The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT
ASSOCIATION (Limited).
Capital subscribed, £6,000,000. Paid up, £600,000.
Mums—JOHN CHAPMAN, Zeq.
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for short or long periods.
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on application at the (Aces, debentures of the Amociation,
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IM, Secretary.

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON and GLOBE
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Year. FIN Remlama. Ide Premiums. Invested Funds.
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1861
1864 742.674 238,244 3,212,300

JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, Lembo.
Life dahlia am payable in thirty days after they are admitted.

TIIB OXFORD.—The MARKET GIRLS, by
Offenbach, 11 Trovatore, and the Schiller Centenary Cas-
tile, by Meyerbeer, will be performed by the whole of the
,eratic Company. The Hnngaryy will also hetrodeon their
Natioeel Zatiortainmant T 18 ZVENLNO. Private bolas,
10a ed. ; stalls and Woozy, is. ; area, led.

METROPOLITAN MUSIC HALL, Edgware-
road. Open at 7.—HARBY ifigCARTHY, " the eclipse of
all comics," will appear for the first time in London in his great
delineation of Negro life, introducing the character of Zeb
Duckshin, a gentleman from Attlee shores, with the original
song and dance of Nip up. The Ballet of AURORA., or the
descent of the Morning Star, and Maaaniello still continue the
admiration of all who witness them. The new stage scenery
and mechanical appliances tend to make our Ballets one of the
most complete performances in the metropolis.
manager, J. J. POOLE.

FOREIGN WINES, cheap and pure :—Catalonian
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Sparkling Hock and Moselle, 48s. a dozen: Cognac Brandy,pale
or brown, 40s a dozen, bottles Included. Terms cash. Carriage
paid upon four dozen Into the country.
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WHEN the Eyes water, are misty, or fatigued
after marlin t ;
WHEN the print blends, and tLe letters appear
to be double ;
WHEN more light than formerly is requisite—
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WHEN objects must be held further off to be
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WHEN much difficulty is found in threading a
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defective sight. They skilfully slept lenses, perfectly true, of
the requisite power, and likewise they Judiciously select a spec-
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u solicitude for their personal comfort and attraction, and ROW-
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ewe FERENCL Or VOLUNTIZIL OFFICHRS—A num-
hor of volunteer officers met yesterday at Kiog's College, to
confer on the subject of All-Comers Rifle Mestioge. Mr.
W. E. Forster, M.P., presided. The chairman said the
question they had met to discuss was one of the greatest
importance em regarded the continuance of the rifle volun-
teer movement. The movement could not live unless the
shooting was kept up, and there were no means so effectual
for doing that as the All Comers meetings. The difficulties
which had to be contended with, and which were causing
the decline of the All COMM meetings, were of a pecuniary
nature, and by no means conceded with the discipline of
the volunteers, or the good feeling existing between the
different corps He should recommend that instead of money
being expended in large prizes it should be divided into
a larger number of smaller prizes, which would attract
a far greater proportion of competitors. The Honorary Se-
cretary of the Provisional Committee (Mr. Baines) naidthe
committee had ascertained from returns received from 343
or 40 All Comers meetings, that the proceeds did not—
with three exceptions—amount to the sums spent in
prizes. In some cams the expenses were as low as 8 per
cent. on the amount of prizes, but in others were as high
as 64 and 67 per cent. The meeting was addressed by Cap-
tale Goodliffe, Lieutenant Marriner, Mr. Smith, Captain
Hill, Lieutenant Pixley, Mr. Scott, Mr. Lockhart, of Glas-
gow, Captain Woods, Mr. Cunningham, Captain M'Gregor,
and other gentlemen. Mr. Hill proposed, and it was unani.
monaly agreed, "That the National Rifle Association should
be asked to support the All Comers Prize Meetings by
offering marks of honour for competition at such
meetings, and oo such conditions as may be hereafter speci-
fied." It was also resolved, on the motion of Captain
Goodliffe, "That the National Rifle Association be requested
to vote lly a sum of money to be equally distributed
in four All Comers Rifle Meetings, to be held in different
parte of the kingdom, two before and two subsequent to
the Wimbledon meeting ; and that a portion of the money
be apportioned at each meeting to members only of the
National Rifle Association." A committee warn appointed
to communicate with the counml of the National Rifle
Association. It moists of the following gentlemen :
Captains leGregor, Goodliffe, Cunningham, M`Benzie, and
Mr. Barnes. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated
the proceedings.
ROYAL GDOORAPHICAL SOCIZTY.—At the evening
meeting oa Monday, the following papers will be read :
Exploration in North Western Australia, by Mr. Jsmea
Martin, N.B. ; Description of Cape York district, Amstralia,
by Mr. John Judie..