THURSDAY, 6th January, 1876: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, 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- mittees.

Also the Report of Bear-Admiral J. K. WARD, Inspector of Life-boats to the Institution, on his recent visits to Harwich, Lowestoft, Pakefleld, and Wells.

Also the Report of Rear-Admiral D. ROBERTSON, Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats, on his visits to Courtmacsherry, Queenstown, Youghal, B&Uy- cotton, Ardmore, Dungarvan, Waterford, Belfast, Tyrella, Dublin, Howth, and Balbriggan.

Also the Reports of Captain C. GEAIT JONES, R.N., Second Assistant-Inspector, on his recent visits to Eyemouth, Girvan, Batlanttae, Port AUGUST 1, 1876.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

597 Logan, Whithorn, Kirkcudbright, Tynemouth, Aldborough, Thorpe, Dunwich, and Southwold.

Bead letter from his Grace the DUKE OF ARGYLL, K.T., of the4th December, expressing his satisfaction that the new Life-boat for Campbel- town was to be named the Princess Louise, in honour of Her Royal Highness the Marchioness of Lome.

[The special contributions and legacies received by the Institution during the month of December are given in the Annual Report, published on the 1st May, 1876.] Reported that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— £. «. d.

The late FREDERICK SHEPPARD, Esq., of Folkington, Sussex . . . . 2,000 0 0 The late Miss H. M. HARRISON, of Bath, for a Life-boat to be named the Helen of Poxley (duty free) . . . 500 0 0 Decided, on the recommendation of the In- spector of Life-boats, to form a Life-boat Station at Harwich.

Also to appropriate the Life-boat to Miss E.

BURMESTEB, of Park Square West, who had pre- sented its cost to the Institution; the boat being named the Spring well at the donor's request.

Also to form a Life-boat Station at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire.

The cost of the Life-boat would be defrayed from an anonymous contribution of 5007. through the London branch of the Bank of New South Wales at Wanganui, New Zealand, from " A Scot Abroad," to defray the cost of a Life-boat to be named the Peep o' Day, and stationed on the Scotch coast.

The Right Hon. the EARL OF ERROLL and mem- bers of his family had promised every co-opera- tion in the formation of this Life-boat Station.— To be thanked.

Also to form a Life-boat Station at Eyemoutb, N.B.

The cost of the station would be defrayed from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late THOMAS GRJNDLAY, Esq.., of Edinburgh, the boat being named the James and Rachel Grindlay.

Also to replace the present Life-boat at Button, on the Lincolnshire coast, by a larger and more powerful one.

The new Life-boat would be named the Caroline, and its cost defrayed from contributions pre- sented to the Institution by " N. B." Reported the transmission to their stations of the Holyhead, Balbriggan, and Tyrella new Life-boats.

The North Lancashire Steam Navigation Com- pany had granted a free conveyance on board one of their steamers to the Tyrella Life-boat and carriage from Fleetwood to their station.— To be thanked.

The Committee expressed their deep regret at the death of F. J. BLAKE, Esq., of Norwich, who had been for many years the zealous Honorary Secretary of the Norfolk branch of the In- stitution.

Paid 3,801/. 18s. d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted &f l. 13s. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Montrose, Teignmouth, Bade, Ram- sey, Rhosneigir, and Penmon, in rendering the following services:— Lives paved.

Schooner Lass o' Doon, of Montrose . . . 3i A Teignmouth fishing-boat 2 Brig Island Belle, of Guernsey H Smack Thittle, of Castletown 3 Barque Clifton, of Liverpool 10 Smack Crane, of Beaumaris—rendered assist- ance.

In addition, the Bude and Gorleston Life-boats had respectively rendered assistance to the smacks Mirre, of Bude, and Galatea, of Yar- mouth.

Voted also 199/. 19s. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats stationed at Porthdinllaen, Buckie Gorleston, Caister, Holyhead, New Brighton Hornsea, Winchelsea, Broadstairs, Barmouth Rye, Brighton, Irvine, Brooke, Filey, and Walmer in either assembling the crews or putting off ii reply to signals of distress from various vessels which did not ultimately require the aid of the Life-boats.

The Whitby Life-boat had also gone afloat to the aid of a fishing-coble.

The particulars of most of these Life-boat ser- vices will be found detailed in the last Annual Report of the Institution.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution to SAMUEL MOODY and GEOBCE CHESNCTT, two of the crew of the Skegness Life-boat, in acknow- ledgment of their gallant services in jumping from the Life-boat into the sea, and saving the master of the barge Star, of Colchester, who, while attempting to enter the Life-boat, on his vessel being wrecked at Winthorpe Gap on the 5th December, had fallen between the barge and the boat and was in great danger of sinking. MOODY and CHESNUTT thereupon jumped into the water and supported him by holding on to the life-lines until the boat was rowed through the surf to the shore, a distance of 200 yards.—Expense of service, 19Z. 2s.

Voted also the thanks of the Institution, in- scribed on vellum, to Mr. THOMAS ATHERALL, coxswain of the Brighton Life-boat, in acknow- ledgment of his praiseworthy conduct on the occasion of the launch of that Life-boat to the assistance of the distressed barque Broughton, of Liverpool, on the 14th November last.

Also 31. to 6 men of Ballyetherland, Co. Done- gal, for saving 6 other men whose boat had been destroyed by a whale off St. John's Point on the 3rd November.

Also 31. to 5 men for rescuing 2 others from a fishing-boat which had capsized near Sinnott's Gap, co. Wexford, on the 11th November.

Also 21. to GEORGE NEWSON, and bl. 5s. to 15 other Gorleston men, for saving, by means of lines, the crew of 3 men from the ketch Three Anna, of Goole, which was wrecked at Gorleston on the 6th December.

THURSDAY, 3rd February: The Chairman of the Institution, 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- mittees.

Also the Report of the Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Aldborough and Harwich.

Also the Report of the Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats on his visits to Harwich, Cruden, and Cresswell.

Also the Report of the Second Assistant-In- spector on his recent visits to Poolbeg, Bal- briggan, Skerries, Rogerstown, Howth, and Kingstown.

Decided to replace the present Life-boat at Portrush, Ireland, by a new one, and to appro- priate the station to the gift to the Institution from the trust fund of the late JOHN WHITAKEH, Esq., of Blackheath, per EDWARD ABSOZ.OM, Esq., of Snaresbrook, the boat to be named the John Whitaker.

Also that the Torquay Life-boat Station be appropriated to Mrs. BRCNDRET, of Withington, near Manchester, who had presented to the In- stitution, through its Manchester Branch, the cost of the same. The Life-boat was to be named the Mary Bnmdret.

[The special contributions and legacies received by the Institution during the month of January are given in the Annual Report, published on the 1st May last-3 Reported that the following' legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— £. .?. rf.

The late Miss A. 'W. CBEM/INGWOKTH, of Grendon Court, Ross (duty free). 105 0 0 The late B, GIBE, Esq., of Deptford . 100 0 0 The late SSMOS MAXJNBS, Esq., of Chatham 19 19 0 The late Mrs. MART 'WHETSTONE, of Leicester 19 19 0 Reported the transmission to their stations of the Harwich and Courtown Life-boats.

The Harwich boat had been towed free of charge from the Thames to its station by the steamer Lord Alfred Poffet, belonging to STEVEN- SON CLARKE, Esq., of St. Dunstan's Alley; and the Great Eastern Kail way Company had granted a free conveyance over their line to the transporting carriage and equipment of stores of the boat. The London and North-Western Railway Com- pany had also allowed one of their steamers to take the Courtown Life-boat from Holyhead to Kingstown, free of charge.— To be respectively thanked.

Read letter from the BOARD OP TRADE, of the 20th January, expressing the thanks of the Chilian Government to the Institution for the papers which it had supplied to them on the Life- boat work.

Reported that Mr. LOVELOCK, the auditor, bad examined the accounts of the Institution for the past year, and had found the same correct.

The Committee expressed (heir deep regret at the lamented decease of Colonel Sir JAMES HAMIL- TON, Bart., who had taken a warm interest in the Life-boat work, and had been for many years the Chairman of the Carmarthen Bay Branch of the Institution.

Voted the thanks of the Institution to the Rev. F. R. SIMPSON and G. W. LOFTON, Esq., in ac- knowledgment of their past valuable co-operation as the Honorary Secretaries respectively of the North Sunderland and Bradford Branches of the Society.

Also a Telescope, with a suitable inscription, to Mr. F. RASHtEiGH, late of H.M. Coastguard service, in consideration of his good services for many years as coxswain of the Porthleven Life- boat.

Ordered that various works be carried out at the Brancaster, Irvine, and Portloe Life-boat Sta- tions at an expense of 316/.

Paid 1,5271. 7s. lid. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 1011. ISs. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Withernsea, New Brighton, Brooke, Silloth, and Cresswell, in rendering the following services:— Lives saved.

Smack FP«K*, of Grimsby 10 Barque Brother's Pride, of St. John's, N.B. . 11 Barque Mignonette, of London 14 Schooner Tweed, of Greenock 6 Steamer Gastaf, of Gothenburg 14 The Ramsgate, Lcnrestoft, Buckie, and Win- chelsea Life-boats had also rendered the following services:— Brig Speed, of Snnderland, assisted to save vessel ; schooner George Smeed, of Rochester, ren- dered assistance ; schooner Claudine, of Antwerp, rendered assistance ; and brig Fred Thomson, of Dundee, remained by vessel.

The particulars of these various Lite-boat ser- vices will be found detailed in pages 585-7 of this Journal.] Voted also 146Z. 9s. 5d. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Courtown, Deal, New Brighton, Kingstown, Selsey, Silloth, Troon, TyreUa, Howth, Aldborough, and Brooke, in either as- sembling the crews or going off in reply to signals of distress exhibited by vessels not ultimately requiring the aid of the Life-boats.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution and 51. to Mr. JOHN CARRINGTON, master of the steam- tug Liverpool, of Harwich, and 91. to t other men, for putting off in a boat from the tug and saving the crew of 9 men from the Norwegian barque Hunter, of Krageroe, which was wrecked on the Shipwash Sands during an easterly gale, on the 7th Jan. 101. were also granted to the other 10 men forming the crew of the tug.

Also SOL to toe crew of the Ramsgate Life-boat and steam-tug, in addition to a similar amount awarded to them by the BOARD or T'HADE, in acknowledgment of their gallant services in pro- ceeding to this wreck from Ramsgate, a distance of 90 miles to and fro, with the view of rescuing the shipwrecked crew.

Also II. to 6 men for putting off in a boat and saving a boy who had got adrift in a small leaky boat in Colwyn Bay, , 2nd March : The Chairman of the Institution, 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- mittees.

Also the Report of the Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Hartlepool, "West Hartle- pool, Seaton Carew, Whitby, fiunawick, Staitbes, Bridlington, and Cleethorpes.

Also the Report of the Assistant Inspector of Life-boats on his visits to Cresswell, Eyemouth, Berwick-on-Tweed, North Sunderland, Holy Is- land, Alnmouth, Boulmer, Haoxley, Newbiggin, BIyth, Tynemouth, Cullercoats, Sunderland, Whit- burn, and Seaham.

Also the Report of the Second Assistant-In- spector on his recent visits to Courtown, Ho-wth, Newcastle, Tyrella, Ballywalter, Groomsport, Drogheda, Dundalk, Greencastle, and Portrush.

[The special contributions and legacies received by the Institution during the month of February are given in the Annual Report, published on the 1st May last.] Read letter from the Right HON. the EARL OF ERROLL, of the 11th Feb., expressing the thanks of himself and members of his family to the Institution for promising to form a Life-boot station at Cruden, Aberdeenshire.

Read letter from Her Majesty's Principal Se- cretary of State for War, of the 24th Feb., stating that he was prepared to grant the Institution a lease, at a nominal annual rent, of the site on which it was proposed to build the Life-boat house at Harwich. — To be thanked, and the house to be /milt, at a cost o/Ztfl. IDs.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Hartlepool No. 2, and Sunderland No. 1 ne-w Life-boats.

The Committee expressed their deep regret at the lamented death of Vice-Admiral BARKY EDOELL, C.B., Chairman of the Chichester Har-hour and Selsey Branch of the Institution.

Voted the thanks of the Society to Mr. E. R. LLOYD, in acknowledgment of his kind co-opera- tion daring the period he occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of its Cleethorpes Branch.

Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on .vellum, and a telescope to Mr. THOMAS PHILLIPS, who had been coxswain of the Ardrossan Life- boat for many years, and had assisted to save a large number of lives.

Also a telescope and 51. to Mr. J. B. BULKELEY, in acknowledgment of his long and faithful ser- vices while serving as coxswain of the Teign- mouth Life-boat.

Paid 2.483J. 18*. Id. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 1021. 14«. lid. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at West Hartlepool, Redcar, Newcastle, Co. Down, and Fraserburgh, in performing the following services :— Barque Emily, of North Shields Brigantine Trader, of Portaferry Schooner Augusta, of Sunderland Lives stived.

. . 17 . . 4 . . 4 The Newhaven, Portmadoc, and Douglas (No.

2) Life-boats had also rendered the following services:— Steamer Rubens, of Liverpool, and barque Comalto, of London, remained by vessels; snip Turkestan, of Liverpool, brought ashore crew, 22, and afterwards remained by vessel; brigantine Lapwing, of Liverpool, assisted to save vessel.

[The particulars of these various Life-boat services will be found in pages 586-8 of this Journal.] Voted 102/. Ifis. Sd. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Burnham, Isle of Whithorn, Seaton Carew, Dover, Rye, Winchelsea, Bannoutb, Whitehaven, and Isle of Arran, in either assem- bling the crews or going off to the assistance oi vessels which had shown signals of distress but did not eventually require the Life-boat's services.

The Rhoscolyn, Ramsgate, and Newbiggin Life-boats had also been out to the aid of vessels in distress, but their services were not ultimately needed.

Voted 10?. to Mr. SAMUEL WHYARD, master 01 the smack Jemima, of Orford, and his crew of 6 men, in acknowledgment of their laudable ser- vices on the occasion of the wreck of the barque Hunter, of Krageroe, on the Shipwash Sands, on the 7th Jan.

Also 5Z. to Mr. THOMAS BUTTER, 2nd coxswain of the North Sunderland Life-boat, and 9 other men, for putting off in two cobles and, bringing ashore the crew of 4 men from the strandet brigantine Lwsie, of Sunderland, during a heav; N.W. gale on the 18th Feb.

TUESDAY, 21st March: The Annual General Meeting of the friends and supporters of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION took place this day at the London Tavern. His Grace the DUKE OF NORTHUMBER- LAND, P.O., President of the Institution, being un- able through indisposition to be present, the Chair was occupied by EARL PERCY, M.P.

The Chairman having opened the Meeting with some suitable observations on the great and national character of the operations of the Insti- tution, its officers for the current year were chosen.

The Secretary then read the Annual Report.

The Meeting was then addressed by GEORGE LYALL, Esq., V.P., late Governor of the Bank of Kngland, Deputy Chairman ; Admiral of the Fleet Sir GEORGE SARTORIOS, K.C.B.; the Right Hon.

:he EARL OF GALLOWAY ; I. T. HAMILTON, Esq., M.P.; the Right Hon. the EARL OF COURTOWN ; Vice-Admiral GEORGE  S. HAND, C.B.; the Right Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE ; T. B. SMITHIES, Esq., Editor of the British Workman; THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, and Sir EDWAKD G. L. PERROTT, Bart., V.P.

Various Resolutions were moved, seconded, and carried unanimously, pledging the Meeting to renewed exertions on behalf of the benevolent and national objects of the Institution.

The Report and Resolutions will be found in the May number of the Life-boat Journal.

THURSDAY, 6th April: The Chairman of the Institution, 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- mittees.

Elected the Members of the Sub-Committees (Sir EDWARD PERHOTT, Bart., V.P., Chairman) for the ensuing year.

Read and approved the Report of the In- spector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Newhaven, Torquay, Babbicombe, Dartmouth, Teignmouth, Watchet, Burnham, Porthcawl, and Chichester Harbour.

Also the Report of the Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats on his visits to Sunderland, White- haven, Cruden, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff, Buckie, and Aberdeen.

Also the Report of the Second Assistant-Inspec- tor, on his recent visits to Portrush, Tyrella, and Howth.

Reported the receipt of 4007. from the Loyal Ancient Order of Shepherds (A. U.), on account of the cost of the Cemlyn Life-boat, which was to be named the Good Shepherd.— To be thanked, and the boat to be named accordingly.

This Life-boat and carriage were" publicly ex- hibited at Ashton-uuder-Lyne in June last, on the occasion of the celebration of the Jubilee of the Order.

Reported also the receipt of 5507. from THOMAS PARKIN, Esq., of Wigton, to defray the cost of a Life-boat to be named the Two Sisters—Mary and Hannah -To be thanked.

[The other special contributions and legacies received during the month of March are given in the Annual Report, published on the 1st May last.] Reported that the late Capt. WALTER WATKINS, R.N., of Croydon, had bequeathed 1001., duty free, to the Institution.

Decided that various works be carried out at the Rye, Chapman's Pool, Balbriggan, and Grey- stones Life-boat Stations, at an expense of 586?. 10s.

The Committee expressed their deep sympathy with Lady BORROWS and the members of her family on the occasion of the lamented death of her husband, Sir CORDY BURROWS, who had been a warm friend of the Lite-boat cause, and who had for many years past been the chairman of the Brighton Branch.

Voted the thanks of the Institution to Messrs. R. W. COTTON and W. ROBERTS, Jan., in acknow- ledgment of their past valuable co-operation in the management respectively of the Barnstaple and Braunton and Mevagissey Branches of the Society.

Read letter from Mr. F. CRAIG, of Aberdeen, of the 29th April, calling attention to his plan of Life-boat.— To be acknowledged.

Paid 4,074k 5s. 5 J. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 173?. 19*. 4rf. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at New Brighton, Thurso, Wexford, Poole, Staithes, Lynmouth, Caister, Arklow, Anstruther, and Withernsea, in the performance of the following services •— Lives Schooner lona, of Belfast 3 Barque Walker Hall, of Sunderland ... 11 Sloop William, of Wexford 6 Ketch William Pitt, of Poole 1 S.S. JSebside, of Newcastle-on-Tyne ... 15 Schooner Lizzie Morton, of St. ive* ... ! Schooner Killin, of Greenock 5 Ship Vounty of Ayr, of Glasgow .... 2 Schooner Anna, of Rendsburgh .... 4 Sma«k Victory, of Hull 5 The Broadstairs, Dover, Ramsgate, Groomsport, and Ilfracombe Life-boats bad also rendered the following services:—Schooner Lion, of Goole, saved vessel and crew, 4; fishing-boat Edith, of Lowestoft, assisted to save vessel and crew, 10; schooner Resolute, of Peterhead, saved crew, 6; brig A. E. M., of Nantes, saved crew, 8; brig Lin- wood, of Maryport, rendered assistance ; schooner Z/e'zzze Morton, of St. Ives, saved vessel.

The particulars of these Life-boat services will be found detailed on pages 585-91 of this Journal.} Voted 1392. 4«. lOrf. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Padstow, Tramore, Harwich, Swan- age, Kingsdowne, Yarmouth, Staithes, Llanddwyn, Blyth, St. Ives, Wicklow, Rye, and Broadstairs, in assembling the crews or putting off to the assistance of vessels showing signals of distress, but not ultimately needing the aid of the Life- boats.

The Margate and Ramsgate Life-boats had also been out with the view of assisting vessels in distress.

Voted the Gold Medal of the Institution to Major JAMES KLYAKD, of the 2nd Royal Surrey Militia, in recognition of a series of gallant ser- vices rendered by him in the Broadstairs Life- boat, he having been out on service in the Life- boat on eighteen occasions, and having assisted to rescue 49 lives from different vessels. A reward of 21. each was also granted to the men who, with Major EWARD, formed the crew of the Life-boat, on the 12th March, in acknowledgment of their services in taking into Dover harbour the dis- tressed schooner Lion, of Goole, and her crew of 4 men.

Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, and 3/. to Mr. EDWAKD CARS, chief officer of H.M. Coastguard at Cushendale, Co. Antrim, and 22. each, to his crew of 4 men, for putting off in their galley, during a fresh wind from S.E.

by S., and in a very heavy sea, on the 12th Feb., and saving, at much risk, the crew of 3 men from the sloop Sally, of Irvine, which had sunk at Glenarifle, Co. Antrim.

Also the thanks of the Institution, oil vellum, and 3J. to Mr. L, WALTERS, master of the steam- tug Michael Kelly, of Dundalk, and 11. each to the craw of 4 men oi' the steamer, for rescuing 5 men from the brigantine William Nelson, of Dundalk, which had gone ashore on Dundalk Bar during aa E.S.E. gale on the 20th Nov.

Also 101. 10*. to the crew, numbering 14 men, of a North Sunderland coble, for saving the crew of 4 men of the German schooner Renskea, which was wrecked on the Fame Islands during a S.E.

wind and heavy sea on the 29th March.

Also 51. to one of the crew of the Arklow- Life- boat, who had one of his legs broken while the Life-boat was alongside the stranded ship County of Ayr, of Glasgow, on the 20th March.

Also 109. each to 2 men, for saving 2 other men I from a ferry boat which had been caught by a squall and capsized in Strangfbrd Lough, during a strong N.W. gale on the night of the 8th March.

THUBSPAY, 4th May: His Grace The DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, P.C., President of the Institution, 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- mittees.

Also the Report of the Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Hythe, Sandgate, and .Folkestone Life-boat Station.

Also the Report of the Assistant-Inspector on his visits to Banff, Bnckie, Lossiemoutb, Stone- haven, Montrose, Arbroath, Broughty Ferry, Buddon Ness, St. Andrew's, Anstrutber, North Berwick, Ayr, Troon, Irvine, Glasgow, Ardrossan, Girvan, Ballantrae, Dunbar, and Eyemouth.

Also the Report of the Second Assistant-In- spector of Life-boats on his recent visits to New Brighton, Douglas, Castletown, Ramsey, South- pore, Blackpool, Lytham, Fleetwood, Piel, Sea- scale, Whitebaven, Maryport, and Silloth.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last Meeting:— Mrs. LAURIE, per Rev. Sir EMILIUS £. s. /.

BA-SLEY, Bart 500 0 0 Covent Garden Life-boat Fund, per Mr. 3. WEBBER, additional . . . 52 10 0 The Misses PEACH, farther in aid of the cost of the Memorial new Life-boat at Tyrella 50 0 0 Capt. J. GREY, additional .... 50 0 0 Contributions of Birmingham Out-Pen- sioners, in aid of the support of the Oat-Pensioner Life-boat at Ark- low, per Lt.-Col. H, M. SMYTH, ad- ditional 623 Collected on board the S.S. King Ermyn, of Southampton, per Captain A. HARROW 1 12 0 A Norwegian Captain, for the i An American support of Life-boats on the I banknote for English coast f five dollars.

— To be severally thanked.

Reported that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— The late Miss L. M. Biaos, of St. £. a. d.

John's Wood, for a Life-boat to be named, after her late brother, the Charles Biggs, and stationed on the English coast (duty free) . . . .1,0000 0 The late Miss AUGUSTA BECKETT, of Bury St. Edmunds, for a Life-boat to be named the Mary, and stationed on the Yorkshire or North Devon coasts (duty free) 600 0 0 The late Miss ELIZABETH CAMERON, of Glasgow 250 0 0 The late GEORGE NEWER, Esq., of Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park (duty free) . . . . 100 0 0 The late Miss E.S.LABWiLL,of Chatham. 19 19 0 Reported the transmission to its station of the Hythe Life-boat.

The inauguration of the Life-boat Station took place on the 20th April, in the presence of a large number of spectators. The EARL GBANVIM-E'S daughter, Lady VICTORIA, named the boat. Lord GRANVILLE and Sir E. WATKIN, M.P., afterwards advocated the claims of the Institution for con- tinued liberal support.

The South Eastern Railway Company had kindly granted a free conveyance to the Life- boat from London to Folkestone.— To be thanked.

Decided to send a representative Life-boat and transporting carriage of the Institution, fully equipped, with various models, drawings, &c., to the forthcoming Brussels International Exhibition and Congress.

Also to completely renovate the Life-boat Esta- blishment at Chapel, on the Lincolnshire coast.

The entire cost of the station had been presented to the Institution by Miss JESSIE LANDSEER, in affectionate memory of her late brother, Sir EDWIN LANDSEER, R.A., and the Life-boat was to be named the Land-seer.— To be thanked.

Reported that the EARL OF LONSDAI.E had ren- dered the Institution every possible co-operation in regard to granting a lease of a new site on which to erect the Whitehaven Life-boat house.

His Lordship had always taken great interest in the welfare of the Life-boat cause, and was a liberal supporter of the Whitehaven Branch.— To be thanked.

Read letter from the Secretary of the North Sunderland Branch, of the 24th April, stating that Captain COLQCHOUN had presented to that Life-boat Station a full se.t of very fine wheel and trace harness. He had for some time past taken considerable interest in the branch, and was a kind contributor to its funds.— To be thanked.

Reported that the Hastings Life-boat was taken out for the quarterly practice on the 10th April, in the presence of H.R.H. the PRINCESS CHAR- LOTTE of Germany. The sea was rough at the time, and the crew had a very good exercise.

Voted the thanks of the Institution to Vice- Admiral ST. LEGER CANNON, R. J. R. SADLEIR, Esq., and Mr. THOMAS ATKINS, in acknowledg- ment of their past valuable co-operation in the management respectively of the Goodwin Sands and Downs, and Kessingland Branches of the Society.

Also a telescope, with a suitable inscription, and 51. to Mr. ADAH MURPHY, in consideration of his past good services while holding the office of coxswain of the Tyrella Life-boat.

Ordered that a launching slipway be con- structed for the use of the Runswick Life-boat, and that the Thurso Life-boat slipway be al- tered and extended, at an expense altogether of 143J. 11s.

Paid 1,462/. 3«. 7d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted S91. 4j. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at New Romney, Buckie, Lytham, Hunstanton, Skegness, Boulmer, and Moelfre, in performing the following services: — Lives saved.

Dutch schooner Tobina 5 Schooner Elizabeth, of Llanelly 5 Schooner Wyre, of Fleetwood 2 Schooner Alabama, of Goole 2 Ketch Elizabeth, of Goole 2 Steam wherry Bavingttm, of Newcastle . . 4 Schooner John, of Runcorn—assisted to save vessel and 3 The Life-boats at Staithes, Ramsgate, Shering- ham, and Montrose had also rendered the follow- ing services:—Three fishing - cobles, rendered assistance; barque Atlantic, of Swansea, assisted to save vessel and crew, 16; schooner Wells, of Goole, assisted to save vessel and crew, 5; 20 Ferryden fishing-boats, rendered assistance.

[The details of these various Life-boat services will be found on pages 585-93 of this Journal.] Voted also 98A 10s. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Southport, Weymouth, Sutton, Chapel, Cleethorpes, Donna Nook, New Brighton, Theddlethorpe, Winterton, Castletown, and Broadstairs, in either assembling the crews or putting off to the aid of vessels not ultimately needing assistance.

The Fraserburgh, Brancaster, and Ramsgate Life-boats had also been launched to the assist- ance of vessels in distress.

Voted a gratuity of 50/. and a telescope, with suitable inscription, to Mr. DANIEL READING, late master of the Ramsgate Harbour steam-tugs, in acknowledgment of his very valuable services extending over twenty-five years, during which time he had been out in the tug, with the Rams- gate Life-boat, about three hundred times, and had been instrumental in rescuing 466 lives, in addition to 33 vessels and their crews.

Also the Silver Medal of the Institution to Mr. MICHAEL MURPHY, coxswain of the New Romney Life-boat, in acknowledgment of his long and general gallant services in that boat, and par- ticularly on the occasion of the rescue of 5 men from the wrecked schooner Tobina, on the Roar Bank during a strong gale and in a heavy sea, m the 10th April.

Also the Silver Medal of the Institution and the sum of 31. to Mr. MICHAEL SHANAHAN and to Mr. DENNIS HARRINGTON, of Bere Island, co.

Cork, for descending, at imminent risk of life, a precipitous cliff between 200 and 300 feet high, and rescuing 4 of the crew of the brigantine Joseph Howe, of London, which was wrecked on Bere Island, during foggy and blowing weather, on the 18th February.

THE wild winds in fury sweep over the ocean, Heaving high the rough billows in dreadful com- motion.

See—see how that bark, tempest-tossed on the gale, Has her masts torn asunder, and riven each sail! Man the life-boat, my boys! See the breakers before her! Our sturdy boat launch ere the waters close o'er her! On, on through the tempest she speeds to her fate ! Put your nerves to the test, boys, or we shall be late! Ah! nobly our boat stems the tide like a duck '.

But hark to that crash, boys ! The doomed ship has struck! Oh, bend your backs closer, boys!—scorn the rough weather! A long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether! Now, foaming, the billows dash over the deck, And lashing in fury, complete the sad wreck.

A shriek of deep anguish rends keen through the air, Sounding loud o'er the gale from the depths of despair.

Ply your oars quicker, boys — quicker and stronger! Fast she is sinking, and can't live much longer! The wild breakers foam 'neath the tempest's dark frown, As we speed to the spot where the doomed ship went down! One by one the faint souls are sav'd from the wave, Their look of deep thanks twice-repaying the brave.

Now back to the harbour, boys, joyfully steer! Our life-boat for ever, boys !—give a loud cheer'.

NOTICE.—The next number of the " Life- boat Journal" will be published on the 1st of November, 1876..