployed at present are Preston, Ash-
ton.under•Lyne, and Glossop. The corporation of Prestos
ban employed large 'umbers of men during the pest year,
and are sow about to dedicate 100 acres of lead for a public
park, in the formation of which much work will be found.
The corporations of Asbton-under.Lyne and Stalybrldge have
also employed considerable numbers of disarmed men, and
have recently made application for a further loan 120,0001.
to be *speeded in forming sew waterworks. Several hun-
dred ewe may have employment on soak works almost im-
mediately. At Glossop there are inwards of 400 men,
mostly eugaged upon Lord Edward Howard's estate. At
Blackburn, Wigan. Bolton, Oldham, Stockport, sad other
please, Large numbers et men are in regain work. Throe men
consist of overlookars, weavers, spielers, midterm bands,
miners, piece?", twisters, mixers, dyers and bleachers, fustian
cutters, roller coverers, hatters, and various other branches
of the peculiar °munition of the district. The weekly
wages earned by day • wages and by measured work vary
from 12s. up to 20s. per man. The several works in
grass are ere vatted and inspected from time to Moak and re-
turn are obtained monthly from each place when the act
is in operation. The experiment of excavating works by
datelined cotton operatives has now been tried ea a huge
seals. Some of the works, town severing sad house drain-
*, might have been considered beyond the mops of such
labour, but the determination and intelligence of the men
have overcome all difficulties. . . _

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" ROMA' RAN Luisa; Oovenment Engineer."
The following mote were made from the general fund :
Aelitos, 1.1004 ; 5004 ; Henley 4004 ; Staly-
bridge. 2004 ; Tiotwiele, 2004 ; llotwood. 3001. ; Glossop
and Hadfield, 5004 ; Prestos. 5004 • Rochdale. VOL ;
Norden, 30/. (floal); Wigan, 7044 ; Oldham, 2504 ; Hunt,
1001.

SHOCKING CIRCILLTY IN • Woalliowsc.—On
Bettuday last, before Lord Helper mid the Nottiogliarn
mot, magistrates, Hr. Rhodes, master of Bedard Loins,
tegetber with • man named Button, the assistant school-
master, were charged with beating one of the peepers, a
boy about ten yam of age, named Fletcher. The boy
aided that on Wonky morning be was ordered lb assist
in soaking the bidet sad refused to do se in conesquenon
of its not being his duty. Mr. Rhodes then CSAD• np, and
Irish • large dial beat him about the head n'otd be
meld some* wave. He mensged, however, to amyl sway
to the polies station, Iron whence he was takes her the
I magistrates by Inspector Vane. Inspector Vass deposed
ties the Isd's back pressated such a spectaele as' be bad
mesa betas seen. It was one mom of blood, wheals, and
bruises. His bed bled from a nevem wooed. Tbg magis-
trates convicted Rhodes in • pessity of ti., sad aid the
board d gredians ought to take emptieume of tie: convic-
tion. Barton was dacha:god. .
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
Mal-dice, from the evermore of the Mauritian and of the
esttleamote on Use Nt est Coat of Africa.