The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1867.

has been considerably increased. The totals on the
30th June stand as follows:

L 0.4 and County
Consolidated

1806. 1867.
i 750,000 L 2010,864
600,000 ... 800,000

The reserve funds of the two banks have likewise
received in one instance a large, and in the other
a fair, augmentation. It is only just, however,
to the Consolidated to mention that, besides the
sum shown below, 10,000/. in addition has been
carried to "Special Reserve :"

London and County
Consolidated

1866. 18917.
£250,000 £390,864
81,909 ... 95,000

Both these institutions have from the first
period that the subject was mooted recognised the
advisability of separating their actual liabilities
for customers' balances, deposits at interest, kc.,
from their liabilities on acceptances. Taking the
former item the accounts are as under :

1666. 11467.
London and County £10,718,483 £12,032,:tti
Consolidated 3,047,1U ... 2,159,710
Although in the latter case an apparent decline
is shown, there has actually been a considerable
increase. The discrepancy arises from the pro-
missory notes given by the Bank at the time of
the temporary stoppage in May last year being in-
cluded in the total for 1866. These obligations,
however, have now been all paid off, and hence do
not appear in the present accounts. As regards
acezptances the following are the figures :

1864;. pug.
London and County £2,032,490 ... £1,397,184
Consolidated
The diminution may be partially attributed to
the stagnation in tr►de. Comparing the propor-
tion of cash and government or guaranteed stocks
with the public liabillties (excluding acceptances),
the results shown are decidedly good :

Cash and Per eentage
Investments. on Suma due.
London and County £4,263,147 ... 353
Consolidated

Finally, the dividends paid on this occasion con-
trasted with a year ago are annexed. It will be
seen that the London and County have maintained
their previous high rate, and that the Camel-
dated, which for obvious reasons divided nothing
in Juno, 18U6, have now made a fair return :
Per cent. per annum.
184,1.. 1867.
London and County 22 ••• 22
Consolidated

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

saw the imperial eagles at the head of their
columns superseded by St. Peter's Rem than they
broke out into mutinies, followed by wholesale de-
sertions, which have not ceased to the present day.
To whatever extent the mission of General Dumont may
have mystified the world, the TIME'S feels confident that
the September Convention will have full effect ; that the
French Emperor will remain faithful to his engagements so
long as she Italian government, for their own part, abide
by the tenns of the treaty. It is not by outward attacks,
or even by internal convulsions, that the temporal power
can be overthrown. It is now reduced to the support of
mere voluntary contributions, and these cannot be ex.
pected to yield such a constant and regular supply of men
and money as may restore the finances and re-establish
public order in that distracted community. Wherever he
looks around him the Pope sees the aid of constituted
government' falling away from him. The Papacy has
tried sovereign power for a thousand years, and the result
is a paltry territory with a beggared population, a bankrupt
treasury, and a nest of brigands. If it has not yet learnt
that " its kingdom is not of this world," that salutary
lesson should be no longer delayed.

THE REFORM BILL.

AMENDMENTS TO BE PROPOSED ON REPORT.

The following amendments will be proposed in
the House of Lords to-night, on the bringing up of the
report on the Representation of the People Bill :
Earl Russell—Clause 1, page 2, line 32, leave out " Rif."
and insert "101."

Ban Harrowby—Cltuse 17, page 7, line 8, after " par-
liament" insert "the parishes of Chelsea, Kensington,
Fulham, and Hammersmith shall form part of the borough
of Westminster, and." Line 9, after the second "of "
insert " Westminster, Marylebone." Omit so much of
schedule B as relates to the borough of Chelsea and the
parishes of Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, and Ken-
sington.

Lord Stmtbeden—Clause 5, page 3, line 1, leave out
" of the rateable value of 12!. ;or upwards," and insert
"worth the rent of 201. or upwards by the year." After
clause 11 insert the following clause :—And whereas it is
expedient that after every general election some power
shall exist of finding seats for persons accidentally ex-
cluded from the legislature, and whose service in parlia-
ment would be important to the country ; be it enacted,
that from time to time the House of Commons, if they
shall think fit, according to the method their standing
orders shall determine, may nominate one member for
each or any of the aforesaid boroughs, who shall sit and
serve during the remainder of the parliament in which he
has been nominated.

the Court.

OSBORNE, AuGuar 3.

The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday after-
noon, aocompanied by Princess Louise and the Princess of
Leiningen, and her Majesty walked out this morning with
Princess Lor'se.

Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and
the Princess of Leiningen, attended by the Ladies and
Gentlemen in Waiting, were present yesterday at an enter-
tainment given to the children of the Whippingham
SchooL

Their royal highnesses were received by the Rev.
George and Mrs. Prothero.
The Queen held a Council at one o'clock to-day, at
which were present the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of
Bradford, the Earl of Mabuesbury, and the Right Hon.
Wilson Patten.

Previous to the Council, Sir John Bolt and Sir Robert
Phillimore were sworn in Members of the Most Honour-
able Privy Council, and took their seats at the Board
accon"ngly.
The Duke of Marlborough hal an audience of the
Queen.
Mr. Helps was Clerk of the Council.
After the Council her Majesty, accompanied by Princess
Louise, entered the drawing-room, when the following
gentlemen were introduced by the Earl of Bradford (Lord
Chamberlain), and received the honour of knighthood :
Mr. Charles Jasper Selwyn, Solicitor-General; Mr. John
S. Mantel', Chief Justice at the Gambia; Mr. William H.
Bodkin, Judge of Court of Session, Middlesex ; Mr.
William Anderson Rose, Alderman ; Mr. Sydley Hedley
Waterlow, and Mr. Francis Lycett, Sheriffs of London ;
and Mr. Henry Thompson, F.R.C.S. .

Arcusr 4.

The Queen, Princess Louise, and the Princess of Leinin-
gen, rode on ponies in the grounds yesterday afternoon ;
and Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice went out
walking.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, re-
turned in the evening from Antwerp in the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert.

Her Majesty and the royal family attended Divine Ser-
vice at Osborne this morning. The ladies and gentlemen
in waiting were in attendance. The Her. George l'rothero
officiated.

The Earl of M&lmesbury bad the boncur of dining with
the Queen and the royal family yesterday.

The Prince and rrinceia cf Wales drove out on Satur-
day afternoon.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-street. The Ministers pre-
sent were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor,
the Right Hon. Gathonio Hardy, Lord Stanley,
the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Sir John
Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the
Duke of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, Lord Naas,
and the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole.

Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colcnial•
office from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Labnan,
Gibraltar, Malta, and the Governor-General of Canada.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of British Hondu-
ras, Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, the
Straits Settlements, the North American Provinces, and
Bermuda.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—Her Majesty
the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princesses Louise
and Beatrice, attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the
court, will, it is expected, leave Osborne on Monday, the
19th inst., for Scotland. The Queen, on landing at
Gosport, will travel by the South Western and Great
Western Railway to Windsor, and after a night's rest at
the Castle will proceed by special London and North
Western train to the north.

The distinguished company staying at Goodwood
as guests of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond during
the race week left on Saturday. There have been visiting
at Goodwood:—The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the Prince de Teck, the Marquis of Anglesey, the
Earl and Countess of Bradford, the Earl of WestmoreLusd,
the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith and Ladies Georgians
and Albcrtha Hamilton, the Earl of Strafford, Viscount
Newport, Visoount Hinchingbroke, Lord and Lady Alex.
ander Lennox, Lord H. G. Lennox, Lord and Lady Cecilia
Bingham, Admiral the lion. H. G. Rona, Hon. Mr. Caring-
ton, Sir Frederick Johnstone, General Newton, Colonel
Greville, Mr. George Payne, Mr. Savile, d:c.
The Princo and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar
have entertained a select party at Molecombe during the
Goodwood races, including the Duke and Duchess of Man.
cheater, the Marquis of Hsrtington, the Earl of Coventry,
Lord Courtensy, Hon. Oliver Montagu, Mr. Calaraft,
The Marquis and Marchioness Cholmondeley,
who have been passing a few weeks at Houghton Hall,
Norfolk, are expected at their residence on Carlton-house-
terrace in the course of the week, on their way to Chol-
mondeley Castle, Cheshire.

The Earl and Countess Only left town on Satur-
day to join the party visiting the Earl and Countess of
Carnarvon at Highclere Castle, near Newbury.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are among
the English nobility who have arrived at Spa.
The Princess of Brazil, married to the Duke of
Saxony, is expected with her husband and son at Lisbon
from Bordeaux.

The Irish Attorney-General, Mr. Chatterton,
will, it is said, be appointed in the course of this month to
the office of Vice-Chancellor of Ireland, created under an
set passed this session. The present Solicitor-General,
Mr. Warren, succeeds Mr. Chatterton both as Attorney.
General and in the repro entation of Dublin University ;
and Mr. Theobald Purcell, Q.C., will very probably be the
new tlolicitor•General,