The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-22 00:00:00

THE SAVINGS BANK BILL.

At a special general meeting of the trustees and
nisaagenof the Warrington Savings Bonk. convned for the
pupate of considering the provisions oi the Savings Bank
Bill now before parliament, field on Tuesdey, the 14th day
of May, 1850, and turnerouely attended, the following reso-
lutions were unanintowdy agreed to :
" That in the opinion of this meeting the maintenance of
the system of ravings honks is of the utmost imporanes,
not only in in financial bearings, at.d as promoting provi-
dent habits among Um working cl.s,es, hut also in a son 1
and political view, es teneleng to convince ell classes that
they have a personal and pecuniary interest iu :Le security
and well being of the state."
" That this meeting &sins to express ita C3I. victim that
so ling as the entire management of the insti•ution is vested
lin the hurls of the trustees and managers, subject to rho
supervision and inspection of the Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt, the clause of the Aet of 7 and
8 Victoria, e. 83, so far as regards the liab.lity of trustees
sad managers, is very properly repealed."
" That inasmuch ae t .e bill c. niemplates the ciptintment,
by the Commi.sioners for the It elution 01 the Nation-1
Debt, of a treasurer who shell conduct ail the cash transac-
tions of the bulk, this meeting is of opinion that the imposi-
tion of lianility upon the trustees and manager. under inch
etowiitions is unnecessary and unjust."
" Tat this meeting desires to express its opit ion that ths
sth clause in the bill, which nimbi.' the secretary to certify
the transactions of each day's business, as conciliated by the
treasurer, or his clerk, or scent, is extremely objectionable,
Inas:nun as it tends to place the management of the institu-
tion entirely in the has ds or paid officers, and thus virtuelly
to nullify the supervision of those gentlemen, who, in this
establishment, at Iraq, have day by day devoted their atten-
tion to the interests and salutary overt:ions of tbe savinas
bank mode their government, end whams attendance is, in
the opinion of this meeting, ab,olutely indispensable to
proper management."
" That this meeting desires to express its atproval of the
provieions introduced into toe bill tor the appointment of in-
, spectoie.". . .

."That the reducti:n of interest, and the limitation of the
aggregate amount to lOW., are objectionable, and must, in
the opinion of this meeting, be seriously u jurious to the use.
I fulness of this iosutu.ion, which at present confers most
portant heat lit on the working dame "
" That with the lief puon of the poin,s above alluded
to, especially the appointment of inspectors, ►nd ezorp ing
also a few minor pei•.ts of detail:, this meeting is of opinion
that the bill contain•, ranch that it objection►ble, no
improvements on the existing state of the law."
" That the foregoing r e lutioni be printed, and that 4
copy be sent to the Chancellor of the Etch, quer and to
every memb<r of the House of Commons.—(Signed I Tnuma 1
LToX, Chairman."

ENGLISH " SPECIMENS" FOR THE PACHA OP
EGYPT —Among the " passengers " by the Indus, which
left Southampton on Monday, for Alexandria, with the
India mail, were 12 horses, eight ponies, five doge, abut
20 pheasants, four swans, hall a doz rabbits, and as many
barn door fowls., all of which were purchased in this country
at an enormous ',pence (or the Picts of Egypt. The
whole of the United Hine dim has been ranucked to get the
choicest specimens of the various animals, which the Pacha
required. A. number of parsons went out to Egypt in 'he
Indus to take charge of the animals and birds during the
voyage. Thc horses were of the race-hone breed. One of
them, a very fine animal, cost eight hundred guiners.
The ponies were Shetland, and were beautiful
creatures. They were remarkable for their diminutive sin
and their resemblance one to another in height, colour, &e.
The swans were black, and noble looking birds. Tree phea-
sants were great curiositiee, on account of the variety and
beauty of theft plumage. The rabbits were high bred, and
had all the points most esteemed by fanciers. The male
domestic Jowls w, re as fine specimens of the British chanti-
cleer as were aver sees. The greatest curiosity, however, is
the whole collection were two bulldogs. They were thorough
bred, and so fierce and ugly that scores of persont who went
to look at them recoiled tor a moment with surprise and
tear. The bulldogs were fastened to the deck with massive
chains, but one of them broke his chain easily and killed
some poultry in a hen-coop before he could be *enured. Two
tigers would scarcely be more dangerous to encounter. They
would have made admirable model. fu a painter about to
describe the legendary Cerberii, whom the poets describe ss
guarding the entrance to the infernal regions
FOREIGN AID SOClETT.—Yesterday the tenth an-
nual meeting of this society took place at the Hanover-square
Rooms, the Marquis of Cholmoodeley in the chair. His
lordship opeacd the proceedings by exAitiuing that the
special object of. the society wls the promo. ion of the great
work of evangsdusion on the Continent. The conductors of
the society had never deemed it their duty to obtsude their
opinions with regard to matters of mere minor religions im-
portance upon their Continental bretbren for whilst they
themselves duly appreciated the blessings with it they enjoyed
in this country, in the bottle of their established church,
they were anxious to hold out the hand of fellowship to all
who made the Bible the basis of the it teaching. The Rev.
S. Bargees read the report, which commenced by stating the
difficulties this society had encoantered since it had entered
into relation with the protestant brethren of the Continent.
The benefits of this society were at present almost entirely
limited to Prance and Belgium. In Spain and Per algal the
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the late Yr. B. Durant of 2001. This was a diminwtion of
the income on that of the (receding year of 3601. A report
was than road from the branch societies its Lyons and is
Belgium, thoselug the progress which they bud milk in thou
di/nista. The report was adopted, ead the meeting was
addressed by Messrs. Audebez and Pilatte, from !Prance, sad
Monsieur Ante, who attended the meeting as a deputation.
Attar a vote of thanks to the chairman the muting ',painted.

—Sr.
Jolt's, CLEILIiENNVELL.—It has been cur.
foamy with the retror of this parish, the Hew. Dr. Hughes,
to appoint two Sundsys in the year specially for the bap-
tising the children of the poor, remitting all the fess custo-
mary as such omissions, and is the weeks previous to these
Sundays to visit and eapliin the important duty to the poorer
members of his tioek. Whit Sunday teeing one of the day's*
appointed, no lam a number than 99 Andrea were adulated
into the chunk into the holy ordinsaceot b.ptisen on Sunday
last. The &arab wet nearly filled with the godfather' and
godmothers and other members of the oongngAtion, who ap-
peared greatly interested in the service.
THE DUKE OF YoEx's COLCYN.—In consequence
of a rectaiaitioa forwarded by Mr Bedford, the coroner for
Westminster, to her Majesty'. Commissioners of Wands and
Foresta, directing their attention to the immediate not slaty
of erecting an iron putection over the kand rail on the top
of the Duke of York's Column, an order hal been given
by the authorities to have a light iron railing at once
securely fired, similar to that on the summit of the city
Mosument on Fiat-street hill.
A FACT FOS PROTECTionrrs.—The farm of liel-
lowood, in the parish of Lhanbryde, the last occupant having
died, was let the other day to a new ter ant at a title mare
than double the former rent.—Candonian Mercury.
A SIGN or THE TIMES.—A strong proof of the .
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the number of (Wooden for trial at the various springs. - • vt
alone. At the Sheffield amnions je.terday the number de . ' '..!
prisoners for trial was 14, and the number of barrios., h. '...- 6- •;..... ei
attendance 20. Of these 20 no 1.0 than 14 were briars • • . 4,
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wkre.74
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dui the sommenoemeM of the grow year than wi - 1 ..: ... f----; to
the Name period for a Vag thus peak—Sheffield I
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