Thursday, 2nd September, 1858. Captain LAMBERT PERROTT, in the Chair.

. Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Read letter from S. JACKSON TURNER, Esq., Chairman of the Harbour Commissioners at Dundalk, of 31st August, forwarding replies to the life-boat queries of the Institution, and stating the necessity of a life-boat at that place. Lord CLERMONT had not only given a site of ground for the life-boat house, but had also liberally promised to defray the cost of the structure.—Decided, that Lord CLERMONT be thanked, and that a 30-feet single-banked life-boat be ordered for Qundalk.

Read and approved the Inspector's Report of his visit to the life-boat stations on the Irish coast, to the life-boat at Holyhead, and to the proposed life-boat station at Fleetwood.

Resolved,— That a 30-feet single-banked life-boat be placed respectively at Tramore, Carnsore, and Dungarvan, That the present life-boat at Newcastle, Dundrum Bay, be brought to London to be tered, and that it be replaced by a 30-feet single-banked life-boat.

Read letter from Inspecting Commander WASEY, H.N., of the 31st August, forwarding replies to the life-boat queries of the Institution, and stating the necessity of a life-boat at Fleetwood.—At the Nov. Meeting of the Committee it was decided to station a 3Q-feet single banked life-boat at Fleetwood.

Approved of the Rev. JAMES WILLIAMS'S handing over the mortar apparatus belonging to this Institution at Holyhead to the Coastguard.

Read letter from the Sardinian Minister of the 27th August, acknowledging with thanks the receipt of sets of life-boat and carriage drawings, presented by the Society to his Government.

Reported that the Trinity House had been supplied with copies of the Instructions for the restoration of the apparently drowned, founded on those of the late Dr. MARSHALL HALL, recently issued by this Institution, for distribution at their lighthouse and pilot stations.

Also that the late Miss CHURCH, of Berkeley, had left this Institution a legacy of 100Z.

Paid 2871. 16s. llrf. for sundry charges on life-boats, life-boat carriages, and life-boat houses. Also 81?. 11*. 5d. for the Ardmore life-boat house.

Voted a reward of 3Z. to 3 men for putting off in a fishing-boat and rescuing, at some risk of life, 1 out of 2 men from a boat which was capsized during a gale of wind near Innisbraun, on the coast of Galway, on the 5th July last.

Also II. to JAMES CONOLLY for swimming at some risk of life to the rescue of a lad and two women who were observed by him to be in distress off Errislannen, on the coast of Galway, on the 29th July last.

Also II. to JOHN JOHNSON for wading into the surf, at some risk of life, to the rescue of 3 out of 5 men, who were capsized from a fishing-boat in a heavy land-surf off Roschearty near Fraserburgh, on the 5th May last.

Also 131. to the crew of the Arklow life-boat, which belongs to THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, for putting off in her arid rescuing 11 men from the barque Harriet and Frances of Baltimore, which was wrecked on Arklow Bank during a gale of wind, qn the night of the 2nd August last. Also 51. 10s. to the crew of 11 men of a fishing-smack for putting off in a boat and rescuing 4 of the crew of the same ship who had taken to the vessel's boats.

Tuesday, 14th September. A Special Meeting of the Committee was held this day, Captain LAMBERT PERROTT, in the Chair.

Read letter from Lieutenant A. PESTCHOUROFF, of tiw Russian Navy, stating that his Imperial Highness, the Grand Duke Constantino, High Admiral of Russia, had expressed a desire to bring into general use, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, life-boats similar 'to those adopted by THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

He had been accordingly directed by the Admiralty at St. Petersburgh to -ascertain whether the Institution would undertake to supply the Government with life-boats on the plan above named.

Resolved,— That this Institution will have much satisfaction in co-operating with the Imperial Government of Russia in providing lifeboats, on the plan adopted by the Institution for the Coasts of the Gulf of Finland or elsewhere.

The Russian Admiralty have since requested the Institution to order for them three 30-feet single-banked life-boats and two transporting carriages.

Thursday, 7th October. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the General Committee, and those of the Special Committee and the Finance Correspondence and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

The Committee decided on ordering the Middlesborough life-boat to be brought to London, and on rebuilding the Redcar lifeboat house, as recommended by the Inspector.

Captain ROBERTSON, R.N., Surveyor- General of the Board of Trade, reported that he had recently visited the life-boats of this Institution stationed on some parts of the English and Irish coasts, and had found them in a satisfactory condition.

Read letter from PETER JENKIN, Chief Boatman of the Coastguard at Clontarf, near Dublin, respecting his model life-boat.

—To be acknowledged.

Ordered the re-erection of the Lowestoft life-boat house at a cost of 153?. 14s. 6d.

Also the re-erection of the Whitburn lifeboat house, at a cost of 111?. 10s.

Read letter from Lord CLERMONT of the 20th September, stating that he would cause the Dundalk life-boat house to be proceeded with as soon as a suitable spot had been chosen for its erection. His Lordship added that the LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION deserved the best thanks of the Community for the humane liberality with which it had provided the coast with life-boats, and that he thought proprietors were bound to assist it.

The Committee voted their thanks to Miss HOULIN for a site of ground for the Carnsore life-boat house, and also for kindly offering the use of a boat-house until the new erection was ready.

Reported that C. H. COOKE, Esq., Hon.

Architect, had furnished drawings for the Lowestoft, Exmouth, Redcar, Dundalk, and Carnsore life boat houses.—To be thanked.

The Committee voted their thanks to the General Steam Navigation Company for towing to Yarmouth two life-boats to be stationed on the Norfolk Coast.

Reported the depositing of a model of a 32-feet life-boat adopted by this Society at the United Service Institution.

Read letter from Captain TUDOR, R.N., of 22nd September, detailing the valuable services rendered by the Wick life-boat to the crew of the Era which was wrecked during a gale of wind off that place. Capt.

TUDOR had himself, with his usual gallantry, gone off in the life-boat. This life-boat was a few months since, stationed by the British Board of Fishery at Wick, and is on PEAKE'S plan.

Read letter from Lady ROLLE, of the 2nd' October, stating that if this Institution would station a life-boat at the seaport of Exmouth, Devon, she would contribute 367?. towards the undertaking.—Decided that Lady ROLLE'S munificent offer be accepted, and that measures be taken to form a life-boat establishment at Exmouth.

Paid 1661 13s. Wd. for sundry charges on life-boats, life-boat carriages, and life-boat houses; also 59?. 2s. for alterations of the South wold life-boat; also 96?. 17s. for the Newcastle (Dundrum), life-boat house, and 87?. 3s. Id. for the Aberdovey life-boat house.

Voted the thafiks of the Committee to the Rev. OWEN LLOYD WILLIAMS, of Barmouth, and 5?. 10s. to the crew of 11 men of the life-boat of fliat station, for putting off in her and rescuing the crew of 2 men from the flat Isabel of Liverpool, which was wrecked during a gale of wind from the westward on the north end of Barmouth, Bar, "on the 15th September last.

Also 5?. 10s. to the crew of 11 men of a fishing-smack for putting off, during a gale of wind, and rescuing 5 out of 6 men from a small boat which was seen to be in a perilous position off Filey, on the 25th August last.

21. were also voted for some damages done to the boat which put off to the fishing-smack.

Also a reward to WILLIAM LISK and a lad for putting off in a boat to the rescue of a boy who had fallen off Port-na-blagh Quay on the coast of Donegal, on the 23rd August last. They succeeded, by means of a long oar, in bringing the boy to the surface of the water. He was to all appearance dead; but having laid him on his face, and otherwise treated him according to the instructions of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION for the Restoration of the Apparently Drowned, founded on those of the late Dr. MARSHALL HALL, a copious discharge of water took place and he gradually revived.

Thursday, 4th November, 1858. THOS. CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Read and approved the Inspector's Report of his recent visit to the life-boat stations on the east coast of England.

Resolved,— That a new life-boat, house, and carriage, be provided for Saltburn.

That a new life-boat and carriage be provided for the Whitburn station as early as convenient.

That the Boulmer life-boat be provided with a new carriage.

That a new life-boat carriage be provided for the Berwick life-boat.

Mr. PEAKE laid on the table a drawing of a 30-feet single-banked life-boat. The Committee voted their thanks* to Mr. PEAKE for the same.

Read letter from Rear-Admiral HARGOOD of 18th October, forwarding a cheque for 150?. from a lady, who did not wish her name to be published, in aid of the cost of a life-boat, which she wished to be named after her brother, who, whilst in command of one of Her Majesty's ships in the Black Sea, had been instrumental, during some storms, in saving life from shipwreck.— Decided that the lady's munificent offer be accepted, and that Admiral HARGOOD be thanked for his communication.

Ordered 729Z. 16s. &d. to be paid to Messrs. FORRESTT for the Cromer, Frazerburgh, Bacton, and the Newcastle (Dundrum) life-boats.

Ordered the sale of 1,0001, from the funded capital of the Institution.

Elected Rear-Admiral GORDON, Deputy Master of the Trinity House, a Member of the Committee of Management.

Resolved unanimously,—That THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., Deputy Chairman, be cordially thanked for the great zeal and ability with which he discharges the duties of his office.

Reported the correspondence which had taken place between the Prussian Minister and his Grace the President, respecting a 32-ft. life-boat which the Government of that country wished to have built after Mr, PEAKE'S design, by the Messrs. FORRESTT, under the superintendence of this Institution.

Read letter from Mr. MEAIX, Honorary Secretary of the Yarmouth Branch, of the 27th October, stating, in reference to the non-use of the Yarmouth life-boat on the occasion of the wreck of the sloop Queen on that beach on the 18th October, that there was no reflection whatever on the beachmen for not putting off in the life-boat, many practical men having stated that she would have been useless owing to the shallowness of the water.

Produced various documents relating to the same catastrophe.

The Inspector reported that he had visited Yarmouth, and that whilst there he had inquired as fully as he could into the subject, but that he found conflicting opinions to exist as to the practicability of launching a boat before it was actually done, when the sloop Queen was wrecked off that place, on the 18th ult.—Decided that a 30-feet single banked life-boat and carriage be stationed forthwith at Yarmouth, Read fetter from Lieut. HARRIS, E.N., Hon. Secretary of the Palling Branch, of the 20th October, stating that the smack Kingstown, of Grimsby, to Louth, had been wrecked at half-past three o'clock on the morning of that day, three miles south of Palling. She was observed by one of the Coastguard night patrols, who immediately called out the life-boat crew; but before they could make either the rocket apparatus or the Patting new life-boat available, the vessel had gone to pieces and all hands drowned.

Reported that the Great Western, Bristol and Exeter, and North Devon Railway Companies had kindly given a free conveyance to a life-boat carriage from London to Bideford.—To be thanked.

Read letters from J.TALBOT CLiFTON.Esq., of the Hall, Lytham, of the 18th October, stating that he had requested the Vicar of Lancaster to preach a sermon in aid of the funds of this Institution at Lytham Church, and that the collection on the occasion had amounted to 25L He added that he wished to increase his annual subscription from 21, 2s, to 51, a-year in aid of the funds of the Lytham Branch, and that he would make the objects of this Institution known to his friends.—Ordered, that Mr. CLIFTON and the Vicar be thanked.

Read fetter from Dr. BROWN, of Deptford, of 8th Oct., calling attention to his plan of ships' signal lamps.—To be acknowledged.

Reported the transmission of the Havelock Frazerburgh life-boat and her carriage to their station on Wednesday the 27th inst., by steamer to Aberdeen, and thence to Frazerburgh ; and that a free conveyance had been given to the same from Wapping to Aberdeen, by the Aberdeen Steam Ship Company.

—To be thanked.

Read letter from WILLIAM McKERRELL, Esq., of the 30th ult., expressing his satisfaction that the Havelock life-boat had left for her station, and forwarding a draft for 180?, in aid of the cost of the same.—Decided, that Mr. McKERRELL be thanked for his munificent contribution.

Reported also the transmission of the Cromer life-boat to her station on the 22nd Oct., and the Bacton life-boat on the 26th idem. Both boats had been towed free of expense to Yarmouth by the General Steam Navigation Company's steamers, and taken thence by Gorleston boatmen, who were paid for their services, to their respective stations.

—Decided, that the Company be thanked.

Read letter from Mr. J. GRENVILLE MOYLE, Surgeon of St. Mary's, Scilly, of the 18th Oct., stating that on the 14th idem, a small boat was capsized off that place when two men and a little girl were thrown into the sea. The two men were soon saved, but the child had sunk and was fished up with a hook by a man named THOMAS JENKIN, after she had been in the water ten minutes. Mr. DA VIES, the lighthousekeeper, immediately commenced to treat the child as directed by the Instructions of this Institution. Upon Mr. MOYLE'S arrival he persevered in the same course of treatment, and after three hours of steady perseverance they had the satisfaction to see the child breathe again, and restored alive to her sorrowing parents. Much credit was due to Mr. DAVIES and to JENKIN, for their valuable exertions.—Decided, that Mr. MOYLE, Mr. DAVIES, and JENKIN be thanked.

Read a letter from Capt. KENNEDY, R.N., of the 30th Oct., stating that he had given instructions for the Kingstown Revenue Cruiser to tow the Dundrum new life-boat from Belfast to her station, and to carry on board the Cruiser the life-boat's carriage. He had also offered the use, had the weather permitted, of a revenue cruiser, to tow the Cromer new life-boat from Yarmouth to her station.—To be thanked.

Read letter from the Rev. C. B. WOLLASTON, of Bognor, of the 21st Oct. and 1st Nov., calling attention to his plan for lowering ships' boats, and stating that, finding that there was no life-boat at Bognor, he had built a small life-boat with his own hands.

The boat was provided with life-belts, &c., and was kept close to the sea in a shed built for that purpose.—To be acknowledged.

Reported that the British and Irish Steam Packet Company had kindly given a free passage to the Rosslare life-boat from London to Wexford.—To be thanked.

Decided, that a life-boat house be built for Tramore, according to the plan and specification, kindly furnished by C. TARRANT, Esq., C.E., Waterford.

Also, that a grant of 10?. be made in aid of the cost of a life-boat house at Kessingland, Suffolk.

Reported, that the Brighton new life-boat had been exercised on the ffth Oct., during a gale of wind, and that the trial had given much satisfaction to her crew.

Ordered, that a Circular on the Management of Boats in a Broken Sea, had been forwarded to the Life-boat Branches and to other parties. ( Vide page 116}.

Also the distribution of placards on various parts of the coasts, stating that the Institution granted rewards, in medals and money, for saving life from wrecks.

Paid 234?, 10s. 9d. for sundry charges on life-boats, life-boat carriages, and life-boat, houses; also, 162?. 18s. for the Fraserburgh, Rosslare, and Newcastle life-boat carriages.

Voted the thanks of the Institution to Inspecting Lieut. HIPPISLEY, R.N., for assisting to launch the Dungeness life-boat, which belongs to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION; and 18?. to her crew for putting off in her with the view of saving the crew of the brigantine Jane May, of Falmouth, which was wrecked during a heavy gale of wind, off No. 2 Battery, Dungeness, on the night of the 19th Oct. last.

Also 51?. to the crew of 23 men, of the Pakefield life-boat, which is in connection with the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, for putting off during a heavy gale of wind and rescuing, at the imminent risk of their lives, 8 out of 13 men of the crew of the Tuscan barque Zemira, which was wrecked on the Newcorae Sands, on the 7th Oct. last.

Also the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum to G. C. JOKES, Esq., Chief Officer of Coastguard, Skerries, and 20L to the crew of the Skerries life-boat, which belongs to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, for putting off in her during a heavy gale of wind from the east, with the view of rescuing the crew of the schooner Mary, of Carnarvon, which was wrecked off Balbriggan on the morning of 19th Oct. last. The life-boat made two attempts to reach the vessel, and on the last occasion she would successfully have accomplished her object had. not a whale-boat been carried over the rocks directly to leeward of the vessel, and succeeded in rescuing the crew just as the life-boat had overcome the chief difficulty in weathering the point.

Also the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum to JAMES CARTON, Sen.; JOHN CARTON, JAMES CARTON, Jun. ; PETER CARTON, MARK CARTON and THOS. WALSH, in acknowledgment of their gallant conduct in putting off in a whale-boat and rescuing the crew of the vessel in question.

These men had received locally 1601. for their intrepid services, the same having been raised by voluntary contributions.

Also 41. 10s. to Omen, in ackowledgment of the promptitude displayed by them in putting off in boats and rescuing 4 of the crew of the smack Glen Phoebe, which was wrecked off Skerries, Balbriggan, on the 19th Oct. last.

Also 31. 10s. to 7 men, for putting off at some risk of life in a boat, and rescuing the crew of the schooner James Traill, of Thurso, which was wrecked off Frazerbnrgh during a gale of wind on the 8th Oct. last.

Also the silver medal of the Institution to Chief Officer BEATSON, and 51. to his crew, of 10 men, for rescuing, at some risk of life, with the mortar apparatus, the crew of the Prussian schooner Fortuna, of Griefswald, which was wrecked during a heavy gale of wind from the northward, off Frazerbngh, on the 8th Oct. last.

Also 31. to a fishing-smack's crew, for rescuing during a S.E. gale of wind, the crew of 6 men of the schooner Charlotte, of Gottenburg, which was wrecked on.the Hasboro' Sands, on the 22nd Sept. last.

Also 41. to a boat's crew of 8 men, for putting off and rescuing the crew of 8 men of the brig Waterloo, of Tain, which was wrecked off Berwick during a gale of wind off shore, on the 8th Oct. last.

Also the Silver Medal and II. to William JOHNSTON, and 41. to four men, for putting off in a boat and rescuing 4 out of 7 of the crew of the sloop Queen, which was wrecked off Yarmouth during a gale of wind from the east, on the night of the 18th Oct.

JOHNSTON had also gone off previously in a life-buoy to make the lines fast; an act attended with much risk, inasmuch as the crew of the vessel had made the lines scarcely fast enough to trust to.

Also 41. 10s. to pay the expenses of the Llanddwyn life-boat, for putting off during a gale of wind, to the assistance of the smack Uncle Tom, of Runcorn, which had a signal of distress flying two miles south of Llanddwyn, on the morning of 19th Oct. The smack was afterwards brought to a safe anchorage.