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perty of the Commissioners. The total estimate for the
works amounted to £316,000, but of that sum £96,000 would
still be required to be voted by Parliament. The noble
lord then moved that the bill should be read a s and time.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY was of opinion t at the ap-
proaches would be very costly. He also thou; t that as in
all other parts of the country the bridges wer built by the
respective counties, a different course of pro eding should
not be adopted as regarded the metropolis,
b that the same
principle should be acted upon all over th country. He
should like to know whether the works now in progress
F were going on by contract, or whether they were performed
. by piecework.
, Lord J. MANNERS said, as far as the superstructure
of the bridge was concerned it had been contracted for by
the Messrs. Cochrane, and the piers and foundations were
at the present time being completed by Mr. Page, the emi-
nent engineer.
Lord DUNCAN wanted to know what would be the
probable cost of the approaches to the bridge.
Lord J. MANNERS said a rough estimate had been
made upon that point two years ago, but he thought it
would not be politic at present to state what that estimate
was, as it might influence the decisions of the jury in
making their valuations.
Sir DE LACY EVANS said it was of no use to object
to the cost of the approaches, as, if they had a bridge, they
must also have approaches.
The bill was then read a second time.
SAVINGS BANKS.
Sir S. NORTHCOTE moved for returns from each sav-
ings bank in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland,
containing, in columns, the names of the officers, their re-
spective salaries, and other allowances, if any ; the amount
of security each gives ; the number of accounts remaining
open; the total amount owing to depositors; the total
amount invested with the Commissioners for the reduction
of the national debt ; the rate of interest paid to depositors
on the various amounts of deposit, and the average rate
of interest on all accounts ; and the total amount of
the separate surplus fund, on the 20th day of Novem-
ber, 1857, and on the 20th day of November, 1858, respect-
ively ; the rate per centum per annum on the capital of the
bank for the expenses of management ; the annual number
of receipts from depositors ; the annual number of pay-
ments ; the average amount of receipts ; the average
amount of payments ; the number and amount of annuities
granted ; the annual expenses of management, inclusive of
all payments and salaries, for the years ended the 20th day
of November, 1857, and the 20th day of November, 1858 ;
also the year in which business commenced in each bank,
and the name of the day or days, and the number of hours
in the week on which the banks are open for the deposit
and withdrawal of monies (in continuation of Parliamen-
tary paper, No. 55, of session 1857).—Agreed to.
GOLD COAST.

Mr. M'MAHON moved for copy of the correspondence
between James Coleman Fitzpatrick and the Colonial-office,
relative to the Gold Coast (in continuation of Parliamen-
tary Paper, No. 433, of Session 1856).—Agreed to.
EAST INDIA SALARIES.
_ _ _

Mr. J. B. SMITH moved an address for return of the
annual salaries, converted into sterling money at the rate
of two shillings the company's rupee, with all other
allowances, emoluments, or outfits, of the offices of gover-
nor-general, governors, lieutenant-governors, chief jus-
tices, puisne judges, bishops, chaplains, and all civil and
military covenanted servants of the Indian Government, in
the general, judicial, revenue, salt, ,pium, political and
miscellaneous, post-office, public works, canals, ro ids, me-
dical, and public instruction departments of the adminis-
tration in India; specifying the number of persons in each
of the aforesaid official grades, and distinguishing the diffe-
rent presidencies, lieutenant-governorships, or other places
in which such offices were held. —Agreed to.

EXCHEQUER, &c.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY moved for accounts of the ba-
lance of votes unissued from the Exchequer on the 31st of
March, 1858 ; of the cash balances at the credit of the
several votes of Parliament and other accounts in the Pay-
master's books on the 31st of March, 1858 ; of the supply
grants under the several heads, specifying each,
on which there is a surplus of money voted, and
setting forth the different years in which the accumu-
lation of unexpended but appropriated money has
arisen, to be made up to the 31st day of March, 1858 ;
of the balances on the miscellaneous deposit funds in the
hands of the Paymaster-General on the 31st day of March,
1858 ; of all monies received by the Paymaster-General, ex-
cept such as were drawn from the Exchequer or were re -
payments of monies issued for services from the Exchequer
for the year 1857 and 1858 ; and, similar accounts for the
year ended the 31st March, 1859 (in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper No. 205 of session 2, 1857).—Agreed to.
CHURCH RATES, &c.
Mr. NEWDEGATE moved an address for retarn of the
rateable value of the property assessed to the poor rate in
the parishes in which, according to the returns No. 2 and
No. 39, of session 1859, no church-rates were made ; where-
ever in those returns the place named is a district or other
ecclesiastical division, forming part of a parish, the rateable
value of property in the entire of such parish to be given ;
the partial character of the above returns in this respect to
be indicated in each case.—Agreed to.
COLONEL DICKSON.

Mr. T. DITNCOMBE gave notice that on Monday next
he would ask whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to reinstate Col. Dickson in his commission in
the Tower Hamlets Militia, considering the verdict that
had been obtained by him at the recent trial at Westmins-
ter-hall.
APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATES AT NEW-