PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN.—A new Life-boat establishment has been formed here by the, Institution, some shipwrecks which had taken place in the locality, having shown the desirability of having a Life-boat on the spot, in the event of further casualties taking place here, in lieu of having to send to Port Erin for the Life-boat on that station. A portion of the very handsome bequest made to the Institution by the late Mr. JAMES STEVENS of Birmingham, was utilised in the formation of this station. The boat, which is named the James Stevens No. 1, is on the self-righting principle, is 35 feet long, 81/2 feet wide; rows 10 oars, double banked, has one sliding keel and two water - ballast tanks, and is provided with a transporting carriage.

WINTERTON (NORFOLK).—The Institu- tion has replaced the smaller of the two Life-boats at Winterton, stationed there many years since, by a new boat of the improved Norfolk and Suffolk type, which is 34 feet long by 10 feet wide, is provided with three water- ballast tanks and rows 12 oars, double banked; it was built by Messrs. Beeching Brothers, of Great Yarmouth. Like the boat it replaced, it is named the Edward Birkbeck, after the Chairman of the Institution.

RHYL (NORTH WALES).—A new Tubular Life-boat has been sent to Rhyl to take the place of a boat of that design placed there many years since. The new boat, which is 34 feet long and 8f feet wide, is constructed of mahogany; she was built by the Thames Ironworks Company, is fitted to row 12 oars double-banked, and is also provided with mast and sails. The hull consists of two tubes, 2 feet 9 inches in diameter amidships, tapering at the bow and stern, where they are united by oak chocks. The tubes are con- nected together throughout their length by iron stays, and are divided into water- tight compartments. There is also a sliding keel or centre-board of teak, stiffened with iron. The tubular system of Life-boat construction was invented by the late Mr. HENRY RICHARDSON, of Bala, in 1830, and in 1851 his son, the late Mr. H. T. RICHARDSON, built a boat on this principle, with which he sailed round the coasts of England with the view of demonstrating, as he believed, the supe- riority of that system. For many years past boats of this type have been stationed at Rhyl and New Brighton, the one at the first-named place bearing the name Caroline Richardson, and the other being known as the Henry Richardson. Mr. H. T. RICHARDSON bequeathed a very hand- some legacy to the Institution in order that tabular Life-boats, bearing the names of his mother and father, might be main- tained on the coast in perpetuity. The new Life-boat is provided with a trans- porting carriage, fitted with Tipping's plates on the wheels to facilitate her passage across the sandy beach at Rhyl, and horse launching poles.

MEVAGISSEY, CORNWALL.—This Life- boat Station has recently been completely renovated by the Institution. A new boathouse and slipway have been con- structed on a convenient site at a cost, including removal of rocks, of about 2.000Z. The Life-boat, which had sus- tained considerable damage while moored in the harbour, has been replaced by a new 10-oared boat, 37 feet long, 9j feet wide, and fitted with two drop-keels.

The cost of the boat and its equipment has been defrayed from a legacy be- queathed to the Institution by the late Mrs. CHISHOLM, of Oldham, for building, furnishing, and maintaining a Life-boat in memory of her son, after whom the boat is named the James Chisholm. On.

the 12th June the inauguration of the new Life-boat Station took place, and was most successfully carried out under the superintendence of the zealous Hon.

Sec. of the Mevagissey Branch, Capt. J. BALL FARRAN, in the' presence of a large number of spectators, including several relatives and friends of the late Mrs. CHISHOLM. The naming ceremony was performed by Miss DOROTHY CHISHOLM TAYLOR, and afterwards the boat was launched down the slip and rowed round the harbour. She was twice capsized by means of. a crane to show her powers of self-righting and self-discharge of water.

The Life-boat men were subsequently entertained at tea, when an address was delivered by Capt. N. WILLIAMS, Chair- man of the Local Committee, in which he said that the Life-boat service was a noble work, and in it they had some of the bravest men in England. (Applause.) He hoped it would be a long time before they had occasion to use their boat, but when that time came he was sure the crew would acquit themselves like men.

(Applause.) Mr. PETER HUNKIN, a member of the Local Committee, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. TAYLOR, the son-in-law and daughter of the donor, characterised the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION as the noblest charitable Society in the kingdom, and said they had every reason to be proud of their Life-boat Station at Mevagissey. He concluded with the following acrostic on the name of the boat:— " J oin hearts, ye men of Meva bold, And let your thanks to-day be told; May every man his tribute bring, E ngage to make this building ring— S uch hearty cheers as all may sing.

Cheer that a lady of our land Has given a boat which can command, I n spite of wind and weather too, S uch sturdy stuff to form her crew.

Hurrah for Chisholm, worthy name I O h, let it grace the roll of fame! L et but a cry of danger come speeding o'er the wave, May Meva's sons still prove to be heroic, strong, and brave." Dr. WALKER seconded the resolution, which was carried with acclamation. In returning thanks, Mr. TAYLOR said that residents in inland towns could not always see what had taken place that afternoon, but they could read, as they did, of the noble deeds performed on their coasts by men, such as were before him, who earned their daily bread from the sea. Then the hearts of Englishmen were stirred, and they felt that they must do something to help those who might, perchance, be cast upon the shores of this island, and save them, if possible, from a watery grave. (Applause.) They in inland places had their part to do, those on the coast had theirs. They on the coast formed the crews, and if those inland could only find the apparatus necessary he was sure they could look forward to heroic deeds done by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

(Applause.) If they were to continue as a maritime nation, such deeds as they read of would be rendered necessary.

Vessels must go and come. England must be fed; machinery must be sent away; the ends of the world became nearer to them every day, but no one could command the sea to rise or go down. (Hear, hear.) Storms would arise, but when the day came for the boat to be launched, the crew, he was sure, would be quite ready to do their share in the work of saving the perishing. He trusted they would find the boat ready to take her share. (Applause.) PEEL (ISLE OF MAN).—The new Life- boat stationed some years since at Feel has been replaced by a new one provided by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. The new boat is 37 feet long, 9J feet wide, and rows 10 oars, double-banked. She is fitted- with two water-ballast tanks; also with two sliding or drop keels and possesses the usual characteristics of the boats of the Institu- tion in regard, to self-righting, self-ejecting water, &o. She is named the Mayhew Medwin, and has been provided from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Dr. A. G. MEDWIN, of London.

BROADSTAIRS and WALMER, KENT; BRIXHAM, SOUTH DEVON; FRASERBURGH and PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND.—The Insti- tution has also replaced the Life-boats on these stations by new boats of the self- righting type, to meet the wishes of the crews.

The cost of the Broadstairs new boat has been defrayed from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Miss IVY WEBSTER, of Exeter, to enable it to place and maintain a Life-boat on the Kentish Coast, to be named the Francis Forbes Barton.

The Walmer new Life-boat, like its predecessor, is named the Civil Service No. 4, the first cost and permanent endowment of the Life-boat having been provided by the Civil Service Life-boat Fund.

The Brixham boat is known as the Betsey Newbon, being one of those whose cost was bequeathed to the Institution by the late Mr. B. H. NEWBON, of Islington. .

The expense of the Fraserburgh new boat has been defrayed from a legacy bequeathed to the Institution by the late Mrs. LEE, of Gunnersbury, near London, to enable it to place a Life-Boat on the coast to be named the Anna Maria Lee.

The Peterhead new Life-boat, like its predecessor, is named the George Pickard, the first cost of the Life-boat having been provided by the late Mr. ANDREW PICKARD of Leeds.