Edinburgh and R. M. Ballantyne, 30 feet long, 7 feet wide, 10 oars.

THE Life-boat Edinburgh and R. M, Ballantyne was placed on this station in 1866.

Port Logan is a small bay in Wigtonshire, on the western side of the Mull of Galloway. It has a small breakwater, which gives shelter to coasters and fishing-boats.

The funds for the boat were raised among the working men of Edinburgh, mainly by the exer- tion of E. M. BALLANTNSE, Esq., the wen-known author and friend of the Life-boat Cause.

Thirty lives have been saved since the establish- ment of the station. Although the coast is rocky, and the position of the bay exposed, there are not many wrecks, owing to the small number of ships, in the usual track of commerce, passing- near that part of the coast.

C. W. McKERLIE, Esq., late H.C.S., is the Hon. Secretary of this branch.

The following paragraph relating to this Life- boat has appeared in the papers and in this journal, but we cannot do amiss in republishing it. It had reference to a gallant service ren- dered by the boat in saving the crew of 15 men from the wrecked barque Strothleven, of Glasgow: —"A most remarkable coincidence occurred in connection with this service. The Life-boat was exhibited in Glasgow on the 16th Dec., 1866, before being sent to her station, and the wife of the master of the Strothleven, accompanied by her children, went to see the boat and put an offering into the subscription-box. Exactly one year after, the captain's vessel was wrecked,'and on the fol- lowing morning he and his crew were providentially rescued by the very Life-boat which his wife had helped to support! XXXVIL—BALBRIGGAN.

Maid of Annan, 30 feet long, 6 feet 7 inches beam, 6 oars.

THE Maid of Annan was sent to Balbriggan in November 1875, being presented to the Institu- tion by Mrs. LANGWORTHY.

The station is on the N.E. side of the small bay and harbour of Balbriggan, on the E. coast of Ire- land, and the boat is of as small dimensions as is compatible with safety, being intended to aid any vessel driven among rocks in the immediate vicinity of the station, and which cannot be reached by the rocket apparatus, and at the same time would be unapproachable from seaward by larger Life-boats.

Fifteen men perished in February 1876 from the wreck of the Belle Hill, close to the present site of the boat-house, whom it was supposed might have been saved had a Life-boat lite the Maid of Annan been available; and no time was lost by the Insti- tution in supplying the recognised want.

It is not likely, however, that wrecks at this par- ticular point will be very frequent; but every pre- caution has been taken for facilitating launching, &c.; and under the careful superintendence of H.

A. HAMILTON, Esq., the Honorary Secretary for this branch, the Balbriggan Life-boat will be ready for any eventuality.