The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-12 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

... 785
... 712

Total ... 1,497
*ln this number are included 11 by Scarlatina, 2
by Typhus Fever, and 20 by Diarrhcea.

MR. DENISON, M.P., AND FREE

TRADE.

At a very numerous meeting of landed proprietors
and tenant farmers, held at Doncast©r on Saturday, Mr.
Denison, M.P., offered some explanation cf his conduct
with respect to the part which he has taken on the sub-
ject of protection and free trade. The chair was taken
by Sir Win. Bryan Cooke, Bart., and a resolution hav-
ing been carried in support of a return to protection,
Mr. DENISON said, if he bad lowered himself in their
esteem by the vote he gave last week, he could only say
that he had no honest alternative, and he would tell them
why. He alluded to the amendment proposed by Sir J.
Trollope, against which Lord J. Russell and Sir C. Wood
spoke, and declared that Ministers would not comply.
Now, every man in the House ought to consider the re-
sult of a vote he was about to give. Aud the position
in which he stood was this—that if, by his vote, he
should turn a Government out, who was to follow ?
He had no wish to turn out the present Govern-
raent.—(Hisser.) Who was to succeed them 1—
(Cries of " Lord Stanley," and " Hear, hear.")
Well, he bad no objection to Lord Stanley, be-
cause he believed him to be a wonderfully honest man;
but perhaps not always the moat judicious. Bat sup-
posing Lord Stanley were sent fur, _unless he was
prepared to go back to protection, and do away
with free trade, why should he be put in the
place of Lord John Russell ? And how would
he be able to get up a Government in favour of protec-
tion? Would he get one of Sir Robert Peel's party to go
with him? In the first place he did not believe they would
be asked; and, if asked, he did not believe they would go.
And, in the last alternative, an'appeal to the country,
could they then form a protection' Government? —(Yea.)
He knew something of the House of Commonr, and he
could say that the Protectionists NO not a single
man, with the exception of Mr. Holism, who bad
ever held office in his life.—(A voice, " They will
be all the honester.") Honest or not, if a man had
not been in office before, he was not the fittest
man to form a part of the Government. He
was firmly persuaded that Lord Stanley, with a Protec-
tion party, could not form a Government which would
stand a fortnight. And if so, would they like the
Queen to send for Mr. Cubden ?—(No, no.) Well, he
was sure they would not wish for Sir R. Poet.—(No.) He
would be frank with them, and say that he was sere
that even he could not forma Government. Well, then,
if neither Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, nor Mr.
Cobden could form a Government, they must be content
with the present one. And this being his impression,
he voted against the amendment, considering that it ii as
his duty to his Sovereign and to his constituents that he
should do so.
Some resolutions having been carried, it was agreed
that
.petitions be got up and presented to both Houses,
praying fur a moderato duty, or the exemption of the
land and its produce from all taxes whatever, as the only
means of arresting the evils at present complained of.

DEFALCATIONS IN THE lita.l. SAYINGS' BANK.
Sines our last, a further examination of the state of this
institution has taken place, the result showing a total
deficiency of 3,620/. 12s. 7d. It is believed that no
greater deficiencY can be found to exist. The par-
ticulars of which it is composed have been found
out to the extent of 2,5801. The whole of the
books have been examined as far back as 18. is in
,a
minute examination from 1824 to that period in
progress. The bond of the late actuary, which was
supposed to cover 2,000/., is found to be worth only
4001., which is the amount of fraud perpetrated since its
execution, Jan. l, 1845:—T0 meet the de6cieney of
3,620/. 12s. 7d., the bank has a surplus fund of 3,4501.;
a guarantee for the return of the balance of the late
actuary's salary, 130/4 and the bond, value 4001;
making together 3,9804, so that there is a surplus of
360/. over and above the sum requisite to pay all the de-
positors 20s. in the pound, and exclusive of the value
of the
premises, 1. luch belong to the bank; there is a
further probability that. out of 100,0004 to 400,0001,,
deposited in twenty-sit years, there are
many
sums deposited by parties who have died
without leaving representatives, which will never be
called for at all. On Tuesday last, from 4,0001. to
5,000/. was withdrawn by parties who had given notice
a fortnight previously; but from 1,0001. to 1,5001., for
which notice had been given, was not called for, Mai
ie regardei as an indication of the decline of the panic
caused by recent disclosures, and as a proof of returning
confidence, several handsome deposits came in.—Leeds
Mercury.
VICTORIA DOCKS (orrosiTE WOOLWICH).—YeS-
terday the standing orders were declared to be complied
with by the promoters of this measure for the construc-
tion of a dock on the north side of the Thames, the in-
corporated subscribers being Messrs. E. L. Betts, S.
Li!)lditch, T. Ilsyne, R. W. Kennard, R. Till, J. J. Cum-
mins, and T. W. Herby. Proposed capital, 400,000/. in
20,000 shares of 201. each; power to borrow 133,000/.
Messrs. Peto,. M.P.; E. C. Mangles, Kennard, Till, and
Cummins, to be the first directorf. Land to to taken
not to exceed 200 acres. The rAtes not to exceed those
paid in the pert of London. It is undrtAlcd that the
Admiralty have directed a survey to be made.