The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-29 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The Mansion-house committee held their weekly
Meeting yesterday at the Mansion-house. Mr. Alderman
(labia took the chair. Messrs. Morley, Cotton, Armitage,
Lyeett, Barber, and Gibbs were present. Several appli-
odious were read, and the committee. after dye conside-
ration. made the following granla :-Blackborn, 2,5004 ; '
Preston. 2,5004 ; Wigan. 1,5004 ; Stockport, 1,51.11. ;
Staleybridge, 1,0001. ; Ashton-under-Lyne, borough com-
mittee, 1,0001. ; Hyde, 5004 ; Roytoo, 2001. ; Dukiofield,
750/. ; 31illbrook, 500/. ; Ballington, 300/. ; Tiottriatle,
1301. ; Middleton, 200/. ; Newton Moor, 1501. ; Bt. Berns-
l's, 1504 ; Foulsworth, 2501, ; Enfield, 1031. ; Blee.kley,
1001. ; Tongs, 130/. ; St. Philip's, 3504 ,• Souls Almost.,
300/4 St. Thomas, Red Bank, 1004 ; Harpurhey
and Collyherst, 15131. ; Walton-le-dale, 1501. ; Broad.
bottom, 2001. ; %mbar-bridge, 150/. ; St. Michael,
Dolma, 50/. ; St. Paul's, Manchester, 150/. ; 113101X1011,
3150/. ; Hurst, rlO/. : Heywood, 5001. ; Rawtenstall, 2501. ;
Oloseop, 5004 ; Bump, 4501.; St. Jude's. 3501. ; St. Peter's,
Oldham, 3504 ; St. George's, ditto, SOW. ; Lees, 2501. ;
Livery, 501. ; Mitten, 1004 ; Droyleedeo, 2304 ; Hulme,
1.5001., sod for soup, 50/. ; Rochdale, 1,0001. ; Moesley,
6001. ; Belmont, 50/. Collyhurat, 250/. ; Fai'diston. 1004 ;
Padiluint, soar. ; Ranssbottom, 300/. ; Wordhill, 50/. ; Bib-
cheater, 401. ; Healey, 501. ; Ilaslingden, 2501. ; Whit-
worth, 15W. ; Poynter', 1004 ; Shuttleworth. 1301. ; Cathe-
dral district. 2001. ; Oldham, 1,0004 ; Barnoldwich, 350'.;
Burnley, 1,0001. ; St. Michael's, Manchester, 6501. ;
; Spofforth, 2301. ; Stakeshead, 500/. ; Crompton,
2501. ; St. James, Rochdale, 50/. ; Salford, 1,0C31. ;
Bebden Bridge, 1501. ; Tongs, 1004 ; Darweo, 3501. ;
Bloepits. 3001. ; Harwood, 1504 ; Rippeoden, 3031. ;
St. George's, Charleton, 504 ; Horwich, 1501. ;
Beam Mersey, 1501. ; Littletoo, 2001. ; Briercliffe, 1001. ;
Overlookers, Presto*, 1001. ; Bradshaw, 1001. ; Chorlron-
me-Medlook, 800/. ; Ashton overlookers, 1001. ; Moorside.
hal, 3004 ; Mytholne Lloyd, 3004 ; Stockport, warehouse-
men. 200/. The total amount remitted yesterday sans
31,1654 The financial statement showed a total receipt up
to Thursday morning of 128,5331. 19e. 6d., of which
46,6141. 7s. have come to band during the week ; 31,6774 7s.
from home subscriptions, and 13,W.371. from foreign coati:-
billions. Mr. Cotton remarked with reference to something
latish had been laid in respect to the money being funded,
V the public were led to believe that, they would perhaps
be under the impression that money was not urgently
aegcnd He thought it would be advisable that it should to
ooddssrraa that the money was nut funded, but was placed
sat at call, and the committee could obtain it at any time
they wanted it, and that it was as well to have sufficient for
two or three weeks in reserve.

Tb. total amount of sob-riptions received yesterday was
*boat 4,500/., of which 2,0001. was received through Marra
Ma&moo sad Co., from Mr. M'Aixlrew, Chairman of the
Moog Kong Chamber of Commerce ; being a portion of a
collection to the amount of 5,0001., the other portion of
which was to be forwarded to the central committee.

We understand that collections will be made at
Ter ibises?! Chapels Royal to-morrow, for the relief of
Os distress en the manufacturing districts. The chaplain
Is waiting at 131. James's is Kr. Kingsley.

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Sr. ANDUW MiDEINHAFT, Cm. —A public
meeting of the inhabitants of this pariah was held last
evening in the ward school room, St. Maxi Axe, for the
purpose of considering the best means of collecting coatri-
lotions throughout the parish in aid of the sr ifet,ng opera-
tives in the cotton districts. The meeting was presid d
ever by the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, the rector of the pai:sh.
3b. Howell, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
tion Company, moved a resolution which was adopted ap-
pointing • committee, consisting of the rector, churcu-
wardens, and overseen, for the pm pose of celecting coati i-
butions by means of bouse-to-howie visitations, the :290 to
bepaid into the Mansion-house relief fend.
It Lis been intimated that many of the gen-
tlemen whose names figured very prominently in the
Liverpool subscription list will duplicate their sub-
scriptions at the forthcoming county meeting, and
that notwithstanding the very large amount; which
lave already been given the list will contests no coe-
temptfole sums posted to the names of Liverpool men. The
aldermen acd town councillors, together with a number of
philaothropic gentlemen, are making the molt strer uous
exertions on behalf of the operatives, by holding ward meet-
ings and organizing a thoroughly effective system of
collection.

iNDON-BRIDOZ TIRMINCM 110YEL COMPANY
IldmiTED.l Yesterday the half.yearly meeting of this com-
pany was held at the betel, London-bridge ; Lfr. Challice in
the chair. The substance of the report of the directors hrl
shady been published. The Chairman, in moving the
adoption of the report, referred with satietactioo to the
Let that the company now possessed not only a good and
profitable badness but also a large quao.ley art surplus
land, a great many unburned shares and uninsurd debeutur
They were under negotiation with the London and Brighton
Company for the side of the surplus land, and the price
would be left to arbitration. With respect to the dividend
the board had originally intended to divide t p.-r cent., hut
tie business of the hotel continued so favourable that they
thought it but justice to the shareholders that they should
veep the full advantage of their speculation, and they had
therefore come to the resolution to divide lO per cant. Their
tavern and wine bushiest' would, he was sanguine, yield them
• huge amount of profits. The working or the tap business
was already highly remunerative, and at was in contempla-
tive to give It greater extension. Mr. Baumgarten se-
seeded the motion, which was agreed to. The dividend as
recommended wasdeelared, the usual honorarium voted to the
directors, and a further sum of 50 gallium voted in alleviation
of the Lancashire distress, when the proceedings terminated.
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.—The
half.vearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at
the Loudon Tavern ; C. It. CO4lllllll in the chair. The
advertisement by which the meeting had been convened
having been read, theiteport of the directors was submitted.
The report stated that the amount to the credit of revenue
was 1.4751. The directors noticed that there had bt en • small
increase in the traffic of the half-year over the corramondiog
period of last year, although, owing to the depression of
trade. almost every Irish railway bad been considerably
down in their receipts during the year. The directors re-
commended that a dividend at the rate of I per Gent. per
annum be paid on the preference stock of the company tor
the half-year, and that the balance after such payment be
applied to clear off the remaining old outstanding accounts,
which would leave 1691. 19e. 10d. to be carried to next
account. The board said they were glad to inform the
shareholders that the board of the Kilkenny Junction
Railway Company had entered into a contract for nuking
the extension line to Abbeyleix, in the Queens County, •
distance of 19 miles from Kilkenny, and the works were
is progress ; this, when completed, would draw a large
amount of traffic to the railway. The report was adopted,
and a dividend at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum upon
the nrefersone stock declared.
I.liiil.PO EXPLOSION AND Loss OF EIGHT LIVER.—

A peculiarly distressing occurrence is reported from the
neighbourhood of Alowick. At Hockmoor House, a farm
about five miles distnnt from that town, the boiler of the
threabing machine exploded with greet force on Wedoesdsy
last, killing on the spot six persons, and so seriously injuring
other two that they died in the course of the night. As to
tie causes or circurastanore of the eed catastrophe, compara-
tively little is yet known, and the coroner's inquest, which
wee formally opened on Thursday, bee been adjourned.
With the exception of a youth about 13fteee the victims of
the accident are all fems)es, the eldest of wham is only
twenty-one years of age. _ _ _

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