STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently formed a Life-boat establishment at Staithes, near Whitby, where it was con- sidered that a Life-boat would be most useful, especially in helping the fishing boats, which often had to incur great risk in making the land on stormy weather sud- denly springing up—many lives, iu fact, having been lost in that way. An efficient crew could always be procured for manning the Life-boat, and local co-operation was at once offered to the undertaking, the only available site for a Life-boat house in the room of some old stores being readily granted by the trustees of the late HENRY JOHN BAKER-BAKER, Esq., of Elemore Hall, Co. Durham. A very substantial and commodious house, with launching slip- way attached, has been constructed for the reception of the new Life-boat and carriage, the boat being a 32-feet 10-oared one. The whole expense of the same has been met by a legacy left to the In- stitution by the late Mrs. HANNAH YATES, of Sheffield, and the Life-boat, in accord- ance with her desire, has been named the Hannah Somerset. The inauguration of the new Life-boat Station took place on the 1st June last, when there was a large gathering of people at Staithes: The boat was drawn out of the house, and, after the customary ceremonies, was successfully launched and tried by its able crew. Capt. D. ROBERTSON, R.N., Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats, represented the Parent Insti- tution on the occasion.

SEASCALE, CUMBERLAND.—A Life-boat establishment has also been formed at Seascale, near Whitehaven, and placed under the management of the Local Com- mittee at the last-named place. It had long been thought that a Life-boat would be of service here, as it would command a flat sandy beach of several miles' extent, on which scarcely a year passes without one or more vessels being lost. A good site for a boat-house was obtained, and, on the completion of the house, the Life-boat and carriage were forwarded there last June, the boat being one of the 32-feet 10-oared class. The expense of the Life-boat es- tablishment has been defrayed by the Misses TOMLINSON, of the Biggins, Kirkliy Lonsdale, in memory of their late brother, WILLIAM TOMLINSON, Esq., and the boat is named after that gentleman. It was publicly launched at its station under the superintendence of the Assistant-Inspector of Life-boats, in a very successful manner on the 5th June, after Miss ELIZABETH TOMLINSON, one of the sisters, had named the boat in the customary manner. There was a considerable gathering of spectators for so small a place.

APPLEDORE, DEVON.—The small Life- boat at this place being found unsuitable for the locality, has been exchanged for another boat 30 feet long, 6i feet wide, and rowing. 6 oars. Like the boat it replaced, it is provided with a transporting carriage, and is named the Mary Ann, after the late Mrs. M. A. WALKER, of South Ken- sington, whose legacy to the Institution had been appropriated in 1870 to this Life-boat Station.