THURSDAY, 11th June, 1891.

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 Corre- spondence, Building and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees and ordered their recommen- dations to be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Start Point.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Cresswell, Holy Island, Redcar, Middlesbrough, Saltburn, West Hartle- pool (two boats), Seaton Carew, Hartlepool (three boats), Whitburn, Seaham and Storno- way.

Eastern District—Dunwich, Southwold (two boats), Lowestoft (two boats), Kessingland (three boats), Pakefield (two boats), Gorleston (two boats), Yarmouth, Winterton (two boats), and Caister (two boats).

Western District—Padstow, Port Isaac, New Quay (Cornwall), Fowey, Looe, Mevagissey and Dartmouth.

Irish District—Skerries, Balbriggan, Drog- heda (two boats), Blackrock, Wicklow and Lytham.

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

£ s. d.

Miss BARTON, donation . 40 - - Ditto, annual subscription 10 - - GLASGOW CUSTOM HOUSE Contribu- tion boxes, per G. MANUEL, Esq. . 33 10 11 A. HUTCHINSON, Esq., and the Misses FANNY and CHARLOTTE HUTCH IN- SON (additional) 26 - - A. B. HoLiNSWORTH, Esq. . . . 25 - - Collections on Steamers.

£ s. d.

Don, per Mr. W. E. DYER ... 8 15 2 fifedway, per Mr. J. H. SMYTHE . . 4 17 2 Aorangi, per Captain SUTCLIFFE . 4 10 - Master, officers and crew of Barque LaTtemlM, per Lieutenant MARTIN FRAMPTON, R.N.R., Master . . 39- Life-lxmt Sunday Collections.

£ 8. d.

Southport—CHURCH OP CHRIST, Mor- nington Road, on 17th May, per the Rev. JAMES LEE 4116 Barningham—-Bury St. Edmunds, on Whit Sunday, per the Rev. A.

W. EDWARDS 163 —To lie generally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following Legacies:— £ 8. d.

The late JAMBS SAUL, Esq., of Summerhill Road, Tottenham (on account) 500 - - The late Miss FANNY CRABTREE, of Halesworth 250 - - The late Miss FALCONER and Mrs.

CBAioiB,ofFalconhalJ,Edmbnrg-li 75 - - The late W. H. DEAN, Esq., of Stratford (additional) .... 57 - 3 The late Mrs. LYDIA STALLEBRASS, of Hackney 20 - - Reported the transmission to their Stations of the new Life-boats for the Holyhead No. 1 and Stromness Stations.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. HENRY MITCHELL, M.A., ROBERT A.

DAWSON, Esq., and WILLIAM LEIGH, Esq., in recognition of their past valuable services while holding the office respectively of Honorary Secretary of the Chichester, Lytham and Stock- port Branches of the Institution.

Also to ANDREW SYME, Esq., in acknowledg- ment of his long and valuable co-operation as Treasurer of the St. Andrews Branch, of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services rendered by Mr.THOMAS WILLIAMS, who had been Coxswain of the Aberystwith Life-boat for nineteen years and had resigned on account of old age. The boat had, while he held the coxswainship, been launched nine times on service and saved eighteen lives.

Resolved, that with the view of diminishing the loss of life from shipwreck on the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Institution should co-operate with the National Sea Fisheries Protection Association in supplying oil-bags to various ports on the coast for distribution to fishermen and others, in order to encourage the use of such means of protection.

Paid 4,700Z. 5s. Id. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 182Z. 16s. to pay the expenses of the North Sunderland, Gorleston No. 1, Caister No. 1, Cahore, Kessingland No. 1, Tynemouth No. 2 and Mablethorpe Life-boats in rendering the following services:— Lives Saved.

Fishing-luggers Effrontery, of Stonehaven, Snowdrop, of Torry & Morning Star, of North Sunderland. Rendered assistance.

S.S. Cambria, of Dundee 9 Schooner Jewess, of Wexford .... 5 Schoouer£ate and Elizabeth,o{ Portsmouth 6 S.S. Napier, of North Shields. Bemained by vessel.

Schooner Eagle, of Portmadoc .... 6 Voted also 59Z. 7s. 6 Z. to pay the expenses of the Atherfield, Seaton Carew, Kildonan, Salt- burn, Lowestoft No. 2, Newhaven and Porth- dinllaen Life-boats, in assembling their crews, watching, or 'putting off to the assistance of vessels which did not ultimately require their assistance.

Also SI. 15s. to six fishermen for putting off in two boats and saving two men from a small fishing-boat, which had been capsized off Cromer, Norfolk, in- a N. to N.B. wind and a rough sea, on the llth May.

Also 21. to two men for putting off in a boat and rescuing one of the crew of the fishing-boat Isa, of Campbeltown, which had stranded on the rocks at Clauchog, Bute, in a strong S.E.

breeze and a rough sea, on the 15th December.

Also II. to a man who put off to assist in another boat and arrived at the scene of the disaster about the same time as those who effected the rescue.

Also 21. to four men for putting off in a boat and rescuing a man and a woman from another boat, which had been upset off Cullercoats, Northumberland, in a strong sea, on the 30th May.

Also U. IDs., in addition to a reward received from those whom they rescued, to three fisher- men for putting off in a boat and saving the crew of four persons from the yacht Dorothy, which had stranded and sunk off Dungeness, Kent, in a strong S. wind, a rough sea and thick weather, on the 18th May.

THURSDAY, 9th July.

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 Corre- spondence, Building and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees and ordered their recommen- dations to be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to St. Andrews.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Dornoch, Huna, Acker- gill, Thurso, Stromness, Longhope, Campbel- town, Southend (Cantyre), Ardrossan, Kildonan, Troon, Girvan, Ballantrae, Irvine and Berwick- on-Tweed.

Eastern District—Lydd, Whitby (two boats'), Upgang, Staithes, Runswick, Robin Hood's Bay, Scarborough, Filey, Flamborough (two boats), Barmston and Bridlington Quay.

Western District—Watchet, Appledore (two boats), Braunton, Morthoe, Lynmouth, Ilfra- combe, Clovelly and Bude.

Irish District—Newcastle, Tyrella, Cloughey, Bally waiter, Groomsport, Portrush, Greencastle and Tralee.

Reported the receipt of 700Z. from Mr. and Mrs. NORBURY'S Life-boat Fund, through the Manchester Branch, to defray the cost of a new Life-boat to be named the Norbury.

Decided that the best thanks of the Com- mittee be conveyed to the Donors and that their gift be appropriated to the Forth Rhuffydd new Life-boat.

Also the receipt of 700Z. from the executors of the late Mrs. MARGARET PLATT, of Staley- bridge, to defray the cost of a Life-boat to be named the Margaret Platt of Staleybridge.

[It has been decided that the gift shall be appropriated to the new Life-boat about to be sent to Pwllheli.] Also the receipt of the following other special contributions since the last meeting:— £ «. d.

Surplus of the estate of the late ST.

GEORGE'S ATHENEUM CLUB, per EDWARD PARR, Esq 13 13 - Collected by Mr. J. M. BUEB, in aid of Walton-on-Naze Life-boat station 10 1 - Collected on board the s.s. Orotava, per Captain SYCDDEBT . . . 10 - - Collected on board the s.s. St. Sun- niva, on Sundays 21st and 28th June, per Captain ANGUS ... 456 Collected from young men of MUs J. WOODPALL'S Sunday Afternoon Bible Class, Tunbridge Wells . . - 13 3 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Rev. H. W. SMITH, of War- rmgton Crescent, Maida Vale (Additional) 300 - - The late Rev. R. A. H. STROUD, of Bristol 180 - - The late Mrs. JOANNA FEBREY, of Christchurch 41 18 - The late Rev. W. J. R. NEAME, of Falmouth 37 16 7 Reported that the Greystones and Youghal Life-boats had been altered, fitted with all modern improvements and returned to their stations.

Decided that the competitive trials and tests with sailing Life-boats, which were to be held in the autumn, be postponed until after Christ- mas, as it had been ascertained that it would not be possible to obtain men at Lowestoft until after the close of the herring fishery season.

Paid 6,0952. It. Gd. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 251. 3». to pay the expenses of the Walton-on-the-Naze Life-boat, in remaining by the brig St. George, of Guernsey.

The Palling No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save the derelict schooner Banna, of Lemland and the Newhaven and Eastbourne Life-boats re- mained by the stranded steamer Normandy, of Newhaven.

Voted 201. 2s. to pay the expenses of the Drogheda No. 2 Life-boat in putting off to the assistance of a stranded vessel.

Also the Silver Medal of the Institution, accompanied by a- copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, to Mr. BENJAMIN STOUT, Coxswain of the Longhope, Orkney, Life-boat, in recognition of his gallant conduct on the occasion of the rescue by that Life-boat of the crew of the s.s. Victoria, of Sunderland, on the 3rd March last (vide page 651).

Also 21. 10s. to the Chief Boatman and four Coastguardmen, for putting off in a boat from Culdaff Bay station, co. Donegal, and saving the crew of four men from the schooner Twin Brothers, which was in distress in the bay in a strong N.E. gale and a very heavy sea on the 15th May.

Also II. to two men for putting off in a boat from the Fleetwood and Belfast steamer Prince of Wales and saving four men, whose boat was in danger near Bernard's Wharf in a strong N.W. breeze and a rough sea on the 18th May.

THURSDAY, 6th August.

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 Corre- spondence, Building and Wreck and Reward .sub-Committees and ordered their recommen- dations to be carried into effect.

Read the Reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the fol- lowing stations:— Northern District. — Cullercoats, Kirkcud- bright, Balcary, Whithorn, Port Patrick, Port Logan, Ayr, Tynemouth (two boats), Sunder- land (South Pier), and Roker.

Eastern District.—Withernsea and Hornsea.

Western District.—Burnham, Weston-super- Mare, Aberdovey, Barmouth, Portmadoc, Pwll- heli, Abersoch, Llanaelhaiarn, Porthoustock, Aberystwith, Newquay (Cardiganshire), Lyme Regis, and St. Agnes (Cornwall).

Irish District.—Valentia, Courtmacsherry, Queenstown (two boats), Ballycotton, Youghal, Ardmore, Dtmgarvan, Dunmore East, Fethard and Culdaff Bay.

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

Ancient Order of FORESTERS, annual ' subscription, in aid of support of their three Life-boats, per T.

BU.LAN STEAD, Esq 200 - - T. W. R 100 - - Miss LUCY HARRIS, towards main- tenance of her Life-boat at Ply- mouth, the Escape 100 - — DUBIAN PORT AIJD DOCKS BOARD, annual subscription .... 75 - - Proceeds of Concert on board the R.M.S. Thames, per Captain G. M.

HICKS 52 10 0 E. F. WHITE, Esq., Annual Sub- scription 50 - - Miss S. E. WHITE, Annual Subscrip- tion 25 — - C. B. HOLINSWOBTH, Esq., additional 31 10 - WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OP SKINNERS, additional 21 - - Life-boat SiituJay Collections.

BAMBURGH CHURCH, on 12th July, per the Rev. T. H. LONO, in aid of Hamburgh Castle Branch . . 6173 Stranraer.—KIBKMAIDEN CHURCH, on 26th July, per A. PARKER, Esq. . 1 1C - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Dr. JAMES ROGERS, of Saltash, Cornwall 750 - - The late Mrs. E. M. BARNARD, of Western-super-Mare .... 200 - - The late JOHN KIBCHNER, Esq., of Peckham 200 - - The late H. A. INCE, Esq., of Thurloe Square 100 - - The late Rev. H. W. SMITH, of War- rington Crescent, Maida Vale, additional 60 - - The late Miss JANE FHESHFIELD, of Godmanchester 17 9 G Reported the transmission to its 'station of the Lyme Regis new Life-boat.

Also that the Fethard, Harwich and Lland- dwyn Life-boats had been, altered, fitted sitk all modern improvements and returned to their stations.

Read letter from Mr. J. DUEBDIN DUTTON, of Churton Street, S.W., of the 24th July, report- ing that his champion St. Bernard " Grace," which had been collecting for the Institution for upwards of two years, bad died suddenly.

He forwarded SI. 19s. 6d., being the balance of the amount collected by her, and stated that his rough-coated St. Bernard " Starboard," and his champion " Napier " would in future collect for the Institution. The total amount collected by " Grace " was 311 8s. lOd.

 

Decided, that Mr. DUTTCW be thanked and that the regret of the Committee be expressed at the death of " Grace." Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr. J. C. LAYCOCK, in acknowledgment of his past valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary of the Keighly Branch of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognized the valuable services rendered by Mr. JOSEPH Cox, who had been Coxswain of the Appledore Life- boats for twenty-three years. He had previously served as second coxswain for thirteen years and as a member of the crew for six years. During the period he had served as Coxswain, the Life- boats had been launched twenty-one times on service and saved fifty lives.

Decided to form a new Life-boat station at Culdaff Bay, co. Donegal.

Paid 1,6892. 10s. Id for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 72t Is. to pay the expenses of the Lytham, North Deal, Broadstairs, Walmer, and Harwich steam and reserve Life-boats, in assembling their crews or putting off to the assistance of vessels which did not ultimately need their services.

The North Deal Life-boat assisted to save the stranded s.g. trawler Euphrates, of Hull.

Voted also 41. 10«. to nine men, for putting off in a boat and rescuing one of four persons whose boat had been swamped, in squally weather and a rough sea, in Broadhaven Bay, co. Mayo, on the 7th March.

Also a letter of thanks and 42. to the Chief Officer and seven coastguard men, for putting off in the whaleboat from Howth (co. Dublin) station and saving three men whose boat was drifting on to Ruane Bocks, in squally weather and a rough sea, on the 6th July.

, 10th September.

Colonel FitzRoY CLAYTON V.P., In the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting.

Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, Building and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees and ordered their recommen- dations to be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Atherfield and Ardrosean stations.

Read the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on, their visits to the following stations:— Northern District—Sunderland (South Out- let), Boulmer, Montrose (three boats), Gourdon, Stonehaven, Johnshaven, Newburgh, Port Enroll, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Whitelink Bay, Banff, Moray Firth, Lossiemouth, Buckie and Arbroath.

Eastern District—Selsey, Cromer, Mundes- ley, Hasborough, Palling (two boats), Shering- ham, Blakeney, Wells, Huustanton, Brancaster, Grimsby, Donna Nook, Mablethorpe and Sutton.

Western District—Penarth, Porthcawl, Port Eynon, Swansea and Burry Port.

Irish District—Aranmore, Port Rhuffydd, Douglas (two boats), Kamsey, Peel, Port Erin, Castletown, Rhoscolyn, Holyhead (two boata), Penmon, Bhoaneigir and Llanddwyn.

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

JOSEPH RUSSELL, Esq 300 - - "J. D. W." 100 - - " A COUNTRY FRIEND "... 100 - - WORSHIPFUL COMPANY or DBAPEUS, annual subscription .... 52 10 - Contributions received by the Liverpool Mercury .... 34 1 — Collected on board the P. and O.

B.M.S. Victoria, per C. ALBAH WILLIAMS, Esq. 20 - - ii/e-boat Sunday Collections.

£ ». d.

St. Anne's, various places of wor- ship, per Tuoa. BBADLBY, Esq. . 29 8 9 Port Patrick EPISCOPAL CHURCH . 5 13 5 Do. PARISH CHURCH . . 2 13 - Do. FREE CHURCH ... 266 Robin Hood's Bay, per the Rev. R.

JERMYS COOPER 5 5 10 LYDD PARISH CHURCH, per the Rev.

F. S. DAM . . ' 3 35 6 H.M.S. Superb, per the Rev. J. M.

MABMN, K.N. 3 - - Shorwell, per the Rev. G. E. JEANS 236 Ferryside, Carmarthenshire—• ST. JOHN'S PAEISH CHUBCH . - 6 11 ST. THOMAS' CHAPEL ... 156 LLASSAINT CHAPEL ... - G 10 Yaxley, Suffolk, ST. MARY'S CHUUCII, per the Rev. W. H. SB-WELL . . Ill H.M.S. Calypso, per the Rev. A. C.

EVANS 1 - - Life-lout Saturday.

Blackpool, per Miss ETHEL M.

VIENER . 57 3 9 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late JAMES SMITH, Esq, of Hastings 2000 - - The late Mrs. M. L. COLLINSON, of West Ham 1000 - - The late Mrs. ELIZABETH ALLES, of Westbourne, Sussex. . . . 500 - - The late Mrs. A. E. JARMAN, of Slough 500 - - The late Rev. W. KEELING, of Barrow, Suffolk 250 - - The late MARQUIS OP ELY . . . Ill 8 1 The late Mrs. STRANGE, of Elvas- ton Place 100 - - The late FREDERICK W. EAKLE, Esq., of Edenhuret, Lancashire 100 - - The late DUNCAN BBOWN, Esq., of Digswell, Herts 90 - - The late LIEUT.-GENEKAL HOPE CBEALOOK, C.B. ..... 45 - - The late Mrs. C. JEFFREYS LEVESQUE, of Curtain Road, Shoreditch. ...... 45

The Committee specially recognized the good services rendered by Mr. JOSEPH EVANS, who had been coxswain of the Rhyl Life-boat for ten years and had resigned. During that period the boat had been launched nine times on service and saved twelve lives.

Reported that the inauguration of the Atherfield Life-boat Station had recently taken place. It was attended by their Royal High- nesses Princess LOUISE, Marchioness of LOHNE, and Prince HENRY OP BATTENBERG. The Institution was represented by Admiral Sir AUGUSTUS PHILLIMOBE, K.C.B., and the Chief Inspector of Life-boats, Capt. the Hon. H. W. CHETWYND, R.N.

Also the transmission to their stations of the Johnshaven and Forth Riraffydd new Life-boats.

Paid 3,8272. 4». 9d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted llil. 6s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Rhyl No. 2, Scarborough, Cemaes, North Sunderland, Montrose No. 2, Aldeburgh, Tra- more, Moelfre, Gorleston No. 2 and Holy head No. 1 Life-boats, in rendering the following services:— Lives saved.

Boat Oregon, of Rhyl. Rendered assist- ance.

S.S. Fawn. Landed 50 passengers.

Lugger Minnie, of Lowestoft .... 8 Sailing-boat Gladys and two rowing boats.

Rendered assistance.

Lugger Advance, of North Sunderland. 4 Twenty fishing-boats. Rendered assist- ance.

Yacht Vesta, of Woodbridge .... 4 Yacht Hippie, of Woodbridge .... 3 Brigantine Albert, of Cork 7 Schooner John and Jane, of Carnarvon.

Rendered assistance.

Yawl Kate, of Liverpool ..... 7 Schooner Eliza Bell, of Beaumaris. Ren- dered assistance.

The Eastbourne Life-boat assisted to save the cutter Mystery, the vessel's crew having landed in their own boat.

Voted also 172Z. 7s. Gd. to pay the expenses of the Cemlyn, Winterton No. 2, North Sunder- land, Plymouth, Southport No. 2, Orme's Head, Aldeburgh, Harwich, Eyemouth, Eildonan, Penmon and Tramore Life-boats, in assembling their crews or putting off to the assistance of vessels which did not eventually require help.

Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, to Captain J. R. PIM, JAMBS McCoy, Esq., and JAMES POWER, Esq., for going out in the Tramore Life-boat, taking the places of some of the regular crew who had not heard the signal, and assisting to rescue the crew of the three-masted brigantine Albert, of Cork, on the 25th August. Pecuniary awards were granted to Constable SHAKKET, R.I.C., who rendered valuable help in launching the Life- boat and going out in her as bowman, and to other members of the constabulary for assisting to launch the boat.

The thanks of the Institution, on vellum, were also awarded to EDWARD JACOB, Esq., the Honorary Secretary of the Tramore Branch of the Institution, who was indefatigable in his efforts to obtain a crew and get the Life-boat launched on the occasion in question.

Voted also 61. to six men, for rescuing two of the crew of the Lizzie Ellen, of Chester, which had stranded on the Longstone Rock, near Halsands, Devonshire, in a whole gale of wind from the E., a very heavy sea and a snowstorm, on the 9th March.

Also II. to the master and one of the crew of the fishing vessel Genista, for putting off in their small boat and rescuing one of two men from the boat Faith, which had been capsized in Torbay, Devonshire, in a heavy squall and a rough sea, on the 3rd August.

Also 11. to two men, for putting off in a boat and saving a pilot whose boat had been swamped by a swell caused by a steamer enter- ing the harbour at Newhaven, in a moderate S. breeze and a rough sea, on the 20th August.

Also 11., to two men, for putting off in a boat and assisting to save two men on board the skiff Violet, which was drifting towards the sands N. of Ness Point, Lowestoft, in a moderate gale from the N.N.E. and a heavy sea, on the 23rd August.

Also 15a. to three men, for saving a man from a boat belonging to the Drogheda Har- bour Commissioners, which had been capsized off Mornington, co. Meath, during squally weather on the 3rd August.

Also 1Z. to four men, for putting off in a boat and saving three persons from a boat which had been capsized off South Hayling, Hants, in a moderate sea on the 22nd August. Two other occupants of the capsized boat were, unhappily, drowned.