THURSDAY, 12th September, 1901.

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.

Bead the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats' on his recent visit to the Piel (Barrow) Station.

Also the Reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Newbiggin, Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven, Whithorn, Kirk- cudbright, Balcary, Cresswell, Tynemouth (two boats), Cullercoats, Blyth, Cambois and Berwick-on-Tweed.

Southern District—Brighton and Worthing.

Western District—St. Mary's and St. Agnes (Scilly Islands) Sennen Cove, St. Ives and Penzance.

Irish District — Queenstown, Courtmac- sherry, Piel (Barrow), Fleetwood, Hilbre Island, Hoylake, New Brighton (two boats), Formby and Skerries.

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

Executors of the late RICHARD BOWERMAN WEST, Esq. . . 1,000 - - Trustees of the late C. T. W. BOSTON, Esq., for a Charles Burton Life-boat .... 1,000 - - Oldham Branch for one year's maintenance of the Oldham Life-boat at Abersoch ... 70 - - Newcastle-upon-Tyne Co-opera- tive Society (Limited) ... 25 - - Proceeds of concert at Rhosnegir Life-boat house, per the Hon.

Secretary 17 16 5 Royal Yacht Osborne, from H.M. the King 7 - - Collected by members and friends of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club 3-11 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Mrs. FRANCES M. PITT, of Kenilworth 1,800 - - The late C. B. MEDLAND, Esq., of Clapham 1,560 6 1 The late DAVID CUBBIE, Esq., of Edinburgh 296 14 2 The late JOSEPH GOODRICH, Esq., of Cotton, Sufi oik .... 90 - - The late Miss ELIZABETH KING, of Cheetham. ..... 50 - - The late. GEORGE STREET, Esq., of Petersfield 13 4 9 Reported that new Life-boats had been sent to the Huna and Padstow Stations.

The Committee expressed great regret at the death of Mr. JOHN HUGHES, the valued Honorary Secretary of the Bull Bay and Moelfre Life-boat Stations and decided to send a letter of condolence to his family.

Paid 9,1S2Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Read letter from the Board of Trade, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Acting Consul General for Sweden and Norway stating that His Majesty the KING of SWEDEN and NORWAY had awarded a medal for saving life, second class, with a diploma, to Mr. DAVID JONES, Coxswain, and 11. to each of the other fourteen men forming the crew of the Ferryside Life-boat, in recognition of their meritorious services in rescuing fifteen men from the Ship Australia, of Christiauia, on the 30th March. These awards were duly presented to the Coxswain and crew, whose grateful thanks for His Majesty's gracious recognition of their services were communi- cated to the Consul, for transmission to the King of Sweden and Norway.

Voted Til. 3s. 9d to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Lives Life-boat. ' Vessel. saved.

Holyhead No. 2 S.S. Goeland, of Liver- pool. Stood by vessel.

Moelfre . . Schooner Edith, of Newry. Landed 4.

Piel (Barrow) Cutter Dorcas, of Millom 4 Redcar . . Pilot Cutter Try Again, of Redcar .... 1 The Holyhead Steam Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Barbadian of Liverpool.

Voted also 285Z. 8s. &d. to pay the expenses of watching, assemblies of crews or launches, etc., at the following Life-boat stations, with the view of assisting distressed vessels :— Aberystwyth, Aranmore, Berwick-on- Tweed, Bull Bay, Cemaes, Cemlyn, Clovelly, Exmouth, Fraserburgh, Harwich and Holy- head (Steam Life-boats), Llandudno, Margate No. 1, Newquay (Cardiganshire), Saltburn, Scarborough, Upgang, Whitby No. 2 and Winterton No. 1.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and framed, to Mr. JAMES WOOD, boatswain of the steam trawler Marrs, for plunging from that vessel into the sea, and rescuing, at the imminent risk of his own life, a man who had been washed overboard from the small yacht Dorcas, of Millom, which was in a water- logged condition in Morecambe Bay while a moderate gale was blowing from N.N.W., accompanied by a very rough sea, on the 26th August.

Also 3J. to six men for putting off in a boat and saving two persons from the sailing boat Queen Bee, which sunk off the Castle Rocks, Aberystwyth, in a strong W.S.W. wind and a rough sea, on the 7th August. There were five other occupants of the sunken boat, but they unfortunately lost their lives.

Also 11. 10s. to three men for putting off in a small boat and saving two men whose boat, the Little Bertha, had foundered about half a mile W.S.W. of the Breakwater light at New- haven, in a strong S.S.E. breeze and a choppy sea, on the 22nd August.

Also 15s. to two men for putting off in a j boat and landing the crew of two men from the ketch Caerlcon, of Bridgwater, which was dragging her anchor off Ilfracombe, in a : strong E.N.E. breeze and a heavy sea, on the 22nd August.

THURSDAY, 10th October, 1901.

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 Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to the Piel (Barrow) station.

Also the Report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his visit to the Broadstairs Life-boat station.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Life-boat stations:— Northern District—Boulmer, North Sun- derland, Cresswell and Lossiemouth.

Southern District—St. Heliers (Jersey) and St. Peter's Port (Guernsey).

Western District — Hayle, Lynmouth, Tenby, Ilfracombe, Appledore (two boats), Port Isaac, Padstow, New Quay (Cornwall) and Clovelly.

Irish District — Portrush, Ballywalter, Cloughey, Newcastle (oo. Down), Aranmore, Wicklow, Arklow, Rosslare Harbour, Wex- ford, Courtown, Cahore, Kilmore and Dun- garvan Bay.

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

ARCHIBALD Mum, Esq. . . . 100 - - Collected on board H.M.S. Yacht Osborne, per Paymaster J. COOPER, B.N 5 9 10 Church collections per the Rev. A. GARWAY-ATKINS, B.A., of Palling 2 7 - —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Miss ELIZABETH BROOKE, of Londonderry (balance) 764 G 3 £ s. d.

The late Mrs. E. A. WILLIS, of Weston-Super-Mare, for a Life- boat to be named the Brittan Willis, and placed on the coast within one year of the receipt of the money 644 13 9 The late JAMES HIGGIN, Esq., of Huyton 225 - - The late HENRY HOBSON, Esq., of Birmingham 100 - - The late Mrs. LAURA MIALL, of Canterbury 90 - - The late Mrs. F. A. BENBOW, of Great Crosby 90 - - The late WILLIAM MATTHEW- SON, Esq., of Calcutta ... 50 - - The late Mrs. KELLY, of Long- sight 20 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. E. F. NUGENT, M.A., Mr. CHARLES DABELL and Miss OLIVE H. BARNARD in recognition of their valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretaries respectively of the Padstow, Atherfield and Wells Branches of the Institution, which offices they had just The Committee expressed deep regret at the decease of Sir ROBERT BAPER and Major STACKHOUSE, who had served for a long period as Honorary Secretaries respectively of the Chichester and Settle Branches of the In- stitution.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Montrose No. 1 and Palling No. 1 new Life-boats.

Also the transmission to the Padstow station of a new steam-tug and of a new large self-righting Life-boat for service on the north coast of Cornwall.

Paid 4,5632. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 842.17s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services: Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Douglas . . S.S. Yarrow, of Glasgow.

Stood by vessel.

Dungarvan Smack St. Nicholas, of Bay . / Dungarvan. Rendered assistance.

North Deal . Barque Maria, of Venice 10 Upgang . . Fishing cobles. Re- mained in attendance.

Wexford. . Yawl Gannet, of Wexford.

Rendered assistance.

Whitby No, 2 Fishing cobles. Re- mained in attendance.

Also 1592. 3s. to pay the expenses of assemblies of crews, watching or launches at the following Life-boat stations, with the view of assisting those on board vessels in distress: Campbeltown, Douglas, Kingstown, North Sunderland, Palling No. 2, Port Erin, Ramsgate, Salcombe and Winchelsea.

Also 12. 15s. to a man who was injured while on service with the Piel (Barrow) Life- boat on the 26th August.

Voted a binocular glass, bearing a suitable inscription, to Mr. THOMAS BLANKLEY, of the s.s. Drumcruil, of Liverpool, for jumping overboard from the steamer, with a line secured round him, and attempting to save one of the crew of a pilot-boat which had been capsized off Hartland Point, Bristol Channel, on the 13th August.

Also 61. to six Coastguards for putting off in the whaleboat at Exmouth and saving a boat, containing two lads, which was in danger of being capsized in the breakers, in a strong E.N.E. breeze and a very heavy sea, on the 4th September.

Also 4:1. to four men for putting off in a boat and saving three persons from an open boat which had been carried out to sea oft Work- ington, in half a gale from S.W., and a rough, choppy sea, on the 17th August.

Also 15s. to three fishermen, for putting off in a boat from Port Erin, Isle of Man, and saving the two occupants of a small boat which was in danger of being carried out to sea off Bradda Head, in a strong 8.E. breeze, a moderate sea, and hazy weather, on the 7th September. A letter of thanks was also forwarded to Mr. BROWNLOW, a visitor to Port Erin, who accompanied the fishermen on this occasion and assisted in effecting the rescue.

Also 8s. to two fishermen for putting off in a boat and rescuing a boat, containing two persons, which had been blown away from the land off Bradda Head, in a strong S.E. breeze, a rough sea, and hazy weather, on the 7th September.

THURSDAY, 14th November, 1901.

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

Read and confirmed the minutes of the pre- vious meeting.

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

Also read the minutes of the last meeting of the Central Committee of the Life-boat Saturday Fund, and ordered that their recommendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, New Quay (Car- digan), Porthdinllaen and Bridlington Quay.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Stations:— Northern District—Wick, Huna, Stromness, Longhope, Thurso, Dornoch Firth, Ackergill, Nairn, Stornoway, Johnshaven, Gourdon, Arbroath, Stonehaven, Grail, Anstruther, Buckhaven, St. Andrews and Broughty Ferry.

Eastern District—Winterton (two boats), Whitburn, Withernsea, Sutton, Mablethorpe, Donna Nook and Skegness.

Southern District—Littlehampton, Selsey, Shoreham, Eastbourne, Hastings, Atherfield, Brooke, Brighstone Grange, Totland Bay and Ryde.

Western District — Bude, Porthdinllaen, Abersoch, Criccieth, Pwllheli, Point of Ayr, Holyhead (two boats), Moelfie, Bull Bay, Cemlyn, Cemaes, Penrnon, Llanddulas, Rhyl, Llanddwyn, Rhosneigir, Llandudno and New Quay (Cardigan).

Irish District—Dunmore East, Tramore, Clogher Head, Fethard, Youghal, Ballycotton, Fenit, Southport (two boats), St. Anne's (two boats), Lytham and Blackpool.

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

Miss MIDDLEWOOD, towards the cost of the Flamborough No. 2 new Life-boat, per York Branch 500 - - JAMES COATS, JUNH., Esq., (addi- tional) 500 - - Ancient Order of Foresters (annual subscription) . . . 150 - - Executors of the late Mr. ALFRED BIEDERMANN, of Pembridge Gardens, W., per Mr. A. M. l Livesey 50 - - Proceeds of Concert on Clacton- on-Sea Pier, per the Coast Development Company, Ltd. 32 11 8 Collected on board B.M.S.

Briton, per Captain CREAGH . 10 - -- Collected from ship's company of H.M.S. Furious, per Lieut.

B. CURTIS, B.N 5 - - Collected on board H.M.S. Gascon, per Capt. NEILSON . 3 19 6 —To be severally thanked.

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

The late EDWARD MILBURN, Esq., of Wylam-on-Tyne .... 50 - - The late JAMES SAUL, Esq., of Tottenham (additional). . . 22- Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr. EDWARD E. COHRIGALL, in recognition of his long and valuable services as Honorary Secretary of the Longhope Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned.

Reported that the Hon. CLAUDE H. VIVIAN had been appointed Honorary Secretary of the Moelfre Branch of the Institution.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Flamborough No. 2, Hastings, Killough and Stornoway new Life-boats.

Paid 8,3492. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 135Z. 17s. to defray the expenses of the following services by Life-boats:— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Blyth . . . S.S. Sainte Adrcssc, of Bouen. Stood by vessel.

Caister No. 2. Dandy Orient, of Lowes- toft. Assisted to save vessel and .... 9 Gorleston No. 2 Steam drifter Dora, of Sunderland. Assisted to save vessel.

Groomsport . S.S. Wilhelmma, of Ida- fehn. Stood by vessel.Lives saved.

Me-boat. Vessel.

Porthcawl . Ship JElfi, of Mandal.

Rendered assistance.

Sennen Cove. A fishing-boat, of Sennen Cove. Landed 2.

„ „ A fishing-boat, of Sennen Cove. Landed 3.

Tynemouth S.S. Elsinore, of New- No. 2. . castle. Stood by vessel.

Also 119Z. 17s. to pay for assemblies of the crews, watching, or launches by the following Life-boats, with the view of assisting those on board vessels apparently in distress:—Broad- stairs, Gorleston, Ilfracombe, Palling No. 1, St. Andrews and Walton-on-the-Naze.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also launched in response to signals from the East Goodwin Lightship, but her services were not required, as the stranded steamer was able to get off before the arrival of the Life-boat.

Voted the thanks of the Institution, in- scribed on vellum and framed, and 12. each to HUGH BLACK MCGREGOR and ALEXANDER McGREGOR, for putting off in a small boat from a steam-tug and, with much difficulty and considerable risk, saving the crew of four men from the German schooner Catherines, which had stranded on- the Ironcraig Bock, of West Inchkeith, in a strong W.S.W. breeze, on the night of the 17th September.

Also a letter of thanks to Lieut. F. NOLAN BAKER, B.A., for his prompt action in causing the tug to proceed to the rescue.

Also 21. 10s. to five fishermen for rescuing the crew of four men from the fishing-boat Sarali,, of Kilkeel, co. Down, which had been capsized 4 miles south of Derryogue Point, in squally Weather, on the 5th October.

Also 21. to DOUGALD MUIR, a fisherman about 70 years of age, and 11. 10s. to a farm servant named EDWARD MCTAGGART, for putting off in a boat, and with considerable difficulty and risk rescuing the crew of five men from the fishing boat Red Ribbon, which sunk on Smeeby Bock, Argyllshire, in squally weather, on 16th October.

THURSDAY, 12th December, 1901.

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 re- commendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Wicklow.

Also the report of the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his visits to Bridlington Quay, Weston-Super-Mare and Ilfracombe.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations :— Northern District—Montrose (two boats), Blyth, Boulmer and Longhope.

Eastern District — Robin Hood's Bay, Flamborough (two boats), Sheringham, Cromer, Southend-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea and Palling (two boats).

Southern District—Hope Cove, Salcombe, Yealm River, Looe, Plymouth, Teignmouth, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Brixham and Torquay.

Western District — Littlehaven, Penarth, Burnham and Weston-Super-Mare.

Irish District—Port Erin, Port St. Mary, Peel, Ramsey, Douglas, Castletown and Wicklow.

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

Covent Garden Life-boat Fund, per Mr. G. MONRO .... 30 - - Independent Order of Oddfellows (M.U.) annual subscription, 501. • donation, 71. 19s. . . 57 19 - Proceeds of Church Parade at Brixham, per the Rev. R. W. PERRY CIRCUIT 16 10 8 Collected in Coltishall Church, Norwich, per the Rev. J. C. GIBLING, M.A 872 Collected from Officers of H.M.S.

Furious, per the Rev. A. J. KEALY, R.N 25- —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Mrs. ANNA SOPHIA STOCK, of Weston-Super-Mare, representing 1000Z. legacy for a Life-boat to be named the Colonel Stock, and placed on the English coast, and a boat- house ; also the residue of her estate to form a " Stock Memorial Fund" for main- taining the boat, &c., and re- placing her when worn out or lost 4,888 11 3 The late T. K. HARDIE, Esq., of Hyde Park Terrace, W. (to be carried to capital, the interest being used for the general purposes of the Institution) . 1,000 - - The late T. GRAHAM YOUNG, Esq., of West Calder, per Glasgow Branch 753 2 G The late RICHARD WAIST, Esq., of Clifford Street, W. .... 300 - - The late FREDERICK GEORGE LOMER, Esq., of Bournemouth 250 - - The late RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., of Hereford 200 - - The late Mrs. ELIZA WALKER of Plymouth, per Plymouth Branch 130 - - The late Mrs. O. L. HOARE, of Kimbolton 18 - - The Committee expressed regret at the decease of WILLIAM SMYTH, Esq., M.D., J.P., and JOHN CONNEL, Esq., M.D., who had respectively long been the valued Honorary Secretaries of the Aranmore and Peebles Branches of the Institution, and it was decided to send letters of condolence to their families.

Voted the thanks of the Institution to T. PERCIVAL WHATELY, Esq., in recognition of his valuable co-operation whilst serving as Honorary Secretary of the Godalming Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned.

Reported that Mr. JOHN P. HUGHES and Miss E. S. CLAYTON had been appointed Honorary Secretaries, respectively, of the Cemaes and Settle Branches of the institution.

Reported the transmission to its station of the Isle of Whithorn new Life-boat.

Paid 8,9702. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 5062. 4s. Od., to defray the expenses of the following services by Life-boats:— Lives saved.

Life-boat. Vessel.

Cambois . Barque Haabet of Selvik 7 Courtown . Ketch Excel, of Poole.

Saved vessel.

Dover . . . Barge Jasper. Stood by vessel.

„ . . . S.S. Stelvio, of Shields 21 Fleet wood . Brigantine Pollux, of Windau. Stood by vessel.

Gorleston j S.S. Hugo, of Gothen- No. 1 burg. Assisted to save ) vessel and .... 9 ,, . Ketch Clarence, of Bridgwater. Saved vessel and .... 4 Hartlepool Galliot Catherine, of No. 3 / Oldenburg ... 4 Hoylake . . S.S..Fe« fore,of Penzance.

Rendered assistance.

Littlehampton Brigantine Amy, of Plymouth .... 6 Looe . . . French Barque Oypsit 19 Moelfre . . Ketch John Parry . . 2 Newbiggin . Ketch Samuel and Anne, of Hull 4 North Berwick Brigantine Adonis.

Landed 6 men from a Steamer.

Redcar . . Steam-trawler TJmtali, of Grimsby. Landed 9.

Rhoscolyn . Schooner J. W. Wearing, of Lancaster ... 5 Scarborough . Brigantine Boxer, of Whitstable. ... 8 Sennen Cove. Schooner Mary James, of Penzance ... 6 Tenby. . . Schooner Janette Ann Jane, of Carnarvon . 4 Walmer . . Dover Life-boat. Ben- dered assistance.

Walton-on-Naze. Barque Halden, of Fredrikshald. Landed 12.

Wells . . . Ketch Lily, of Grimsby 2 Whitby No. 2. S.S. Cygnet, of London.

Rendered assistance.

Mso 1,0441.17s. 2d. to pay lor assemblies of the crews, watching, or launches by the following Life-boats, with the view of assisting those on board vessels apparently in distress:— Arklow, Ballywalter, Boulmer, Cambois, Clacton-on-Sea, Cloughey, Courtown, Cromer, Cullercoats, Douglas, Dungeness Nos. 1 and 2, Gorleston No. 1, Groomsport, Hartlepool No. 1, Hartlepool No. 2, Hartlepool No. 3, Holyhead No. 1, Hythe, Kingstown No. 2, Lowestoft No. 1, New Romney, Palling, Porth Rhuffydd, Rhoscolyn, Robin Hood's Bay, Seaton Carew, Selsey, Southwold No. 1, Sunderland, Tynemouth, West Hartlepool, Weymouth, Whitburn, Whitehaven, Winchel- sea and Winterton.

(The particulars of the terrible disaster to the Caister No. 2 Life-boat and the regards made by the committee in connection there- with will be found detailed on pages 299-302.) Also that 12. each be granted to four of the crew of the Palling Life-boat for their special exertions in saving three of the crew of the schooner Ella Smeed, which was wrecked on the 13th November.

Also a letter of thanks to the Honorary Secretary of the Winterton Branch, and 10s. to a man for assisting to rescue the mate of the ketch Alarm, wrecked on the 13th November; also 7s. to another man who reported the wreck.

The Committee specially recognised the good services of JOHN JAMES DAVIES, while serving as coxswain of the Cromer Life-boat for eight years, having previously acted as Second Coxswain for eighteen years.

They also made a special grant to some of the crew of the Ballywalter Life-boat, whose fishing-boats were cast upon the shore and smashed while they were out in the Life-boat on service during the gale of the 12th November.

Voted 12. 17s. 6d. to five men for putting off in a boat from Campbeltown and saving the crew of two men from the smack Vammre, of Larne, which stranded on the coast of Kintyre in a gale with fierce squalls, accompanied by a heavy sea on the 12th November.

Also 12. to two men who waded into the surf up to their armpits and rescued, at con- siderable risk owing to floating wreckage, one of the crew of the schooner Camboes, of Folke- stone, which went ashore near Whitburn during the gale of the 12th November.

Also 12. to Mrs. STARK and two men for pulling up the cliff at BridlingtoN one of the crew of the ketch Hazard and his rescuer Mr. RICHARD SOUTHWICK, on the 13th November.

Also 12.15s. to six men who went out on the rocks at the foot of the cliff in Robin Hood's Bay on the occasion of the stranding of the s.s. Zanetta during the same gale, and rendered assistance to the shipwrecked men as they neared the shore.