The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-19 00:00:00

SAVING BANKS.

On bringing op the Report of the. Committee of
Supply,
Mr. HUME expressed a desire to put a question to
the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
relative to the amount of the interest paid on the deposits
',Naylor Barks. It was generally known that the in-
terest paid to the depositors was at the rate of four and
• a half per cent. while the interest to the public was
from three and a half to four per cent., by which a lobs
accrued to the latter. In what manner was that loss
tint le up to the public?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not
at that tnontent. from the shortness of the time to which
los attention had been called to his present duties, give
any precise explanation.
Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention, on Monday
next, to move ler copies of the correspondence between the
States of Jersey and his Majesty's Council, relative 'to
the s•aff and clothing of the Insular Militia. He should
ad.o, on the same day, stove for a return of the number of
brigade Majors placed on half pay in Ireland.
The Weal India Trade Bill went through a Com-
mittee. and the Report oaa ordered to be received to-
1110110W.

On the motion of Mr. WM. LAMB, there was or-
tiered to he laid beteg the house a return of the amount
of Port Duties on Ships entering and clearing out of the
port of Dublin for the last tare, years, stating the law
and authority antler which such duties were levied.—
Likewise, a return of the pamberof ships engaged in the
• Coal l'eatieopeseihrrand Amin out of the said port for
he same period.—Adjourned.

We are sorry to hear the banking-house of Messrs.
Turner and Co., of Chelteabam, was opened by false
keys—fire locks and re-locked—and robbed to &consider-
able amount, in Bask and their own country owes;

2.0001. of which have been paid by their town bankers,
Ead•ile an t Co., and we understand nearly the same
amount of Bank notes and Wile.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1923.

BOURBON WAR.

Nothing has yet come out, in Parliament, relative
to this war ; for, as to the "fine speech " of Ma.
BROUGHAM, on the 4th of February, that is now, no.'
thing. It was like a fly, which the naturalists say, is
born, old, and dead, in three (lays ; especially in hot
weather; and, as our readers will remember, it was a
hot time, when the "fine speech " was made. Mr.
Brougham makes so many free speeches, that we ought
to have some distinctive appellation for this. We
sill, therefore, call it the " Tim Gentlemen q* rerona
‘‘ speech," which was a piece of wit, the parallel of
which has not appeared amongst us, since the days of
the Old Jester, Sheridan. It has been wonderfully
admired by those excellent judges, the 'prentices and
milliners that frequent Drury Lane and Covent Darden.
All this, however, is now nothing ; and, we repeat,
that, in parliament, ((Wing has yet taken place relative
to this Bourbon War. In the meanwhile, it is clear
enough that the French will march, and that the
Holy Fellows will snatch an army to the borders of
France. And, abut shall WE do? The Chronicle says,
send out a fleet, which is, it says, now preparing,. This
the Courier posiively denies. But, in looking at Mr.
Hushisson's speech at Liverpool, it would seem, that the
" strict neutrality" nil! be very difficult. There is a
rumour that Peet's bill is to be repealed, and that we are
to go to war This really seems to be the only way
that these Ministers hare of getting out a thilr

ties. They must do this, or reduce the interest of the
debt! flood Good ! To what have they brought the fa.
mous TIIING at lisl ! If th.y repeal the Bill an:l go to
war. what will the funds be tcorth? The" Devil take the
hindmost," will soon be roe cry. The Ministers will soon
he pressed on the subject of the Debt ; and, to avoid. that
danger, they will, perhaps rush into the other; for, no-
thing is more fr, trent, especially with unsteady things,
than jumping out of the frying-pan into the Are. Be it
as it may, however, the THING must, in one way or an_
other, speedily assume an entirely new shape and charac-
ter. The Morning Chronic* now says, as we have all
along said, that affect is necessary to negotiate lath.