CEMLY.N, ANGLESEY, AND HARTLEPOOL.— THE B.OY.AL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has provided these Life-boat Stations with new ten-oared boats of the newest type, 34 feet long and 8 feet wide, each being provided with three water-ballast tanks. The former Cemlyu Life-boat was —years ago—the gift to the Institution of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds, and was named the Good Shepherd. The new boat also bears this name, the Order having very generously inaugurated a fund for the purpose of defraying its cost. The Hartlepool (No. 1) new Lifeboat was provided from the legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Mr. GEOBGE LOVIBOND, of Ilminster, and, in accordance with the testator's wishes, she is named the Ilminster.

ROKEB, SUNDBBLAND.—One of the new water-ballast Life-boats, 31 feet long, 7£ feet wide and rowing 10 oars double banked, has also been forwarded to this station. The cost of building and equipping her has been met from a bequest to the Institution by the late Mr. WILLIAM HEDLEY, of Burnhopeside Hall, Durham, after whom the boat is named.

TOBQUAY.—The Institution has recently sent to this well-known watering-place on the south coast of Devon a Life-boat of the latest type in lieu of the one staevent tioned there many years since. The. new boat is 37 feet long and 8 feet wide, and will self-right if capsized with all the crew and gear in, masts up and sails set.

Amongst other things it is fitted with two sliding keels to increase its stability and weatherly qualities whilst in deep water without sacrificing the flat floor and light draught, so necessary when in shallow water. Each sliding keel can be lowered to its full extent at the after end, or it can be triced up or put in any desired position. There are also three water-ballast tanks, which contain nearly a ton of water, and are fitted with plugs and pumps, by means of which water can be readily admitted or pumped out—these are intended for use in the staevent of the drop keel having to be slipped. The cost of the new Life-boat has been defrayed by a lady resident in Manchester, who desired that her name might not be published. In accordance with her wishes the boat is named the James and Eliza, Woodall, and it was publicly named and launched at its station on the 15th November last.

There could not have been many short of 2000 persons assembled around the inner harbour at Torquay in the summerlike weather on that day. The new Life-boat, resting on its carriage, was drawn up on the slipway, the crew of fifteen, in cork jackets, under Coxswains BBOWN and GALE, being in their places.

At the bow of the boat was fastened a splendid bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maiden-hair fern, and at either end were hoisted two flags, one being that of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. A guard of honour was formed of coastguard men, under the command of Chief-Officer J. G. NEVIN. Among those who were assembled on the slipway, in addition to the donor and her friends, were several members of the local committee of the Life-boat Institution, including Mr. JOHN KITSON (Chairman), General CHAMBEBLAYNE, Commander MILNB, E.N., Mr. W. BALL, Mr. CBITCHLEY SALMONSON, Rev. W. BBOCKLESBY DAVIS, and Mr. R. G. COVE, Hon. Secretary; Commander Beddoes, R.N., District Inspector of Life-boats, representing theInstitution; Sir EDMUND HORNBY, Dr.

RICHABDSOH, and others.

The launching ceremony was preceded by a short religious service, conducted by the Rev. BASIL E. Arai, vicar of S t. John's, assisted by Rev. H. "W. MAJENDIB, vicar of Torre. The singing was led by surpliced members of the choir of St. John's, and the service was efficiently and impressively rendered, the clear, ringing voices of the clergy and choir were very effective, the hardy-looking, bare-headed crew in the handsome new Life-boat, and the large crowd which thickly lined three sides of the spacious harbour, making a picturesque and imposing scene. Rev. B. R.

AIBY intoned the opening sentences, after which the chojr chanted Psalm cvii, w.

23 to 32—" They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their business in great waters." Equally appropriate was the lesson, read by the Rev. H. M.

MAJENJHE, St. Matthew viii., 23 to 28, the subject being our Saviour's stilling of the stormy sea. Then followed the grand hymn "For those ia peril on the sea." In rich and powerful voice, Eev. R. B. AIBY offered the dedicatory prayer.

At the conclusion of the service, the new Life-boat was formally handed over, for the donor, by the lady's brother, Mr.

WOODALL, to Commander BEDDOES, who expressed the thanks of the Institution for such a noble and valuable gift. The Life-boat, he said, represented all the modern improvements, and she could be equalled by no boat in any other country.

But, although the Institution had done everything that science could suggest to bring its Life-boats to the greatest possible perfection, the boat itself would be of little value were it not for strong arms and brave and manly hearts. He believed these would be found in the Life-boat crew at Torquay, and that they would not be wanting "whenever they were called upon. It was gratifying to all connected with the Institution, as it must be gratifying to the donor, to see the immense amount of interest shown ia Torquay in the launch of the new Lifeboat.

He now handed over the boat to the care and keeping of the Local Committee, and hoped that one result of the large assemblage on that occasion would be that many of those present would become more intimately acquainted with the work of a valuable and great institution.

Mr. JOHN KITSON, Chairman of the Torquay Local Board and of the local Life-boat Committee, speaking on behalf of the town, of the committee, and of the seafaring community generally, also returned thanks to the donor for the most munificent gift she had made to the town. He stated that it was about thirteen years ago that a Life-boat was first presented to Torquay. That boat had been of service on several occasions.

With the advance of time, great improvements had taken place, and the necessity had arisen for the old boat to be replaced by a new one, and therefore they accepted with great satisfaction the boat which the kind donor and the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT LssrrrimoN had been good enough to present to them. He trusted that there would be very few occasions when the boat would be required, but the donor might be assured that, should those occasions arise, the crew would nobly do their duty. The boat was then named by the donor the James and Eliza Woodall, after her father and mother; and the bottle of wine attached to the bow having been broken, the carriage was set going down the slipway, and the boat glided smoothly and gracefully into the water amid hearty cheers for the donor.

The Post-office fife and drum band played " Sailing o'er the Bounding Sea," as the new Life-boat was rowed out through the inner harbour and around into the outer harbour, where her self-righting powers were successfully tested. The crew were subsequently entertained at dinner by the donor at the Royal Hotel..