The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-09 00:00:00

SHOOTINO AN ARCHBISHOP.-A MYSTERY.

It has been stated in all the journals of Europe,
that on the sight otly 19 the Archbishop of Utrecht
wee the victim of a murderous attack at his country house,
near Bois le Due. The allegation was that he had bees
shot in the small of the back, that the ball had been en-
treated without his receiving any serious injury, and that
no trace could be found of the anomie. Some surprise
ems expressed from the first that a shot should have beau
fired in the archbishop's house in the middle of the night
without some of his followers laying hands on the mat.
darer. And the astonishment of the public wee mostly
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increased when it come out that the police were not informed
of the crime till twelve hours after its comm e.,
at 4 in the afternoon, whereas the clergy of the
town knew of it at an early hour in the morn.
lag. It ia, moreover, affirmed that the surgeon who
extracted the ball was asked to keep the affair secret, but
hetold the archbishop that his professional oath compelled
him to make a report to the judicial authorities. It is
ascertained that no robbery was committed in the house.
The archbishop has bees interrogated by the magistrate.,
but nothing could be extracted from him to further the
ends of justice. A tartar fact is, that the wadding of the
pistol which has been found consist' of a piece of a special
almanac's, used by accouchetus for the purpose of reckoning
the probable period of a coutinement. When pressed by
questions the Archbishop (Mgr. Zwyzeo) said he suspected
a certain interdicted priest. Bat the magistrates, after in-
quiry, have come to the coucluaion that there is nothing
against the individual in question, and that the indication
must have been made for the purpose of putting the in-
quirt' on a false scent. What interest the archbishop cos
have in making a mystery of this event is at present but II
matter of conjecture.

BANK OP BRITISH OOLUMBIA.—(27III DAY.)
The general meeting of shareholders was held
thithis
oturat the London Tavern; Mr. W. L. limn= in
. .

The following is the report and statement of acceants
mined to the meeting :
"The directors have the pleasure of submitting to the
proprietors the accoinds of the bank to the 30th of Jam
last, showing a profit, after dedsctiog all charges, of
7,1011. 24. Out of this sum the directors re-
commend • dividend on the paid-up capital at
the rate of five per cent. per annum, free of income tax
for the nine mouths the bank had been is operation,
which will &Mord 4,6871. 10a. ; and that 413/. 12a. be
applied to the reduction of preliminary expeana, leaving
2,001. to be carried forward to profit and lon new account.
"Liabilities.—Capital paid up,125,0001.; depend 004111 in
circulation, and other liabilities, 69,161/ 16s. 7d. ; Wanes
of profit and loss on 30th June, 1863, 7,10112 a ; total,
200821. 18a 7d. Assets: Specie in hand and cad at bankers,
68,b891.45. 7d. ; bank premises, (wafture, and other gro-
perty, 2,388/. 9a. ; bills diacouoted, bills receivable, gores.
meet and other seemitiee, 127,7141. 135. 10d. ;I:rehmenary
expenses, 2,570 i. 11s. 2d.; total, 901,26 W. liis. d.
Profit end loss.—To charges to 311th Juni, 1863, ia.
eluding rent, taxes, salaries, directors' feet, and all other
expenses at heed Ake and breaches. 2,9141. 7s. 3d.;
b..lanoe of profit, 7,101/. 2s.—total, 10,0154 9s. 3d. By
balance of profit brought forwent, 5,2101. 3a. 9d. ; by
profit to 30th Jane, 1863, after deducting rebate of interest
OD bills not due, 4,8061. Is. 6d.—total, 10,0154 95. 3d.; by
balance, 7,1011. .2s. Od."
The CHAIRMAN mid that the board could make a larger
dividend than 5 per cent. from the profits, bat they thought
it mom prudent not to do so, and he hoped the share
holders would ogres with the directors in the coons
they adopted. They had not made any bed debts
since they lad met ; but bad debts might occur.
They had opened a new branch at Richfield, in the midst
of the gold field, from which a good deal was expend.
The bank at New Warminster as yet did Dot more that
pay its expenses, but they hoped that it would prove more
profitable as time advanced. They expected that the
colony would receive a great impulse from the new company
which took the place of the Hudson's Bay Oompany,
and when a poste] communication by a line of steamers was
established between Panama and Vancouver's Island direct,
touching et San Fraacisco, which be hoped would be
effected in the next 12 months.

The motion having been seconded,
Mr. MORZLL put some questions of a formal kind which
were answered by the chairman and solicitors to the com-
pany to the satisfaction of the meeting. Me. Novell put
other questions which the directors and the meeting generally
were of opinion should not, in the interest of the pro-
pietas, be answered.
Mr. MORELL did not think the balance.abeet satisfactery.
Mr. ElYnwirr considered it extremely satisfactory, and
thought that the business of the bank would be greatly in-
creaszi, owing to the development of the colony under the
MThpany
e motion was then unanimously adopted, with one ex-
ception. A resolution for the appropi ration of ZS/. to the
auditors was carried, as was a resolution dechring &dividend
of lye per cent.
The Causing, in reply to a question, said that the said
escort was in good working order.

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