LONGHOPE, ORKNEY ISLANDS. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat Station at Longhope, on the south side of Hoy, one of the South Orkney Islands, where a lamentable ship- ! wreck, with loss of life, took place some ' little time since, and from which place it was thought the boat might be enabled to render service to the crews of vessels in distress in that part of the Pentland Firth.

A powerful Life-boat has been provided for this station, 37 feet long, 9 feet wide, and rowing 12 oars double-banked; a substantial and commodious house being provided for the same on a convenient site, kindly granted for that purpose by the resident landed proprietor, J. MOODIE HEDDLE, Esq., who rendered every co- operation in the formation of the Life-boat establishment, and who gives the very liberal annual subscription of 3(W. towards its support. This Life-boat was presented to the Institution by DICKINSON EDLESTON, Esq., of West Eoyd, Yorkshire, and has been named after that gentleman. The first launch of the Life-boat at its station took place on the 25th September last, un- der the superintendence of Captain DAVID EGBERTSON, K.N., Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats to the Institution. There was a strong wind on at the time, accompanied by considerable sea, and the men .were well pleased with their boat, as was the case when she was taken out in the fol- lowing December, while the wind was blowing a strong gale.

. MONTROSE, N.B.—The Institution for- warded last year to Montrose a new Life- boat, to take the place of the old boat, No. 2, on that station, which was becoming un- fit for further service. The new one is 30 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rows 8 oars double-banked. The expense of the Montrose second Lifeboat was given to the Institution by H. DAVIES GRIFFITH, Esq., of North Wales, and at his request the new boat is named the Roman Governor of Caer Hun. This designation was given to Mr. GRIFFITH by his friend Mr. GLAD- STONE, the late Premier, on account of Mr. GRIFFITH having on his property in North Wales the remains of a Roman encamp- ment resembling one near Rome which Mr.

GLADSTONE had seen. It should be men- tioned that the Caledonian Railway Com- pany readily granted the new Life-boat and carriage a free conveyance over their line from Carlisle to Montrose. The first launch of the Life-boat at its station took place on the 4th July, last year, in the presence of a very large crowd of specta- tors ; it was blowing a gale of wind from the S.W. at the time, and the behaviour of the boat gave every satisfaction. The naming of the boat was performed by Mrs. JAMES JOHNSTON.

IRVINE, N.B.—The Life-boat on this station having been reported to be unfit for further service, the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has embraced the opportunity of completely renovating the Life-boat es-tablishment. Accordingly it has forwarded j to Irvine a new Life-boat, 33 feet in i length, 7J feet in width, and rowing 10 ! oars double-banked. The boat possesses ] the usual valuable qualities of stability,  self-righting, self-discharge of water, &c., j characteristic of the boats of the Life-boat j Society. A transporting carriage and full  equipment of stores accompanied the new Life-boat, and a substantial and com- modious house has been erected for their j reception on a convenient site. The whole j expense of the new Life-boat establish- ment has been defrayed by a Scotch ! gentleman, WILLIAM SOMMERVILLE, Esq., who now resides at Bitton Hill, Gloucester- shire ; and at whose request the boat is named the Isabella Frew, Mrs. SOMMER- VILLE'S father, Mr. WILLIAM FEEW, having been bom at Irvine. The new Life-boat Station was publicly inaugurated on Satur- day the 17th October last, under the superintendence of the Assistant-Inspec- tor. After taking the boat on its carriage, drawn by eight fine horses, in procession through the town, it was presented to His Worship the Provost, who accepted it on behalf of the inhabitants of Irvine. Miss PATERSON, daughter of the Provost, then gracefully performed the ceremony of naming the new Life-boat, which was there- upon launched amidst ringing cheers, the boat being afterwards put through the usual tests to demonstrate its self-righting and other properties. The Magistrates and Town. Council, at a special meeting subsequently held, resolved to confer the Freedom of the Burgh on Mr. SOMMEBVILLE, in recognition of his munificent gift, which had enabled the Institution, thus to under- take the entire renovation, of the Life-boat Station.

BRIGHTON.—The Life-boat at this popu- lar watering-place has lately been replaced by a smaller and lighter boat, to meet the wishes of the crew. The boat, which was sent there last November, is 32 feet long, 7 feet 8 inches wide, and rows 10 oars double-banked. Like the boat it replaced, it is named the Robert Raikes, after the late well-known founder of Sunday-schools, the first boat having been provided from the London Sunday-school Lifeboat Fund raised some years since through the kind and valuable co-operation of CHARLES SBABE, Esq., the late J. E. BUBCHETT, Esq., and other friends. It should be mentioned that the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company readily granted the new and old Life-boats a free convey- ance over their line between London and Brighton.

HORNSEA, YORKSHIRE.—The Life-boat placed on this station by the Institution some years since has been replaced by a larger boat possessing all the latest im- provements. The boat forwarded last May is 32 feet in length, 7 feet in width, and pulls 10 oars double-banked. It is provided with a new transporting carriage.

The cost of the boat and equipment was contributed to the Society through the kind and indefatigable exertions of CHBISTOPHER BROWN, Esq., the Honorary Secretary of the Settle Branch. This is the second Life-boat Mr. BROWN has been in- strumental in presenting to the Institution, the first being stationed at Penmon, on the coast of Anglesey, where it has on more than one occasion done good service in saving shipwrecked crews. In addition to the assistance thus rendered to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, the Settle Branch has for some years past fur- nished a goodly list of annual subscrip- tions towards the support of the Life-boats, and an effort is now being made to raise an endowment fund for the permanent maintenance of the two " Settle" Life- boats. Before being placed on its station the Hornsea new Life-boat was forwarded to Settle for the inspection of the donors, and on the 26th May the boat was drawn on its carriage from the railway station to the market-place at Settle in procession, the local rifle corps, with two or three bands of music, taking part in the pro- ceedings. On arriving there the Rev. W. F. PIERSON offered up a prayer for a Divine blessing on the boat, that she might be instrumental in saving lives, and that her crew might be endowed with courage, strength, and skill. The boat was then named by Mrs. K. INGLEBY in the usual manner, it being called the Ellen and Margaret of Settle, after Mr. BROWN'S mother and sister. HECTOR, CHRISTIE, Esq., afterwards, in the name of the sub- scribers, presented the boat to the Institu- tion. He remarked that the little town of Settle had probably not more than 2,000 inhabitants, and, consequently, much credit was due to them for having raised upwards of 2,OOQZ. in aid of the funds of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION dur- ing the past thirteen years, although the greatest honour should be paid to Mr. BROWN, not only for his energy, industry, and perseverance on behalf of this good work, but for his own liberal contributions to the Life-boat Fund. The gift of the Life-boat "was suitably acknowledged by the Assistant-Inspector, and the assem- blage was afterwards addressed in forcible and cogent terms by WALTER MORRISON, Esq., late M,P. for Plymouth, President of the Branch.

The first launch of the Life-boat at Hornsea took place, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators, on the 29th May. The railway company ran excursion trains, and the weather being fine, the trains were heavily freighted with passengers.

Shortly before 2 o'clock, on the arrival of a train from Hull, a procession was formed near the Bridge Station at Hornsea. First in the procession, came two seamen dressed in life-saving dresses, then the coastguard men, fully armed, under the command of the chief officer, Mr. BAJTYABD, and next, the Sigglesthorne and Seaton brass band.

Then came the new Life-boat, manned by her crew, and drawn by eight horses.

From the masts of the boat ensigns and the flag of the Life-boat Institution were flying, and the boat and the horses were decorated -with ribbons and oak-leaves, it being "Royal Oak" Day. Next came the Local Committee and others, including W. DYSON, Jun., Esq., Chairman, Rev. J. WEBB, Honorary Secretary, and other gentlemen. In the rear was the drum-and- flfe band from the Sailors' Orphan Home, Hull. The procession proceeded to the beach, followed by a large crowd, and on arrival at the sands a halt was made, and those present were addressed from the boat by Mr. DYSON and the Rev. JAMES WEBB, who, on behalf of the Local Committee and other residents, expressed their best acknowledgments to the Institution and Mr. BROWN for the gift of so fine a Life- boat, and said they felt sure the coxswain, and crew would always do their utmost in the boat when required to save the lives of their fellow-men. The boat was after- wards launched amidst loud cheers, and, after being towed and sailed for some time, was brought ashore and placed in the boat-house.