EXHIBIT 23.6
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Eagle Financial Corp.:

We consent to the use of our report  incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference  to  our  firm  under  the  heading   "Experts"  in  the  Joint  Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.  Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting
for investment securities in 1995.


/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
February 11, 1998