THURSDAY, 12th April, 1894.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., 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 that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the reports of the Deputy Chief In- spector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Falmouth, Mevagissey and Bude Life-boat stations.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations :— Northern District—St. Andrews, Anstruther, Crail, Broughty Ferry, Eyemouth, North Ber- wick, Dunbar, Berwick-on-Tweed, Southend (Cantyre), Campbeltown, Ardrossan, Kildonan, North Sunderland, Holy Island (two boats), Iltma, and A.ckeigill.

Eastern District — Dungeness (twolboats), Eastbourne, Hastings, Eye, Winehelsea, New Romney, Newhaven, Margate, Ramsgate, Horn- sea, Broadstairs, Kingsgate, Caister (two boats), Yarmouth, Winterton (two boats), Gorleston (three boats) and Lowestoft (two boats).

Western District.—Plymouth, Yealm River, Falmouth, Mevagissey, Bude, Polkerris, New Quay (Cornwall), Port Isaac, Padstow, Looe, Porthoustock, Church Cove, Cadgwith, Mullion, St. Mary's and St. Agnes (Scilly Islands), Penzance and Porthleven.

Irish District.—Fleetwood, St. Ann's (two boats), Lytham, Blackpool and Southport (two boats).

Also the Reports of the Organising Secre- taries on their visits to Huddersfleld, Sheffield, Keighley, Brighouse, Grimsby, Hull, Leeds, Birmingham, Halifax, Dewsbury, Batley, Wakefield, Liverpool, Bristol, Barrowr, Warring- ton, Southport, Glasgow and Belfast.

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

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (annual subscription) 50 - - JOHN A. FIELDEN, Esq., of Tod- morden, for building, endowing and maintaining a Life-boat, to be called in perpetuity the John Fielden, in memory of his late uncle, JOHN FIELDED, Esq., of Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden . SIKH) - - Stewards of the " Covent Garden " Life-boat Fund, in aid of the support of the Covent Garden Life-boat at Caister (additional) 70 18 - Sheffield Amateur Dramatic Society, proceeds of two performances of the "Merchant of Venice" on the 14th and 15th February. . 03 18 (i Miss MARY CORCORAN (additional) 57 - - Mrs. STEWART SAVILE (annual sub- scription) 20 - - Proceeds of Private Subscription Dance at Bangor, co. Down, per C. ALLEN, Esq., through Belfast and Groomsport Branch ... 20 - - Members of the Reunion Pilgrimage on board the cruising yacht s.s. St. Sunniva, on a trip to the Holy Land, &c., per Lieut. W. C.

HAYNES, B.N.B 6 10 - FRANK GARRETT, Esq., D.L., J.P., Aldringham, proceeds of Arbitra- tion in the parish of Leiston. . 5 - - Collected on board R.M.S. Oruba, by Captain LINDSAY-HAY . . 4 10 - Collected on board the ship Loch Torridon, by Captain PATTIMAN 2 1 - 

Life-boat Sunday Collections.

£ «. d.

Kingston, Surbiton and District Life-boat Sunday Fund, per Vice-Admiral Sir GEORGE S. NARES, K.C.B., and ROBERT ESCOMBE, Esq. (additional, making a total of 168Z. 4s. 8d.) .109-3 Paisley, Evening Collection in the Abbey, on the 11th March, after sermon by the Rev. T. S. MAR- JORIBANKS, per WALTER KING, Esq 376 Life-boat Saturday Collections.

Stockport, per F. R. MORLET, Esq.

(additional) 189 10 - Southampton, per J. H. HARRISON- HOGGE, Esq. (additional). . . 50 - - Newry, per H. DE MOUILPIED, Esq. 2-7 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late ARTHUR HUTCHINSON, Esq., of Hereford 300 - - The late O. J. CBOSLET, Esq., of Brussels 20 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to P. FRASER MACKENNA, Esq., M.A., LL.B., in recognition of his valuable co-operation during the period in which he occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the Girvan Branch of the Institution.

Also to the Rev. F. B. LIPSCOMB, M.A., in acknowledgment of the valuable assistance rendered by him for many years past in the management of the Brighstone Grange (Isle of Wight) Branch of the Institution.

Reported that Mr. SAMUEL BROCK, Chief Officer of Her Majesty's Coastguard at Looe, had been appointed Honorary Secretary of the Looe Branch of the Institution, vice Mr. ROBERT THOMAS, resigned.—To be thanked.

The Committee specially recognised the good services rendered by Mr. ROBERT WALLIS during the eleven years in which he served aa Cox- swain of the Bridlington Life-boat. During that period he had been out in the Life-boat fifteen times on service, and assisted to save 44 lives.

Reported that new Life-boats had been sent to the Fleetwood and Selsey Stations.

Paid 5,193?. 5s. 3d. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 611. 15s. Wd. to reward the crews of the following Life-boats for the services indi- cated :— Life-boat. Vessel. sa1 Anstruther . Steamers and fishing- boats in distress. Ren- dered assistance.

Cemlyn . . Schooner Star of Douglas.

Landed crew (3).

Port Eynon . Sch. Glenravil Miner, of Barrow. Landed 3 men who had taken refuge on another vessel.

Robin Hood's Bay I Ketch Done, of London 5 Also 196Z. 14s. for assemblies of the crews or launches to distressed vessels by the Life-boats at Atherfield, Bridlington, Brighstone Grange, Cemaes, Cemlyn, Gorleston, Lowestoft, North Deal and Wexford.

Also the Silver Medal of the Institution, ac- companied by a copy of the Vote inscribed on vellum and framed, to Mr. WILLIAM MARTIN, Coxswain of the Institution's Life-boats at New Brighton, in recognition of his gallant services in saving life from shipwreck.

The Silver Medal was also awarded to Mr. WINSPEARE FOLEY and to ALEXANDER MOORE, Divisional Carpenter, H.M. Coastguard, accom- panied in each case by a copy of the Vote in- scribed on vellum and framed, and in the latter case by a gratuity of 11., in recognition of their gallantry in putting off in a boat and at con- siderable risk saving four of the crew of the fishing-boat Mary, of Doonfeeney, which' had been capsized at Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, in a gale of wind and a heavy sea on the 20th February.

Also 11. 10s. to a Coastguardman, who re- ceived an injury on the occasion of the launch of the Palling No. 2 Life-boat on service on the 16th February.

Also 32. to four men who put off in a boat and saved four persons, whose boat, the Daring, of Cullercoats, had capsized near Whitley Rocks in a moderate wind and sea on the 23rd March.

Also 21. to JAMES NEWTON and ERNEST WATTS for wading out in a heavy surf and assisting to save 15 men from a boat, which, while attempt- ing to land at Seaton, Devon, with 19 men on board belonging to the Norwegian s.s. Edison and Barque Ran, which had been in collision, was capsized on the beach on the night of the 10th January. Unfortunately the remaining four men were drowned.

Also 21. to JOHN JONES and RICHARD OWEN, the first and second Coxswains of the Porth- dinllaen Life-boat, for putting off in a boat and landing the crew of 2 men from the smack Ann and Betsey, of Cardigan, which had grounded on the Oyster Bank in a strong N.N.E. wind and a rough sea on the 13th March.

Also 11. 10s. to three men for a gallant at- tempt to launch a boat to the rescue of the crew of the stranded Barque Eidsiva, of Drammen, in Clan yard Bay, on the 1st March; in doing so the heavy seas filled the boat and washed her back on the beach, and before another trial could be made the life-saving apparatus arrived aud saved the shipwrecked crew.

Also 11. 10s. to two men who went off in a boat and saved the crew of 5 men from the Fishing-boat Banger, of Inverness, when that vessel was capsized off Kessock, Inverness-shire, in a strong gale from the N.W. and a rough sea on the 30th January.

Also 11. to two men belonging to Teignmouth, who promptly launched a boat to the rescue of a gentleman whose boat had been carried over the bar at that place, and was in considerable peril, in a rough sea on the 22nd March.

SATURDAY, 21st April.

The Annual General Meeting of the friends and supporters of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION took place this day at St.

Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross Road, His Grace the DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, K.G., in the Chair.

His Grace having made some suitable obser- vations on the great and national character of the operations of the Institution, Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, the Secretary, read the Annual Report, which will be found in the May number of The Life-boat Journal.

The meeting was also addressed by the Eight Hon. the Earl Spencer, K.G., First Lord of the Admiralty; the Eight Hon. Lord HERSCHELL, Lord High Chancellor; the Eight Hon. the Earl of MORLEY; the Eight Hon. the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ; the Eight Hon. Lord SUFFIELD; Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., and Colonel FITZROY CLAYTON.

The officers for the current year were chosen, and various resolutions were moved, seconded and carried unanimously, pledging the meeting to renewed exertions on behalf of the benevo- lent and national objects of the Institution.

The officers' names and the resolutions will be found in the May number of The Life-boat Journal.

THURSDAY, 10th May.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., 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 that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief In- spector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Ryde.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following stations:— Northern District.—Longhope, Stromness, Thurso, Dornoch, Stornoway, Sunderland (South Outlet), Sunderland (South Pier), Roker, Blyth (two boats) and Newbiggin.

Eastern District. — Pakefield (two boats), Kessingland (three boats), Southwold (two boats), Dunwich, Aldeburgh, Thorpeness, Harwich, Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-Naze and Southend.

Western District.—Sennen Cove, Hayle, St. Ives, Penarth, Porthcawl, Swansea, Port Eynon, Burry Port, Ferryside, Tenby, Angle, Little- haven, Fishguard and St. David's.

Irish District.—Cahore, Courtown, Portrush, Greencastle, Culdalf, Groomsport, Tyrella, Newcastle, Ballywalter and Cloughey.

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries on their visits to Huddersfleld, Halifax, Dews- bury, Batley, Hull, Sheffield, York, Burnley, Rochdale, Oldham, Blackburn, Leicester, Bradford, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Southport, Plymouth, Dumbarton and Edin- burgh.

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

"H. B.," for a Life-boat to be called the John and Henrietta, and towards its maintenance . . . 1,100 Mrs. CHURCH DIXON (additional) . JOO Anonymous 50 25 - - The Rt. Hon. the Earl SPENCER, K.G 26 5 - 2 16 11 2 11 - Sir B. SAMUELSON, Bart., M.P., in memory of his daughter FLORENCE ADELAIDE, deceased ....

Contents of Contribution Boxes at Annual Meeting of Institution .

Collected on board the s.s. Ceylon, per A. HAMTLTON-THACKER, Esq.

Life-boat Sunday Collections.

H.M.S. Howe, per the Rev. H. S. WANSBROUQH, B.N 3 13 6 Laleham, Staines, per the Rev. H. DALGETY McCHEANE, A.K.C.L.. 412 St. Andrew's Church, Hamble, per the Rev. J. J. CUKLINO, B.A. . 2 2 11 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late J. B. BARKWORTH, Esq., of Havant, Hants 1,000 - - The late WILLIAM WALLIS, Esq., of Brighton 1,000 - - The late EDMUND HICKS, Esq., of Brean, Somerset 179 4 - The late Mrs. ANN GORTON, per Edinburgh Branch .... 89 18 10 The late WILLIAM FLETCHER, Esq., of Turnham Green .... 50 - - The late JOHN BROWN, Esq., of Southall 45 - - The late J. F. COLEMAN, Esq., of Highbury New Park. . . . 10 12 5 The late EGBERT BAXTER, Esq., of Baling 9 - - The late THOMAS HARBOR, Esq., of Beading 9 — — The late AMOS GREENWOOD, Esq., of Merton Bingley .... 815- Reported that Mr. JAMES SMITH and Mr.

WILLIAM IRVING had been appointed respectively Honorary Secretaries of the Girvan and Silloth Branches of the Institution, vice Mr. P. P. MACKENNA and Mr. F. JOYES, resigned.—To le thanked.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the new Life-boats for Montrose and Staithes.

Also that the Lynmouth and Appledore No. 2 Life-boats had been returned to their stations, after having been altered and fitted with all the latest improvements.

Elected the members of the Sub-Committees i. T. CAVE, Esq., Chairman) for the ensuing ?ear.

Paid 3,8212. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 111. Is. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives saved.

Vessel.

Life-boat.

Also 10s. to the fireman of a steam-launch for rescuing two men from a boat which had been capsized off Southsea on the 8th April.

Caister No. 2 . Barquentine Clachna- cuddin, of Guernsey . 8 Fenit . . . Schooner Giles Lang, of Stives. Landed crew.

Gorleston No. 1 Cutter Mhel, of Great Yarmouth. Saved vessel and .... 1 Johnshaven . Fishing - boats Janet Anderson and Grey- hound, of Gourdou.

Rendered assistance.

Padstow . . Yawl Oneida, of Sennen Cove. Saved vessel and 3 Also 1621.10s. to defray the expenses of other assemblies or launches on service by the follow- ing Life-boats:—Dungeness No. 2, Filey, Gor- leston No. 1, Kingsdowne, Margate, Montrose No. 1, Newcastle (Dundrnm), North Deal, Polkerris, Port Eynon, St. David's, Saltburn and Tyrella.

The Ramsgate Life-boat had also been taken out on service.

Voted 151. to one of the crew of the Ilfra- combe Life-boat who was injured on the occasion of the boat being called out for service on the 25th January. Also 41. 4«. to defray his expenses while in hospital.

Also 101. to the widow of the second cox- swain of the Montrose Life-boats, in recognition of her husband's good services during the eighteen years he was connected with the Life-boats.

Also 121. to sixteen men for putting off in two boats and, at considerable risk, saving three of the crew of the pilot-boat Barney, which had been capsized on Montrose bar in a heavy sea on the 23rd April.

Also 12Z. to eleven men in recognition of their services on the occasion of the wreck of the barque Christian Wilhelm on Sandy Island rocks, Co. Cork, in a whole gale of wind and a very heavy sea on the 24th April. Four of the men put off in a boat from Hare Island, landed six of the vessel's crew and returned to fetch the remainder, after three ineffectual attempts in each of which the boat was beaten back; but after taking four of them on board the boat was capsized and destroyed, the four salvors and the other men getting on board the barque by means of lines hanging from her.

Another boat manned by seven men then proceeded to the rescue and saved all on board the vessel, consisting of five of her crew and the four men who had attempted to rescue them.

Also 21. 10s. to five men for putting off in a boat from Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, and saving three of the crew of a fishing-boat which had been capsized off Ballintoy in a strong breeze and a rough sea on the 31st March.

Also 21. to the brothers MALCOLM and NORMAN MORISON, of Luing Island, Argyll- shire, for putting off in a boat and saving a man whose boat had been thrown on her beam ends by a gust of wind and filled with water on a stormy and dark morning on the 22nd March.

THURSDAY, 14th June.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., 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 that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief In- spector of Life-boats on his recent visit to the Penarth Station.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the fol- lowing stations:— Northern District.— Hauxley, Cullercoats, Bamburgh, Boulmer, Cresswell, Alnmoutb, Tynemouth (two boats), Middlesbrough, Salt- burn, Redcar, West Hartlepool (two boats), Whitburn, Hartlepool (three boats), Seaton Carew and Seaham.

Eastern District.—Flamborough (two boats), Barmston, Bridlington, Winchelsea, Whitby (two boats), Upgang, Staithes, Runswick, Robin Hood's Bay, Scarborough, Filey, Withernsea, Brighton, Shoreham, Worthing, Littlehampton and Hayling.

Western District. — Fishguard, Cardigan, Newport (Pern.), Burnham, Ilfracombe, Mort- hoe, Braunton, Appledore (two boats), Lyn- mouth, Clovelly and Watchet.

Irish District. — Poolbeg, Arklow, Castle- town, Douglas (two boats), Port Erin, Ramsey and Peel.

Also the reports of the Organising Secre- taries on their recent visits to Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Bradford, Leeds, Hull, Rpchdale, Birmingham, Leicester, Halifax, Nottingham, Sheffield, Burnley, Blackpool, Liverpool, Ply- mouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Newport (Mon.), Swansea, Southport, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Dumbarton, Rothesay, Edinburgh and Dunoon.

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

Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, per T. GALLOWAY, Esq., towards endowment of Hearts of Oak Life-boat at Palling .... 50 - - Half of amount collected at the Public Inspection of the Great Eastern Bail way Company's new steamers Berlin, Amsterdam and Chelmsford at Rotterdam, per D. HOWARD, Esq., Marine Super- intendent 13 2 11 Collected at Concert on board the Orient s.s. Garonne during a recent yachting cruise, per H. W. LIVETT, Esq 4 4 - £ s. d.

Blackwood Memorial Fund(balance of gift for the Sir Arthur Black-wood Life-boat for Greenore, and towards its maintenance (total, 1.118Z. lie. Id.) 3 11 1 Ward - room officers of H. M. S.

Repulse, per Lieut. ARTHUR A. T. STUART, B.N 168 Life-boat Sunday Collections.

Sunningdale School Chapel, per the Key. W. H. GEDLESTONE, D.D. . 1 - - Barningham, Suffolk, per the Rev. A. W. EDWARDS, M.A. ... 1-5 Life-boat Saturday Collection.

Yorkshire, East and West Eiding, per Lieut. G. H. YONGE, B.N.

(balance) 18 5 - —To be severally thanked.

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

The late JAMES MOON, Esq., of Belsize Park 900 - - The late Miss S. M. BEETENSON, of Wem, Salop 500 - - The late Miss 0. A. SHEPPARD, of Northampton 100 - - T,he late ALEXANDER FORBES, Esq., of Morken (per Aberdeen Branch) 50 - - The late Mr. FREDERICK BAYLY, of Bath 36 11 4 The late Miss FRANCES MAC- DONALD, of Victoria Gardens, Netting Hill 25 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to WILLIAM CAHGILL, Esq., in recognition of his valuable services during the long period in which he occupied the office of Honorary Secre- tary of the Arbroath Branch of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services of Mr. EDWARD HICKS whilst nerving as coxswain of the Saltburn Life-boat.

Reported the transmission to its station o: the Fraserburgh new Life-boat.

Also that the Barmston, Dumnore East and Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boats had been returnee to their stations, after having been altered and fitted with all modern improvements.

Paid 4.821Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 87Z. 12s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives saved Life-boat.

Donna Nook , Gorleston No.1 Ilfracombe .

Port Patrick St. Andrew's Vessel.

S.S. Arthur, of North Shields ....

Ferry - boat of Great Yarmouth. Remained by vessel.

Pilot - cutter Excel, of Cardiff. Remained by vessel.

Schooner Volutia, of Stranraer. Rendered assistance.

A fishing-boat of St.

Andrew's. Rendered assistance.

The Caister No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save le ketch Water Lily, of Goole, and her crew of onr men; and the Broadstairs Life-boat as- isted to save the schooner Suomi, of Luvia, nd her crew of nine men.

Voted 284Z. 8«. 6d. to defray the expenses of he undermentioned Life-boats for assemblies f their crews, or for launches on service:— Broadstairs, Caister No. 2, Castletown, Cemaes, Cemlyn, Gorleston No. 1, Harwich, Lowestoft No. 1, Margate, North Deal, Palling No. 2, . David's, Swanage and Walton-on-the-Naze.

Bead letter from the Board of Trade trans- mitting a silver medal, received through the foreign Office, from His Majesty the KING OF DENMARK, for presentation to Mr. WILLIAM SCHOFIELD, coxswain of the Clacton Life-boat together with a draft for 101. to be distributed amongst the crew of the boat, in recognition of ,heir services in saving the crew of the schooner St. Alexei, of Copenhagen, on the 4th January last.

Voted 31. to six men for putting off in a boat d saving two of three lads, whose boat had been capsized off Cullercoats in a strong breeze from the S.E. and a choppy sea, on the 14th May.

THURSDAY, 12th July.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., 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 that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Bead the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following stations:— Northern District.—Newburgh, Port Errol, Fraserburgh, Whitelink Bay, Peterhead and Stonehaven.

Eastern District.—Selsey (two boats), Swan- age, Kimeridge, Poole, Brooke, brighstone Grange, Totland Bay, Atherfield, Bembridge, Southsea, Grimsby, Mablethorpe and Donna Nook. Western District.—Weymouth, St. Helier's, St. Peter's and Bude.

Irish District.—Wicklow, Silloth, Maryport and Workington.

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries on their visits to Birmingham, Leicester, Man- chester, Dewsbury, Batley, Huddersfield, Shef- field, Bradford, Nottingham, Leeds, Rochdale, Blackpool, St. Anne's, Blackburn, Accrington, Darwen, Burnley, Nelson, Runcorn, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Thomaby, Hudders- field, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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

Worshipful Company of Drapers (annual subscription). . . . 52 10 - International Maritime Congress, London Meeting, 1893, per C. F.

FINDLAY, Esq., Secretary . . 34 19 

£ 8. d. | Anstruther Life-boat Day (Friday, 20th April, 1894), per H. B.

MACKINTOSH, Esq. .... 31 12 8 Headers of The Christian, per Messrs. MORGAN & SCOTT . . 8 11 - Compositors of Glasgow Evening Times (additional) .... 11- —To be severally thanked.

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

The late W. J. WHITAKER, Esq., of Pylewell Park, Hants. . . 4,500 - - The late Miss A. G. ROLLESTON, of Hyde Park Terrace . . .1,500 - - The late Mrs. J. BAINTON, of Bick- mansworth 76 8 5 The late Mrs. B. WOODWARD, of Knowle, Warwickshire ... 25 - - The late Mrs. MARY CUBTIS, of Worthing (additional) ... - 12 6

Reported that Captain FRANK E. D. ACLAND, late K. A. had been appointed Honorary Secretary of the City of London Branch of the Institution.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. W. C. BATTISCOMBE, in recognition of his valuable co-operation during the period in which he occupied the office of Honorary Secretary of the Selsey Branch of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services rendered by Mr. JOHN GALLOWAY, whilst serving as Coxswain of the Port Logan Life-boat.

Reported that the Bude Life-boat had been returned to' its station, after having been altered and fitted with all the latest improvements.

Paid 4,8001. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 44Z. 16s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Life-boat. Vessel.

Forth Rhuffydd S.8. Mersey, of Liverpool.

Rendered assistance.

Runswick . . Fishing - cobles. Rendered assistance.

Staithes . . Fishing - cobles. Rendered assistance.

The North Sunderland Life-boat assisted to save the barque Formica, of Arendal, and her crew of 10 men.

Voted 20U 15s. to defray the expenses of either assemblies or launches on service by the following Life-boats :—Cemaes, Hoylake No. 1, Kimeridge, Kingsdowne, Margate, Newburgh, North Deal, Palling No. 2, Porthcawl, Rhoscolyn, Salcombe, Skegness and Walmer.

The Ramsgate Life-boat had also been taken out on service.

Voted also 81. to the Coxswain of the New- biggin Life-boat, who was injured on service on the 18th November.

Also II. Is. to defray the medical expenses incurred by the Coxswain of the Palling Life- boat, in consequence of being hurt while on service on the 6th June.

Also 11.10s. to three men for rendering assist- ance to a boat containing the crew, thirteen in number, of the barque Omen, of Sandefjord, which had stranded on the Goodwin Sands in a fresh S.W. wind and a rough sea, on the 24th June.

THURSDAY, 2nd August.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bait., 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 that their recom- mendations 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.—Nairn, Buckie, Lossie- mouth, Banff, Gourdon, Montrose (two boats), Johnshaven, Arbroath, Crail, Anstruther, St. Andrew's, Broughty Ferry and North Berwick.

Eastern District.—Button, Chapel, Skegness, Blakeney, Wells, Brancaster, Hunstanton, Sheringham, Mundesley, Cromer, Palling (two boats) and Hasborough.

Western District—Sidmouth, Lyme Regzs, Exmouth, Torquay, Brixham, Dartmouth, Hope Cove, Salcombe, Yealm River and Plymouth.

Irish District.—Liverpool, New Brighton (two boats) and Fleetwood.

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries, on their visits to Bradford, Manchester, Bir- mingham, Leicester, Blackburn, Acciington, Darwen, Burnley, Nelson, Preston, Liverpool, Ashton, Stalybridge, St. Helen's, Warrjngton, Widnes, Middlesbrough, Bury, Bolton, Dews- bury, Batley, Sheffield, Rochdale and Newcastle- on-Tyne.

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

Mrs. ROGET, for the endowment of her Life-boat at Clovelly, the Elinor Roget 2,000 - - Collected by S. PEOTOLD, Esq., late Mayor of Folkestone, in aid of Folkestone new Life-boat Estab- lishment 421 9 4 Ancient Order of Foresters (annual subscription) 200 - - His Grace the DUKE OF WEST- MINSTER, K.Gr. (donation, 1001.; annual subscription, 10J.) . . 110 - - E. F. WHITE, Esq., and Miss WHITE (annual subscription) . 75 - . - Dublin Port and Docks Board (annual subscription) .... 75 - - " In memoriam, ELLEN BRIDGES ". 50 - - A. 0. ALLEN, Esq., contents of con- tribution box (additional) . 77- Life-boat Saturday Collection.

Woodbridge, per Mr. J. LODER . . 4199 —To be severally thanked. Also the receipt of the following legacies:— £ t. d.

The late JAMES STEVENS, Esq., of Birmingham 50,000 - - The late Miss IVY WEBSTER, of Exeter 1,350 - - The late W. H. RAWSON, Esq., of Torquay 500 - - The late STEPHEN BENNETT, Esq., of Knighton 200 - - The late Mrs. E. GEE, of Lytham. 100 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to HAROLD D. BATESON, Esq., in acknowledgment of his valuable co-operation during the period in which he had occupied the office of Hon- orary Secretary of the Liverpool and New Brighton Branch of the Institution.

The Committee expressed deep regret at the death of Mr. A. D. MILNE, who had been Honorary Secretary of the Aberdeen Branch of the Institution for fourteen years.

Paid 1,4242. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Reported that the Ramsgate Life-boat had assisted to save the barque Hans Thiis, of Kisor, and that the Caister No. 2 Life-boat had saved the brigantine Navigator, of Lowestoft, and her crew of five men.

Voted 113?. 13s. to defray the expenses of launches on service by the following Life- boats:—Dungeness No. 2, Fethard, Gorleston No. 2, Hythe, New Romney, Swansea and Walmer.

Voted 11. to a girl and 10s. to her brother for putting off in a boat to the rescue of two children, each about four years of age, who, having got into a small punt at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, on the 17th July, pushed off from the shore and were drifting seaward. On reaching the children their boat was taken in tow, but the wind being off shore, although the sea was smooth, was too much for the would-be rescuers and the two boats would have incurred a risk of being swamped in the tide-race beyond Bembridge Ledge, but for the timely arrival of two sons of Major Windham, of Bembridge, who observing them from their house immediately proceeded to the shore, obtained a boat and went to their assistance.

They anchored one of the boats and took the other in tow, when they were met by another boat, manned by a fisherman and a schoolmaster, who had also gone to the rescue; and ultimately all safely reached the land. The thanks of the Institution were voted to Messrs. Windham, and the sum of 10«. to those who put off in the last-mentioned boat.

Voted also 22. 10«. to five men for putting off in a boat and rendering assistance to the yacht Shrimp, with two men on board, which was in danger off the Point of Ayr, Isle of Man, in a moderate S.S.W. breeze, on the 7th July.

Also 15s. to two men for putting off in a boat from St. Anne's, and saving three men from a boat which had stranded on the Salthouse Bank in a strong W. breeze and a rough sea, on the 7th July.

Also 10s. to a man for saving five persons from the skiff Thistle, of Gorleston, which was in danger between Gorleston and Great Yarmouth in squally weather, a rough sea and a thunder- storm, on the 12th July.