THURSDAY, 14th January, 1904.

Sit 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 into effect.

Read the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to the Staithes and Hartlepool Life-boat Stations.

Also the report off the Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his visit to Mude- ford, Christchurch Bay.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Tynemouth (two boats), Cullercoats, North Berwick, Berwick-on- Tweed and Eyemouth.

Eastern District — Palling (two boats), Gorleston (four boats), Caister (two boats), Yarmouth and Southwold (two boats).

Southern District—Dover,Hythe,Southend- on-Sea, Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Brixham, Torquay, Exmouth, Yealm River, Plymouth, Salcombe, Hope Cove, Teignmouth, Brighton, Littlehampton and Swanage.

Western District—Aberdovey, Barmouth, Porthdinllaen, Pwllheli, Abersoch, Criccieth, Llanddwyn, Rhosneigir, Moelfre, Bull Bay, Cemaes, Cemlyn, Rhoscolyn, Penmon, Porth Rhufiydd and Holy head.

Irish District—Fethard, Wexford, Rosslare Harbour, Courtown, Dundalk (Blackrock), Greenore, Giles Quay, Newcastle, Killough, Cloughey, Ballywalter, Wicklow, Arklow and Cahore.

Reported the receipt of a contribution of 19.777Z. 12s. 2d. from the Central Committee of the Life-boat Saturday Fund as the nett proceeds of Life-boat Saturday, 1903.

Resolved that the best thanks of the Com- mittee of Management be conveyed to the Central Committee of the Life-boat Saturday Fund for their continued, earnest and much- appreciated services.

Reported the receipt from the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, per Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, the Honorary Secretary, of a further sum of 1,541Z. 12s. d. to recoup the Institution all the expenses incurred in 1903 in maintaining the seven stations at which the seven Life- boats presented and endowed by the Fund are placed. The total sum thus contributed to the Institution by gentlemen in His Majesty's Civil Service since 1866 has been 30,6172. 5s. id.

Resolved that the grateful thanks of the Committee of Management be tendered to the Honorary Secretary, to his Committee, and to the subscribers to the Fund, for their con- tinued very valuable assistance.

Also the receipt of the following other special contributions since the last meeting:—- £ s. d, Licensed Victuallers Life-boat Fund, in aid of support of Licensed Victualler Life-boat at Hunstanton, per Mr. A. L.

ANNETTE (additional). . . 50 - - Mrs. WHATELY (additional) . . 30 - - Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds, Ashton Unity (annual subscrip- tion) 25 - - Offertory in Brockdish Church, Norfolk, per the Bev. J. H.

WHITE, M.A 4 12 7 —To be severally thanked, Also tha receipt of the following legacies:— £ s, d.

The late Mrs, W. M. BODD, of Warberry, Tunbridge Wells, for a Life-boat to be named the Admiral Rodd 1,000 - - The late Mr. H. B. NOBLE, of Douglas, per Douglas Branch . 500 - - The late Miss H. L. RYMER, of Edinburgh (additional) . . . 400 - - The late Mr. WILLIAM ISLIP, of St. Leonards-on-Sea .... 250 - - The late Mr. J. J. WILLIS, of Clapham, Yorkshire . . . . 200 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. J. GORDON JULIAN, M.A., Captain RICHARD DAVIES, Mr. W. P. TREVITHICKMr. ALFRED ADAMS and Mr. A. E. BRUNSDBN, in recognition of their long and valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretaries respec- tively of the Ballycotton, Barry Dock, Hayle, Keighley and Swanage Branches of the Institution, which offices they had just ; resigned.

Reported that the removal of the Insti- ' tution's headquarters from 14, John Street, Adelphi (where they had been for forty-eight years), to the new premises at 20 and 22, Charing Cross Road, was effected on Saturday, 19th December and the few days following, without any suspension of business, , even for an hour. ; Resolved that the best thanks of the Com- I mittee be conveyed to Mr. J. MACVICAR ! ANDERSON, the well-known architect, of 6, Stratton Street, Piccadilly, for his most valuable professional advice and generous assistance, given entirely gratuitously, in con- nection with the adaptation and fitting up of the new premises.

Also that the thanks of the Committee be given to Mr. H. ENGLAND, Surveyor, for his much appreciated services in connection with this work.

Also that a special vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, the Secretary of the Institution, and through him to the clerical staff, for the very prompt and satisfactory way in which he, and they acting under his command, had carried out the removal in question, during the most inclement and busy part of the year, without any hitch whatever.

Paid 8,2531. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 1801. 3s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Life-boat.

Abersoch .

Blyth . .

Brixham .

Vessel.

Lives saved.

Schooner John and Mary, of Aberystwith.

Landed 5 men.

S.S. Viking, of Hange- sund. Stood by vessel.

Courtmacsherry Drogheda .

Helvick Head .

Johnshaven Newbiggin Newhaven .

Sunderlaml (North Dock) Wexford . .

Schooner Cambornc, of Amlwch Barge Celtic, of London 11 Barque Faulconnicr, of Dunkirk ....

S.S. Airaforce, of White- haven. Stood by vessel.

Ketch Tilly, of Chester.

Landed 1 man.

Two fishing - boats.

Remained in attendance.

Five fishing - cobles.

Stood by cobles.

S.S. Ebro, of Glasgow.

Stood by vessel.

S.S. Cairnie, of Aber- deen. Stood by vessel and landed 10 men.

S.S. Norwood, of Glasgow The Brixham Life-boat rendered assistance to the barge Celtic, of London, and placed a crew on board the schooner Gambornc, of Amlwch; the Cromer and Palling No. 1 Life- boats stood by the s.s. Enngiieto,, of Grange- mouth; the Newquay (Cornwall) Life-boat saved the ketch John Bees, of Plymouth, and her crew of three men ; the North Sunderland Life-boat rendered assistance to the s.s. Bjorn, of Bergen; the Ramsgate Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Alf, of Stavanger; the Staithes Life-boat stood by the s.s. Microphon, of Belfast; and the Winterton No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance to the s.s. Leopoldina, of Ragusa.

Also 561Z. 19s. 6d. to pay the expenses of launching the following Life-boats, or assem- bling the crews in readiness, with the view of assisting the crews of vessels in distress:— Appledore, Arbroath, Bembridge, Bridlington Quay, Brixham, Buckhaven, Courtown, Dover, Duubar, Exmouth, Gorleston No. 1, Harwich (steam), Hauxley, Hornsea, Hunstanton, Ilfracombe, Johnshaven, Kingsdown, New- haven, North Deal, Padstow No. 2, Pakefield, Palling No. 2, Port Eynon, Porthdinllaen, Ramsgate, Scarborough, Swansea, Tenby, Walton-on-Naze, Wexford, Weymouth and Wicklow.

Voted 91. to six fishermen for rescuing fifteen of the crew of the barque Faulconnier, of Dunkirk, which was wrecked at Travara, near Courtmaosherry, in hazy weather, a strong E.S.E. wind and rough sea, on the 1st January. The men had taken to their boats, but it was too rough for them to land, and the sailors, at considerable risk, put off in a yawl to their rescue and in two trips brought the fifteen men ashore ; while returning on the second occasion the boat was capsized and damaged.—Cost of repairs defrayed by the Institution, 31. 15s. 6d.

Also 4Z. to four boatmen for rescuing four men and assisting to save the steam launch Wasp, which was drifting helplessly to sea in a leaking condition off Deal, in a S.S.W. gale and heavy sea, on the 27th November, 1903.

Also 51. to five men for rescuing the crew of four men of the schooner Hastings, of Dundalk, which stranded on the rocks on the north side of Dundalk Bay, in a thick fog and a very heavy sea, on the 19th December, 1903.

THURSDAY, 11th February, 1904.

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 Tenby Life-boat Station.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Buckhaven, North Ber-wick, Irvine, Troon, Ardrossan, Girvan, Ayr, Newbiggin, Blyth, Cambois, Boulmer, Aln- mouth, Hauxley, North Sunderland and Holy Island (two boats).

Eastern District—Kessingland (two boats), Lowestoft (two boats), Pakefield, Winterton (two boats), Sutton, Mablethorpe, Sunderland (three boats) and Whitburn.

Southern District — Harwich, Waltou- on-Naze, Clacton-on-Sea, Ryde, Brighton, Worthing, Newhaven, Eastbourne (two boats), Shoreham, Southend - on - Sea, Atherfield, Brooke, Brighstono Grange, Totland Bay and Bembridge.

Western District—Cardigan and New Quay (Cardiganshire).

Irish District—Formby, New Brighton (two boats), Hoylake, Hilbre Island, Ramsey, Peel, Douglas, Port Erin, Port St. Mary and Castle- town.

Reported the receipt of the following con- tributions since the last meeting:— £ s. d.

His Majesty THE KING (annual subscription) 21 - - Mrs. NAOMI BEATTIE, of Clifton, for a Life-boat to be named the John and Naomi Beattio . . 1,000 - -- Collected at St. Michael's, Pad- dington, per the Rev. G. F. PRESCOTT, M.A 10 1 6 5 10 Offertory on Christmas Day at Carisbrooke Church, Isle of Wight, per the Rev. W. J. STOBART, M.A —To be. severally thanked.

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

The late Mr. ALEXANDER SPIERS, of Liverpool, to Liverpool and New Brighton Branch . . . 1,000 -• - The late Miss M. DOUGLAS, of Edinburgh 200 11 8 The late Mr. ELLIOT J. N. GALER, of Walton-on-Thames (on ac- count) 170 10 S The late Mr. ALFRED Louis COHEN, of Gloucester Square . 50 - -- The Committee expressed great regret at the death of Mr. J. WALTER SMITH, who had for a considerable period been Honorary Secretary of the Blackpool Branch of the Institution, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr.

ROBERT GIBSON and Mr. DANIEL PEARCE, in recognition of their long and valuable services as Honorary Secretaries respectively of the Whitby and Clovelly Branches of the Insti- tution, which offices they had just resigned.

Paid 5,5'JIZ. for sundry charges in connec- tion with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 234Z. 19s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Life-boat.

Arbroath .

Boulmer .

Caister No. 1 Cullercoats Ilfracombe.

Palling No. 1 Ramsey Watchet .

Yarmouth .

Vessel.

Lives saved.

Fishing-cobles. Stood by cobles.

Steam-trawler Glcnesk, of North Shields.

Landed 1 man and subsequently saved .

Schooner Jasper, of Fowey. Landed i men.

Five fishing - cobles.

Stood by cobles.

Ketch Esther, of Apple- dore. Landed 2 men.

Brigantine Sam Weller, of Brixham. Stood by vessel.

Schooner Useful, of Barrow Ketch Annie Christian, of Liverpool. Saved vessel and ....

S.S. Helen, of Copen- hagen. Stood by vessel.

; The Palling No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save the steam-trawler Jules Orban de Xivry, of Ostend ; the Sunderland (South Outlet) Life- boat rendered assistance to the s.s. Pena Bocias, of Santander; and the Whitby No. 1 and Upgang Life-boats assisted to save the s.s. Cayo Bonito, of London.

Also voted 5201. 7s. 5d. for payment of launches of Life-boats or assemblies of crews, ; &c., with the view of assisting vessels in dis- tress, at the following stations :—Ackergill, Atherfield, Brighstone Grange, Broadstairs, Burry Port, Caister No. 1, Clacton-on-Sea, Clogher Head, Cromer, Gorleston No. 1, Hasborough, Margate No. 2, Newcastle, New- quay (Cornwall), Palling No. 2, Point of Ayr, Runswick, Sunderland (North Dock), Sunder- land (South Outlet), Walton-on-Naze, Whitby No. 1, Wicklow, Winchelsea and Winterton No. 2.

Also 61. to men injured while engaged in Life-boat service at Brighstone Grange, New- castle, Bunswick and Winterton.

Also 21. to two men for rescuing, at con- siderable risk to themselves, four men from a 1 small boat belonging to the s.s. Mohican, of Liverpool, which had been capsized off Brim- ness in a moderate S.W. wind with a consider- able ground swell on the 1st January.

Also II. 17s. 6d. to H. GALLAGHER and four other men, GALLAGHER being specially com- mended, for rescuing the crew of five hands of a small fishing-boat, which was swamped in a strong south-easterly wind and moderate sea in Bosbeg Bay, near Aranmore, about 8 P.M. on the 28th December, 1903.

I Also 11.17s. 6d. to five fishermen for putting | off in a boat, and at considerable risk saving four men from the fishing-boat Mart/, of Greencastle, which capsized in a strong north-westerly gale and heavy sea on the 14th January off Greencastle.

The late Mr. WILLIAM HAMILTON, of Caw, Londonderry . . . . 50 - - The late Mr. F. W. N. LLOYD, of Bromley, Kent (interest) . . . 14 17 1 The late Mr. P. S. RUSSELL, of Primrose Hill Road . . . . 10 10 • The Committee conferred the Institution's Decoration for Special Services other than the personal Saving of Life on Mr. ALFRED BELK, in recognition of his zealous and very valuable services for twenty-one years as Honorary Secretary of the Hartlepool Branch of the Institution.

The Committee also specially recognised the good services, extending over many years, of the following Honorary Secretaries of Branches of the Institution: Mr. ROBERT BAKER, Greenore; Mr. C. BATTEKS, Point of Ayr; Mr. R. JULYAN GEORGE, M.D., Port Isaac; Mr. A. ERNEST HEAZELL, Notting- ham ; Mr. HENRY C. JONES, Herne Bay; Colonel T. L. HAMPTON-LEWIS, Rhoscolyn; Mr. J. FIERCE-LEWIS, Rhyl; Mr. J. H. Long, Youghal; Mr. J. W. LUDOLP, Leeds; Mr.

W. H. SHAW, Southport; Mr. ROBERT STEWART, Johnshaven; and Mr. WILLIAM THOMAS, M.D., J.P., Southport.

Reported the transmission to their Stations of the Donna Nook and Troon new Life-boats.

Paid 7,5311. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 382Z. 7s. 3d. to pay the expenses of i the following Life-boat services :—• Also 11. 2s. Gd. to three fishermen for rescu- ing three men from the fishing-boat Wild Rose, which capsized during a sudden squall off Filey on the 15th January.

THURSDAY, 10th March, 1904.

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 recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Dunbar, Port Logan, Port Patrick, Whithorn, Kirkcudbright, Bal- cary, North Sunderland, Boulmer, Alnmouth, Cresswell, Maryport, Workington and White- haven.

Eastern District—Seaham, Seaton Carew, West Hartlepool, Saltburn, Redcar, Runswick, Staithes, Whitby (two boats) and Upgang.

Southern District—Dungeness (two boats), New Romney, Weymouth, St. Helier's, St. Peter's Port, Southsea, Hayling Island, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Kingsdowne, Walmer and North Deal.

Western District—Lynmouth, Port Isaac, Newquay (Cornwall), Bude, Padstow (two boats and steam tug), Tenby, Appledore (two boats), Ilfracombe and Clovelly.

Irish District—Blackpool, St. Anne's (two boats), Lytham, Fleetwood, Piel (Barrow), Southport, Kingstown (two boats), Clogher Head, Drogheda, Poolbeg, Howth and Skerries.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— Family of the late Mr. JOHN EVERETT, of Totton, Southamp- ton, per Mr. DOUGLAS EVERETT 20 - - Sale of silver watch, trinkets, &o., received anonymously from Grimsby 11 8 - Employees of Messrs. J. I. THORNY- CROFT & Co., Ltd., Chiswick . . 10 15 - Collected on board H.M.S. Mildura, per Commander C. E. KINGSMILL, R.N 4 16 - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Mr. EDWIN KAY, of £ s. d.

Southsea, for two first-class Life- boats, to be named respectively Edwin Kay and Sarah Kay. . 1,798 16 8 The late Mr. HENRY MOUNTAIN, of Hounslow 500 - - The late Mr. HENRY BROOKE, of Huddersfield, per Huddersfield Branch 100 - -Life-boat.

Ballywalter Boulmer Girvan . . .

Gourdon .

Llandudno Moelfre Newhaven .

, Padstow j Palling No. 2 .

Rhyl . . .

Seaham 1 Weymouth Wick . . .

Winterton No. 2 Lives Vessel.

saved KhipWellgunde,ot Ham- burg. Stood by vessel.

S.S.Villalegre, of Aviles 20 S.S.Villalegre, of Aviles.

Landed 6 men.

Fishing-cobles. Ren- dered assistance.

A fishing-boat. Re- mained in attendance.

Schooner Progress, of Wicklow. Took dere- lict out of track of vessels.

Schooner Emily War- brick, of Fleetwood.

Landed 5 men.

Brig Commerce, of Newhaven. Assisted to save vessel.

Trawler Annie, of Brix- ham. Assisted to save vessel.

Brigantine Mary Annie, of Folkestone . . 1 Yacht Lady Lucy, of Liverpool ... 1 S.S. Lillian, of New- castle ..... 12 Ship Alauda, of Ham- burg. Stood by vessel.

Fishing-boat Olive, of Wick. Rendered as- sistance.

Barque Actason, of Drammen. Stood by yessel. The Broadstairs Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Margarethe, of Bergen; the Dunge- ness Nos. 1 and 2 and Winehelsea Life-boats stood by the s.s. Lake Michigan, of Liverpool, transferred 46 persona to a tug, and subse- quently landed them ; Holyhead (steam) Life-boat assisted to aave the schooner Irish Girl, of Dundalk ; Howth Life-boat saved the ketch Ocean Pearl, of Wexford, and three men ; Palling No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save the ketch Amelia and Ann, of Goole; and Walton-on-Naze Life-boat assisted to save the schooner Leif, of Budkjobiug.

Also 584Z. 18s. 5d. to pay the expenses of launches of Life-boats or assemblies of crews, &c., at the following stations:—Aldeburgh, Anstruther, Atherfield, Bridlington Quay, Brighstone Grange.Brighton, Bull Bay, Camp- beltown, Cromer, Donna Nook, Gorleston No. 1, Hasborough, Harwich (steam), Hayle, Howth, Kingstown No. 2, Looe, Mablethorpe, Margate Nos. 1 and 2, Newhaven, New Bomney, Palling No. 2, Penzance, Plymouth, Pwllheli, Stonehaven, Sutton, Swansea, Walton-on-Naze, Whitburn, Whitehaven and Winehelsea.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also launched on two occasions.

Reported that the Imperial Russian Asso- ciation for Life-saying on Waters had awarded a First-class Certificate of Merit to the crew of the Hoylake Life-boat, for their gallant services to the brigantine Matador, of Biga, resulting in the saving of the crew of nine men on 16th October, 1902.

Voted Wl. to the, widow of a coastguards- man, who had a fit and expired while putting the gear in order after the launch of the Margate No. 1 Life-boat on the 4th March.

Also 4J. to S. HARRIS and two other men, who at considerable risk saved the lives of nine persons from the drifter Snowflake, of Yarmouth, which stranded on the North Bank at Gorleston, in a moderate S.E. gale and very heavy sea, on the 21st September, 1903.

Also 12. 10s. to six fishermen for rescuing fourteen men, the crew of the s.s. Ruby Schultz, of Antwerp, which ran ashore in a fog near Flamborough in a N.E. moderate breeze and choppy sea, on the 12th February.

Also 2i. 10s. to five fishermen, who at con- siderable risk rescued three men who were trying to get ashore at Montrose in the com- munication boat of the fishing-vessel Ellen, during a N.N.W. gale and a very heavy sea, which suddenly sprung up on the 18th February, WEDNESDAY, 16th March, 1904.

The Annual General Meeting of the Governors and friends of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was held this day at the Royal United Service Institution, White- hall, the Right Hon. Lord BRASSEY, K.C.B., in the Chair.

The Chairman having made some suitable observations on the great and national character of the operations of the Institution, the Annual Report (which will be found in the May number of The Life-boat Journal) was presented to the meeting.

The meeting was also addressed by Lord CLAUD J. HAMILTON, Admiral the Hon. VICTOR A. MONTAGU, the Marquis of ORMONDE, K.P., Admiral Sir N. BOWDBN-SMITH, K.G.B., Sir HENRY SEYMOUR KING, K.C.I.E., M.P., Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., Chairman of the Institution, and Captain the Hon. JOHN YORKE, B.N.

The officers for the current year were chosen, and various resolutions were moved, seconded and carried unanimously, pledging the meet- ing to renewed exertions on behalf of the benevolent and national objects of the Insti- tution, and expressing the fullest confidence in the management.

The officers' names and the resolutions will be found in the May number of The Life-boat Journal, THURSDAY, 14th April,|1904.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., was unanimously elected Chairman, and Colonel FitzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., Deputy-Chairman, of the Committee of Management of the Insti- tution for the ensuing year.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., having taken the Chair, the members of tie Sub- committees were elected for the current year.

Also the delegates to the Central Com- mittee of the Life-boat Saturday Fund.

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 reports of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visits to Fethard and Cowes.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Campbeltown, South- end, Stornoway, Grail, Anstruther, St.

Andrews, Broughty Ferry, Dunbar, Cresswell, Ackergill and Wick.

Eastern District — Hornsea, Withernsea, Scarborough, Filey, Robin Hood's Bay, Flam- borough (two boats), Bridlington Quay, Grimsby, Skegness, Mablethorpe, Sutton, Donna Nook, Wells and Blakeney.

Southern District—Eastbourne (two boats), Hastings, Hythe, Winchelsea, Folkestone, Dover and Margate (two boats).

Western District—Cardigan, Sennen Cove, Penzance, Hayle, St.Ives, Porthleven,Mullion, Lizard, Cadgwith, Coverack, Porthoustock, Falmouth, Mevagissey and Looe.

Irish District — Groomsport, Portrush, Aramnore, Culdaff, Greencasfcle, Carriei- fergus, Cloughey, Ballywalter, Newcastle (Dundrum), Killough, Fethard, Dunmore East, Tramore, Helvick Head and Queens- town.Reported the receipt o{ the following special contributions since the last meeting:— Collected on board steamers of the & t. d.

National Steamship Company, Limited, Newcastle-on-Tyne . 14 13 3 Collected on board the a.s. Port Royal by Captain W. HOWE . 4 10 6 Offertory at St. John's Church, Egremont, Cheshire .... 488 —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies :— The late Mr. EDMOND DRESDEN, £ s. d.

of Curzon Street, Mayfair, to provide in perpetuity a Life- boat for the coast of England or Wales, to be called the Edward Z. Dresden, after the testator's father 6,000 - - The late Mr. JOHN BREEDON, of Thurnby, Leicester ....

The late Miss H. L. RYIIER, of Edinburgh ......

The late Major R. S. STEPHEN, of Douglas, per Douglas Branch .

The late Mr. BARROW EMANUEL, of Finsbury Circus ....

The late Miss JASE NORRIS, of.

Glasgow, per Glasgow Branch .

200 - - 197 1C 5 50 - - 20 - - 20 - - The Committee expressed deep regret at the death of Mr. EDWARD FRENCH, who had, for the long period of thirty-eight years, been Honorary Secretary of the Palling Branch of the Institution, and a letter of sympathy was sent to his daughter, Miss L. FRENCH, who had for many years assisted her father in carrying on the work of the Branch. Miss FRENCH has since been appointed Honorary Secretary of the Branch by the Local Com- mittee.

Great regret was also expressed at the death of Mr. J. G. BOY.ES and Mr. WILLIAM PAYNE, who had served respectively for many years as Honorary Secretaries of the Balcary and Southsea Branches of the Institution, and it was decided to send letters of condolence to the bereaved families.

Voted the best thanks of the Committee to Lieutenant H. T. GARTSIDE-TIPPING, R.N., in recognition of his good and much appreciated services as Honorary Secretary of the Isle of Wight Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned, as he was about to leave the locality.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Harwich No. 1 and Polkerria and Fowey new Life-boats.

Paid 7.396Z. for sundry charges in connec- tion with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 3791. 17s. 3d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— life-boat. Vessel. saved Berwick-on- Yacht Little Teal, of Tweed Berwick. Saved yacht and .... 3 Dungeness No. 1 S.S. Lake Michigan, of Liverpool. Stood by vessel and landed 46 men from tug.

Vessel.

I Life-boat.

I Gorlsaton No. 2 Hoylake .

Lowestoft No. 2 Margate No. 1 Montroae No. 2 I Newhaven New Romney .

Peterhead . .

Rosslare Harbour Runswick .

Staithes Stonehaven Wexford . .

Lives saved.

Shrimp-boat Falcon, of Yarmouth. Saved boat and ....

Yacht Shrimp, of Rock- ferry Trawler Industry, of Lowestoft ....

Launch Sterry, of Lowestoft ....

A fishing-boat, of Mont- rose Ketch Progress, of Brixham. Stood by vessel.

Schooner Antje, of Geestemunde .

S.S. Ben Venue, of Aberdeen ....

Schooner Yairra Yarra, of Skerries.

S.S. Ayuthia, of London Steam-trawler Maggie Boss, of Aberdeen.

Fishing - boats. Re- mained in attendance.

S.S. Belle, of Wexford .

Smack Annie, of Wex- ford The Lowestoft No. 2 Life-boat also assisted to save the trawler Industry, of Lowestoft; the Margate No. 1 Life-boat saved the ketch Robert Henry, of Rye, and 3 men; the Pake- field Life-boat assisted to save the steam- trawler Frobisher and 9 men; the Porthleven Life-boat rendered assistance to the launch Sterry, of Lowestoft; and the Ramsgate Life- boat assisted to save the briganttne Eleanor, of Yarmouth, the brig Gwydyr Castle, of Liverpool, and the schooner Reguhis, of Riga.

Voted 5311. 9s. to pay the expenses of launching the following Life-boats or assem- bling the crews, with the view of assisting the crews of vessels in distress : — Aldeburgh, Broadstairs, Clacton-on-Sea, Coverack, Cress- well, Dunbar, Frasarburgh, Girvan, Gorleston No. 1, Holyhead (steam), Irvine, Lowestoft No. 2, Mablethorpe, Margate No. 1, Newbiggin, New Brighton (steam), New Romney, North Deal, Walton-on-Naze, Whitelink Bay, Wick- low and Winchelsea.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also called out on two occasions, but her services were not eventually required.

Granted additional awards to the crews of the Hoylake and Runswick Life-boats for very excellent services performed on the 3rd April and 8th March respectively.

Voted 21. 5s. to nine men of the Aldeburgh smack Gipsy, for picking up and taking into Harwich the crew of eight hands oi the biig Remembrance, of Whitby, which stranded on Bawdsey Bank, off Orfordness, and sank during moderate weather, on the 3rd April.

Also 11. is. to four men for assisting six men of the brigantine Eleanor, of Yarmouth, who were in a damaged boat, to board the Gull Lightvessel on the 12th March, and ioi afterwards landing them at Deal.Also 145. to four men for landing three men who had been capsized in a small boat in a strong squally N.E. wind, on the 2nd March, off Southend, but managed to reach a shrimp- ing boat, from which they were taken into the other boat.

THURSDAY, 12th May, 1904.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., Y.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 Cowes.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Eastern District—Brancaster, Hunstanton, Cromer, Hasborough, Palling (two boats), Sheringham, Winterton (two boats), Caister (two boats), Yarmouth and Gorleston (three boats).

Southern District—Southsea, Bembridge, Harwich (two boats), Walton - on - Naze, Clacton-on-Sea, Walmer, Swanage, Poole and Bournemouth.

Western District — Weston - super - Mare, Penarth, Barry Dock, Minehead, Watchet, Burnham, Rhyl and Llandudno.

Irish District — Kingstown (two boats), Penit (Tralee Bay), Courtmacsherry, Youghal, Ballycotton, Fethard, Kilmore and Rosslare Harbour.

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

Mr. ROBERT LODGE, to provide a Life - boat to be named the Francis Whit bourn .... 1,050 - - Trustees of Berman's Charity (additional) 10 10 - Offertory on board H.M.S.

Ariadne, per the Kev. J. K.

HOGAN, R.N 3 15 - Offertory on board H.M.S.

Albion, per the Rev. CHARLES MOORE, B.N 2 5 - —To be severally thanked.

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

The late Miss ELEANOR BROWN, of Wandsworth, for a Life-boat for the English coast, to be called the Eleanor Brown . . 1,099 5 - The late Miss EMMA EMBMSTON, of Methley 1,000 - - The late Mr. THOMAS JOHNSTON, of Kelso 739 12 5 The late Miss SARAH GRIFFITHS, of Dalston 400 - - & s. d.

The late Mrs. E. J. C. WILSON, of Scarborough 200 - - The late Miss A. P. SHEPHARD, of St. Teath, Cornwall .... 59 1 7 The late Mrs. F. E. THOMAS, of Nunney, Somerset (additional) 287 The Committee expressed much regret at the death of Mr. T. G. PEARSON, who had been Honorary Secretary of the Saltburn Branch of the Institution for many years, and it was decided to send a letter of condolence to his widow.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the new Life-boats for Port Erroll, Salcombe and Yealm River.

Paid 5,193i. for sundry charges in connec- ' tion with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 146Z. 5s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Vessel.

Life-boat.

Port Logan Lives saved Brigantine Jessy, of Drogheda. Stood by vessel.

Torquay Totland Bay Four - masted barque Howth, of Dublin, Stood by vessel.

Schooner The Saint, of Padstow .... 6 Whitby No. 1 . Fishing - coble Lady Morris, of Whitby '. 3 Fishing - cobles, of Whitby. Landed 1, and attended cobles.

Winchelsea . Ship Denvent,of London.

Stood by vessel.

The Kingsdowne Life-boat assisted to save the barque Baldur, of Trondhjem, and the Port Logan and Fishguard No. 2 Life-boats rendered assistance to the brigantine Jessy, of Drogheda, and the smack George Evans res- pectively.

Also 114Z. 14s. Id. to pay the expenses of launches of Life-boats or assemblies of crews with the view of assisting persons in distress at the following Stations : •—• Broadstairs, Fraserburgh, Girvan, Harwich No. 1, North Deal, Port Erroll, Runswick and Whitelink Bay.

Also 11. 2s. Gd., including medical expenses, to a member of the crew of the Winterton Life-boat for injury incurred in the Life-boat.

Also 42. 11s. to eleven men and several helpers for putting off in the Town Life-boat at Brighton, in a strong westerly wind and rough sea, on the 10th April, and rescuing the crew of three hands of the ketch Antelope, of Portsmouth, which had been beached in a sinking condition.

Also 2£. 10s. to five coastguardsmen for rescuing two men from a small boat, which was being driven out to sea, in a south- westerly gale and very heavy sea, off Glenarm, Co. Antrim, on the 3rd April.

NOTICE.

The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will be published on the 1st November.