It must be obvious to any one who reflects on the subject for a moment, that the low price of 1 1/2d. at which this Journal is sup- plied, for the express purpose of bringing it within the reach of fishermen and boatmen, cannot cover the expense of paper and printing unless a large number of copies be sold.

And as we are unwilling to trench upon funds subscribed by the public for granting rewards, placing life-boats, &c.,'we earnestly press upon all well-wishers to the cause, to buy the Journal for themselves, and some spare copies to give away among their poorer brethren on the coast. We will venture to affirm, that no single number of it will appear, that will not contain some useful suggestion towards saving life, and who that had it to spare would not willingly give 1 1/2d for the remotest chance of saving, or of giving the slightest aid towards saving, a fellow-creature's life.

As an example, we may point to two strik- ing instances in this present number, one in the account of the wreck at the Brissons, where it is shown that a 9-pounder rocket, carrying a line 300 yards, may, in case of need, and with due precaution, be fearlessly nred from a small boat, and thus save life where all other human aid had failed; and again, in the wreck of the Mary Gray, when a bottle of hot coffee was the means of saving the lives of four men, who were dying from exhaustion.

These may appear trivial instances, but we assure our readers they are not so; for trivial as they may seem, they may be directly applicable in hundreds of wrecks, and there- fore the knowledge of them well deserves to be spread far and wide around every part of our coast.

We again ask, then, that every one who can, will unite with us in diffusing useful information. Subscribe 1 1/2d. a month, or 1s. 6d. a year, for a copy for yourself, and the same for as many more as you have the means of doing; order them of the nearest book- seller, or if in a remote part of the country, write to the Shipwreck Institution and the Journal will be sent direct.

And we venture to assure you, that " when the stormy wind doth blow," when the hollow surges thunder upon the shore, when you draw your curtains around you and lay your head upon a downy pillow, and your last waking thought is a lifting up of your heart to God for the many blessings and shelter you enjoy, you will not regret having contributed your mite towards the safety of the mariner who for your protection, your comforts, and your luxuries, is exposed to all the fury of the storm.