The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-10 00:00:00

SAVINGS' BANKS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—By direction of the Board of Managers of
this institution, I forward to you copies of a latter,
written by command of his Royal Highness the
Prince Albert, President of the Institution, and of
the resolution unanimously adopted thereon by this
Board.

As the subject referred to is one of considerable
importance, as regards savings' banks and provident
in4itutions generally, you may deem it of sufficient
public interest and concer❑ to give insertion to these
documents in your journal.

I ain, Sir, your obedient servant,
EDWARD BOODLE,
Comptroller and Secretary of the Provident
Institution, St. Marti►n's-place.

Jan. 8.

" Windsor Castle, Dec. 27, 1849.

"My dear Sir,—l have laid before the Prince
Albert your letter of the 24th instant, together with
the p-aper,, which accompanied it.
" His Royal Highness is much pleased to see so
large an increase of the number of depositors, and of
the balances, which speaks so strongly of the in-
creased prosperity and feeling of security of the
middle and lower classes.

" llis Royal highness wishes very much that,
after late occurrences, an institution at the head of
which stands his Royal Highness's name as President,
should take the lead in subjecting itself to some inde-
pendent audit, of the strictest and most searching
kind.

" I need not say that this wish is not founded upon
the slightest doubt or want of confidence upon the
part of his Royal Highness, but he thinks that such
an example from such an institution would be of very
great value, and would serve not only to raise it very
much in the estimation of the public, but would tend
to rest“re the public confidence in savings' banks,
which mast have been shaken by the disgraceful
expose which has taken place in an establishment
bearing, up to the day of the discovery, a very high
character.

" Such a voluntary submission of their mounts,
upon the part of an institution standing so high as
the St. Martin's place Provident.lnstitution, would be
a precedent of immense importance.
" I am commanded to request that you will submit
this letter to the Committee of Managers.
" Sincerely yours,
(Signed) " C. B. Puirrs.
" To Edward Boodle, Esq."
"At the special meeting of the Committee of Ma-
nage rs of the Provident Institution, held at their
board room, St. Martin's-place, on Tuesday, the Ist
of January, the following resolution was unani-
mously agreed to :
" That this Committee of Managers cordially con-
cur in the suggestion of his Royal Highness', con-
veyed to them by Colonel Phipps's letter read at this
meeting ; and that it is quite ready to submit the
account of this institution to the examination of any
person or persons who may be appointed for that
purpose."

THE CouNTRY MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. B.—Small attendance, the weather
he'll, very severe; great firmness prevails in the trade.
The usiness doing is on a moderate scale. In prices
no alteration since Friday can be quoted.
LEEDS, JAN. B.—The vessels which had been detained
have not made their passage, and the show of samples to-
day is consequently nut large. Since Friday we have ,
hnd a return pit frost,; still millers continue to buy very
cautiously, and prices of wheat have receded Is per
qaartcr from last week's rates. Barley gives way in
price; oats, Leans., and other articles without variatioa.
Arrivals —W heat, 2,579; oats, 1,054; barley, 967; beans,
200; shellings, 90; pease, 306; rapeseed, 330.
NEWCASTLE, JAN. B.—At this morning's market we
have a fair supply of farmers' wheat. The trade for all
articles ruled exceedingly dull, and finest samples of
wheat and barley must be written la per quarter lower,
while for inferior sorts a still further redaction had to be
submitted to. Flour very difficult to quit, though
off'-red at 14 per sack less money. No change in other
•
articles.

NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JAN. B.—A fair
supply of beasts of good quality. Trade dull at former
rates, and part remain on hand. r-lieep trade more active,
and a shade higher, with a good appearance. Number of
beasts and sheep at market same as last week. Beasts,
600; sheep, 4,000. Beef, 4s 6d to 65 Od per stone.
Mutton, 4d to sid per lb.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JAN. B.—There were
in the market to-day 48 sacks oatmeal, each aeighirig
2801bs imperial, which sold thus:-0 at 11 6s Od.
0 at 115 s 6d, 13 at 1/ ss, 10 at 114 s 6d, 20 at 114 s, and
5 at 1/3s 6d; average price of the whole 114 a 3d 10-12tih
4 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 295, and 2 lit
26s 6d. 5 sacks pot-barley, which sold thus:-1 at 11
6s Od, lat 114 s 6d, 2atl/ 3s Od, and lat 112 s Od.
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JAN. 8.--
Supplies of all kinds still large. Oat straw, from 78 6d tO
lOs Od per kemple of 'l6 stones tron; wheat ditto, 63 60
to 8s Od; barley ditto, 5s Od to 6s 6d. Hay, from Si
to tOd per stone.

DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 7.—There pre
166 bags of oatmeal, and 19 of barleymeal at this CIO 6
market_. Sales ready. Oatmeal 3d on the top doves,'
also 3d down on the current pace; baileytneal same on
the top, 3d down on the current price.
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Third
imperial .. ..• ... 23s 6d 22s 6d 22s Od
Barleyrneal, per ditto ... 17s Od 16s 9d 16s Gd
Peasetneal _s Od —s Od —s
Flour
--8 Od —e Od —s Od
Pot barley ••• —s Od —s Od —s Od

COAL MARK E.
Elolywell
Ord's Rcdheugh
Vanfield Moor
Wylzin
___ l6s Od

:T.—YESTERDAY.
Jonassohns l6s 13
Keepier
Lambton
IN. Hetton Lyons ..
Russell's Hetton
1 Whitwell .....
1 Caradoe ..... ......
Kelloe
Thornley
West Belmont 175 6.;
West Hetton 175 37,
Whitworth 145 6r,
Cownden Tees ...
Tees
Ships at market, 148•

Wall's End, &c
Acorn Close
Gosforth .
Hutton
Heaton
Riddell's l6s 9d
Lambton Primrose
Bell
Braddyll
Belmont l7s 9d
Hetton

PROTECTION MEETING —A meeting of farnlel
and others was held yesterday at Shrewsbury, convened
by the High Sheriff of the county of Shropshire/ is
consequence of a requisition presented to him for tb
purpose of considering the depressed state of the ago
cultural interest. Upwards of 2,000 persons were pre'
sent, and on the platform, with the High Sheriff, wer
observed Viscount Newport, M.P., R. A. Slaney, ksti:
M.P., Sir A. Cordell, the Hon. It. 11. Clive, M.P.,
The first resolution, which declared that the agricil"
tural and other great interests were in a state of distress
in consequence of the adoption of free trade, and whie,
would continue to increase if protection was not subste,
toted, was proposed by Mr. Benson, and seconded by
:qr. Davis. Mr. Shirley, M.P., denied that distress A+1"
general, but no doubt the agricultural interest was ar
pressed in consequence of the large free importation c
foreign corn. He declared himself in favour of a fi%_A
duty, which he regretted the Whigs had not proposg`"
as an amendment to Sir R. Peel's plan.—(The aft
Memb- r was heard with the greatest impatience, wilt%
at length obliged him to conclude.) The resolution 11,4-
carried, as were others in condemnation of free trauer
and the meeting broke up.
TRING, READING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAILIVAIr•"...
On Tuesday, the Master in Chancery, Richards, Prcr
ceeded with the winding up of this company's affair!'
and decided that all transferees of the company's scrip
were entitled to be placed on the list of contributories'
and to share in the surplus assets in respect of the share:
transferred to them, in lieu of the original holders, but
without affecting in any degree the liability of the 41,
this
to be held contributories in the discharge of, if any, °II.O
standing claims. The lists were proceeded with on .
principle and settled; and the holders of scrip in thl
position will be entitled to a dividend of 10s. per share'
to be declared out of the surplus assets in hand.
[A DVERTISEMENT.]—A Lieutenant of DragOnig+
cured of Rheumatism by Holloway's Ointment and Pills. —1141„
officer, who is in the Dutch army, states, in a letter to
a
John Straatman, of Bois-le-Dac, wholesale agent for Helhedr
~
that Holloway's Pills and Ointment have cured him of Rhea
matism, which appeared to him incurable, as neither sea bs__,.,6"
ing, vapour baths, nor preparations vaunted as sure reM,
dies, did him any good, and the treatment of the doeters, +.de
several months' trial, was without success. At this junct7,4
he commenced taking these Pills, and rubbing the OistrOc'ed
into the affected parts twice a day, which effectually Cared
him. Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Es's'b,
lishrnent, 244, Strand, London.

BIRTHS,
On the sth inst., at Harwood.hall, the lady of Capes Hamilton, of a dauhter.
n the 6th inst., at the Rectory, Kirkby Overblow, '°-
shire, the wife of the Rev. H. Blunt, of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., the wife of W. T. Clarke, Esq., of Uee
James-street, Bedord-row. of a daughter.
On the 7th inst. in Gordon-square, the wife of J. Crin-1
Pickersgill, Esq., o'f a daughter.
On the 7th inst., of a daughter, the wife of Dr. S. geserir
of York-place, Islington, and Gloucester-lodge, Croydon.
On the eth inst., in Ebury-street, Pimlico, the wife °
G. Lynde, jun., Esq , of a daughter. es'
On the Bth inst , in Gower-street, the wife of W. COS
Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the Bth inst., at St. George-the-Martyr, Southiforti"
Alfred, third son of the late Matthew Warton, Esq., of !:13-;
cliff, to Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Hart, Bog"
So
On utwark.
the Bth inst., at St. Lawrence'
, Thanet, William, second
~f,
son of Thomas Groves, Esq. of Manor.house, Bermonels'd"
to Susan, second daughter of T. Hooper, Esq., Chilton.

DIED.
On the 4th inst., at Halton Castle, Cheshire, aged 83' II
Smith, Esq , of Longsight, Manchester.
On the sth inst., aged 57, at Burton-on-Trent, the Ile'
Peg f,anerly General Baptist issionary in India
0., i','; ;Le %Ni:e u; Mr. Stuart, of
Fr
rick O-street, Gray's Inn-road. erli
n the 6th inst., at Hackney, Mr. James Jeffery, fortn
of Gracechurch• street, aged "i 8. 31.
On the 7th ine., ar, Kensington, Mr. J. W. Yeatee, ag7the
On the 7th inst.. at Walworth, J. Greeastreet, Esq.. °'
Inland Revenue-office, Old Broad-street, aged 57.
On the Bth inst., at Woodford, Mrs. Collins, aged 81, reliot
of the late Mr. W. Collins, of Leytonstone.

1 ,:blistioct by liiCit_o42l Ili;
Printer, st i'iir ,tun Office, "e"ty 4;
in ilk, i'iticinct of the Ssvuv. in the volmi-i
81:ddlefaex, Thuraday, January 10, 1850.