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The Times, 1824-10-28T00:00:00

Ani artialc h.ts appeared in several papers on the subject of those invaluable institutions, Savings'-hanks, which is calculated to misleadl tue depoeitors, ami( to create ground- lesi misapprclieision ar(l alarm. It is stated, that persornS having fundis in nuore thani one Savinigs'-hanl after Lhe '20th of November, will iorfeit thc vhole, andl an extract of a clausc in the act of Plarliamcenit is giveni in corroboration. 'Ihis extract is oinly a part of the clause of. the act, aii(i therefore gi:ve- an erroncous impression. The act alliude(ld to is the 5tii of (ieo. IV., cap. 62, passe(d on the 17th of Jlnne last, to have elfect after thc 20th ot November ncxt. hre clausvs of tihat act only oblige persons, on makinig their first deposit after tihn 2()th of November, to declare that tlhey have no dleposits in aniy othier Savings'-batks - aini if sorh leclaration sball be uintrue, tie (leposits ol such persons sitail in that case, an(t in that casc only, be forfeited. Blv another clantse in) the samnc act, personas vho miav lhave k eposits in inore Savings'-bankia thiani oie, arc autliorized ito transfer the wholc inte oie S9avings -batk, tn or(ler that tile limitation to tle atnount c,f t'utttre deposits mnay be enl- tored, c vhich othierwise coul d not be done. (CORBIET'I ANDn Til 0 'I T UNPitK--MEN.011 Alonioday last, several infoernations, exhibited by \Williain Cobbett, tlie younger, against several collectors of tell, cainc oni for licaring before a very full benich of Magistrates at thte 13ull Itnl, h)artt'ord, Kcitt. ;lr. (Cobbett sought to recover se- veral penalties for tolls alleged to be taken last year for onje- horse carts. The whole of' the cases were dismissed by tile uiianiiuous opinion of the Magistrates, becauise the iiiter- nationis were not exhibited vithinl thlree monittis from the time the offences were c'smniated. As Cobbett has really dtone soine service in this matter, which is a very hinpor- tant one, we tr ut he will not let his zeal be slackened bv titis inerely technical defeat. Y(sterlay a Cottrt of l)rectors was hield at the Ea<st In- (lia flour, wfhen Ihc following, Captains were swoni) into the Co011- anid of tiheir rcspective shtpi, viz.: Ciaptain Thomas Haviside, Vintisor, fer Bonha y and China; anid ( aptain Alexander Nairne, Grnrral I eId, for Bcngal and (lChina. Mr. Mantnern Sutton, Speaker of' the British House of (romnons, arrived at Lille on the 26th ; lie alighited at the Hotel of Burope witlh his fanlily atid suite, which is coniiposed of 18 persons, in three carriages. lIc arriveil Iroo Iarns, ani d was on itis way to Bc1gimn.-E. niagj pap,er. Geineral Lafayette has visited Joscph Buonaparte at his scat near Trento, anld remaincl with hini two hiotirs. It is said - the nmceting was quiitc interesting, bethl being Iceply ;ffTcted, and warnmly cTbracing cacti other. Joscph Buonaparte apologized for not imaking the first call, on thc grouintd that it wouldl nccessarily involve hinm int public associations, whicil it was his ditty and hi.s wish to avoid. liesaid, moreover, that lie was in adversity ind misfortuine, and Gieneral Lafairyette ull of lioiouor and l glory, and dc. serving of tot h."_rfAme,licae Japer . CII ESrsTE It1.ET: ION.-Thc election ror civic officers ter- minated on Monday evening at four o'clock, after three days' poll- ing. The nu,%iheus werc at the close-for 1lr. Shearing, 70n; Mr. Whittaker, 6774. Thi3 decision is expecteIl to decide also thc ap- proarhitig election for representative in Parliament. 51r. Sltear- ing is thc corporation Slieriff, atid lia(l at least 60 votes more to bring up. All the windiws of thc Exchange were broken at the conclisioti of the pollirw, by rabble, atid " lots" ot prosecutions are cxprcted to aise out of the contest. It is ivorthy td' remark, says a correspodrmnt, that thc gas lights at the i ck of a certain chuirch-yard in the nieighbourhood of Blaci friarsrroad, regitharly app':ared every night during the summer tuonthi, when,tor o-rtain rea sots, there was inot so touch neerloft tiein ; iut that now, they are not to be seen. Qiuere.-Hailve certain tielgitouriog professionais any intereist or influence with the autlhorities of this parish ? Tile young lady who waws Foe time sinlce carriedl of from her frientls (then visiting at Mlargate) by a person represented to be already united in the boods of wedlock, was pursued and over- taken on the continent, buit not before the celebration of their mar- riaee had been efrected at Brussels. On Friday, two very respectal)ie gentlemer , ones aMAagistratte for heb county of Aliddlesex, arrived at Dover with tile young lady in charge, by His llajesty's packet S'p/Iive, fronm Calasi; and as it was ieared tome annoyance might be ofFered lo the party en the journey, a constable proceeded with them from Dovet to Londol on Flida,v rooning...Jntih gagzell.