WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—A new sailingboat of the Norfolk type has been despatched by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION to Winterton, to take the place of one stationed there some years since. The new craft was built by Messrs. BEECHING BROTHERS, of Great Yarmouth. It is 43 feet long, 12 feet wide, and is fitted to row 14 oars doublebanked when required. The cost of this boat has been defrayed from a munificent bequest to the Institution by the late Miss MART EASON, of Bayswater, London, and it is named the Margaret, in memory of her sister.

SHOREHAM. — The Life-boat on this station has been removed, and a new boat of the modern type placed there in its stead, the latter boat being 34 feet long, 1 feet wide, and rowing 10 oars doablebanked.

The expense of the new Life-boat and equipment, and its permanent endowment, has been met by a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Mr. WILLIAM RESTELL, of Mark Lane, after whom the boat is named. The first launch of the boat at its station took place on the 15th March last, under most auspicious circumstances, in the presence of a very large number of spectators. The gathering was presided over by B. B. DELL, Esq., County Councillor and Chairman of the New Shoreham Local Board. In a few appro- priate remarks he introduced to the assembled company Mr. THOMAS RESTELL, brother to the donor, who was loudly applauded. This gentleman said they attended there that day to assist in the ceremony of the launching of the Lifeboat William Reslell, given by his late brother to the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, an institution in which he (the late donor) always took a great deal of interest, being much impressed with its noble endeavours to save human life, instances of which it was needless for him to mention, and also being much interested in the noble body of men who acted as the crews of those boats. He could assure them that in placing that boat in the hands of the Local Committee it gave him the greatest pleasure, and he sincerely trusted that when they were called upon to do their duty, the boat and crew would entirely fulfil what was expected of them (loud applause). Mr. CUNNINGHAMS GRAHAM, the District Inspector of Life-boats, then made a few remarks, and said it was his very pleasant duty to receive that magnificent gift at the hands of Mr. RESTELL.

He had put the means into the hands of the Parent Institution for providing them with the latest pattern boat, the boat which they were going to launch that day, and it was to be called after the generous donor. In handing over the boat to Dr. FULLER, who was the representative of the local branch in that district, he need only say to him and the crew of the Shoreham Life-boat that the boat would be in good hands, and when the signal came for her to be used there would be no doubt that she would be put off at once (cheers). Dr. FULLER, in a few well-chosen sentences, said he gladly accepted the responsibility of receiving the boat;. He bsd been local honorary secretary for seventeen years, and during the whole of that period he had received the greatest kindness from the Parent Institution, and while he had health and strength he should have great pleasure in filling the office. Alluding to the new boat being an improvement upon the old one, be said the latter was not, altogether perfect, and she had a difficulty in righting herself, which the present boat would I have no difficulty in doing. During the twenty-five years they had had a Life-boat there they had not had many casualties, but he was thankful to say that in those which had occurred, relief had been afforded in a most perfect manner. Continuing, be said they had to thank the Parent Institution for providing and perfecting the boat, so kindly given them by the late Mr. RESTELL, and it would be their duty to keep it in working order.

At the conclusion of these speeches a short religious service was conducted by the Rev. j. PUTTICK, Sector of Kingston.

Miss RESTELL was then conducted to the bows of the boat, from which a bottle of wine was suspended. The crew having seated themselves, and the signal being given to launch the boat, Miss RESTELL drew the bottle towards her and smashed it against the bows, and the boat was launched amidst tremendous cheering.

The crew, of which JOHN AUSTIN is coxswain, were then photographed, and the interesting ceremony was brought to a conclusion.

HOLYHEAD. — THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has just placed a second Life-boat at Holyhead, it being considered very desirable that further provision should be made to meet the requirements of this important station, several wrecks often occurring there at one time. A legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late (Sir JOSEPH WHITWORTH and a contribution from Lady WHITWORTH and the Residuary Legatees, have been appropriated to this Life-boat and its endowment. The boat, which is named the Joseph Whitworth, 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. It was built by Messrs. BEECHING BROTHERS, of Great Yarmouth, and possesses all the latest improvements. A new transporting and launching carriage has been provided for the boat.

ARKLOW AND QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND, AND DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—New Lifeboats have also been placed on these stations. The one at Arklow is a 39-feet 12-oared boat, and is named the Frances and Charlotte, its cost having been defrayed from legacies bequeathed to the Institution by the Misses ENGLISH, of Clifton, who had expressed a wish that a Life-boat named after them might be placed on the coast of Ireland. The other two Life-boats ate two of the largest self-righting boats built by the Institution, and will be kept moored afloat. They are 42 feet long, 11 feet wide, and row 12 oars double-banked. The Queenstown new Life-boat and equipment have been provided from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Miss ANN BALL, of London, and the boat, in accordance with the request of the testatrix, is named the Endeavour. The Douglas new Life-boat l»»s been presented to the Institution and endowed by the Civil Service Life-hoat Fund, through the Honorary Secretary, CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq. This is the sixth boat which the officers of the Civil Service have been instrumental in presenting to the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and it is accordingly named Civil Service No. 6.

THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.—This station has been provided with one of the new 37-feet 10-oared Life-boats, the gift of the Co-operative Union, Limited. The opportunity was taken of the Twentysecond Annual Co-operative Congress of Delegates from co-operative societies in Great Britain and Ireland, held at Glasgow, to hand the boat over to the Institution publicly, and afterwards name it and launch it into the Clyde at Glasgow Green.

The ceremony took place on the 24th of May, with the result that co-operators to 'the number of 15,000 or so took part in the procession, and were spectators at the launching ceremony. la delightful weather the procession, which was headed by the band of the Glasgow Highlanders, started from the top of Buchanan Street shortly before 4 o'clock, and proceeded down Buchanan Street, along Argyle Street, down Saltmarket, and entered the Green. At a point near the ITleshers' Haugh a platform was erected, and occupied by the Congress .Reception Committee, the Central Board, the Congress delegates, and a number of ladies. The processionists filed past here, giving the thousands assembled on the slopes of the I Green a good opportunity of viewing the j cavalcade. The Life-boat, manned by the Irvine Life-boat crew, headed the procession, drawn by six gaily caparisoned grey horses; then followed the Scottish Cooperative Wholesale employes, horses and lorries, the Dumbarton Burgh Academy Band, the Glasgow and Suburban Conference District, members of-societies in Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton, Vale of Leven, Paisley, Greenook, Port Glasgow, and all the districts around Glasgow, the rear being brought up by members of societies in the Ayrshire Conference District. Ten bands of music accompanied the processionists.

The proceedings at the launching slip commenced by the singing of, the hymn, " Eternal Father, strong to save," led by the band of the 10th L.A.V., and prayer by the Rev. P. A. GORDON CLARK, after which Mr. JAMES LOOKHEAD, of the Central Board, who presided, called upon Mr. E. V, NEALE, General Secretary of the Co-operative Union, to present the boat. In doing so, Mr. NEALE said it gave him pleasure to present Go-operator No. 3 to the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, which was the third boat of the same kind that had been given to this Institution by the co-operators. It had been his fortune to have to do with the collection of all the subscriptions for these boats. He remembered that at a meeting held not far from the Tyne they deter- j mined to show they were not, as co- j operators, indifferent to their brethren on the sea, and agreed to present a Life-boat out of their savings. It was then suggested the boat should be called Cooperator No. 1, as they •would not be contented with giving one boat only (applause). Soon alter another was built, and on this occasion they launched number three boat (applause), which was to take its place at the stormy port of Thurso, and it was expected it would have a greater chance of saving lives than any other boat, no matter with which it came into competition (applause).

He was pleased to say they had on hand 227Z. 5s. Id. towards Co-operator No. 4 (hear, hear). Mr. KEPPEL H. FOOTE, District Inspector of Life-boats, on behalf of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, thanked the subscribers for the noble gift. He was delighted to hear there were prospects of Co-operator No. 4.

The Life-boat Co-operator No. 2, which had been placed on. the coast of Devonshire, hod already been called out on five occasions to vessels in distress. No. 1 was stationed in his own district at Cullercoats, aud had proved a most useful boat in going out to assist fishermen when caught in a gale of wind. It would be a satisfaction to them to know that one of their boats had been instrumental in saving the lives of many fishermen, who were the backbone of the Institution, and there was a specimen of them (pointing to the crew). (Applause.) He wished all success to Co-operator No. S, which boat had all the latest improvements, her principal features being absolutely selfrighting, with all the crew and a ton more than she was ever likely to carry, and the water-ballast tanks, which could be filled in about a minute and emptied in about two minutes.—The Life-boat and carriage having been drawn to the edge of the river, Mrs. MARSHALL, wife of the general manager of the Scottish Society, named it Co-operator No. 3, remarking— "Speed on thy mission of mercy, and may God bless thy every effort." Three cheers were given for the crew, who afterwards cruised about on the river for a short time. On the motion of Mr. JAMES A. SMALL, Treasurer of the Glasgow Branch of the Institution, a vote of thanks was accorded to Mrs. MARSHALL, and the proceedings terminated with a similar compliment to the Chairman, on the motion of Mr. WILLIAM CAIRNEY.

LOWESTOFT.—Another sailing-boat of the Norfolk and Suffolk type has been provided by the Institution for Lowestoft, to ensure an efficient guard for that important Life-boat station in case of the harbour becoming blocked. She is the largest craft in the service, her length being 46J feet, and her beam 12f feet ; she is fitted to row 14 oars double-banked when required, and was built by Mr.

W. T. ELLIS, of Lowestoft. A special fund raised on the London Stock Exchange, per Messrs. E. ESCOMBE, jun., WILLIAM NEWALL, and PATTESON NICKALLS, has been appropriated to this Life-boat, which was publicly named the Stock Exchange and launched at its station, under the superintendence of Mr. 0. E. F. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM, District Inspector of Lifeboats to the Institution, on the 25th June last. The interesting ceremony took place from the North Beach in the presence of 2000 or 3000 spectators. The day was looked upon as quite a gala one in the opinion of the local beacbmen, and from every craft there floated flags of various kinds, the spectacle thus presented being of a very picturesque character.

The weather was delightfully fine, and this fact greatly enhanced the pleasure of the large company assembled on the sands. Among those on board the boat were the Mayor (Lieut.-Golonel SEPPINGS), Rev. 0. D. LAWRENCE (rector), Rev. C. VAWDREY, Major ALEZ, Captain HORMAN FISHER, Dr. W. A. S. WYNNE, Captain F. PESKETT, Messrs. A. BEDWELL, B. MUMMERY, G. BARBOR, J. E. COOK, W. HUNTER, L. ORDE, B. PRESTON (Hon. Secretary of the Local Committee), 0. E. F. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (District Inspector of Lifeboats of the Institution), and a number of ladies.

Shortly before four o'clock the Coxswain, Mr. WILMAM CAPPS, gave the order for the men to put on their cork life-belts. There was a great rash to get one of these jackets, and the men who failed were greatly disappointed, as they were thus precluded from forming part of the first crew of the boat. Everything having been made ready for launching, the Mayo r was asked to take charge of the proceedings, and he said he was glad to have been invited to witness the launch of the Life-boat, which had been presented to them by members of the London Stock Exchange. He was sure they would all agree with him when he said that their heartiest thanks were due to those gentlemen for their very great kindness and liberality. (Applause.) The boat, which had been built by a local man, and reflected great credit on him, was the largest boat in connection with the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

They were much indebted to this Institution, but he must remind them that before that Institution was founded they had the Suffolk Humane Society, which not only assisted in saving lives, but gave rewards to the brave men who manned the boats, and many a Lowestoft man had received medals from this society for bravery on the stormy deep.

The Suffolk Humane Society was established in 1809, fifteen years before the ROYAL" NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, the first Life-boat being the Frances Ann.

This was followed by the Letitia, which in 1876 gave place to the Samuel Plimsoll.

These boats had saved many lives, and he had no doubt should the necessity arise the Lowestoft beachmen would be just as ready in the future as they had been, in the past to launch forth to the rescue of their brethren in danger of perishing. (Applause.) Mr. C. E. F. CUNNINGHAMS GRAHAM regretted that one of the donors was not present to name the boat, but they had a very practical representative of the Stock Exchange in the shape of the boat itself.

In the absence, however, of one of the donors, Mrs. PRESTON, the wife of the excellent Secretary of the Local. Committee, would perform the duty of naming the boat the Stock Exchange.

Life-boats was almost as much needed on that coast, owing to the many shoals which existed, as they were in the neighbourhood of the Goodwin Sands. The coast was a dangerous one, and this being so, the Institution had placed fifteen Life-boats between Kessingland and Palling, a distance of thirty miles.

(Hear, hear.) The reason that it was necessary to have a second boat at Lowestoft was because the Harbour was liable to be silted up at the entrance, thus preventing the egress of a boat from the harbour to the sea. It was therefore absolutely necessary to have another boat which could easily be launched from the shore. The boat had been provided through the proverbial generosity of members of the Stock Exchange for the use of Lowestoft men, and it was now his pleasant duty to hand it over to the Local Committee. (Applause.) Mr. B. PRESTON, in the absence of the Chairman (the Rev. C. J. STEWARD), accepted the boat on behalf of the Committee, and said they were exceedingly obliged to the members of the Stock Exchange for their generous gift. (Applause.) The hymn " 'Eternal Father, strong to save" was then sung, and prayer offered by the Rev. C. D. LAWRENCE, after which the boat was let go, and she glided gracefully into the sea, amid the ringing cheers of the crowd. As she touched the water Mis. PRWJTON broke a bottle of wine over the stern, and named the boat the Stock Exchange. The sails were hoisted, and those on board had a pleasant sail in the new craft. Her sailing qualities were pronounced to be excellent, but these will be better tested in the first gale which necessitates her going out on service.

ST. MARY'S, SCILLY ISLANDS, AND VALENTIA, Co. KERRY.—The Life-boats on these stations have been replaced by new boats, bearing the same names as those superseded, viz., Henry Dundas and Crosby Leonard. The Scilly Life-boat is one of the largest class of the self-righting type, being 42 feet long and 11 feet wide; she is fitted with two drop keels and three water-ballast tanks. The other is also a water-ballast boat, 34 feet long, 7J feet wide, and rowing 10 oars double-banked..