The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-13 00:00:00

FUNDS OF SAVINGS'

The bill embodying the new measure of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer regarding the funds of savings-
banks has just been printed, and its clauses are in
accordance with the particulars furnished in the Times
of the 22d ult. It recites that on the 20th of November
last the amounts due were 33,909,3021. lls. sd. to
savings-banks, and 2,199,549/. 13s. to friendly societies,
making a total of 3t5,108,8521. 4s. 5d., against which
the following securities are held :

£. r. d
Consols 10,085,834 7 1

Reduced ....

3,555,674 6 3

New Three per Cents. 19,335,810 1 5
Now Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
Exchequer-bonds
Exchequer-bills 58,000 0 0
Cash at Banks of England and Ireland

£34,837,877 8 0
Also, that since 1817 the sum of 26,901,3661. 2s. ha
been credited to depositors for interest, while the receipts
have amounted only to 24,070,2501. 18s. 4d. To meet
this state of affairs 21,736,8241. 14s. Bd. out of the above
securities is to be absolutely cancelled—namely,
2,845,8341. 7s. id. Consols, 3,555,6741. Cs. 2d. Re-
duced, and 15,355,340/. ls. sd. (New Three per Cents.),
and an account is to be created in its place, to be called
the " State Deposit Account No. 1," to the credit of
which the sum of 24,000,0001. is to be placed, being
about two-thirds of the amount due. On this credit 3
per cent. interest is to be paid quarterly, on the 20th of
February, May, August, and November, commencing
in May next, which interest, together with their other
receipts, the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt may invest in any Government securities,
holding the same liable to meet any demands. The
Commissioners are likewise to prepare a balance•sheet
annually on the 20th of November, when any deficiency
or surplus that may be shown to have occurred on the
year is to be arranged either by an issue of additional
securities from the Government or by the cancelling
of a proportion of those already held.—Times.

ALLEGED MURDER AT UTLEY, NEAR

LEEDS.

A charge of murdering a man more than eighty years
of age was investigated at the White Horse Inn, Otley,
near Leeds, en Wednesday last, by Mr. Thos. Brown,
of Skipton, coroner. The man who is alleged to have
been murdered was named Francis Blessin, and lived
in the house of his nephew, Brian Blessin, in Gay-
lane, Otley. Early on Monday morning a great sen-
sation was created in that town on its becoming
known that the old man had met with his death under
circumstances which excited the suspicion that foul
play had been used. It appeared from the state-
ment of a next door neighbour that noises were
heard in Blessin's house a little before six o'clock
on Monday morning, similar to the sound of a. piece
of iron falling upon the boarded floor of the chamber.
About two hours afterwards Mary Blessin, the wife
of Brian Blessin, the nephew of the deceased, informed
some of the neighbours that the old man had fallen
down stairs, and she believed that he was dead. Some
people immediately entered the house, and the deceased
was found at the bottom of the stairs, with his back to
the wall. His head was covered with wounds, and his
shirt was bloody, but there were no marks of blood upon
the floor. In reply to a question, Mrs. Blessin stated
that the wounds bad been caused by the deceased falling
upon a fender, which was laid beside him. On going
into the chamber blood was found upon the floor and
upon the walls of the room ; in a corner of the room also
the bed upon which the deceased had lain was rolled up,
and blood was oozing from it. A short time afterwards
it was observed that the bed had been removed and
hidden, but after a search it was found. A constable
was sent for, and a more minute search was made,
and sonic of the clothes of the deceased were found to
have blood upon them, and in his nightcap were a
number of holes corresponding with the wounds on his
head. A hammer was also found, with specks of blood
upon it, and a few white hairs. Two medical gentle-
men were sent for, and the unfortunate man was
found to be quite dead. He had eight wounds on the
head, nearly all of which penetrated to the bone, be-
sides three contused wounds upon his face, and the
fifth rib on the left side was fractured. According to
the medical testimony the wounds presented ne ex-
ternal appearance from which a fatal result might
have been anticipated. It was the effusion of blood
which had caused death. Before the coroner, Mary
Blessin repeated a statement she had made to John
Smith, superintendent constable, after she had been
taken into; custody. She said that the deceased had
always been a great trouble to her ; and oil Monday
morning she went up stairs to call her younger children,
when the deceased accused her of an intention to break
open his box. This she denied, and then he threw a
shoemaker's last at her, upon which she took a hammer
from the window and struck him four or five times with
it. A scuffle took place between them, and he fell back
with his head against the wall. She afterwards took

him down stairs and wiped the blood of his head. She
also acknowledged having hid the bed. After the
coroner had summed up, the jury returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder" against her, and she was committed
for trial at the next Yorkshire assizes.

THREADNEEDLE-STEEET.—The long row of houses on
the south side, belonging to the Merchant Tailors' Com•
pany, are now nearly clear. The South Sea House is
soon to be sold, the price being named at 21,0001., and
then there will remain only a small part of Threadneedle-
street which has not been renewed.
ETON COLLEGE. —The school nominally opens on
Monday next, the 15th inst. Tho Lower Boys return
on Thursday, the 18th ; the Fifth Form. and Upper
Division on Friday, the 19th ; and the Sixth Form on
Saturday, the 20th, when the whole school will have
Rev. William Adolphus Carter suc-
ceeds Gifford Cookesley on his retire-
mentassem bthleedß.
Rev. he h‘ve
as Senior Assistant-Master in the Upper Division
of the 'Upper School, Mr. Cookesley having accepted
the Curacy of Saint Peter's, Ipswich. The Bishop of
New Zealand has taken leave of his numerous friends at
Eton and Windsor, and will, in the course of s few days,
sail from Southampton, in his own vessel, for his distant
diocese. The worthy and esteemed prelate has much
improved in health since his arrival in this country in
May last, and we are happy to learn that during his
short stay there he has collected upWards of 10,0001.
from his own friends and the friends of the church to aid
him in his holy mission.