BUDEHAVEN.—A new life-boat, on Mr PEAKE'S design, has been stationed at Budehaven on the north coast of Cornwall by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. Her dimensions are, length 27 ft., beam 7£ ft.

depth amidships 3 ft. 5 in., sheer of gunwale 1 ft. 10 in., rowed by eight oars double banked.

This boat was gratuitously conveyed as far as Penzance, on board the steam-boat Fayle, through the liberality of the Directors of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, and thence, with the kind permission of the Comptroller-General of Coast-guard, was towed to her station by a revenue cruizer, where she arrived on the 14th July last.

As the long Atlantic swell sets full on to this coast, a boat capable of contending with a heavy sea is required here. This swell, commonly denominated a ground swell, often sets in when the weather is calm and fine, or the wind in the opposite direction to it; and is described as being at all times most dangerous. It is stated by those acquainted with it, that the destruction of any boat is inevitable which should get within what is called the " Mother Sea," on one of these waves breaking. We doubt if with a good life-boat properly managed such would be the result; but be that as it may, it is certain that the life-boat formerly stationed at Budehaven was, in 1844, thrown end over end by a ground swell breaking around her when out for exercise, on which occasion two of her crew were drowned, and nearly every oar in the boat was broken, the steering oar into 3 pieces. The new boat will be under the superintendence of a Local Committee of which the Rev. J. J. AVERT is the Secretary.

SENNEN COVE. — A life-boat on Mr.

PEAKE'S design has been placed by the National Shipwreck Institution at Sennen Cove, a small harbour close to the Land's End in Cornwall, which will be remembered in connexion with the wreck on the Brissons Rocks of the New Commercial, on the llth Jan. 1851, recorded in the 2nd Number of this Journal.

The following are her dimensions:—length 25 ft., beam 6 ft. 8 in., depth amidships 3 ft. 2 in., sheer of gunwale 2 ft., rowed by 6 oars. She also was conveyed gratuitously to Penzance by one of the steam-boats of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, in July last, from which place *she was towed by a revenue cruizer to her station; where she will be maintained at the expense of this Institution. JAMES TEEMBATH, Esq., of Mayon House, Sennen, having erected at his own expense a boat-house for her, and kindly undertaken to exercise a supervision over her for the Institution.

ABERDEEN.—In consequence of their old life-boat proving inefficient on the occasion of the unfortunate loss of the Duke of Sutherland steamer, in taking the harbour of Aberdeen on the 1st of April last, the Harbour Commissioners of that port determined on at once replacing her by a boat of the best description. Accordingly, a new one on Mr. PEAKE'S design has been built for them, under the direction of this Institution, and was conveyed to her station by a steamer at the latter end of July last. Her dimensions are:—length 30 ft., beam 7 ft.

8 in., depth amidships 3 ft., sheer of gunwale 2 ft.

She possesses the usual characteristics of Mr. PEAKE'S boats, and will self-right in the event of being upset; but has great stability to guard against such an accident, it requiring 25 men to stand on one gunwale to bring it level with the water. She .s altogether a very fine boat, and we may feel confident that, had such an one been stationed at Aberdeen on the melancholy occasion above referred to, in all probability no life would have been. lost.

The harbour of Aberdeen, having a difficult entrance, similar catastrophes may be expected occasionally to occur; it is, therefore, highly necessary that it should be supplied with every appurtenance for affordng rescue to the unfortunate sufferers at uch times. The Harbour Commissioners )f the Port have now shown themselves fully alive to the responsibility resting on hem by so promptly providing an efficient life-boat. We trust that their example w i be followed at all other ports which are not already so provided.

LYME - REGIS. — A life - boat on Mr. PEAKE'S design has been stationed at Lyme- Regis, on the Dorsetshire coast, at the joint expense of the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, and local subscriptions. Her dimensions are :— length 27 ft., beam 7 ft. 6 in., depth 3 ft- 5 in., sheer of gunwale 1 ft. 10 in. She was conveyed gratuitously to Plymouth by the NUe steamer, belonging to the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, in the early part of September, and from there towed to her station by a revenue cruizer.

Lyme-Regis is situated at the bottom of the great bay lying between the Bill of Portland and Start Point. Although protected on all sides from the great swell of the ocean, the sea there is considered very dangerous to boats. It is described as a cross sea, topping very high, and breaking more from the set of the tides. The beach is steep, and we conceive that a boat, having the high extremities which this boat has, must be essential in such a locality.

She will be under the management of a Local Committee (acting for the National Shipwreck Institution), of which EDW. HILLMAN Esq. is the Secretary.