THURSDAY, 4fh January, 1872. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.

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

Decided that the expression of the deep sympathy of the Committee be conveyed to HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, and their Royal Highnesses the PRINCE and PRINCESS OF WALES on the occasion of the alarming illness of the PRINCE OF WALES, and of gratification at the satisfactory progress His Royal Highness was then making towards recovery.

Read and approved the Report of Captain DAVID ROBERTSON, R.N., the Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats to the Institution, on his recent visits to Ballywalter, Groomsport, Portrush, Greencastte, Londonderry, Howth, Greystones, Drogheda, Rash, and Lambay.

[The special Contributions and Legacies received by the Institution during the month of December are given in the Annual Report, pub- lished on the 1st May, 1872.] Produced extracts from the following Wills containing Legacies to the Society:— The late ROBERT PEARSON, Esq, of Newcastle- upon-Tyne Part of residue.

The late Miss HARRIET BAKER, of Stutton, Suffolk (duty free) 100J.

Ordered that various works be carried out at the Greystones, Drogheda, and Newcastle (Dundrum) Life-boat stations, at an expense of 2111. 15s.

Read and approved of the Annual Financial Statement of the Institution to the 31st December, 1871, and ordered the same and the account books to be sent to the Auditor, for the usual yearly audit.

Decided that the sympathy of the Committee be expressed to the Family of the late Capt. OLIVER DAVEY, of Bude, on his lamented death. He had for many years past zealously assisted in the management of that Life-boat station.

Also that the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on Vellum, be presented to ROBERT WYNNE JONES, Esq., M.R.C.S., of Beaumaris, in acknowledgment of his most valuable co-operation during the period j he occupied the office of Treasurer and Honorary j Secretary of the Anglesey branch of the Society.

Head letter from Mr. J. W. BARCLAY, of Aberdeen, of the 9th December, calling attention to his plan of Life-boat carriage.— To be acknowledged.

Ordered the volumes of The Life-boat Journal to be sent to the United States Congressional Library, and to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, United States.

Also that some thousand copies of the portable edition of the Instructions for Restoring the Apparently Drowned, issued by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, be placed at the disposal of R. B. FORBES, Esq., of Boston, U.S., the Chair- man of the Humane Society of Massachusetts, for distribution amongst American boatmen and others.

Paid 1,6997. 19*. 2J. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 162/. 14s. to pay the expenses of various Life-boats of the Institution in going off during heavy gales of wind, and saving the crews, con- sisting of 100 persons, of the following wrecked vessels:— Schooner Samuel and Ann, of Great Yarmouth 4 men saved Dandy Musselburgh, of Lowestoft .11 „ Barque Robina, of North Shields .17 „ Barque India, of Shields ... 16 „ Barque Albert, of Bremen ... 21 „ Brig Wanderer, of Maryport . . 10 „ Schooner S. B., of Bayonne . 7 „ Greek brig Calamidas .... 11 „ Smack Charles Philip 3 and vessel.

In addition the two Yarmouth Life-boats and the Aldborough Life-boat had rendered the following services :— Brig Azela, of Blyth ... Vessel, and 8 men saved.

Brig Champion, of Shoreham . Vessel, and 8 men saved.

Schooner Rose, of Ipswich. . Vessel, and 4 men saved.

[The particulars of these various Life-boat services will be found detailed in the last Annual Report of the Institution.] Voted also "I. 8s. to pay the expenses of the Gorleston Life-boat in putting off on the 1st Jan.

and saving the crew of 5 men from the schooner Sibyl, of Yarmouth, which had gone on the North Sand, Gorleston during a fresh wind and in a high sea.

Voted 141/. 4s. 9d. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats stationed at Filey, Thorpeness, Yar- mouth, Winterton, Southport, Kingsdown, Cahore, Silloth, Broadstairs, Walmer, Kingsgate, Margate, and Tenby, in either assembling the crews or putting off in reply to signals of distress from other vessels, which subsequently got out of their dangerous positions without the assistance of the Life-boats.

Reported that the Ramsgate Life-boat had also been launched with the view of rendering assist- ance to a distressed vessel; but that her services were not called into active requisition.

Voted the thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum, to Mr. SAMUEL PHILP, boatman in HER MAJESTY'S Coastguard at Bude, Cornwall, in acknowledgment of his meritorious services on the occasion of the Life-boat on that station rescuing the yacht Haitie, of Cromer, and her crew of 3 men, on the 8th July, 1871.

Also 11. 10s. to the crew of the Gorleston private Life-boat Refuge, for saving from a boat the crew of 6 men of the schooner Irene, of Whitby, which had been wrecked on the Cross Sand, near Great Yarmouth, during a gale from N.N.E., on the 4th December. The crew of the Refuge also brought ashore 7 men belonging to the schooner Princess Victoria, of Aberdeen.

Also 4l. 5s. to JOSEPH DOBSON and 13 other men for rescuing 13 men from the iron steam-packet Minister, of Lubeck, which had stranded at Grain- thorpe Haven during a N.E. gale on the 30th N ovember.

Also 41. to a shoreboat's crew belonging to Wex- ford, for bringing safely ashore 1 man from the brigantine Thermetis, of Liverpool, which during a strong gale from the S.W. became a total wreck on the Blackwater Bank, on the 17th December.

Also 31. to 6 Filey fishermen for putting off in a coble and saving 7 men from a boat belonging to the schooner Louisa, of Rye, which had foundered off Filey Brigg, during a very heavy gale from the N.E., on the 1st December.

Also II. 10s. to MICHAEL HAHTNEY, and 11. to another man, for putting off in a fishing canoe and savings men from another boat which had cap- sized in Brandon Bay, on the Irish coast, during a strong S.W. breeze, on the 27th October.

Also 21. to five Coast-guardmen for going off in a boat and rescuing 2 men from the ketch Ttco Brothers, of Dover, which was wrecked near Broadstairs, during a strong gale from S.W. by W., on the 20th December, Thursday, 1st February. 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 Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com- i mittees.

Read letters from the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT, and from General Sir WILLIAM KNOLLYS, K.C.B., thanking the Institution, on behalf of HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and I their ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS ' OF WALES, for the expression of sympathy on the occasion of the recent illness and subsequent recovery of H.R.H. the PRINCE OF WALES.

Read and approved the report of Capt. J. R.

WARD, R.N., the Inspector of Life-boats to the i Institution, on his recent visits to Liverpool, New Brighton, Southport, Blackpool, Piel, and White- haven.

, Reported that Mrs. HARRIOTT FORTEATH, of 1 Bunny Park, Nottingham, had presented the sum I of 680/. to the Society, to defray the cost of a i Life-boat, to be named after herself.

; Decided that Mrs. Forteath be thanked for her ' munificent gift, and that the present Whitby No. 2 Life-boat be replaced by another boat, to be named the Harriott -Forteotfr.

I Also that, on the recommendation of the In- spector of Life-boats, a new Life-boat be sent to j Porthcawl, South Wales, in place of the present ; boat at that place; and that the station be ap- propriated to Miss J. E. CHAFVN GROVE, of Zeals Wilts, who had just given the Society the munificent sum of G80i,,to defray the coat of a Life-boat, to be named the Cltafyn Grove.

Reported also the receipt of a further contribution of SOI. from the Misses HAU-AM and Mrs MARGARET BIRT, the donors of the Selsey Life- boat, the interest of which amount they wished to be applied yearly towards the support of their Life-boat.— To be thanked, and the annual interest to be appropriated accordingly.

[The other special Contributions and Legacies received during the month of January are given in the Annual Report, published on the 1st May last.] Produced extracts from the following Wills containing Legacies to the Institution:— £.

The late Mrs. L. C. HUTCIIINSON, of Lancaster (Reversionary) 1.000 The late WILLIAM COSENS, Esq., of Dawlish (duty free) 200 The late Mr. JOHN LEWIS, of Bath (Rever- sionary) 20 Voted the thanks of the Institution to'J. S.

BCRRELL, Esq., of Lancaster, in" acknowledgment of his kind co-operation during the period he occupied the office of honorary secretary of that Branch of the Society.

Also to the Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde Shipping Company, for so kindly granting a free convey- ance on board one of their steamers to the Thurso old Life-boat and carriage, between Scrabster and Granton.

Reported that SAMUEL LOVELOCK, Esq., the Auditor, had examined the accounts of the Institution for the past year, and bad found the same correct.

Paid 1,2001.6s. 3d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 71. 3s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Maryport Life-boat, in putting off during a fresh gale from W.S.'W. on the 4th June, and saving the crew of 3 men of the schooner Cygnet, of Workington, which was wrecked near the North Pier, Maryport.

Also 15/. ». 6rf. to pay the expenses of the Porthoustock Life-boat, in going off during a strong S.S.W. wind and rescuing 5 of the crew from a boat belonging to the barque Cabinet, of New- castle, which became. a total wreck on the Manacles Rocks, on the 11th January.

Also 32/. 15s. to pay the expenses of the Courtown Life-boat, in going out 3 times during a S.S.W.

gale on the 13th Jan., and bringing safely ashore 23 persons from the ship Idaho, of Bath, U.S., which had stranded near Courtown Harbour.

Also 11. 4t. to pay the expenses of the Holy head Life-boat, in putting off. while it was blowing a heavy gale from W. by N., and saving the crew of 6 men of the brigantine Form, of Liverpool, which was in distress in the outer roads, Holy- head, on the 13th January.

Also 191. 10*. to pay the expenses of the Blyth Life-boat, in going off, during a heavy gale from W.S.W. on the 13th January, and rescuing 8 men from the brigantine Lothian, of that port, which had stranded near the Seaton Sea Bocks.

Also 71. 13s. to pay the expenses of the Lizard Life-boat, in going out on the 10th January, and putting a pilot on board a steam-tug, which had in tow a ship and a dismantled schooner. The vessels were then taken to Falmouth by the tug.

Reported that the Yarmouth large Life-boat had put off on the 2nd and 4th January, and had rendered important services to the barque Ellen, of Llanelly, and brig Marie, of Colchester, both of which were in distress in Yarmouth Roads.

With the aid of the Life-boat both the vessels were got safely into Harbour.

Also the services of the Abersoch Life-boat, in putting off while it was blowing a heavy gale from S.W. to N.W. on the 5th January, and after much difficulty saving, in conjunction with a bteamer, the ship Ireland, of Liverpool, which had been abandoned by her crew, and which was i in a dismasted condition off Pencilan. The ship 1 would assuredly have gone on the rocks had not the Life-boat men boarded her just in time.

j Also the services of the Brooke Life-boat, in going off in a heavy ground sea, and rendering important assistance to a Norwegian vessel, which was in distress off Brooke, on the 11th , January.

! Also the services of the Lytham Life-boat, in putting off during a strong breeze from the W., and remaining for some time alongside the schooner Venus, of Preston, which had stranded on the Horse Bank, on the Lancashire Coast.

I Also the services of the Theddlethorpe Life- boat, in going out during stormy "weather on the 15th November to the assistance of the schooner Excel, of Goole, on the Lincolnshire Coast. On arriving alongside, the crew of the Life-boat I found that the vessel was in a sinking state.

! They took the captain's wife and 3 children into the boat, and then assisted to get the vessel out of her dangerous condition.

' Voted 132t 2s. to pay the expenses of the Life- : boats stationed at Ballywalter, Soutbport, Donna Nook, Carmarthen Bay, Buddon Ness, BrougMy Ferry, Chichester Harbour, Isle of Whithorn, Aber- soch, and Portmadoc, in either assembling the crews, or putting off in reply to signals of dis- tress from various vessels which did not sub- sequently require the services of the Life-boats.

Reported also that the crews of the Caister, Girvan, Anstruther, and Ardmore Life-boats had either assembled or put off with the view of rendering assistance to different distressed vessels, ; but that their services v ere not ultimately te- ' quired.

Voted 15?. to 10 men who put off in a boat, and saved 2 officers, who were the only survivors from the wreck of the steamer Delaware, of Liverpool, when she was lost off the Scilly Islands, during a i very heavy gale from W.N.W., on the 20th | December.

Also 101. to the crew of a Shetland fishing- ! boat for putting off and saving 3 other fishermen, 1 whose boat had been driven on the rocks of an j uninhabited island near Whalsay, Shetland, during j a violent snow-storm on the 16th November. The I 3 men would certainly have perished from ex- I posure had not the others gone to their aid.

Also 71. 10s. to 15 Aldborough men for putting off in a boat, and bringing safely ashore 10 men from a boat belonging to the barque Guiding Star, of Hull, which was wrecked near Orforduess during a S.S.W. gale on the ]8th January.

Also 5i. to 10 Filey fishermen for going off in a coble and rescuing 4 men from the schooner Treaty, of Goole, which had stranded on Filey Brigg during a gale from the south on the llth January.

Also 51. to 16 Mundesley men for putting off in a boat, and bringing safely ashore the crew of 6 men of the brig Mirza, of Seaham, who had reached the Hasborough light-ship by means of their own boat when the brig was wrecked, during squally weather, on the 4th January.

Also 31. to 3 men for going off in a boat, and saving 1 man from a Coastguard boat which had capsized between Skeenaghan and Barr's Point, on the Irish coast, during a gale from the south, on the 21st December.

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Thursday, 7th March: 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 Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Corn- ' mittees.

Read letter from Colonel the Hon. W. J. COL- viLijj, of the 6th February, stating that Captain His Royal Highness the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, K.G., R.N., had most kindly consented to take the Chair at the forthcoming Annual Meeting of j the Institution, on the 8th April. ' Decided that His Royal Highness be specially ; thanked through Colonel COLVILLE. ' Also read letter from the LORD MAYOR of London, of the 1st March, stating that he had great pleasure in placing the Egyptian Hall, in the Mansion House, at the disposal of the Institution for the occasion.— To be thanked.

Approved of a Draft of the Annual Report to be submitted to the Meeting.

On the motion of the MARQUis of CHOLMONDELEY, the Gold Medal of the Institution was unanimously voted to Sir EDWARD PERROTT, Bart., V.P., in acknowledgment of the very important services which he had rendered to the Institution for more than twenty years as the Chairman of its Preparatory Committees.

Read and approved the Report of the Inspector of Life-boats to the Institution on his recent visits to Silloth, Sunderland, Tynemouth, and Liver- pool.

Also the Report of the Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Stafford- shire Potteries Branch'of the Institution, and to Rhoscolyn, Rhosncigir, Holyhead, Penmon, Rhyl, Llandulas, Eastbourne, Hastings, Winchelsea, Kye, Dungeness, and Dover.

[The special contributions and legacies received during the month of February are given in the Annual Report published on the 1st May last.] Produced extracts from the following wills con- taining legacies to the Institution:— £. s. d.

The late Mrs. FRANCES FITCH, of Bath j (duty free) 500 0 0 The late Miss MARIA KNIGHT, of Ha- | them, Leicester 100 0 0 j The late Mrs. SUSANNAH WALPOLE, of , Southtown, Suffolk (to the Great Yarmouth Branch) 19 19 0 , Reported the transmission to their Stations of , the Howth, Sunderland No. 4, and Tynemouth | No. 2 Life-boats and Carriages. ; The Howth Life-boat and Carriage had been j taken from London to Dublin on board one of j the British and Irish Steam-Packet Company's j vessels free of charge, and the Company had also i most kindly brought back the old Boat and Car- j riage free.— To be thanked. | Ordered that various works be carried out at j the Ballycotton, Porthcawl, and Salcombe Life- i boat Stations, at an expense of 2672.

Decided, on the recommendation of the Inspector j of Life-boats, to replace the present Life-boat at Scarborough by a new 35 feet boat, and to appro- | priate the same to the Warwickshire Freemasons' I Life-boat Fund, which had mainly been collected through the kind exertions of Lord LEIGH, Cap- tain J. P. SALT, and other friends.

Also that the Life-boat .be named the Lady Leigh.

Read letter from Dr. EDDY, of Eccleston Square, of the 7th February, calling attention to a Life-boat which had been invented by Captain J. MOODY.— To be acknowledged.

Read letter from Mr, A. ANDERSEN, the Govern- ment Inspector of the Life-boats on the Danish coast, of the 3lst January, containing an account of the progress made by that Society.

It had now twenty-three Stations provided with both Life-boats and Rocket life-saving apparatus, besides three with Life-boats, and thirteen with Rocket apparatus only; and in twelve months no less than 140 lives were saved from different Ship- wrecks by the aid of those appliances, in addition to 240 lives saved by other means.— To be thanked.

Read letter from the Russian Vice-Consul at Hull, of the 13th February, stating that the mer- chants of Riga proposed to establish a Life-boat Institution at that port.— To be acknowledged.

Decided that the thanks of the Institution be presented to J. G. SOCTAR, Esq., and Mr. THOMAS EVANS, for their kind services during the period they respectively occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the Stonehaven and Nenquay (Car- diganshire) Branch of the Society.

Paid 2,561/. 14s. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 41. 2s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the St.

Andrews' Life-boat in putting on, during a gale from the S.E., and rendering assistance to the schooner Oal, of Sandness, Norway, which was in a distressed condition near the West Sands, St.

Andrews, on the 23rd January.

Also 3l. 4». to pay the expenses of the Filey Life-boat in going out, while it was blowing a gale from S.S.E. on the 5th February, and saving the crew of a men from the schooner Starling, of Yar- mouth, which had gone ashore near Filey.

Also reported that the same Life-boat had gone off, during a strong wind on the 12th February, and put on board their vessels the crews of two yawls, the Admiral Mitford and the Thomas and Alary, of Filey, which were in danger of being driven on shore.

Voted 147J. 7s. Gd. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats stationed at Lowestoft, Pakefield, Brooke, Eastbourne, Braunton, Appledoie, Dua- dalk, Theddlethorpe, Coister, Walmer, Kings- downe, Blyth, and Howth, in either assembling the crews or putting off in reply to signals of dis- tress from various vessels which did not ulti- mately require the services of the Life-boats.

Reported that the crew of the Ramsgate Life- boat had twice put off, and that the crew of the Newbiggin Life-boat had assembled with the view of rendering assistance to different vessels, but that their services were not ultimately needed.

Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on Vellum, to Captain CROFT, Master of the S.S. Cormorant, of Cork ; 31. to Mr. J. H. MILLER, his chief officer, and 21. each to 3 other men, in acknowledgment of the services of the four last- named men in putting off in a boat belonging to the steamer and saving 7 men from the ship Ire- land, of Liverpool, which was in a very dangerous position to the W.S.W. of the Smalls' Lighthouse, on the 1st January.

Also 101. to 7 men forming the crew of the pilot boat Pride, of Greencastle, for putting off and rescuing the crew of 3 men of the chasse maree Netvry, of Newry, which had gone on the rocks on Blockhouse Island, during a gale from (he S.E. on the 9th February.

Also 21. to 4 men for going off in two boats and towing safely ashore a boat belonging to the smack Majestas, of Bideford, containing 3 men, when that vessel was wrecked off Bucks, North Devon, during a strong S.W. gale, on the 3rd January.

Thursday, 4th April: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., i wreck, having been nearly capsized by two very F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. ' heavy seas, and been driven to leeward.

Voted 161. to pay the expenses of the Caister surf Lifeboat in going out while it was blowing a fresh wind from the east, on the 22nd March, and rescuing the crew of 6 men of the brig rfc, of West Hartlepool, which had gone on the Barber Sand.

Also 20?. to pay the expenses of the Yarmouth surf Life-boat in putting off and saving 8 men from the brig Viscount Lambton, of Rochester, which had gone ashore on Yarmouth Beach on the 22nd March.

Also 201. 5s. to pay the expenses of the Fowey Life-boat in going out during a heavy gale and in a rough sea, on the 27th March, and rescuing the crew of 4 men from the Dutch schooner Oom-o, which became a total wreck in St. Austell Bay.

The crew of the Life-boat are reported to have behaved with much gallantry on the occasion.

Also 12?. 4s. to pay the expenses of the Kessingland No. 2 Life-boat in putting off, during squally weather, and bringing safely ashore 2 men from the barque Exe, of Exeter, which was in a distressed condition near Lowestoft on the 28th March.

Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, to the Rev. HUGH WILSON, Honorary Secretary of its Bally waiter Branch, together with 51. to 4 other men, in acknowledgment of their services in saving 3 men whose boat had capsized off Ballywater, Co. Down, during stormy weather on the 13th March. Two of the endangered men were saved by a boat which put off manned by 3 men; and the other one was rescued through the prompt exertions of Mr. WILSON, who took one of his horses, had it attached to a cart, and with his man took it into the sea, and fortunately succeeded in dragging the drowning man from tiie sea into the cart, when he was brought ashore in safety.

Also Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com- mittees.

Also the Report of the Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Life-boat stations at Porthcawl, St. David's, Fishguard, Ferryside, Solve, Cardigan, Tenby, Milford, and Newquay.

Also the Report of the Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Deal, Walmer, Kingsdowne, Ramsgate, Kingsgate, Broadstairs, Margate, Kimeridge, Chapman's Pool, Poole, Brooke, Brighstone Grange, Newport (Isle of Wight), Bembridge, Hayling Island, Selsey, West Wittering, and Worthing.

Decided, on the recommendation of the Inspectors of Life-boats, to form a Life-boat station at Rhosneigir, Anglesey, and to appro- priate to it the munificent gift of 680i. from Mrs. LIKOHAM, of Lower Norwood, to defray the cost of a Life-boat establishment, the boat to be named the Thomas Linaham.

Also decided to name the new Life-boat which was about to be placed at the south of the Boyne, near Drogheda, the John Butter Charley, the late HENRY FOTHERGILL CHORLET, Esq., of Eaton Place, West, having bequeathed a legacy of 600?.

to the Institution to place a Life-boat on the coast bearing that name.

Reported that the following Legacies had been bequeathed to the Society:— The late Mrs. JAKE Lrox, of Knightsbridge £.

(free of duty) 500 The late JOHN HOWEM., Esq., of Cadogan Place (free of duty) 200 The late Miss ELEANOR GOVEB, of St.

George's Road, Pimlico 100 to 9 men forming the crews of the rla Lightning and Conqueror, of Green- castle, for rescuing 3 out of 4 men from the fishing- boat Eliza, which was capsized off Gortgowan, on Decided that Jthe thanks of the Institution be the Irish Coast on the 3rd January, presented to M. BEVERIDGE, Esq., late Collector ~~~ of Her Majesty's Customs at Troon, N.B., for his I Monday, 8th April.—The Annual General kind services daring the period he occupied the i Meeting of the friends and supporters of the office of Honorary Secretary of that Branch of | ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION took Read letter place this day at the Egyptian Hall, in the Mansion House, with the kind permission of the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ; Capt.

H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, K.G., R.N., in the Chair.

His ROYAL HIGHNESS having opened the Meet- ing with some suitable observations on the great and national character of the operations of the Institution, its officers for the current year were chosen.

Mr. LEWIS, the Secretary, then read the Annual Report.

The Meeting was then addressed by Admiral of the Fleet Sir GEORGE SARTOMBS, K..C.B.: Ueai- [The other special Contributions and Legacies pjlt* received during the month of March are given in ' from Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL, of Glasgow, of the 7th March, calling attention to his plan of Steam Life-boat.— To oe acknowledged.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Whitby No. 2 and Porthcawl Life-boats and carriages.

The Whitby Steam Shipping Company had kindly given a free conveyance to the latter boat on board their steamer Captain Coot, from London, to its station.— To be thanked.

Paid 1,181?. 19». lOd. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution and. , me .EUJCII on v j mu** .ainvmua, LX. ..U. ; j-bcm- its thanks, inscribed on vellum, to Mr. DANIEL Admiral Sir JOHN D. HAY, Bart., D.C.L., F.R.S.; READING, master of the Ramsgate Harbour Steam ' The Right Honourable Sir SILLS JOHN GIBBONS, Tug, in acknowledgment of his general gallant , Bart., Lord Mayor of London; Sir JOHN BENNETT, services in aiding to save life from wrecks on the ; F.R.A.S., Sheriff of London and Middlesex; Goodwin Sands. Capt. Sir JAMES D. H. ELPHVNSTONE, Bart. ,M.P.; Also the special thanks of the Institution to Captain the Lord GARLIES, M.P.; Sir THOMAS Capt. JAMES ELYARD, together with a reward of EDWARDS Moss, Bart.; the Rev. G. F. PBESCOTT, 11?. to th« crew of the Broadstairs Life-boat, for : M.A.; THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.; putting off during a fresh gale and in a very ! Sir EDWARD G. L. PERROTT, Bart., V.P.; and heavy sea, on the 19th March, and saving 1 of the Vice-Admiral Sir W. H, HAM-, K.C.B., F.R.S.

crew of the brig Defender, of Sunderland, which ' Various Resolutions were moved, seconded, and had stranded on the Goodwin Sands. j carried unanimously, pledging the Meeting to The Ramsgate Life-boat and Harbour Steam ! renewed exertions on behalf of the benevolent Tug also went off to the assistance of the vessel, ! and national objects of the Institution, and saved seven of her crew; the Broadstairs i The Report and Resolutions will be found in boat, which had arrived first at the scene of the [ the May number of the Life-boat Journal.