The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-26 00:00:00

BANKS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
could not assent to the request to allow the ordinary
savings banks to receive the same amount from a single
depositor as he allowed the post-oftlee, savings banks. The
interest paid by the Government to the ordinary savings
banks was.£3 ss. and the post-office savingsbanks.£2 10s.,but
with the former there was no guaranteed security, whilst
with the post-office savings banks there was the security
of the Government. Ho did not mean to say that the
depositors in ordinary savings banks were not en-
titled to every consideration, but he thought
that, considering the large sums that had been lost in
ordinary savings banks by poor people, and that frauds
might still be perpetrated by the dishonest in the manage-
ment of those establishments, he did not feel disposed
to extend the power that they possessed.
RATING OF MINES.
Mr. BRUCE informed Colonel Duncombe, that a bill for
the rating of mines would very shortly be introdued.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION.
The Marquis of HARTING-TON said he was in com-
munication with the Great Western Railway with a vie w
of improving the conveyance of letters from the midland
counties to the western counties of South Wales.
STORAGE OF SALTPETRE.
Mr. CARDWELL informed Alderman Lawrence that
the Government had come to the determination of remov-
ing all saltpetre stored in private warehouses.
THE IRISH CHURCH.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
Mr. DISRAELI said he had some amendments to make
to most of the clauses, but he must be permitted, before
doing so, to refute the charges which bad been
made against those who had made amendments to the
bill on his side of the house. His great desire, and those
nleo rnp tesse. they
severely
obstruction,
who acted with him, was that the revolutionary and
unconstitutional change which the bill made should be s o
arranged that the shock it would occasion should not be
t
felt by the laity. (Hear, hear.) The amend-
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tpeapceartry were
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the
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yromises made by the Prime Minister last session.

(LEFT SITTING.

THE PORTSMO U 7 H REVIEW-THIS D.4Y.

(By TELEGItAI'II.)

PTCeSS37TTI Nn.
The review will be a great success. The o
arrivalo
of visitors is very great, and the different regiments
have arrived in tine order.
The weather is all that can be desired, and the
ships under Captain Courtenay—viz., Scorpion
(turret ship), Stanch, Stork, Fancy, Pheasant, Ear-
n 3 t, and Hind--are all in position.
The programme will be carried out ;in all its
entirety.
The operations will consist mainly of the attack
and defence of Southsea Castle, and the flLet will
co-operate with the attacking party.

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MADAME TusSAUD'S.—Among the models of scme
of the most notorious criminals in the annals of crime, and
which has been added to the Chamber of Horrors, Baker-,
street, is one of William She ward, who, a few days since
suffered the extreme penalty of the law for the truly bruta
murder of his wife, some eighteen years ago, at Norwich
and who confessed to mutil sting his victim in a most dis-
gusting manner.
EiTUE 2EGEAs.—The prominent position of this horse
for the Chester Cup is warranted by the fact of his
Laving
been highly tried lately with Bluesk:n, Lancet
and Birthday.