The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

this day, professedly extracted from the Stockport Adver-
tiser, in which it is stated that another cotton mill hr
stopped at Stockport, and that from six to seven thousand
hands have been thrown out of employment. The para-
graph in question was given by us. from the Stockport
.4,/r,riis,r, on Saturday last, correctly, Rod word for word
as it now appears in the morning papers, with one excep-
tion—the tarnber of hands thus rendtred idle was six to
seven Itundr,tl.—Wolv. _

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The number of estates brought to the hammer in Lon-
don within the last month has been considerable, and the
prices generally has been low. The number of sales of
household furni:ure and stock in trade has not far exceeded
the usual average, but in most instances the amount realized
has be;•tt forcibly demonstrative of the state of the
times. The furniture brokers say the trade was never
before so dull, and that they are crowded with goods even
to their cellars, for which they find no purchaser..

" TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF SUBSCRIDERS TO THE
FOND FOR THE RELIEF OF THE NECESSITOUS l'OOtt OF
MANCHESTER.
s• The Sub-Committee of Management have agreed upon the
Cll•wing as their seventh Report •
" Your Sub-Committee, conceiving it to be of the utmost im-
portance that you should be apprised of the nearly exhausted state
of the funds entrusted to their management, in sufficient time to
enable you to adopt such further measures, if you have the means
al to do, as the exigency of the case may require, have requested
your attendance. in order to lay before you a summary account of
their rec.•ipts and expenditure since the commencement of the sub-
Script ions.
" They are aware that a more enlarged state :tent, embracing a
comprehensive devil of their proceedings since the last report, may
be required from them ; but as they deem the financial portion of
the subject of sufficient magnitude to occupy the undivided atten-
tion of this meeting, they will not trouble you at present with mat_
tens of less urgent concern, for which an equally convenient op-
portunity may hereafter present itself.
" The balance of the fund raised in 1020 was 9361. The first *of
the present subscription, up to the 28th of April I tat, 6,6•h''l. ; and
the second subscription, up to the 22t1 inst. 7.4761. ; making the
whole sum raised in Manchester, anti front persons connected
with the town and neighbourhood, 15,0471. ; to which must be
added, 2,000/. remitted by the London Committee, and his
.lajesty's Royal donation of 1,000/. Of this sum of 113.0a01.
more than 16,000/. have been expended and distributed in
provisions among the poor, and there remain still unpaid to the
Treasurer of .he first subscription about 70/., and of the second
about 2661. ; a balance, therefore, of about 1,800/. remains ;
and as the expenditure at the now reduced rate of about fourteen-
pence to each family per week will amount to nearly five
hundred pounds, the present will not furnish a supply for more
than four weeks. To those who will be at the trouble of fairly
Investigating the subject, the Sub Committee are satisfied it
will appear that every particular economy has been adopted; but
they have also the painful conviction that great numbers in Man-
chester and the associated townships, to whom the Committee have
nit had Vie means of affording any assistance, are suffering grievous
privations; whilst many. who partake of the charity, have literally
nothing for their support but the scanty allowance which it supplies
tie n.
Your Sub.Comtnimee are not prepared, nor would they f•sel
themselves warranted in recommending any precise measure fur
your adoption ; the expedients that have been suggested seem all to
be more or less objectionable; but they are not without hopes that
' somewhat may arise from the discussion of this day, whereby the
diaress which they fear is still undiminished may be considerably
alleviated. (Signed) " Wm. JOHNSON, M.A., Chairman.
" July 24."