Thursday, 3rd September, 1863. Captain Sir EDWARD PERROTT, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Report of Captain DAVID ROBERTSON, K.N., the Assistant-Inspector of Lifeboats of the Institution, of the 3rd September, on his visit to its life-boats on the coasts of Lancashire, the Isle of Man, and Scotland. He reported that the boats generally were in a very efficient state.

Ordered the Instructions of the Institution "for the Treatment of the Apparently Dead from Drowning," based on the principles of the late Dr. MARSHALL HALL, to be printed by the side of those proposed by Dr. H. K. SILVESTER, and recently adopted by the Royal Humane Society, and to be circulated extensively amongst the principal medical bodies, hospital officers, and coroners, throughout the United Kingdom, in order that their opinions might be obtained on the relative merits of the two plans.

Reported the safe transmission to their station of a new life-boat and transporting-carriage for Hastings, to replace a smaller boat and carriage there. The London, Brighton, and South-coast Railway Company had readily, as usual, given the boats a free conveyance over their line.— To be thanked.

Also, that a new life-boat had been forwarded to Blakeney, on the Norfolk coast, to replace a smaller boat on that station; and that the Great- Eastern Railway Company had kindly conveyed her free over their line of railway.— To be thanked.

Read letters from the Tynemouth, Penarth, Aberystwyth, and other branches, reporting very favourable trials that had been made with the life-boats in very rough weather.

Also from MICHAEL MORRALL, Esq., of Matlock, of the 19th August, stating that he was exerting himself to raise the cost of a life-boat amongst persons having the same surname as himself.— To be thanked.

Reported that 501. had been received, in aid of the funds of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, on behalf of the late Mrs. THORNTON, from her surviving relatives.

Paid 197Z. 5s. 3d. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 47. J0». to pay the expenses of the Aberdovey life-boat in going off and rescuing, during stormy weather, 6 of the crew of the barque William Bromham, of Gloucester, which had stranded on Aberdovey Bar on the 15th August. After landing the 6 shipwrecked men, the life-boat again put off and assisted in bringing to a port of safety the barque Huron of Cardiff, which was also in distress off Aberdovey on the same day.

Voted also 11.12s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Newhaven life-boat (the Thomas Chapman) for going off and saving the crew of 5 men from the schooner Cestrian of Chester, which had grounded during a gale of wind on Blatchington Beach, near Newhaven, on the 31st August.

Also 71. 19s. to pay the expenses of the Bade Haven life-boat in going off, in reply to signals of distress, and rendering assistance to the ship Conflict, which, whilst being towed from Plymouth to Bristol, was caught in a sudden gale of wind off Trevose Head, Cornwall, on the 30th August. The vessel was in great danger, and, but for the timely services of the life-boat, would, in all probability, have been wrecked on a lee shore, and the 13 men on board have met with a watery grave. The lifeboat brought ashore the owner of the ship.

Also 131. 15s. 6rf. to pay the expenses of the Lizard and Walmer life-boats in putting off, in reply to signals of distress from vessels, which did not, however, ultimately require the services of the boats.

Also 61. 5s. to the crews of two boats, for rescuing, at some risk of life, 6 soldiers from the Hurst Castle garrison boat, which was swamped off the Isle of Wight, on the 18th August, in a heavy sea.

Also II. to a lad, 14 years of age, named DENNIS CLIFFORD, of Cahirciveen, county Kerry, in admiration of his gallant conduct, on the 30th July, in plunging into the sea and saving, at the risk of his life, a man, who while bathing near that place had got his hands entangled in some sea-weed, and after struggling to get free, had sunk quite exhausted.

The lad, who had been attracted to the spot by the screams of two women who had observed the drowning man, at once dived in and succeeded in bringing the body, apparently lifeless, to the shore. After some time, however, the man happily recovered. There were no other means of rescue at hand, and a moment's longer immersion must have proved fatal to him. His hands, when he was brought on shore, were still entangled in the sea-weed.

Also 21. to 2 boatmen of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, for saving 4 artillerymen who had been capsized from their boat, whilst making for the shore, during a fresh breeze on the 7th July.

Also a reward to 4 fishermen for going off in a boat and saving 3 out of 6 persons whose boat had been capsized off Killoven, in Carlingford Lough, on the 22nd July.

Also a reward to 10 men for putting off in a yawl and rescuing 2 men from a ship's boat, which was caught in a sudden squall of wind and capsized off Deal on the 18th August.

Also a reward to 4 men for putting off and saving a man, whose boat had been swamped in a heavy sea off Thurso, N.B., on the 24th August.

Thursday, 1st Oct. Captain Sir EDWARD PERROTT, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

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

Reported the lamented demise of Rear-Admiral WASHINGTON, F.R.S., Hydrographer of the Admiralty, at Havre, on the 16th September.

Read letter from his Grace The DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., President of the Institution, of the 30th September; and THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., Chairman of the Society, expressing their deep regret at the decease of so valued a coadjutor of the Institution as Admiral WASHINGTON.

It was moved, seconded, and carried unanimously that a vote of condolence be presented to the late Admiral's widow and family. (Vide p. 353.) Read letter from THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., of the 14th September, forwarding a letter from Messrs. CAMA and Co., Parsee merchants, Gresham House, London, stating that they were about retiring from business, and that, to show their gratitude to the people of London, from whom they had for so many years received every courtesy, and their admiration of the important work carried forward on the coasts of the British Isles by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, they wished to defray the cost of a life-boat station, and permanently to keep it up. To meet this expense they had paid 2,000?. to the Institution.

Decided that the best thanks of the Committee be presented to Messrs. CAMA and Co., and that a new life-boat be sent to Palling, Norfolk; and that the life-boat to be stationed there be named The Parsee.

Read letter from the Controller of H.M.'s Navy, of the 30th September, stating that the Admiralty proposed to supply all vessels of -war with a lifeboat, in lieu of one of the boats usually carried, and requesting any information which the Institution might be able to give on the subject.— To be acknowledged. (Fide p. 358.) Also from the Rev. R. S. SBTTON, of Hype, Sussex, of the 7th September, forwarding a sum of 3/. 8s. fid,, being the amount of contributions he had received from his parishioners for the Institution, as a " Thank-offering for the abundant Harvest of 1863."— To be thanked.

Reported that a legacy of 501. had been left to the Penarth branch of the Institution by MILBORNE WILLIAMS, Esq., of Whitchurch, Somerset.

Decided that the best thanks of the Institution be presented to Sir DAVID BREWSTER for his able and eloquent article in ' G ood Words' for October, on the ' Life-boat and its Work.' Paid 406/. lls. 2 2. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 71. 10s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Southport life-boat in going off and rescuing, during a very strong westerly wind, the captain's wife and child,- and twelve of the crew of the barque St. Lawrence, of Liverpool, which had stranded on Salthouse Sandbank, off Lytham, on the 20th September.

The captain and 3 other men refused to leave the vessel, and the life-boat, therefore, returned to the shore.

The Lytham life-boat afterwards proceeded off to the rescue of the remainder of the crew of the barque St. Lawrence. On arriving alongside, however, the 4 men still refused to abandon their ship, and the life-boat returned to the shore. Early the next morning the vessel was seen with signals of distress still flying, and the boat was again launched during a heavy gale from the W.N. W., but on arriving alongside no one was found on board the vessel. The crew of the boat, however, succeeded, after some hours of toil, in bringing the vessel safely into harbour, much to the satisfaction of the owner, who witnessed the persevering and gallant exertions of the boat's crew, to whom he made a very handsome present. It was afterwards discovered that the 4 men had abandoned the vessel in the course of the night, in their own boat, and had fortunately succeeded in reaching the shore in safety. The Institution -voted 8/. to the crew of the life-boat.

Also 22J. 10s. to pay the expenses of the Walmer and Holyhead life-boats in putting off, in reply to signals of distress, with the view of rescuing the crews of two vessels, which, however, ultimately succeeded in getting out of danger.

Thursday, 5th Nov. 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 Reward Sub-Committees.

Read and approved the Report of Captain WARD, R.N., the Inspector of Life-boats of the Institution, on his visit to the Society's life-boats on the north-east coast of England, on. the condition of , which he reported very favourably.

Also approved of the Report of Captain D. ROBERTSON, R.N., the Assistant-inspector of Lifeboats, on his visit to the life-boats at Teignmouth, Swansea, and Pemltrey.

Reported the safe transmission to its station of the new iron life-boat for Teignmouth, Devon, the Great Western, Bristol, and Exeter, and South Devon Railway Companies having taken the boat over their lines of railway free of any charge.— To be thanked, The boat is named The China, and her cost was raised at Hong Kong and Shanghai, through the benevolent exertions of W. H. HARTON, Esq., a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution, assisted by Messrs. OILMAN AND Co., of the former place.

Reported also that the Swansea new life-boat and transporting-carriage had been forwarded to their station, on the 19th October.

Also that the Tenby new life-boat had had her first trial on the 7th October, in a strong wind and heavy sea, and had behaved admirably on the occasion.

The crew were much pleased with her.— The cost of this life-boat was recently presented to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION by F. R. MAGENIS, Esq., and she is named The Florence, at his request.

Also that 21. 12s. had been received from Captain PHILLIMORE, K.N., and the officers of H.M.S.

Defence; and 31. from Captain WATSON, R.N. and the officers of H.M.'s sloop Peterel, towards the objects of the Institution.— To be thanked.

Read letter from Lady MAXWELL, of Monreith, N.B., of the 21st October, stating that her Ladyship and Sir WILLIAM MAXWELL had placed a contribution- box in the entrance-hall of their mansion a short time since, marked " ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT FOND," and forwarding the sum of 2Z. which had been already realized.—To be thanked.

Also from Mr. F. ~W. DOUBLEDAY and Mr. G. DAKIN, of Diss, Norfolk, of the 26th October, stating that a sermon had been preached by the Rev. C. R. MANNING, before the Waveney Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters, in the parish church at Diss, on the 25th October, and that 9/. 6s. Gd. had been collected on the occasion in aid of the funds of the Society.— To be thanked.

Reported that 6t. 4s. 9d. had been received from Capt. SHAW, Harbour Master at Ramsgate, being the amount deposited during the last two months in the Contribution Pillar Box of the Institution.

It had, with the kind permission of Captain W. H. WALKER, H.C.S., of the Board of Trade, been placed at the entrance of Ramsgate Pier.— To be thanked.

Also that the Rev. N. H. M'GACHEN, of Portsmouth, and Mr. JOHN NEWBY, of Ackworth, had again delivered lectures on life-boats and the operations of the Institution.— To be thanked.

Also that a Branch of the Institution had been established in South Manchester, under the superintendence of the Rev. E. HEWLETT, of St. Peter's, R. Whitworth, Esq., and other friends.—To be thanked.

Paid 1467/. Os. 9d. for sundry charges on various life-boat establishments.

Voted 151. 5s. to pay the expenses of the Southport life-boat in going off, on the night of the 31st October, and saving the crew of 17 men from the Norwegian barque Tammorth, of Skipn, which was totally wrecked during a hurricane on Trunk Hill Sandbank, about five miles from Southport. The captain of the vessel expressed his admiration of this gallant service, and stated that he and his crew must have perished but for the services of the life-boat.

Also 371.14s. to pay the expenses of the Fleetwood life-boat on two occasions. First, in rescuing, on the night of the 29th October, during a terrific gale of wind, the crew of 4 men from the schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, which had struck oil one of the outlying sandbanks in the vicinity of Fleetwood. The life-boat had been towed out by the steam-tug Wyre- and when near the wreck, the boat was cast adrift. She was at once lost sight of in the intensely dark night, and she in her turn lost sight of the wreck. But the cries of the poor men were fortunately heard, even above the howling of the storm, and the big waves which were ready to ingulf them. However, after much skilful manoeuvring, the wreck was at last fetched —and her crew snatched from a watery grave amidst the hearty cheers of the life-boat's crew, who afterwards safely brought them ashore. 2ndly, on the following night (the 30th October) the life-boat again went out in tow of the same steam-tug, in reply to signals of distress from the ship Li/lias, of St. John's, New Brunswick, which had also struck on a sandbank, off Fleetwood. The team-tug got close to the wreck for a few moments, and 26 of the vessel's crew immediately jumped on board the steamer. The captain and 2 mates were left on the ship, and they requested the life-boat to remain by them, which she did for three hours, when a very heavy sea struck the ship and brought her down upon the life-boat, which, with her gallant crew, narrowly escaped destruction. The lifeboat was then cut adrift, and notwithstanding the noble and repeated efforts of her crew, she was unable, in her crew's exhausted condition, and in the face of the heavy gale, tide, and sea, to regain the ship. She was therefore .compelled to run for Glasson Dock, where the crew arrived about midnight nearly perished with cold and exhaustion.

At daylight they again returned to the ship with the view of rescuing the poor men on board, but fortunately they had been previously taken off by a Morecambe steamer, the weather having moderated.

Also 51. to pay the expenses of the Dundalk lifeboat in putting off and saving the crew of 4 men from the brigantine rion, of Workington, which had stranded and afterwards became totally wrecked on the South Bull Sands, off Dundalk, during a strong gale of wind, on the 7th October.

Also al. 7s. to pay the expenses of the Rye lifeboat in going off, in reply to signals of distress, and assisting to save the brig Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitby, and her crew of 6 men, from destruction.

The vessel had stranded off Rye during heavy weather, on the 4th October.

Also 51. 16s. to pay the expenses of the Drogheda life-boat in putting off during a heavy gale of wind and rescuing the crew of 4 men from the schooner Gipsey, of Drogheda, which had stranded off that place on the 29th October.

Also 9/. 6s. to pay the expenses of the Tramore life-boat in going off and saving 1 man of the crew of the brig Marietta, of Lisbon, which was totally wrecked during thick and heavy weather at Turf Core, in Tramore Bay, on the 29th October.

The remainder of the vessel's crew had been rescued by means of ropes, &c., from the shore; but the poor fellow left on the rock, having injured his arm, -was unable to climb the rope, and must have perished but for the fortunate arrival of the life-boat.

Also 71. 6s. to pay the expenses of the Fraserburgh life-boat in proceeding off and rescuing one man from the smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness, which was totally wrecked during stormy weather, on Cairnbulg Briggs, near Fraserburgh, on the 30th October.

Also SI. 4s. 6rf. to pay the expenses of the Campbeltown life-boat in going off and rescuing during a most terrific gale of wind, 7 of the crew of the barque Providence, of Dantzic, which was totally wrecked at West Port, on the coast of Cantyre, N.B., on the 29th October. Of the shipwrecked men, 8 were rescued by means of ropes, &c., from the shore, before the arrival of the life-boat; but the remaining 7 men could not reach th.e shore by means of the ropes, as the wind and sea had greatly increased in violence. The crew of the life-boat were reported to have behaved in a very gallant manner. The cost of this life-boat was presented to the Institution by the late Lady MURRAY of Edinburgh.

Also 8Z. 2s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the TTalmer life-boat in assisting to save the ketch Snip, of Amsterdam, and her crew of 5 men. The vessel had stranded during stormy weather on the Goodwin Sands on the 11th October.

Also 61.10». to pay the expenses of the Holyhead life-boat in assisting to bring to a port of safety the Italian brig Camoglino and her crew. The vessel was observed with signals of distress flying during a heavy gale of wind, off Holyhead, on the 29th October.

Also 381. to pay the expenses of the Cemlyn, Seaton Carew, Rhyl, Holyhead, Silloth, and Kingstown life-boats, in going off in reply to signals of distress from vessels which, however, had succeeded in getting out of their perilous positions, and did not require the services of the life-boats.

Reported the services of the Buddon Ness (Dundee) life-boat in going off and assisting to bring to a port of safety the schooner Guilia, of Palermo, and her crew of 10 men. The vessel was in distress, during stormy weather, off Buddon Ness on the 10th October. The life-boat's crew received salvage for their services on this occasion'.