ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.

FOUNDED IN 1824.

Supported by Voluntary Contributions.

PATRONESS.

HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

VICE-PATRONS.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT, K.G.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, K.G.

PRESIDENT.

VICE-ADMIRAL HIS GRACE ALGERNON DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., F.B.S.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.

THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P., V.P., Chairman.

THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., VJ"., Deputy Chairman.

Vice-Admiral BOWLES, C.B.

Rear-Admiral C. B. D. BETHUNE, C.B.

General BLANSHARD, C.B.

ALEXANDER BOETEFEUR, Esq.

Captain Sir GORGE BROKE, Bart., R.N, T.P.

Rear-Admiral F. BULLOCK.

Lord HENRY CHOLHONDELBT.

Vice-Admiral BERTIE C.CATOR.

WILLIAM COTTON, Esq., F.B.S.

Vice-Admiral Sir DEANS DUNDAS, K.C.B.

Captain GEORGE DAVIES, R.N.

Commander C. R. EGERTON, &N.

MONTAGUE GORE, Esq.

Captain W. H. HALL.R.N., C.B., F.B.S.

Captain G. A. HALSTED, R.N., Secretary to Lloyd's.

Commander J. C. HBASLOP, H.N.

Commodore EDBH, R.N., C.B., Comptroller - General of Coast Guard.

Vice-Admiral Sir THOMAS HERBERT, K.C.B.

W. H. HAHTON, Esq. • Captain B. A. IHGLEFIELD, H.N., F.R.S.

Captain A. JERNINGHAH, B.N.

Captain W. H. KENNEDY, R.N., Deputy Comp.-Gen. Coast . Guard.

Commander J. S. LEAN, R.N.

GEORGE LYALL, Esq., M.P.

Rear-Admiral McHARDY.

rear-Admiral FITZROY.

Captain OMMANNEY, R.N.

Lord ALFRED H.PAGET, M.P.

Major GEORGE PALMER. „ , JAMES PEAKE, Esq., Assistant Master Shipwright In H.M.'s Dockyard, Woolwich.

The Very Rev. the Hon. GEO. PELLEW, Dean of Norwich.

Captain LAMBERT PERROTT.

Captain ROBERTSON, B.N., Surveyor-General to the Board of Trade.

Sir B, CHARLES BowLEY-Bart.

Captain A. P. RYDER, R.N.

Vice-Admiral H.SAUMAREZ, K.L.

Captain SHEPHERD, V.P.

Rear-Admiral The Marquis TOWNSHEND.

Captain SDLITAN, R.N., C.B, Board of Trade.

Colonel ToiLOH, H. A., Director of the Carriage Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.

Rear-Admiral sir BALDWIN W. WALKER, Bart, K.C.B., Surveyor of the Navy.

Captain WASHINGTON, R.N., F JUS., F.F., Hydrographer of the Admiralty.

Captain J. R. WARD, H.N.

ISAAC WATTS, Esq., Assistant Surveyor of the Navy.

H. C. H. WOLLASTON, Esq.

TRUSTEES.

THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P., V.P. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq.., F.R.S., T.P, BANKERS — Messrs. WILLIS, PERCIVAL, and Co., Lombard Street.

AUDITOR— G. C. BKSEIB, Esq. HON. ARCHITECT— C. H. COOKE, Esq.

SECRETARY— RICHARD LEWIS. LITE-BOAT INSPECTOR- Captain J. B. WARD, R.N.

The Committee of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution would earnestly call the attention of the Public to the great exertions which the Society has recently made and Is now making to provide efficient Life-boats on various parts of the coasts of the United Kingdom. To supply these Life-boats, together with Transporting-carriages and Boat-houses for some of them, has Involved an expenditure of upwards of 40001.

The establishment of Life-boats at other places has since been undertaken by the Committee.

During the past year, three hundred and ninety-eight persons were rescued by Life-boats from Shipwrecks on our coasts, a large proportion of whom were saved by the Life-hosts of this Institution.

This Important work can only be continued by the aid of a generous Public. The rescue of Shipwrecked persons from drowning Is a work of mercy and humanity, which so manifestly claims the sympathy of all classes of persons In thls Maritime and Commercial Country, that the Committee feel assured that the present urgent demands on the Institution need only be known to Insure for It the liberal support of the Community at large.

The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following additional Contributions .— A grateful offering from a Lady whose llfe was saved from Drowning, towards forming a new Life-Boat Station on the Irish Coast - _ - (Donation) 300 A. L . , Ryde _ _ _ - - _ _ _ - - 5 Beadel, Thos., Esq., Witham _ (2nd Donation) Beaumont, Mrs., Stamford Hill _ (2nd Donation) Boyle, the Ladles, per Lieut. Travers, RJf. (2nd Don.) Bruce Castle School Society, per A. HU1, Esq.(3rd Don.) y, Mrs. Bath — — _ _ . - (Donation) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 1 o I , .

Crawley, Lieut. C. G. - - - - (Annual) Dinham, John, Esq., Exeter _ _ (Annual) Drummond, Captain, R.N. - _ _ (Donation) o 0 Frith, Sands, and Co., Messrs. - _ (Donation) 10 10 0 Harvey, Mrs. E . _ _ _ _ _ _ (Donation) 2 0 0 Hawker, Vice-Admiral _ _ - - (Donation) 1 o 0 Hele, Rev. G. O. Selby - - - - (Donation) s.d.

0 0 ut*ic, .IKV. ur. _f. ocxuj _ _ _ — imuiabiviv _ Loudell, Stephen, Esq. — — _ — (Donation) 5 5 0 Loudell, Miss _ _ _ _ _ _ (Donation) 5 5 0 Maltby, Bishop _ _ _ _ _ _ (Donation) 20 0 0 M.A.N. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Annual) Man nock, Walter, Esq. - - - - (Donation) Maunsell, Captain, B.A. - _ (2nd Donation) Parnell, Mrs. F. - _ - - _ - (Annual) Ditto _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ " — Peek, Biclasra, Esq., Haitewood - , Hobarts,T.J, Agar,Esq.J_M.P._ _ - (Donation) 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 (Donation) 10 10 0 White, Rear-Admlral — - _ - (Donation) 1 9 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully received by Messrs. WrLtis, PERCIVAI,, and Co., 76 Lombard Street, Bankers to the Institution; Messrs. BERRIES, FARQDUAR, and Co., 16 St.

James's Street; Messrs. COOTTS and Co., 59 Strand; LONDON and CODNTY BANE, 21 Lombard Street; by all the London and Country Bankers; by the several Metropolitan Army and Navy Agents; and by the Secretary at the Office of the Institution, 14 JOHN STREET, ADELPHI, London.

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