The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-23 00:00:00

FINANCIAL' STATEMENT,

Mr. HUME said, the sth of April was near, and several
acts would soon expire, and lie wished to ask whetherthe
Government would be prepared to make the usual state-
ment of financial. proceedings soon? Perhaps the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer would state when he hoped to
make his statement The CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER.--In answer to the hon. gentleman, 1. beg to
say that due notice will be given of any financial state-
ment to be made by her Majesty's Government.
(Laughter.) Mr. HUMS.—But no time can be fixed'?
No answer was given to this question.

CIIFFE-STREET SAVINGS

BANK, DUBLIN

Mr. REYNOLDS moved a resolution, that the house do,
on Tuesday, resolve itself into a committee to consider
the losses sustained by the sufferers in the Cuffe•street
Savings' Bank, Dubiin, and'to move an address praying
her Majesty to grant them compensation. The CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that though he
sympathized'with these sufferers, there were other cases
of defalcation in savings' banks through the misconduct
of their officers. The only ground upon which an appeal
could be made to the house on behalf of this Irish hank
was, that there were some peculiar circumstances which
distinguished this case from- other cases of malversation
or mismanagement. But if the case was examined
rigidly with reference to its merits, it would be found that
the sufferers had no legal or equitable claim for any relief
whatever. A grant of £3OlOOO had, however, been made
in 1850, which was offered by the Government and ac-
cepted as a settlement of the question; looking upon
this, therefore, as a settled question, he felt it to be his
duty to resist the motion, which, if acceded to, would
lead to endless claims. The whole subject of savings'
banks was under the consideration of the Government,
with the view of 'placing them in a secure position.
Mr. H. HERBERT and Mr. NAPIER recommended Mr.
Reynolds not to press his motion to a division. Mr.
Humz, though of opinion that the depositors were en.
titled to full indemnification by the Government, never-
theless, under the circumstances, thought the motion
should not be pressed at this time. After some further
discussion, Mr. REYNOLDS declining to withdraw the
motion, it was negatived upon a division by 169
against 40.

PARTNERSHIPS

Mr, SLANEY obtained leave to bring in a bill to legalize
the formation of industrial and provident partnerships,
the principal features of which he shortly explained.

DRAINAGE IN IRELAND

Mr. FRENCH moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend
the acts regulating arterial drainage in Ireland ; but the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having assured him
that the subject was under the consideration of the Go-
vernment, the motion was withdrawn.

Slit JAMES BROOKE

Upon a motion by Mr. HUME for a copy of a letter of
Mr. Burns, relating to transactions at Borneo,Mr. HENRY
DRUMMOND made some very strong remarks upon a per-
son named Miles, whose testimony had been relied upon
by Mr. Hume in his charges against Sir James Brooke.
Mr. HUME was replying, when the house was counted
out, at 5 minutes to 8 o'clock.

F RTDAY.—The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock"

The Bill to legalize the Formation of Industrial and
Provident Partnerships was brought in and read a first
time, on the motion of Mr. SLANEY, and ordered to be
read a second time on Tuesday week.