The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

Immo IN ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-SQUARE.
(THIS DAY.)
A public meeting of the pariehioners of St.
Georges, Hanover-aware, wee held this day, at the
Hanover•gaaee•roome, in aid of the Lancashire Dirtier
Fund. The Earl of Gurraanovru presided, and on the plat-
form were Lord Calthorps, Sir Jobe Shelley, H.P., the
Hon. W. Cowper, H.P., the Rev. Dr. Howarth (the rector),
and several of the parochial clergy and principal in.
habitants. . . . . .

The CiAntatar said as churchwarden of this important
perish he had been nxiuested to preside on this occasion.
He fall, and be was sure his fellow-parishioners felt, the
great importance of the present crisis, and the duty of every
man, from the highest to the lowest, to assist in alleviating
the prevailing distress. This parish was late in the field,
bat he hoped it would prove a good reeerve. The &
parish of St. George's was considered to be the aria. D
tocratic • of the metropolis, and therefore much was
ex from it. He was confident it would do its duty.
Having paid • high compliment to the conduct exhibited by g
the working claws of Lancashire, he concluded by reading 11
letterset apology, for non.attendance from the Duke of n
Grafton and the Marquis of Lansdowne, but enclosing sub- 64
scriptions.
Lord CALTHORPL moved the first resolution —" That this 71
meeting, deploring thetlistrees existing in the manufacturing s
districts for so many mouths pest, and admiring the forts- 81
tude with which the working classes have borne their pri-
vations, deems it its duty to sexist in raising subscriptions 81
to alleviate the distress, and to commence a housigto house 131
subscription throughout the parish." He regretted that this ;
meeting had not been called at an earlier period, but on the s
principle of " better late than never," he felt pleasurein a
moving the resolution. He felt sure that the appeal of this
meeting would meet with a hearty response from the 8
parishioners.
The Rev. Dr. HOWARTH seconded the resolution. He I I

treated the regalia of the meeting would at once do honour ;
to the Christianity and reflect credit upon the humanity of II
the parish.
Sir JOHN SHELLEY, the Hon. W. COWPKIL, and other
gentlemen having addressed the meeting, the resolution was fi
agreed to. si
A second resolution was also agreed to appointing a COM- It
mittee to collect and receive subscriptions, and the meeting SI
closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. 84

Severalead;;ripilona of 10 guioeae and 51. were paid in
at the close of the meeting.

BOMBAY AND BARODA AND CENTRAL INDIA
RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at one o'clock, at the offices of the company, 10, Li-
verpool-street, New Broad-street ; Mr. HABTIIIDGE in the
chair. . . . . . . . .

The report, which bad been previously published, having 81
been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that since the if
report was circulated letters had been received which u
showed that progress was being made, and that the line was s
probably opened as far as Ahmedabad, which would give the s
company a run of 185 miles, and open up new communica-
tions of great importance to the undertaking. He a
looked forward to • great increase of traffic in I,'
consequence of this extended opening. The traffic manager s
bad already urged the substitution of two trains a day s
fur one, and that question had been referred to a consulting s
committee. The traffic manager further said that when 2
the line was open to Bombay they must have four trains a 2
day. There had not yet been a single day's suspension of
working, and none of the embankments or other works 6
had suffered any material injury. Active MOILIIIIIM were 2
being taken in reference to the land required for the 1
Bombay station, and the government promised every moan- a
modation they could afford. The accounts from India
allowed that all the officials of the company were most
anxious for the entire opening of the line in June next, and 8
they anticipated that by that time an engine might be run 8
through the whole distance, although the stations would of 9
coons not be complete.
Mr. WILD, a director, in seconding the motion, testified
to the arduous and valuable services rendered by the deputy
chairman, Mr. Hartridge, during the absence of the chair- 1
man in India on a special mission, and especially since the I
death of the late secretary.
After some discussion the report was adopted.

MINES.-(THI8 DAYJ

Two o'Owoi.

East Caradon shares continue in demand, and ..14
have again advanced, the present quotation being
414 to 424. The 70 East is reported to be worth si
35d. per fathom, and other parts have improved.
Stray Park, on the other hand, are very dull, at is
37 to 39. Wheal Seton are quoted 170 to 175.
The fortnightly settlement will be completed to- re
day. East Caradon shares have been dealt in in
the Stock Exchange at 42, 41, and 411 ; Hingston rl
Downs at ; New Seton at 140 ; North Crotty at n
; and Wheal Ludcott at 99.
Foreign and colonial descriptions are very quiet.
Fortuna are officially marked 4, and St. John del a
Bay 541, ex div. IN
The committee appointed to visit the St. Cuth- 9
bert lead deposit at the Mendip Hills have made a I
report to the directors of the company, the conclud-
ing paragraph of which is as follows :
Convinced as we are, after oar inspection, that the whole
deposit will average at least as high a percentage as that
mentioned by Professor Ansted, and that a dividend of
from 12 to 15 per cent. may be safely reckoned upon, we
have no hesitation in recommending the purchase of this
property at the price agreed upon provisionally, sod that no
time be lost in perfecting the machinery required to enable
the company to turn out 100 tons et laid per month.