The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-04 00:00:00

IMPORTATIONS.

Mr. HUME rooted for a return or list of all manu-
fectured articles imported into this country on which a
duty of customs is imposed; stating the name and
quantity of each article imported in the years ending
the sth day of January, 1850; also the rats of duty
charged, and the amount of duty paid on eich article,
and the aggregate of duty collected in the year; return
of all articles of agricultural produce imported into this
country on which any duty of customs is impo et;
stating the rate of duty, and the amount paid on each
article, and the aggregate in the year ending the sth
day of January, 1850.—Agreed to.
HEAD-MONEY FOR PIRATES.

Mr. HUME also moved for returns of the amount of
money paid as head-money, in each year since the pass-
ing of the Act of 6 Geo. 4, c. 49, intituled, "An Act for
encouraging the capture or destruction of Piratical
Ships and Vessels;" stating in what Court
the claim was adjudicated, and distinguishing
the number for which twenty pounds per head
was paid, and those for which 51. per head aas paid;
else, setting f,rth the description of persons so treated
as pirates, the places where the several captures were
made, the persons by whom made, and the date of each
several capture. And, of the amount of bills drawn on
the Commissioners of her Majesq's Navy since the lit
Jan., 1849, for the payment of heac-money for the capture
or destruction c f pirates, as provided for in the Act of
6 Geo. 4, c. 49; stating the court in which each claim
was adjudicated, the number of pirates for whose cap-
ture, destruction, or defeat such bills were drawn, and
the numbers fur which 201. per he al and 51. per heed
were respectively paid; together with the places where
the captures, &c., took place, and the country to which
such pirates belonged.---Agreed to.

SAVINGS' BANKS.
Mr. HUME, in moving for the following return, stated
that in consequence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
having given notice of his intention to bring tor-
ward the subject of savings' banks tc-morrow,
he would defer making any observations until then:—
Accounts of the number of individual depositors, and
cf charitable inst tutiona and friendly societies deposit-
ing their funds in savings' banks, and of the sums de-
posited, divided into the usual classes, on the 20th day
of November 1847, 1148, and 1849. Of the amount of
principal money received from and of interest
credited to, and of principal and interest
money paid to the trustees of savings' banks
(distinguishing Great Britain and Ireland), by the Na-
tional Debt Commissioners, in each sear, from the 20th
day of May, 1847, to the 20th day of November, 1849;
of the amount of money, principal and interest, due to
the trustees by the Commissioners, on November 20,
1848 :and 1849; of the securities held by the Commis-
sioners on Nov. 20, 1840, and of the value of those
securities at the prices of that day (stating such
prices), to provide the amount duo by the Com-
missioners to the trustees on that day, fur principal
and interest; of the aggregate amount of interest paid
and credited to the trustees of savings' banks (distin-
guishing Great Britain and Ireland) by the Commis-
sioners, and of the aggregate amount of interest or
dividends received by and duo to the Commissioners on
the stocks, funds, and Exchequer-bills held by them on
account of the trustees, in each year, from the 20th day
of May, 1847, to the 20th day of November, 1849, and
stating also the difference in amount between the amounts
so paid and credited, and received, up to the 20th
day of November, 1849 ; stating, in detail, the
changes which have been made in the Bank An-
nuities and Exchequer-bills, held by the National Debt
Commissioners, on account of the trustees of savings
banks, under the authority of the Acts 9 Geo. 4, cap. 92,
and 3 William 4, cap. 14, showing, in separate columns,
the dates, ch scription, and extent of each of such changes,
and the rates at which the changes a ere effected, from
the 20th day of May, 1847, to the date of the return to
this order (all in continuation of Parliamentary
Papers, No. 677, of session 1847), stating, in detail, the
purchases and sales of Bank Annuities and equer-
bills' effected by the National:Debt Commissioners on ac-
count ( f the trustees of savings banks, under the au-
thority c f the Acts 9 Gee. 4, c. 92, arid 3 Will. 4, c. 14,
showing, in separate columns, the date, description, and
extent of each of such purchases and sales, and the rate
at which each of such purchases and sales was effected
from the 9th day c f December, 1847, to the date of the
return to this order (in continuation of Parliamentary
Paper, No. 45, of :ession 1847-1848,--20th Dec., 1847).
And, return of the name of each savings bank and pro-
vident society in the United Kingdom, which had
availed itself of the powers given by the Acts 3 Wi11.14
c. 14, and 7 and 8 Vict. c. 83, to grant annuities not gx-
ceeding 301. each to the industrious classes, from com-
mencement at the 26th day of March, 1834, up to the
sth day of January, 1850, showing i t Beim litre
columns 1. The number and amount cf each
description of annuity granted by the trustees

of eack bank and society. 2. The amount of
money paid to the National Debt Commissioners by the
trustees of each tank and scciety for the annuities so
granted. 3. The number and amount of each description
cif annuity granted by each bank and society which may
hare fallen in. 4. The number and amount of each de-
scription of annuity payable by the trustees of each bank
and society on the sth day of January, 1850.7-Agreed to.