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The Parliamentary representation of Lymington is vacant ; theiro- nourable Colonel Keppell has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. IL J. Hutchens, described by the Globe as "a thorough man of business," is a candidate on the liberal side, and is likely to be returned without 'ap- position.
The 'Lewes Savings-bank has been closed for the present, in order that the books may be thoroughly investigated. Six weeks ago, a partial comparison of the pass-books and ledgers was made, when the accounts seemed to be quite correct ; but recently a book was brought in showing that 28/. was due to a depositor, though only Ca. appeased to his name in the ledger. Mr. Henry Bartlett, the actuary, who is suffering from illness, was applied to on the matter; when he positively asserted that merely a clerical error existed, and nothing more. The managers, however, have resolved to be completely satisfied of the state of the bank, and all pass-books are to be sent in and cons- pared with the ledgers. The amount of claims on the bank is 60,0001.
Mr. Tidd Pratt, the Government reviser of benefit societies, hus been in- quiring into the albite of the St. Helen's Savings-bank ; and on Monday he held a public court in the Town-hall. With respect to those depositors who had placed more than the legal yearly amount of 30/. in the bunk, he lea decided that only those who were also in the habit of withdrawing more than 301. in the year have a claim for the whole of their deposits ; but where the money was deposited and none withdrawn, only 301. for each year will be allowed. It has been arranged that a dividend of 6s. 8d. in the pound shall be paid upon all legal dams on the 13th of May. A report by an account- ant describes the amount and manner of the defalcations by the J0111:180138. The deficit was 13,1131. es. 10d. ; the frauds extended from 1833 to 1849; smaller sums were entered than those really paid by depositors; the ledger was further falsified; and balances were represented as having been with- drawn when they had not. Mr. Pratt intimated, on Monday, that the elaime of those who had deposited above the legal amount, and not withdrawn sums, would be placed on the footing of bankruptcy claims, after the legal claims had been paid in full. A discussion arose as to the liability of the trustees. Mr. Pratt suggested the appointment of a joint committee of de- positors and trustees, to try and arrange for an eventual payment in full. Thus committee was agreed to, and the meeting broke up.
Henry Hiller, a labourer of Nunney, near Frome, has been committedito prison on a charge of murdering Thomas George. A Coroner's Jury which sat on the body of George had returned an open verdict; subsequently, sur- geons examined the corpse, and at once perceived that the deceased had not killed himself—the throat was cut and the skull fractured. When Hiller was taken before the Magistrates, a number of circumstances were related casting suspicion on him, and an illegitimate child of the prisoner's) wife gave most conclusive testimony : on the night of the murder, the boy saw Hiller come home with bloody hands and spots of blood on his smock ; and his wife subsequently attempted to wash out the spots.
Holden, the man mentioned last week who accused himself of murder, was further examined by the Staines Magistrates on Saturday. The skeleton that was found was that of an elderly women, and had probably lain in the earth for a century. Holden retracted his self-accusation, saying 'that he was not right in his head, and had been drinking when he told the story ; he had heard of the finding of the skeleton some months since ; the young woman of whom he had spoken was still alive, and might be found. The Magistrates set him at liberty.
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