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Thursday, 2nd April, 1863. THOMAS CHAPMAN Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meetings, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committee-s.

Elected the Members of the Sub-Committees for the ensuing year.

It was moved, seconded, and carried unanimously, that the life-boat about to be sent to Fishguard be named The Sir Edward Perrott, in acknowledgment of the long and valuable services to the NATIONAL LITE-BOAT INSTITUTION of Sir EDWARD PERROTT, Bart., as Chairman of its preparatory Committees.

Reported that F. R. MAOENIS, Esq., had forwarded to the Institution a cheque for 2621. 10s., to pay the cost of the new life-boat to be stationed at Tenby. He wished the boat to be called the Florence.— To be thanked, and ordered the boat to be named accordingly.

Head letter from W". WORSHIP, Esq., of Great Yarmouth, of the 2Ist March, transmitting a sum of 204/. 16s., being one-third of the residuary estate of the late Miss ALICE GEDGE, of that town. She had left that share of her property to the Society, in addition to a legacy of 100J.— To be thanked.

Also from the Secretary of the East and West India Dock Company, of the 21st March, forwarding from the Company an additional donation of 527.10*., in aid of the funds of the Institution.

— To be thanked.

Also from the Right Hon. the Earl MANVERS, of the 15th March, expressing his high appreciation of the important character of the operations of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and forwarding a donation of 20J.— To be thanked.

[His Lordship's father was a Vice-President of the Society from its first establishment, and afterwards a liberal annual contributor to its funds.] Also from Mr. J. NEWSY, of the 6th March, stating that he had delivered lectures on the operations of the Institution at Knottingley and Barnsley.— To be thanked.

Also from F. PENBERTHY, Esq., the Honorary Secretary of the Porthleven Branch, of the 20th March, giving an account of the inauguration, in the presence of a large number of spectators, of the new life-boat placed there, through the Instiaq.

jM.P. Every-thing had passed off in the most satisfactory manner, and the life-boat was much admired by the assembly.— To be acknowledged.

Reported that a Public Meeting had been held at Liverpool—at which the Mayor, R. C. GARDNER, Esq., had presided—to present the Rewards of the Institution to a boat's crew who had rescued the crew of the ship John H. Elliott, of New Tork, on the 20th Jan.

Also that Admiral Sir GEORGE SARTOBIUS, a Member of the Committee of Management of the Institution, had collected, from his friends and others, GSl. 6s., in aid of its funds.— To be thanked.

Decided that the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, be presented to Mr. OWEN WILLIAMS, the late Coxswain of the Cemlyn lifeboat, in testimony of his long and valuable services in that capacity.

Paid 514J. 16s. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 14Z. 11s. to pay the expenses of the Padstow life-boat—the Albert Edward—in putting off twice on the 18th March, and rescuing, during a strong gale and in a heavy sea, the crews, consisting of 13 men, of the brigantine Pandema, of Plymouth, and schooner Setsy, of Brixham, which had stranded on the Doom Bar Sand, off Padstow.

The thanks of the Institution were also voted to Mr. DANIEL SHEA, Chief Officer of the Coast-guard, for putting off in the life-boat on both the above occasions. This life-boat is called the Albert Edward, after the Prince of Wales.

By a happy coincidence she was also instrumental in rescuing a shipwrecked crew on the very day (the 9th Nov. last) that His Royal Highness arrived at his majority.

Also 71. 17s. 2d. to pay the expenses of the St. Andrew's life-boat, in going off and rendering assistance to the schooner De Goede Moder, of Grimstadt, which was in an unmanageable state in St. Andrew's Bay, on the llth March, during stormy weather.

Also 531. 7s. to pay the expenses of the Berwick, Tynemouth, Middlesborough, Rye, Winchelsea, St. Ives, Fraserburgh, and Dundalk life-boats, in putting off in heavy weather with the view of rendering assistance to vessels which did not, however, ultimately require their services.

Also 61. to six fishermen, for putting off, at some risk of life, and rescuing 3 out of 7 coastguardmen, who had been capsized from their boat while proceeding to board a vessel during squally weather, off Greencastle, on the coast of Donegal, on the 27th Feb. Four men unfortunately perished on the occasion, notwithstanding the gallant and prompt endeavours that were made by the fishermen to save their lives.

Also 21. to two fishermen, for saving 6 persons whose boat had been capsized in a heavy sea off Faha, on the coast of.Cork, on the 27th Dec.

Thursday, 7th May. His Grace the DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., President of the Society, 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 Report of Capt. DAVID ROBERTSON, R.N., the Assistant Inspector of Life-Boats of the Institution, of the 28th April, on his visit to its life-boats on the coast of Wales.

He found them generally in a very efficient state, and reflecting much credit on the Local Committees and the Coxswains.

Reported the transmission of the Fishguard new life-boat and transporting-carriage to their station. The Great Western and South Wales Railway Companies had taken them free of charge.

The boat and carriage were taken to Bath on their way to Fishguard, and were drawn in procession through the principal streets, manned by a crew of Naval Reserve men, who had come specially from Bristol for that purpose, with the sanction of Capt. W. H. FENWICK, K.jV., of H.M.S. Dddalus.

Messrs. PINCHIN and Co., Brewers, had kindly furnished a fine team of horses to draw the lifeboat through the city.— To be thanked.

Also that the inhabitants of Bath had raised the cost of a life-boat, to be called the City of Bath; and to be stationed at Pembrey, on the North shore of the Bristol Channel.

Read letter from Mr. WM. VAOGHAN, Honorary Secretary of the Fishguard Branch of tie 2nd May, stating that the new life-boat had been tried in a heavy sea, and that she had given great satisfaction to her crew. — To be acknowledged.

[She was subsequently tried under sail, and was again spoken of very highly.] Also from THOMAS CLAYTON, Esq., of Wakefield, of the 1st May, stating that he had paid 2501. to the bankers of the Institution, to defray the cost of the new life-boat for Lytham, on the Lancashire coast. He wished the boat to be named The Wakefield.— To be thanked, and ordered the boat to be named accordingly.

Reported that the Kingsgate new life-boat had been placed on its station, the South Eastern Railway Company kindly passing it free over their line.— To be thanked.

Read letter from Capt. ISACKE, Honorary Secretary of the Kingsgate Branch, of the 4th April, stating that the new life-boat had been exercised, and that the crew were well pleased with her.— To be acknowledged.

Also from Dr. WHITE, of Finchley, of the 29th April, submitting, for the consideration of the Institution, a plan, description, and estimate of the cost of a water-tight lantern for a life-boat.

— To be acknowledged.

Decided that the Blakeney life-boat be replaced by a larger boat as early as practicable.

Also that Messrs. PEACOCK and BOCHAN be instructed to supply their composition (No 3) paint for all the life-boats of the Institution.

Paid 8051. 5s. Id. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 13/. 10s. to pay the expenses of the Seaton Carew life-boat in going off in reply to signals of distress on the night of the 12th of April, and rescuing the crew of seven men from the brig- Regalia, of Whitby, which had sunk during stormy weather and in a heavy sea off Seaton Carew.

This valuable life-boat had already been the means of rescuing the crews of the following wrecked vessels:—Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough, 7; brig Mayflower, of Newcastle, 8; brig Providence, of Shields, 8; and barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland, 5; making a total of 35 lives saved by that life-boat alone. Its cost was the gift to the Institution of WILLIAM MCKERRELL, Esq., in the year 1857. On being informed of the last service of the boat on the 12tli April, Mr. MCK.ERRELL transmitted to the Society a contribution of 10/., and at the same time stated how very much gratified he was to learn that his life-boat had providentially been the means of saving so many lives from shipwreck, and that those services had been performed without a single accident occurring to her brave crew.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution to Mr. ROBERT Hooi , coxswain of the Seaton Carew life-boat, in testimony of his long services in that and a previous life-boat in saving life from wrecks.

Also 13/. 17s. to pay the expenses of the Fraserburgh life-boat in putting off with the view of rescuing the crew of the ship Genoa, of Liverpool, which, during a heavy sea and dense fog, had stranded on the Rattray Brigg Rocks, near Peterhead, on the night of the 12th April. Before the arrival of the life-boat, the vessel's crew had been rescued by other means. The life-boat had to proceed a distance of fifteen miles to the site of the wreck against a heavy sea and head wind.

The cost of this life-boat, which is called The Havelock, was also presented to the Society by Mr. McKERRELL, the gentleman above alluded to.

Also SI. 15s. to the crew of the Appledore lifeboat for assembling, with the view of assisting the crews of the smacks Ebenezer and Gem, of Bideford, which were in danger off Appledore in squally weather on the night of the 15th March.

Also the Silver Medal of the Institution, and a copy of its vote on parchment, to Mr. THOMAS ROWLANDS and Mr. GEORGE LEWIS, and 31. to some other men, in admiration of their brave services in wading into the surf and rescuing the crew of 3 men from the sloop Frances, of Cardigan, which, during a heavy gale of wind and high sea, had sunk on Newport Sands, near Fishguard, on the 17th March. Messrs. ROWLANDS and LEWIS had incurred much risk of life in wading into the surf. Mr. JOHN HARRIES, Receiver of Wreck at Newport, had also rendered valuable assistance on the occasion, and the thanks of the Institution were given to that gentleman.

Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, to Mr. WM. NICOL, Officer of Customs at Appledore, and 2/. to his boat's crew, for putting off with the view of rescuing the crews of two smacks which had stranded on Bideford Bar during squally weather on the 15th March. A heavy sea had struck the salvors' boat, and washed overboard one of the crew. While endeavouring to recover him, a second sea struck the boat, and carried away three of the oars. She was thus completely disabled, and her crew had a very narrow escape of their lives. The crews belonging to the smacks fortunately afterwards succeeded in reaching the shore in safety.

Also 21. 10s. to five men for wading into the surf, and rescuing, at some risk of life, a man who had been capsized from his boat, and had got entangled under it in a heavy surf off Great Yarmouth, on the 19th March. It was stated that, had it not been for the prompt and valuable services of the salvors, the poor man must have perished.

Also 5/. to ten men for putting off and tendering assistance to the crew and passengers of the steam ship Telegraph, of Chester, which had struck on a rock near the South Stack, on the Anglesea Coast, on the 17th April.

Also 21. 10s. to a boat's crew for rescuing, in a fresh breeze, the crew of 5 men from the brig Phcenix, of Teignmouth, which was totally wrecked on the Whiting Sand, off the Coast of Suffolk on the 22nd December last.

Also II. 10s. to 3 men for putting off in a small canoe on the 18th March, and rescuing, at some risk of life, 2 of the crew of a boat which had been capsized by a heavy sea in Tralee Bay.

Thursday, 4th June. THOMAS 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 letter from the STOREKEEPER-GENERAL or H.M. NAVY of the 19th May, requesting that certain life-boat stores might be forwarded immediately to Portsmouth for the use of the life-boat of H.M.S. Curafoa. Reported that the same had been accordingly transmitted to Portsmouth on the day of the receipt of the letter.—Approved.

Reported the receipt of the following legacies to the Institution:—The late Mrs. ANN COTTO, of the Old Kent Road, l.OOOi.; and the late JAMES MILLER, Esq., of the Devon Ironworks, Glasgow, 1001.

Also that Captain His Serene Highness The PRINCE OF LEININOEN, R.N., of H.M. .Yacht Victoria and Albert, had forwarded a donation to the Society, and had promised to contribute annually to its funds.— To be thanked.

Also that a contribution of 105/. had been received by the Institution from the FISHMONGERS' COMPANY. — To be thanked.

Also that J. B. PARKER, Esq., of Exeter, had, on behalf of " a Lady in Exeter," forwarded a donation of 1007. to the Institution.—To be thanked.

Decided that a new life-boat house be erected at Thorpeness, Suffolk, for the "Ipswich" lifeboat.

Also that a new life-boat house be built at Eastbourne.

Read letter from Mr. J. FRANCE, of Glossop, of the 30th May, stating that he had obtained the consent of the Order of Odd Fellows to an annual voluntary subscription being made by the members in aid of the funds of the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.— To be thanked.

Paid404Z. Os. ltd. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted HI. 10s. to pay the expenses of the New Brighton tubular life-boat in putting off, in tow of the steam-tug Universe, of Liverpool, and rescuing, during a strong wind and in a very heavy sea, the crew of 10 men from the brig Levant, of Bristol, which had stranded on the inside of the North bank, in Liverpool Bay, on the 11th May. There was no doubt that, in the absence of the life-boat, the crew of the Levant would have perished.

Also SI. 13s. to pay the expenses of the Hastings life-boat in going off and saving the crew of four men from the smack Britannia, of Ramsgate, which was totally wrecked on the East Groyne Bocks, off Hastings, during a gale of wind, on the 19th May. Mr. Roe, Chief Officer of the Coastguard, was thanked by the Institution for going off in the life-boat on the occasion.

Also 121. to pay the expenses of the crews of the Arklow and Blakeney life-boats in assembling and putting off with the view of succouring the crews of vessels in distress.

Also the Silver Medal of the Institution and a copy of its Vote on parchment to Mr. G. M. BEATSON, Inspecting Chief Officer of Coast-guard at Fraserburgh, and to Mr. ALEXANDER FORBES, shipbuilder, of Peterhead; and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum to W. J. PARSONS, A. GRAY, and J. SIMMONS, and 51. to them and to two other coast-guardmen, in testimony of their gallant conduct in rescuing, at considerable risk of life, 11 out of 14 of the crew of the ship Genoa, of Liverpool, which, during a very heavy gale of wind and high surf, was wrecked on the 12th April, on Kattray Brigg Rocks, near Peterhead.

Also 121. to the crews of two boats for putting off and rescuing, at much risk of life, the crew of 10 men from the brig Faith, of Colchester, which, during a gale of wind and very heavy sea, was wrecked on Blakeney Bar, on the 19th May.

Also tl. to the crew of a fishing smack for putting off and rescuing the crew of 13 men and a pilot from the brig Alii, of Helsingfors, which during squally weather was wrecked on the Hasboro' Sands, on the Norfolk coast on the 31st Jan.

Also 51. to the crew of the smack John Hooper, of Plymouth, for rescuing the crew of 4 men from the ketch Helena, of Newport, Monmouth, which had sunk during a strong gale of wind near the Eddystone Lighthouse, on the 18th March.

Also a reward to 2 fishermen for saving 2 other men who had been capsized from their boat during squally weather near North Harbour, on tie coast of Cork, on the 2nd May.

Reported the services of the Lyme Regis lifeboat, in rescuing from destruction the schooner Vulcan, of that place, which was observed, during a heavy gale of wind, to be rapidly driving on the rocks off Lyme Regis, on the 19th May. This valuable life-boat has, on previous occasions, rescued shipwrecked crews, under the most perilous circumstances, during very stormy weather.

Thursday, 2nd July. THOMAS 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 Report of CAPT. WARD, R.N., Inspector of Life-Boats to the Institution, of the 29th June, on his tour of inspection of its lifeboats on the Irish coast. He found them generally in excellent order.

All the life-boats on the Irish coast are now under the management of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, which has placed a new boat on every station. Altogether the Irish life-boat stations have cost the Society nearly 8,500?.

Head letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty of the 1st July, calling attention to a model of a life-boat by FRANCIS M'KAT, Cooper in the Victualling Department of the Admiralty, at Halifax, Nova Scotia.— To be acknowledged.

Reported that the new life-boat, presented by the surviving children of the late ROBERT THEOPHILCS GARDEN, Esq., of River Lyons, King's County, Ireland, had, along with its transportingcarriage and stores, been forwarded to Bude Haven on the 15th June, the South Western Railway Company giving a free conveyance to the boat and carriage over their line to Bideford.— To be thanked.

Capt. DAVID ROBERTSON, R.N., the Assistant Inspector of Life-boats to the Institution, had accompanied the boat, and on the 19th June she was publicly launched at Bude before a large assemblage.

WILLIAM ROWE, Esq., the Hon. Secretary, had been indefatigable in his exertions on the occasion, and in preparing for the demonstration.

The late Mr. GARDEN'S eldest son had since paid the Institution 60W. to defray the whole cost of the establishment.— To be thanked.

Also reported that A. B., a gentleman residing at Cheltenham, had paid the Society 300/. to defray the cost of a new life-boat, which he wished to be named after his late wife.— To be thanked, and decided that the boat be stationed at Eastbourne.

Reported that Colonel BUNEURIT, of Bury St. Edmunds, had handed to the Society 100Z., in accordance with the request of the late Dowager Lady BDNBURY.— To be thanked.

Read letter from Dr. PARTRIDGE MIJAS, of Ipswich, of the 14th June, forwarding 51. in aid of the Society, being part of the proceeds of a fete given jointly by the Odd Fellows and Foresters in that town.— To be thanked.

Also from Capt. BROWN, of the Royal Naval Reserve, of the 18th June, forwarding 14«., being the amount of a penny subscription raised amongst the commander, officers, and crew of the ship Adamant, and the militaiy officers on board that vessel, on a voyage from Calcutta to Portsmouth with troops.— To be tlinnhet.1.

Decided that the thanks of the Institution be presented to the Rev. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, late Hon. Secretary of the Ferryside Branch, South Wales, in testimony of his valuable services in that capacity, and in aiding in the formation of that establishment.

Paid 1,6067.18s. bd. fi ir sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 15?. to pay the expenses of the Ipswich life-boat, stationed at Thorpe, Suffolk, in putting off at midnight on the llth June, and rescuing with great difficulty the crew of 6 men from the brig Florence Nightingale, of London, which during a heavy gale of wind was totally wrecked on Sizewell Bank, on the Suffolk coast. While engaged in the rescue of the shipwrecked men, a heavy sea struck the life-boat, and carried away one of her crew; but he fortunately regained the boat by means of his life-belt and a line. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, the gallant coxswain, had on several occasions, in this and another life-boat, been off to save life under very perilous circumstances.

The Society voted to him its Silver Medal, in testimony of his valuable services as coxswain of the Thorpe life-boat. The cost of this life-Boat was presented about twelve months ago to the NATIONAL LITE-BOAT INSTITUTION by the residents of Ipswich. She has since then been the means of rescuing two shipwrecked crews, besides rendering important services on one occasion to a vessel in distress during stormy weather.

Voted also 47. 10s. to pay the expenses of the St. Ives (Cornwall), life-boat, in going off and saving the crew of 4 men from the schooner Azores Packet, of Falmouth, which during a heavy gale of wind had stranded, and afterwards sunk at the entrance of the harbour of St. Ives on the 12th June. The cost of this and of three other lifeboats was presented to the Institution by a benevolent lady who has withheld her name.

Also 31. to pay the expenses of the New Brighton life-boat, in putting off and rescuing the crew of 6 men from the schooner Vigilant, of Kirkcaldy, which was totally wrecked during a strong wind on Taylor's Bank, near Liverpool, on the 27th June. The life-boat was towed to windward of the wreck by the steam-tug Blazer, of Liverpool, and remained by the vessel some hours to see if she would float off or not, before the crew were taken off. Before the life-boat had proceeded far on her return, the vessel was seen to capsize and become a total wreck.

Also 42. to pay the expenses of the Rhoscolyn life-boat in going off and rendering important services to the barque Diadem, of St. John's, New Brunswick, which, during foggy weather, was observed in a disabled condition off that place on the night of the 27th June. The life-boat landed four passengers from the vessel.

The thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, were also voted to Mr. JOHN LONG, agent for Lloyd's, at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight; and to Mr. WILLIAM WEBB, and Mr. JAMES WEBB, pilots, and 101. to be divided between the two pilots, and three other men, in acknowledgment of their gallant and persevering conduct in their pilot-boat in rescuing, at considerable risk of life, the crew of 6 men from the brig Alabama, of Gloucester, which, during a very heavy gale of wind, was totally wrecked on the middle of the Shingles while running through the Needles, on her way to Southampton on the 5th June. Upon nearing the distressed vessel, the salvors found it impossible to rescue the crew, owing to the fearful sea, which ran so high as to break over the vessel's maintop, completely obscuring the poor men in the rigging, who were shouting for help, and seemed frantic with despair. The crew of the pilot-boat, however, determined not to leave them, and stood off and on all night until the weather had somewhat moderated, when they succeeded with great difficulty in snatching the six men from an inevitable death.

Thursday, 30th July. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.

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

Decided to replace, at the invitation of the Local Committee, the life-boat at Filey, on the Yorkshire coast, by a new boat, the one at present on that station being forty years old.

R. W. HOLLON, Esq., and Mrs. HOLLON, of Spellow Park, had decided on presenting to the Institution the cost (25 W.) of the Filey new lifeboat.

—To be thanked.

Decided also to station a new life-boat, 36 feet long, at Arklow, on the coast of Ireland.

Reported the receipt of the following legacies to the Institution, less duty:—The late WILLIAM CURRIE, Esq., of Cornhill, London, 200/.; and the late Mr. JOHN JOLLY, farmer, of Enstone, Oxfordshire, 2107.

Also that E. SHEPPARD, Esq., of the Custom House, London, had collected an additional sum of 27/. 16s. Qd. in aid of the funds of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.— To be thanked.

Also that R. COLLUM, Esq., Collector of Customs at Newport (Monmouth), had forwarded 18/. to the Society, being the amount of additional contributions he had collected from master mariners alone visiting the Newport Custom House, in aid of the funds of the Institution. He had previously collected for it 44i. 7s. 3d.—To be thanked.

Also that the trustees of the late Mrs. ADAMS, widow of the late Mr. ADAMS, army and navy outfitter, of Plymouth, had transmitted WOl. to the Society, through Mrs. HARTLEY, and THOMAS STEVENS, Esq., Honorary Secretary of its Plymouth Branch.— To be thanked.

Also that the Silver Medal voted by the Society to WILLIAM ALEXANDER, coxswain of its Ipswich life-boat stationed at Thorpeness, on the Suffolk coast, had been presented to him at a Public Meeting, held at the Town Hall, Ipswich, by G. BACON, Esq., Mayor of Ipswich.

Also that the Tenby new life-boat had been forwarded to its station, and that the old boat had been sent to London. A free conveyance was, as usual, readily given to the boats between London and the Ferryside, by the Great Western and South Wales Railway Companies.— To be thanked.

Also the transmission to Lytham of the new life-boat and transporting-carriage, sent to replace the present boat and carriage. They were conveyed free of charge by the London and North- Western Railway Company.'— To be thanked.

Also that Messrs. FORRESTT, the life - boat builders, had received instructions to build a lifeboat on the plan of the Institution for the Mecklenburgh Government.

Ordered a new life-boat house to be built at Pembrey, near Llanelly.

Paid 1,2702. 2s. 8d. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 51. 4s., to pay the expenses of the Carmarthen Bay life-boat, in putting off on the 22nd July to the assistance of the French lugger Jean P. Baptist, which was in a dangerous position on the Cefn Sidan Sands in Carmarthen Bay, in a fresh gale. Before the arrival of the life-boat, however, the wind changed, and the vessel fortunately floated off the sands.

Also a reward to the crew of a fishing-boat for rendering assistance to the brig Pelican, of Drogheda, which was in distress off Lamlash, on the coast of Ayrshire, during squally weather, on the 26th June.

Also a reward to two men for putting off in a boat and rescuing two out of four persons who were capsized from their boat about 3 miles from Kenmare, on the coast of Kerry, on the 10th June.

A man and woman unfortunately perished before the salvors could possibly reach them.