The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-10 00:00:00

683,000 0 674,100 0
623,200 0 142,400 0

Ditto branch banks
Advances to the State conven
Hon 10th June, 1357
Government stock remove 12,960,750 14 11,980,750 14
I)lttoclisposable, 36,158,967 01 36,158,987 91
'knits immobilisees (law 2nd
June, 1857) 100,000,000 0 100,000,000 0
Hotalandturnitureof thebank &
landed property branches
Expenses of management
Sundries

1,799,299,732 96 1,79,,918,91 a
Certified by Senator Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) IWOLAID.

SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 9.—The Hamburg and
American Company's steamer Allemannia, from New
York on the Oith ult., has arrived here with 41 pea

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'engem 64,000 dollars for England, and 2,000 dollars for
France, Off Sandy Hook she spoke the Hamburg barque
Marinas, and on the 3rd instant passed the Britiah ship
Eliza bound west. During the voyage the Allemannis
encountered very bad weather and strong winds changing
all round the compass, high seas, dense fop, and a
deluge of rain ; up Channel westerly winds and wet
weather.
PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 9. —The Mary Sheppard,
with the 40th Regiment, has arrived off this port from
Auckland. She has been ordered to proceed to Nets-

mouth.
MARSEILLES, AUGUST 8, EVENINO.—The Con-
stantinople packet has been delayed by • hurricane. The
bad weather in the Mediterranean continues.
POLITICS IN THE POLICE COURT. —We (Liver-
pool hero try) an sorry to see, from our police report, that
the wholesome rule of " no politico" in court was ignored
yesterd We the more regret this, because the gentleman
who made the unfortunate allusion is • lawyer esteemed
by his brethren, and who is always listened to with atten-
tion by the bench. Moreover, the gentleman who was
made the target for • party thrust is one of the most able,
painstaking, and gentlemanly of the borough issigistrates,
and he is • member of a family which all English-
men—whatever their politics may be—bold in
respect. Two working men were brought before
Mr. Hobert Gladstone and Mr. Woodruff, charged
with intimidation. The men were members of a
trade union. Mr. Gladstone is a nephew of the late Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, and therefore Mr. Bremner, who
was advocate for the prosecution, thought the opportunity
a fair one to have a thrust at the latter, through his
relative, for presuming to propose that the franchise
should be extended to the working classes. He said
(quoting Mr. W. F. Gholstone's celebrated phersej
that " these men (the defendants) were
' our own flesh and blood ; " that it was proposed
to give them the franchise, but that in his opinion they
were unworthy of it. Mr. Woodruff, no doubt per-
ceiving and disliking an allusion to • brother magistrate
which was both pohtical and personal, suggested that
the learned gentleman had better leave the franchise
question alone—a hint which the advocate discreetly
took, and changed the topic. Mr. Gladstone, although
he evidently felt the indelicacy of the allusion, wisely for-
bore taking any notice of it, and listened to the case
throughout with admirable coolness and self-possession.
Mr. Bremner, no doubt thought that he said a smart
thing in alluding to the ?Jona opinions held by the dis-
tinguished relative of the magistrate before whom he was
pleading. Gentlemen, however, who perform their ma-
gisterisl duty conscientiously can afford to treat with
indifference such uncalled-for allusions ; and we may take
the lil.erty of saying that the enfranchisement of the
working classes will not be much retarded by the small
sarcasms of solicitors who hold tory opinions and some-
times liberal briefs.
ATTEMFTSD MURDER AT HANLEY.—A most de-
liberate attempt to murder was made it Henley on Tues-
day morning shortly after midnight. The would-be
murderer is Richard W. Howard, a botcher by trade, but
employed of late as a cab-driver at Hanley, and his vnt
is • girl named Fanny Tophani. Howard seems to have
taken . fancy to her, and to have been trying to induce
her to look kindly upon him, but she apparently has felt
an aversion to him, an steadily rejected him advances.
On Monday she received from him a note, roughly written,
and on • rough scrap of paper, in which he demanded an
explanation of something which is not indicated, and
stated that if this was not given it would be " war to
the knife." She appears to have taken no notice of
the document, and the same night, about 12 o'clock, he
went into the Antelope Inn while she was there. She
went out, and lie followed her, overtaking her at the door,
where he put his arm round her waist, and appeared as
if about to kiss her. At the same time he took a clasp
knife from his pocket and suddenly stabbed her in the side,
following up his blow by stabs in the back, across the nose
in the back of the neck, arid over the right eye. All thee;
five blows with the knife were dealt with considerable
force, and the stab over the eye cut to • considerable
depth. A bone in the back of the stays was severed by
the knife, and other parts of the stays and dress ere
cut through and have great gaps in two or three
places. BloOd flowed copiously from the wounds, and in a
minute or two the girl's dress was dripping with blood, and
it was feared by those about that she had been mortally
wounded. She was at once taken to the infirmary, where
her wounds were sown up,. and reetoratives were applied.
The assailant was taken into custody directly after. and
the knife with which he had inflicted the injuries was
found upon him. lie
was and
hefore Mr. Challinor,
at Burslem police court, and remanded for a week. A
certificate from the house surgeon of the infirmary stated
that Xhe woman ass seriowily injured, and usable to
apptar at the court.
MORDEB OF A MAN UNKNOWN AT SUNDRR-
Lam —OR Wednesday an adjournedlinquest was held at
Sunderland on the body of a man, Lame unknown, who
was found about • month ago floating in Sunderland weeks,
The body had apparently been in the water some weeks,
and after it was examined there were found extensive
wounds on one wrist severing the arteries, and abio •
wound on the floe, all having been inflicted by • sharp
instrument. Those on the wrist bad been apparently done
while the arm was uplifted to protect the tame. There wet
little doubt that the man had been murdered, and the in-
quest bad been adjourned to make further inquiries. The
jury returned • verdict of " Wilful murder agaidot some
person unknown."
THE WORK OF THE PRESENT AND LAST SESSIONS.
—The present session, commencing on the lit February,
and *adios this day, the 10th Anglia, will prod
public, 364 load, and 10 private arta, against 127 pahlis,
382 local, and 9 private acts paved last year. There were
this year 638 petitions lodged is the private bill-elks,
principally for railways, and • large number et railway
sets have bmn rued this year
BROTHES lemulus.—Brother Ignatius has re-
turned to Norwich. He appears to be in improved health,
but has laid amide the monastic dress. He Las set lean
abbe to obtain entrance into the monastery premiss, whisk
were closed sea time since in consequence of legal pro-
media" wkhdt an stillpending. He has, however, de-
owed • lectors in the house of one of his &distaste.
Brothalgiudius has consulted a solicitor since his arrival
is Norwich with reference to the monastery Whin.
The Dudley lad. West Bromwich tasnWrg Com-
pany bus (teamed • dividend of 74 per oent.ou the shares,
payable on and after the let of September next.