THURSDAY, 6th June 1878: 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 Correspond- ence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Read the Report of the Chief Inspector of Life- boats, and also those of the three other Life-boat Inspectors, on their visits to the following Life- boat Station:— 1. Plymouth, Cleethorpes, Donna Nook, Horn- sea, Withernsea, Rhyl, Aberystwith, Cardigan, Fishguard, Tenby, Pembrey, and Porthcawl.

2. Thorpeness, Harwich, Clacton-on-Sea, Dou- glas, and Castletown.

3. Kimmeridge, Weymouth, Guernsey, Alder- ney, Brighstone Grange, Brooke, Bembridge, Hay- ling Island, East Wittering, Selsey, Worthing, Brighton, and Shoreham.

4. Cleethorpes, Donna Nook, Theddlethorpe, Sutton, Chapel, Skegness, Hunstanton, Brancaster, Wells, Blakeney, Sheringham, Cromei, Bacton, Hasborough, and Palling.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last Meeting:— £. «. d.

Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds, further on behalf of their Life-boat Station at Cemlyn, per Mr. J. SCHOLFIELD 200 0 0 The late Miss ELIZABETH CAMERON, per Glasgow Branch, additional. . 130 17 0 Mrs. COLLER, Duke Street, St. James's 50 0 0 T. W. BAGEHOT, Esq., Langport . . 50 0 0 The Marquis of ELY, annual subscrip- tion 20 0 0 Contribution from the Canteen Fund of H.M.S. Jumna, per Lieut. M. L. KELHAM, R.N. 500 " A Deal Boatman's Daughter" . . 050 —To be severally thanked.

Reported that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— £. *. d.

The late Miss JAKE OVEY, of Henley- on-Thames 500 0 0 The late JAMES SHAW, Esq., of Brigh- ton (duty-free) 100 0 0 The late Miss CAROLINE PUCKLE, of Camberwell (duty-free) .... 20 0 0 Decided to replace the present Life-boat at Donna Nook, on the Lincolnshire coast, by a new one, and to renovate completely the Life-boat Establishment, the Station being appropriated to Miss ANNE DIXON, of Holton Park, Lincolnshire, who had presented to the Institution the entire cost of a Life-boat Establishment and its endow- ment, in memory of her late brother, RICHAKD ROADLEY DIXON, Esq., after; whom the Station is to be named. The Life-boat is to be named • the Richard, and to have painted on it also the following text:—" Lord, save us : we perish." The Committee expressed their deep regret at the death of the Earl RUSSELL, who had taken part in the formation of the Institution in 1824, and who had ever since been one of its Vice- Presidents and an annual subscriber to its funds.

Also at the death of the Rev. G. W. STEWARD, M.A., of Caister, Norfolk, who had for many years past been the much valued Honorary Secre- tary of that Branch of the Institution.

voted the thanks of the Committee to Captain THOMAS B. GIBBS and THOMAS PURDIE, Esq., for their past kind co-operation as the Honorary Secretaries, respectively, of the Teignmouth and St. Andrew's Branches of the Institution.

Paid 2,911?. 16s. 5d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 39?. 17s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Life-boats at Whitby, Drogheda No. 2, Clacton- on-Sea, and Palling, in rendering the following services:— LJTes saved.

Fishing boats Eliza and James and Sarah, of Scarborough 4 Smack Thorn, of Chester 2 Brig Garland, of South Shields .... 9 Brig Golden Plover, of Suuderland ... 10 The Cullercoats and Scarborough Life-boats had rendered the following services:—Fishing cobles of Cullercoats, rendered assistance; and coble Sarah, of Scarborough, saved boat and crew, 3.

(The details of these services will be found on pages 392-395 of this Journal.) voted also 126?. 15s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Balbriggan, Lowestoft, Montrose, Carmarthen Bay, Pembrey, Broadstairs, Dover, New Romney Lydd, (Dungeness), and Hythe Life-boats, m either assembling their crews or proceeding to the aid of vessels which did not ultimately require their assistance.

The Newbiggin Life-boat had also proceeded out to the aid of a distressed fishing coble.

Voted 16?. to the Coxswain of the Gorleston Life-boat and several other men, for putting off in a small yawl and rescuing, at some risk of life, the crew of 8 men from the brig Sisters, of South Shields, which was wrecked on Corton Sand during an easterly wind on the 9th May.

Voted also 31. to 6 men for putting off in a coble and saving the crew, consisting of 8 men, of the brig Champion, of Shoreham, which was wrecked near Robin Hood's Bay during a thick fog on the night of the 19th April.

Also 11. to 3 men for rescuing the crew of 2 persons from the fishing boat Swan, of Porthleven, which had been caught in a sudden gale from the W., and driven on Loe Bar on the 24th November last.

Also 2?. to.2 men for putting off from the fish- ing smack Eagle, in a small boat, and saving 1 of the crew of the schooner Severesco, of Wisbech, which grounded on the Bar at the entrance to Yealm River in a heavy sea, on the 13th May.

Also 11. to 2 men for rescuing another man who had fallen overboard from his boat while it was in tow of the brigantine Alcido, off the Scilly Islands, during a fresh wind on the 2nd May.

THURSDAY, 4th July: The Chairman of the Institution in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Read the Report of the Chief Inspector, and also those of the three other Life-boat Inspectors, on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations : — 1. Hope Cove and Kingsbridge.

2. Castletown, Ramsey, Whitehaven, Seascale, Maryport, Silloth, Piel, Fleetwood, Blackpool, Lytham, Southport, and New Brighton.

3. Nairn, Stromness, Longhope, Thurso, Huna, and Ackergill.

4. Greystones, Wicklow, and Arklow.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last Meeting:— £. s. d.

Collected at the Glasgow Custom House, per T. MILLER, Esq., addi- tional 36 9 0 Trustees of Berman's Charity, per C.

BOOTH, Esq., additional 10 10 0 Contents of Contribution Box at St.

James's Schools, Burnley, Lanca- shire, per Mr. C. EVERSON, addi- tional 4 12 . 0 Collected at the Haverstock Hill Con- gregational Sunday School, Maitland Park, per Mr. W. H. E. BENNETT, additional 2 17 3 —To be severally thanked.

Reported that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution :— £. s. d.

The late WILLIAM TROWELL, Esq., of Fletton, Huntingdon (duty-free) . 100 0 0 The late Miss F. A. BURRELL, of Dur- ham (duty-free) 100 0 0 Decided to replace the present Life-boat on the Hartlepool No. 3 Station by a new one, and to name the Boat the John Clay Barlow, in accord- ance with the request of Miss SARAH BARLOW, of Leicester, who had presented GOO/, to the Insti- tution to defray the cost of a Life-boat, in memory of her late brother.

The Committee expressed their sincere regret at the death of Admiral Sir W. H. HALL, K.C.B., who had been a Member of the Committee of Management of the Institution for many years, and who had always taken a deep interest in its welfare. The sailor had no truer friend, and the British Navy no braver and abler officer, than Admiral Sir WILLIAM HALL.

Also their deep condolence with Sir EDWARD PERROTT, Bart, V.P., on the occasion of the la- mented death of Lady PERROTT.

Ordered new Life-boat Houses to be erected at Hornsea and Tralee Bay, at an expense of 6457. 18s.

Paid 1859?. 2s. lid. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 101. to pay the expenses of taking out the Winterton Life-boat on the occasion of the wreck of the brig Golden Plover, of Sunderland.

The Ramsgate Life-boat had also proceeded out on two recent occasions in reply to signals of distress, but her services were not eventually required.

THURSDAY, 1st August: His Grace the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, Lord Privy Seal, President of the Institution, in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Read the report of the Chief Inspector, and also those of the three other Life-boat Inspectors, on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— 1. Clacton-on-Sea, Fleetwood, and Greencastle.

2. Burnham, Watchet, Lynmouth, Morte, and Ilfracombe.

3. Huna, Campbeltown, Kildonan, Ardrossan, Irvine, Southend, Troon, Ayr, Girvan, Ballantrae, Port Logan, Port Patrick, Whithorn, Kirkcud- bright, and Dunbar.

4. Courtown, Cahore, Wexford, Carnsore, Dun- cannon, Tramore, Dungarvan, Ardmore, Youghal, Ballycotton, Queenstown, Courtmacsherry, and Valentia.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last Meeting:— £. s. d.

Mrs. WATSON, Holland Park, W., ad- ditional 30 0 0 ARTHUR HUTCHINSOH, Esq., and the Misses FANNY and CHARLOTTE HUTCHINSON, Hagley Park, addi- tional 24 00 Portion of proceeds of Odd Fellows' " and Foresters' Fete at Ipswich on Whit-Monday, per W. B. JEFFRIES, Esq 500 —To be severally thanked.

Reported that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution :— £. s. d.

The late Miss SARAH THOMPSON, of Manghold, Isle of Man .... 50 0 0 The late Miss JANE MALTBY, of Southwell 50 0 0 The late Sir WILLIAM SNAGG, of Georgetown, Demerara .... 10 0 0 Reported that the inauguration of the Clacton- on-Sea new Life-boat Station had taken place on the 10th July, in the presence of a large number of spectators, and was very successful in every respect. This boat is named the Albert Edward, it being one of the two Boats presented to the Institution by the Freemasons, as a thank-offering for the safe return of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales from India.

Reported that the Viscount MACDUFF, M.P., had kindly granted the Institution the site of ground on which the Banff Life-boat House had been erected, at the nominal annual rent of one shilling.

—To be thanked.

Ordered various works to be carried out at the Porthcawl and Huna Life-boat Stations, at an expense of 357/. 10s.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Captain HENRY SEGRAVE and W. H. HOLMES, Esq., in acknowledgment of their past valuable and long co-operation as the Honorary Secretaries, respec- tively, of the 'Wolverhampton and Tees Bay Branches of the Institution.

Paid 3107/. 5s. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 331. 7s. to pay the expenses of the Life- boats at Brancaster, Isle of Arran, Broadstairs, and Deal, in either assembling their crews or putting off to the assistance of endangered vessels, which did not ultimately need the services of the boats.

Reported that the Ramsgate and Broadstairs Life-boats had respectively assisted to save the brigantine Donna Maria, of Swansea, and her crew of 6 men, and the schooner Star of the West, of Bridgwater, and her crew of 5 men (vide pages 395, 936).

Voted 31. 10s. to 7 men for putting off in two boats and rescuing 5 persons from a boat which had been capsized off Bellville, Co. Kerry, during squally weather, on the 6th June.

Also 31. to 6 men for rescuing 3 persons from a boat which had been capsized off Clerk's Point, near Teignmouth, Devon, during a moderate N.W. breeze, on the 3rd of July.

Also 31. to 3 men for rescuing, at some risk, 6 persons from a small boat of Newtownard, which had been capsized off Portavogie, Co. Down, while returning from Bangor Regatta on the evening of the 3rd July.

Also II. to a boatman of Ilfracombe for jumping into the sea from Ilfracombe Old Pier, and saving a boy who had fallen into the water, on the 20th of June.

THURSDAY, 5th September: GEORGE LYALL, Esq., V.P., Deputy Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Also the report of the Chief Inspector, and those of the three other Life-boat Inspectors, on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations :— 1. Dundalk, Giles" Quay, Jtewry, Clogher Head, Balbriggan, Liverpool, and Dartmouth.

2. Braunton, Clovelly, Appledore, Plymouth, Yealm River, Salcombe, Hope Cove, Dartmouth, Brixham, Torquay, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Exmouth, Sidmouth, and Lyme Regis.

3. Bude Haven, Port Isaac, Padstow, Newquay, Sennen Cove, Scilly, Penzance, St. Ives, Hayle, Porthleven, Lizard, Cadgwith, and Mullion.

4. Aberdovey, Barmouth, Portmadoc, Porthdin- llaen, Abersoch, and Llanddwyn.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last Meeting:— £. s. d.

Ancient Order of Foresters, annual subscription in aid of the support of their two Life-boats stationed re- spectively at Tynemouth and West Hartlepool 100 0 0 Collected on board the s.s. Alsatia, per Messrs. HENDERSON BROTHERS. 

£. s. d.

Collected on board the s.s. Mamtoban, per Captain McDouGALL, additional 2 9 11 Proceeds of collection at Park Chapel Boys' Sunday School, on 28th July, per Mr. ARTHUR GUNN .... 160 Moiety of offertory at H.M. Prison, Maidstone, per Eev. A. H. HARRI- SON, additional 100 —To be severally thanked.

Reported that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— £. s. d.

The late Miss LOUISA THOMAS, of Bowdon, Chester, for a Life-boat, to be named the James Thomas, in memory of her late father . . . 1,000 0 0 The late Admiral Sir GEORGE BACK, F.R.S 100 0 0 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ditto, to be invested in Government Stock and the interest to be applied in providing annually a substantial dinner for the crew of the Ramsgate Life-boat The late Miss MARY LIPTON, of Broughton, Salford (duty-free) .

The late WILLIAM PATON, Esq., of Greenock 30 Decided to replace the present Life-boat at Kirkcudbright, N.B., by a new one, and to appro- priate to it the legacy bequeathed to the Institu- tion by the late Dr. MACKIE, of Greenock, for a Life-boat to be placed on the Scotch coast, be- tween the Solway Firth and the Point of Corsal.

Also to carry out various works at the Brighton, Tralee Bay, New Romney, Dartmouth, and Donna Nook life-boat Stations, at an expense of 271Z. 7s.

Bead letter from Mr. LEOPOLD MARCH, H.B.M.

Vice-Consul at Santander, Spain, of the 16th August, stating that it was proposed to form a Life-boat Station at that port, and asking the co-operation of the Institution.

Decided that Mr. MARCH be informed that the Committee would have much pleasure in affording cordial co-operation to this humane undertaking.

Paid 8027.13s. 7d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted SI. 4s. to pay the expenses of the Drog- heda No. 2 Life-boat, in bringing ashore one of the crew of the wrecked brigantine Frances Mary, of Drogheda (vide page 395).

Reported that the Ramsgate Life-boat had again proceeded on different occasions to the aid of vessels in distress, but that her services had not been eventually needed.

Voted 47Z. 18s. to pay the expenses of the Life- boats at Caister, Deal, Porthdinllaen, Sutton, and West Hartlepool, in either assembling their crews or putting off in reply to signals of distress exhibited by vessels not ultimately requiring assistance.

Voted 41. to 8 men for putting off in a boat and rescuing 3 persons from a pleasure-boat which had been capsized off Rhyl, North Wales, in a strong N.N.W. wind and heavy sea, on the 13th July.