The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-12 00:00:00

Savings Banks.

From a very elaborate and voluminous, but exceedingly
interesting, return relating to savingsF banks, published
on Friday, it appears that in England and Wales in 1861,
with a population of 20,061,72.5, there were 497 savings
banks, having 559 unpaid and 1057 paid officers, the securi-
ties of the former amounting to £355,370, and of the latter
to £297,400, the latter also drawing salaries and allow-
ances to the amount of £84,257 7s. The expenses of
managing the savings banks in England and Wales for the
year ending Nay. 20, 1863, was £116,007. The number of
accounts open at the latter date was £1,316,346 —the tote,
amount owing to depositors, £35,529,755 7a—the total
amount invested with the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt, £35,382,753 12s 10d—average rate
of interest paid to depositors, £2 19s 2d per cent for the
year—the total number of receipts from the depositors iu
the same year, 1,342,730—number of payments, 691,200--
the average amount of receipts from each depositor, £1 Ils
—and average payments, £9 13s 3d.
The corresponding figures fer Scotland are as follows :
The population in 1861 was 3,061,251, and the number of
banks 51. The unpaid officers numbered 41, and the paid
105, the salaries and allowances of the latter amounting
to £6,341 118 10d. In the year ending November, 20, 1863,
the total expenses of management was £B,B44—the num-
ber of accounts open, 155,298—0 wing to depositors on
latter date, £2,877,508 118 5d amount invested with
Commissioners of the National Debt, £2,575,333 178 9d.....
average rate of interest £2 18s 10d —number of receipts
from depositors, £274,lB9—number of payments, 157,939_
average amount of receipts, £3 5s 7d—and amount of payments, £4 13s 6d.
With respect to Ireland, we have the subjoined
sul plied :—The population in 1861 was £5,764,543, and the
number of banks 53. There were 48 unpaid, and 144 paid
officers, the salaries of the latter amounting to £6,514 58
Bd. Starting, as usual, from the year ending Nov. 20th,
1863, it appears that the expenses of management amounted
to £9,578 81 9d—accounts open, 66,652—0 wing to deposi-
tors, £2,071,522 17s 11d—invested with Commissioners of
National Debt, £2,058,829 4s 10d—rate of interest paid to
depositors, £2 16s lid—number of receipts from depositors,
£9l,673—number of payments, £72,3l7—average amount
of receipts, £5 4s 4d—and average amount of payments,
£7 13s Id.
The islands in the British seas had a p,pulation of
85,924 in 1861, two banks, two unpaid and four paid officials
the latter drawing £l,llO for salaries and allowances. In
the year already mentioned the expenses of management
were £1,346 lls 61—the uumber of accounts open (on the
last day 18,516—the amouut owing to
£l73,s2lhi-
tore, 'lthe )7
1672 d &p
—the total amount invested, £173,321
Ils sd—the rate of interest .13—the number of receipts,
10820--number of parnents, 5,927 average amount of ro•
eeipts, £.5 12s 6,l—and average amount of payratats,
/11 7A 4d.

A. recspitnlati,:m of the foregoing fi;nrea showm that in
the United Kin ()Awn, with population of 29,031,299 in V71;1,
there ware 653 stving3 binks, with 659 unpaid and 1,310
paid officers, the latter drawing salaries and allowances to
the amount of £93,253 4s 71. In the year ending Nov. 20,
18C3, the expenses of the management amounted to
£135,776 3s 91—the number of accounts remaining open
were 1,556,812—the total amount which was owing to the
depasitors on N0v.20, £10,952,311 12s—total invested with
Commissioners for Reduction of the National Debt,
£10,790,208 61 101—the average rate if interest paid to de-
positors, .£2 19s ld—the number et recdpfs flout depositors
1,719,412—the number of payments, 910,383—the average
aamytranget
aofLurt,ezitpetst
I.lrno;niteetlate.ehtdoe=t,ol,3£l4,2e7s6ll.od, and the

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1864.

The Members for Oxfordshire on Agricul-
tural Affairs.

THAME, Friday.
The annual gathering of the members and friends
of the Thame Agricultural and Horticultural So-
cieties took place yesterday afternoon. The at-
tendance was very large and the show remarkably
good.
In the evening a large party dined together at
the Spread Eagle. Captain Wykeham presided;
and among the company we observed Colonel
North, M.P., Col. Fane, M.P., Mr T. T. Bernard,
M.P., Mr Hugh Hamrnersley, Mr T. Hobhouse,
Mr T. Taylor, Mr J. Fletcher, Mr A. C. Brown,
Mr J. Round, the Rev. J. Ashurst, and several
other influential residents in the district.
The toasts of " The Queen," " The Prince and
Princess of Wares and the rest of the Royal
Family," were given and drunk with all the
honours.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The Army,
Navy, and Volunteers," coupling with the toast the
name of Colonel North.
Colonel M.P., who was received with
loud cheering, NORTH,briefly
responded to the toast. He
said he believed that the army and navy were never
in a more efficient state than they were at the pre-
sent moment, and was fully convinced that they
were ready to perform services with the same gal.
lantry which they had always hitherto evinced.
(Cheers.) With regard to the Volunteers, he was
happy to say that they did great credit to the coun-
try, and .was proud at being at the head of the bat-
talion for the county. (Cheers.) The best possible
feeling existed among all the services, and the only
rivalry was which should best perform their services
to their Sovereign and their country. (Loud
cheering.)
The next toast was the "Bishop and Clergy of
the Diocese," coupled with the name of the Rev. J.
Ashnrst.
The Rev. J. ASHURST, in acknowledging the
toast, observed that in an agric.ultural district every.
one must feel peculiarly interested in the prosperity
of agriculture. When the land was well tilled
and brought to a high state of perfection it was
advantageous to the landlord, profitable to the
tenant, and beneficial to the labourer in providing
him with remunerative employment. Societies of
this description tended greatly to the promotion of
the welfare of agriculture, and deserved the support
of the clergy as much as that of any other portion
of the community. Horticultural societies, by pro-
moting the cultivation of flowers, had a most bene-
ficial effect on the good taste and the morals of the
community, and the only drawback on the present
occasion to the calm enjoyment of the beautiful ex-
hibition of the day was the noise outside and the
obstruction caused by the shows and stalls at the
entrance to the show ground. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose " The Health
of the Members for the County," expressing his
deep regret at the absence of their old friend and
neighbour, Mr Henley, which was caused by the
painful bereavement which he had suffered, and in
which he was sure everyone present most sincerely
sympathised. (Hear.) They were, however, honoured
with the presence of their gallant friends Col. North
and Col. Fane, and he trusted they would continue
to be so honoured for many years to come, for the
presence of county members always gave additional
weight and importance to such gatherings. (Cheers.)
He hoped the conduct of their representatives during
the past session had given general satisfaction to
their constituents. No gentlemen could have acted
more fairly and honestly, They had been present
at all the important divisions which had taken place
sad had conscientiously done their duty towards
the county of Oxford and the country in general.
(Cheers.) He trusted that Col. North and Col. Fane
would long retain their seats, and be spared to at-
tend these meetings, and that before long they
would again have the pleasure of seeing their olcl
and tried friend Mr Henley among them. The toast
was drunk with three times three and " one cheer
more."

Colonel NORTH, M.P., after expressing his deep
regret at the cause of the absence of his right hon.
colleague (Mr Henley), assured his friends around
him that, although he resided at a different end of
the county, he had always felt especial pleasure in
attending the annual gatherings at Thame, arid cer-
tainly on no former occasion had he seen a better
show of produce. (Cheers.) With regard to his Par-
liamentary duties, he could only say, in common
wtih every member of the House of Commone, that
whatever might be his political opinions, be endea •
voured to discharge his duties honestly and con-
scientiously. (Hear, hear.) Of course, no member
could expect to satisfy everybody. Hon. members
were returned to represent certain political opinions,
and those constituents who did not coincide in such 1
opinions must naturally feel dissatisfied with their
votes. But if hon. members did their duty in an
honest and straightforward manner the people would
do them the justice to believe that their motives
ware pure and conscientious. (Hear.) So long as he
had the honour orf epresenting the county of Oxford
it would always be his utmost endeavour to serve his
constituents faithfully and honestly. (Cheers.)
Colonel FACE, m.p., in returning thanks, ex-
pressed the satisfaction which he always felt on
meeting his friends on occasions like the present,
particularly as county members had such few oppora
tunities of addressing their constituents. He bad not
the chance of addressing them so frequently as his
gallant friend (Cul. North), but it Was gratifying to
him to experience the cordial reception which was
always given to him, He always endeavoured to act
honestly and uprightly. Whatever his politics
might be and whatever opinions be might express
before the electors, he could assure them they would
lie could
always find him at his post whenever it was neces-
remai Its
neces-
sary for him to be there. (Cheers,) He had listened
with great attention to the remarks of his rev. friend
(Mr Ashursi), and regretted that a larger num-
ber of the clergymen did not attend such gatherings.
to the. beautiful
not say that he entirely agreed in all the
which had fallen from his rev. friend rela-
tive. to the noise outside the show ground, causing
an interruption to the proceedings, and the exhibi-
tions outside obstructing the access of the visitors
exhibited. X
—el?, he was accompanied by two ladies
and. two v
s "ig children, and did not experience the
(Laughter.) There
slightest difficult.
field where the flowers had been.
J ju obtaining access to the show
ground.
.annoyance. on that account he had great pleasure
(Rear, hear) So far from feeling any
in paying 4d. fora 13ok into one of the peep shows..
he had no doubt were well worth seeing, and if time
had allowed he' shouldglad to go the
have been
round of the whole
fair, and take a peep at them
satisfied with paying a small BUM
all. (Continued laughter), He had no doubt
whatever that those persons who were not able to
Were other exhibitions which
obtain tickets for the show around were very well
for a shot at the
bull's. eye. (Hear, hear His , and laughter.)
Mend was a highly conscientious man and much
respected, but he
might be mistaken with regard to
the amusements in which the multitude participated.
(Hear, hear.) lie
did not think that such amuse•
ments detracted from the interest attached to agra
cultural societies. Quite the contrary. He believed
that if one half the
booths were removed, and the
i
penny peep shows and other little amusements of a
similar description were put down,
the interest and excitement caused by agricultural
would and horticultural societies bo done away with,(H When a
ear.)a great deal of
county member was called upon to
return thanks, and
political matters were excluded,
ho thought it was his duty to make such suggestions
as he believed would promote the welfare of such
societies, (Hoar.) lie had not had an opportunity
of seeing the
ploughing, and regretted that he had
not been able to ateertain the opinions of many
of the farmers With
le,n(ct to the use of machi-
nery. From the conversation which ho had recently
had with some farmers in another locality on that
subject he believed that their opinions coincided in
a great degree with that of Mr. Henley, that, after
all the benefits derived from machinery,
there was
nothing like the old plough. He had no prejudice
against steuin-pleughing,
but did not think it could
be carried 01 with sufficient ccoainy to be beneficial
to the farmer. lie believed that Mr. Taylor's engine
bad cost 60111(1 ping like
.0,001, and cost him £3OO
a year in working. He now understood from Mr.
Fay tor that he worked the machine about 100 diys