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Mr. Denison, Sir Atestoomm Gaon, and others from the
Ma, t up the Army and Marine Mutiny Bill, the St.
S C b on) Poor Rates Bill, the Lighting Cities in jar
land Baron oebeck's Divorce BIS, and some Private Bffh,
which were all, except the Divorce BBL reed a first time.
Mr. Pace, from the Cornmissiooers for liquidating the National
' Debt, presented certain Accounts from them, pursuant to Act of
Parliament.
Mr. Unmet's*, from the Cornmissio
Harbour, presented their Annual Report.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a Petition from the
Earl of Morton, stating that be had Jemmied to that title by in.
hesitance, and praying their Lordships to grant him the privilege
of voting for Scottish Representative Peers. The body of the
Petition stated the application to be necessary. The Noble Earl
moved that it be referred to the Committee of Privileges.—Ordered.
Lord WH A RNCLIFFE. presented a Petition from the Malt.
sters in and about Leeds, praying for a Revision of the Act of last
. Sonia), relative to the Duties on Malt.
Lord CIWYDYR presented a Petition from the Wool-growers
of Waindeet, Lincolnshire, praying their Lordships not to allow
Foreign Wool to be imported.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Commorries, from the parish of St. Mary-la-bonne, pre-
sented a Return of the Expenditure In that parish.
Lad STANLEY obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the ins.
provement of the town of Manchester.
The Dartmouth Harbour Bill was read a second time.
On the motion of Mr. G It the Hotbeds Divorce Bill
was reed a third time and passed.
Mr. BYNG obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose a
erecting a Bridge between billhook and Lambeth.
Mr. lITNG obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the improve-
meet of Covent Garden Market.
Mr. LAW LEY presented a Petition from Warwick, praying the
repeal of the Mak Tag.—Ordered to be laid on the table.
Sir U. SOMERVILLE presented several Petitions from Pa.
Ashes in the Ceenty Meath. praying for Catholic Emancipation.
Mr. H. HUTCHINSON, in presenting a Petition from the In-
habitants of Cork, deprecated the pre** distressed state of Ireland,
which he thought was mainly attributable to the asisgovernstrent of
this country. The Petition prayed that the Tax an Coals &Weld
be repealed.
Mr. W. WHITMORE presented a Petition from Bridgellortbs
in favour of the Saharan Fisheries 1111...Orderesi to be laid on the

of New Oreshaen

Dir. CAMPBELL presented a !ethics from the Malawi of
Argyleshim praying the Repeal of the Malt Tu.—Ordered to be
priated.
bk. MABERLY presented a similar Petition front Abingdon.
Colonel DAVIES, a similar Petition from Penitent, in the
c"sullot Worantw....—The Pedtions were severally sedered to be

printed..
Mr. HUME moved for a continuation of the Parliamentary
Returns of Ships and Tonnage which cleared out from this
country since inn, distinguishing those of the East Indies, up to
the Sib of January, 189,11. Also, an Account of all Goods imported
front China and the East Indies into this country during the same
pet iod.—Ordered.
Mr. DEN !SON presented a Petition from the Tit:Miters of
Guildford, praying ,for the Repeal of the Tan upon mat.—Or-
dered to be laid on the table.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY presented two Petitions frost places in
Essex to the same effect; and also two Petitions praying the Re.
peal of the Test and Corporation Acts; also a Petition from Brain-
tree for a Repeal of the Stamp Duties.—The Petition* were
ordered to be printed.
Lord E. SOMERSET presented a Petition from Cirencester
and other places in the county of Gloucester, against any further
concession to the Catholics..—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. DALY presented several Petitions front Parishes in the
county of Galway. praying foe Catholic Emancipation.
Sir H. PARNELL presented four similar Petitions from the
Queen's County.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. MANNING moved that Copies or Extracts of Instructions
sent to the East India Company relative to the state of Slavery in
any of their possessions should be printed.—Ordesed.
Mr. W. WHITMORE deferred the further consideration of
the Salmon Fisheries Bill till to-morrow.
The Annual Pensions Duties Bill was read a second time.
The Annual Indemnity IRE was read a second time, and ordered
to be cemmitted tomorrow.

Ni. HUME wished to know whether any inquiry bad been
made into the state of the Law as regarded Insolvent Debtors in
India.
Lord ASHLEY said, that at present he could not answer the
Honourable Member, but be believed the information would be
speedily laid Wore the House.

SAVINGS BANKS.
Mr. HUME wisfed to call the attention of the House
• to the subject of Savings Banks, and the loss sustained
by the country in consequence of the mode of their
management. The Goirernment was virtually the
holder of the deposits of the Savings Banks, and paid
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an interest of 41. 11s. per cent. by which there was an
actual loss to the country of 487,6271. in a period of
ten years, namely, from the -establishment of Savings
Banks in this country down to the present time. This
was without interest. and were that added it might
prove little. short of 600,000/. being about a thousand
pounds a week since the year 1817. He perfectly re-
membered, in consequence of having been active in the
formation of those establishments, that at the time they
originated the understanding was that Government',
should not pay more than was obtained by the invest-''
meat of the money. It was a subject of great import-
all and one which called for the instant interference
of Parliament. He thought that to diminish the rate
of interest payable on existing depo,its would be no
breach of faith whatever. The Hon. Gentleman then
moved for an account of the amount of interest paid by
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt to the Trustees of Saving Banks, with the names
of the patties, from the commencement of those estab-
lishments to the present time, stating the sums of late-
test which bad been placed to the credit of trustees,
and how the same had been disposed of by them ; and
showing also how the differences between the sums paid
by the Government and those received by. the deposi-
tors bad been apish, si. He observed, that an opinion
very generally ptevaiLti that the depositors in those
Banks did not belong to that class which weir origi.
'sally in the contemplation of the Legislature. He
thought it material that that should be ascertained, and
would move accordingly. He would also move for a
Return of the number exceeding 201. and not exceeding
301--501. and not 100 L-150/. and not 2001. with the'
number of Friendly Societies who had become deposi-
tors—the gross amount in each Bank—the rate of inte-
test paid—the bonuses, if any. together with the sur-
plus funds, down to the 20:h of last November.
Mr. G. DAWSON said there could be no obj-ction
to granting the Returns moved for by the Honourable
Gentleman. The subject was one of the greatest im-
portance. considered with reference to the finances of
the country. He was perfectly ready to admit that
the inconvenience complained of was by no mean:over-
rated, but he was unwilling to enter into further details
at present. He might, however, state; that the subject
was under the consideration of his Right Honourable
Friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), and that he
hoped he, with the assistance of others, would be able
to devise a remedy.
The motion was then agreed to.
Mr. DAWSON laid on the table certain Papers connected with
the Irish Miscellaneous Estimates.
Milli VAGRANTS.

Lord STANLEY said, he rose to bring forward a
motion, of which he had given notice, relative to the
passing of Irish Paupers from the county of Lancaster.
The Noble Lord, after detailing the extreme hardship
indicted on the county of Lancaster, which, from its
id the - •tion of the Lash
iose passed from
.d for "The ap-
, meet as soon as
Returns horn the
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inflicted on rite county of Lancaster,
1 ! situation, had to pass the greater port
labouring Poor, and enumerating the
, 1 • the year 1815 to the year 1827..—movei
i '. poiniment of a Select Committee (to
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different Countieb, with a view to sites t
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