THURSDAY, 10th May, 1888.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.

Also those of the Finance and Correspondence, Building, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees, and ordered their recommendations to be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Special Sub-Committee appointed to carry out experiments, and decided that they be thanked, and that their several recommendations be carried into effect; also that Messrs. D. and W. HENDERSON and Co. of Glasgow be thanked for their co-operation.

Read also the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Kildonan (Arran), Ayr, Girvan, Dundee, and Holyhead.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations :— Northern District—North Berwick, Dunbar, St. Andrew's, Crail, Kildonan, Girvan, Ayr and Anstruther.

Western District—Sennen Cove, Penzance, St. Ives, Hayle, St. Mary's (Scilly), Newquay, Clovelly, Braunton and Appledore (two boats).

Irish District—Holyhead.

Deep regret was expressed at the decease of Admiral of the Fleet, Sir ALFRED P. RYDER, K.C.B., who had been a member of the Committee . of Management of the Institution for the long period of thirty years, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Also at the death of Mr. JAMES WATT, who had been the Honorary Secretary of the Banff Branch of the Institution for twenty years, and it was decided to send a letter of condolence to his widow.

Reported the receipt of a contribution of 7001. from a Lady, to meet the expense of the Mevagissey new Life-boat, which is to be named the John Arthur.

—To be thanked.

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

The late Miss C. C. HALLETT, of Macclesfibld (to Tenby Branch). 100 - - The late J. B. JOHNSTON, Esq., of Bedhill, Devon 15 - - Appointed Mr. WILLIAM T. DOUGLASS, M.I.C.E., Engineer and Architect to the Institution, in succession to the late Mr. CHARLES H. COOKE.

The Committee specially recognised the good services of Mr. WILLIAM WATKINS, who had been coxswain of the Milford Life-boat for twenty years, and had been compelled to resign on account of old age and ill-health.

Reported the transmission to their Stations of the new Life-boats for Alnmouth and Seaton Carew.

Paid 3,1691. 5s. fOd. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Reported that the Clacton-on-Sea Life-boat assisted to save the barque Flelckefjord, of Flekkefjord, and her crew of twelve men, which stranded on the Barrow Sands during a strong N.E. wind and a rough sea on the 25th April.

Voted 871. Is. lOci. to pay the expenses of the Eyemouth, North Sunderland, Flamloorough No. 1, Margate, Portmadoc, and Ramsey Lifeboats, in assembling their crews or putting off to the aid of vessels which did not eventually require the services of the boats.

The Ramsgate Life-boat had also been called out, but her help was not ultimately needed.

Voted 41. 10s. to nine men, for putting off in a boat and rescuing the crew, consisting of six men, of the fishing yawl Anne, of Ballyconnell, which was waterlogged off Ballyconnell Point, co. Sligo, during a moderate southerly gale and a rough sea, on the 27th March.

Also U. 17«. Bet. to the master and four of the crew of the s.s. Lintern, for putting off in their punt and rescuing three of the crew of the fishing-boat Madcap, of Duncaunon, co. Wexford, which had sunk off that port, during squally weather and a rough sea, on the 30th April.

Also 11. 10s. to the crew of a fishing yawl, for rescuing another of the boat's crew.

Also II. 2s. 6d. to three men, for rescuing the crew of two men from a small fishing-boat which had capsized in Wicklow Bay during a W. wind and moderate weather, on the 24th March.

Also 10s. to two men, for putting off in a boat and rescuing two men from a boat laden with seaweed, which had been capsized on Carlingford Bank, during a strong W.S.W. breeze and squally weather, on the 10th April.

THURSDAY, 14th. June.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.

Also those of the Finance and Correspondence, Building, and "Wreck and Reward Sub- Committees, and ordered their recommendations to be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his visits to Cambridge and Hayling Island.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Stonehaven, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Whitelink Bay, Port Erroll, Newburgh, Sutton, and Chapel.

Eastern District—Ramsgate, Dover, Kingsgate, and Southend (two boats).

Western District—Bude, Port Isaac, Padstow, Penarth, Carmarthen Bay, Burry Port, Porthcawl, Tenby, and Milford Haven.

Irish District—Southport, St. Anne's, Lytham, Fleetwood (two boats), Blackpool, Silloth, Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven, Seascale, Piel, New Brighton, Rhyl (two boats), Llanddulas, Orme's Head, Penmon, Moelfre, and Kimeridge.

Reported the receipt of 1,OOOZ. from a lady, to provide a new Life-boat to be named the James and Eliza Woodall, in memory of her parents.

Decided that the best thanks of the Committee be conveyed to the Donor, and that her highly valued gift be appropriated to the new Life-boat for Torquay.

Also the receipt of 6151. from F. C. ARKWRIGHT, Esq., J.P., of Willersley, Derbyshire, and his friends to defray the cost of the Kimeridge new Life-boat, to be named the Augustus ArJtwright. {Vide page 639.) Decided that the Donors be thanked for their liberal contribution, and that the Life-boat be named accordingly.

Also the receipt of the following other special contributions since the last meeting:— £ «. d.

COVENT GARDEN LIFE-BOAT FUND— annual contribution towards maintenance of Caister No. 1 Life-boat 70 - - COLLECTION at CHURCH PARADE of 2nd VOLUNTEER BATTALION of WEST RIDING REGIMENT at St. Anne's on the 20th May . . . 7 18 3 Offertory at HASLAR HOSPITAL, per the Rev. J. PAYTON . . . . 2 12 4 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late H. M. HARVEY, Esq., of Hexworthy, Cornwall (duty free) 1,000 - - The late Mrs. BARBARA CAPE, of Cadogan Square (duty free) . . 500 - - The late Colonel H. O. GOULD, of South Street, Park Lane (duty free) 50 - - The late J. B. DASENT, Esq., of Warwick Road, Paddington . 30 - - Deep regret was expressed at the death of Major J. H. HILL, who had been Honorary Secretary of the Salcombe and Hope Cove Branch of the Institution for about six years, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. W. EVANS JONES in recognition of his valuable services as Honorary Treasurer of the Holyhead Branch of the Institution for the last two years.

Reported the transmission to their Stations of the new Life-boats for Banff, Broadstairs, Chapel, Littlehampton, Port Erroll, Rhyl, St. Anne's, Southend (Gantyre), Button, and Tyrella.

Also that the Lyme Regis and Newhaven Life-boats had been altered and improved, and returned to their Stations.

Read the Report of the special Sub-Committee appointed to consider the drawings and model of a steam Life-boat submitted to the Institution by Messrs. R. and H. GREEN, the well-known shipbuilders at Blackwall, which had passed through various modifications as the result of consultation with the Committee and their professional officers.

Decided that''Messrs. GREEN be instructed to build, as an experiment, a steam Life-boat on the proposed principle. The new boat to be 50 feet long with 12 feet beam, and to be propelled by a turbine wheel, worked by an engine developing 170 horse-power.

Paid 7,435Z. 16«. id. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 58Z 14«. to pay the expenses of the Penzance, Porthleven, Newbiggin, Eyemouth, and Arbroath Life-boats in rendering the following servicear— Lives saved.

Brigantine Jeune Horteme, of Nantes . 4 Fishing-boats.of Porthleven. Rendered assistance.

Coble George and Margaret. Saved boat.

Fishing-boat Pilgrim, of Eyemouth.

Saved vessel and 7 Fishing-boats of Arbroath. Remained afloat.

The Caister No. 2 Life-boat saved tie stranded fishing-smack Ocean Star, of Great Yarmouth, and her crew of six men.

(Details of these Life-boat services are furnished on pages 644-645.) Voted 5Z. to one of the crew of the Newbiggin Life-boat who met with an accident while helping to launch the boat on service on the 29th May.

Also 851. 8s. to pay the expenses of the Morthoe, North Deal, Newhaven, Winterton No. 2, Harwich, Montrose No. 1, and Clacton Lifeboats, in assembling their crews or putting off to the assistance of vessels which did not ultimately require their help.

Voted also the Silver Medal of the Institution and a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum to GEORGE EDWARD KELLY, in recognition of his gallant and skilful services in rescuing four men from the sailing-boat Alice, of Castletown, which capsized off that port during a strong E.

breeze and a moderate sea on the 23rd April.

The thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, were also presented lo WILLIAM HENRY CORLETT and HUGH GALLAGHER, who assisted to effect the rescue in question.

Also 10Z. to ten men for putting off in a coble from Holy Island and rescuing the crew of four men of the Swift, of Montrose, which stranded on the Megstone Rock during a strong W. breeze and a moderate sea on the 13th May.

Also 2Z. to two men for rescuing one man from the fishing-boat Lovie, of Teignmouth. which capsized and sank about seven miles off Rame Head, Plymouth, during a strong S.E. gale, on the 5th June. 51. was also granted to the salvors to repair the damage done to the mainsail and gear of their boat in rendering this service.

Also 61. to Mr. E. J. GUMBRILL, Chief Officer H.M. Coastguard at Castletownsend, Ireland, and five coastguard men for putting off in their boat on the 3rd May and saving two men whose boat had been disabled and dashed to pieces on the outlying rocks at Low Island, Co. Cork, during a gale on the previous night.

Also 31. 15s. to the master and crew of the s.s. Steney for putting off in their boat and saving a boat containing two men, which had been swamped off Greencastle Point, Co. Down, in a rough sea, on the 9th April.

Also 11. to two men for wading into the surf and bringing ashore a rope thrown to them from the steam-trawler Jane, of Falmouth, which stranded in Port Eynon Bay during a moderate gale from the S.W. and a heavy ground sea, on the 1st May. By means of the rope the vessel's crew of two men were enabled to reach the land.

Also 11. to two men for rescuing two other men whose boat had been capsized off St. Aidhelm's Head, Dorset, in a sudden squall on the 2nd June.

THURSDAY, 12th July.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., "V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.

Also those of the Finance and Correspondence, Building, and Wreck and Reward Subcommittees, and ordered their recommendations to be carried into effect.

Read the reports of the District Inspectors on their recent visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Banft', Buckie, Lossiemouth, Moray Firth, Dornoch, Huna, Thurso, Aekergill, Stornoway, Ardrossan, Southend (Cantyre), and Campbeltown.

Eastern District—Clacton-on-Sea, Waltonon- the-Naze, Harwich, Aldborough, Thorpeness, Southwold (two boats), Dunwich, Lowestoft (two boats), Kessingland (three boats), Pakefield, Gorleston (two boats), Yarmouth, Caister (two boats), Winterton (two boats), Palling (two boats), Hasborough, Mundesley, Cromer, Sheringham, Blakeney, Wells, Brancaster, and Hunstanton.

Western District — Port Eynon, Swansea, Littlehaven, St. David's, Fishguard, Newport (Pembrokeshire), Cardigan, Newquay (Cardiganshire), Aberystwith, and Aberdovey.

Irish District—Cemaea, Bull Bay, Cemlyn, Rhoscolyn, Holyhead, Rhosneigir, Llanddwyn, Newcastle, Tyrella, and Southport.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— £ ». d.

A Lady, further on behalf of the endowment of the Whitbum Lifeboat 50 - - The Rev. FBANOIS JAOOX, additional 31 10 - A. HUTCHINSON, Esq., and the Misses FANNY and CHARLOTTE HUTCHINSON, additional . . . 26 - - A friend 20 - - —To be severally thanked.

Also that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— £ ». d.

The late Mrs. ANNE KIRKUP, of St. Leonards 500 - - The late Mrs. ANNE BROWNE, of Dover (to Deal Branch) . . . 10 10 - The Silver Medal of the Institution, and a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, were awarded to Mr. WILLIAM NILES in recognition of his long and faithful services as Coxswain of the Cardigan Life-boat.

He had assisted in the Life-boat to save 53 lives from various wrecks.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the new Life-boats for Hauxley, Southport, Broughty Ferry, Arbroath, and Buddon Ness.

Also that the Braunton and Shoreham Lifeboats had been altered and improved and returned to their Stations.

Paid 3,115Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

"Voted 371. 5s. to pay the expenses of the Runswick and Caister No. 2 Life-boats, in rendering the following services :— Lives saved.

Seven fishing-cobles of Staitb.es: Rendered assistance.

Ship Tay, of Glasgow 27 (Particulars of these services will be found on page 615.) Voted also 2072. 3s. to pay the expenses of the Sheringham, Hasborough, Winterton No. 2, Cromer, Palling No. 2, Caister No. 2, Waltonon- the-Naze, and Tynemouth No. 1 Life-boats, in putting off to the assistance of vessels not ultimately needing the services of the boats.

Also 51. to a man who was injured while assisting to launch the Sheringham Life-boat on service on the 23rd June.

Also 71. 10s. to 30 fishermen for saving, by means of a rope and lifebuoy, the crew of eight men of the St. Bede, which stranded at Pakefield, Suffolk, during a strong gale from the E. and a very heavy sea on the 19th March.

Also 31. 7s. to four persons for saving the life of one of two men from a coastguard boat which had been capsized in Lough Swilly during a moderate breeze fiom the W. and a moderate sea, on the 7th May.

THURSDAY., 2nd August.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in ! the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.

Also those of the Finance and Correspondence, Building, and Wreck and Reward Sub- 1 Committees, and ordered their recommendations to be carried into effect.

Read the reports of the District-Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Ballantrae, Troon, Ardrossan, and Irvine.

Eastern District—Skegness, Littlehampton, and Broadstairs.

Western District—Barmouth, Llanaelhaiarn, Portmadoc, Abersoch, and Porthdinllaen.

Irish. District—Peel, Port Erin, and Ramsey.

Reported the receipt of 1,OOOZ. from Mrs. STOKER, of Hull, towards the cost of the new Life-boats for Littlehampton and Blyth. The boats to be named respectively the James, Mercer and Elizabeth and the Oswald, Sarah and Jane.

Decided, that the sincere thanks of the Committee be conveyed to Mrs. STOKER for her highly-valued gift, and that the boats be named in accordance with her wishes.

Also the receipt of 7001. from the HUDDERSFIELD BRANCH of the Institution to meet the expense of the Hasborough new Life-boat, which, like its predecessor, is named the Huddersfield.

Decided that the best thanks of the Committee be given to the Contributors for their much esteemed gift.

Also the receipt of the following other special contributions since the last meeting :— £ t. d.

B. F. WHITE, Esq., and Miss WHITE —annual subscription . . . 75 - - Proceeds of Concert, per NEWBIGGIN BRANCH 13 - - —To be severally thanked.

Also that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution.-— £ s. d.

The late Miss FRANCIS STRICKLAND, of Apperley Court, near Tewkesbury (duty free) . . . 100 - - The late Miss H. S. HERING, of Reigate, in the name of her late brother, WILLIAM EBBING (duty free) 100 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Reverend C. H. G. VIVIAN and Mr. GEORGE MiLNER in recognition of their past valuable services as Honorary Secretaries, respectively, of the Cadgwith and Hornsea Branches of the Institution.

Reported that the Dunbar Life-boat had been altered and renovated, and returned to its station.

Paid 2.290Z. lit. Wd. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 11Z. 10«. to pay the expenses of the Barmouth Life-boat in saving the yacht Petrel, of Barmouth, and her crew of 2 men.

The Portrush Life-boat rendered assistance to the brigantine Sunshine, of St. John, N.B., and the Dunwich Life-boat assisted to save the schooner Leeds, of Goole, her crew of four men and a boy, and the master's wife.

(Accounts of these services are given on pages 645-646.) Voted 1322. 4«. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Carmarthen Bay, Braunton, Appledore No. 1, Broadstairs, Margate, Douglas No. 2, Selsey, and Hayling Island Life-boats in assembling their crews or putting off in reply to signals of distress shown by vessels which did not eventually require their assistance.

Also 11. to two men for saving two men and a child from a boat which had been capsized on Strangford Lough during a moderate breeze from the S. on the 21st May.

THURSDAY, 13th September.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.

Also those of the Finance and Correspondence, Building, and Wreck and Reward Sub- Committees, and ordered their recommendations to be carried into effect.

Reported that on the occasion of the QUEEN'S recent visit to the Glasgow Exhibition the attention of Her Majesty was called to the Institution's Life-boat, when she expressed herself highly pleased with it Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Gorleston.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Arbroath. Montrose (three boats), Gourdon, Hartlepool (three boats), West Hartlepool (two boats), Seaton Carew, Middlesbrough, Saltburn, and Redcar.

Eastern District — Gorleston (two boats'), Poole, Swanage, Kimeridge, Broadstairs, Margate, Worthing, Brighton, Shoreham, Southsea, Hayling Island, Littlehampton, Selsey, Hythe, New Romney, Lydd, Winchelsea, Rye, Hastings, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Bembridge, Brighatone Grange, Brooke, Totland Bay, Ramsgate and Dover.

Western District—Penzance, St. Ives, and Sennen Cove.

Irish District—Douglas (two boats) Castletown, and Greystones.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— £ s. d- Trustees of the late EDWARD BOUSTEAD, Esq., of Clapham Park 2,000 - - Residuary Legatees of the late Sir JOSEPH WHITWORTH, further contribution towards providing and permanently maintaining a Lifeboat to be named the Joseph Whitworth 1,700 - - Mrs. MARTIN, Pershore, for the | Rhyl new Life-boat, to be named | the Jane Martin 700 - - J The Misses Macrae, further on behalf of Southport new Lifeboat 300 - - Mrs. JOSEPH ROBERTS, Mina Road, additional 100 - - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS' annual subscription in aid of the support of their two Life-boats . 100 - - WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF DRAPERS' annual subscription . . 52 10 - FRANCIS EDMOND, Esq., LL.D., per Aberdeen Branch 50 - - Collection on s.s. Britannia, per Captain J. S. MURRAY . . . 7 - - —To be severally thanked.

Also that the following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution:— £ « d The late Mrs. JANET BARB, of t.' Keuley, Surrey 1,000 - - The late Mrs. E. H. TUDOR, of Cheltenham 1,000 - - The late Miss E. H. VICARY, of Warminster 600 - - The late Mr. ROBERT AFFLECK, of Stretford, L a n c a s h i r e . . . . 50 - - Bead letter from Commander Cv.ran5ira liA PBIUAUDAYE, R.N., Inspector of Life-boats for the Western District, tendering his resignation on account of his having received an appointment at Malta under the Colonial Office.

Resolved, that, in accepting the resignation, the Committee, while congratulating Captain LA PRIMAUDAYE on his new appointment, desire to place on record their high appreciation of his zealous and efficient services during the past nine years, and unanimously vote him the Silver Medal of the Institution in acknowledgment of the risk of life he has often encountered in the Life-boat service.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Dr. W. J. H. SINCLAIR in recognition of his kind services during the period he occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the Huna Branch of the Institution.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the new Life-boats for Ramsey, Wells, Dover, Jersey, Guernsey, Berwick-on-Tweed, and New Brighton.

Also that the Saltburn, Tynemouth No. 2 and Brighstone Grange Life-boats had been altered and renovated and returned to their stations.

Paid 4,1391. 13*. Id. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 502.2 . to pay the expenses of the Salcombe, Huna, and Winterton No 2 Lifeboats in rendering the following services:— Lives saved.

Boat of the s.s. City of Hamburg, rendered assistance Norwegian barque Minerva, landed crew from Skerry bland.

Ship Broumrigg, of L i v e r p o o l . . . . 8 (Accounts of these services will be found on page 646.) Voted also 157Z. 18s. to pay the expenses of the Chapel, Caister No. 1, Polpear, Cadgwith, Swanage, Llanddwyn, New Brighton No. 1, Porthcawl, Walton-on-the-Naze, and Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boats, in assembling their crews or putting off in reply to signals of distress shown by vessels not ultimately requiring assistance.

Voted an additional sum of 52. to a man who was injured while assisting to launch the Sheringham Life-boat on service on the 23rd June, and was thereby incapacitated for work for a longer period than was at first anticipated.

Also 51. to five pilots, of Burryport, Carmarthenshire, for rescuing 3 of 4 men whose boat was capsized near that place during a moderate gale from the N. by E. and a rough sea on the 5th August Also 22. : 10s. to five men, of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, for putting off in a coble and saving four men whose boat was in danger, being nearly full of water, during a moderate gale from the W.N.W. and a rough sea on the 13th August.

Also 11 to four men for putting off in a whale-boat and saving one man whose boat had capsized in Wexford Harbour during a strong S. by W. wind, squally weather, and a rough sea, on the 22nd July.

Also 1Z. to two men for rescuing the crew of three men and a boy from the steam-tug Best, of North Shields, which was in a sinking state, her boiler having burst about two miles from Whitburn, during a strong breeze from the S.W. and a moderate sea, on the 25th August.