The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-15 00:00:00

sire of the power of the corporation to make all meet- i
gay reforms m ,tell, sad rendered lay applleation to par-
liament worse than uselee.
Mr. Asouttor, in te ply, said he had not heard it word of
opplittei against V 4 application to Parliament, Could any
ion be won', than that in which the corporation era
▪ lion
mom/at placed? (Hear.) Tao wit to toot
the •
'twenty :althorn who had exprrned their disapprobation
of ea cor.crol to which they war subjected. As to the
Polstv!tilch required remedy, it was ridiculous to specify
anown as they were to ererybody in and out of the
pr ,Ration. Look at the Lotd Mayor ; look at the alder-
rate ; look at the constituency, nnoting of publicans, who
Wove unjustly compelled to takenp their freedom before they
sonstenced their trade ! Look at the 'Long shore-men, a
gag always at command, for a few hundreds, to influence
election! (Hear.) Wm that a state of thin' p to
endured ? (Loud cries of " No, no.") It wee Ike
maiisment to give ib powerful aid to rend in pieces se db.
lading a system. The resolution was then carried.
The nest mutation, which went to restrain the Chamber-
lain from paying any sum of money by order of the Lord
Now, de., &a, was, after some diecussioa, negatived, evi-
dently from respzet to the Chamberlain, whose conduct since
by appointment bad given the most complete security that it
erooM be absurd to doubt the judicious and independent per-
formance of his duties under any circumstances of doubt or
difficulty in which he might be plad.
The last resolution was, That it ia the right of this
Court of Common Council, in common council assembled,
to regulate and control the business and proceedings of that
court, and the order end course of its proceedings, and to
regulate its paper of business." To this resolution, which
was moved by Mr. Ashurst, the committee agre,d unani-
mously.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
A Pooa-LAW FOR IMAM). —Ott Saturday, at a
numerously attended meeting of the vestry (the Rev. Dr. Spry
M
in the a ' we), d. r. H. C. Wihoo, Mr. G. Daniell, and r.
Potter, as a deputation on the part of the parochial com-
mittee, Moot the following petition to parliament,
a to pa a poor.law for Ireland, signed
ravVigpwaseths ArefrottriMeets •
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Carr d km Dila ks asseerkiel:
imgmei Crake reklienweef k.lll=wee pub-
lie re** soarer *lke mirk is ths
. Mrs* TIN yea pratesses earl* riplee at
isbanalterrerseiret, es rar==et IL=
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Is elba •
ma nod ssisrus 'ma wll=llw PmettiletieWtl
ark mike raw* ef k Warbearn-
Est ke per sal astras net with
et klaseas and stiserere tielbws
Y his* ass a • wed* a en* are paireisa denim-
=igtoris
iiikzwahateleg.fteertsisatti.4l•eesda.sentetter. t.r.
urea te oiler ad won* the sates kr** kr the metnterines
dale pa milsh, tt =sty sunk* werldleive pee*/ Nam&
elk Ile mad *la Na nabs Ire bra Adak ad
, net thy abe rest% Indlesettea Ile Nana of Ikea
riatiiihadedec elf=anitailswring akar,
lo lespidint rent
preset, sod lir warm = wiTnlsintkesiirg
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ILLlrratirs end dimes t the Os reergekin tearies,
eared y themetal.. of kart. tre lees art wt.
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epreami beak& MOE. end dletekeiles et Ikea Ma *ink
▪ offedbag op sway OW* of harrityrisiljakte, * lave
less rind kr krk ed64-ehael• *lam et pedderes
es assereamismelsatlelnielseened lete *a badenes
et keres, eked Is nand hp tae reeks et Tea eaea.le wirs.
• set Mars* seek sr aldtai eat tke baits et Awn
=bine lig ail end ewat pales et the empire; ad *et the
et ebpatha.aepiltraaW spate glee atersire
te lib WI ilk a• than bow to midi. isle* des Ne
werlemes et kik eau diallsis peer, Int eke lw shape roar
. d per deli kflarrelleete in eilldeek. TOM podilmore,
kr** tratip patswasit Iserwallebseeetbstenik Pane
at idea nrereres=spired as gear* peak* ail pr.
sem* film see allessrellern fs Woad, sad your
podlimal 1•11 pit• km
The petitka was adapted, end it wee agreed
that it should be la the of Sir B. Hall for pre-
sentation to the ease of Canna= es Monday evening.
STATS or PAUPIRISM sew Ti. PAWS/I.—Sir James
Hamilton expreeeed his gratifies** that during the put
week there had been a great demise of pauperism. The
somber of new applicatiolu for relief at March 5 was 620,
and on March 12, 399. In the house, Ina week, there were
1,657 persons; corresponding week last year, 1,877; de-
wee* 20.
LOCAL COURT

re understand that
the following appointments of treasurers of Local Courts in
the various districts under the Small Debts Act have now
been finally settled:—Northern Districts: Anthony Lam-
bert, Esq., Alnwick, Northumberland ; Robert Sandie Esq.,
of Carlisle ; Johnson Atkinson Busfield, Esq.. of Bradford;
John Peele Clapham, Esq., of Burley, near Otlev ; George
Croft, Esq., of Richmond; George Park, Esq., of Liverpool;
John Trevor, Esq., of Chester.—Eastern and Midland Dis-
tricts : William Edmund Ferrets, Esq. ; Jonathan Town-
ley, Esq., of Norwich ; Thomas Sharp, Esq., of No
ton; Geo. Ebenezer Foster, Esq., of Cambridge ; Thosr.ritZ
Esq.. of Warwick ; Wm. Blow Collis, Esq., a Stourbridge ;
Jonathan Elliott Gough, H.q. of Hereford. Wain
Richard Harrison, Esq., of Holiwell, Flintshire ; Hobart
Hingscote, Esq. Southern an Metropolitan DiStrietil:
Thomas Gripper, Esq. of Hertford; Frederick Mangle*,
Esq., of Guildford ; William Frederick Augustus Delane,
Esq. 4, Chatham-place, Blackfriars ; James Hoskins, Esq.,
of Pc'ortamosith.—Western Districts: Edwin Nicholette, Esq.,
of Bridport; Harman Visger, Esq.. of Bristol; James Ter-
rell, Eq., of Ezeter.—We believe the salaries of the re-
spective treasurers are not yet finally settled; and what-
ever amount may be proposed, it will be on the under-
needing that the whole arrangement of the districts, and
the dunes and emoluments of the treasurers, shall be subject
to revision, after a sufficient period has elapsed to afford
the means of judging of the working of the act passed in
the last session of parliament.—Observer.
THE TRUSTEES Of THE SAVINGS BANK AT

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-Gentlemen,—My attention having been called to an ob-
servation paid to have been made by one of the Barons of
the Exchequer, as to the operation of the Statute of Limits.
time, on deposits in savings basks, viz., " that a great
nosy people who lodge their money in savings banks would
be rather astonished to learn that if they allowed their
=my to remain for mix years in the hands of their banker,
. mltherat rearing any portion of their money, they were
Wrel by the Statute of Limitations, and could not recover
IV lea quite sure that if such an observation were made,
lb brashly Grail not have been aware of the provision eon-
; Mimi la the Savings Bank Act (9 Geo. IV., c. 92, s. 17),
uW ezpresely prevents the operation of that statute by
mastic 'that it shall be lawful for the managers and
traloss at any savings bank, if they shall so think fit, to
ar." OW all interest which shall become due and payable
•.teoiipitor, on any sum of money deposited in such
whip beak, shall yearly, or twice in each and every year,
he satiated sad computed by the trustees, and shall be
aerial to the credit of the person depositing the said sum of
legney, end shall become principal, and shall thenceforth
Noy haven't in all respects as other principal money depo-
sSal In the said bank; or as if the said SUM of interest so
. elledessi bad actually been paid to the said depositor, and
hill. repaid to the said trustees, any law, statute, or usage
• le tie contrary notwithstanding ;" and as the rule+ of every
anksgs bank provide for the computation of interest, yearly
er half-yearly, in compliance with the above enactment, it is
finite clear that, as the interest so added is declared to carry
interest in all respect+ as if the same had actually been paid
to the depositor, and by him repaid to the trustees, the
Statute of Limitations cannot apply to depositors in a savings
bank.— I am, gentlemen, yours faithfully, Join; TIDO
Plan, the Sinister appointed to certify Rules of Savings
Banks.—London, March 6, 1847.

111811 WASTE LANDS IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.—
The belt y meeting of this company was held on Natur-
al,ly aleeent, at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry,
k oregano* of there not having bees a sufficient number
of ohowebeliers present on the forteeremaskot legally to eon-
ahem a mesaleg. fib! Earl of Devoe teak the am& The
atootory rood re report of the directors, which informed
lie areasidere that the sum of 3,0001. rod been offered for
them att The fifth call %pm the share.
hoiden Ind been wade in Jane but g and egos 1,030 shares
then etaistued doe, in et the bee Inmelanent, the
mat arida ; mod In roe tee senor hostalatent, the
maim • total of 1,7844 Atter MIN anten-'
Vitra einerwolinsk the report submitted to the pro-1
*les tb atetrest of reeekt and expenditure for the half-
leiio ttce3 loif Darmber hem
b eeee in hoed ialwhtlicaht it appears
loos wr
OIL lea Id. ; and the hoboes of sessea, after darer*
• khlisirwes 12,4611. lea Id. CAL/Worm then agar reed
likhannael report of the marillomalo" wadltim di"
elders tellailm In Ireland, en Altar at which was glees
lb=del the meeting islet eta the 27th of Pelnersag
la this paper of the Id of March. pm
Adorn thought that this report of Cubed
Rebhan sold not but give great satisfaction to the
• dr noholdara. Its (Apse% was to give the shareholders a
hit and plain sonunt of the state of the society's
• =idjin Ireland; and that object, he thought, had been
attained. It was impossible that any report re-
ign" to the state of Ireland could, under existing circum-
• ettnelk he altogether of a satisfactory nature. The great
Penn to vhkh attention shard be directed was the employ-
aid of capital. There could be no doubt but that the
WNW remiarset of Ireland were very greet; capital alone
was needed to make there rename contributory to the
lonoseal welfare of the country. The only circumstance that
larnated them from entertaining the qualities of a loan,
vas that there was a clause in the present act which probi.
heel them from borrowing on. tie y until the should
bete beepaid up in full. He `the Basal of Devon) kad en-
ilinniled to get a clause inserted, owPowerind the," ne„.e`m"
ton a loan if so authorised by • meeting of tee 'nue-
hiders It wee for the directive to rounder whether they
thenld •PPly to the Board of Work, At* a loan. It must be
lame in mind that in the present sten' of Ireland no estate
an remain stationary; it mast either Owgreag Of tette'
Pete; and for its provision the one thing needed was
offkal. The directon, be said, were inclined to apply to
. rwsmeat for assistance. Mr. Buckingham moved that
li Robinson's report be printed and adopted together with
Roof the directors. This was seconded by Capt. B. Bond,
mid tunnimoiudy carried. Mr. Amory moved, and Mr.
Lens seconded, " that the Earl of Devon, James
Eat., M.P., Charles Fitadmon, Esq., and
• B. Maude, Esq., be re-elected as directors fie
we ensuing year ; and that the Rev. William re
▪ be elected to fill the vacancy caused in the di-
____."etonhip. by the death of Henry Handley, Nal " In
"mag lan resolution, which was unanimously adopted, the
Debbi elbairman observed that it was matter of greet sat:bike.
GM to think that, poor as were the people on the eeeleti's