The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-21 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

CLIME. EN WELL. —Last night a numerous special
meeting of the vestry of this parish was held ►t the Vestry-
hall, Upper Rosonian-street ; Mr. Hill in the chair. Mr.
Holland, who gave the notice of motion at a previous
vestry, moved a resolution to the effect that the vestry re-
commend a subscription from house to house, in order to
afford all persons an opportunity to give their assistance,
and that the members of the vestry connected with the
wards collect the subscriptions in them. This was agreed to,
and s sum of about tiol. was collected in the room.

FIEEN w —Lint night a numerously attended
and ioduential public meeting of the inhabitants of Green-
wich was held in the board-room if the District Board of
Works, to adopt measures for relieving the existing distress
in the cotton districts. The chair was o.•cupied by Admiral
Hamilton, and at the commencement of the proceedings
letters were read from Mr. Farnell, Special Commissioner
of the Poor.law Board, and Alderman Salamoos, M.P., re-
grettiog unavoidable absence, and the latter enclosing a
donation of 10 guineas towards the fund. Resolutions in
favour of raising subscriptions in the district were passed,
and A numerous committee was appointed for the purpose.
A meeting of the recently formed collecting com-
mittee was held at Maachater on Thurelay ; Mr. Thomas
Clegg, this deputy chairman, presided. Amongst the letters
laid before the meeting was one from Mr. Cobden, M.P.,
urging a more liberal distribution of the funds subscribed.
Mr. Cobden add he considered it wrong to keep 100,0001. in
band now that the cold of the winter bad set in. Another
letter sug,:ested that the committee ',book' comprise several
of the I...reek residents. Various details connected with
the canvass now going on were entered into. The amount
received by Mr. J. W. Maclure, bon. Nee. of the Central
Relief Fond, on Wednesday, was 5,0001., independently of
the AOOO/. annum:wed as having been collected by the can-
ceasing committee. This sum of 5,000/. included 1,000/.
from the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, being the third
remittance from that diocese, snaking a total of 3,0001. ;
2,000/. from the Birmingham Relief Committee; and 100/.
from the St. Pancras Association. _ _

Exirree.—An influential meeting of the gentry,
clergy. and other citizens of Exeter was held on Wednesday,
in order w raise funds for the relief of the distress. The
Mayor presided, and among the speakers were the Dean,
Mr. Gard (one of the tuenibeni for the city). Chan.
eellor Barrington, and others. The sum of V3l. was sub-
scribed in the room, sod a weekly house.to-hone visitation
was resolved upon.

Hvor..—fhe following is the return of the state
et trade, &c. in Hyde, Dukinfield, Mottrarmin-Longdeadale,
Lc.. as prepared 6v Mr. Little, the deputy cbief constable :
Population, 51,622 ; number of mills, Itc., 89 ; number of
operatives usually employed, 26,450 ; operatives working
full time. 1,730 ; working four or live days a week, 1,419 ;
working three days. 4,630 ; working two days, 4,533 ; out
of employment, N,138. Relieved by tto guanlians, 10,890,
at a cost of 78:tl. 19e. 6d. ; relieved by the relief committee
end by private persons, 16,060. Expended by the relief
committee, 879 f. 6s. Rd. ; by masters, in food and rent,
162'. ; money given by masters. 1401. ; money and goods
given by private persona, 401. Total number of persons re-
lieve,' d.utng the week, 26,950.

Huth.—:A large and influential ineeting of the
inhabitanti of Hull and the district was held on Wmlone-
day. at the Town-hall, at which resolutions sympathising
with the sufferers, and in favour of energetic efforts for
their relief, were adopted. Upwards of 1,000/. was sub-
scribed in the room.

WIGAN.—Oti Wednesday a meeting was held at
the Moot-hall, Wigan, for the purpose of taking steps to I
teime* third subscription for the relief of the distremedope- 1
retires in the town. The Mayor presided, and was supported !
hy many of the spioners of the neighbourhood. Mr. Dar.
Hinton. one of the secretaries of the Relief Fund, laid I
before the meeting an account of what the committee
bad hitherto done. The first subscription amounted to •
4,4:',;)/. 3s. 3d., and the secoad had reached 11,310/. Os.
making together 15,7691. 3d. cal. Of this second suMerip-
tie° there now remained 1,9.;41. 2s. 3d. With the excep-
tion of a few hundred pounds expended in clothing and
stationery, the whole of this money had gone in relief.
They had now seven sub-committees. 1,7 which the relief .
was weekly distributed, and their last return showed that
11,910 persona were sodded weekly. Taking into account II
what the poor received from the committees and from other
sources, be thought the average receipt of those on the 1111
books of the committee would he 2e. W. per week, a sum
slightly io excess of that paid in other places. The
clothing ',Weil bad been distributed, in addition to this,
could not be valued at less than 2,500/. or 3.0001. In the
sewiug schools there were 2.000 girls daily receiving
io-
etruction. As to what would he required for the winter
Ly the committee, it was eetinieted that theyeadd not get
over the next six months without an expenditure of 20,0110/.
klr. N. Ecitimiley stated that 11 the stun now paid in
relief was equal to a rate of in the pound. General
'Lindsay, M.P., said that though Laneashite might require
much from the public in the present emergency. the public
had much to demand from Lancashire, as her landowners
and her coal proprietors had all been benefited by the cotton
manufacture, and it was not till they had come forward
properly that the public would help the county. The sub-
scription list was then sent round. Lord Liodesy and Earl
Crawford's donation of 2,000/. heeded the list, end was
followed by 100/. from Messrs. Taylor and Brothers, and
1100/ from Mr. Thomas Taylor. the lemling partner in the
firm; Lord Kingsclown, 5001.; Mr. Woods, M.P.. 250/.• and
the Misses Woods (fifth contribution), 2501. ; jamas
Eckeraley and Suns, :1001.; Kirklesa Hall Coal Company,
20131.; Mem.. Ryles& and Sons 1001.; Mr. T. C. Ryley,
100/.: Mime Dealtry and Mims A. DMltry,lool. each ; Mears.
R. Bevaod. A. F. Ilaliburtoo, 11. Woodcock, W. G.
Walmsley, and the executors of Mr. J. A. Hodson, 1001.
each in all. 7,100/. 12s. 7d. was promised, principally is
weekly and monthly contributions. . .

OuniAm.—TlM number of persoui relieved by
the glardianx this week has been 13.371, and the coat' 064,
against 11,941 persons relieved, at a cost of 77W.. in the
week previous. A deputation, coexisting of Meseta. John
Platt, N. Worthington, E. A. Wright, and the Rev. T.
Nunstasid, attended the meeting of the hoard on Wedees-
day, for the purpose of urging the guardians to come to an
arrangement to relieve applicants to the full extent, so that
they might not have to apply to the committee. Mr. Platt
said that last week about 11,000 persons had been relieved
by the committee, of whom 5.000 were also assisted by the
gwinloius. It Ira* tleairalole that each board should relieve
to a proper extent, au that there might be no ascomity for