The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.

Yesterday the 24th ananal meeting of the mem-
bers of this institution took place at the Lemke Tamen,
Bishopenaursimet, to read
othees the report of the directors, eel
for the transaction of r buena. IL H. LIMAN, Rm.,
having taken the their,
The fincturrair (Mr. Mitch) read the report of the &ea-
ters, trout whit* we make the following extrude, as being the
most promlaeat features of that document:
uniform moors which has attended this institution
shim its establishment in 1836 continues saabsted, and the
directors have much -' • to the membwe that

wn have zet.—. *run in stating to the _
the operations during the pest year have beets very satirise-
tory is all the depurator'. The amber of repeals for
✓earenose received with& the twelve months ending the 20lb
November last has been 1,144; and the number of pigsties
bred 962. Although this number is not so =say by 66 se the
amber tamed in the preceding year, yet the amount
reared kr exceeded that of either of the two preceding
yews, heft 491,0261. 10e. 7d., producing as annual born
of 16,7814 le. AL, briar the mom of 7801. Be. 7d., received la
single prorates. Of the remaining proposals 104 were de-
cibel sad 88 not =unlined. The number of members who
have died is 164, being 60 WI than last year, whilst the
claims arklmg therefrom, inclusive of bonuses added to the
sumo sestued' amount to 109,4661. 161. ; and is in now of
those pad in 1868 by 1341. 19s. 7d. The amounts for the
year ending 20th November bet have been duly @edited
the Warr of receipts ;over disbarments to that period I.
184,1341.16 a., which, added to the capital stook ot the in-
stlarks es reported last year, Wares it to 1,766,6861. es.
116. This am la Invested on mortgage of reel Mars, and
to governateet sad other good securities, isetrellog ths sem
of 1142641. advaried on ken at interest to members an the
semity of their respective policies. The grape anneal is-
come arising from the premiums on 16,7601. existing
I. 267,9664 19e. 3d.; sonost abatement on the 20th lti
vezabse, 1867, for the An years ending in 1862, 80,1124 ;
Wel, 207,8441.195. M.; add interest on capital stock, 76,7011.
64.; total sanest boons, 283,6461.. ss. 3d. The number of
ambers is now 12,966. _

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
ansgratulaMd the members on the continued prosperity of
the inatitntioe, and upon the vast amount of goad it was doing
to the community. The result of the operations of the past
year had bees mole than satisfactory—lt had been highly
gratifying. (Hear, hear.) After the payment of the large
sem mentioned, vie. 109,0001., and the discharge of every
other obligation, there remained the sum of 130,0001. to be
added to the former capital, making the total one million end
three quarters sterling, and this net amount he wee happy
to say wee entirely the result of premiums and internee, no
capital ever having been dreamed in say way
whatever. (Hear, hear.) It was true that the large
surplus of the peat year had been brought about, to a great
degree, by the dammed number of deaths, there having been
60 Ism thee in the preceding year. The institution wee not
only prosperous, but was doing an immense amount of good
to • large society, which would naturally induce the
members to propagate its benefits amongst their Wanda and
reline's', and he was sure they could not confer • greater
boon on them than by recommending the advantages win*
this Institution affords to the community at large. The
directors were metal not to attempt increasing their menus
by taking kedge risks, as there wee lot sufficient cones/
over curb trenarotkes, but he did not mean to my that the
directors would refuse the foreign risk of any member who
had been insured for a number of years, and who misbehave
occasion to go abroad. (Hear.) It would be gratifying to
the members to know that the reellastion of their vast yearly
income wee effected at a cost of only 31 per cent., which ha
thought could not be equalled by any other like incitution.
Re hoped to be able to inform them before long that
the directors had met with suitable pygmies' so
as to enable them to enlarge their present edifice. (Hear,
hear.) In conclusion, he had only to refer to the large
balance of 27,0001. at their bankers, of which 20,0001. bed
only been paid in on the 20th, but it was soon afterwards
withdrawn, and placed in government securities. (Haar.)
Mr. TIIMAITEB wooded the adoption of the report; which.
after some otatevatious from Mr. Burr, Mr. Duff, Mr.
Ashton, Mr. Willie, and other members, was paned unania
mousl
The y.
retiring directors, Robert Sheppard, Req., sad Marko
Whethani, H.q., were re-elected unanimously.
The auditors alai were re-elected.
In reply to a question, the CHAIRMAN odd that the policy
of • member was not forfeited by his jointer a ride corps, but
only on hie going Into the army.
A voted thanks was than pawed to the chairman and
directors, and to Mr. Marsh, the secretary, when the meeting
adjourned.

DEATH OT THE EARL OF DAMPERDOWN,
This venerable noblemen breathed his last at an early hour
yesterday morning. and after a short illness. His lordship,
although not quite the Luber of the upper house, was one a
Its very oldest members, having taken his stet soon after he
attained Me majority in 1806, and sat, we brier.), in pixies
parliaments. He was the eldest surviving son of Admiral
Lord Viscount Dunces, R. 8., by Henrietta, daughter of the
Right Hon. Robert Dundee, of Arnioton, Lord President of
the Court of Seseton is Scotland, and eldest brother of Henry
Dundee, drat Vitt:cunt Melvin. Lord Demme had bar
eons, of whom two died in hie lifetime. Me third
eon, Robert Dundee DoncansHaMane, succeeded to the
family estates, and to the honours achieved by the red
victory off Camperdown on the 11th of October, 1797.
The late peer chops his place from the Orr with the wblg
opposition, but seldom spoke in perliernent until 1820, whin
be took an solve port in the trial of Queen Caroline. IN
1827 Mr. Cannrag'e death prevented his &cowing °Moe
under that minister with Lord Lansdowne. In 1830-31 hie
lordship wee prominent in the dracumions in the
House of Peer. en the Scotch Reform Bill
and cm the coronation of William IV. wee elevated
to the reek of an earldom, the King being pleased, se
his own special act, and as a tribute to the memory of the
Bret peer, to adopt the aurae step in the case
of a new creation, of giving Lord Comperdowe's
brother; and slaters the rank of earl's children. Of
late years Lord Camperdown las not taken muck
part in cablio life, and beyond the ample circle of
attached felatiolls and friends, who shared his genial barite,
ley, eras best known among his own thriving Latently and
hie neighbours in the country, by whom he was generally
beloved and respected. Lord, Canmerdoen married, in 1800,
Janet, daughter of Sir Hew Dalrymple, Here, of North Bac.
wick sad Tartans Castle, in East Lothian, wbo still aura
vivee, together with two era and two daughters. His lord-
ship is succeeded by hie eldest son, Viscount Duncan, M.P.
for the comity od Fortarahire, who was born in 1812, and
married in 1839 Julia, eldest daughter of Sir George end the
Hoo. Lady Philippe, of Weston House, Warwickshire, by
whom ha has two soar, this elder of whom I. Robert, now
Viscount Dunces, of Beirird College, Oxford, and the second,
George, is now et Ewa. Load Dunten's only daughter wee
lately married to Lord Abereromby.
ELECTION OF RECTOR OF ST. ANDREW's COL-
LEGE.—The election of a rector for this college, ha mom of
C 010•111 Mare, at Caldwell, who has declined his late sr
poiaterat to that stlloe, took place in the great hall of the
United Collsge-builowea, en Tort day et noon. The oandie
dates were St. Ralph Anstmther (the defeated candidate at
last election), and Sir William Dunbar, M.P., wbo wag
started poly on the mornieer of Ideation. Tlee result of the
poll was as follow. —Sir Ralph Anstruthe-, 64 votes; Mr
William Dunker, /ST.—Majority for Sir Ralph, 7.
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