The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

PROVIDENT CLERK, ASSOCIATION.

=POTION OP APPIIITANTS.
In pursuance 01 a resolution passed at the annual
general meeting ea the 16th January last, by which a sum
of 1101. was voted fee annuities to clerks and widows of
clerks duly qualified anelation of six annuitants on the
benevolent kind took place yesterday sLernoon' at the
Dens of the association 16, Moorgatostrest. A large
samba el somber. attended to record their votes. This
was the sixth °session on which these elections have been
held. The association is now paying upwards of 8001. per
annum to distramd riseeabors or widows of member.. The
apart whisk it has met with from large banking and mer-
man* firma has enabled it to pursue a career of un-
shocked rity, and the amount of good achieved on
behalf .(a peculiarly in need of its efforts has sur-
passed the most sanguine expectations of its founders. The
appreciation of its benefits by those for whose special benefit
it was instituted, is shown by the fact that thousands
of suck arsons are now enrolled among its members.
The number of candidates who offered themselves for oleo
ties was twelve, comprising two clerks and ten widows of
clerks, and in two instances it was a second application.
The hest annuity contested for was 261., which was ob-
tained a candidate with the initials "J. D.," aged 42,
who salemibedro the benevolent fund nine years and
what dedsetne eye-sight and extreme illhealth had inert-
potholed ihr holding a situation. The other annuities
sisosaloi ~
witch and 2W.; the latter amount being obtained
by a widow the initials "A.N. D. whose late hut-
band subscribed to the fond for eleven years, and who,
with very small means, has five young children dependent
upon her. Mr. R. H. Jones. in the absence of Mr. W. G.
Prescott, acted as chairmen°. the occasion, and announced
the recalls 'Maiming his regret that the society's funds were
not is such a state as to justify a still larger extensia of its
Waits, and that any of the candidates should be diap-
pointed.

CAPITAL PIINISBNIST.—The report Of the
mince of the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punieh-
meat states that daring the year termhtating M arch 31,
1666, Mr. Dymond, the secretary to the society, Ins
addressed public meetings at Norwich, Hertford,
Bosun, Louth, Liamda, Witham:l4 Lynn, Spadini,
Petasherwagh, lierehrd, Worcester, Droitwich, Walsall,
Sisideghent, Bristol, Bath, and Carlisle, at which
aseseings modals in favour of the abolition of capital
Zart \nelson earned by large majorities. From
aolliathey MEM of gauging public sentiment upon
• 12.11.6aai ingssially from the diMculty experienced
bg the 41101111 ks shiaislag the conviction of parties indicted
Ise ass Mir, the cimmittee anticipate that, ere long the
altemilion of the law, which they advocate wig be effMded
TIM Ommittes invite appliestione from localities desirous of
the di of the secretary at public meetings held for the dia-
tomite of the question. In conclusion, the committee
'armed, appeal to tits public for pecuniary support, their
operations having nearly exhausted the funds at their
posal. It is probable that Mr. Ewan, M.P., will soon all
Use attention of the House of Commons to the subject of the
total abolition of death punishment, which he has long son-
sisteatly admesesd. The caws of the society are at No. 6,
Biehopestateastrees Without. London.
801:1111-WINTIME.--TER PARLIAMENTARY CABE.--
We hear that persons high in authority and position have
had an interview with certain M.P.'s who took as active
part ea the bill, the resale of which has been to convince
them that the committee on the bill had acted not only un-
justly towards the South-Western shareholders, but had
eessurspd an illegal act in the • which nobles area
tars net shareholders genii ly give. It is, timostere,
selby the Mdonserlise the Roue
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be assort ed. It It Model to rood aid year with-
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—Herepdh's 11.