THURSDAY, 11th October, 1888.

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

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.

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

Read the reports of three of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Sunderland (three boats), Seaham, Whitburn, Tynemouth (two boats), Cullercoats, Blyth (two boats), Cresswell and Newbiggin.

Eastern District—Southend (two boats), Walmer, Kingsdowne, and Ki-ngsgate.

Irish. District — Wicklow, Arklow, New Brighton, Courtown, Cahore, Carnsore, Wexford (two boats), Dunmore, Kilmore, Fethard, Dungarvan, Ardmore, Youghal, Tramore, Bally-, cotton and Queenstown.

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

Mrs. E. A. STUBS, Bangor, additional TOO - - E. A. B. (additional) . . . . 20 - - Collected at HARVEST FESTIVAL at Aldringham, Suffolk, per the Rev. J. C. STEWART MATHIAS . i 13 - To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— £ . d.

The late Miss CHARLOTTE GOTOBED, of Milford, Surrey . . . . 3533 6 1 The late H. T. LIDDELL, Esq., of Winchester 1000 - - The late H. M. HARVEY, Esq., of Hexworthy, Cora wall . . . 1000 - - The late ADOLPH SAMUELSON, Esq., M.D., per Manchester Blanch. . 100 - - The late Miss J. M. HAMLEY, of S y d e n h a m . . . . . . . 90 - - Deep regret was expressed at the decease of JOHN GRIFFITH, Esq., who had been a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution for the long period of 26 years.

Also at the death of the Rev. P. VYVYAN ROBINSON, who had occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the lizard Branch of the Institution for 28 years.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Captain G-. DOUGLAS, R.M., in recognition of his kind services as Chairman of the Goodwin Sands and Downs Branch of the Institution during the past twelve years.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services of Mr, EDWARD GRINNELL., who had been. Coxswain of the Chapel Lifeboat for seventeen years.

Reported the transmission to their Stations of the new Life-boats for Milford Haven, Mevagissey and Porthdinllaen.

Also that the Winchelsea Life-boat had been altered and improved, and returned to its Station.

Appointed Mr. KEPPEL H. FOOTE, late Lieutenant Royal Navy, a District Inspector of Life-boats to the Institution, vice Commander CLEMENT LA PRIMAUDAYE, R.N., resigned, he having accepted a Government appointment.

Paid 5778Z. St. 9d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 26£. 18«. to pay the expenses of the Peterhead and Winterton No. 2, Life-boats, in rendering the following services:— Lives saved.

Fishing boat Aurora, of Pittnllie. Rendered assistance.

Brig Catherine, of Whitby . . . . 7 The Llanddwyn and Llanddulas Life-boats also rendered the following services:—Schooner George, of Liverpool, and ss. Tol/aen, of Liverpool, rendered assistance.

(Accounts of most of these services will be found on pages 9-10.) Voted also 501. Ss. to pay the expenses of the Polpear, Runswiok, Whitby No. 1, Upgang, and Caister No. 1 Life-boats, in either assembling their crews or putting off in reply to signals of distress shown by vessels which did not ultimately require the services of the boats.

Also Itt 5s., gratuity and medical expenses, to WILLIAM HODDS, Coxswain of the Winterton No. 2 Life-boat, -who was injured while on service in the boat on the 4th October.

THURSDAY, 8th November.

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

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.

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

Read the reports of three of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Port Patrick, Balcary, Kirkcudbright, Whithorn, North Berwick,1 Dunbar, Berwick-on-Tweed, Eyemouth, Holy Island (two boats), Bamburgh Castle, and North Sunderland.

Eastern District—Scarborough, Whitby (two boats), Staithes, Runswick, Upgang, Robin Hoods Bay, Filey, Flamborough (two boats), Barmston, Bridlington Quay, Withernsea, and Horn sea.

Irish District — Conrtmacsherry, Valentia, Tralee, Aranmore, Greencastle, Portrush, Groomsport, Ballywalter, and Cloughey Bay.

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

Proceeds of sale of a newspaper on board the B.M.S. Coptic, pel Mr. W. J. BAE . . . . . . . 4 17 9 £ s. d.

Offertory after HARVEST FESTIVAL at WEPT LONDON SCHOOL, ASHFORD, per the Rev. HUGH J. FLYNS, D.D. . . . . . . 2 10 6 Proceeds of a concert given by the boys and girls of the NATIONAL SCHOOL, LEIGH, REIGATE, per Mr. J. B. GOODCHILD, Head Master - 15 - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— £ *. d.

The late Mrs. E. H. TUDOR, of Cheltenham 1000 - - The late Mrs. BARBARA CAPE, of Cadogan Square . . . . . 500 - - The late Miss EMMA LAISG, of Holland Road, Kensington . . 180 - - The late Miss CHARLOTTE GOTOBED, of Milford, Surrey (addi- ' tional payment); 23 5 - Great regret was expressed at the decease of Mr. JOHN O'DRISCOLL, who had been Honorary Secretary of the Valentia Branch of the Institution for thirteen years, and it was decided to send a letter of condolence to his family.

The Silver Medal of the Institution, and a copy of the vote, inscribed on vellum, were granted to Mr. J. O. WILLIAMS, Chief Officer of H.M. Coastguard, at Holyhead, and Honorary Secretary of the Holyhead Branch of the Institution, in acknowledgment of his valuable services for many years in the New Brighton, Milford, and Fishguard Life-boats, in addition to assisting in other ways to save life from shipwreck.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to KEPPEL H. FOOTE, Esq., and ANDREW KER, Esq., in recognition of their valuable services during the period they respectively occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the Newport (Monmouthshire) and Eyemouth Branches of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the valuable co-operation of J. A. SMALL, Esq., who has occupied the office of Treasurer of the Glasgow Branch of the Institution for the past ten years.

Also the kind services of Captain FRANCIS JOHN RENOUF, of the steamer Cygnu*, of Weymouth, and Captain JOHN LB FEUVRE, of the steamer Aquila, of Weymouth, in collecting contributions for the Institution on board those vessels during the past two years.

Also the good services rendered by Mr. THOMAS McGuffie, daring the twenty years he held the post of coxswain of the Isle of Whithorn Life-boat.

Reported the transmission to its station of the North Deal new Life-boat.

Also that the Clovelly and Swansea Lifeboats had been altered and improved, and returned to their Stations.

Paid 4687Z. 18*. 5d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 163J. 2«. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Winterton No. .1, .Cullercoats, North Deal, Fraserburgh, Porthdinllaen, Portrush, Dunwich, Caister No. ], Aldborough, and Hartlepool Nos. 2 and 3 Life-boats in rendering the following services;— Lira* saved.

Dandy Star of Sbpe, of Lowestoft . . . 3 Two fishing cobles of Cullercoats. Rendered assistance.

S.S. Herongate, of London. Remained by vessel.

Several fishing-boats of Fraserburgh. Remained afloat.

Schooner Emperor, of Beaumaris . . 3 Fishing-smack f* ri«m, of Portrush . 5 Barque Flora, of Oland . . . . 14 Barque Vavban, of Havre . . . . 15 Steamer Sirius, of Ghent . . . . 15 Brig Franee von Mathies. Eendered assistance.

The Gorleston No. 2 and Caister No. 2 Lifeboats had also rendered the following services:— Dandy Morning Star, of Great Yarmouth, assisted to save vessel and crew, 6; schooner Girl of Devon, of Plymouth, rendered assistance; and s.s. Fernddh, of Sunderland, remained by vessel.

(Details of most of these services are given on pages 9-12.) Voted also 109Z. 7«. to pay the expenses of the Winterton No. 2, Donna Nook, Lydd, New Romney Whitby No. 1, Gorleston No. 2, Holyhead, Newhaven, and Aldborough Life-boats, in assembling their crews or proceeding to the assistance of vessels not eventually requiring help.

Also 71. to seven men for putting off in a boat and saving the crew of three men from the fishing-boat Stephen, of Porthleven, which had stranded on the Western Rocks at the entrance to Porthleven Harbour, Cornwall, during squally weather on the 3rd of October.

Also 21 10s. to five men for putting off in a yawl and rescuing one of three men from a boat belonging to the brig Acorn, of Guernsey, which had been cut down to the water's edge by collision with a French lugger off Gorleston, during a N.W. by W. wind, and a ground-swell, on the 6th of October. One of the crew of the boat got on board the lugger when the collision occurred, but another man was unhappily drowned before help could reach him.

Also 11.10s. to three men for saving two of three persons from a small sailing-boat which had been capsized and sunk off Falmouth during a strong S.W. wind, a rough sea, and squally weather on the 28th of August.

Also 77.. to two men for rescuing two men from the fishing-punt Kyier, of Lowestoft, who were in an exhausted condition during a strong gale from the E.N.E., and a heavy sea, on the 24th September.

Also 10«. to a man who rescued two men from a boat which had been submerged off Aberdaron, Carnarvonshire, during fine weather, on the 9th October.

THURSDAY, 13th December.

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

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.

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

Read the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Staithes.

Also the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his visits to Seaton Carew, Middlesbrough, Aldborough, and Thorpe.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Boulmer, Hauxley, Alnmouth, Thurso, Longhope, and Stromness.

Eastern District—Winterton (two boats), Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze, Aldborough, Thorpeness, Wells, Blakeney, Mundesley, Hasborough, Cromer, Sheringham, Grimsby, Donna Nook, Mablethorpe, Button, Chapel, Brancaster, and Hunstanton.

Western District — Sidmouth, Brixham, Teignmouth, Penarth, Torquay, Porthcawl, Swansea, Port Eynon, and Burry Port.

Irish District—Black Rock, Giles Quay, Drogheda (two boats), Skerries, Silloth, Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven, Seasnale, Piel, New Brighton (two boats), Southport (two boats), Blackpool, and Lytham.

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

HEATH HARRISON, Esq., Liverpool and Easton (Cheshire), for the Campbeltown new Life-boat Mary Adelaide Harrison 500 - - GEORGE HILDER, Esq., Rye . . . 100 - - INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (M.U.), on behalf of the support of their Life-boat at Grimsby (including an annual . subscription of 501.) . . . . 71 13 7 G. BUCKSTON BROWNE, Esq., Preston (additional) 52 10 - Messrs. KNOWLES and FOSTER, Moorgate Street (additional) . . . 21 - - JOHN J. MOWBRAY, Esq., Naemoor (additional) 21 - - J. ANDERTON GREENWOOD, Esq., Leeds (additional) 20 - - Collections in HADNALL CHURCH, 'SALOP, on Sunday, 4th November, per the Rev. BROOKE C. MORTIMER 13 6 - Captain CHILD, officers and crew of s.s. Sayley 6 - - Collected after lecture at HORWICH, LANCASHIRE, by Mr. ROBERT WEIGHT, coxswain of the Fleetwood Life-boat, per the Rev. W. J. HOULGATE, Horwich . . . . 2 - - £ a. d.

Collected at children's service at CAWTHORNE, per the Rev. C. PRATT 1 18 6 Also the receipt of the following legacies:— £ ». A.

The late Mrs. JANET BARR, of Kenley 1000 - - The late Mrs. J. W. MORICE, of Erith 700 - - The late Miss E. H. VICKARY, of Warminster 600 - - The late ALEXANDER LOVE, Esq., of Dublin (further payment) . 89 16 3 The late Lieutenant-Colonel H. O. GOULD 50 - - The late Mrs. BARKER HARRISON, of Eaton Terrace 19 19 - The late THOMAS BOYS, Esq., of Brighton (additional payment). 3 5 4 Deep regret was expressed at the death of ROBERT TAYLOR HEAPE, Esq., who had been the indefatigable Honorary Secretary of the Rochdale Branch of the Institution for twenty years, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. A. W. WHITELEY, ANDREW SYME, Esq., and H. N. HARVEY, Esq., in recognition of their valuable services during the period they respectively occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the Cloughey, St. Andrew, and Hayle Branches of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services rendered by Mr. WILLIAM TREVASKIS during the long period of twenty-two years during which he had held the post of second coxswain of the Hayle Life-boat, and who had been compelled to resign owing to old age and ill health.

Read letter from Sir HENRY BURFORD HANCOCK, of the 12th December, expressing the best thanks of the Gibraltar Life-boat Committee to the Institution for the assistance rendered them in the selection and supervision of the building of their new Life-boat, Reported the transmission to its Station of the Courtown new Life-boat.

Also that the Hayling Island, St. Andrews, and Morthoe Life-boats had been altered and improved, and returned to their Stations.

Paid 26352. 5*. IDd. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 532Z. 15«. Sd. to pay the expenses of the Staithes, Gorleston No. 1, Kingstown, Penzance, Balcary, Hornsea, Clacton, Brixham, Aldborough, Harwich, North Deal, Broughty Ferry, St. Andrews, Withernsea, Montrose No. 1, Penmon, Holyhead, Tenby, Eastbourne, Aranmore, Maryport, Weymouth, Filey, Moelfre, Cullercoats, Boulmer, Berwick-on- Tweed, Groomsport, and Dunbar Life-boats, in rendering the following services:— lives saved.

Fishing boats of Staithes. Rendered assistance.

Fishing coble of Staithes 3 S.S. Akaba, of Liverpool 35 Barque Alabama, of Tonsberg . . . . 8 Ship Charles Sal, of Belfast 19 Schooner Livingstone, of Fleetwood . . 5 Schooner Glendalough, of Dublin. Assisted to save vessel and 5 S.S. Lymington, of Lymington . . . . 5 Barque Minnet, of Helsingborg . . . . 15 Schooner Gwen Jones, of Carnarvon . . 4 Barque Prudentia, of Christiania . . . 10 Brig Carl Gustaf, of Christianstad . . . 9 Swedish barque Albatross. Landed 13 men from the Tongue light vessel.

Norwegian schooner Viking. Put a pilot on board.

Barque Sofia Maria, of Frederikshald . 9 Schooner Betsy James, of Hayle . . . 3 Dandy True Love, of Grimsby . . . . 5 Fishing boats of Montrose. Remained afloat.

Fishing yawl Isabella and Ann, of Montrose 3 Schooner Enterprise, of Dublin. Rendered assistance.

German barque Pei So 1 Fishing smack Faithful, of Tenby . . . 3 A boat in distress off Eastbourne. Rendered assistance.

Men stormstayed on Bonanish Island . . 9 Barque EstreUa de Chile, of Glasgow . . 14 Schooner Mary Davies, of Aberystwyth . 3 Fishing boats of Filey. Rendered assistance.

Schooner Miss Evans, of Amlwch . . . 4 Fishing coble Indefatigable. Rendered assistance.

Boulmer fishing boats. Rendered assistance.

Fishing boats of Spittal. Rendered assistance.

S.S. Victoria, of Glasgow. Remained by vessel.

Ketch Nile, of Lossiemouth . . . . 3 The Llanddulas, Saltburn, Tyrella, Skegness, and Ramsgate Life-boats also rendered the following services : — Steam flat Widnes, of Liverpool, rendered assistance; steamer Harley, of Liverpool, assisted to save vessel and crew of 16; s.s. Wild Base, of Hull, saved vessel and 5; sloop New Superior, of Boston, rendered assistance; and dandy Florence, of Ramsgate, assisted to save vessel and 5.

Voted 250Z. in aid of the local subscription for the relief of the widow and dependents JOHN CROOKS, one of the crew of the Staithes Life-boat, who lost his life on the occasion of an accident to the boat while out on service, on the night of the 27th November.

Also 3f. each to the crew of the boat.

Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum and framed, and a binocular glass, to Captain HENRY WHITTINGTON, of the s.s. Ethel, of Stockton, in recognition of his humane services in returning to Middlesbrough with the Life-boat, and of the kind treatment accorded by him and his crew to the Life-boatmen in providing them with food and dry clothes.

Also the thanks of the Institution to B. H. APPLETON, Esq., managing owner of the steamer Ethel, for the service rendered by that vessel.

Also an aneroid barometer, with a suitable inscription, to Dr. J. V. LAVERICK, Honorary Secretary of the Staithes Branch of the Institution, in recognition of his valuable co-operation on the occasion.

Also the thanks of the Institution to Mr. JOSEPH VERRELL, for collecting a crew of volunteers and taking out the Staithes Life-boat to the assistance of distressed fishing-boats, on the afternoon of the 27th November, both the coxswains being at sea at the time.

Also 4001. in aid of the local fund raised for the relief of the relatives of four men who were drowned by the capsizing of the private Life-boat Refuge, of Gorleston, whilst returning to port after rendering service to the disabled s.s. Akdba, of Liverpool, on the 10th November.

Also 21. 10s. to two coastguard men and a fisherman, for assisting to rescue the survivors of the crew of the Refuge.

Also 71. to HENRY TODD, assistant-coxswain of the Gorleston No. 2, who was injured while assisting to launch the Life-boat on service, on the 5th November.

Also 101. to WILLIAM HANCOCK, in consideration of illness brought on by his going out on service in the Burry Port Life-boat, as one of the crew, on the 21st January last, on which occasion the boat was out twenty hours, during extremely foggy and wet weather.

Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum and framed, to Mr. G. H. GRILLS, Chief Officer of H.M. Coastguard at Portrush, co. Antrim, in recognition of his services in going out in the Life-boat there, on the occasion of the rescue of five lives from the fishingsmack Poison, on the 3rd November, and of his general co-operation in the management of the Life-boat.

Also 634Z. 9«. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Withernsea, Gorleston Nos. 1 and 2, Walton on- the-Naze, Montrose No. 1, Thorpness, Bridlington, Lowestoft No. 1, Southwold No. 1, Poolbeg, Mundesley, Harwich, Berwick-on- Tweed, Pakefield, Holy Island No. 1, Scarborough, Ilfracombe, Seaton Carew, Middlesbrough, Caister No. 2, Carmarthen Bay, Maryport, Workington,Balcary, Wexford No. 2, Cresswell, Looe, Kingsdowne, Walmer, Whitby No. 2, Upgang, and Totland Bay Life-boats, in assembling their crews or putting off to vessels not eventually requiring then- help.

Also 81. 5s. to a boat's crew, for rescuing 13 men from the Abraham SfcalK, of Lillesaud, and tie Forsoget, of Tonsberg, which stranded on Pettycur Sands, Fife, during a storm on the 16th November.

Also SI. 5e. to two boats' crews, for saving the crews, consisting of 16 men, from the Danish barque Ceres and Norwegian vessel Algar, which stranded at Buintisland on the 16th November.

Also 61. to six men, for putting off in a boat and saving two men from the smack St. Helena, of Belfast, which had been driven ashore off Campbeltown, Scotland, during a gale from the S.E. and a very heavy sea, on the 9th November.

Ten shillings was also granted for an oar which was broken in rendering the service, and 11. 8s. was awarded to eight men who launched the salvor's boat.

Also 4Z. 10«. to nine men, for saving, by means of ropes, from the pier at Lowestoft, the crew of 11 men of the fishing lugger William Sales, of that port, which had struck the pier and gone to pieces during a strong S.W. wind and a very heavy sea, on the 16th November.

Also SI. 15*. to five men, for rescuing the crew, consisting of five men, of the fishing-boat St. Clair, which had stranded near the Island of Papa Stour, Shetland, during a strong W, gale and a high sea, on the 17th October.

Also 31. to three men, for saving the crew of six men of the fishing vessel Mizpah, of Great Yarmouth, which had stranded on the North Sand, at Yarmouth, during a moderate gale from the E.S.E. and a heavy sea, on the 5th November, Also 2Z. Ws. to &ve soldiers for saving, by means of lines from the shore, the crew of six crew of the German schooner Paul, -which stranded at Inclikeift, Filestore, during a storm on the 16th November.

Also 11. 10s. to three men, for bringing ashore, on the 5th November, two men from Puffin Island, off the coast of Anglesey. They had lost their boat four days previously, and ?ere in want of provisions. A moderate gale from the S.E. was blowing at the time, accompanied by a rough sea.

Also 11. 10s. to three men, for saving three men from the fishing coble Beulah, of Staithes, which had broached-to and was .fu!l of water ff that port, during- a strong S.E. gale and a rough sea, on the 27th. November.

Also 1J. 5». to five men, for putting off in a Coastguard boat from Yantlett Creek, Kent, and rescuing four persons from a boat which had been capsized during a strong E. breeze, on the 10th November.