Patron - Her most gracious majesty the Queen.

His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.

—His GRACE THE DUKE or NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L.

Chairman —THOMAS BARING, Esq., HP., F.B.S, F. Deputy Chairman—THOMAS CHAPMAN, Es«.,F.R.S., v.p.

RICHARD LEWIS, of the Inner Temple, Esq., Barrister-at Law.

God Help our Men at Sea.

APPEAL.

THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT have to state that, during the past year, and the first ten months of the present, the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION "expended £42,645 on various Life-boat Establishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in addition to having contributed to the saving of 1,847 persons from various shipwrecks on our coasts.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTION THE PAST TWENTY-TWO MONTHS.

Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to 53 £. ». d.

Vessels saved by them 1277 • Number of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &c 670 Amount of Pecuniary Rewards for Saving Life .. 4,443 16 2 Honorary Rewards:—Silver Medals 26 Votes of Thanks on Vellum and Parchment .35 Total .... 1 1,847 £4,443 16 2 The Committee desire to acknowledge with gratitude the liberal support which they have received from the British Public during the past few years,—a support which has enabled them to establish their present great Fleet of 223 Life-boats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their Fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its crews practised in the management of their boats, which can only be effected by a large and permanent Annual Income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their coun- trymen to support them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a Work.

The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Society, or by special exertions, for which it has granted Rewards, since its formation, is 19,694 ; for which Services 90 Gold Medals, 818 Silver Medals, and £33,677 in cash have been paid in Rewards.

The expense of a Life-boat, its equipment, transporting-carriage, and boat-house, averages £680, in addition to £50 a-year needed to keep the station in a state of efficiency.

Donations and Annual Subscriptions are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. WILLIS, PERCIVAL, and Co., 76 Lombard Street; Messrs. COUTTS and Co., 59 Strand; Messrs. BERRIES, FARQUHAR, and Co., 16 St. James's Street, London; by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary, RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14 JOHN STREET, ADELPHI, London, W.C.—lit November, 1870.