THURSDAY, 17th June, 1909.

Colonel FitzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.

Reported that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Institution, with the Secre- tary and the Chief Inspector, had visited Newquay, Cornwall, to receive T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales, who witnessed the launch of the Life-boat on the 10th June.

Their Royal Highnesses also inspected the Station and expressed their gratification at all they saw.

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 District inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District.—Longhope-, Stromness and Stronsay, Eastern District.—Kessingland (two boats), Lowestoft (two boats) and Pakefield.

Southern District.—Dungeness (two boats), New Romney, Hythe, Brighton, Newhaven, Dover, Folkestone, Broadstairs, Margate (two boats), Ramsgate, North Deal, Walmer and Kingsdowne.

Western District.—Aberdovey, Aberystwith, New Quay (Cardigan), Fishguard, Cemlyn, Cemaes, Rhosneigir, Penmon, Moelfre, Bull Bay, Rhoscolyn, Holyhead (two boats), Llandudno and Point of Ayr.

Irish District. — Dunmore East, Cahore, Arklow, Courtown, Wicklow, Skerries, Hilbre Island, Hoylake, New Brighton (two boats), Formby, Castletown and Port Erin.

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

Mrs. Edmund Harvey, annual subscription 51. 5s..donation 201. 25 5 - St. Alban's, Holborn, Old Scholars' Class, Lenten Savings, per -the Rev. E. F. Russell, M.A. ... 126 St. Clare School,Walmer, Collection in Chapel, per Mr. A. E. Murray - 10 7 — To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Miss ANNE SCOTT, of Chester Square 5,220 - - The late Mrs. SAEAH JOHNSON, of Downham Market .... 1,000 - - The late Miss JANE PBCKOVER, of Wisbech 900 - - The late Mr. FREDK. KITCHEN, of Carnarvon (further on account) 701 5 - The late Mr. EBENEZER HOMAN, of Finchley 500 - - The late Miss ELIZABETH S YME, of Leven (per Edinburgh Branch) 300 - - The late Mr. 0. 0. OPKNSHAW, of Llanfechain 250 - - The late Mr. JAMES N. ABBON, of Great Yarmouth .... 135 - - The late Mr. WILLIAM PITT £ s. d.

BURDWOOD, of East Stonehouse 126 8 I The late Mr. HORATIO GIBBS POWELL, of Tettenhall, Starts. 100 - - The late Mr. W. H. DEAN, of Stratford E. (additional) . . 66 16 8 The late Mr. JOSEPH PARKINSON, of Lancaster 50 - - The late Mrs. SABAH LAWS, of Great Yarmouth .... 25 - - The late Mrs. M. A. J. MARTIN, of Wembley 10 - - Voted the best thanks of the Committee to the Rev. R. LESLIE MOBBIS in acknowledg- ment of his long and valuable services as Honorary Secretary of the Brooke, Isle of Wight, Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned.

The Committee of Management expressed their deep regret at the approaching retire- ment, under the age limit, of Commander ST. VINCENT NEPEAN, M.V.O., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boats, whose services, ex- tending over tb* long period of 30 years, had been greatly appreciated by them.

They further decided to recognise his valuable services by according him a pension.

Reported the transmission to their Stations of the Alnmouth and Eyemouth new Life- boats.

Paid 4,194Z. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 84Z. 3s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Anstruther . Fishing-boats of Crail.

Stood by boats.

Bude . . . Steam trawler Scotia, of London. Assisted to save vessel.

Harwich . . Smack Tripper, of Har- (Steam) wich. Stood by vessel.

Lowestoft Smack Majestic, of No. 1 Lowestoft .... 5 St. Andrews . Fishing-boat Diano, of St. Andrews. Saved boat and 2 Fishing-boat Nellie, of St.

Andrews. Saved boat and 1 St. Ives . . Schooner Loango, of Sligo 3.

Stromness . Small fishing-boat of Hoy.

Rendered assistance.

Whitby No. 1 Coble Robert and Mary, of Whitby. Remained in attendance.

Voted ITU. 17s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with the view of assisting persons- on vessels in distress:—Berwick-on-Tweed, Broadstairs, Buckie, Bude, Clacton-on-Sea,.

Gorleston No. 2, Newbiggin, North Deal, Walmer and Yarmouth.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was also out on service.

Voted 11. to four men for saving, at moderate risk, four persons from a salmon yawl, which capsized in a strong S.E. gale and heavy sea, in Youghal Bay, on the 5th May. The men •when rescued were in a very exhausted con- dition.

Voted 31. 15s, to ten men for putting off in the private surf-boat at Arbroath, standing by, and bringing into safety a fishing-boat which was in danger off the harbour in a rough sea on the 17th May.

Voted 21. 10s. to five men for promptly putting off in a boat and saving a man whose boat had been capsized in a strong southerly breeze and moderately rough sea off Port St. Mary, on the 18th May.

Also allowed 5s. for an oar broken by one of the sailors in performing the service.

Voted 11. to two men for their promptness in putting oft in a boat and, at slight risk, rescuing a man whose boat was capsized in a heavy squall off Carnlough, Co. Antrim, on the 18th May. Two women assisted to launch the boat and they were allowed 10s. for their services, and another woman who took charge oi the salvors' horses whilst they were per- forming the rescue was granted 2s. 6d.

THURSDAY, 8th July, 1909.

Colonel Sir FiTzRoY CLAYTON, K.C.V.O., V.P., in the Chair.

The Committee of Management expressed their great pleasure and satisfaction at the honour (a Knight Commandership of the Vic- torian Order) -which His Majesty the KING had conferred on their Chairman, Colonel FitzRoY CLAYTON. They very cordially congratulated him and assured him of their earnest wish that he might live long to enjoy the honour and to preside over their deliberations.

This was the first time that a Chairman of the Institution, while in the full exercise of his functions, had had his services to the Life- boat cause recognised in so marked and public a manner, and the Committee felt deeply grateful to His Majesty the KING for conferring such an honour on the Institution, and to their President, the PRINCE OF WALES, for the part he had taken in the matter.

Bead 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.

Bead the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District.—Buckhaven,Anstruther, St. Andrews, Grail, Arbroath, Nairn, Buckle, Banff and Lossiemouth.

Eastern District.—Redcar, Staithes, Buns- wick, Saltburn, Robin Hood's Bay, Upgang, Whitby (two boats), Filey, Scarborough and Donna Nook.

Southern District.—Harwich (two boats), Clacton-on-Sea, Selsey, Littlehampton, Bern- bridge, Totland Bay, Atherfield, Brighstone Grange, Brooke, Ryde, Worthing and Shore- ham.

Western District. — Newquay (Cornwall), Bude, Watchet, Burnham and Burry Port.

Irish District.— Port St. Mary, Douglas, Ramsey, Peel, Lytham, St. Anne's (two boats), Fleet-wood, Blackpool, Piel (Barrow) and Southport.

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

Mr. Joseph Harvey 100 - - Mr. E. F. White 50 - - Miss S. E. White 25 - - " A. A. H." 25 - - Co-operative Wholesale Society (annual subscription) . . . . 21 - - " Conscience Money," per the Bev.

J. W. Biscoe 6 13 - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies :— The late Mr. WILLIAM WHITE, of Lincoln's-Inn 500 - - The late Dr. EDWAKD BLAND, of Sandiacre 450 - - The late Miss MARY ANN DOUGLAS JossAUME,of Leyton (on account) 300 - - The late Mr. WILLIAM McCuNN, of Largs, for the maintenance fund of the "Thomas McCunn " Life-boat at Port Logan (on account) .... 100 - - For the benefit of widows and other de- pendent relatives of men who may lose their lives in con- nection with the Life- boat Service in Scot- land (on account). 50 - - 150 - - The late Miss ANNE F. B. DE LA COUR, of Bishop's Stortford (per Ballycotton Branch) . . . . 90 - - The late Mr. BEHJAIHS BAMS, of Ipswich 4 10 - Commander THOMAS HOLMES, B.N., Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats, was appointed Chief Inspector of Life-boats vice Commander ST. VINCENT NEPEAN M.V.O., B.N., retiring; Commander HOWARD F. J. ROWLEY, B.N., Inspector of Life-boats for the Northern Dis- trict was appointed Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats; and Lieutenant CHARLES HAY FOSSES, R.N., was appointed a District Inspector of Life-boats and to the Northern District.

Paid 5,0101. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 1211. 8s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Caister No. 1. S.S. Kossuth Ferencz, of Eiume. Stood by vessel.

Dungeness H.M.S. Sappho. Stood Nos. 1 and 2 by vessel and landed 89.

Fraserburgh . Fishing-boat Henry and Elizabeth, of Nairn . 6 The Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save the S.S. Ferguslie, of Glasgow. Also voted 145Z. 10s. to pay the expenses of launching the following Life-boats, or assemblies of crews, with the view of assisting persons on vessels in distress :—Berwick-on- Tweed, Eyemouth, Gorleston No. 1, Harwich (steam), Palling No. 2, Stronsay (motor), Winchelsea, and Winterton No. 1.

Granted 31, to a man injured in the Life- boat service at Shoreham.

Sent a letter of thanks to Mr. R. BEVAN and voted 10s. to HENRY JANE for their promptness in saving the life of Captain H.

NICHOLAS, whose boat was capsized in a brisk N.E. breeze and choppy sea off Black Head, near Cadgwith, on the 9th June.

Voted 15s. to three men for their prompt- ness in putting off in a coble and saving two persons from the coble Bonnie Lad, which struck on a sunken rock and sank in Cornelian Bay, near Scarborough, in an E.N.IE. breeze and heavy sea, on the 7th June.

Also 10s. to a man for saving one of eight persons from a small fishing-boat which cap- sized and sank in a strong and squally northerly breeze and choppy sea, off Teign- mouth, on the 17th June. The salvor was about a mile away when he observed the accident. With great promptness he rowed to the spot and was just in time to save one of the unfortunate people, the other seven being drowned.

Also II. 10s. to three men for landing the crew of four men of the schooner Leader, of Cardiff, at Stranraer, in moderate weather, on the 21st June. The schooner sprang a leak and sani a few minutes after the crew had taken to their boat. They made for Loch Ryan, and when nine miles from Stranraer were picked up in an exhausted condition and taken to Stranraer.

THURSDAY, 12th August, 1909.

Colonel Sir FitzRoy CLAYTON, K.C.V.O., V.P., in the Chair.

Bead 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 reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District. — Ackergill, Huna, Wick, Thurso, Eyemouth, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Port Erroll, Newburgh, Dunbar and Skatcraw.

Eastern District. — Mablethorpe, Button, Skegness,Brancaster,Flamborough (two boats), Bridlington Quay, Yarmouth, Caister (two boats), Palling (two boats), Hasborough, Gorleston (two boats), Winterton (two boats), Kessingland (two boats), Cromer and Shering- ham.

Southern District.—Eastbourne (two boats), Winchelsea, Hastings, Sidmouth, Lyme Regis, Exmouth, Yealm River, Plymouth, Salcombe, Hope Cove, Brixham, Torquay, Teignmouth and Brighton.

Western District. — Aberdovey, Barmouth, Rhyl, Llanddulas, Padstow (two boats) and Newlyn.

Irish District.—Tramore, Fenit, Courtmac- sherry, Queenstown, Youghal, Ballycotton, Helvick Head, Kilmore, Rosslare Harbour, Wexford and Kingstown (two boats).

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

" Friend B." (additional) . . . 100 - - "S.D.R.S.D. "(additional). . . 50 - - Collected on board S.Y. Midnight Sun, per the Albion Steamship Co., Ltd 10 - - Offertory at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, S.W., per Viscount Goschen 88- Collected on board S.S. Cilicia, per Mr. W. Mallett 5 - - Captain and Officers of H.M.S.

Blenheim, per Mr. T. Haves, R.N. 3 15 - Ward Room Officers of H.M.S.

Albemarle, per the Rev. W. B.

Atherton, R.N., Chaplain . . 2 - - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies : — The late Mr. WM. McCuNN, of Largs, balance of cost of the John Eyburn Life- boat for Stronsay . . . 1,500 For the maintenance of this Life-boat .... 100 1,600 - - The late Mr. WM. JOHN ALEXANDER STAMEK, of Juan les Pins . . 546 17 5 The late Mr. EDMUND LYTHGOE, of Melbourne (additional) . . . 322 19 6 The late Mrs. ELIZABETH LITTLE IRVING, of Manchester, per Man- chester Branch 200 - - The late Miss MARY ANN DOUGLAS JOSSAUME, of Leyton (balance) . 200 - - The late Mrs. AMELIA WATSON, of Margate 200 - - The late Mrs. JANE FOWKES, of Ewell, Surrey 100 - - The late Miss SARAH E. KAYB, of Lancaster, per Liverpool Branch 100 - - The late Mr. FREDERICK KITCHEN, of Carnarvon (additional) . . 57 17 8 The late Mr. JOHN TITS, of Torquay, per Torquay Branch . . . 50 - - The late Mrs. ALICE PEIESON, of York 25 - - Reported the transmission to their Stations of the St. Agnes (Scilly Islands) and Upgang new Life-boats.

Paid 5,697i. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 194Z. 4s. Id. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Caister No. 2 . S.S. Taarnholm, of Copenhagen. Stood by vessel.

Clacton-on-Sea. Barque Magnet, of Langesund. Trans- ferred 9 to a tug. Life-boat.

Pormby .

Gorleston No. 1 Lowestoft No. 2 Margate No. 2 .

Newhaven .

Peel . . . .

Poolbeg . . .

Robin Hood's Bay St. David's . .

Skegness Yarmouth . .

Youghal. . .

Lives Vessel. saved.

Schooner Alert, of Falmouth.

Stood by vessel.

Shrimp boat Lord Clyde, of Yarmouth.

Saved boat and . . 1 Fleet of shrimp boats, of Lowestoft. Stood by boats.

Ketch Francis, of London. Landed 3 from Longsand Light-vessel.

Ketch Hawthorn, of St.

Servan. Rendered assistance.

Ketch Gala, of Bangor.

Assisted to save vessel and 8 Cutter Hawk, of Clontarf.

Saved boat and Coble Olive Branch, of Robin Hood's Bay .

S.S. Langton Orange, of London. Stood by vessel.

Ketch Darnel, of Maidon.

Landed 4.

Cutter Emily, of Yarmouth.

Rendered assistance and landed 4.

Yacht Savourna, of Cork. Landed 5.

The Fishguard Life-boat also assisted to save the ketch Esmeralda, of Milford.

Voted 253Z. Is. 8d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with the view of assisting persons on vessels in distress:—Aberdovey, Bude, Clacton-on-Sea, Criccieth, Dungeness No. 1, Gorleston No. 1, Harwich (steam), Hoylake, Hythe, Kessingland No. 1, New Romney, Pakefield, Totland Bay and Yarmouth.

Voted the Silver Medal to ANDREW NOBLE, Coxswain Superintendent of the Fraserburgh Life-boat, for his gallant conduct in perilous circumstances when the Fraserburgb Lifeboat saved six of the crew of the fishing-boat Henry and Elizabeth, of Nairn, wrecked in exceptionally severe weather on the 30th June.

Reported that the President of the French Republic had conferred gold medals upon the Coxswain Superintendent of the Cloughey Life-boat and upon the Chief Officer of H.M.

Coastguard at Cloughey, also silver medals upon the other members of the crew of the Life-boat, in recognition of their good services in rescuing the crew of twenty-six of the barque Croisset, of Rouen, wrecked off Cloughey on the 14th November, 1908.

Each medal was accompanied by a diploma.

An aneroid barometer was also presented to JOHN McMuLLAN, Esq., Honorary Secretary of the Branch.

Voted 2Z. to two men for saving at considerable risk two men whose boat had become unmanageable and was in difficnHies in a heavy surf off Covehithe, in a strong N.E.

gale, on the 2nd August. Also granted them 15s. to pay for the damage which their boat sustained whilst performing the rescue.

Voted 15s. to three men for saving at slight risk four men from a punt which capsized at about 12.45 A.M. off Queenstown, in a squally W.N/W. wind and smooth sea, on the 1st July.

One of salvors' boats was damaged to the extent of II., and this amount was allowed for repairing it.

Voted 11. 15s. to seven men for promptly putting off in a boat and rescuing six persons, including two ladies, from a pleasure-boat capsized about a mile from Arbroath Harbour, in a strong E.N.E. breeze and tough sea, on.

the 25th July.

THURSDAY, 9th September. 1909.

Sir JOHN CAMERON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., 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 Deputy Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to Balcary.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations : — Northern District. — Whithorn, Port Logan, Port Patrick, Girvan, Buckle, Stonehaven and Montrose (two boats).

Eastern District. — Southwold (two boats).

Southern District. — Southend-on-Sea, St.

Helier, St. Peter Port, Newhaven, Weymouth, Poole, Swanage, Southsea, Hayling Island, Littlehampton and Walton-on-the-Naze.

Western District. — Sennen Cove, Penzance, Burry Port, Fereyside, Tenby, Angle (two joats), Little Haven, St. David's, The Mumbles, Port Eynon and Barry Dock.

Irish District, — Poolbeg, Wicklow, Killough, Newcastle (Co. Down), Carrickfergus, Portrush, Culdaff, Greencastle, Aranmore, Groomsport, and Cloughey.

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

Share of receipts arising from the sale of Mr. Charles E. Evans' book, "Hints to Coal Buyers," per Messrs. Evans and Reid, Ltd. 63 16 5 Mr. H. M. Ridgway, annual subscription Wl., donation Wl. 20 - - Court " Fountain of Friendship," No. 2634, A.O.F., collected at Church Parade, per Mr. H. T.

Beadle, Snodland, Kent . . .

Court "Flower of Suffolk," No.

2695, A.O.F., collected at Church Parade, per Mr. A. E. Senton, Chelmondiston ......

5 5 6 2 10 -Eoyal Naval Hospital,Malta,Churcli £ s. d.

Fund, per the Rev. J. Desmond M'Carthy, B.N., Chaplain . . 11- Collected in Harby Church, Melton Mowbray, per Mr. James Stokes, Churchwarden - 16 - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Mrs. JULIANA WAKEFIELD, of Kil- cullen, for a Life-boat to be named John Watson Wakefield and placed on the coast of Ireland, (on account) 1,750 - - For general purposes, (on account) . . . 250 - - 2,000 - - The late Mr. EDWY CROOKE, of Guildford (on account) . . . 350 - - The late Mr. JAMES HODGE, of Greenheys, Manchester (addi- tional to £1,000 already received for Life-boat for St. Abbs) . . 250 - - The late Miss ELIZABETH MITCHELL, of Dunfermline 200 - - The late Mr. GEORGE PEABODY RUSSELL, of Brook Street, Gros- venor Square 100 - - The late Mr. SAMUEL LEWIS, of Cork Street, W. (balance of interest) . 30 12 5 The Committee expressed much regret at the decease of Mr. James Hunter, jun., who had been Honorary Secretary of the Dundee Branch for forty-five years and was the senior Branch Honorary Secretary of the Institution.

Also at the decease of Mr. Thomas Rose, who had for a long period served as Honorary Secretary of the Baubury Branch.

It was decided to send letters of condolence to the bereaved families.

Paid 7,3361. for sundry charges in connec- tion with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 152Z. 18s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Berwick-on- R. Y. S. yacht Lorna.

Tweed Stood by yacht.

Fishing-boats o'f Ber- wick-on-Tweed. Stood by boats.

Formby . . S.S. Soldier Prince, of Newcastle. Landed 7.

Hoylake . . S.S. Soldier Prince, of Newcastle. Stood by vessel.

Hoylake . . Sloop Charming Nancy, of Cardigan 2 Kingstown S.S. Duke of Abercorn, of No. 1 Dublin. Assisted to save vessel.

Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

New Brighton Flat Bessie, of Liverpool. 2 (Steam).

Runswick. . Two cobles of Staithes.

Assisted cobles.

The Walton-on-Naze (Motor) Life-boat also assisted to save the brigantine Alroy, of Hull, and her crew of 8.

Also 3047. 15s. 2d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with the view of assisting persons on vessels in distress:—Blakeney, Brighton, Broadstairs, Caister Nos. 1 and 2, Fraserburgh, Gorleston Nos. 1 and 2, Helvick Head, Holyhead (steam), Holy Island No. 1, Hunstanton, Kingstown No. 2, Llandudno, Lowestoft No. 2, New Brighton No. 2 (steam), Point of Ayr, Rhoscolyn, St. Mary's, Skateraw, Whitby No. 1, Winterton No. 2.

Sent a letter of thanks to Mr. LINDSELL, and granted 11. to two boatmen for their promptness in saving two persons whose boat was being blown out to sea and in danger of being swamped, off Bull Bay, Anglesey, in a strong S.W. breeze and smooth sea, on the 4th August.

Voted 1Z. to JAMES BULLEBS for his bravery in going into the sea, swimming out and at considerable risk saving one of two per- sons whose boat was capsized in a rough sea, off the mouth of St. Monance Harbour, on the 7th August. The other man was fortunately able to swim to the breakwater and save himself.

Also voted 11. 10s. to three men for saving, at moderate risk, three persons whose boat, the Sealark, of Cresswell, was capsized oft Amble, in a moderate N.N.W. gale and moderate sea, on the 11th August.

Also 5s. to the skipper of the yacht Ol,ama for saving one of two men whose boat was capsized off Southwold Harbour when they were trying to board a barge which was under weigh, in a strong S S.W. breeze and rough sea, on the 31st July.

Voted 11.10s. to three men for their prompt- ness in putting off in a motor-boat and saving four persons belonging to the ketch Sarnia, of Scilly, which was run down off Lynmouth in a moderate N.W. breeze and smooth sea, on the 27th August. The men took to the ketch's boat, and when picked up were without oars, sails, or rudder.

Also voted 10s. to two men belonging to the sand-dredger Poulton, for putting off in a small boat and saving three persons from the flat Hilda, which went ashore and became a wreck off Fleetwood in a strong W. breeze and very heavy sea on the 15th August.

NOTICE.

The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will be published on the 1st February, 1910.