The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-30 00:00:00

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION,
44, Gracechurch-street, London.
For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, Spc.
Abstract of the Rep art of the Directors for 1855:
" The mother of policies is meal during the year
Assuring the sum of
Annual premiums thereon ........... . 18,445 8 6
Policies :ssuen fr'm the commencement of the institution
in December, 1835
Policies now in force ..
Annual Income From Pre-
aduins(afternontrtiogX33,3lB
abatement allowed) ........£189,955 15 2
Ditto From Interest on in-
vested capital
------X239,763 13 5
Amount returned to members in abatement of
premiums •• ..
Amount of bonuses added to sums assured •.• • • . 126,564 0 0
Amount paid in claims by death from the com-
mencement of the Institution .. • 525,8M 19 11
Balance of receipts over the disbursements in
the year .. •• • . ........ 118,883 7 8
Increasing the capital stock of the Institution to 1,211,049 17 4"
At the last division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852,
he reductions v Ilion from G to 89 per cent. on the original amount
of premiums• a:scorning to the are of tho member and the time the
policy had been in force ; arta the bonwes ranged in like manner
'rout 50 to 75 par cent. on the amount of premiums received during
the preceding flee years.
',:embers whose premiums became due on the Ist instant are
reminded that they most be paid within 30 days at that time.
The Directors' lieport for 1853 may now be obtained on applica-
:ion.
January 3, 1856. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary.

sporting Intelligence.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUEBDAY.

For the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Fly•by•Night, who
has for some tune been very unsteady in the betting.
suffered a rapid decline, 75 to 20, 100 to 20, and 50 to
10 being laid in the order named against him ; 100 to
30 was offered against Yellow Jaok, layers of 7 to 2
could readily be accommodated. For the Chester Cup
Epaminonrias was in most demand, 25 to 1 being taken
rather freely—in one instance 230 to 10 was laid, hut
although it was the last bet we saw booked, we consider
it over the market price ; 400 to 10 was laid once against
Coroner; Yellow Jack would have been backed at 40
to 1. For the Derby Wentworth was backed to win a
tolerable sum at 7 to 1, and 15 to 1 was taken freely
about Rogerthorpe, who, at the close, had no friends
at 15 to 1, which price was offered in " ponies" without
a response ; as much as 100 to 8 was laid against Fly-
by-Night, who for this event as well as the 2,000
Guineas Stakes, seemed very " fishy," A few investments
were made upon the City and Suburban Handicap, and
the Liverpool Llrand National Steeplechase. going
prices :

LIVERPOOL STESPLECTIASE.
12 to 1 art Sir Peter Laurie (taken)
16 to 1 eget Odibern (taken)

CITY AND SIIDURBAN HANDICAP.
20 to 1 agst -Ireland's Eye (taken)
100 to 3 agst Noisy (taken)
100 to 3 agst Flatterer (taken)
100 to 3 agst Fisherman (taken)

TWO THOUSAND OttINEA.S STAKES.
100 to 30 sgst Yellow Jack (take 7 to 2 freely)
sto 1 apt Fly-by-Night (taken.)
7 to 1 sgst Polmoodle (taken)

CHESTER cur.
25 to 1 e,get Epawinondas (taken)
40 to 1 agst Coroner (taken)
100 to 3 eget Yellow Jack (take 40 to 1)

DEBBY.
7to 1 agst Wentworth (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst West Langton (taker.)
25 to 1 agot Porto Rico (taken)
100 to 8 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
16 to 1 agst Rogertliorpe (offered)

THE GREAT METROPOLITAN AND CITY
AND SUBURBAN STAKES.
The sporting spirit of the Licensed Victuallers of
London and its outlying vicinity can scarcely need say
additional stimulus to their liberality beyond the sub-
joined, which has bees forwarded to us by Mr. Dorling,
the spirited C.C. of Epsom :
TO, THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS OP THE METROPOLIS.
Tt to Great Metropolitan Stakes was established in the
year 1846, principally by the exertions of the late
lame; aced. Mr. S. P. Bettie, who in 1849 suggested, as
oond'itions of the race, that in future the winner should
pay t ;he sum of 111 guineas to the Licensed Victuallers'
Soho od, thus widely making known the inestimable bene-
fits o►f these two noble establishments, and creating the
following life governors, viz., in

Asylum. School.
184'9—Sir Joseph Hawley, Bart £lO 10 £lO 10
181;0—Hon. General Anson lO 10 10 10
181)1—Sir Joseph Hawley, Bart lO 10 13 10
18152—Mr. Meiklam
18i 53—Sir Charles Monck, Bart lO 10 10 10
13154—Mr. Padwick lO 10 10 10
1, Biss—The Earl of Zetland
yhaatn tdhe Suburbanwinner should
10 10 10 10
II a 1851 another raoe was started, at the suggestion
Han.
tionof
thedica p,
; ismaecgoenndtilteioranano,fowalhleidchthweasC,itt
subs ,tribe ten guineas to the funds of the Licensed Vic-
tual' ,era' Protection Society, eillich sum has been an-
!llia fly paid since that time by the following gentlemen,

VIZ. :-
1851 The Earl of Egliston £lo 10
1852 Mr. Henry ...
1853 Mr. Oliver
1854 Mr. radwick . • lO 10
1355 Mr. H. Hitl ...
It will be seen by this statement that one hundred
a nd ninety guineas have been given to these valuable
ostitutimns during the last seven years from the Metro-
?oliten Fund ; and it is propood to continue these sub-
-Boriptions in the present year 1856, and so long as the
(Accused Tictuallers shall continue to give their sup-
-1 lort, which it is suggested these races well deters.
II roe Rio grmt Wyly of the We.
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