The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANES.

A memorial lute been forwarded to Mr. Olatlatone
from the city of York, signed by the Lord Mayor the
sheriff, a managing director, and the managers of erich of
the joint stock banks; the general manager, secretary, and
emineer of the North Eastern Railway Company ; a trustee
and pane of the managers of the York Savings Rank, and
some of the principal firms, who are also employers of labour
in the city; strongly recommending the adoption of Mr.
Tote's proposal to establish saving, banks in oonnexion with
the Postuffice.

The following acknowledgment hrui been received :
" liuwniug•street, Jan. 9.
" Sir,--I an, desired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst.,
transmitting one signed by the Lord Mayor of York, and
other gentlemen, in support of Mr. Sikes' proposal of poet-
office savings banks. And I am to acquaint you in reply that
this subject has for some time been under Mr. Gladstone's
careful consideration, that be received with cordial male-
faction this expremion of opinion proceeding front persons
well qualified to judge; and that he mrnesay hopes it may
be practicable to frame a Oen by which the objects in view
may be extensively *Memel —I am, sir, your obedient
servant, " CHArthEll L RTAX."

THE Ex-DUKE or 310IWN A REDITCRIK—GeocrAI
Sartori, commander of the little body of troops dill in the
se* vice of the es-Ihtke of Modena, ha. published at Rossano
the following order of the day :—" Brave Soldiers, I am
charged by his Imperial Highness the Archduke Albert to
announce to you good new■. You are destined to form the
van-guard of the army which is shortly to enter co a cam-
paign. It is for that purpose that arms of precision will
be delivered to you to-day, sad his Imperial Highness has
no doubt that you will be worthy to bear them, and that
you will know how to use them for re-entering your
country."
ROYAL AtVISPTA :SCE tW THE LIVERPOOL PEE.sat
OVA RD. —Yesterday (Thurialay) a coromunicution was re-
ceived in Liverpool from the Lad of Sefton, lord-lieutenant
of the county, to th, effect that the Press Guard—which
now numbers 400 members of the newspaper, typographical,
and kindred trades—bad been formally accepted by her
Majesty, that the corps would be numbered the 80th Lan-
cashire, and that the commissions would lie issued almost
immediately.
CRYSTAL PALACL—Yesterday, for the first time
during the frost, a alight fog partially enveloped the
Palace, but was not intense enough to obscure the blue sky
altogether, while the view from the water-towen was unin-
terrupted, the fog stretching out beneath the spectator like
an immense sheet of snow over the whole of the surround-
ing trountry, with here and there a tree top, or 3 tall chim-
ney, penetrating through it. Towards London it :nannies)
a blackish tint. Many gentlemen and ladies ammitil them-
selves on the ice, which has been well swept and watered,
so that a new face has funned, raking it in capital
condition.

NEW 31AGIBTRATER FOR THE. LIEERTY OF THE
TO%ER or LONDolt.—Yesterday a General Quarter ',melon
of the Peace for the liberty of her Majesty's Tower of
London, was held at the Court Houle, Weileloge•gouere,
ohder the preeWency of Charles Sidi.bury Butler. Foy.,
wben the following gentlemen were sworn o Jugtires
uf the Peace for the Mercy. : George Meriting We/lig,
re; . f Whiter! apet ; /leery Hareem:ft, Esq., of Hethn.d.
pees; said William Turner, Lei., of Hackney.