The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-18 00:00:00

SAYINGS HANKS.

The CHANCELLOR Or the ExcitEQuEtt nose,
pursuant to rustics., to .e for leave to bring. in it
Bill to umrnd the lass relative to Suing% anks.
The progress of these establishments, he WOO h
Bappy
to say, exceeded the start winguitie expectatiosso of
its best wishets. lie regretted the great promoter
of them was now no more ; for had he been spared,
great, indeed, would have been his satisfavtion to
know, that there had beets vested by the lower
orders not less than 657,000/. in these Banks, from
the 6th of August lust, until the 4th of the present
inontli.-1 !fear, hear.)—lle concluded by shoving
for leave to hring in the Bill.
General THORNTON thought there was held out

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'l4 ; - (, ecclesiasticat
too miaow an inducement to fund money in these 1 between two *civil:eat, for the purpose of equali'sing t „-„a thirdly,
~,,t "twits might ii,,ye the Loh, ~i.
Batiks, owing to the extravagant interest allowed i rewards, which it was impossible to effect, withont
am the money so funded. The fair banks—(e/ doing considerable injustice. 'Else Right lion. ' tages or chapels or ease.
The Resulutiott was then read It .sreonit time si:,,
Itsogh )--ohly allowed dl per ceitt. The lower or. Gentleman then adverted in the grounds on which agreed to, um! A ['rill ordered to be brought in, ii.
dor of people, with many of whom lie was well ac. pensions for wounds or fur the loss of limbs in the ptiauaure thereof.
sputniks!, thought only of the security. and had I nave proceeded—end concluded by observing. that The Cit•Nezt.i.on of the EteltEoUEß I,rou;l,',
rather an over, to a high rate of interest.— lit was impossible for those who brought forward
(Conan laughing.) 1 such mischievous statements, which tended to create in a Bill for regulating Sevin Banks.
The Rill was mead * first time, and ordered t
Sir doHN Nmetate left the observations of the lau ill feeling between the two services, not to he be read a second time to.morroa.
1-lon. General in refute themselves. He thought i influenced by partial ferliogs, although they might The Customs Consulidstion Bill writ lint.noi s
the poorer the subscribers were, the inure anxious I disclaim them. Committee, and was ordered to be eel-toted 1:••
they would he for increasing the rate of interest, I Mr. Fortsti said, the statements of the Hon. t morrow.
provided the security continued good. Ile kit i Secretary were so stale, that he might have paved The Irish Gaol Fees Abolition Bill soot res'i.
these institutions were likely to be productive of ! himself and the (louse the trouble of making them. second time, and cruntnitted tor the brit of A WO,
great good to time' public, and particularly the lower 1 'ls_hey were all to be found in ts pamphlet, entitled
The,CrittweEl.tua of the 17.4.,tALKQV RC presea,,..l,
orders.
tlbstrca6": as
Ike IVa"—.49 a Erlead of the 4 Report front the Commission appointed to 1.:
Mr. HARINGTott knew of same 'options possessed i Nuejf....eitil anode no impression whatever on the
quire into the ditties Anti ~snarler of Clerk+ ie
of considerable wealth, one of *hoot had a property r portotic. Whim the author was he knew not—hut
other Officers of Couris of Law us I rel 4 lid. ---.1,!'
of 40,000/. attempting to fund sums of money its I perhaps the Ilion. Secretary did. Ile denied that
u further Account of Persons arrested aol det.aer
these banks for their childrcu, which in his• d 1 he was ignorant of the subject—and argued, as he
tinder the Acts of the last Ses,zon.—Lnd oil ee
was an abuse of the instituti 0000 . had before dour, that the inequality between the ,tubk.
Mr. Ttfoliireurt assured the House, the practice oaken' of time navy and the army, with vespect to
'rime House then adjourned.
was resorted in by 'ilitlirent wealthy persons, of 1 pensions, don:nide(' the interference of the House.
Binding property for the accontit of three or four lie wits by sin means- an enemy to the army—stud
of their eltildren, not in one or two only, but often the House would recollect, thou, when the Artily
none of these Saving Banks, and that three existed Estimates wale before them, he had made propos,-
* *trout: propensity to fund tit these hunts Tither f for the inaptlor of ameliorating the situation
than in Exchericser Bills. I of military officers. The Eliot. Sectetrav had made
Lewitt wits then :Jimn to bring in the Bill. some observations on his not having LWOW dorm
Sir .1. NEwrouT honed the amentintent would 1 on the framer evening. The fret was, that the
reach tile (mist, Saving Banks also. I .Nary Estimates were hurried through the House
The CIAXCELLort of the EXCIICIN tit had it in • with unexampled impishly. fie was, therefore, de-

The fiblkwill; "at iee appeared i n hct Igi:
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;' on and after the 19th of 31areli
will bens& to issue to the Rinker.; in London,
rent silver cubit of toe Denim to site minima of tv,
thottaanri pounds, it; exchange fur B,uk uotei, pro
amtgicatiuta be madv fur the same -before ilie rift .133.
net —C41.11% LIM MI/OMM NVTI 0:4, • raker.
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