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JrtBiitnl—His GBACK THE DOKS OF NOBTHDMBKBLAKD, Lord Privy Seal.

(Jjrairman—THOMAS CHAPMAK, ESQ., F.B.S., V.p.

.Sftrtiarjl—RKTHABD LEWIS, of the Inner Temple, Esq., Barrister-at-Law.

Services of the Life-boats of the Institution in 1879.

Adroit, schooner, of Aberystwith 2 Albioit, schooner, of Wells—as* slated to save vessel and 3 Alert, schooner, of Scarborough— assisted to save vessel and .... 2 Allison, brig, of Wbitby 4 Alvheus Marshall, barque, of Digby. N.S 14 Ann Wilmot, smack, of Lowestolt 5 Arm, schooner, of Colchester .... 6 Annie, barquentine, of Salcombe. 2 Apollo, schooner, of Bandbolm... 5 Arabian, s.*., of Liverpool—re- mained by vessel.

Baroi, s.s., of Newcastle 6 Bertha, schooner, of Stettin, saved vessel and 4 Blytti fishing boat—saved boat and 6 Blyth fishing boats—rendered as- sistance.

Brest, steamer, of Glasgow 40 Chevereut, barque, of Havre 13 Ckrutiania, Norwegian barque.. 12 Cito, brig, of Arendal 7 Cleopas, barque, of South Shields 10 Darlington, s.s., of Stockton .... 9 Dittmomten, brig, of Arendal .... 4 Dolphin, lugger, of Wexford .... 5 Edith, Owen, steamer, of London. s Effort, ketch, of Portsmouth 2 Elizabeth Ellen Fisher, schooner, of Fleetwocd 4 Ellen, schooner, of Beaumaris... 3 Elsmore, schooner, of Runcorn .. 3 Esmeralda, smack, of Grimsby, saved vessel and 5 Excelsior, smack, of Grimsby.... 5 Fanny Saiky, schooner, of Dnn- dalk 8 Fishing cobles of Staithes—ren- dered assistance.

Fishing boats and other vessels in distress at Montrose—rendered assistance.

Fishing boats off Scarborough— rendered assistance.

Fraternity, brigantiue, of Krage- roe, assisted to save vessel and 6 General Caulfield, barque, of Newcastle 18 Gilded Age, yacht, assisted to save vessel and 3 Ouiieppina, N., barque, of Genoa 17 nalhwell, schooner, of Bridgwater —saved vessel.

B.B.BrigUman, s.s.—remained by vessel.

Hebe, ship, of Frederickstadt .... 14 Hermann; schooner, of Berwick— saved vessel and crew 6 Hesperus, sloop, of Copenhagen— rendered assistance.

Hester, smack, of Ipswich—saved vessel and 3 Jane and Ann, schooner, of Llanaelnalarn 3 J. H. Lorentxen, s.s.. of London .17 John, brig, of Hartlepool—re- mained by vessel.

Lady iii/ord, brig, of Ardrossan 6 Lady Land, schooner, of Glasgow 6 Lavinia, brig, of Guernsey—as- sisted to save vessel and 8 I*ed&, ship, of Bremen 19 Levrette, brigantine, of St. Halo- assisted to save vessel.

Liberator, lugger, of Wexford ... 1 Lina, barque, of Tonsberg...... 9 Lough Sunart, ship, of Glasgow . 55 Margaret, brig, of West Hartlepool —rendered assistance.

Marie, Russian barque—assisted to save vessel and crew ...... 12 Marie, schooner, of Rostock—as- sisted to save vessel.

Martaban, ship, of Greenock.... 11 Marian, smack 2 Mary Lloyd, schooner, of Port- madoc—rendered assistance.

Mary Roberts, schooner, of Nefyn 5 Matin, 8.S., of Dundee, remained by vessel.

llenai Packet, smack, of Carnar- von 3 Messenger, brigantine, of Exeter . 3 Mia Madre E barque, of Genoa . 21 Moidart, s.s., of Glasgow, re- mained by vessel.

Newbiggin fishing-cobles—ren- dered assistance.

Kooit Polmakt, Dutch fishing smack—rendered assistance.

Ocean Queen, schooner, of Ply- mouth—assisted to save vessel and 7 Onward, barque, of London, as- sisted to save vessel and 16 Oiprey, barque, of Arendal—as- sisted to save vessel and 16 Pasithea, barque, of Liverpool .. 2.1 Pmthieu, brig, of Vannea 5 Queen of Britain, brig, of Car- narvon 6 Reliance, coble, of Coifercoats— rendered assistance.

Btchard WiUstm. ketch, of London 7 Rival, brig, of Blyth 8 Sarah Ann, barque, of Sunderland 10 Sarah Ann Dickimon, schooner, ofFleetwood $ Smtscraig, brig, of Dundee— saved vessel and 9 Sons of the Wear, coble, of Sun- derland 4 Sunshine, schooner, of Wick 11 True, brigantine, of Faversham.. 7 Union T,, schooner 7 Violet, smack, of Great Yarmouth —assisted to save vessel and .. 6 Wearer, schooner, of Carnarvon —remained by vessel.

Wellington, schooner, of Carnar- von—assisted to save vessel and 3 Whitby fishing-boats—rendered assistance.

Wittiem, dandy, of London 12 Wisdom, cutter, of Shoreham— saved vessel and crew 6 T. J)eryon, cutter, of Carmarthen —remained by vessel.

Zephyrus, barque, of Plymouth.. 14 Zurich, barque, of North Shields 16 Total lives saved by Life-boats, in 1879, in addition to Twenty-one 637 During the same period the Insti- tution granted rewards for saving ' lives by fishing and other boats 213 Tas COMMITTEK OF MANAGEMENT have to state that during the year 1879, the ROTAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITCTTIO-",- expended £29,764 on its 269 Life-boat Establishments on the coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in addition to having contributed to the saving of 855 persons from various shipwrecks on our coasts, for which services.it granted 12 Silver Medals and 13 Totes of Thanks on Vellum, besides pecuniary rewards to the amount of £2,250.

The number of lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Society or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards, since its formation, is 26,906; for which services 92 Gold Medals, 901 Silver Medals, and £59,166 in cash have been granted as rewards.

The Committee desire to acknowledge, with gratitude, the liberal support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present great Life- saving fleet of 269 boats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsi- bility that rests on them to maintain the Life-boats in a thoroughly efficient state, and their crews practised in the management of the boats, which can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to continue to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work.

The expense of a Life-boat, its equipment, transporting-esrriage, and Boat-house, averages £900, in addition to £70 a year needed to keep the Establishment in a state of efficiency.

Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully received by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs.

CODTTS ADD Co., 59 Strand; Messrs. HERMES,. FAKQCHAK, AND Co., 16 St. James's Street; Messrs. HOAEE, 37 Fleet Street, London; by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom ; by all the Life-boat Branches; and by the Secretary, at the Institution, 14 JOHN STISEET, ADELI'HI, London, W.C.—feoruary, 1880..