WALMER AND DEAL, KENT A BRANCH of the National Life-boat Institution, under the above title, has been recently founded at Walmer, and a 30-feet life-boat, on Mr. Peake's plan, perfectly equipped both for sailing and rowing, and combining all the most recent improvements, has been placed on Walmer beach. An honorary Committee of gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood has been formed to superintend its management, in conformity with the ordinary rules of the Institution, and we trust that, in the hands of the celebrated Deal and Walmer boatmen, it may be the means of saving many lives on the neighbouring Goodwin Sands, for which purpose it has been established.

Every one is acquainted with the meritorious and hazardous services which the Deal boatmen have from time immemorial rendered to vessels in distress and to shipwrecked crews.

These services have however been solely performed in their own boats, no life-boat having been stationed until now in the neighbourhood of Deal, of which Walmer is a contin- uation, it being, in fact, the south end of Deal beach. With this superior boat in their possession, we cannot but look forward to their rendering the most important services in future.

The cost of this life-boat has been defrayed by subscriptions raised amongst members of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, for the purpose of presenting a first-class life-boat to this Institution. This generous act originated in the magnanimous offer made by a gentleman of that distin- guished Club, to contribute half the cost of such a life-boat, on the condi- tion that the other item should be subscribed by other members of the Club..