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London, England, 1857-10-27 00:00:00

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION,
48, Gracechurch-street, London.
For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c.
Established December, 1835.
DIRECTORS.
Chairman—SexuEL HAYHURST Lucas, Esq.
Deputy Chairman--Casimns LUSITINGTON, ESq.
Francis Beatnoch, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P.
John Bradbury, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq.
Thomas Castle, Esq. Jonathan Thorp, Esq.
William Miller Christy, Esq. William Tyler, Esq.
John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq.
Charles Gilpin, Esq., M.P.

PHYSICIANS.
J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. I Thomas Hodgkin, M.D.
Axons—Messrs . Brown, Janson, and Co, ; and Bank of England

SOLICITOR—Septimus Davidson, Esq.
CONMTING ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, Esq., F.R.S

Abstract of the Directors' Report for the year ending 20th No-

vember, 1856 :

Number of policies issued from the CO mmence-
rnent of the institution in Dec., 1835......
Amount paid in claims .

19,617 0 S
£609,161 11 11

Amount returned to the assured in abatement
of premiums in the 17 years ending Gov. 20,
1552
4240,134 11 8

Additions to policies by way of bonus
.£126,664 0 0

Annual income, after deducting 33,3481. abatement
of Premiums ,
£258,735 7 2

ale
amount or capital arising exclusively from the
premiums paid by the members, who are them-
selves the role proprietary, and among whom
prent is aiviaca 1.,.
,gO6 5 11

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At the last division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852,
the reductions varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amount
•f premiums, according to the age of the member and the time the
policy had been in force ; and the bonuses ranged in like manner
from 80 to '75 per cent. on the amount of premiums received daring
the preceding five years. •

The next invisiox will be made up to the 20th November, 1857.
Members whose premiums fall due on the Ist (ct. are reminded
Ilia the same must be paid within 30 days from that date.
The Prospectus, with the last Report of the Directors, and all
Otherinformatien, may be bad on application at the office.
Sept. 16, 1857. JOSEPH MARSH. Secretary.

PROSPECTUS of the next EXAMINATION
for A DMISSION to the ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY at
WOOLWICH.

The Examination for the Admission of Cadets to the Royal Mili-
tary Academy at Woolwich, will be held in London, in the month of
January, 1858,

Provided a sufficient number of the Candidates are found compe-
tent, thirty admissions will be made to that institution. Candidates
Oast between the ages of seventeen and twenty years. The sac-
Cessful candidates will remain under instruction at the Academy
for about two years, or until they are sufficiently advanced in scien-
tile knowledge satisfactorily to pass a final examination, and they
will then receive Commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal En-
gineers. Payment at the rate of 1251. per annum will be required
during this period of gentlemen not being sons of officers of the Army
or Navy, and for eons of °Meets, upon a scale according to rank. A
deposit or 221. 3)s. will be required of the whole.
Sim /Ojeda of examination will be as follows :
I. Mathematics Pure 2,000
1,50 U
Mixed 1,500 j- •• •• •• ••
2. English
•• .. 1,250
3. Classics f Latin 1,000
1,750
Greek 750 1 '• •• •• • •
4. French .. .. • • .. 1.000
5. German .. 750
6. Experimental Scieacee .. 1,000
T. Natural Sciences 7- 0
8. Drawing, Geometrical and Landscape 1,000
No Candidate, who does not obta'n at least I,oro marks in Mathe-
Mattes, 700 of which must be in Pure Mathematics, will be eligible
for an appointment, and any Candidate who shall not select French
and Drawing amongst the subjects of examination will be required
to pass a qualifying examination in those subjects.

Marks.

Further Information may be obtained on reference to the War
Once, Pall-Mall, S.W.
Gentlemen desirous of becoming candidates should send in their
Nimes to the War Office on or before let January, accompanied
1. By a Certificate of Bapt,sm.
2. By a Certificate of Moral Cl ter.
3. By a statement of the eubjec in which they desire to be exa-
Ma°ed• PI. R. DREWRY.

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BY SAMUEL
llOnorary
37, BEDFORD SQUARE,
Edinburgh,
Licentiate of
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LONDON,
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