THURSDAY, 14th June, 1900.

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

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and Correspondence and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees, and ordered that their recommendations be carried in o effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Aberdeen, Dunbar and Poolbeg.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life- boat Stations:— Northern District.—Nairn, Dornoch, Thurso, Ackergill, Wick, Stromness, Longhope, Huna, Lossiemouth, Buckie, Banff, Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport, Ballantrae, Girvan and Ayr.

Eastern District.—Blakeney, Wells, Hun- stanton, Brancaster, Donna Nook, Mable- thorpe, Button, Skegness, Grimsby (two boats), Cromer, Sherinsham, Seaton Carew, West Hartlopool and Hartlepool (three boats).

Southern District.—Eastbourne, Newhaven, Lyme Regis, Poole, Hay ling Island, Bembridge, Southsea, Atherfield, Brighstone Grange, Brooke, Totland Bay and Ryde.

Western District.—Ilfracombe, Morthoe, Watchet, Holyhead (two boats), Forth Rhuffydd, Moelfre, Cemaes, Cemlyn, Bull Bay, Penmon, Rhoscolyn, Rhosneigir, Llandndno, Llanddwyn, Point of Ayr, Llanddulas, Llanaelhaiarn, Cricoieth and Rhyl.

Irish District.—Newcastle, Cloughey, Bally- waiter, Groomsport, Carrickfergns, Greencastle, Culdaff,- Blackrock, Dunmore East, Tramore, Youghal, Bally cotton, Queenstown and Fenit.

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

Mrs. JULIA NEWBERY, Southport, in memory of her late husband, Mr. " HENRY OSMOSE NEWBERY ; the interest only to be expended by the Institution for payment of the men and otherwise for its general t purposes out of its annual revenue account.......1,000 - - Colonel F. C. TRENCH GASCOIGNE, additional.......150 - - Collected on board the S.Y. Argo- naut, per F. G. HARMAN, Esq. . 11 5 7 Collected on board the S.S. Orvba, per Captain LINKLATER . . . 10 - - —To 6e severally thanked.

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

The late SAMUEL W. HOPWOOD, Esq., of Queen Anne's Mansions, Westminster, to provide a Life- boat ........1,000 - - £ t. d.

The late Mrs. GASOLINE COURTNEY, of Exmouth, for a James, William, - and Caroline Courtney Life-boat, equipment, carriage and house, to be stationed at, or as near as possible to, Budleigh Salterton 1,000 - - The late ALEXANDER BROWN LAW- SON, Esq., of Brora, Sutherland- shire ......... 500 - - The late THOMAS CROCKETT, Esq., of Halesowen, Birmingham . . 315 - - The late H. M. SPENCER, Esq., of Tavistock.......100 - - The late W. H. DEAN, Esq., of Z Stratford (additional) .... 67 2 7 The late STEPHEN BURDEN, Esq., of Great Malvern......22 10 - The late JOHN BROWNJOHN, Esq., of Bath. ........17 19 2 Deep regret was expressed at the death of Mr. JAMES C. HOLDEN, Honorary Secretary of the Carrickfergus Branch of the Institution, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Reported the transmission to its station of the new Life-boat for Arbroath.

Paid £5,304 for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Reported that HER MAJESTY TUB QUEEN had contributed 251., and His ROYAL HIGHNESS THK PRINCE OF WALES, DUKE OF CORNWALL, the sum of 202. in aid of the Padstow Life- boat Disaster Fund.

Voted 1461. 9s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services.

Life-boat. Vessel. £*£ Broadstairs . Brig Danube, of Whitby.

Stood by vessel.

. Ship Wandsbek, of Ham- burg. Stood by Vessel.

Pier Works Light Vessel.

Stood by vessel.

S.S. Flamingo, of Hull.

Stood by vessel.

S.S. Dolphin, of Manches- ter. Stood by vessel.

Four Fishing-boats. At- tended boats.

Steam Trawler, City of Edinburgh. Stood by vessel.

Life-boat Henry Samey Updter (landing crews- of fishing boats). Stood by.

The Broadstairs, Lowestoft No. 1, and Southend-on Sea Life-boats respectively ren- dered the following services:—Yacht Dorothy, of Southend, saved vessel and 2 lives; S.S.

Skulda, of Grangemonth, assisted to save vessel and 17; Schooner Sidney Smith, of Portmadoc, saved vessel and 7.

Voted 1671. 9a. Gd. to pay for launches, watching or assemblies by the crews of the Dover . .

Gorleston No. 1 Hoylake . .

Montrose No. 1.

Palling No. 2.

Sheringham .following Life-boats with the view of assisting those on board vessels in distress:—Broadstairs, Caister No. 1, Hastings, Hunstanton, Longhope, Margate Nos. 1 and 2, North Deal, Polpear, Port Eynon, Swansea, Wick, Winterton Nos.

1 and 2.

Also 3Z. to two men who were injured while on service in the Winterton No. 2 Life-boat on the 18th May.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also taken out for service but her assistance was not ultimately needed.

Voted 11. 10s. to four men for putting off in a boat and rescuing four boys who were in danger off Worhington, Cumberland, their boat having been driven out to sea, in a light wind from E.S.E., and a moderate sea, on the 6th May.

Also 1Z. 10«. to two men for rescuing, at con- siderable risk, a man whose boat had been capsized off Caldy Island, South Wales, in a strong S.E. wind and a rough sea, on the 11th May.

Also 11. 10s. to three men who rescued two men whose boat had been capsized off Culler- coats, Northumberland, in a moderate S.E.

wind and a rough sea, on the 23rd April.

Also 11. to four men for saving four men from a yawl which had been capsized off Youghal, Co. Cork, in squally weather, on the 23rd May.

Also 21. Ids. 6rZ. to seven men for rescuing, by means of lines, the crew of four men from the schooner Podtney, of Whitby, which drifted ashore at Workington, Cumberland, in a heavy surf, on the 15th April.

THURSDAY, 12th July, 1900.

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

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees, and ordered that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Montrose, Dunbar, Stonehaven, Johnshaven and Gourdon Life-boat Station.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— Northern District.—Gourdon, Stonehaven, Johnshaven, Montrose (two boats) Dunbar, Campbeltown, Southend (Cantyre), Kirkcud- bright, Balcary, Whithorn and Port Logan.

Eastern District.—Seaham, Whitburn, Sun- derland (South Pier), Saltburn, Redcar, Dungeness (two boats), New Romney, Folke- stone, Hythe, Walmer, Kingsdowne, North Deal, Dover and Ramsgate.

Southern District.—Selsey, Worthing, Shore- ham, Littlehampton and Eastbourne.

Western District.—Penarth, Appledore (two boats), Clovelly and Lynmouth.

Irish District.—New Brighton (two boats Formby, Hoylake, Hilbre Island and Southport (two boats).

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

S.D.B.S.D.".......95 - - EDWARD F. WHITE, Esq. (annual subscription)......50 - - Miss S. E. WHITE (annual sub- scription) .......25 - - JOSEPH GOODRICH, Esq.....50 - - CHARLES DENNY, Esq. . . . . 25 - - Offertory in Holy Trinity Church, Cowes, per the Rev. JOHN BAILEY, M.A., and Miss FRANCES H.

LOYD........8 16 5 Offertory in Highfield School Chapel, per the Hon. Treasurer of the Highfield Benevolent Society 3 10 8 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Mrs. MARY ANN MAW, of Nottingham.......400 - - The late Miss CHARLOTTE M. LASCELLES, of Brighton . . . 270 - - The late JOHN HARTLEY, Esq., of Latchford....... 50 - - The late ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, Esq., of Glasgow.....45 - - Reported the transmission to its station of the new Life-boat for Walton-on-the-Naze.

Paid 10,159Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted £51 15s. 6d. to defray the expenses attending the following Life-boat services :— Life-boat. Vessel. J ™_ Huna . . . Lugger Magdalen Hughes, of Kirkcaldy. Rendered assistance ....

Redcar . . A fishing boat ... 3 Rhoscolyn. . S.S. Aeon. Stood by vessel .....

Runswick. . Two cobles. Stood by boats.

The Gorleston No. 1 and Walton-on-the- Naze Life-boats respectively assisted to save the schooner Helene, of Groningen, and the barque Argo, of Tvedestrand, and her crew of thirteen men.

Also 69Z. 14». to pay the expenses of the following Life-boats in proceeding out with the view of assisting distressed vessels :— Harwich (steam Life-boat), Kilmore, Kingstown No. .1, Mullion and Walton-on-the-Naze.

THURSDAY, 2nd August, 1900.

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

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

The Committee expressed deep regret at the lamented death of H.R.H. the DUKE of SAXE- COBURG and GOTHA, DUKE of EDINBURGH, K.G., Vice-Patron of the Institution, who had been officially connected with the Institution since 1879, and it was decided that an humble message of condolence be addressed to HER MAJESTY the QUEEN, Patron of the Institution. Read the minutes of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committee, 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 follow- ing Life-boat stations:— Northern District.—Port Patrick, Girvan, Troon, Irvine, Kildonan, Ardrossan, Creaswell, Blyth, Cambois, Newbiggin and Cullercoats.

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

Southern- District — Hastings, Winchelsea, Bye, Brighton, Porthleven and Polpear.

Irish District—St. Anne's (two boats), Fleetwood, Piel (Barrow), Lytham, Blackpool, Groomsport, Douglas and Castletown.

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

Mrs. BIRT-DAVIES-COLEMAN, for pro- viding and endowing a Life-boat to be named after her late husband, the''Richard Coleman" . . .3500 - - Ancient Order of Foresters, annual subscription in aid of the support of their three Life-boats . . . 110 - - Collected on board H.M. Transport Awaye, per Captain G. W. F. BROWNE........17 2 - Collected on board the S.S. Tantallon Cattle, per Captain H.D. TRAVERS 4 14 6 Collected on board the S.S. Lovaine, per Captain W. B. ANDERSON. . 336 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Lady WALLACE, balance .4437 10 - (Making a total of £8875).

The late Mrs. A. 8. WHYMPER, of Eaton Terrace, S.W.....300 - - The late Mrs. FORBES IRVINE, of Aberdeen.......237 8 1 The late 0. J. W. BABWELL, Esq., of Birmingham......100 - - The late James LEE, Esq., of Stoke ' St. Mary, Taunton.....45 - - Reported the transmission to their stations of the new Life-boats for Dungarvan Bay and Wexford.

Paid 3987Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 472. 18«. 6d. to pay for the following Life-boat services:— Life-boat. Vessel. ££» Courtmacsherry S.S. Texan, of Liverpool, Stood by vessel . . .

Douglas i . SteamerZ«'2y,of Liverpool.

Stood by vessel . .

Scarborough . Brigantine Kathleen, of South Shields ... 6 (Also saved a dog.) Also 22. Gt. 6d. to the crew, etc., of the Totland Bay Life-boat for assembling in readi- ness to proceed, should it have been necessary, to the assistance of a vessel in distress.

Also 52. to a man who was injured while on service with the Aldeburgh Life-boat on the 7th December last.

Also 63Z. 12». weekly allowances and medical expenses to a man who was injured while on service in the Ardrossan Life-boat, on the 10th November hist, and had been thereby incapa- citated for work until recently.

Also 12. to four men for putting off in a boat and rescuing three men whose boat had been capsized at Kingsdowne, Kent, in a moderate S.W. breeze, on the 15th June.

Also 12. to JOHN FLETT, in recognition of his services on the occasion of the stranding of the fishing-boat Magdalen Hughes, on the Pentland Skerries, in a light wind, a smooth sea and thick weather, on the 21st June. FLETT, who was one of the crew of the vessel, swam to tho shore, taking the end of a rope, and would pro- bably have been the means of rescuing the other six men on board had not a boat put off from South Ronaldshay to their assistance, THURSDAY, 13th September, 1900.

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

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Read letter from Her Majesty's- Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, stating that he had laid before HEB MAJESTY THE QUEEN the resolution of the Committee conveying a message of sympathy in the bereavement sustained by Her Majesty through the death of His Royal Highness the DUKE or SAXE-COBURG and GOTHA, DUKE OF EDIN- BURGH, and that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the message very graciously.

Read the minutes of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, 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 follow- ing Life-boat Stations:— Northern District.—Tynemouth (two boats), Boulmer, Hauxley, North Sundeiland, Aln- mouth, Holy Island (two boats), Eyemouth, Berwick-on-Tweed, Anstruther, Crail, Gourdon, Montrose (two boats), St. Andrews, Methil and Buckhaven, Nairn, Huna, Ackergill, Wick, Thurso and Stromness.

Eastern District.—Palling (two boats), Dun-wich, Southwold (two boats), Cromer, Aldeburgh, Harwich (two boats),Walton-on-the- Naze, Clacton-on-Sea, Hunstanton, Mable- thorpe, Button, Grimsby (two boats), Skegness, Southend - on - Sea, Hasborough, Sheringham, Wells, Blakeney and Brancaster.

Southern District.—Porthoustock, Cadgwith, Mullion, Falmouth, Mevagissey, Fowey, Looe, Teignmouth, St. Helier's and St. Peter's Port.

Western District.—St. Mary's, St. Agnes, St. Ives, Penzance, Sennen Cove, Hayle, Ferry- side, Swansea, Port Eynon, Burry Port, Tenby, Littlehaven, Angle, St. David's, Fishguardguard the minutes of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, 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 follow- ing Life-boat stations:— Northern District.—Port Patrick, Girvan, Troon, Irvine, Kildonan, Ardrossan, Creaswell, Blyth, Cambois, Newbiggin and Cullercoats.

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

Southern- District — Hastings, Wtnchelsea, Bye, Brighton, Porthleven and Polpear.

Irish District—St. Anne's (two boats), Fleetwood, Piel (Barrow), Lytham, Blackpool, Groomsport, Douglas and Castletown.

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

Mrs. BIBR-DAVIES-COLEMAN, for pro- viding and endowing a Life-boat to be named after her late husband, the''Richard Coleman" . . .3500 - - Ancient Order of Foresters, annual subscription in aid of the support of their three Life-boats . . . 110 - - Collected on board H.M. Transport Awaye, per Captain G. W. F. BROWNE........17 2 - Collected on board the S.S. Tantallon Cattle, per Captain H.D. TRAVERS 4 14 6 Collected on board the S.S. Lovaine, per Captain W. B. ANDERSON. . 336 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Lady WALLACE, balance .4437 10 - (Making a total of £8875).

The'late Mrs. A. 8. WHYMPER, of Eaton Terrace, S.W.....300 - - The late Mrs. FORBES IRVINE, of Aberdeen.......237 8 1 The late 0. J. W. BABWELL, Esq., of Birmingham......100 - - The late James LEE, Esq., of Stoke ' St. Mary, Taunton.....45 - - Reported the transmission to their stations of the new Life-boats for Dungarvan Bay and Wexford.

Paid 3987Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 472. 18«. 6d. to pay for the following Life-boat services:— life-boat. Vessel. ££» Courtmacsherry S.S. Texan, of Liverpool, Stood by vessel . . .

Douglas i . SteamerZ«'2y,of Liverpool.

Stood by vessel . .

Scarborough . Brigantine Kathleen, of South Shields ... 6 (Also saved a dog.) Also 22. Gt. 6d. to the crew, etc., of the Totland Bay Life-boat for assembling in readi- ness to proceed, should it have been necessary, to the assistance of a vessel in distress.

.Also 52. to a man who was injured while on service with the Aldeburgh Life-boat on the 7th December last.

Also 63Z. 12». weekly allowances and medical expenses to a man who was injured while on service in the Ardrossan Life-boat, on the 10th November hist, and had been thereby incapa- citated for work until recently.

Also 12. to four men for putting off in a boat and rescuing three men whose boat had been capsized at Kingsdowne, Kent, in a moderate S.W. breeze, on the 15th June.

f Also 12. to JOHN FLETT, in recognition of his services on the occasion of the stranding of the fishing-boat Magdalen Hughes, on the Pentland Skerries, in a light wind, a smooth sea and thick weather, on the 21st June. FLETT, who was one of the crew of the vessel, swam to tho shore, taking the end of a rope, and would pro- bably have been the means of rescuing the other six men on board had not a boat put off from South Ronaldshay to their assistance, THURSDAY, 13th September, 1900.

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

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Read letter from Her Majesty's- Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, stating that he had laid before HEB MAJESTY THE QUEEN the resolution of the Committee conveying a message of sympathy in the bereavement sustained by Her Majesty through the death of His Royal Highness the DUKE or SAXE-COBURG and GOTHA, DUKE OF EDIN- BURGH, and that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the message very graciously.

Read the minutes of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, 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 follow- ing Life-boat Stations:— Northern District.—Tynemouth (two boats), Boulmer, Hauxley, North Sunderland, Aln- mouth, Holy Island (two boats), Eyemouth, Berwick-on-Tweed, Anstruther, Crail, Gourdon, Montrose (two boats), St. Andrews, Methil and Buckhaven, Nairn, Huna, Ackergill, Wick, Thurso and Stromness.

Eastern District.—Palling (two boats), Dun- ?ich, Southwold (two boats), Cromer, Aldeburgh, Harwich (two boats),Walton-on-the- Naze, Clacton-on-Sea, Hunstanton, Mable- thorpe, Button, Grimsby (two boats), Skegness, Southend - on - Sea, Hasborough, Sheringham, Wells, Blakeney and Brancaster.

Southern District.—Porthoustock, Cadgwith, Mullion, Falmouth, Mevagissey, Fowey, Looe, Teignmouth, St. Helier's and St. Peter's Port.

Western District.—St. Mary's, St. Agnes, St. Ives, Penzance, Sennen Cove, Hayle, Ferry- side, Swansea, Port Eynon, Burry Port, Tenby, Littlehaven, Angle, St. David's, Fishguard(two boats), Cardigan, New [Quay and Bar- mouth.

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

Oldham Branch, for one year's main- tenance of the Oldham Life-boat atAbersoch......70 - - Proceeds of concert in Bhosneigir Life-boat house, per Mr. WM.

JONES........14 - - Collected on board the S.S. Apollo, per Captain PICKTHORN . . . 4 - - Collected in Palling and Waxham Churches on 2nd September, 1900, per the Rev. A. GARWAY ATKINS, B.A., through Palling Branch . 376 Officers and crew of ship Loch Torridon, per Captain PATTMAN. 2 1C C Collected at a Church Parade by members of Court Flower of Suffolk, No. 2695, Ancient Order of Foresters, per Mr. W. GIBBS, Woolverstone, Ipswich ... 25- Collected in Devonport Dockyard Chapel, per the Rev. J. M. CLABK- soH,R.N........129 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Miss M. A. PEAKE, of Inverness Terrace, W., in or to- wards a Life-boat to be named the Dash, equipment, Life-boat house, tackle, etc.....504 7 8 The late Captain W. H. PAYNE, B.N., of Fishbourne, Isle of Wight........100 - - The late Mr. S. W. BUNN, of Kinder, Staffordshire .... 50 - - Deep regret was expressed at the death of Mr. JOHN EMSLIE, Honorary Secretary of the Ardrossan Branch of the Institution, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the best thanks of the Committee to Dr. J. G. LOCK and Mr. DAVID MORTON in recog- nition of their past valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretaries respectively of the Tenby and Crail Branches of the Institution, which offices they had just resigned.

Decided that the Grimsby N». 1 Life-boat Station be discontinued.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Methil and Buckhaven, and Hunstanton new Life-boats.

Paid 5,044Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 142Z. St. 3d to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Life-boat. Vessel. j j Cresswell . . French lugger Arago.

Landed 10.

Eastbourne. . Schooner Caroline, of London ..... 3 Life-boat.

Fishguard No.2 Ditto Folkestone . .

Holyhead No. 2 Palling No. 1 .

Port Erroll. .

Vessel.

Ramsey Sunderland (South Pier) Wells West Hartle- pool Schooner Albion, of Runcorn .... 4 Schooner Etther, of Ply- mouth ..... 5 Lugger Jessie, of Folke- stone ..... 3 Barque Islamount, of Dundee ..... 17 Lugger Masterpiece, of Great Yarmouth . . 9 Barque Lady Penrhyn, of Christiania. Stood by Vessel.

Smack Queen, of Douglas 3 A boat ..... . 3 Ketch Hopewell, of Lynn 3 Brigantine William Crow, of Great Yarmouth . 4 Also 198Z. 9s. to pay for assemblies of Life- boatmen, watching or launches to the assistance of distressed vessels at Aberdovey, Blyth, Broadstairs, Caister, Cresswell, Criccieth, Dunbar, Eyemouth, Hartlepool, Margate, New- quay (Cardiganshire), North Deal, Point of Ayr, Port St. Mary, Upgang, Wells and Whitby.

The Broadstairs Life-boat saved the ketch Thomas and Edwin, of Plymouth, with three men on board; the Margate No. 2 Life-boat saved the barge Intrepid, of Ipswich, and three men; and the Ramsgate Life-boat was taken out on two occasions, but her services were not ultimately needed.

Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, and framed, with the sum of 1Z., to Mr. RODERICK MATHESON, master of the fishing-boat Annie, of Broadford, for saving the master of the fishing-boat Princets May, who had been knocked overboard from his vessel when about three miles W. of the Sound of Rona, in squally weather, on the 23rd July, Matheson, who was unable to swim, was wearing, heavy clothing and sea boots at the time, but he fastened a line round his body, sprung overboard and grasped the drowning man, both being then hauled on board the Annie by the crew of that vessel.

Also a letter of thanks to Mr. SNOWDON and the sum of 7*. 6(7. to a fisherman for patting off in a boat from Newbiggin, Northumberland, and rescuing four persons from the boat Oscar, which had been carried some distance from the land in a strong W. breeze and a somewhat rough sea, on the 30th July.

Also 2Z. to four men for putting off in a boat and rescuing the crew-of three men from the ging of the ketch Eva, Lena, of Sunoora, which sunk in Llandudno Bay in a fresh breeze from N.W. and a rough sea, on the 7th August The sum of 22. 7s. was granted to eleven men who rendered assistance on the occasion.

Also 3Z. 15s. to fifteen men for putting off in two boats and saving the ketch Eenoien, .(f Swansea, with three persons on board, which was disabled by loss of sails, in a whole gate from N. and a very heavy sea, on the tM August.

Also 21. to four quarrymen for putting twice in a boat and rescuing nine persons from a boat -which had been capsized at Forth y Pick, Anglesey, on the 22nd July. A further reward of 5s. was granted to one of the rescuers who' swam to the shore with a child, thus lightening the boat, which was heavily laden.

Also 12. 5«. -to five fishermen for patting off in a boat and saving the crew of four men from the yacht Daisy, of Youghal, which foundered in Youghal Bay, in a strong E.S.E. breeze and a rough sea, on the 27th July.

Also II. to two men for rescuing for of the crew of the s.s. Greenwood, of Newcastle, which sunk after collision with another steamer at the mouth of the Tyne, in a dense fog, 011 the 20th August.

THE "CITY MASONIC CLCD" LIFE-BOAT AT POOLE.