The late BENJAMIN BUCK GREENE, Esq., of Kensington Palace Gardens . 100 - - The late WILLIAM BICHABDSOST, Esq., of Sheffield 50 - - The late Mrs. H. GLABKE, of Ellhoughton, Yorkshire . . 19 19 - Voted the thanks of the Committee to Captain KENDALL, RICHARD AMBBOSB, Esq., and W. C. GLOVEB, Esq., in recognition of their past valuable services as Honorary Secretaries, respectively, of the Holyhead, Grangemouth, and Hoylake and Hilbre Island Branches of the Institution, which offices they had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their Stations of the Araumore, Drogheda, Greencastle and Portrush new Life-boats.

The Committee expressed their deep regret at the sudden death from apoplexy of Mr.

HUBEBT W. PULLAN, Inspector of Life-boats for the Irish District, which occurred on the llth inst., shortly after his return to the shore at Clogher Head, where he had been exercising the Life-boat.

Paid 5,1362. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 621. 19s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Live saved Life-boat.

Gourdon .

Vessel.

Stood Fishing-boats, by boats.

Hilbre Island Flat Livadia, of Liver- pool. Stood by vessel.

Hoelf re . . Schooner Eliza Bond, of Lancaster .... 3 Montrose No. 2 Pishing - boats. Re- mained in attendance.

New Bomney Barque Assyria, of Christiania. Stood by vessel.

Also 1252. 5s, to pay for launches, or assemblies of the crews of Life-boats at the following stations, with a view of assisting vessels in distress:—Aranmore, Broadstairs, Cemlyn, Dungeness No. 1, Hilbre Island, Mar- gate No. 2, Port Erin and Port St. Mary.

Voted the sum of 52., as compensation recommended by the Local Committee at Worthing, to the Contractor who supplies horses for use with the Life-boat; one of his animals having been injured while helping to draw the Life-boat in March, 1901.

Voted 42. to four fishermen for their valu- able services in rescuing the crew of four per- sons from a salmon yawl, which was capsized in a moderate gale and very heavy sea about two miles off Knockadoon Head (Youghal) on 19th June.

Resolved to dismiss the coxswain of the Cemaes Life-boat, on account of his having launched that boat quite unnecessarily on 7th July, payment to the crew also being withheld, as recommended by the Local Com- mittee who fully went into the case.

Voted 4:1. to four fishermen for saving four of the crew of the fishing-boat Mayflower on the 17th July. There was a strong N. breeze at the time and a heavy sea, and when the boat was about three miles off Glengad Head she suddenly capsized. The sailors, seeing the accident, immediately went to the spot and succeeded in rescuing three men who were clinging to the keel of the up-turned boat, and another who was supporting himself by an oar. All were in an exhausted condition.

The fifth member of the crew was unfortu- nately washed away and drowned before help could reach him. A further sum of 32.10s. was awarded to the crew of two other fishing-boats which also put off with a view to saving life.

Also 12. 2s. &d. to three men saving two men from a boat which was swamped, on the 27th July, in a rough sea and strong breeze, off Kedcar, Yorkshire..