Also II. to some men for rescuing 2 men from a boat which was capsized by a heavy sea, on the 8th May last, off Gweedore Bar, on the coast of Donegal.

Also Silver Medal of the Institution and U to Gunner CHARLES LEESE, and 21. to Corporals D.

BANNISTER and ALLAN KAY, of the Coagl Brigade Royal Artillery, in acknowledgment of their gallant conduct in aiding to rescue the crews of the brig Annie, of Shoreham, and schooner Woodside, of Shields, which were wrecked between Blatchington and Newhaven, on the Sussex coast, during the heavy gale of the 2nd June last. The humanity of LEESE had been very conspicuous on the occasion, in saving, at the peril of his life, a lad twelve years of age from a watery grave.

Also the thanks of the Institution to F. R. TOTHILL, Esq., Mayor of Seaford, for his valuable services and encouragement on the occasion of the before-mentioned wrecks.

Pakefield life-boats for their gallant services on that day alone.

Again, on the 2nd and 3rd of- June 51 vessels were wrecked. Of these, 18 were totally lost; showing that this gale was, in proportion to the number of wrecks, more destructive to property than the previous storm; but the loss of life, again, on this occasion was happily small, 17 persons only having perished from the 51 wrecks, and 101 lives having been rescued by life-boats and other means—a most satisfactory result, and showing how laudable and courageous the exertions to save life must have been. It should be observed that these returns take no account of the lost fishing-boats belonging to Yarmouth, from which nearly 200 poor creatures are said to have perished. At Filey, 10 fine yawls were riding at anchor in the bay ; 9 of them were totally lost, 1 only having been saved from destruction by the life-boat at that place belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

If the unfortunate Yarmouth fishermen who perished in such large numbers during those fearful storms had had an aneroid or a storm-glass on board their boats, many of them would probably have escaped the dreadful calamity which has overtaken them ; but it is a fact, that such a thing is never seen on board fishingboats.

Again, our coasters are generally so ill-found in everything, and particularly that which relates to the saving of life, that when they are overtaken by a storm, nothing seems to save them from destruction. But with all our foresight, wrecks will take place; and even at a period of the year when such events in these islands are seldom expected, heavy gales of wind will sometimes occur.

Life-boats are now so built and managed that they can face nearly any sea; and it rests with the British public to say whether this Life-boat system shall be maintained and extended.