The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-11 00:00:00

STEAM to DELFZYL direct —The magnificent
padak-rteamer WHIBIFEI, Captain G. RIVERS, will deer
be the above port TOMORROW, the 12th inst., Lakin./
undo at through rates of freight for Groningen and all wet
Nertb Hoban& —For &NOR tte.. alildr to rai LLIP PS. GRA YES,
PHILLIPS'S and Co., St. Daman's-loose, X.C.

NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE.
The full benefit of the reduction of duty to Ii id. per
set Ii given to Insurers 'Bettina policies with this
By this reduction and the BONUS SYSTEM of the IfTEITCIi
th 10N, the cod of Shawano, Ls reduced to stintssum soden&
EXAMPLES OF PREMIUMS REDUCED BY BONUS.

No. ol Policy.' Sum Insured.

Amsual Itedscru=k.
Premium. sow
2 4d. A 4 el.
222 4 4 19019 2
1200 ■ 00
IS 14 0 12 11 3
710 0 4 6 6

N 1,611 02:40
410,156 12.000
04.173 6.800
&Kra 6,000

The rates of premium are ha so case higher than thee' charged
toy another prhclpal dices Orin so boom to thedr imam.
dot Feld Ooveraawat for the year leeS was thkl62
d.. the amount losund ow lantana stock was Z 10,203.272.
Y prospectuses apply to the Society's dice'. 29. Fleet4treed4
EC.: andUrrerstreet, Norwich.

•
THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT
(llmited).
Capital suteeribed, di,000,000. Paid aN/1500,000.
yu~~ene—amrf I. Mammas-70PM CHAPMAN, .
1144,:rrer , Esq., end . Trust
This Association makes advances upon approved mercantile
sad other securities, and receives money on deposit at Merest
ter short or losig periods
W. C. WINIMIMOTTOM, SerZetall.
27, Imnbard-strest, LC.

THE COMMERCIAL COMPA_NY of AFRICA
(limited).
incorporated undue the Compmiles Act, 111OL
11Setel*,
Present Tune ASOO°VM 90,90 a Shares of £lO each.
No Increase of capital metbs made 'without the sanction of the
Shareholders haven't general meeting.
Deposit on appEoldion Al per share, and a per dune on
inotairot.
.o call to exceed per share, nor to be made until three
calendar months alter the previous call.
It is not intended to call up more than £5 per share.
DIRSCIORS.
W. T M. TOARENS, Esq., M.P., 26, St. George's-road, S.W.,
Chairman.
Joseph Bravo, Esq. (Director of the Joint Stock Discount Can-
piny). 20, Lancaster-gate, Elyde-part.
John Brown, Esq. (Director of the maroon. Credit Company).
W. 8, tborelwl, Paq. (Messrs Gillespie, Churchill. sad Co.).
William Gibson Clift, Zaq., Lucas and cers, Sufferance

Wlurt.
Jcius =Bon Cowan, Esq.
Co.;, 69, PlinaPP•q•SlO...•
lexander Hector. raq., merchant, London and nagow
Tenon. Charles Hobart, Wleniodon-park, Barret.
G. L H liaanernention, neg., 7, Carrndialaannare, W.
George Rumen. foo., 4, St Janwera-pinee,
MANAGER or STATIONS Di Ilfll MOM OP BIPRIN.—Henry Donk-
ley, Laq., J. P., Presidential the ConunercialAiwoadallon Lem

of Yews. Heaney, Cowan, said

(The National 13:1rAdd Broadatreetße.
Isodon- - Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard-
( street
Liverpool-Tbe National Bank of Liverpool (Limited).
Manchester-The Alliance Bank (Limited).
BIOLZII3.
{Messrs. Laurence. Son, and Pearce, 7. Angel-court,
London- Throgmorten-street.
Messrs. Brunton and Sone, 32, Cornhill, E.C.
Irserpool-Meson. Hersfell and Penny.
Manchester-Robert Mcßae°, Esq.
Somaross.-Neon. Yonne, Jonee, Vatting% and Roberts.
Aromas - Messrs. cokman, Torquand. Youngs, and Co., London.
neltilTAIIT (pro tern.)-Mr. George 1. Out's.
Temporary oMces-6, Lime-street, London.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
The Commercial Company of Africa (Limited) has been formed I
for the purpose of conducting, upon an ostensive scale, a trade ,
lathe Bights of Benin. Maths, the River Niger, and other parts
d Africk chiefly by barter, of European manufactured goob for
Pm oil, palmnut kernels, ground nuts, gold dot, ivory, oot- I
lon, and other produce ; also for the purpose of manufacturing
sil from the kernels of the palro.nut. The West Coast of Africa !
I known as the most prolific source from whence this kingdoms
I supplied with palm oil, palm and ground nut kernels, and nu-
serous other products equally valuabie In the English market,
which are obtained by means of bartering lienchafPr, Glasgow,
Birmingham, and various other nuomfactures, at very remunera-
tive meta The value of palm oil alone imported into Great
Britain annual, averages about L 2,080,000 sterling.
The Directors have satisfaction in stating that the Company
hat already secured, by provisional agreement, the stock and
Pot belonging to the London and African Trading Company
itodi, with all ita connections and desirable establishment',
at the most important points In the Bight of Benin and Liberia,
and which have been ceded to this Company, in consequence
of the capital of that Company being much too limited to carry
cs the trade.
Thu Company has also acquired all the interests of the said
Company in • Pon/factory already established In Africa for Sl'.
WON) of extracting oil from the kernels of the palm-nut.
TO Company will not pay anything for the business can-
oetb a and goodwill of the London and African Trading Com-
ply, but "Imply take over the stock and plant by valuation,
to be made In the usual way, the whole bring In good and mer-
chantable conditioo, and well adapted to the requirements of
the Company; and it is computed that a sum of Iron. L 15,000 10
£20,000 will cover the whole of this purchase.
As the Company will thus enter at once upon a working Dm&
Wa. pooping as it does the nucleus of as extensive trads.
with experienced and acclimatised agents at their stations cm
the cook the shareholders will not have to enc./tater the
delays at d risks attendant upon the formation of new establish-
ments and connections, but reap the advantage of an extended
capital at a time when trade promisee to be specially active and
remunerative.
As regards agencies, the Company will receive consignments
of every kind of produce, and execute indents for European
goods, at a fair commission.
Applications for shares in the form annexed to the prospectus
10 be left a lth the bankers or brokers upon payment of the do.
posited Cl per share. If no allotment Is made Use deposit will
Iss returned intuit, and it a less number of shares be allotted
than is applied tor, the deposit will, so far as required, be ap-
plied awards the payment due on allotment.
Truspectuws, and forms of applies/Jou for shares, may be hadlrospectuws,
of the brokers, bankers, and solicitors, and at the aloes of the
Company, where the memorandum and Articles of Association,
together with tho provisional agreement,, may be inelieetsde

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BEcT PURIFIER of the ELOOD known to Medicine,
from their largely ode and general adoption, may be
clamed so a boaeabold neceseary. gold by all Medicine
.sadora.

LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, I.
an effectual remedy, without confining the bowels et
affecting the bead, truly eMcactous and pleasant, is admitted le
be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, 0014
confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient consumption. It toe
gaenlly cure persons whom the faculty pronounce Incurable,
admirably allays the tickling which presukas frequent
la approaching consumption its effects are truly
Persons deprived of sleep, or emu ly%g down for fear of salissa-
tiva,./ms depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it.—
only and !sold by W. LA3CBILAT, chemist, ft, King WU.
ilam.street, Marton-cross, London. and by all &Mid* in
mute, 134 d., and three quantlUes in one, ta. 9d. Be particular
lid ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam The mem awd address
us sograved on the stamp.