The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

SAXONY.

BERLIN, Jc.N-E 21.

The Saxon troops have now entirely evacuated
the kingdom of Saxony. The Prussian outposts
are on the Bohemian frontier. The reinnur of an
engagement near Pirna is unfounded.

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
Fl (MI NCE, JtNE 21.

This afternoon the Chamber of Deputies adopted,
by 153 against 42 votes, the whole bill granting
extraordinary financial powers to the government,
presented yesterday by Signor Scialoja. The
President announced that the sitting of to-
day would probably be the last, and ex-
pressed fervent wishes on behalf of the
King, the army, and the volunteers, to which
the deputies responded by loud cheers. In
the course of the debate Signor Laporta de-
manded the re-opening of the enrolments in the
Southern Provinces. General Pettinengo, Minister
of War, declared that tho enrolments had been
suspended by order of the Administration.
The government required 14,000 volunteers,
while 40,000 offered themselves. It was im-
possible to provide suddenly for all. He
concluded by stating that the volunteers
would emulate the regular army, and ex-
pressed confidence in the triumph of the national
cause. The King has arrived at Cremona.
Despatches received hero from several towns an_
nounce the greatest enthusiasm on account o: the
royal manifesto and the declaration of war against
Austria.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.

(RECTIR'tiEXPRESS.)

PARIS. JUNE `...1

The following is the return of the Bank of
France for tho week ending to-day, together with
the corresponding figures of the previous account :
June 21. June 14.
Fr. e. t r. e.
128,500,000 0 182,500,0(0 0

Dtifrok.
Capital of the Dark
Profits in addition to capital
(Art. 8, law of June 9, 1867'
Reserve of the Bank and its
22,10.1.750 14 22,105,7t9 14
branches
Resorts of landed property 4,000,000 0 4,000,000 0
Notes in circulation
Bank notes to order and receipts
payable at sight 25,838 ,153 90 15,286,933 88
Treasury account—current cre-
ditor
Current accounts, Parts
Ditto branch banks
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry interests
Rediscounted the last six
months 2,074,092 92 4,074,992 91
Surplus of receipts not distri-
buted
Dandries

7,044,776 2 7,044,776 i

140,055,324 SO 1341,070.015 10
350,245,1208 72 553,770.r33 25
W,91u,690 0 37,553,221 0
535,505 75 563.444 75
10,292,063 17 15,653,311 91

9,075,467 65 8,06,685 156

1,675,223,178 16 1,665,508,759 96

June 21.
Fr.

June le.
Fr.

CR2DITOI4.
Cash In band and in branch
627,422,759 67 613,063,071 81
banks
Commercial bills overdue 398,692 85 10(4955 'IA
Commercial bills discounted,
not yet due 152,894.499 85 869,064,249 18
Ditto branch banks 365,589,042 0 $49.219,60 0
Advances on deposits of bullion 71,069,400 0 6,774,500 0
Ditto branch banks 13,14n,140 0 17,969,840 0
Advances on French public se-
curities
Ditto branch banks 9,012,400 0 7,770,100 0
Advances on railway shares
and debentures

34,649,200 0 34.806.200 0
22,553,500 0 22,800.000 0

Dftto branch banks
Ad'TWICE§ on Credit Yonder
Bonds
,67,000 0 586,900 0

Ditto branch hanita,

1:e71.; the State (conven-
tion 10th June, 1887
Government stock reserve ... 12,980,750 14 12,960,750 14
Ditto disponible 96,171,987 91 16,171,967 91
Bentes immobilisees (law End
June, 1637:. 100,000,000 0 100,000,090 0
Hotel and furniture of the bank &
landed property branches
Expenses of management
Sundries . ......... •• .. 16,979,021 78 16,507,770 76

1,675,228.178 16 1,668,508,759 96
Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of Trance.
(ftned)

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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. —At the
monthly general meeting, held at the society's house yes-
terday, in Hanover-square, Mr. Robert Hudson, V.P.
F.R.S., in the chair, the council announced that his Rwioyal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh having expressed a sh
to join the society, the council had, in conformity with
former precedents, admitted his royal highness • fellow
by special resolution.