FOWEY, CORNWALL.—A life-boat has been recently stationed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION at Polkerris, near Fowey, the cost of the same and of a substantial boat-house being defrayed chiefly by WILLIAM RASHLEIGH, Esq., J. F. DULLER, Esq., and T. J. AGAR ROBARTES, Esq., M.P., aided by other local contributors.

Mr. RASHLEIGH, who from the first has taken the greatest interest in this Establishment, also gave the site of ground for the boat-house and the stone for building the same. This boat is 30 ft. long, and rows six oars, single-banked. She will be available for the protection of vessels running ashore in any part of St. Austle Bay, on the eastern extremity of which is the small village of Polkerris. On the conveyance of this boat to her station, from Fowey, by her crew, she was to some extent tested, and her crew formed a high estimate of her qualities. She was then rowed round St.

Austle Bay, and exhibited at the small port of Charlegtown in that bay, where she met with quite an ovation; the crews of the vessels in port all hoisting their colours, in testimony of their gladness to be assured of the protection of a life-boat in the event of disaster occurring to them off the port, LIZARD, CORNWALL.—A life-boat establishment has been formed at the Lizard Point by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and a 30 ft. single-banked life-boat and a transporting-carriage have been placed there. The Hon. Mrs. AGAR and T. J.

AGAR ROBARTES, Esq., M.P., have contributed 269L towards the undertaking. A life-boat has been much required in this locality. Until the establishment of this boat, and that at Fowey, there was no lifeboat station between Teignmouth in Devon and Penzance at the western extremity of Cornwall. The Rev. P. VYVYAN ROBINSON has kindly undertaken the Honorary Secretaryship and general supervision of the establishment.

Some trial has already been made of this boat, and her crew have expressed themselves in high terms of her valuable qualities.

PORTMADOC and BARMOUTH, NORTH WALES.—Larger, swifter, and more powerful life-boats being required at Portmadoc and Barmouth, in Cardigan Bay, than those previously stationed there—they having to proceed long distances under sail to vessels grounding on the Sarn-Badrig, or causeway, which extends for many miles across the northern part of Cardigan Bay—the Institution has had those boats lengthened 6 ft., and refitted with new sails. &c., at a cost of more than 150?. each. A new boathouse has also been built at Barmouth for the life-boat there.

RHOSCOLYN, ANGLESEA.—A new life-boat, 30 ft., long, and rowing six oars, singlebanked, has been placed at Rhoscolyn in lieu of an old boat entirely worn out. A new boat-house has also been built to contain her. The crew of this boat, from what they observed of her qualities in rowing her from Holyhead to her station, have expressed their confidence in her, and their readiness to go in her in any sea in which it will be practicable to get her out.

Life-boats are also in course of building, and will shortly be sent, to St. Andrew's, in Scotland, to Carmarthen Bay and Porthcawl in South Wales, and to Silloth on the coast of Cumberland.