WE have much pleasure in being able to report that the French Government have decided to place some life-boats on the coasts of France. Preparatory to doing so, it appears to have been decided to obtain every information on the subject, and to ascertain the results of experience in this country, where life-boats have been so much more extensively in use than in any other. Accordingly, after some preliminary inquiry, three life-boats, of different sizes, on the self-righting model of the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, have been ordered by the French Government, complete, with transporting-carriages, and equipped in the same manner as that Society's boats. They are now being built by Messrs. FORRESTT and SON, the Institution's chief builders, and under its superintendence, at the request of the French Government.

A French naval officer of rank, Commodore DE LA ROCHE KERANDRAON, in command of a division of the north coast of France, has likewise visited this country by direction of his Government, to obtain a knowledge of the system of management of the life-boat establishments of this Institution, and of the working of the rocket and mortar life-saving apparatus on our coasts.

He was accompanied by the Inspector of Life-boats of the Institution to its station at Walmer, where he witnessed the launching of the life-boat; and also to two coastguard stations, to examine the rocket and mortar life-saving apparatus.

The Commodore expressed himself as being much gratified with all he had seen, and as highly appreciating the attention he had received from the Institution.