EVEN the most sanguine supporters of the "Life-boat Saturday" movement cannot fail to be gratified with the remarkable manner in which this popular organisation, aided by the Ladies' Committees, formed as an auxiliary for collecting purposes, developed during the past year. Originated in 1891, the " Life-boat Saturday " demonstrations and collections have in the short period of four years extended the field of their operations in all directions, and really wonderful results have been obtained in the face of general bad times, agricultural and commercial depression, strikes, and other adverse circumstances.

In 1894, demonstrations and special street collections were held in about sixty cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom, for the most part in the industrial centres where the population is thickest. The | following is a complete list of the cities and towns taking a part in the movement last year : — Aberdeen, Accrington, Anstruther, Ashton, Burmouth, Batley, Belfast, Birmingham, Blackburn, Black- pool, Bolton, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Backie, Burnley, Darwen, Dewsburv, Dumbarton, Dun- bar, Dunoon, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Halifax, 'Harwich, Herns Bay, Huddersfield, Hull, Ilfra- combe, Isle of Wight, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool (cyclist parade and collection for steam life-boat), Manchester, Nelson, Newhaven, Newport (Mon.), New South- gate, North Berwick, Nottingham, Plymouth, Preston, Rochdale, Eothesay, Salford, Seaford, Sheffield, Shipley, South- ampton, Staleybridge, Stockton, Thornaby, Teignmouth, Warrington, Whithy, Wood- bridge, Workington and Worthing. There is every reason to hope that this long list will be considerably added to during the current year. The Committee of the Institution have done their very utmost to push and extend the movement, and within the last few weeks have appointed an additional organising secretary for work in the provinces. The City of London Branch, established last year at the Mansion House under Royal auspices and the patronage of the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON and other leaders of the commercial world, has not been idle. The committee have appointed an honorary secretary and an organising secretary, and active steps are being taken to have a special life-boat collection during the year in all the principal ex- changes and marts of the City. "Life- boat Sunday " collections are also gaining ground, and although, for obvious reasons, they have not increased in numbers so rapidly as the sister movement, yet a fair show has been made and better things are hoped for in the future.