HOWTH, Co. DUBLIN.—The Life-boat on this station has been replaced by a new 10-oared Life-boat, 34 feet long and 8 feet wide, constructed according to the latest designs. The cost of the new Life-boat, which is named the Tom and Ida, Smithies, was met by a contribution from the trustees of the late Miss ELIZA SMITHIES, of Tollington Park, London, sister of the late Mr. T. B. SMITHIES, the well-known editor of The British Workman. The inaugura- tion of the new boat was successfully carried out on the 11th December last, and attracted a large number of visitors.

Prior to the launch, Mr. Justice BOYD delivered an eloquent address, in which he described the rise and growth of the LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and narrated the circumstances under which Miss SMITHIES was induced to present this memorial of her late brother. Mr W. FRY, on her behalf, afterwards made the formal pre- sentation of the Life-boat, which was acknowledged on behalf of the Institution by the District Life-boat Inspector, Lieut. TIPPING, E.N., and on behalf of the Local Committee by Judge BOYD, Chairman of the Branch, the latter stating that he could answer for the people of Howth, that willing hearts and hands would ever be ready to work the Life-boat. The naming ceremony was carried out by Mrs. BOYD, in the absence of the donor.

TROON, AYESHIKE.—The Life-boat sta- tioned here some years since, has been removed, and one of the new water-ballast boats, 34 feet long and 7J- feet wide, placed there in its stead, the legacy to the Institution of the late ALEXANDER MUN- NOCH, Esq., of Crinzett, having been ap- propriated in providing this new Life- boat and carriage—the boat bearing the name of the testator. On the 18th December, there was a large gathering of Volunteers, Freemasons, Odd Fellows, " Shepherds," Fishermen, and- others, and the Life-boat, drawn by gaily decorated horses, with banners flying and bands playing, was escorted from the railway station to the harbour, and launched, after the naming ceremony had been per- formed by Miss WOOD. The Scottish News, speaking of Mr. Munnoch, the donor of the Life-boat, says "he was for many years, with his mother, an annual visitor to Troon in the autumn. He was better known to many by the local sobriquet of ' The Kilty,' he always clinging to the garb of old Gaul. When at homo he faithfully performed his self-imposed duties, con- sisting of devoted, unostentatious acts of charity. When abroad, his home spirit still actuated him. Beneath the seeming negligent manner, there beat a warm heart; and many in the district sorely missed him, when latterly, in the season, he made Girvan his resort. There he endeared himself to many of the in- habitants, especially the poor, as he did when at Troon. His kindly mother, too, with her refined, old-world style, was a true type of the Scottish Jady of a past time. Mr. Munnoch's love for dumb animals was with him a strong charac- teristic. The horse and the dog were more than his companions—they were his intimates—a part, in fact, of himself.

The mutual tacit understanding between his dogs and himself was more than re- markable ; they seemed to talk to him by their very looks. He was a, capital horse- man, and many well-bred animals he trained for his own use to saddle and harness. His heart was very much in Troon, and when on his death-bed he remembered the spot where he spent among her inhabitants—many of the sea- faring ones more especially—happy and hopeful days. These hopes and wishes were never to the fullest extent realised, Mr. MUNNOCH dying in the prime of his manhood, leaving behind him hosts of friends and few enemies. No doubt many will be reminded of him when they see the handsome boat presented to Troon through his munificence, battling her way through the waves on her errand of mercy." GREYSTONES, Co. WICKLOW.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has sent a new Life-boat to Greystones to take the place of a smaller one stationed there many years since. The new boat is 37 feet long, 8 feet wide, rows 12 oars, double banked, and possesses all the latest improvements. A new transporting and launching carriage has been provided for the boat. The cost of the new Life-boat, carriage and equipment was presented to the Institution by Mrs. R. F. BROWNE, of Mbnkstown, and, in accordance with her request, the boat is named' The Richard Brown. The ceremony of publicly naming and launching the boat took place on the 2nd December last, Mrs. LA TOUCHE naming the boat on behalf of the donor.

SEASCALE, CUMBERLAND. — The Life- boat placed here a few years since was found not to be altogether well suited to the requirements of the station, and, ac- cordingly, last year one of the newer type, 34 feet long and 7J feet wide, was sent there to be tried alongside the other boat. The result was so much in favour of the new one that, at the request of the Local Committee and crew, the old boat has been withdrawn. The cost of the new Life-boat was presented to the Institution by Mrs. PHIPSON, of Edgbaston, near Birmingham, and, in accordance with her wishes, it is named the Rescue.

SOUTHPORT AND ST. ANNE'S.—The Life- boats on these stations, which met with such terrible disasters in December last, were at once withdrawn and new boats of the modern type placed in their stead.

The cost of the new boat for Southport was defrayed by an anonymous donor through the Liverpool and New Brighton Branch of the Institution, and, as desired by him, it is named the Mary Anna. The St. Anne's new Life-boat, the Nora Royds, was provided by C. M. BOYDS, Esq., of Rochdale.

FLEETWOOD. — The Local Committee and the crew of the Life-boat at this port made application to be provided with a large sailing Life-boat, and as the boat placed there some time since did not give satisfaction, the Institution has increased the Station from one to two boats and has sent there two self-righting Life- boats. One is 46 feet long, 11 feet wide, and pulls twelve oars—the other is 37 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rows ten oars double-banked. The cost of the former has been defrayed from a legacy be-queathed to the Institution by the late Mrs. GERALD CAKEW, of Mytton Hall, Shrewsbury, and is named the Edith, in memory of her late Aunt. The other, like its predecessor, is named the Child of Hale, in accordance with the request of the original donor, Colonel W. B.

AYR, SCOTLAND.—On the 10th March last there -was launched at Ayr, to be stationed at the port, a new Life-boat, the gift, through the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION to the local Life-boat Com- mittee, of Mr. THOMAS KINOAID HABDIE, of London. The boat takes the place of one that was about twenty years ago presented to the port through the In- stitution by the Glasgow working men.

It is 34 feet long, 7J feet wide, rows ten oars double banked, possesses all the latest improvements, including water- ballast fittings, and all the other cha- racteristics of the self-righting boats of the Institution. The launch was made the occasion of a very imposing ceremony, which was witnessed, the weather being very favourable, by many thousands of spectators. The boat was brought to Ayr Railway Station, and was thence by a number of horses drawn through the principal streets to the mouth of the Slip Dock, the scene of the launch. The order of the procession was :—Mounted Police, Whipmen (mounted), Ayr Burgh Band, Life-boat Committee, Town Council, Trades, Custom House Officers, Volunteers (Artillery), Life-boat with crew, Rocket Brigade, Volunteers (Rifle), two com- panies, Ancient Order of Shepherds, Ancient Order of Foresters, Free Gar- deners, Good Templars, and a very large miscellaneous crowd. When the boat had arrived at its destination and the arrangements had been completed for its launch, a large choir, under the leader- ship of Mr. J. B. COWAP, with the burgh band as orchestra, sang the Old Hun- dredth Psalm, after which Mr. DYKES led the assembly in prayer. Thereafter Mr. GIBB, the representative of the donor, presented the boat to Lieut. BEDDOES, E.N., the District Inspector of Life-boats, who represented the Parent Institution on the occasion. He in turn presented it to the Local Committee, on whose behalf it was received by Captain BOYLE, con- vener of the county, and a member of the Harbour Trust. Captain BOYLE then handed to Mrs. NEWALL, a relative of the donor, who had kindly consented to name the boat, a pair of gold-mounted scissors, with which to cut the ribbon to set free the bottle of wine by means of which such ceremonies are usually accomplished.

The boat was thereupon named by Mrs. GERALD F. NEWALL the Janet Hoyle, and was launched into the water manned by its crew, amid the very hearty cheers of the spectators. The boat was rowed round into the harbour, and was there, under the superintendence of Lieut.

BEDDOES, in sight of the spectators, sub- jected to a series of experiments to show its self-righting qualities. It was over- turned by means of a steam crane, and, turning right over, righted itself at once.

It was also put through this experiment with the two masts up and the sails set, and again righted itself in a few seconds, coming up on the side opposite that on which it was capsized. Altogether those tests were considered highly satis- factory. The Life-boat crew were in the evening entertained to dinner by the donor of the boat, Mr. HABDIE.

TEIGNMOUTH, LYNMOUTH, CHURCH COVE (THE LIZARD), PORT LOGAN, DUNGARVAN, CADGWITH, and MULLION.—The Life-boats on these stations have recently been re- placed by others of the latest type; the five first-named are ten-oared boats, 34 feet long and 7J feet wide, while the remaining two are 37 feet long by 8 feet wide, and row twelve oars, double-banked.

The Teignmouth Life-boat is named The Arnold, like the one replaced; the Lyn- mouth boat was presented by the Rev. THOMAS L. WHEELER, of Worcester, and is named The Louisa,; the Church Cove boat was provided from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Mrs. MARY EBDPEEN, of Knutsford, and is named The John and Sarah. The new boat for Port Logan, as was the case with its predecessor, is named The Edinburgh and B. M. Ballan- tyne—a special fund for the purchase of a Life-boat to be thus named and main- tained having been raised, largely through Mr. BALLANTYNE'S exertions, amongst the workpeople of Edinburgh, supplemented by the Edinburgh Ladies' Endowment Fund.

The cost of the Dungarvan new Life- boat, the William Dunville, was defrayed from a Legacy bequeathed to the Institu-tion by the late Mrs. A. G-. DUNVILLE, of Prince's Gate.

The Cadgwith new Life-boat is named The Joseph, Armstrong, as was the boat it replaced, after the late Mr. AEMSTBONG, who was for many years Chief Super- I intendent of the Locomotive and Carriage ; Department of the Great Western Railway Company. On his decease the officers i and employe's of that department raised a fund to provide a Life-boat in his memory. The cost of the Mullion Life- boat, which is named The Edith, has been in a great measure contributed by a benevolent lady, residing in London, who has requested that her name may not be published.

DUNWICH, SUFFOLK.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has also sent a new Life-boat to Dunwich, to take the place of a smaller one stationed there j many years since. The new boat is 34 feet long, 7£ feet wide, and rows ten oars, double banked. A transporting and ! launching carriage has been provided.

The cost of the new Life-boat and equip- ment has been met from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Mrs. FERGUS FERGUSON, of Bolton, and, in accordance with her request, the boat is named the Ann Ferguson, The Great Eastern Railway Company, as usual, kindly granted the new and old boats a free conveyance over their line.

The first launch of the new Life-boat at its station took place on the 13th May last, in the presence of numerous spec- tators, under the superintendence of the Inspector of Life-boats for the Eastern Dis- trict, Mr. "C. E. F. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM, late R.N., who explained the reason for the change of boats, and then placed the new one under the charge of the Local Committee.

The Local Honorary Secretary, the Rev. J. F. NOOTT, then offered up prayer, and Lady CONSTANCE BARNE named the boat in the usual way, after which it was launched and tried by the crew, giving them every satisfaction.