The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-14 00:00:00

MONEY WIORAM and SONS' (at
illsag!tillnrall-yard, London) LINE of STEAM and PAMW
SHIPS to AUSTRALIA.—For M ELBOURNE (Port Phillip) Direct
(to lame the Docks on SATURDAY, July la, calling at Ply-
mouth% the splendid clipper ship SUSSEX, LOGO tons, ROBERT
ELDGERS, Commander; lying in the East India Dodos Her
accommodations for all claws of passengers are nnimrpaesod,
asndooty she will carry an eipenenced surgeon.—Far freight or wear
to ALLPORT and MORGAN, with Mews. MONEY
WIORAM and SONS, 7, loadenhallotreet.

CULTARD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH
lERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIPS, appointed try
the Admiralty to sail between LIVERPOOL and NEW YORK,
and between LIVERPOOL and BOSTON, the Boston ships calling
at Halifax to land and receive passengers and mails. The follow-
big or other vessels are appointed to sail from Liverpool, calling
at Cott to receive the mails:
SCOTIA, for NEW YORK, Saturday, July IL
CHINA, for BOSTON, Saturday, July tl.
'JAVA, for NEW YORK, Saturday, July ES.
• Taking passengers and goods for Nassan and navaansa, to
be transferred at New York on board Corsica.

11seagr:;;;;;;incltidirnrstowa;d's fee ;Sa in:Wigan', but
without wince or liquors:—To Halifax and Boston, chief cabin,
A 22: second cabin, kW. To New York, chief cabin, second
cabin. AlB.—Apply to J. B Foord, 62, Old Broad-street, Loudon:
J. Y. Currie, Havre, and 12, Place de le Boons, Park; G. and J.
Barns, SQ, Janialcastreet, Glasgow; D. and C. Maclver, Queens-
town : or D. and C. *solver, 8, Water-street, Liverpool.

STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL OR QUEENSTOWN TO
NEW YORK TWICE A WEEK.
LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and
rriI'HILADELPHIA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Intend de-
spatehtng their full-powered Clyde-built Iron Screw Siesm-Shipa,
earrytog the United States mails,
FROM LIVERPOOL for NEW YORE :
KANGAROO, Friday, July 11,
CITY OF NEW YORK, Wednesday, July It,
CITY OF DUBLIN, Saturday, July 94.
And every Wednesday and alternate Fridays and Saturday&
Catdn paws by the mail steamers sailing every Wednesday,
15, 17, and 41 guinea; according to the scemumodatical.
Illbrward passage Includes a full supply of cooked provisions.
Paimagers foe thus& and the United natal booked through on
very ad% aniegeous terms.—For further piuticulars apply to
WILLIAM IN3IAN, V., Water-street, Liverpool: and to ELVES
Gad MACEY, 61, King Williametreet. Leedom

ROTTERDAM and the RHINE.—The Nether-
lands Steamboat Company's fast and favourite steamer
BATAVIER, Captain W. SMITH, sails EVERY SUNDAY from
Brunswick-wharf, Blackwell, at 11 a.m., and returning from Rot-
terdam every 'Tuesday. Tures: Saloon, El Is.: fore cabin, 15s.—
Also the screw steamer FIENOORD, Captain M. Van I Hoff,
from off the Tower, EVERY THURSDAY MORNINO early,
returning from Rotterdam every Sunday.—Forfreight or pamrage
apply to THILLIPPS, GRAVES, PHILLIPPS and Co., St. Dun-
Man'whonae, SC. ; or to CHAPLIN'S Universal-office, Regent-
eircus, W.

EIGHTH REPORT of the ALLIANCE BANK
;Limited).
At a GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders, held at the
London Tavern, Itialiopagatestreet, In the City of London, on
1'R11)A V, 13th July, lade,
The following REPORT was presented :
The Directors have to report that the net profits of the Rank
for the last hall-year after making the necessary deductions for
interest on current and deposit accounts, current expenses, bad
debts, and rebate on bills not yet due), amount to £25,418 de.
which with £1,839 13s. 5a1., balance from the previous half-year,
makes a total of £27,256 05. 3d. This sum It is now proposed to
appropriate ea follows, viz.:
£24,743 2 6 in payment of dividend.
500 0 0 In reduction of preliminary expenses.
1,000 0 0 iu reduction of building, Ac., account.
1,012 17 9 to profit and loge new account.

L 27,256 0 3
The extreme severity of the crisis through which monetary
Institutions have passed since the last general meeting of the
Shareholders, hos no doubt led many to expect a leas favourable
result than appears by the above figures. The Directors are
glad, therefore, to he able to show an amount of profit for the
last half-year which warrants their recommending the declara-
tion of the same rate of dif Wend as was paid in January last,
viz., £5 per cent. per annum free of income tax, notwithstanding
the considerable decrease which has taken place in the amount
of current and deposit accounts since the last report. and the lam
occasioned by the forced sale of securities during the late panic.
These sacrifices are the Immo to he regretted, ea up to the 11th
May no bosses had been incurred by the Sank, nor was It in•
voiced in any disasters to justify the mistrust that existed. At
the same thus, it must be gratifying to all interested to find that
the business has nut been more serioualy impaired, and to learn
that confidence in the Bank is steadily returning.
Messrs Daniell, Paterson, and Stenhouse havingresigned their
seats at the board, the Directors hope shortly to fill their places
with gentlemen who.e moms and influence will be of material
benefit to the Bank.

To forward this object. awl with a view to the general Improve-
nient of the existing rules and regulations of the Company, the
new Articles of Association ‘,lllOl have been scut to each share-
holder, will be submitted to this meeting fur approval cud
adoption.
The Directors whn retire by rotation, in accordance with the
wovisious of the Articles 0.1 Assoebitlon, are James B. Bering-
ton, Esq., Robert ituniney, Esq., Abel Heywood, Esq., and, being
eligible, offer themselves for re.election.
Notice has been received iron, W. C. L. Bashford. Esq., of
Spring-grove, Middlesex, of his intention to offer himself fur •
seat at the board.
.

The Auditors, Messrs Quitter, Ball, and Co., and 11. W. Ban-
ner, likewise retire at this ineethig and offer themselves for r
election : and notice has bveu given of an intention to propose
u an auditor Charles JeUicoe, Esq., president of the Society of
Actuaries.
N.B.—The dividend warrants will be forwarded to the share-
holders on the 2:ird

TIIE ALLIANcE BANK ".Limited,.
BALANI E SMELT, ;Mk June, BAB.

DR.
To capital paid up, viz.:—P2s
per share :tti,Sou shares a:980,725 0 0
To lees culls In arrear llOO 0 0

_ _
£90,535 0 0
To reserve fund 70,000 0 0
To amount due to customers
on rurrent and deposit a -
counts. ein.ulur notes, 1,141,082 18 10
To acceptances

1,636,136 6 4
11,930 7 8

To rebate account
To profit and loss balance,
3131 An:ember, 1a
To net profit for half year
ending 30th June, leOti

1,839 13 5

28.416 8 10

27,t56 0 3

4:2,734,1177 14 3

By calrin hand, at Bank of England, and at
call
By inveitmenta In India lii.nds
By Lille of exchange, loans to customers, 2,213,78213 0
By buildings, furidiure. bank tittings, In
London. Southwark, Liverpool, Mancheater,
and Birkenhead
By preliminary expenses - 7,160 4 8

82,734,67714 3

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

DR.
To current expenses, inclmling salaries, sta-
tionery, law ehargcs. directors remuneration,

.
prosißl,ll for baildsbts, rind income tax.... £34,188 1 6
To interest on current and deposit accounts— . 2tf,921 0 Of
To rebate on inns dmount.r.l, nut yet duo .... 11,230 7 8
To dividend account for pay-
ment of dividend of 12s.
Per share on 39.f..89 shams.. £24,743 2 8
To amount written otf prcli-
nlitiary expriplea
To amount written ulf build-
ing account l,OOO 0 0
To balance carried to profit
and loss new account

LOl2 17 9
27,236 0 3