THURSDAY, 12th September, 1895.

Admiral Sir WILLIAM MONTAGU DOWELL, G.C.B., 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 Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to the Dungeness Station.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following stations:— Northern District — Ackergill, Dornoeh,Cullercoats, Tynemouth (two boats), Southend Campbeltown, Kildonan, Workington, White- haven, Maryport and Silloth.

Eastern District—Wells, Walmer, Kings- downe, North Deal, Broadstairs, Kingsgate, Folkestone, Ramsgate, Margate, Dungeness (two boats), Sunderland (two boats), Roker, Whitburn and Seabam.

Southern District—Eastbourne.

Western District—Llanddwyn, Cemlyn, Bull Bay, Cemaes, Rhoscolyn, Fishguard (two boats), Cardigan, New Quay (Cardigan), Watchet, Penarth, Porthcawl, Criccieth, Llanaelhaiarn and Pwllheli.

Irish District—Barrow, Arklow, Wicklow, Cahore, Wexford (two boats), Couitown, Valentia and Fenit.

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries on their visits to Bradford, York, Newcastle-on- Tyne, Halifax, Batley, Grimsby, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Manchester, Blackpool, North- ampton, Leicester, Scarborough, Nottingham, Lincoln, Dublin, Belfast, Carlisle, Burton-on- Trent, Shrewsbury, Todmorden, Cardiff, Liverpool, Hyde, Chorley, Nelson, Burnley, Preston, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bristol, Harrogate. Wellingborough, Dewsbury, Ly- tham, Otley, Beverley, Greenock, Gourock, Port Glasgow, Stirling, Perth, Girvan and Aberdeen.

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

City of London Branch, per Captain ACLAND, R..A 350 - - Mrs. JULIA COOKES, Forest Hill . 300 - - Newcastle - on - Tyne Co-operative Society, Limited 25 - - Mrs. C. E. L 25 - - Collected on board the R.M.S. Tan- tatton Castle, on her last voyage, per Captain J. C. ROBINSON . . 10 - - Collected on board the s.s. Bosetta, pei Captain G. W. F. BROWNE . 786 Life-boat Saturday Collection.

Barmouth—per B. J. ALLSOP. Esq.. 68 - - Preston—per JAMES CARTER, Esq. . 50 - - Portsmouth—(Proceeds of concert), per FREDERICK PEARSE, Esq. . . 33 11 6 Dovercourt—per Miss NALBOBOTUGH through Harwich Branch. . . 31 4 9 Southwold—per Mr. J. SINCLAIR . 22 2 - Carnarvon and Llanddwyn — per HUGH RICHARDS, Esq 20-11 Life-boat Sunday Collections.

Shamley Green, Christ Church—per the Rev. A. W. LEACH, B.A. . . 41- Bembridge, Isle of Wight—per the Rev. J. N. PALMER, M.A. ... 397 Hamble, Southampton, St. Andrew's Church—per the Rev. J.J.CURLING, M.A 2-- —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Mrs. MART BUTTERWORTH, of Liverpool 45 - - The late Dr. FRANCIS WKIGHTSON, of King's Norton 45 - - £ 8. d.

The late Miss W. M. MARTIN, of Newland-Hurst 22 10 - Voted the thanks of the Committee to THOMAS BAWDBN, Esq., and W. M. RICHARDS, Esq.,,J.P., in recognition of their valuable co-operation extending over many years as Honorary Secre- taries of the Douglas and Padstow Branches of the Institution.

Deep regret was expressed at the decease of Mr. G. BRAXTON ALDRIDGE and Mr. RICHARD SMITH, who had respectively long been the valued Honorary Secretaries of the Poole and Chapel Branches of the Institution, and it was decided to send letters of sympathy to their families.

Paid 5,5751. for sundry charges'on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 59Z. 10s. to pay the expenses of the Dungeness No. 1, Whitby No. 2 and Broad- stairs Life-boats in respectively saving the crew of 2 men from the ketch Appledram, of Poole, and rendering assistance to fishing-boats in distress and to the stranded S.B. Lady Woheley, of London.

The Ramsgate and North. Deal Life-boats took off some passengers from the stranded s.s. Lady Wolseky, of London, and afterwards assisted to save the vessel, and the Pwllheli and Barmouth Life-boats saved the barque JKragerS, of Kragero, and her crew of 12 persons.

Voted also 2321.19s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the assemblies of crews or launches to dis- tressed vessels, by the Life-boats at Abersoch, Aldeburgh, Ballywalter, Caister No. 1, Dunge- neus No. 1, Gorleston No. 1, Margate, New Romney, Orme's Head, Padstow, Poii Patrick, Skegness, Walmer and "Winterton No. 2.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also taken out on service, but her assistance was not eventually needed.

Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum and framed, with the sum of 31. 3s. to Gunner WILLIAM MALONE, R.A., for bravely attempting to save a man and a woman from a small yacht, named the Pride of the Mud Flats, which had been capsized off Horse Sands Fort, Spithead, in a moderate breeze and a moderate sea on the 31st August. The two persons, how- ever, clung to him and dragged him under water and he was rescued, in an exhausted con- dition, by a boatman, in charge of a boat with passengers, who pulled to the scene of the casualty. The two occupants of the capsized yacht unhappily were drowned.

A reward of 10«. was granted to the boatman for his service on the occasion.

Also 21. 58. to six men for putting off in a coast- guard boat, and saving the crew of the coble Galilee, which had been capsized off Whitby in a rough sea on the 9th August. Also 41. )0s.

to the crew of three men of the coble Eliza Jane, which proceeded to the rescue of the Galilee, but was also upset, and 31. to six men who in two other cobles rescued the crew of the Eliza Jane.

Also 41. to eight men for putting off in two boats and saving twelve persons from the lugger Zenith, which caught fire and stranded near Baltimore, co. Cork, in a moderate N.N.E.

breeze and a smooth sea, on the 28th July.Also 11. 15s. to seven men for rendering; assistance on the occasion of the jpundering off Aberystwyth of the boat General Gordon, be- longing to that port, in a fresh S.S.W. breeze and a rough sea on (he 29th August.

Also II. to a man who rescued one of two men from a boat which had been smashed by the paddle-wheel of a steamer off Llandudno in a strong W.N.W. breeze and a moderate sea on the 5th August.

Also 11. to three men for rendering assistance to the boat Clara, which had stranded on the Colloway Rocks, off Greencastle, in a strong breeze and a rough sea on the 25th August.

Also 15«. to three men for saving two men, whose boat had been capsized near Ardmore Point, co. Galway, in a strong N.W. breeze, squally weather and a heavy sea on the 12th June.

THURSDAY, 10th October, 1895.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

Bead 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 report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on the official trial of the new Steam Life-boat built by Messrs. Thornycroft & Co.. of Chiswick, for the South Holland Life- boat Society.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following stations:— Northern District — Balcary, Kircudbright, Whithorn, Port Logan, Port Patrick, Ayr, Girvan, Troon, Irvine, Ballantrae, and Ardros- san.

Eastern District—West Hartlepool, Hartle- pool (three boats), Seaton Carew, Redcar, Saltburn, Ennswick, Scarborough, Withernsea, Dover, Hythe, Caister (two boats), Winterton (two boats), and Yarmouth.

Southern District — Falmouth, Cadgwith, Mullion, Church Cove, Polpear, Porthoustock, Polkerris, Mevagissey and Looe.

Western District—Porthdinllaen, Barmouth, Aberdovey, Aberystwith, Abersoch, Bude, Clo- velly, Swansea, Port Eynon, Burry Port and Ferryside.

Irish District—Ballycotton, Youghal, Court- maosherry, Queenstown (two boats), Dunmore East, Fethard, Tramore, Dungarvan, Cloughey, Ballywalter, Groomsport, Tyrella, Newcastle (Dundrum) and Carrickfergus.

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries on their visits to Nottingham, Lincoln, Carlisle, Bnrton-on-Trent, Bradford, Manchester, Hull, Sheffield, Dublin, Dewsbury, Burnley, Preston, Halifax, Huddersfield, Blackburn, Ashton- under - Lyne, Stalybridge, Hyde, Liverpool, Plymouth, Todmorden, Bochdale, Bristol, Mexborough, Doncaster, Harrogate, Ayr, Aber- deen, Anstrather, Lerwick, Glasgow, Perth, Paisley and Kilinarnock.

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

"I. D. W." 100 - - Runcorn Cycling Club, Moiety of Proceeds of a Cycling Parade and Flower Carnival on the 14th Aug., per H. WRIGHT, Esq 20 15 5 Life-boat Sunday Collections.

Worthing, per GEORGE PIOGOTT, Esq. 59 11 3 Moiety of two Sunday collections on board the s.s. St. Sunniva, during her recent cruise to the Baltic, per J. T. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE, Esq 4 13 - —To be severally thanked.

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

The late GEORGE WOOJTNDIN, Esq., of Sharrow, Sheffield . . . . 630 - T The late HENRY HEWETSON, Esq., of Tunbridge Wells 105 - - The Committee expressed great regret at the decease of Mr. QUINTIN COCHRAM, who had for fifteen years been the esteemed honorary secretary of the Port Logan branch of the Institution, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. JOHN O'BEILLY BI.ACKWOOD, and to Mr. P. PASCOE, in acknowledgment of their past valuable co-operation whilst serving as honorary secretaries of the Ballywalter and Littlehaven brandies of the Institution.

Also to J. W. FIELD, Esq., in recognition of his valuable services, extending over many years, in connection with the Bideford and Appledore branch of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services of Mr. JOHN MARSHALL whilst serving for many years as coxswain of the Seaham life-boat.

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

Voted 154Z. 17». 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lite-boat.

Cloughey . . Barque Helen, of Brevig 10 Clovelly . . Two fishing - boats of Bideford .... 4 „ . . Brig Hadbet, of Tonsberg 10 Hoylake . . Schooner The Cousins, of Beaumaris .... 2 Padatow . . Ketch William, of Ipswich 4 „ . . Boat of s.s. Sicilia, of Liverpool .... 16 Southport No. 2 Barquentine Lattonia, of Eiga 8 The Burnham and North Deal Life-boats respectively saved the derelict smack Tom, of Watchet, and the stranded s.s. Fal, of Fal- mouth, and her crew of ten men.

Voted also 436i. lie. 3d. to pay the expenses of the assemblies of crews or launches to distressed vessels by the Life-boats at Aber- ystwith, Appledore, Broadstairs, Cudgwith,Cemaes, Clovelly, Fleetwood, Gorleston, Hope Cove, Lytham, Margate, Newbisgin, New Brighton, Padatow, Pakefield, Palling, Point of Ayr, Polpear, South port, St. Anne's, bwansea, Walmer, Watchet and Weston-super-Mare.

Voted 21. 10s. to two men injured while on service in the North Deal Life-boat on the 11th September.

Also 31.15«. to five men for puttrag off in a boat and saving four fishermen whose boat had been capsized off Ballinskelligs, co. Kerry, in a fresli N.W. breeze and a heavy sea on the 31st July.

Also II. 10s. to three men for saving the crew of five men from the boat Tartar Lass, of Millbay, which had been capsized near Greenore Point, co. Louth, in a squall on the 13th of August.

Also 10». to two men who saved a man from a boat off Combinartin, Devonshire, in a moder- ate breeze and a moderate sea on the 2nd of September.

THURSDAY, 14th November, 1895.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

Bead 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.

Bead the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Formby, Helbre Island and Hoylake Stations.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following stations:— Northern District—Stornoway, Nairn, Lossie- moutn, Buckle,Banff, Peterhead.Whitelink Bay, Fraserburgh, Port Erroll, Newburgh, Stone- haven, Gourdon, Johnshaven, Montrose (two boats), Arbroath, St. Andrew's, Anstruther, Crail and Broughty Ferry.

Eastern District—Gorleston (three boats), Lowestoft (two boats), Kessingland (three boats), Pakefield, Soutliwold (two boats), Dun- wich, Aldeburgh, Thorpe,Harwich (two boats), Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-Naze, Southend, New Romney and Dungeness (two boats).

Southern District—Yealm River, Salcombe, Hope Cove, Brighton, Selsey (two boats), Brooke. Brighstone Grange, Ryde, Atherfield, Bembridge and Totland Bay.

Western District—St. David's, Angle, Little- haven, Llanduduo, Llanddulas, Rhyl (two boats), Forth Rhuffydd, Holyhead (two boats), Llanddwyn, Rhosneigir, Rhoscolyn, Cemlyn, Moelfre, Cemaes, Bull Bay and Beanmaris.

Irish. District—Portrush, Greencastle, Cul- daff, Aranmore, Carnsore, Kilmore and Bal- briggan.

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries on their visits to Manchester, Sheffield, Halifax, Bradford, Hull, London, Leicester, Grimsby, Morley, Birmingham, Coventry, Dublin, Bristol, Preston, Mexborough, Ashton-under-Lyne, Liverpool. Newark, Weston- super-Mare, Roches- ter, Paisley, Lerwick, Erskine, Kilmarnock, Glasgow and Paitick.

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

JOHN BENTLEY, Eeq., to recoup the Institution the reward granted for a service rendered by the Ellen Newman and John Bentley Life- boat at Newburgh 22 1 - Readers of the Christian per Messrs.

MORGAN & SCOTT 7 - - BYRON REED, Esq., M.P., unex- pended balance from sums sub- scribed by passengers on board B.M.S. Tantallon Castle for amuse- ments 3 - - Life-boat Saturday Collections.

Greenock, per JOHN RODGER, Esq. . 400 - — Perth, per JOHN TURNBULL, Esq. . 332 6 8 Cardiff, per A. C. TWEEDY, Esq. .150 - - Barry Dock, per Messrs. E. W.

WAITE and T. G. DUNCAN . . 40 - - Millom, per Miss F. STOXEY . . 16 12 - Life-boat Sunday Collections.

Cranbrook, Kent, half of collection at Harvest Thanksgiving service, per the Rev. ALBAN H. HARRISON, M.A 892 Malta, collections in Garrison Churches at Parade services, per the Bev. ALFRED MAUN, M.A., Senior Chaplain to the Forces in Malta 3 12 4 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late ROBERT METHVEN, Esq., of Cupar, Fife, further on account . 1000 - - The late Mrs. E. H. KIDD, of Beddington 1000 - - The late Miss CLARA C. WARREN, of Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park . 300 - - The late Miss KATHARINE LEOKARD, of Woodford Green . . . . 180 - - The late G. B. PLUMMET, Esq., oi Camden Street. N.W. .... 100 - - The late Miss MARTHA PRICE, of Bath 57 8 9 The late RICHARD WAIN, Esq., of Clifford Street, W. (farther pay- ment) 15 7 2 Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr.

EDWARD MAXWELL, T. BRANDRETH GIBBS, Esq., T. H. DIXON, Esq., and THOMAS GILROY, Esq., in acknowledgment of their long and valuable co-operation, extending over many years, as honorary secretaries respectively of the Greenock, Western Central, Chester, and Drogheda branches of the Institution.

Also to P. J. RAMSAY, Esq., of Manchester, for his valuable services in connection with the Life-boat Saturday movement in Manchester during the last four years.

The Committee also suitably recognised the long and valuable services rendered by Mr.VGEORGE STROWGER, Mr. ROBERT WRIGHT, Mr.ISAAC Dix, and Mr. THOMAS MILLS, whilst serving as Coxswains of the Kessingland, Fleetwood, Dunwich, and Hayle Life-boat*.

Reported tlie transmission to its Station of the Helbre Island new Life-boat.

Also that the Caister No. 2, Clacton-on-Sea, Girvan, and Yarmouth Life-boats had been extensively altered and improved, and returned to their Stations.

Decided that the Valentia Life-boat Station be discontinued.

Reported that a grand concert, promoted by the City of London branch of the Institution, was held at the Guildhall on the evening of the 13th November, and was attended by the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, and the Sheriffs. All the artistes taking part in the concert gave their services gratuitously.

Decided, that the thanks of the Committee be conveyed to the Corporation, the City Com- mittee, and all the artistes for their kind co-operation.

Paid 8,5487. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 2617. 4s. 9 Z. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Life-boat.

Beaumaris Blyth No. 1 .

Cemlyn . .

Gorleston No. 1 Kirkcudbright Lossiemouth .

New Quay,) Cornwall/ ' North Berwick Ramsey . .

Lives saved.

Vessel.

Schooner Kate,of Chester.

Landed 4.

S.S. Sindbad, of New- castle 15 i Ketch Ruby, of Liver- j pool. Assisted to save i vessel. ; Lugger Star of Bethlehem, ] of Cullen .... 8 Brigantine Nordstjernen, of Christiansand . . 6 j Schooner Avance, of Tonsberg .... G ! (Ketch St. Agnes, of St.

Agnes. Remained ty ( vessel.

Schooner Otto, of West i Rhauderfehn ... 4 j Schooner Ellen and Mary, of Port William . . 3 Brig Globe, of White- haven 7 Schooner Harvest Some, of Preston .... 4 Fishing-boats. Rendered assistance.

Scarborough .

The Sennen Cove and Teignmouth Life-boats respectively assisted to save the s.s.Harberton, of London, and rendered help to the three-masted schooner Anna, of Mariehamn.

Voted also 723Z. 6s. 3d. to pay the expenses of the assemblies of crews or launches to dis- tressed vessels by the Life-boats at Aldeburgh, Angle, Appledore, Ballywalter, Berwick-on- Tweed, Buckie, Caister, Cemaes, Clacton, Dungarvan, Dungeness, Exmouth, Formby, Gorleston, Harwich (steam Life-boat), Ilfra- combe, Kingsdowne, Llandulas, Lowestoft, Mevagissey, Montrose, New Quay (Cornwall), New Romney, North Deal, Pulling, Point of Ayr, Rhyl, Saltburn, Southend (Essex), Walmer, Walton-on-the-Naze and Youghal.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also taken out, but her assistance was not required.

Voted 17. 10s. to one of the crew of the North Deal Life-boat who was injured on the 2nd October.

Also 9Z. to nine men for saving the crew of eight men of the fishing steamer Teal Duck, of North Shields, which stranded on the rocks at Spittal Point, Northumberland, in a strong E.S.E. breeze and a rough sea on the 2nd October.

Also 71. 10s. to ten men for putting off in two boats and saving the crew of five men from the fishing-boat Robert, of Porthleven, which struck on the Trigg rock at the mouth of the Porthleven harbour, Cornwall, in a strong S.E. breeze, a heavy sea, and a dense fog on the 10th October.

Also 5Z. 5s. to seven men for putting off in a pilot gig and saving the crew of four men from the ketch Heather Bell,of Ramsey,Isle of Man, which had stranded on Bideford Bar in a strong N.W. breeze, a very heavy sea, and thick weather on the 12th October.

Also 47. to four men for saving the crew of three persons from the fishing-boat Mary Ann, of Ballykeel, which was in danger about four miles south of Leestones, co. Down, in a moderate N.W. gale and a rough sea on the 1st October.

Also 3Z. 10s. to seven coastguardmen for putting off in the station galley from Sutton, co.

Dublin, and saving two gentlemen whose boat had been capsized in squally weather and a heavy sea on the 10th September.

Also 37. to six fishermen for saving four per- sons from the fishing-boat Venus, of Gnlway, which was disabled about a mile south of Turbot Island, co. Galway, in a strong N.W. gale and a very heavy sea on the 1st October.

Also B7. to three men for saving two of the crew of the schooner Rachel, of Stavanger, which had been in collision with a Spanish steamer, and had been capsized and partially sunk, about a mile and a half off Walmer, in a moderate breeze and a rough sea on the ]9th October.

Also 27. 16s. to four men for saving three of four men from the fishing-boat Dreadnought, of Londonderry, which was capsized off Green- caslle in a fresh. N.E. breeze and a choppy sea on the 16th October.

Also 27. to two men for saving a man whose boat, the Mary of Maryport, struck on the bar and filled in returning to port in a moderate N.E. gale and a rough sea on the 15th October.

Also 10s. to a man who saved another man from a fishing-boat which was capsized in broken water on the Walpool rock, off the Kentish coast, in a strong S.E. breeze on the 27th September.

Also 10s. to a man who rendered service to a coastguard boat, with two men on board, which was capsized while returning to the watch vessel in Hamford Water in a strong gale from W.S.W. and a rough sea on the 2nd October.

Also 10s. to two mf-n for saving one of the crew of the fishing-boat Wild Duck, of Preston, who had been dragged overboard, having become entangled with the trawl, off St. Anne's, Lancashire, in a strong N. breeze and a moderate sea on the 26th October.THURSDAY, 12th December, 1895.

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 Chief Inspector of Life- boats on his recent visits to the Rhyl, Helbre Island, Hoylake, New Brighton, Formby and Point of Ayr stations.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following stations:— Northern District—Dunbar, Eyemouth and Berwick-on-Tweed.

Eastern District—Whitby (two boats), Up- gang, Staithes, Runswick, Robin Hood's Bay, Scarborough, Flamborough (two boats), Brid- lington Quay and Barmston.

Southern District — Hastings, Bye, Win- chelsea, Newhaven, Plymouth, Brixham and Dartmouth.

Western District — Lynmouth, New Quay (Cornwall),Watcbet, Port Isaac, Padstow, Hayle, St. Mary's and St. Agnes.

Irish District—Howth, Drogheda (two boats), Barrow, Blackpool and St. Anne's (two boats).

Also the reports of the Organising Secretaries on their visits to Dublin, Morley, Castleford, London, Aberystwyth, Manchester, Preston, Liverpool, Blackburn, Eastbourne, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Dumbarton and Glasgow.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— £ 8. d.

City of London Branch, per Captain ACLAND (making a total of 1,520?. this year) 400 - - ALEXANDER MAHO, Esq 100 - - W. A. F. POWELL, Esq 100 - - Independent Order of Oddfellows (Manchester Unity), per THOMAS COLLINS, Esq.—Annual subscrip- tion, 501.; donation, 20Z. Is. Wd.. 70 1 10 JAMES HUTCHINSON, Esq. . . . 50 - - GEORGE C. RAPHAEL, Esq. . . . 50 - - Collected on board the E.M.S. Tantallon Castle, per Captain J. C. ROBINSON 10 - - Moiety of collections on board the S.S. St. Sunniva, during her first Mediterranean cruise, per J. T. WOOLRYCH-PEROWNE, Esq. . 6 13 - Life-Boat Saturday Collections.

North of England District Com- mittee, per A. P. SMITH, Esq. (on account) 1400 - - Birmingham, per C. C. SMITH, Esq. 850 - - Bristol per W. H. FRANK, Esq.. . 700 - - Rochdale, per BENJAMIN HEAPE, Esq 163 11 ~ Burnley, per A. L. GARNETT, Esq.. 110 - - Cardiff, per A. C. TWEEDY, Esq. . 80 - - Newark, per E. T. SIMMONS, Esq. . 57 17 - Life-Boat Sunday Collections.

£. s. d.

Hadnall, Salop, per the Rev. BROOKE C. MORTIMER, M.A 14 5 6 Sunninghill, Berks, St. Alban's Church, per C. D. KEMP-WELCH, Esq 13 6 - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Miss S. A. HOLDEN, of Marland, Rochdale . . . .2000 The late Miss ANNIE CHBBCH- DIXON, of Glasgow 1000 - The late Miss HELEN GIBSON, of Edinburgh SCO - - The late Mr. BOBERT STOBDS, of Glasgow. 270 - - The late W. A. MILL WARD, Esq., of Chapel-en-le-Frith (balance) . . 199 11 6 The late THOMAS CLARKE, Esq., of Hands worth, Sheffield. . . . 100 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to FRANCIS HENDERSON, Esq., in acknowledg- ment of his valuable services during the period in which he held the office of Treasurer of the Port of Liverpool Branch of the Institu- tion.

Also to JAMES RICHMOND, Esq., and ALEXAN- DER O'DRISCOLL, Esq., in recognition of their past long and valuable services whilst acting as Honorary Secretaries of the Southend (Essex) and Valentia Branches of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the | good services rendered for many years past by ! Mr. JAMES HAYNES and Mr. JOHN BENNETT, j late coxswains of the Port Isaac and Polkerris Life-boats.

It was reported that H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE, accompanied by the MARQUIS OF LORNE, visited Manchester on the 21st November to receive purses from ladies connected with the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Manchester and Salford section of the Institution's Life-boat Saturday Fund.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Wick new Life-boat and transporting carriage, and the Whitby No. 2 new Life-boat.

| Also that the Port Eynon Life-boat had been returned to its station, after having been ex-tensively altered and fitted with all the latest improvements.

Paid 3,3841!. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 616Z. 4s. 3d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Life-boat.

Beaumaris Blyth No. 1 Castletown Clacton .

Courtown .

Li™ saved.

Cutter Sarah Seek, of Liverpool. Landed 4.

S.S. Fairy .... 12 Schooner Emu, of Douglas 3 S.S. Vale, of Stavanger.

Remained by vessel.

Fishing-boat Enterprize, of Courtown. Saved vessel and .... 5 Life-boat.

Folkestone Gorleston No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Gourdon .

Helbre Island Isle of Whithorn Lynmouth Mablethorpe .

North Deal .

Periarth .

Port Erin. .

Porthdinllaen Ramsey . .

•» • Salcombe .

Scarborough .

St. Ives . .

Totland Bay .

Vessel Lives vessel. Saved_ Lugger Perseverance, of Folkestone. Assisted to save vessel and . 3 S.S..Grepenstedt, of Got- tenburg. Rendered assistance.

Dandy Coquette, of Great Yarmouth .... 6 Schooner Sulla, of Barn- staple 4 Fishing-boats. Remained by vessels.

Flat Eleanor, of Liverpool 2 Barque Bator. ... 10 Smack Esperanda, of Porlock 2 S.S. International, of Newcastle. Landed 9.

Boat of the barqnentine G. L. Waters, of Work- ington 5 Schooner Michael Kelly, of Liverpool .... 5 Schooner Oricell, of Ipswich. Bend, assist.

S.S. Nar, of Lynn. Be- mained by vessel.

Schooner Gauntlet, of Barrow 5 Brigantine Somerset, of Christiania ... 9 Schooner Gem, of Ramsey 4 Ketch Two Brothers, of Plymouth .... 2 Two fishing - cobles.

Rendered assistance.

Lugger Good Hope, of St.

Ives. Bern, by vessel.

Schooner Jane and Annie, Carmarthen. Assisted The Aldeburgh, Roker, Southend (Essex) and Walmer Life-boats respectively rendered the following services:—Barque J.H. Schwensen, of Kragero, saved vessel; S.B. Poplar, of London, assisted to save vessel; barquentine Durango, of Hamburg, assisted to save vessel and crew, 10; barquentine G. L. Waters, of WorMngton, assisted to save vessel.

Voted 8371. 10s. 5d. to pay the expenses of assemblies of the crews or launches to distressed vessels by the following Life-boats :—Abersoch, Aldeburgh, Bull Bay, Oaister No. 2, Dover, Falmouth, Filey, Gorleston Nos. 1 and 2, Gourdon, Hasborough, Hayle, Helbre Island, Hoylake, Kingsdowne, Llanaelhaiarn, Lowes toft No. 2, Mevagissey, New Brighton No. 1, Palling No. 1, Plymouth, Point of Ayr, Porthleven, Porthoastock, Port Logan, Port Patrick, Rhyl No. 2, Roker, Southwold No. 1, Tynemouth No. 2, Walmer, Great Yarmouth and Yealm River.The Ramsgate Life-boat also went out on service, but was not eventually needed.

Voted 151. to four men injured while on service at Gorleston, North Deal, Teignmouth, and Tynemouth.

Voted the silver medal of the Institution, accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and framed, with the sum of 21., to Mr. R. POCKLET, coxswain of the Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat, and 21. each to two other men for gallantly saving the crew of three men who had been washed overboard from the fishing- boat Elizabeth, of Flamborough, a heavy sea striking the boat when several miles off Flam- borough Head in a strong S.E. gale and a heavy sea on the 15th November. The boat used by the salvors was merely a 19 feet coble, and great risk was incurred in getting the men, who were greatly exhausted, into the boat.

Also 10Z. to ten men for putting off in the surf-boat Stormy Petrel, of Southend (Essex), and saving the erew of six men from the vessel Louisa, which was stranded on the Maplin Sands in a whole gale from E. and a heavy sea on the 24th November.

Also 8Z. to eight men who saved the crew of three men from the schooner Sarah Howe, of Lerwick, which signalled for assistance while moored for discharging cargo in Greetness Voe, a heavy gale having sprung up from W.N.W.

with a very heavy sea on the 15th November.

The vessel afterwards drifted out to sea and foundered.

Also 61. to three men for rescuing two men of the Royal Irish Constabulary, who were in danger in a boat in Blacksod Bay, co. Mayo, in a gale from N.W. and a very heavy sea on the 1st October.

Also 41. 10s. to nine men for saving the crew of three men from a boat which while returning from fishing was capsized in a squall off Howth on the 14th November.

Also 47. to two men for rescuing the crew of two men from a fishing-boat capsized by a squall off Combmartin, Devonshire, on the llth November. The boat and gear were also saved, the salvors sacrificing their fishing for the evening by rendering the service.

Also 11. to two men for putting off in a curragh and saving two men whose boat had been capsized in Mulroy Bay, co. Donegal, in a strong wind from the N. and a rough sea on the 17th November.

Also 11. 10s. to three men for saving the fishing coble Florence, of Filey, her crew of three men and their gear, the boat having been capsized by a squall while proceeding to sea on the 8th November.

Also I/. 10s. to four men for saving two me* from a fishing-boat in Whitesand Bay, Corn- wall, in a moderate breeze from the S.W. and a rough sea on the 13th November.

NOTICE.

The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL, containing the Annual Report, &c., will be published on the 1st Hay.