The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-21 00:00:00

DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

A meeting of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the
cotton mane factoring districts was held on Saturday (by per-
mission of Earl of Ellesmere), at Bridgewater house, There
were present the Earl of Derby, who presided, the Marquis
of Westminster, the Earl of Ellesmere, Earl Dude, the
Marquis of Hartington, Earl Talbot, Lord Ingestre, M.P.,
Lord Egerton, Lord Skelmersdale, Mr, Algernon Egerton,
ALP., Mr. Leigh, M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. Gregson,
M.P., Mr. Bazley, M.P., Mr. Cobbett, M.P., Col. Wilson
Patten, M.P., Mr. Garnett, M.P., Mr. Hibbert, M.P., Mr.
J. L. Ricardo, M.P., Mr. C. Turner, M.P., Sir J. K. Shut-
tleworth, Sir J. Scarlett, Sir T. Hesketh, the Maycr of
Manchester, &c.

The Earl of DERBv,having been called to the chair, said
he thought the time had arrived when the owners of pro-
Flirty connected with the cotton districts were bound to
come forward for the relief of the distress which prevailed
there, and which was gradually increasing in severity. The
object of raising a public subscription was not to relieve
paupers, but to assist those who were still struggling to
maintain their independence, and thus to prevent them
from being unavoidably added to the list of paupers. He
hoped that the appeal now about to be made would be
cheerfully and liberally responded to.
Colonel PA.TTEN moved the following resolution :
" That the increased distress in the cotton districts calls for
increased efforts for relief ; that it is incumbent on those
who are connected by property with these districts to take
a prominent part in contributing such relief ; that a com-
mittee be appointed for receiving subscriptions to be trans-
ferred to such association for the relief of distress as they
may think fit; and that the undersigned engage to con-
tribute the sums set against their several names."
Mr. A. EGERTON, M.P., seconded the resolution, which
was put and carried unanimously.

The committee nominated included the High Sheriff of
Lancashire, the Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of Elles-
mere, the Earl of Setton, Lord Egerton of Tatton, Sir J.
Gerard, Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, Mr, Cross,'and the Mayor
of Manchester. '

The CHAIRMAN deprecated the confounding of the object
of the meeting with Government aid. Government assist-
ance should not be resorted to until all other resources had
failed to meet the case, and the owners of property were
bound to come for ward in this emergency.

The following subscriptions appeared in the subscription
list :—The Earl of Derby, £l,OOO ; the Earl of Ellesmere,
£1,000; the Marquis of Westminster, £1,000; Lord Eger-
ton of Tatton, £l,OOO (£5OO of it to Manchester) ; Earl
Ducie, £lOO ; Capt. F. Egerton, R.N., £lOO ; Mr. A. Eger-
ton, M.P., £100; Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., £lOO ; Col.
Wilson Patten, £3OO ; Sir J. Scarlett, £lOO ; Sir J. K.
Shuttleworth, £3OO ; Mr. Legh, M.P., £3OO ; Mr. Thomas
Bazley, £5OO ; Lord Skelmersdale, £lOO ; Mr. E. Stanley,
£100; Sir Thomas Hesketh, £150; Mr. H. Woods,
£250; Mr. Thornhill, M.P., £500; the Marquis of Hart-
ington, £300; the Earl of Talbot, £500; Major Ed-
wards, £100; Captain Edwards, £100; Major G. C. Legh,
£250 ; Sir R. Gerard, £5OO , Mr. W. E. Forster, £2OO ;
Captain Grey, £100; Rev. W. Thursby, £100; Mr. Gar-
nett, M.P., £5O; Sir J. D. Fitzgerald, £5O; Mr. Gregson,
M.P., £100; Mr. T. B. Crosse, £5O; Mr. J. J. Blackburn,
£5O.

Sir J. K. Shuttleworth was appointed secretary, and
Colonel 'Wilson Patten treasurer to the committee.

The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman, and a similar acknowledgment to the Earl of
Ellesmere for the use of his residence for the meeting.

The race meetings for this week are Nottingham
and Southampton on Tuesday and 'Wednesday, Stamford
on Thursday and Friday, and Marlborough on Friday; and
then the sporting year culminates at Goodwood.

the yachting and rowing events of this week
include Swansea Regatta on Monday and Tuesday, King-
ston-on-Thames and Great Yarwouth on Tuesday. -wen,
next•the-Sea on Wedncsday, and Barnes and Mortlake
Amateur Regatta, Corsair Rowing Club, Nautilus Club,
West London Rowing Club, and Irish Model Yacht Club,
on Saturday.

The Great North and. South cricket match will
be played for Grundy's benefit, at Lord's, this day.
The Hon. C. G. Littleton, Messrs H. Mitchell, Carpenter,
Daft, Grundy, Hayward, Jackson, Parr, Rowbotham, Tar •
rant, and Wootton represent the North; and Messrs. W.
F. Traill and C. Wadeson, with Bennett, Caffyn, Ctosar,
Griffith, Lonkyer, Swell, H. H. Stephenson, Willsher,
and Wisden, the South.
THE INFLUENCE OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON
HEALTH,—Hardwicke, Piccadilly —The nature of this
little work will be best indicated in the words of the pre-
face :—The proprietors of the _Lancet, anxious to procure
for the public and the profession sound information in lieu
of vague surmises on this subject, appointed recently a
scientific commission to conduct an inquiry into the in-
fluence of railway travelling on the public health; and
the result of their labours is here printed in a complete
form. The assistance of the most able members of the medical
and engineering professions has, it will be observed, been
freely given ; and it may fairly be said that in this report
are epitomised and digested all the ascertained facts which
bear upon the question. We strongly recommend the
work to the notice of all who are connected with the
management of railways, or in the habit of travelling by
them. The mass of evidence goes to prove that whilst the
actual danger to life in travelling by rail is comparatively
small, that to health is, from various causes, considerable.
But for the discussion of these and their remedies we must
refer the reader to the book itself,

MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS.—NO
sooner has the excitement attending the Handel Festival
subsided, than the English Friendly Societies enter the
Crystal Palace to carry out their Annual Fetes and Galas.
On the Ist of this month the Foresters mustered in large
numbers from the Midland Counties. The next and great-
greatest Friendly Society celebration will be that of the
Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows, on Tuesday, sth Aug.,
and it is expected to be the most successful this society has
yet had in consequence of the present year being the first
jubilee since the establishment of the society,which took place
in 1812. The order has worked successfully in spite of enor-
mous ifficulties, and now stands pre-eminent over any other
body in the world, having nearly 350,000 members and com-
mensurate funds to provide for the benefits assured. Bat to
provide for widows and orphans, and relief to distress mem-
bers, it is usual to arrange special excursions and entertain-
' ments, the profits of which are applied for these worthy
objects. On this occasion the duty devolves up3n a metro-
politan committee, who not only invite visitors to the
standard amusements at the Palace, but have specially
engaged M. Blondin, and arranged prizes for boat. racing
gr
procession
on the lakes, and other out-door sports, incluidllinbge
a cricket,an
the h we
bands of four
dancing, &c. The great features of the ieet
through the grounds, in
which
of the London Rifle Corps will take part, including that of
the new Artillery Brigade, organised by Messrs Walmibley
and Blanchard Jerrold ; and a full display of the great
fountains, and the entire series of
waterworks.
excursion trains will run to London. from all
towns throughout the kingdom. And we
thunderstandeprinctihpaatl
the London committee have arranged for
traffic by the Midland Railway.
THE BRITISH LION AND THE FRENCH EAGLE.—
The unity that now exists between England and France
could not be better exemplified than by an incident which
took place in the Tower on Sunday last. During the day,
scores of our Gallic friends paraded the garrison, all in the
different uniforms of their respective regiments, and their
breasts glittering with medals. Amongst them were several
sergeants of the Zouaves, escorted by a number of the Im-
perial Guards of equal rank. All the visitors wore the
Legion of Honour. Having noticed the warder on duty at
the entrance gate, who had lost his arm at the battle of
Aliwal, being then sergeant-major in the 10th Lancers, and
whose breast was also decorated, they formed a circle round
him, and by the aid of an interprater found out where he
had lost his limb. The British sailor, with that feeling of
good fellowship which always stamps his conduct, whether
at home or abroad, invited them to his quarters, where he
regaled them with a bottle of their own country beverage
nac. It was highly pleasing to see how
namely, the best Cog
on leaving the
these gallant Frenchmen, garrison, bade fare-
well to the veteran warders, all giving their names, regi-
ments, and the barracks they occupy in Paris, and finishing
with venez, nous voir a Paris, vous
sexes bier recu a notre
caserne.—United Service Gazette.
7," HE MURDER.—An official commuta-
tion of the sentence of death passed upon James Lawrence
for the murder of a young woman named Cox, at Hend on,
has been received, at Newgate. The document directs t hat
the prisoner is to be transported beyond the seas for the
torn of his natural life.