The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-27 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The weekly return of Mr. Laverty, the chief con-
sist& of Blackburn, as to the date of employment in the
borough, shows an increase of nearly 600 unemployed opera-
lives as compared with the prevent' week ; so that now there
am upwards of 14,000 woos out of employment in Black-
burn. Sixteen mills out of seventy-four am working full
time, some with a portion of the operatives only ; 2d are
working short time, and 30 are entirely closed, throwing
oat of work 12,220 operatives. During the week the relief
committee have dispensed 27,8871b5. of bread and 23,4401b5.
of oatmeal, against 24,5651 be. of bread and 21,7201 b,. of oat-
meal in the preceding week. The committee ask additiocel
assistance at the head, of the Madames of the town to en-
able them to fully visit the applicants for relief. There has
also been an increase in the number on the books of the
relieving officers, not may in the district of Blackburn, but
also in the distressed out-townships. The report of the
beard of guardians on Saturday showed that 13,858 per-
sons had beau relieved during the week, against 12,911 in
the previous week, at an expense of 7341.12 e. 9d. Of this
number 11,402 belonged to the district of Blackburn, and
were relieved with 6351. Is. 6d ; 1,170 belonged to the
Oswaldwhistle district, and were relieved with 621.95. 10d.
and 1,086 belonged to the dieted of Over Damen, and
were relieved with 471 4s. 11d. In the corresponding week
of last year 2,419 memos were relieved in the whole union
with 1201. 5.. 3d., showing an increase in the union of up-
wards of 600 per cent., and for the Blackburn district en in-
crease of 800 per cent. The relief fund has been augmented
to 7,4591. 16e. ld. by the receipt of 3001. from the Lord
Mayor of London ; 20L from Mr. T. H. Belay, Manchester;
BL. bow Mr. Bird, Blackpool ; and II 9". from Mr. Duck.
worth's operative Wickman'.
The weekly resoling of Om Wigan Relief Consulates was
held on Monday, when it was reported!, that the rabscrip-
tioss (including IBM received from the London committee)
now amounted to 8,7771. 10s. 102 of which sum all had
been expended. excepting 7451., which remained in the
banks, and 1,0000. which had not yet been paid io. The
returns from the invent ward committees showed that
another large increase had taken place in the number of
persons relieved by the committee, and in the amount ex-
pended. Lad week the number of cases was 3,179.
Ming 9,537 persona, and the amount paid in relief,
4elrels. This week the number of cases is 3,267, equal
to 9,801 persona, and the expenditure is 4211. 18s., show-
ing an increase of 88 aces, or 264 persons and an
increase of 61.17 e. is the coot. Tiber newly appointed Pem-
berton committee had bad 90 sew during the
week. A lengthy discussion took Puce on the question,
what waste be done with the clothing now being made in
the schools by the factory girls. It was said that at the
present time many of the girls were in sheolute need of
clothing, and it would be advisable to allow them to have
what articles they required at the pea• they had cost the
committee, smell sums being Mopped from the relief given to
pay for the clotbiog. Some members of the committee
thought the garments ought to be given to the glee ; but
a motion to the effect that the clothing disposed of
at present must be paid for was ultimately carried.
The attention of the committee was next called to the date
of the factory lads under 15 or 16 years of age, who were
now running about the streets and being led into all sorts of
mischief. They were too young to be employed by the
guardians. It was suggested that the lads should be cent
to school, the committee paying the school fees, which, it
was thought, would not amount to more than bl. per week.
A resolution to this effect was posed ; the same method to
be adopted with the girls who were too young to attend the
sewing depose. It was stetted that Nathaniel lehmeley,
req., who bed beim zdaced on the emeentiee of the Man-
i cheater Central Otseauttee, weld net attend the
of that body. It sees decided that a &paeans=
wait oe Mr. leloweley to request him, if to serve
on the committer, and if he dill ref it was resolved
that the Maraebater Committee should requested to
appoint Mr. Los as Use ropromUtirs of W

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