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Services of the Life-Boats During the Storms of November and December, 1867

The following is a list of the services of the boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION during the recent heavy gales:— - ' NO. of Lives saved.

Nov. 16-17,1867.—The Manky Wood life-boat at Poole rescued the crew of 10 men and 36 labourers from the brig Contest, of Guernsey, which was wrecked on the Hook Sand at the entrance of Poole Harbour . . . . . 46 Nov. 17.—The Grocers life-boat .at Mnndesley saved 1 man from the brig George, of Sunderland, which was wrecked off that place . 1 Nov. 18..—The same life-boat also rescued 6 men from the schooner Bestlett, of Peterhead, which became a total wreck on Hasborough Sands € Nov. 17.—The Dvff life-boat at Great Yarmouth was the means of taking the smack Plowman, of Yarmouth, and her craw of 7 men safely into Lowestoft Harbour . . 7 Nov. 17.—The Lowestoft life-boat saved 2 out of the crew of 5 men of the brigantme Madam, of Yarmouth, which became a total wreck on the north end of the Newcome Sands . . ."a Nov. 17.—The Baroness Windsor life-boat at Penarth rescued the crew of 11 men of the brig Marie, of Grieffswald, which had stranded on Ranie Spit 11 Nov. 17.—The Royal Wiltshire life-boat at Dover remained alongside the schooner Remedy, of Whitstable, which was in a dangerous position near the Admiralty Pier, until the vessel was got but of danger . ...

Nov. 17.-The City of Worcester life-boat at Bembridge, I.W., was launched to the assistance of the brig Bessie, of Sunderland, which was observed to anchor off that place in a dangerous position. Acting on the advice then given him, the master ran his vessel into Bembridge Harbour, thus securing the safety of ship end crew . ...

Nov. 18.—The Western Commercial Traveller life-boat at Cadgwith, Cornwall, was lent to the fishermen at their earnest request, and the men were thus enabled to put out and cave their large seine net, which had broken away from its fastenings during the gale, and was drifting away to sea . . . . ...

Nov. 18.—The Licensed Victualler life-boat at Hunstanton saved the crew of 16 men of the barque Thetis, of Gothenburg, which had stranded on the Wool Pack Sand, about seven miles from Hunstanton . . . . .16 Dec. 7.—The same life-boat saved the crew of 15 men of the S. S. Harmonia, of Hamburgh, which became a total wreck on a sand bank near Brancaster .15 Dec. 2.—The Birmingham. No. life-boat at Sutton saved 7 men from the ship Clarinda, of Snnderland, which had stranded off Ingoldsmill 7 Nov. 18.—The Birmingham No. 2 life-boat at Caister assisted to save the Norwegian schooner Polydesa and her crew of 5 men, which vessel had stranded pn the Cross Sand, 5 Nov. 25.—The Boys life-boat at the same place remained alongside the stranded schooner Assistant, of Stavanger, until that vessel was safely got off the Barber Sand Nov. 27.—The Bradford life-boat at Ramsgate, under the management of the Board of Trade, and two Broadstairs life-boats not belonging to the Institution, assisted to get the schooner Dunkerquoise, of Dunkirk, off the North Sand Head. She was, however, so disabled that she sank before she could be got into harbour. The crew were saved by one of the Broadstairs life-boats Dec. 1.—The Bradford life-boat also rescued the crew of 8 men of the brigantine Amor, of Elsfleth, which had stranded on the northwest spit of the Goodwin Sands . . . . 8 Dec. 8.—The Bradford life-boat again went out and saved the brig Cruiser, of Hartlepool, and her crew of 6 men, which vessel had stranded on the Goodwin Sands 6 Nov. 30.—The Thomas Wilson life-boat at Whitburn was the means of saving the crew of 6 men of the brig Jenny, of Whitby, which became a total wreck on Cape Kerr Point, off Whitburn . 6 Dec. 22.—The Thomas Wilson life-boat also went out three times to the brig John, of Hartlepool, which had gone ashore at Cape Kerr Point; and on the last occasion was tile means of rescuing the master, who had remained on board helpless after his crew had escaped ....'. 1 Dec. 1.—The Princess of WSife* life-boat at Holyhead saved 34 persons fewft the ship Lydia Williams, of Liverpool, which sank on Salt Island; 12 persons from the bamj/jr Bayadere, of Rouen: and 7 persons from, WJ.

schooner Elizabeth, of Liverpool, which were in distress off Holy head &8 Deo. 1.—The Oxfordshire life-boat at Looe remained alongside the schooner St. Brannoch, of Bideford, which vessel had stranded near Maymean, near Looe Island. Ultimately the vessel was got off and taken into harbour, the life-boat assisting on the occasion.

Dec. 1.—The Zelinda life-boat at Portrush, after several trials, saved the crew of 6 men of the brigautine Vitrumus, of Liverpool, which had stranded on Curran Point . . 6 Dec. 2.—The Herbert Ingram life-boat at Skegness saved 2 men from the sloop Ant, of Boston, which became a total wreck on Skegness Beach 2 Dec. 3.—The same life-boat also brought the captain ashore from the schooner Elizabeth, of Louth, which had stranded on the main below Gibraltar Point. He then proceeded to Boston to get the assistance of a steamer and lighter to get his vessel off . . . . 1 Dec. 2.—The Muses life-boat at St. Ives, after repeated attempts with different crews, saved 1 man from the French brig Courrier du Nord, which became a total wreck on St.

lyes Ridge 1 Dec. 2.—The Miriam life-boat at Buckie rescued the crew of 4 men of the sloop Hellene, of Alloa, which became a total wreck off Buckie * Dec. 2.—The North Briton life-boat at Donna Nook brought ashore 6 men from the schooner Esk, of Montrose, which had gone ashore on the sands off Donna Nook . . . 6 Dec. 6. The Admiral Henry Meynett life- 'boat, at Ballywalter, went off to the distressed ship Annie Gray, and remained alongside her for some hours, until she got out of her perilous position Dec. 4.—The Cromer life-boat put out to the assistance of the dismasted brig Wild Hose, of Brixham, and at the request of the master stayed by her for several hours, when two steam-tugs arrived to tow the vessel into Yarmouth Harbour . . . . . . . . . .

Dec. 3.—The Duncan life-boat at Sheringham saved 3 persons from the schooner Hero, of Maldon, which had stranded opposite Beeston Hills, near Sheringham 3 Dec. 3.—The Ann Maria life-boat at Winterton saved 2 men from the schooner Phoebe, of Goole, which had stranded on Winterton Ness Point 2 Dec. 3.—The life-boat nt Pakefield saved 1 man from the brig Queen Victoria, of South Shields, which became a total wreck on the Barnard Sand 1 Dec. 6.—The life-boat at St. Andrew's, 1S.B., saved the crew of 4 men of the sloop Christian and Charlotte, of Peterhead, which had stranded off the entrance to the harbour . 4 Dec. 7.—The Willie and Arthur life-boat at New Brighton rescued 13 men from the ship Thornton, of New York, which became a total wreck on the "West Middle Sands . . . .13 Dec. 8.—The Albert Edward life-boat at Padstow saved the crew of 3 men of the smack Telegraph, of Port Isaac, which had stranded on the Doom Bar 3 Dec. 10.—The Royal Berkshire life-boat at Aberdovey brought safely into harbour the stranded schooner Jane Sophia, of Aberyst- with,' and her crew of 5 men, which vessel had gone ashore on the South Bank . . . 5 Deo. 23.—The Royal Berkshire life-boat also succeeded in getting the smack Hope, of Aberystwith, and her crew of 3 men, off the South Bank and safely into harbour . . . 3 Dec. 17.—The Edinburgh and R. M.BalUmtyne life-boat, at Port Logan, saved 15 men from the barque Strathleven, of Glasgow, wrecked in Float Bay 15 Dec, 29 The Caroline life-boat, stationed at North Berwick, N.B., rendered assistance on the occasion of the stranding of the brig Woolgast, of Woolgast, Prussia Dec. 30.—The Parsee life-boat, at Palling, went out to the stranded schooner Naiad, of Colchester, and remained alongside the vessel some time, rendering assistance Total lives saved by life-boats in the heavy gales of Nov. and Dec. last . 259 Ditto, ditto, in the first ten months of 1867 524 Grand total . . .783 Haviug thus given merely a synopsis of the noble services performed by the lifeboats of the Institution during the heavy gales of November and December, we think some conception of the character of many of them may be realized by the following simple but most interesting narrative of a Life-boat service, given by the coxswain of the life-boat North Briton, stationed at Donna Nook, to HENRY PYE, Esq., the Hon. Secretary of that Branch of the Institution :— " On Sunday last (the 1 st Dec.), the weather being very stormy, I, with six others, and two horses, at twelve o'clock at night, walked the coast for upwards of four miles in the direction of Grainthorpe Haven, when wediscoveredaschooneron the sands, which the crew (consisting of three men)were about to leave. Her name was the Mary Ant, of Whitby, in ballast. The men being strangers, and much latigued, we took them back to Donna Nook on the horses, where I put them to bed, and at 2-30, the same night we again left the Nook and went back to the schooner and moored her, and while there discovered another schooner throwing up signals of distress and burning tar-barrels between Mr. PYE'S house and the station, when we immediately returned —it being then abont five o'clock a.m., sent messengers for the crew and the launching men, and at daylight, aboUt seven a.m., hoisted my flag to expedite the crew, which signal was also seen by the crew of the schooner. We got the boat off about eight a.m., but the heavy gale holding up the tide, the horses had to go a mile and a quarter belly deep before reaching the outer bank of sand so as to get to the windward of the schooner, but the tide running so rapidly, backed up by the wind, the launching men, being up to their arm pits iii water, could not stand to pull the boat off the truck, and were obliged to get into the boat, when we shoved her off the truck and over the bank with our oars, and with great difficulty we reached the schooner, which proved to be the Esk, of Montrose, in ballast. After making fast the boat by anchor and ropes, we succeeded in getting six hands aboard the boat, and brought them back as far as the above bank, where she grounded, and all hands (except the crew of the schooner) got out, and, up to their middle in water, dragged the boat as far as they could; but not being able to get clear, all got out except myself, and waded up to their middle—occasionally being submerged by the lift of the waves—upwards of a mile to the station-house, which they reached about 12-30, but all were so frozen and starved that it was necessary to send for a medical man, who restored most of them before he left, one Coasfguardsman being still under treatment, though better this morning. I remained with my boat and truck to secure them from loss or damage, and did not get up till late at night, when I found that none of the farmers would let their horses go out again, they being so starved as to peril their lives. I then waded back to my boat with another Coostguardsman, when we discovered a third schooner at six a.m., with signals of distress flying nearly eight miles away.

When I got back to the station again, I sent for the crew and launchmen, but none of the neighbouring farmers would allow their horses to go out again—indeed, they could scarcely keep them alive from their first exposure to the cold, so that I was obliged to abandon the effort to get to the vessel; and it wag not till the evening of the day that I could get any horses to bring back the boat to the station. The gale having then considerably mi'derated, we got her up without sustaining any injury. I never experienced a more trying time for men and horses. I never had my clothes off from the Saturday night to Tuesday night, or any rest, being soaked through all Monday and Tuesday.

The crew of the third schooner referred to were saved by HOODLESS riding into the water and •bringing them off. It should be added, that many parts of the Lincolnshire coast are very flat, and often shallower at some distance from the land.

(Signed) THOMAS DOBSON, coxswain of the lifeboat." , We feel constrained to add another account of the noble services rendered, during Sunday night, the 1st December, and the following day, by the life-boat Princess of Wales, stationed at Holyhead, in rescuing altogether, including a mother and her infant, 53 persons from different wrecks.

HOLYHEAD, Dec. 2.—We have been visited with a most terrific gale from the north here, and but for the indefatigable and courageous conduct of the crew of the life-boat Princess of Wales, belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, we should have been in much distress. We have had four wrecks. The first was the barque Bayadere, of Rouen. She parted and came on the rocks near the lighthouse. The life-boat was launched at 9 P.M. in the.face of all difficulties, heavy sea and lee shore, and brought all on board the vessel safely to land, 12 in number. The lifeboat then went out three separate times to the ship Lydia Williams, of Liverpool, that had sunk near Salt Island, and brought 34 persons on shore. The crew of the ship were in -the rigging, and among •them a lady passenger, with an infant 7 months old. After two trips two men were left in the forerigging, so they again had to return. At 5 A.M. she was again manned and sent to act near the break' water to save the crew of the schooner Seetiand, oi Chester. The men were, however, saved by means from the breakwater. On this occasion the boat beat off in the most wonderful style to the breakwater, tBrough some terrific squalls of snow and hail; and 1 confess I like this boat, although I had always previously thought her too heavy to pull in a gale of wind. Her sailing powers are very great. The last time the life-boat went off in reply to a signal of distress, she brought ashore 7 persons from the schooner JBlifabeth, of Liverpool, making 53 in all saved—a good 24 hours' work. Nothing that I can express can be too strong for my admiration of the men, for a worse night I never saw; it was just such a night as that of the Royal Charter gale. Six separate times the boat was manned, and did good service with her veteran coxswain, ROWLAND, over seventy years old. I think all parties freely acknowledge the service performed, and the French captain and his agent are particularly grateful, and have so expressed themselves. (Signed) CHARLES F. SCHOMBERG, Rear-admiral." In addition to the services already referred to, the crews of the life-boats at the following places also either assembled or went oft' during the same gales with the view of rendering assistance; but in some cases their services were not required; in others, the crews of the vessels had unhappily perished before the arrival of the boats, or the vessels had got out of danger. The boats were— the Albert Victor, at Berwick-on-Tweed; the Grace Darling, at Holy Island; the Joseph Anstice, at North Sunderland, Northumberland.

The life-boat at Scarborough; the Pelican, at Withernsea; and the Robert Whitwrth, at Bridlington Quay, Yorkshire. The North Briton, at Donna Nook ; the Dorinda and Barbara, at Theddlethorpe; the Birmingham No. 1, at Sutton; and the Herbert Ingram, at Skegness, Lincolnshire. The Brighticett, at Blakeney; the life-boat at Cromer; the Recompense at Bacton; the Huddersfield at Hasborough; the farsee at Palling; the Birmingham No. 2 at Caister; the large life-boat, and the Duf, at Yarmouth, Norfolk. The Grace and Lolly, at Kessingland, Suffolk. The Quiver No. 1 at Margate; the Bradford at Ramsgate; the Van Eook at North Deal; the Royal Thames Tacht Club life-boat at Walmer; the Sabrina at Kingadowne; and the Providence at Dungeness, Kent. The Arthur Frederick FitzRoy at Rye; and the Storm Sprite at Winchelsea, Sussex. The Oxfordshire at Looe; theDanietJ. Draper at Mullion ; and the Isis at Hayle, Cornwall. The Sir Edward Perrott at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. The Forester at Newquay, Cardiganshire. The Cotton Sheppard at Porthdiullaen; and the Sisters' Memorial at Orme's Head, Carnarvonshire.

The General Havelack, at Fraserburgh, N.B. The life-boat at Drogheda; the Robert Theophilus Garden at Wicklow; and the Quiver No. 2 at Queenstown, Ireland.

On many of the occasions when the lifeboats proceeded out with the view of saving life from shipwreck, their services were of the most arduous character, as the following account of such a case, furnished by the Hon. Secretary of the Suttpn Branch of the Institution, will show:— SOTTOS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—" On Sunday the 17th November, a messenger arrived from a neighbouring village called Chapel, with the intelligence that a vessel was lying off that place with signals of distress flying. The crew of the life-boat, Birmingham No. 1, was immediately mustered, and the boat was taken on her carriage along the coast with a sufficient number of men to launch her if required. On arriving at a point of the coast about four miles from Sutton, the crew of the lifeboat were informed that the ship had sunk, which, by the aid of a telescope, was found to be the case, the masts being just discernible above the water.

It was the opinion, however, of some of the men on the beach that, at least, a portion of the crew were in the rigging. The wind was 'at this time blowing a gale directly from the east, dead on land, and the sea running very high. The coast, too, was much interspersed with clays, which much increased the difficulty of launching the boat, and the night coming rapidly on, the chances of finding the vessel -were very small. The boat, however, was quickly launched and soon disappeared amongst the breakers. It was now quite dark, and judging that the boat would land some distance farther south, the Honorary Secretary of the Sutton Branch,Mr. ROBERT BROOK*, Jan., together with the launchers and the life-boat carriage, proceeded some three miles further to the village of Chapel, directly off which place the vessel had sunk. After the lapse of about three hours the life-boat's crew landed, drenched with vfet, MM! much exhausted. They had been unable to find.

the ship in the darkness, but as it was still thought that some of the crew might be with the ship, it was determined to wait the approach of morning and then again to launch the boat. This WOK done, but the ship had broken up during the night, and the dawn only discovered a mass of floating wreck. The boat was replaced on her carriage and taken home by land to Sutton, where it arrived about six P.M., after a long and arduous service of about twenty-wren hours. The ship was the Ardent, of Ipswich, and it afterwords proved thai the crew were taken off from the wreck by a passing ship before the life-boat was launched; but this could not be observed from the shore. The lifeboat men had been the whole time of the service without rest, and the greater part of it in their wet clothes. The boat behaved most admirably on the occasion, and the crew had the greatest confidence in her." The following is a general list of the services of the life-boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION during the past year 1867:— Schooner Mary Tatham, of Chester . . . . 4 Brig Chase, of Shields 5 Schooner Mizpah, of Dartmouth . . . . 8 Barque Aurora Borealis, of Rebe . . . . 10 Sloop Oliver Lloyd, of Cardigan 3 Smack Turtle Dove, of Aberystwith . . . 3 Brig Emanuel Boucher, of Whitby . . . . 6 Smack Coronation, of Bideford 4 Schooner Teazer, of Ipswich 1 Sloop Shamrock, of Liverpool '3 French schooner Anemone 5 Schooner Gem, of Hull 2 Brigantine Seraphim, of Dunkirk . . . . 8 Lugger Bspoir, of Mantes 6 Schooner ijalome, of Brixlram 6 .Schooner Selina Ann, of Looe 5 Schooner Heirets, of Teignmouth . . . . 6 Ship John Gray, of Glasgow 13 Brig Antares, ef Grieffswald 1 Schooner Jeanne rf'Arc, of Nantes—Saved vessel and crew 5 Smack Cather'ma, of Barmouth—Saved vessel and crew 4 Smack Noah, of Cardigan 2 Schooner The Clyde, of Great Yarmouth . . 5 Schooner Jane Ellen, of Aberystwith—Saved vessel and crew 5 Brig Anne, of Milford—Assisted to save vessel and crew 8 Barque Marie Amelie, of Quimper—Assisted to save vessel and crew 14 Brig Benton, of South Shields 6 Brig Mary, of Sunderland—Assisted to save vessel and crew. 8 Sloop Perseverance; of Liverpool 2 Barque Chowdedh, of Sundei land—'Assisted to save vessel'and crew . . . . . . 10 Sloop JSmma, of' Portsmouth-Saved vessel and crew •; . i i '.";' i .; . . . . 8 Sloop Telegraph, of Buhaetlattd , i ; . •. 8 Barque C&fUM/o,'«PSuna tfWnd . . . . 15 Ship Cumerim&uil, of iA*«rj*«6WB*v«d Vessel : aridcrew--. V1 . •1-."i'-.?'•.•'.•'•'•'.'''; .••'.'•90' Brigantine EcKpfe, of Londonderry --. . . 1 Schooner GratiMk, of Aberystwith . . . 4 Smack Stfiver,of Great Yarinduth—Saved vessel and crew* . . .' • • - • . . . . •. . . . 5 Schooner The Squire, of Great Yarmouth . . 4 Brig Sarah Ann, of Jersey . . . . . . 6 Schooner Mary Leurin, of Aberystwith . . . 5 Schooner Demmia, of Padstow 5 Barque Loretto, of Liverpool -Assisted to save vessel and crew . . .14 Barque Centurion . . . ]8 Barque Wild Hone, of Windsor, N.S, . . .10 Schooner Mary, of Dublin . * 3 Brig Harmony, of Bideford 3 Schooner La Prudence, of Algiers . . . . 6 Sloop WiUiam,QfPaimpol . . . . . . 6 Austrian schooner fficolo. . . . . . . 14 Prussian schooner Louise—Assisted to save vessel and crew- . . . •. . . . . . . 7 Brigantine Ettetla, of Preston—Saved vessel.

Barque A. L. Bouth, of N«w York—Saved vessel and crew . . . . . . . . .16 Schooner Glyde, of Ki Hough 5 Barque Susan L. Campbel/, of Weighmouch, N.S. 1'4 Ship Nor' Waiter, of Boston, U.S. '. . . . 5 Brig Wellington, of Aberystwith—Assisted t* save vessel and crew . . . . . . . 9 Brig JWary.ofWorkinjjton—Rendered assistance.

Schooijer Hairy,' of Lynn—Rendered assistance.

Smack Choice, of Hull . . . . , . . . 3 Fishing-smack, of Holy Island—Saved vessel and crew . ' . . . ; . . . j . . 4 Brig Ayrshire LasSf of Ardroesan—Saved vessel and crew , . . ... . . . . . . . 4 Royal Mail Steamer L'eintter—Rendered assist- Schooner ffew Whim, of Portsmouth . . , 8 Brig Amicizia, of Genoa 14 Ship Blanche Moore, of Liverpool . ... 36 Brig Spey, of Jersey—Remained by vessel.

Brigantine Union, of Cowes 7 Brig William and Sarah, of South Shields— vessel saved.

Schooner Hope, of Beauroaris—Saved vessel and crew *..3 Smack Robert Hudson, of Arklow . . . , 4 Schooner Splendid, of Dublin—Saved vessel and crew , 6 Smack Kate and Mary, of Arklow—Saved vessel .1 Smack June, of Carnarvon—Assisted to save vessel and crew 4 Seven fishing-boats, belonging to North Sunderland, Newton, and Craster— Assisted to save vessels and crews .30 Brigantine Sybil, of Yarmouth 4 Schooner Commot, of Whitby 4 Fishing-boat of Newbiggin—Rendered assistance.

Barque Achilles, of Glasgow 3 Barque James Campbell, of Shelburne, N S. .11 Ship Michids Loos, of Antwerp—Rendered assistance.

Brig Ruth, of London 9 Smack Margaret Davie*, of Girvaii . . . . 3 IS ewarp Light Ship—Rendered assistance.

Smack Queen Victoria, of Brixham— Saved vessel and crew 2 Barque Lord Collmgwood, of Newcastle— Remained by vessel all night.

Brigantine Madora, of Great Yarmouth . . 2 Brig Bessie, of Sunderland—Rendered assistance.

Barque Thetis, of Gothenburg 16 Brig Marie, of Grieffswald . . . . . . 11 'Brig Contett, of Guernsey. . . . . . .46 Smack Pfowman, of Great Yarmouth—Saved : :ves»el and crew ... . . . . . . 7 Norwegian echoonijr Polydesa—Saved vessel AndttfeV . . -; V .•"• 5 Cadgwith fishlng-bofttt-Assistande tendered.

Brig.GeojfcgtoCSuneUirUnd : .... i .. ... , . 1 Schooner. Restless, of Peterhead 6 Schooner Remedy, of "Whitstable—Remained by; vessel.

S. S, Marmonia, of Hamburgh 15 Ship Clarmda, of Sunderland . . . . . 7 Schooner Assistant of Stavangef—Remained by vessel. . : Schooner DurAerquoise, of Dunkirk—Rendered assistance.

Brigantine Amor, of Elsfleth 8 'Brig Cruiser, of Hartlepool--Vessel and crew saved . . . 6 Brig Jenny, of Whitby . . . . . . . 6 Ship Lydia flTzStom*, of Liverpool . . . .34 Barque-Bos/wAre, of Rouen . . . . . . 12 Schooner Elizabeth, of Liverpool . . . . 7 •Schooner St.Srmock, of Bidefor'd—TJendered aseistttnce. ' Bri antirie Vitruvita, of Llverpon] . . . . 6 Sloop Ant,, of Boston . . . . . . . . 2 Schooner Elizabeth, of Loath 1 Freitoh brig Gotorrier du Nord . . . . . 1 Sloop Hellens, of Alloa . . . . . . . 4 Schooner Esk, of Montrose 6 Ship Annie Gray—Remnine'd by vessel.

Brig WUd Rose, of Brixham—Remained by vessel. . ' • . . ' ; Schooner, Hero, of Maldon 3 Schooner Pkabe, of Gople . 2 Jttig, Queen Victoria, of South Shields . . . 1 Sloop Christian and Charlotte; of Peterhead . 4 Ship Thornton, of New York 13 Schooner Jane Sophia, of Aberystwith— Saved vessel and crew . . . . . . . . . $5 Smack Telegraph, of Port Isaac 3 Barque Strathleven, of Glasgow 15 Smack Hope, of Aberystwith—Saved vessel and crew 3 Schooner Woolgast, of Woolgast, Prussia— Rendered assistance.

Brig John, of Hartlepool , ", . . . . . 1 The Naiad, ef Colchester—Rendered assistance.

' ' "'' ' Total lives saved in 1867 by life-boats . . .783 During the same period the Institution has granted rewards lor saving lives by fishing and other boats 303 Grand total of lives saved 1086 General Summary for 1867.

Number of lives rescued by life-boats, in addition to 85 vessels saved by them ' Number of lives saved by shore-boats, &«.

Amount of pecuniary rewards for saving life Honorary rewards: Gold and Silver medals Votes of thanks on Vellum and Parchment . .

783 £. d.

13 13 3,189 2 8 Total During the past year (1867) the Institution also expended £31,815 on its 186 Life-boat Establishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

The number of lives saved, either by the Life-boats of the Society, or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards, . . 26 1.066 3,188 2 8 «•• B «« M MM since its formation, is 17,000 for which services 83 Geld Medals, 779 Silver Medals, and £26,680 in cash, have been given as rewards. The Institution has also expended £194,000 on its several Life-boat Establishments.

GOD HELP OUR MEN AT SEA..