The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-15 00:00:00

SAVINGS' BANKS IN IRELAND.

Mr. REYNOLDS moved for a Select Committee to
inquire into and report on the laws regulating savings'
banks in Ireland, and on the large deficiencies in se-
veral branches of those banks, in consequence of frauds
committed by the officers, with a view to the amendment
of the law, and the better security and protection of the
depositors.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was his intention to introduce a Bill on the subject, and
he, therefore, hoped the Hon. Member would not press
his motion. _ _ _

Mr. lIUME asked when the Bill would he brought in?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said al-
most immediately ; the Bill was already drawn.
Mr. H. A. HERBERT hoped the Hon. Member for
Dublin would not postpone his motion.

Mr. REYNOLDS said the subject was one of vital
importance. He had been anxious to amend the ma-
nagement of savings' banks, and to give to the depositors
that security which they now erroneouly believed them-
selves to possess. By the failure of the St.lPeter's Sa-
vings' Bank in Dublin the depositors had lost 50,0001. ;
and if this sum was not recoverable from the Govern-
ment he hoped the trustees would be made liable for it.
Though he was unwilling to press his motion, after the
Chancellor of the Exchequer had promised to bring in a
Bill, he trusted that Bill would provide for reimbursing
those poor persons tor the losses they had suffered. He'
would postpone his motion till that day week.
The House adjourned at Twenty minutes after Nine.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Jeremiah Sullivan, a sturdy Irish beggar, was placed
before Mr. Bingham, charged with begging in Regent-
street, and resisting the constables in the execution of
their duty.
Luke Reany, a Mendicity constable, said that last
evening about six o'clock, he saw the prisoner go up to
several gentlemen in Regent-street, and in an importu•
nate manner demanded alms. Witness went up
to him and told him if he persisted in begging,
he should take him into custody. The prisoner
questioned witness's authority to interfere with
him, and said he should go on begging and defied
witness to take him in charge. A crowd of
people had by this time assembled and witness
proceeded to take the prisoner away. He resisted him,
and triad to throw him down. His conduct at length
became so violent that witness was obliged to procure
additional assistance to take the prisoner to the station.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed
to the House of Correction for one month, with hard
labour.
William Brian!, another Irish vagrant, was then
charged with attempting to rescue the last-named pri-
soner, and assaulting the constable.
Luke Reany said, as he was taking the prisoner Sul-
livan to the station Brian came up, and, laying hold of
his (Sullivan's)
collar, told him not to go with a "couple
of b--. Red-honors." Witness cautioned the prisoner,
and desired him to go away. Brian refused, and putting
his foot between witness's legs,
threw him on the ground.
He then pulled cut a knife, and, with a dreadful oath,
swore he would rip witness's g—s up. Several of the
bystanders came to his aid, and, after a sharp struggle,
succeeded in taking the knife from him, and lodged him
In the station.
Mr. BINGHAM committed him for two months, with
hard labour.

A SECOND JOHN jACOU ASTOR.—The Quebec
papers chronicle the death of George Pares, Esq., who
died in that place lately, at the advanced age of 95. He
was born in Germany, November 21, 1752, and emi-
grated to America when very young, in search of a
livelihood. By his industry and intelligence he accumu-
lated the largest fortune in Canada. After:the great:fire
inNuebec, in 1845, he remitted to his numerous tenants
in the La Roche suburbs all their back rents, in some
cases five or six years being due.—New York Journal of
Commerce.