The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-13 00:00:00

NEW WRIT FOR TAMWORTH.

Mr. GOULBURN then moved that a new writ be
issued for the borough of Tamworth, in the room of the
late Sir Robert Peel.—Agreed to.

SUPPLY.

The order of the day for going into Committee of
Supply was then read.
On the question that the Speaker do leave the chair,
Mr. S. CRAWFORD roe to call the attention of the
House to petitions presented on behalf of the depositors
in the Rochdale Savings Bank, with reference to losses
sustained by means of the defalcations of the late actu-
ary of that batik. Those peitioners represented that
msny persons had deposited their savings in the Roch-
dale Savings Bauk, with the view of making provision
for their maintenance in old age; that by the defalcations
of the ac tuary their property had been to a great extent
lost; and that neither the Government nor the trustees
could bo made responsible for the defalcations. The
petitioners complained that there bad been a want of
proper care in the management of the bank, and
that sufficient guarantees had not been required from
the T fliers. They further stated, that although
sub,crip,ions had been raised by benevolent
individuals .to cover the defalcations to the
amount of about 17,0001., there would still remain a
deficiency of 9,4001.; and; they prayed qthe House
to take measures for the relief of the depositors. He
would remind the House that the influence of the higher
classes had, in many cases, been exercised to induce the
working classes to invest their savings in t e savings
banks, and the children iu the Sunday and other schools
were taught to deposit their halfpeanies and pennies
weekly in these banks. He thought a strong precedent
was afforded for consenting to the request of the peti-
tioners by the course which had been taken by Govern-
ment with regard to the Eseihequer-bills forgery in
1842. The State m ide good th .se defalcations to a very
large amount ; and he called upon the G tvernment t
treat the rich aed the poor in the same manner. He
maintained that the depositors had a claim I.n the jus-
tice of the House; and he begged to ask the Chancellor
of the Exchequer whether he intended to propose any
measure to Parliament for the relief of depositors who
had suffered in such cases ? Ile trusted the Right Hon.
Gentleman would nit refuse his acquiescence to some
measure for their relief.—(Hear.)
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER replied.
that he was certainly not premed to take upon himself
t propose any motion to the House for indemnifying
the persons to whom the Him. Member had referred for
the losses they had sustained. The subject was under
investigation by a Committee of that House, and till the
Committee had made theitereport he thought the Govern•
meet ought not to give any opinion on the matter.
Ia reply to a question from Mr. V. SMITH, as to the
progress that had be...n made with the estimates,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the whole of the Ordnance estimates had been voted.
There vvere ab ut six votes at the end of the navy esti-
mates which remained to be taken, the remainder of the
navy estimates having been voted. Votes on account
only had been taken for the whole of the army esti-
mates; and votes •on account had also been taken for
the civil contiegencieT, and the whole of the paper No.
3, fir civil services. The estimates in papers No. 1,2,
and 4, had ben vet, d, with the exception of eight
votes, including those tor Buckingham Palace, the Board
of Trade, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, public works
in Ireland, secret service, and the National Gallery in
Edinburgh. He proposed to proceed to-night with the
remaining civil service estimates, and afterwards to take
the postponed rotes.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY had teen requested by seve-
ral persons who hat come to town as deputations on the
subject of savings batiks, to inquire a hether it was the
intention t f the Government to proceed with the Savings
Banks Bill this session.

Tile CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER replied
that as many objections had been taken to the measure,
he wished to give Hon. Members an opportunity of ex-
pre.,sing their opinions on the subject. He, therefore,
intended to take a discussion on the second reading of
tha Bill at a morning sitting early in the week after
xt. Tioe course he would ultimately take with regard
to the metsure would be very much decided by what rook
plie9 on that occa.ion, but he hoped it might be possible
to pass the Bill this session.