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VOL. XIII.—No. 139.] FEBRUARY 1, 1886. [PRICE 3d.

THE LOSS OF LIFE ON AND NEAE OUR COASTS.

A CABEFUL or interested reader of thearticle in THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL forlast November, on the " Wreck Begisterand Chart for the year ended June 30th,1884," cannot but be struck by the me-lancholy fact shown by the statistics,viz., that apparently there were half asmany lives lost on, or near, the coastsof this country, by casualties to ship-ping, as were saved by the unremittingefforts of the Life-boats and the EocketApparatus. Even a casual considera-tion of this cannot but suggest the ideathat this should not be, and is there-fore not unlikely to raise a doubt as towhether all is done that can be, by thetwo gVeat Branches of the Life-SavingService, and to prompt the question as towhether they are organised and workedon the principles likely to bring put thebest results, and to reduce the loss of lifeto a, minimum. We have the fullestconfidence that this question must beanswered in the affirmative on behalf ofboth. We should not be understood bythis to mean that we think ourselvesperfect, or that improvements, both inorganisation and machinery, will not bemade from time to time; but we feel con-fident that the Institution, being fullyalive to the important trust placed in itshands, will always march with the times,and take advantage of any well-considered•useful inventions for furthering its workthat may appear; at the same time of

course rejecting firmly all the crude, un-practical, incomplete ideas that may beand are so constantly pressed upon it foradoption, often as certain specifics againstall loss of life by shipwreck.

The first step in attempting to considerthe question of how further to reduce thelamentable loss of life at sea round ourcoasts; is to ascertain to what causes itis attributable. An examination of theBoard of Trade Eeturns shows that in theyear included between the 1st of July,1883, and the 30th of June, 1884, 661lives were lost on or . near the coasts ofthe United Kingdom. The casualties areattributed to the following causes:—•Strandings, 228 lives; founderings, 62;collisions, 75; other causes, 54; missingvessels, 242.

Dealing with these subdivisions in thesame order, we find that " strandings "include every vessel, from the lighter inthe Firth of Clyde, the one-ton fishing-boat and the Irish hooker, up to thelargest ship, which this year was one ofabout two thousand tons. The numberof these casualties was 287, of which 283were attended by total loss of the vessel.Out of these 287 casualties, there wasloss of life in 43 cases only. In 24 casesthe lives lost were but a small proportionof those involved in the danger, viz., 47out of 236, or one in five; of course theproportions between lost anil saved differin each case, but in only one of these do

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they balance by being half each. In 19 jother cases 202 lives were involved, of |which 182 were lost. In 12 of these jcases all hands were lost, and in the ;remaining 7 a very large majority; the ,numbers of lives respectively being 116and 66. It is impossible now to trace jso closely each case as to say positively >whether or no it was possible to have |saved any of these lives, but the majority ;of the casualties certainly occurred on such ]iron-bound parts of the coast, with per-pendicular cliffs, that it was impossible by iany practical means to render assistance, jeven if time allowed; for an ill-fated !ship in such a position generally does not :

hold together many minutes, and certainly :not long enough for help to be assembled jand brought to what is, as a rule, an !out-of-the-way, thinly-inhabited spot. ;

There are many cases on record of vessels jbeing seen to break up immediately on Istriking the ground, and that not always :•on such a shore as is described above, jbut sometimes on sand also. It is there-fore more than probable that in most ofthe cases referred to above it was im-possible to render help from the shore,and the only way in which rescue couldhave been given to them would have beenbefore they struck the shore, a part of thesubject we shall refer to later on.

We next come to the " foundericgs " ;all or very nearly all of these occurred atsuch distances from the land as to putthem into a category quite beyond thereach of either Life-boats or Eocket Ap-paratus. The large majority also is com-posed of fishing-smacks and unregisteredfishing-boats, so that even if in sight ofland, the casualty would in all probabilitybe so sudden as to preclude the possibilityof help being afforded by either means.

Collisions 75 lives, and missing vessels242, are also manifestly beyond the scopeof the Institution's power to aid, andmore so that of the Eocket Apparatus.

Other causes, 54 lives, are about equallydivided between small fishing- and plea-sure-boats, frequently undecked, beingcapsized, and cases of single men, or at

most two, being washed overboard fromsmall vessels at sea in bad weather; theseare also beyond the power of the Insti-tution to relieve.

We think the above analysis showsthat of the 661 lives returned as " lost atsea on or near the coasts of this country,"only 228 can possibly be said to havebeen lost on our shores, by which wemean near enough to land to have beenaided either by Life-boat or Eocket Ap-paratus, if the surrounding circumstancesof the catastrophe rendered so doingpracticable. This we maintain was not,if not in "all instances, at least in a verylarge majority, the case, and that from thetime of the doomed vessels striking, therewas no possibility of rescuing the lives ofthe crews. The very common, and wesuppose not unnatural proceeding ofhurriedly leaving the stranded vessel iathe ship's boat, instead of waiting forhelp from either Life-boat or Apparatus,is a fruitful source of loss of life, and inmany instances accounts for those lostwhere part is saved. In these days, whenevery part of the coast, or at any rate allthe frequented parts of our coasts, areguarded by the means of rescue bestsuited to the position, we cannot toostrongly urge upon seamen to " stick totheir ship to the last," and wait for thehelp from the shore which is alwaysready, and so seldom fails to be in time.We know well cases occur in whichvessels break up on the first blow, notonly on rocks but on sand, without givingtime for the appliances for rescue beingused; even then there would be but smallchance for the men in their own boat,because this catastrophe must occur eitherfrom the extreme violence of the sea,which would equally overwhelm the boat,or from the weakness of the vessel's framefrom decay, in which case the boat wouldprobably be no stronger or " better found."

We hope we have shown that of thegrand total of 661 lives reported as lost" on or near the coasts of this country,"228 only were lost on the shores, and thelarge majority, if not all of these, were

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under conditions that rendered help im-. possible. Even allowing, for the sake ofargument, that it was possible to havesaved a third of these lives, although weunhesitatingly assert there is not the leastevidence to prove it, can any more completeanswer be produced to the question pro-pounded at the beginning of this articlethan, that out of a total of 1,560 livesendangered, 1,322 were saved, of which989 fall to the Life-boats, 333 to theSocket Apparatus, and 177 to shore-boatsor other means, for •which rewards weregranted by the EOTAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, making a total of1,166 saved through the instrumentalityof the Institution; this fact, coupled withthe consideration that the remaining 228,or at least two-thirds, if not the whole ofthe remainder, were lost under circum-stances that rendered help impossible.This brings us to the consideration ofwhat can be done for the remaining 433cases. The first Item is that of " founder-ings," 62 lives. An examination of theEeturns, which are very full, shows that itis only by a very liberal reading that themajority can be said to have occurred"on or near the coasts," because morethan two-thirds of the vessels are reportedto have foundered out of sight of land.The same refers to those 75 lives lost incollisions, some of which occurred from20 to 30 miles from land. The " othercauses" we think an item that, if pos-sible, requires closer consideration- thaneither of the others, because the number,

•as before stated, is about equally dividedbetween small fishing- and pleasure-boats j(frequently undecked) being capsized,and cases of single men, or at most twoat a time, being washed overboard at seafrom small vessels in bad weather, andfrequently at night. For these poorfellows there is the most remote 'chance ofrescue, hurled overboard, generally dressedin oilskins and heavy sea-boots9, and notunfrequently half-stunned by the blow.

This brings us to the last, the largestand saddest item of all, " Missing Ships."There is something particularly sad in

that frequent heading in the shippingintelligence column of our papers, andwhich includes 242 lives.

It must be obvious that aid for thesecasualties cannot be expected or givenfrom the shore. It must either come fromwithin, i.e., the vessels themselves, or fromother vessels happening to be on the spot.

We are not so Utopian as to supposethat the sailor's life can ever be madeless liable to casualty than that of manyoccupations on shore, but we do believethis sad list of valuable lives sacrificedevery year can be considerably reduced.For the sake of convenience, we will classfounderings and missing ships together,because we think it more than probablethat the fate of the former overtook mostof the latter. This can only occur fromwater getting into the ship, and that canonly get in through the hull, or throughthe openings in the decks, i.e. hatchways,skylights, &c. We believe the latter haveto answer for many a casualty, frequentlyfrom defects in original construction, butquite as often from neglect of the com-monest precautions of " battening down,"or seeing that the arrangements for keep-ing the water from going below are inready working order. This is part ofwhat we mean that help must come " fromwithin," but it also comprises better formof vessel, and more judicious loading,even where the hull is sound and strong,because a vessel of bad form will strainand tear herself to pieces, where a vesselof good form and equal capacity wouldcome through a storm scathless.

Collisions, again, are decidedly casual-ties to be provided against from within.Better look-out and greater vigilancegenerally, with a thorough acquaintancewith and attention to " the rules of thoroad," would go far to reduce these casual-ties, to which must be added what we can-not but think a crying evil in these days ofsteam, and that is the utter unreadinessof the majority of merchant steamers' boatsfor use in case of sudden emergency.

As we have before said," other causes"comprise fatalities by far the most difficult

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to guard against. Inexperienced and rashpeople will go out in open boats, and ofcourse must as inevitably come to grief,as one ignorant of steam would do whotried to drive an engine, or, although heknew his subject, would not attend todetails. The great safeguard we seeagainst men being knocked overboard iseither higher bulwarks or stanchions andridge-ropes round them. No doubt thereare inconveniences attending the use ofthese latter in all vessels, particularlyfishing vessels, but they are not to bebalanced against the greater security theywould give.

"We have seen it urged more than oncethat the right way to guard against thesecasualties, and to rescue those involvedin them, is by means of life-saving ships.Indeed, if we mistake not, it was onceproposed to substitute these for the pre-sent system of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. We are convinced,however, that any such scheme is mostunpractical and unworkable, and couldonly end in failure and the consequentwaste of any money contributed by thosein this maritime country whose sympathywas touched by any plausible scheme formitigating the troubles of our sailors.

These life-saving ships must be estab-lished on one of two principles, either ascruisers, whose only duty it would be tokeep the sea in bad weather, ready to aidany vessel in distress they might sight, orby vessels projected to combine the doubleduty of earning their own expenses andgiving help to others in distress.

We do not deny that if " money was noobject," as the seas round our coasts werecovered by a crowd of cruising frigatesduring the wars at the beginning of thiscentury, they might now be covered witha number of powerful vessels, competentto keep the sea in all weathers, andcarrying at their davits two or more fully-equipped Life-boats, with their crews onboard the ship, ready to man them at anymoment, and to proceed to the succour ofany unfortunate vessel in want of helpthat they might fall in with. How many

vessels would this require to watch onlythe 250 miles comprised between the FernIslands and the North Foreland? Atleast fifteen; and even they could not an-ticipate being present on every occasionof their help being required. Within thisradius, during the year under review,four vessels foundered, nine were lost incollision, involving the loss of 19 lives,and 15 vessels were " missing," involving94 lives, the latter returns being onlyapproximations. We do not think sucha force as described could reasonably beexpected to rescue more than one-third ofthese, at the outside. Even supposing thevery large sum necessary for equipping andsupporting such a fleet—doubtless morethan one year's expenditure on the Life-boat service of the whole United King-dom—could be raised, it must be drawnfrom the charitable contributions of thenation, where it was already used in reliev-ing suffering to much greater advantage.

The second scheme we hold" to beutterly unworkable, the two duties ofearning the expenses of a vessel, whetherby fishing, trading or otherwise, and atthe same time devoting her to life-saving,being utterly irreconcileable. Any vessellarge enough to carry such a Life-boat aswould be of any value in an emergencywould be useless for fishing, and anyattempt to combine the two in one mustequally fail, the equipment and proportionsnecessary for efficiently carrying out thetwo services of deep-sea fishing and life-saving in the open sea being quite incom-patible with each other, whatever may besaid to the contrary.

We may well leave the decision as tothe best form and rig for deep-sea fishing-vessels to the experience and skill of ourship-builders and fishermen, recommendingat the same time the necessity for urgingupon the latter the most careful attentionto all reasonable precautions against casual-ties emanating from the incidents of theircalling. The courage, skill, hardihood,familiarity with, and contempt for danger,so characteristic of the British sailor, are,we believe, important factors in swelling

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tie lamentable list of valuable lives lostevery year round our coasts, leading, asthese qualities—which we all encourageand admire—do, to neglect of precautionsand improvements in important mattersof detail. Any means by which care, canbe successfully impressed upon the men,must be a good, though a difficult, work,and to ensure success one requiring tact,sympathy with, and knowledge of, theseaman's character. To instance onedanger. The contemplation of the utterlyunprotected position of a man on the decksof most of the large northern fishing-boats,,is anything but a pleasant theme, at thesame time a highly illustrative one; andmany more examples may be quoted.

Going to the rescue of lives in dangerin the open sea is a service requiring notonly skill and courage, but the right appli-ances. I would ask, is any decked vesselof the dimensions necessary to fit her foreither deep-sea fishing, trading, or salvageservice, adapted for this purpose ? Undeni-ably no! Several confirmations of thisreply can be given. First, what is theordinary means by which men are takenoff water-logged or sinking vessels at sea ?Ships' boats. Secondly, in a gale of wind,with the ordinary accompaniments of heavysea, storm canvas, etc., it would be con-stantly found impossible to so manoeuvrea vessel of the contemplated dimensions,as to lay her alongside the one in distress,and if brought alongside it would only beat the imminent danger of being speedilyreduced to a helpless condition by col-lision. It is true the life-saving vesselmight be built in compartments, or other-wise made practically unsinkable, but thechances are greatly in favour of her un-fortunate crew finding themselves in aposition little better than those they weretrying to rescue, certainly being renderedpowerless to help others. As we havebefore said, we believe a well-built, well-found steam-vessel, calculated, to keep thesea at all times, and large enough to carrytwo good Life-boats in davits, would, if

on the spot at tie right moment, presenthopes of saving endangered lives, butwithout an enormous number of thesevessels, and consequent unreasonable out-lay, what chance would there be of onebeing at hand ?

We have not included, because it -wouldbe preposterous, the saving of life fromstranded vessels in the duties of theselife-ships. They could not carry boatshaving the power and capacity necessaryfor going into breakers on outlying sands,such as the Goodwin, &c., for which onlya first-class Life-boat, nearly as large asan ordinary fishing-boat, is calculated.An attempt to approach a ship on shorefrom seaward is attended with far greaterdanger and uncertainty than doing sofrom the shore, where advantage cangenerally be taken of the vessel as a break-water.

The improbability as shown of the life-ship being on the spot when a wreckoccurs applies, if possible, more stronglyto the idea of its rendering assistance toships stranded oil the shore than to those" wrecked " at sea. In addition to the in-creased risk of approaching a wreck inthe breakers from seaward over that ofdoing so from the land, the uncertaintyof her exact position as regards surround-ing dangers, must be considered. Thiscould not be ascertained with the samecertainty at sea as on shore, and will bereadily recognized as a most importantfactor in rendering 'help. The actiontaken by the Institution in supplyingdeep-sea fishing-vessels and small coasterswith reliable aneroids at one-third theordinary price, of which advantage hasbeen so largely taken, cannot but be agreat step in -the right direction. Weknow of many instances in which the in-strument's warnings having been attendedto, have led to vessels lifting their netsand gaining safe ahchorag'e in time, aswell as to their not having left port indelusively fine weather with storms im-pending.

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ADDITIONAL STATIONS AND NEW LIFE-BOATS.

LLANDDWYN, ANGLESEA, AND LLAN-DDULAS, DENBIGHSHIRE.—One of the newself-righting Life-boats, with the water-ballast fittings, has been placed at Llan-ddwyn by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOATINSTITUTION, in the place of a smaller Boatstationed there many years since. TheBoat forwarded is 34 feet long, 7J feetwide, and rows 10 oars double-banked.A similar Boat and carriage hare alsobeen despatched to Llanddulas. The costof these new Life-boats and equipmentshas been defrayed from a handsome legacyreceived by the Institution, through itsManchester Branch, from the estate of thelate Mr. JOHN GOULD, of Didsbury, Lan-cashire. The former Boat has been namedThe Richard Henry Gould, and the latterThe Mary Jane Gould, in accordance withthe testator's wishes.

The new Life-boat for the LlanddwynStation reached Carnarvon by train onthe afternoon of Tuesday, the 27th Octo-ber last. On the following day she wasunloaded from the railway trucks andplaced upon a carriage, in readiness tobe launched.

On Thursday, the 29th October, shewas drawn by three-horses, assisted bythe Coastguard men, from the railwaystation to the slip immediately below theEagle Tower of the grand old castle ofCarnarvon.

Some of the members of the Life-boatCommittee, including Sir LLEWELYN

TCRNBK, Chairman; JOHN OWEN, Esq.,J.P.; Mr. JACKSON, the Honorary Secre-tary ; Mr. CONLEY, the Chief Officer ofCoastguard; and Mr. WILLIAM GBIFJMTH,Harbour Master, accompanied by theEoyal Naval Reserve, walked in proces-sion to the place of launching with theBoat, which was manned by her crew.

A short prayer was offered by the Rev.J. W. WYNNE JONES, the Vicar of Car-narvon, and a hymn sung by the choir ofChristchurch and those assembled.

After the hymn Sir LLEWELYN TUENEE,addressing the large assemblage, gave a

i brief resume of the Life-boat work, andj said that upwards of fifty years ago, longI before the-Station was under the manage-I ment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTION, The

Staff of Life, with all hands, was lost onthe south bank of the bar in a north-west

! gale, and although a Life-boat, the gift ofj the late Admiral CBAWLEY, was stationedat Llanddwyn, which was well to wind-ward of the wreck, she was (to the dis-grace of those in authority at the time)unfit for service, having been kept on thebeach, exposed to the wind, rain and sun.The number of pilots at Llanddw^n wasfour (no more men being on the island),so that a Boat requiring ten hands to manher was useless, from the two causesnamed.

The Boat was afterwards brought toCarnarvon, and, being repaired and keptin good order, saved a great number of

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lives, the crews of no less than fourvessels 'being rescued on one Saturday,when the Boat was efficiently worked,under the command of the late CaptainJOHN KICHABDS, of the brig Jane.

It was nineteen years since he hadofficiated at the launch of the Life-boatJohn Gray Bell, which succeeded the oldBoat, and was to be superseded by theBoat about to be launched.

The EOYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT IN-STITUTION had done, and was still doing,a work of enormous magnitude, and ofincalculable benefit to the seamen of thisand all nations frequenting our coasts.

As he (Sir LLEWELYN TURNER) wasthe President of the North Wales Tem-perance Association, he looked somewhatsuspiciously at the bottle which LadyTURNER was about to break. He wouldonly say that if there was any one presenttoo fond of drawing the cork, he hadbetter use the bottle in the same way—break it and cast it into the sea.

He could not conclude without bearingthe strongest testimoay and tenderingthe warmest thanks of the Life-boat Com-mittee to their well-tried and experiencedHonorary Secretary, Mr. JACKSON, for hisgratuitous and invaluable services asSecretary to the Llanddwyn Branch ofthe Institution and agent of the Ship-wrecked Fishermen and Mariners' EoyalBenevolent Society. Services like thosewere quietly and unostentatiously ren-dered, but were none the less valuable.

Mr. JACKSON then conducted LadyTURNER to the small stage at the stern ofthe Boat, when her Ladyship said:—

" Ladies and Gentlemen,—It was withvery great pleasure that I acceded tp Mr.JACKSON'S request to come here and namethis beautiful new Life-boat. I am surethat I echo the wishes of all when Iexpress a hope that whenever she isrequired to save life there may be foundbrave and willing hearts to man her, andthat the Almighty may crown with successthe efforts made to rescue the lives ofshipwrecked mariners. I now name theLife-boat The Richard Henry Gould."

Her Ladyship then broke the bottle onthe stern of the Boat, and amidst thecheers of the spectators, the Life-boat,with the crew on board, glided gracefullyinto the water, and was afterwards rowedto the New Basin, to test the self-rightingqualities under the crane. The Boat was

first placed on her side and afterwardscapsized, and in both instances she atonce righted, freeing herself of water inthirty seconds. She was afterwards takenby the crew to her Station at Llanddwyn.

The new Life-boat for Llanddulas wasplaced there in April last. On the 4thMay she was taken afloat in a rough seaand strong wind from the N.E., and thecoxswain and crew afterwards reportedhighly of her behaviour in rough water,stating that they liked her very much,and considered her a better Boat, andmore suitable for the requirements of theStation, than her predecessor.

The Llanddwyn Life-boat was calledout on service on the 28th December last,during a strong gale from the W.N.W.,and the Coxswain reported that she be-haved very well on the occasion, when shehad to encounter a very heavy sea.

PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—With the co-operation of the local residents, a newLife-boat Establishment has been formedby the Institution at Peel, on the westcoast of the Isle of Man, where there is alarge and increasing fishing population.It had been pointed out to the Institu-tion by His Excellency the Lieutenant-Go vernor of the Isle of Man that the longrange of coast from Port Erin to Bamseywas unprotected by any Life-boat, andthe opportunity has been taken to supplythe deficiency, and there are now sixLife-boats to be found on the coast of theisland, which for many years was theresidence of one of the first founders ofthe EOYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITU-TION, the late Sir WILLIAM HILLARY,Bart. The Life-boat provided is 37 feetlong, 9 feet wide, rows 12 oars double-banked, and is provided with water-ballasttanks. A new and commodious househas been erected for its reception nearPeel Castle. The cost of the new Boatand equipment was met from a legacybequeathed to the Institution by the lateCaptain MONK, E.N., of Neston, Cheshire.The new Life-boat was towed across fromLiverpool by the Isle of Man Company'ss.s. Ullen Vannin in half a gale of wind,with considerable sea. The steamer pro-ceeded at full speed, about 10 knots anhour; the Life-boat towed very steadily,and went over the seas in the most buoyantmanner. Sheets of spray dashed over herthe whole passage across, but she shipped

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no heavy water. The public inaugurationof the new Life-boat Station took place onthe 14th October last, in conjunctionwith the opening of the new Boyal NavalBeserve Battery on Craig Malin. Theinhabitants of all parts of the islandtrooped into the city all day, by trains,by cars, and by almost every conceivablekind of conveyance, while not a few pro-ceeded on foot, all bent on seeing the un-usual display which had been announcedto take place in the city of Peel. Thestreets were gaily decorated with flagsand banners, in many cases a line of flagsbeing hung across the street. The Life-boat was taken through the principalstreets of the town in a procession, whichstarted in the following order :—

Members of the police force, the Town.Commissioners, E.N.B. men with red en-sign, 500 school children, Peel band inuniform, 500 school children, E.N.E. menwith white ensign, E.N.E. men with riflesand fixed bayonets, E.N.E. men with blueensign, E.N.E. men with cutlasses andpistols, Peel Fire Brigade, life-saving ap-paratus waggon with men, representativeof donor of Life-boat (Mr. W. BUOWN),District Inspector of Life-boats (Lieut.TIPPING, E.N.), the Life-boat, decoratedwith flowers, flags, &c., with crew inuniform and oars on end, the High-Bailiffof Peel and the Life-boat Reception Com-mittee, E.N.E. men with Union Jack, hisExcellency the Lieut-Governor and Mrs.SPENCER WALPOLE (in carriage), attendedby guard of honour of E.N.E. men withdrawn cutlasses, the Lord Bishop of theDiocese and Mrs. BOWLEY HILL (in car-riage), several members of the InsularLegislature, townspeople and sailors inprocession, general public in procession,four deep.

During the day the wind was blowingstrongly from the north, and a heavy seawas running, the water dashing over thebreakwater frequently, to the great dis-comfort of hundreds of people who hadcongregated there. The sea was just suitedfor testing a Life-boat.

Everything being ready for the launch,Mr. BKOWN, as executor of the late CaptainMONK, E.N., stepped forward, and insuitable terms made the presentation ofthe Boat to the Institution. The gift wasacknowledged on its behalf by the DistrictInspector, who then handed over the Boatto the care of the Local Committee. The

High-Bailiff of Peel responded on behalfof the Eeceptiou Committee, and calledupon the Governor of the Island also tosay a few words as to the thankfulnesswith which the gift was received. HisExcellency, in the course of his remarks,said:—

"There is one thing which the Insti-tution cannot give us. It can give us aboat equipped with all the best expedientswhich modern ingenuity can suggest,but it cannot give us brave hearts andstout hands to man the Boat (applause).Those we can only derive from our-selves (hear, hear), and I need hardlyassure you that those hearts and handswill be forthcoming in the town of Peel.I have some acquaintance with the fisher-men of the British Isles; I know theirworth; I know their courage, and it isnot merely as Governor of this Islandthat I make bold to say that there are nofishermen who excel, in either courage orskill, the fishermen of the town of Peel(loud cheers). I sometimes think that aLife-boat is typical of all that is highestand best, for while it recognises our faithin the God who rules the raging of thesea, it teaches us that we must dependupon Him to save our own lives and thelives of others. In acknowledging thepresence of that God, it is only right thatbefore I conclude I should ask my EightEev. friend the Bishop to put up a prayerin our behalf for the prosperity of thisBoat, and I will therefore conclude theseremarks by asking 'the Lord Bishop tocome forward and pray to Almighty Godfor the welfere of this Boat and its futurework (applause)."

The Lord Bishop then came forwardand offered up prayer for the success ofthe Boat, after which the well-knownhymn, " For those in Peril on the Sea,"was sung by the vast concourse.

The High-Bailiff then ascended theplatform, and said:—" The EeceptionCommittee and the people of Peel haveunanimously asked Mrs. HILL, the wife ofour revered Lord Bishop, to name thisbeautiful Life-boat" (loud cheers).

Mrs. HILL was greeted with great en-thusiasm as she stepped forward to per-form the ceremony. A bottle of champagnewas placed in her hands, which she dashedagainst the side of the Boat, saying as shedid so, " Success to The John Monk."At the same moment the ropes were

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loosed, and the Boat glided gracefullyinto the water, amidst the loud cheers ofthe assembled multitude and the firing ofmany guns. The Boat rowed inshore atfirst, but sail was hoisted, and, under thedirection of Lieutenant TIPPING, E.N.,and the coxswain, she was taken out tosea, where an excellent practice was gonethrough. The crew were much pleasedwith the weatherly qualities of the Life-boat, and with her behaviour both undersails and oars in the strong northerlywind and heavy sea with which they hadto contend. It should be mentioned thatseveral beautiful wreaths of flowers werehung about the Boat, which were madeby Miss Tuft)ALL, mistress of the ChristianGirls School, the flowers having beengathered by the school children.

TENBY.—A new water-ballast Life-boat,34 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rowing10 oars double-banked, has been for-warded by the Institution to Tenby, itbeing thought desirable that a Life-boatcontaining all the latest improvementsshould be placed on that importantStation, in the place of one sent theremany years since. The new Boat pos-sesses, in an eminently satisfactory degree,the valuable qualities characteristic ofthe Boats of the Institution, such as great

lateral stability, self-righting, self-ejectingwater, &c. A new transporting andlaunching carriage was sent with theLife-boat. The cost of the new Boat,carriage, and equipment has been metfrom a munificent legacy bequeathed tothe Institution by the late Miss COLLIN,of Store Street, London, and the Boat isnamed The Anne Oollin, in memory ofthe benevolent donor.

The first launch of the Boat at itsStation took place on the 23rd Decemberlast, when there was an imposing demon-stration, the townspeople manifesting theliveliest interest, lining the streets to viewthe procession as it passed along, and alsocrowding the Castle Hill and rocks towitness the ceremony of naming andlaunching. After prayer had been offeredup by the Rev. GEOBGE HUNTINGDON,Hector of Tenby, the Boat was named byMiss JONES, a relative of the LocalHonorary Secretary, J. K. ROWLANDS,Esq., and launched. In the evening bothcrews of the Life-boat and a few friendswere entertained at supper by Mr. Row-LANDS.

The two previous Life-boats stationedat Tenby had done good service from timeto time, and were instrumental in savingaltogether 83 lives from different dis-tressed vessels.

SEEVICES OF THE LIFE-BOATS OF THE EOTAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

KINGSDOWNE, KENT.—On the morningof the 18th September, signals of distresswere fired by a vessel which proved to bothe steamer Dolphin, of London, boundfrom London to Havre, with a generalcargo and passengers, which had been incollision with another steamer, during aN.E. wind, thick weather, with rain anda heavy cross sea. Two large galleysfrom Eingsdowne went off in reply to thesignals, and brought ashore two of thesteamer's boats, containing twenty-fourpersons. It was reported that the vesselhad sunk between Walmer and Kings-downe, and that there were several otherpeople left in the rigging. The Kings-downe Life-boat was therefore launchedat 3.30, and rescued six persons, who werebrought safely ashore, one of them, apassenger, being in a most exhausted

condition. The galleys also went outagain, and a diligent search was madefor any other survivors, but none werefound.

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. — The TwoSisters Life-boat was launched at 5.30 onthe evening of the 2nd October, to theassistance of the brig Professo, of Tvede-strand, Norway, bound from Sundswallfor Ramsey, with a cargo of timber. Shewas lying at anchor in the bay during awhole gale from the W.N.W., when shedrifted, and the master fearing that thechain, which was weak, would part, andthat the vessel would drift on to theBahama bank and become a total wreck,cut away the masts and showed signalsof distress. The master and pilot weiebrought ashore by the Life-boat to make

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arrangements for having the vessel broughtin. The gale moderated, and on the fol-lowing day the brig was towed into theharbour by a steamer.

CASTLETOWN, ISLE oi1 MAN.—It wasreported, on the evening of the 2ndOctober, that a schooner in Derbyhavenwas flying a flag of distress. The HopeLife-boat was launched at 6.30, and foundthe vessel, which proved to be the JohnPerry, of Beaumaris, dragging her anchorson a lee shore. The wind was blowingfrom the S.W., and a heavy sea was run-ning. The crew of three men were takeninto the Life-boat, and brought to land.This was the first time the new Life-boathad been out on service, and her behaviourgave entire satisfaction to her coxswainand crew.

CEMAES, ANGLESEY.—At daybreak onthe 5th of October a steam-tug enteredthe bay with a flag half-mast high andblowing her whistle. The Life-boat Ash-tonian was launched, and was towed bythe tug to the wreck of the ship Earl ofChatham, on the mainland, a little to theeastward of West Mouse Island. Thecrew had been taken off by the tug; butit was thought that there were some stow-aways left on the vessel. The Life-boatmen boarded the ship, but found nobodythere; they however rendered good ser-vice in saving the captain's instruments,papers, &c., and afterwards put some ofthe vessel's crew on board to launch oneof the ship's boats and recover the sailors'clothes, &c.

KILDOHAN, ISLE OF ABBAN.—At 6 P.M.on the 6th October, a vessel was seenflying the signal "I am sinking." TheLife-boat Emily Dewar was promptlylaunched, and found the vessel was thebarque Bimac, of Liverpool, bound fromGlasgow for Valparaiso with a generalcargo, and carrying a crew of 17 men.She had been in collision with the shipNorth, and was in a sinking condition.The Life-boat men went on board, and,with the help of a tug which came up twohours afterwards, the barque was takeninto 'Lamlash, where she was beached atabout 9.30 P.M., the Life-boat remainingby her until low-water, at the master'srequest, and returning to her station at7 o'clock the following morning.

ABBBOATH.—At about 11 o'clock, onthe morning of the 10th October, theattention of the coxswain of the Life-boatwas drawn to the dangerous position oftwo amateur fishing boats outside theharbour bar. The wind was blowing astrong gale from the N.E., with a heavysea, and, as it appeared improbable thatthe boats would be able to make the har-bour, the Life-boat People's Journal, No. 2,was launched, and pulled out to theirassistance. One of the boats succeededin entering the harbour, but the otherwas put out to sea. The Life-boat madefor her, and on getting close a rope wasattached, and the boat, with its two occu-pants, was towed safely into the harbour.

THUBSO, CAITHNESS-SHIBE.—During aheavy gale from the N.E., on the 12thOctober, signals of distress were shownby vessels at anchor in Scrabster road-stead. The Life-boat Charley Lloyd waslaunched, and went first to the James, ofWick, and took off her crew, numberingfour men; then to the Manturu, of Dum-fries, securing her crew, consisting offour men; and, lastly, to the Magnet, ofHull, from which it rescued four menand the master's wife and child. Thesefourteen persons were all safely landed.

PENMON, ANGLESEY.—A vessel was seenashore on the north side of Puffin Island,during a moderate gale from the N.N.E.and a heavy sea, on the morning of the13th of October, and some men were ob-served on the island. The ChristopherBrown Life-boat was launched at 9, o'clock,and found that the ketch Hope, of St. Ives,bound from Buncorn for Pentowen, Corn-wall, with coal, having sprung a leak andbecome unmanageable, had stranded half-way between the beacon and Puffin Island,where she became a total wreck. Thecrew of three men, who had taken refugeon the island, were taken into the Life-boat and landed at Beaumaris.

GKIMSBY.—A telegram having been re-ceived reporting a vessel in distress, theLife-boat Manchester Unity put off at about9.45 A.M. on the 13th October, during astrong N.W. gale and a heavy sea. Sheproceeded down the Humber under sail,and on nearing the vessel, which was thebrig B. W. Parry, of Barth, from Hudicks-vall, with a cargo of wood for Grimsby, it

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was seen that she had stranded off Grain-thorpe, and that every sea was breakingover her and her crew. With great dangerand difficulty, tha boat receiving somedamage and two oars being broken, theLife-boat succeeded in rescuing the eightmen from their perilous position andlanded them at Grimsby, the boat beingtowed back to her station by a steam-tug.

GOBLESTON, SUFFOLK. — The fishing-smack Sir John Astley, of Great Yarmouth,while attempting to enter the harbour, atabout 9-30 P.M. on the 15th of October, ranagainst the1 south pier head. Three of hercrew jumped on to the pier, but anotherin attempting to do so, missed it and wasunfortunately drowned. The smack re-bounded, and drifted helplessly to thesouthward with the mizen only standingand having only the master and a boy onboard. The Leicester Life-boat was launchedand, with much difficulty and danger, wasgot to sea by running a line to the northpier head, in doing which one of the crewwas washed off the pier but was happilyrescued. Sail was made, and the smackwas reached, and was taken, with the twopersons on board, into Yarmouth Harbour.She had anchored off Hopton Beach in thebreakers, the sea at times making a cleanbreach over her.

GILES QUAY, DUNDALK.—The s.s. Dud-don, of Whitehaven, bound from Newport,Mon., for Dundalk, with a cargo of coal,went ashore on the bar during a strongbreeze from the E.N.E. and a heavy sea,on the 16th of October. A steam-tugwent to her assistance but was unable totow her off, and after the tug had lefther, the Life-boat James Thomas put offat 7 P.M. ; remained by her until the fol-lowing morning, and took provisions fromDundalk to the vessel. A number of menengaged from the shore by the master,having thrown part of the cargo over-board, the vessel floated and was gotsafely into port.

BEIGHTON.—The Edbert BaiJces Life-boat was launched at 5.10 P.M., on the21st of October, signals having been shownby the fishing-smack Volant, of Dover.The wind was blowing from the S.S.W.;the weather was thick and the sea rough.On reaching the vessel, which had stranded

about three-quarters of a mile from theshore, it was found that she was bumpingheavily and leaking. Her crew, consistingof four men and a boy, were taken intothe Life-boat and safely landed; the rescuebeing witnessed by a large concourse ofpeople. At high-water the smack droveashore, and became a total wreck.

EAMSGATE and DEAL. — Signals weremade by the Goodwin and Gull light-ships, during a fresh S.E. gale and a heavysea, on the morning of the 31st of October.At the same time a large flare was seenin the direction of the North Sand Head.The Life-boat Bradford and steam-tugAid left the harbour at 2 o'clock, pro-ceeded direct to the place where the lighthad been shown, and found the schoonerFrederick Carel, of Oude Pekela, boundfor Gloucester, with a cargo of oats,stranded on the North Sand Head. Themaster stated that the vessel was leakingbadly, and her crew, consisting of six men,were therefore at once taken on board theLife-boat, through a very heavy sea, andlanded at Bamsgate.

Some Deal boatmen afterwards boardedthe vessel to try to save the ship andcargo, but the sea increased very much,and their boats could not get alongside totake them off again. Between 2 and 3o'clock in the afternoon, a man wentashore in a galley to call out the Life-boat. The crew of the Mary Somervilleat once assembled, went to the vessel,and found the sea breaking over her,some of the men having taken refuge inthe rigging. It was impossible for theLife-boat to get alongside, but communica-tion was obtained by means of lines, andseven men were thus hauled into the boat.Another man, who had remained untillast, was unfortunately knocked down andswept away by a heavy sea, after havingtied the line round each of the other menwho had been saved. The Life-boat wastowed back to her station by a steam-tug,arriving there at about 7 P.M.

EAMSGATE.—At 8 P.M. on the 26th No-vember, during a fresh W.N.W. wind anda heavy sea, the Bradford Life-boat andsteam-tug Aid went out, in reply to signalsfrom the Gull lightship and found the s.s.Santa Rosa, of Gijon, ashore on the GoodwinSands. On reaching the sands, some menemployed to get the steamer off asked for

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assistance, and on the tide flowing theLife-boat sailed to the vessel, shippinglarge quantities of water. When the tiderose, steam was got up, the sails wereset, and the vessel forged a-head off thesand. She was then taken in tow by theDreadnought and Aid tugs, and towed toRamsgate harbour, arriving there at about5.30 on the following morning, the Life-boat keeping alongside her until shereached the harbour, in case of accident,as the vessel was leaking considerably.

FISHGUABD, SOOTH WALES.—At about10 o'clock on the morning of the 31st ofOctober, signals of distress were shownby two schooners which, with other ves-

of slates. After these men had beentaken into the Life-boat, signals of dis-tress were shown by the schooner SirRichard, of Portmadoc, bound from Lon-don for Londonderry with a cargo ofcement, having a crew of four men, andthe smack Elizabeth Ann, of Cardigan,from Portmadoc to Cardiff with slates,and carrying a crew of three men. TheLife-boat therefore went to these vessels,took their crews off, and landed the wholeof the 15 men at about 1 P.M. CaptainLA PEIMAUDATB, E.N., the Institution'sInspector of Life-boats for the District,who was then at Fishguard to inspect theLife-boat Station, went out in the Boaton this occasion.

sels, had taken refuge in the bay on theprevious day, being unable to go roundSt. David's Head on account of the stormyweather. The wind increased to a freshgale from the N.N.E., accompanied by ahigh sea, and as the vessels had anchoredin a very exposed position, they wereriding very heavily. The Fishguard No. 2Life-boat, the Appin, went to the assist-ance of the two schooners which hadsignalled, and found that their crews wereanxious to be brought ashore; three menwere accordingly taken off the CharlotteAnn, of Portmadoc, bound from Newportto Portmadoc, with coal; and five menfrom the Demi Lass, of Aberdovey, boundfrom Portmadoc for London with a cargo

HOLY ISLAND, NOBTHDMBERLAND.—Theschooner Superb, of and from Timmer-nabben, Sweden, for Sunderland with acargo of pit props, was seen beating upthrough the "Fairway," during a galefrom the S.E., on the morning of the31st of October. She seemed uncertainwhat to do, and finally anchored near avery dangerous reef of rocks. The seawas too heavy for any coble to cross thebar, and therefore the Grace Darling Life-boat put off at about 11 o'clock, andproceeded to the vessel, which weighedanchor just before the Boat reached her.The second coxswain of the Life-boat wasput on board the ship to pilot her, andshe was brought safely into harbour.

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CLACTON-ON-SEA.—Signal rockets hav-ing been fired by the Swin-Middle andMaplin Lightships on the 1st November,the Life-boat Albert Edward was launchedat 4 A.M., during a very strong N.B. windand a rough sea. The Boat made herway across the Wallet, through the SwinSpitway into the Swin, when a flare'wasobserved bearing southward; she went inthat direction; another flare was seen,and shortly afterwards a ship was sighted.She had stranded near the West MiddleBuoy. On arriving at the vessel, whichproved to be the barque Garland, ofAland, bound for London with timber,and carrying a crew of 14 men, the ser-vices of the Life-boatmen were engagedto get her afloat. The men boarded her,one of them getting his leg badly jammedbetween the Boat and the ship in doingso, and the anchor and chain were slippedand the sails set. In performing thelatter service, one of the crew of thevessel fell from -the upper topsailyardand was killed almost instantaneously.The assistance of a steam-trawler wasthen secured, and the ship was towedinto deep water, leaking very much, andhaving her rudder unshipped. It wasnow found necessary to engage anothertug, and the ship was towed to London,the Life-boat accompanying her to theVictoria Docks, where she arrived atabout 9 o'clock on the following morning,the Life-boatmen being continually at thepumps. At 9.30 the Life-boat returnedto heir .station, the tug Champion, ofGrimsby, kindly taking her in tow. to theSwin Spit, and Claeton was reached atabout 6 -P.M., the men being all worn-outwith the excessive fatigue they had un-dergone.

FOWEY.—At about 12.30 A.M., on the18th November, a flare-up light wasshown by the schooner Tam-o'-Shanter,of Goole, bound from Dartmouth for Parin ballast, which was drifting before aheavy E. gale in the direction, of theKillyvarder Bocks bordering on the ParSands. The Life-boat Arthur Hill pro-ceeded to her assistance, and remainedby her until the wind moderated. Thevessel held to her anchors, and no furtherassistance being required, the Life-boatreturned to her station, arriving at 4 A.M.

FILEY, YOBKSHIBE.— Several fishing-

boats having been overtaken by a strongS.E. wind and squally weather on the24th November, the Eollon the SecondLife-boat was launched at 10.30 A.M. andaccompanied the boats safely ashore.

BYE.—The night patrol reported thatsignals of distress were being made by avessel off the west end of Broom Hill onthe 24th November. The crew of theMary Stanford Life-boat were immediatelyassembled, and the Boat put off at 8 P.M.On arriving alongside the vessel, whichwas the fishing-smack Maid of Kent, ofBye, her crew, consisting of three men,were in the act of leaving her, havingtheir boat half over the side; but at thesuggestion and with the assistance of theLife-boatmen, an anchor was laid out,some of the Life-boat crew boarded thevessel, and as the tide flowed she was gotafloat and proceeded into Bye Harbour.

TYNEMOTJTH.—The keteh Ada, of Har-wich, bound from London, and laden withtimber, was nearing the Tyne in a veryhigh sea and very stormy weather on theevening of the 25th November, whenshe was struck by a heavy sea and herrudder carried away. She showed signalsof distress, in reply to which the No. 2Life-boat The Forester was launched at6.30 and proceeded to the vessel, whichhad drifted inside the South pier. Themaster desired to have the assistance ofsteam-tugs, and the Life-boat thereforewent to Shields Harbour and communi-cated with two steam-tugs, which wentout at about midnight and brought thevessel into the Tyne.

BLAKKNBY, NOBFOLK.—The Eettie Life-boat was launched at about 10 P.M. onthe 25th November, signal rockets havingbeen seen indicating a ship in distress onthe West Sand. On reaching the spot theLife-boat found H.M.S. Beaver stranded.The Life-boatmen rendered all the assist-ance in their power, remained by thevessel during the night, and on the fol-lowing morning brought ashore eight ofthe crew, the remainder being landed byanother boat.

THOBPEHESS, SUFFOLK.—At 5.30 A.M.,on the 26th November, .the Life^boatIpswich was launched in response to sig-nals in the direction of Sizewell Bank,

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during a S.S.E. wind and a heavy sea.On reaching the vessel, which proved tobe the steamer Agnes Louisa, of and fromHartlepool for London with a cargo ofcoal, it was found that she was strikingheavily on the sand. Following the ad-vice of the Life-boatmen the engines werereversed, and working full power asternbacked the vessel off the sand into deepwater. The Life-boat was taken in towas far as Orford Ness, and leaving threeof her crew on board the steamer, returnedto her station at 11.30 A.M.

MONTBOSE.—At 10.5 A.M., on the 26thNovember, the No. 2 Life-boat The RomanGovernor of Caer Hun was launched tothe assistance of the schooner FamiliensSaab, of Frederikshald, laden with pitprops, which was driven ashore during astrong wind from the S.E. and a veryrough sea. The Life-boat was pulledthrough a heavy surf to the vessel, andrescued the crew, consisting of four men.The schooner became a total wreck.

SCARBOROUGH.—The steam fishing-boatSequel, of Scarborough, while making forthe harbour at 2.30 P.M., on the 26thNovember, stranded on the beach to thewest of the piers and struck heavily. TheLady Leigh Life-boat put off to her assist-ance and took warps ashore, by means ofwhich the vessel was got off when thetide flowed. She had a crew of fivemen.

BARMOUTH, NOETH WALES.—At noonon the 27th November The Jones OibbLife-boat was launched, Captain LA PEI-MAUDAYE, E.N., District Inspector of Life-boats, who was at the station on a visitof inspection, going out in her, to theassistance of a small vessel which wasmaking for the bar during a gale of windfrom the W.N.W. and a heavy sea. Onreaching the vessel, which proved to be asteam-launch named the Asie, of Ports-mouth, being taken to Liverpool to befitted with boilers, her crew of two menwere found to be in a most exhaustedstate, having been in the bay all night,and the vessel was partly filled withwater. The Life-boatmen gave everyassistance, and brought the vessel safelyinto harbour. There is no doubt thatin the absence of the timely help givenby the Life-boat the vessel would have

struck on the bank, and would havebecome a total wreck.

NEW BRIGHTON.—Bockets were firedfrom Blundle Sands and New BrightonCoastguard stations on the evening of the3rd December, denoting that a vessel wasin danger, and that the services of theLife-boat were required. The Willie andArthur Life-boat was immediately mannedand was towed by a steam-tug to theCrosby Lightship, and found the schoonerNathaneli, of Cardigan, bound from Corkfor Euncorn with a cargo of bones, atanchor near Tailor's Bank. She hadmissed stays, and not having room to wearhad anchored to prevent stranding on thebank. Two of the Life-boatmen went onboard the vessel to assist the crew to slipthe chain, and she was then towed by asteam-tug to New Ferry.

BBIXHAM, SOUTH DEVON.—Bockets wereseen and signal guns heard during a S.E.wind and a very heavy sea on the eveningof Sunday the 6th December. The Life-boat Brian Sates was launched at about7 o'clock, pulled round Berry Head, andfound a large steamer, the Sretton Hall,bound from Antwerp for Cardiff andNewport with part general cargo andballast, on the rocks at Sharkham Point.Some of her crew got ashore by a ladderto the cliff, and at the request of themaster, who with his officers and some ofthe crew had remained on board, theLife-boat stayed by the vessel in case sheshould break up, the Life-boatmen assist-ing to save the cargo from the after-hold,and remaining as long as it was possibleto stand on the deck. The Life-boatregained her station at 6 o'clock on thefollowing morning.

WmTBURN.—The s.s. Telesilla, of andfrom London for Shields in ballast,stranded on Whitburn Stile during thickweather and a strong sea on the 7th De-cember. The William and Charles Life-boat put off to her assistance at 6.30 P.M.,and brought ashore one of her crew, theothers declining to leave the vessel. Onthe flood tide some tugs arrived, and theLife-boat again went out at 11 P.M. andrendered assistance by passing ropes, &c.,from the vessel to the tugs, the sea beingtoo rough to admit of such services beingrendered by any boat other than a Life-

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boat. Eventually the vessel floated, andwas towed away by the steam-tugs, theLife-boat returning to her station atabout 4 o'clock the next morning.

• TEIGNMOITTH.— The Arnold Life-boatput off at 11 P.M. on the 18th Decemberto the assistance of the fishing-smack lona,which had not returned to Harbour, theweather being thick, the wind freshening,and the sea becoming very rough with aheavy surf on the bar. At about 12.15 A.M.the boat was seen running for the bar,when the Life-boat burned green lights, andshe was brought safely into the harbour.

CAISTEE.—The three-masted schoonerW. L. J., of Swansea, bound from Goolefor Plymouth with coal, and carrying a

crew of ten men, was seen to nearthe Barber Sand and let go her anchoron the 28th December. As it was fearedshe would go aground, the No. 2 Life-boat The Godsend proceeded to her at1.15 P.M., but the master declined anyassistance. The cable, however, after-wards parting, the master engaged theservices of the Life-boat crew, the vesselat the time being within her length ofthe breakers, and so, with the help of asteam-tug, she was safely taken into Tar-mouth Boads. As her steering-gear wasout of order, the Life-boat was requestedto remain by her during the night, aheavy gale and snow or frost prevailingduring the first part of the night, andreturned to her station at 2 P.M. on thefollowing day.

DINNEK TO THE KAMSGATE LIFE-BOATMEN.

THE late Admiral Sir George Back, F.B.S.,who had been accustomed during thelatter part of his life to spend a portion ofeach year at Bamsgate, had at differenttimes given a dinner to the crew of theLife-boat, to show his appreciation of theirgood services in saving life. On his deathit was found that he had bequeathed 3001.to the BOTAL NATIONAL LOTS-BOAT INSTI-TUTION, on the understanding that 200Z.should be invested in Consols, and thedividends thereon appropriated in pro-viding the Bamsgate Life-boatmen, atperiodical intervals, with a substantialdinner. He added, that the selection ofthe men who were to partake of therepast was to be left to the Secretary forthe time being of the Institution, whomhe requested to preside over the dinner.

In carrying out this trust, it is foundthat it is only possible to have the festivalat triennial periods. The second gather-ing took place on the 17th of Decemberlast, at Corbin's Boyal Oak Hotel, Bams-gate, when eighty men were entertained,including the coxswain, Mr. C. E. FISH,6ie deputy-coxswain, Mr. B. GOLDSMITH,the voluntary crew of the Life-boat Brad-ford, the crew of her consort the harboursteamer, some men who assist when theLife-boat puts to sea, and a number ofex-Life-boatmen who, having grown oldin the service, are forced to leave thegood work to younger men.

The Chair was occupied on this occasion

by MT.CHABLES DIBDIN, F.B.G.S,, Secretaryto the Institution, who was supported bythe Mayor (Captain VAILE), the Bev. J. E.BBENNAN, Captain JONES, Harbour Masterand Local Honorary Secretary, the Bev.H. CAMPBELL, and others.

After dinner there was a short list oftoasts, the first, of course, being that of" The Queen and Boyal Family," proposedby the Chairman, who called upon allpresent to honour it by standing up andsinging the first verse of the NationalAnthem, a request which was most loyallyresponded to, and was followed by threeringing cheers led by the Chairman.

The next toast " The memory of thelate Admiral Sir GEOBGE BACK," was drunkin silence.

Captain JONES proposed " The BoyalNational Life-boat Institution," and said,that as a sailor he spoke warmly and withall his heart of the admiration which allsailors felt for this great Institution—anInstitution which heeded neither nation-ality, creed, or politics; but bent itsenergies solely to succour and assist allin distress at sea. In this noble workthey had the entire nation at their back,and the funds of no society were morereadily contributed to by the benevolentof all classes than this Life-boat Institu-tion. Thus the Life-boat's crew must feelthat the eyes of ail England were uponthem in carrying out the objects of theInstitution—(hear, hear)—which from

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small beginnings had grown into one ofthe greatest works of benevolence theworld ever saw, simply because nothingtouched their sympathies, as Englishmen,so thoroughly as contributing to the wantsof those in distress—(loud applause).He then gave the toast, coupling there-with the name of Mr. DIBDIN.

The sentiments expressed were enthu-siastically honoured, and the Chairman,in responding, said he had to thank themvery much for the very kind way in whichthey had received the generous and kindremarks of Captain JONES in proposingprosperity to the Institution which he re-presented, and which was presided over byhis Grace the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLANDand Mr. EDWAED BIEKBECK, M.P., the" fisherman's friend." He would have themclearly understand that he did not take aninterest in the work because he was thepaid officer of the Society; but he was itspaid officer because he took an interest inthe Institution. He also mentioned otherfacts to show that he had the interests ofthe Life-boatmen very much at heart, andthat the work of the Institution was pro-gressing most satisfactorily. He knew ofno nobler work than saving life, andperhaps rescuing from a watery grave themainstay of many a family.

After a short interval, the Chairmanproposed " The Ramsgate Life-boatmen,"and said that of all the crews round thecoast the Institution had, if not thegreatest respect, as great respect for theBamsgate men as for any other crew. Theauthorities knew that in the event of abad storm arising the Bamsgate men weresure to be in the right place. They neverflinched from duty, and no storm was sobad, no circumstance so appalling as todeter them from the performance thereof.In proof of this he need only remind themof one case—that of the Indian Chief. Thestory of that deed was not only read by allthe people of this country, but the foreignpress also expressed their great admira-tion for what British sailors could and diddo—those sailors on that particular occa-sion being the Bamsgate Life-boatmen.Since 1865 the local crew had saved noless than 789 lives—a record they mightwell be proud of. He was sure that, withthe modesty characteristic of sailors, theydid not want the praise of men. Hetrusted and believed they did their dutyfrom very much higher feelings, and he

therefore had great pleasure in asking thevisitors present to drink to the health ofthe Bamsgate Life-boatmen. He coupledwith the toast the name of Captain JOWES,who, although not a Life-boatman him-self, took an important share in the work;also that of Coxswain FISH, who had as-sisted to save hundreds of lives, and theyhad only to look at the medals on hisbreast to see what sort of a man he was.

The toast was responded to by CaptainJONES and Coxswain FISH, the latter re-marking that he was proud to say thatevery man present was ready and willingto do his duty when called upon.

The meeting was also addressed byCaptain VAVELE and the Bev. E. J. BEENNAN,after which the men separated muchpleased with the entertainment providedfor them.

THE CIVIL SERVICE LIFE-BOATFUND.

AT the annual meeting of the Committeeof the Civil Service Life-boat Fund, onthe 12th ultimo, presided over by Mr.C. G. TUBNEB, Controller-General of la-land Bevenue, it was reported by Mr.CHABLES DIBDIN, the Hon. Secretary, thatduring the past year the Fund had con-tributed the sum of 1,200Z. to the NA-TIONAL LITE-BOAT INSTITUTION to defraythe expenses incurred by the Society inproviding houses, &c., for the four Life-boats presented to it and endowed by theFund. It was further stated that theseBoats had been instrumental in saving189 lives and three vessels, and it wasdecided to issue an appeal to the CivilService for funds to build and endow afifth Life-boat.

It is interesting to know that thisFund, which has been in existence since1866, is now subscribed to by nearlyevery office and department in the serviceof the Crown, and is the only charitysupported by the Civil Service at large.The number of the subscribers is at pre-sent upwards of 7,700.

It is hardly necessary to add that theCommittee of the BOYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION are very grateful forthe substantial help thus accorded tothem, and set a high value on this kindco-operation on the part of the gentlemenconnected with the Civil Service.

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SUMMARY OF THE

MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

THURSDAY, 1st October, 1885.

EDWARD BIKKBECK, Esq., M.P., V.P., iu theChair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the pre-vious meeting, and those of the Finance andCorrespondence and "Wreck and Reward Sub-committees.

Read the reports of four of the District Inspec-tors of Life-boats on their visits to the follow-ing Stations:—-

Northern District—Berwick-on-Tweed, Blyth(two boats), Dunbar, North Berwick, Eye-rnouth, and Holy Island (two boats).

Eastern District—Redcar, Middlesbrough,Saltburn, Runswick, Staithps, Flambornugh(two boats), Upgang, Robin Hood's Bay, Scar-borough, Barmston, Filey, and BridlingtonQuay.

Western District—St. Ives, Newquay, Pad-stow, and Port Isaac.

Irish District—Aranmore, Greencastle, Port-rush, Groomsport, Cloughey, Ballywater, New-castle, Tyrella, Giles' Quay, and Blackrock.

Reported the receipt of a contribution of5001. from an anonymous donor, through Messrs.COUTTS & Co., to provide a Life-boat for theYorkshire coast to be named the Christopher.

Also that the following legacies had beenbequeathed to the Institution:—

£ s. d.The late Mrs. ANNE AITKEN, of

Edinburgh 200 - -The late WILLIAM GOLDSMITH, Esq.,

of Parliament Street (free of duty) 300 - -

The Committee expressed their great regretat tlie decease of Mr. WILLIAM WRENCH TOWSE,who had for six years been the esteemed hono-rary secretary of the Clactou-on-Sea Branch ofthe Institution.

Voted the thanks of the committee to CaptainG. H. NOEL, R.N., and Mr. JOSEPH SHARPE, inrecognition of their valuable co-operation duringthe period they occupied the office of HonorarySecretary respectively of the Hunstanton andLlanaelhaiarn Branches of the Institution.

Reported the transmission to their stationsduring the past month of Life-boats for Black-pool and Hauxley.

Decided, that various works be carried out atthe Maryport, Fethard, and Sheringham Life-bunt Stations at an expense of 671?. 17s.

Paid 3,810?. 18s. lid. for sundry charges onvarious Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 4:01. Is. Gd. to pay the expenses of theCarnsore, Hayle, and Kingsdowne Life-boats iurendering the following services :—

Livessaved.

Tuskar Lighthouse,brought as':ore work-men .' 11

Brigantine Glynn, of Plymouth . . . 5Steamer Dolphin, of London . . . . 6

The Ramsgate and Caister Life-boats alsorendered the following services :—Barque Mariaof Christiania, saved vessel; and smack Seabirdof Yarmouth, saved vessel and crew, six.

Voted also 1121. 9s. to pay the expenses ofthe Hastings, Braunton, Deal, Walmer, Kings-downe, Whitehaven, Arbroath, Montrose No. 1,Maryport and Cloughey Life-boats in assem-bling their crews, or putting off in reply to signalsof distress shown by vessels which did notultimately require the services of the bpats.

Voted the thanks of the Institution inscribedon vellum to Mr. JAMES HANNA, Cbie1^ Officerof H. M. Coastguard at Bangor, co. Down, and51. 5s. to four coastguardmeu and a fisherman,for putting off in the station whaleboat andrescuing one mau from the boat Lizzie, ofBangor, which was iu danger during a stormon the 3rd August.

Also 81. to four men for putting off in anopen boat in tow of a steamer, and proceedingto the rescue of the schooner Margaret, of Ram-sey, which was wrecked iu Moss Bay, Cumber-land, during a strong gale from the W.S.W.,and a very heavy sea on the 19th September.The boat capsized, and ALEXANDER DONNAN,one of the crew, was unfortunately drowned,leaving a widow, but no family. 15?. wasgranted to the widow, and 41. 10s. to the crewof the tug. The cost, amounting to 61.12s. Wd.,of repairing the boat which was damaged wasdefrayed by the Institution. A reward of 21.was also granted to the crew of a tug fromHarrington, which proceeded to the rescue, and31. to six men who went out in the tug to mana steamer's Life-boat which she had in tow,but which was washed ashore on the tow-ropeparting. The steamer was unable to get nearenough to the vessel to rescue the only manthen to be seen on the wreck. '

Also 24?. to twenty-four Kingsdowne boatmenfor putting off twice in two galleys, and assistingashore two boats containing twenty-four personsfrom the steamer Dolphin, of London, whichhad been in collision with another steamer, andsank off Walmer, during a N.E. wind, and aheavy cross sea on the 18th September.

Also 41. to four men for putting off twice ina boat, and at some risk saving six men fromthe fishing-boat Voyaijer, of Leith, which sunkat Horse Island, Shetland, during a strong galefroiu the N.N.E. on the 13th August. 21. wasalso given to four men who went out iu theboat on one occasion only.

Also If. 10s. to three men for putting off in aboat, at moderate risk, and saving two menfrom the fishing-boat Mary, of Ballantrae,which had been capsized off Carrick-a-redeIsland, Co. Antrim, in a squall on the 8thAugust.

Also 11. to four men for putting off in a boatand saving three boys from an open boat offYarmouth, which was in danger near theScrohy Sand, during a fresh W. breeze and arough sea on the llth August.

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THXJBSDAY, 5th November.

EDWABD BIEKBECK, Esq., M.P., V.P., in theChair.

Bead and approved the Minutes of the pre-vious meeting, and those of the Finance andCorrespondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.

Bead the -Report of the Chief Inspector ofLife-boats on his recent visits to Workington,Maryport, and Silloth.

Also tjje Beports of four of the District In-spectors of Life-boats on their visits to thefollowing Stations:—

Northern District—North Sunderland, Bam-burgh, Hauxley, Kildonan, Ardrossan, PortPatrick, Port Logan, Whithorn, Ballantrao,Girvan, and Peterhead.

Eastern Division — Withemsea, Hornsea,Southend (two boats) Hunstanton, Brancaster,Wells, Blakeney, and Sheringham.

Western District—Clovelly, Bude, Braunton,Appledore (two boats), Morte, Ifracombe,Lynmouth, Watchet, Weston-Super-Mare,Burnham, Penarth, Swansea, Porthcawl, PortEynon, Pembrey, Ferryside, and Teuby.

Irish District—Drogheda (two boats), Black-pool, Peel, Douglas (two boats), Castletown,Port Erin, Ramsey, New Brighton (two boats),and Maryport.

Beported the receipt of the following specialcontributions since the last meeting:—

£. s. d.'• S. C." 500 - -THOMAS NKTTALL, Esq., Southport 200 - -A lady, further on behalf of endow-

ment of Whitburn Life-boat(making £750 in all) . ... 100 - -

ANCIENT ORDER OP FORESTERS,Annual Subscription in aid of the

• support of their two Life-boats . 100 - --GEORGE WEBSTER, Esq., further on

account of his Life-boat fund(making £350 in a l l ) . . . . 1 2 1 0 -

WORSHIPPUL COMPANY OP HABER-DASHERS (additional). . . . 10 10 -

Proceeds of collection at CHURCHPARADE of the UNITED ORDERSFRIENDLY SOCIETIES, DEPTFORD. G 15 4

Boys and girls of CHRIST'S HOS-PITAL, Hertford, per the Bev. G.C. BELL 3 ;i

Part of collection made in BURNBYCHURCH, YORKSHIRE, per the Bcv.J. M. WILLIAMS 2 3

—To be severally thanked.

Also that the following legacies had beenbequeathed to the Institution :—

&. s. d.The late A. F. MILLNS, Esq., of

Windsor 1,000 - -The late Mrs. ELIZABETH HARDIE,

of Bayswater (free of duty) . . 100 - -The late THOMAS Boss, Esq., of

Lincoln 52 10 -The late Mrs. WILLIAM BATES, of

Plymouth. 5 - -

Also the transmission to their Stations of newLife-boats for Southend, Peel, and Llauddwyn.

The London, Tilbvury, and Sonthend RailwayCompany kindly conveyed the Southend Life-boat to its Station free of charge.—To be thanked.

The Committee expressed their deep regretat the decease of the Bev. J. MORGAN and Mr.JOSHUA NICHOLSON, who had for many yearsrendered the Institution important service, as theChairman and Honorary Secretary respectivelyof its Llandudno and Leek Branches.

Head letter from the Weymouth Branch, ofthe 13th October, calling attention to the con-tinued valuable services rendered by CaptainWILLIAM COSENS, Master of the steamer Victoria,of Weymouth. who had collected on board thatvessel, 134/. Is. lOJd. for the Institution in theyears 1883-4-5. The last collection made byhim amounted to (JOl. 9s. 5Jd., the farthingbeing contributed by a poor widow.—CaptainCosens to be thanked.

Decided, that a Life-boat Station be formedat Workingfcon, and that the cost of the newLife-boat, &c., be defrayed from a gift of 700Z. .to the Institution from a lady, and that theboat be named, in compliance with her request,the Dodo.

Also that Barometers be granted by theInstitution for the use of the fishermen atAberporth, South Wales, aad Salteoate, '»caiArdrossan.

Also that various works be carried out at the'Falmouth, Hartlepool, Aberdovey, and ChurchCove (Lizard) Life-boat Stations, at a cost of9-241.

Paid 5,106Z. 17s. 9d. for sundry charges onvarious Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 128/. 17s. to pay the expenses of theCastletown, Bamsey, Cemaes, Arbroath, Thurso,Penmon, Grimsby, Giles' Quay, Brighton, Deal,Holy Island No. 1, and Fishguard No. 2 Life-boats in rendering the following services:—

Livf^seared.

Schooner John Perry, of Beaumaris . . 3Brig Professo, of Tvedestrand. Bendered

assistance.Ship Earl Chatham, of London. Rendered

assistance.¥ishing-boat Mary, of Arbroath. Saved

boat and 2Schooner James, of Wick . . . . . 4Schooner Mantura, of Dumfries . . . 4Schooner Magnet, of Hull (JKetch Hope, of St. Ives oBrig B. W. Parry, of Earth 8S. S. Vuddon, of Whitehaven. Tendered

assistance.Smack Volant, of Dover 5Schooner Frederick Card, of Oude Pekcla 7Schooner Superb, of Timmernabben. Ren-

dered assistance.Schooner Charlotte Ann, of Portmadoc . 3Schooner Dewi Lass, of Aberdovey . • 5Schooner Sir Richard, of Portmadoc . . 4Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Cardigan . . . 3

The Kildonan, Gorlestou No. 2, Bamsgateand Clacton Life-boats also rendered the fol-lowing services :—Barque Eimac, of Liverpool,assisted to save vessel; fishing smack Sir JohnAstley, saved vessel and 2 ; schooner FrederickCarel, of Oude Pekela saved crew, 6; barque

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Garland, of Aland, assisted to save vesseland 14.

Details of these Life-boat services are givenon pages 9-13.

Voted also 337?. 11s. Gd. to defray the ex-penses of the Pakefield No. LGorleston Noa.1 and 2, Howth, Cemlyn, Iflffgate, Clacton,Cemaes, Ilfracombe, Swansea, Kingsgate, Salt-burn, Donna Nook, North Sunderland, Kessing-land No. 3, Winterton No. 2, Sunderland,Caister No. 1, St. David's, Whitby No. 1, Up-gang, and Withernsea Life-boats in assemblingtheir crews, or putting off in reply to signalsshown by vessels which did not eventually needassistance.

Voted 5^. 5s. to seven men for saving at somerisk the crew of four men of the dandy Success,of Bideford, which was driven on the rocks atEillage Point, near Ilfracpmbe, during a stronggale from the E. N. E. on the 15th of October.

Also 41. 10s. to nine men of Hamnavoe,Shetland, for putting off in a fishing-boat andsaving nine men from the fishing-boats Anglerand Kate and Jane, which were in dangerduring a gale from the S. S. W. on the 19th ofSeptember.

Also SI. to four men for rescuing four men,whose boat had struck on a rook and had sunkin the Sound of Harris during stormy weatheron the 28th of December, 1884.

Also SI. to ̂ ix men for putting off in a cobleand saving four men from a boat which hadbeen struck by a heavy squall and sunk offCurran Point, Portrush, on the 12th of Sep-tember.

Also SI. to three men for putting off threelimes to the assistance of the schooner Zebra,of Carnarvon, which stranded at BallyquintinPoint, Co. Down, during a fresh gale on the19th of September. On two occasions theywere unable to reach the schooner, but on thethird-they succeeded in rescuing the crew offour men.

Also 31. 2s. 6d. to five men for putting offfrom Lowestoft in a boat and saving three ofthe crew of the schooner Stour, of Harwich,whose boat had capsized while returning to thevessel, which was lying in the roads during aN. N. E. gale on the 12th of October.

Also 11. 17s. Gd. to six men for putting off ina boat from the smack Tyro, of Aldborough, tothe assistance of a barge which sunk off Size-well, Suffolk, during a moderate gale from theS. S. W. on the 26th of October. The crew,however, were unfortunately drowned.

Also 10s. to a man who rescued three menwhose boat had been capsized off Clactou-on-Sea, during a strong N. wind on the 28th ofSeptember.

THUBSDAY, 3rd December.

L. T. CAVE, ESQ., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes»of the pre-vious Meeting, and those of the Finance andCorrespondence, and Wreck and Eeward Sub-Committees.

Bead the Eeports of District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:—

Northern District.—"Whitelink, Fraserburgh,Banff, Buckie, Nairn, Lossiemouth, Ackergill,Huna, Thurso, Ayr, Newburgh, Port Enroll,Stonehaven, Gourdon, and Montrose (twoboats).

Southern District.—Plymouth, Yealm River,Hope Cove, Salcombe, Brixham, Dartmouth,Torquay, Teignmouth, Exmouth, Sidmouth,Lyme Regis, Poole, Weymouth, Kimeridge, andSwanage.

Eastern District.—Cromer, Mundesley, Has-borough, Palling (two boats), Thorpeness, Aid-borough, Southwold (two boats), Dunwich,Kessingland (three boats), Lowestoft, Pakefield(two boats), Gorleston (two boats), Winterton(two boats), Caister (two boats), Yarmouth,Harwich, and Walton-on-the-Naze.

Western District.—Milford Haven, St. Bride'sBay, Solva, St. David's, Fishguard (two boats),Newport (Pern.), Cardigan, and Newquay (Car-diganshire).

Irish District.—Silloth.Whitehaven, Seascale,Piel, Fleetwood, St. Anne's, Lytham, South-port, New Brighton, Rhyl (two boats), Llau-ddulas, Orme's Head, and Penmon.

Reported the receipt of the following SpecialContributions since the last meeting:—

• £ . s . fZ..Miss DA COSTA, additional . . . 500 - -INDEPENDENT OBDEK OF ODD FEL-

LOWS (Manchester Unity) annualsubscription in aid of the supportof their Life-boat at Grimsby . 50 - -

Collected in HADNALL CHURCH,Salop, onSunday, 1st of November,per tho Rev. BBOOKEC. MORTIMER 1-114 7

WOBSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SKINNERS(additional) 10 10 -

—To be severally thanked.

Also that the following legacies had beenbequeathed to the Institution:—

£. i. d.The late Miss MARGARET BROOKE,

of Brookhill, Londonderry . . 1,000 - -The late JOHN GBEENHALGH, Esq., of

St. Anne's (free of duty) . . . 500 - -The late Miss BEBEY, of Rochdale . 200 - -

Also the transmission to their stations of tlioMontrose No. 3, Selsey, and Courtmacsherrynew Life-boats.

The London, Brighton, & South Coast Kail-way, and the City of Cork Steam Packet Com-pany respectively conveyed the Selsey andCourtmacsherry new Life-boats to their stations,and brought back the old boats to London, freeof charge.—To be thanJxd.

Decided, that the present Life-boat at Lythambe replaced by a new and larger one possessingall the latest improvements.

Also that a new Life-boat Establishment beformed in the Island of Lewis (Hebrides), andthat a gift of WOOL to the Institution fromMrs. DUGUID to defray the cost of a Life-boatEstablishment be appropriated to it.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr.W. J. BEATEB, in recognition of his kind

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services during the period he occupied theoffice of Honorary Secretary of the TeignmoutliBranch of the Institution.

The Committee expressed their deep regretat the lamented death of Mr. JOSEPH PBOWSESurveyor of Life-boats to the Institution, andacknowledged specially his faithful and valu-able services during the past thirty-four years.

Voted (he thanks of the Committee, and 20?.to Mr. THOMAS BBADLEY, late coxswain of theLyme Regis Life-boat, in acknowledgment ofhis good services in that capacity for upwardsof thirty years.

Paid 2,1291. 2s. 8d. for sundry charges onvarious Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 102Z. 16s. 9<Z. to pay the expenses ofthe Fowey, Filcy, Eye, Tynemouth No. 2,Blakeiiey, Montrose No. 2, and Barmouth Life-boats in rendering the following services:—

Schooner Tarn o' Shanter, of Goole. Re-mained by vessel.

Filey fishing-boats. Rendered assistance.Smack Maid of Kent, of Rye. Saved

vessel andKetch Ada, of Harwich. Rendered assist-

ance.H.M.S. Seaver, remained by vessel and

landedSchooner Familien Haab . . . . .Smack Asie,, of Portsmouth. Saved ves-

sel aiiJ

Livesfcaved.

The Scarborough, Ramsgate, and ThorpeLife-boats also rendered the following services:—s.s. Sequel, of Scarborough, saved vessel andfive ; s.s. Santa Rosa, of Gijon, assisted to savevessel, and steamer Agnes Louisa,of Hartlepool,rendered assistance.

[Accounts of some of these services will befound on pages 11-14. J

j Voted also 212Z. Os. 6d. to pay the expenses! of the Winterton No. 2, Caister No. 1, Clacton,' Harwich, Wiuchelsea, Ramsgate, Montrose,! Great Yarmouth, Palling No. 1, Kingsdowne,\ Gorleston No. 1, Aldborough, Seaham, Walmer,j and Deal Life-boats in putting off in reply toj signals of distress shown by vessels not ulti-! mately requiring help.. Also 51. to one of the crew of the Clactou| Life-boat who was injured by having his right! leg jammed between the Life-boat and thej ship's side,-while boarding the vessel on theI occasion of the rescue of the barque Garland,

of Aland, and her crew of fourteen men, whichhad stranded near the West Middle Bay on the1st November.

Also 51. 5s. to three fishermen and fourmembers of the Royal Irish Constabulary for

I rescuing two men whose boat had capsizedj near Aranmore Island, co. Donegal, on the| llth November.

Also 15s. to three men for rescuing the crewI consisting of three men of another pilot boat,I which, while attempting to get first to a vessel,i had been capsized by a squall off DysartHarbour, Fifeshire, on the lOtn October.

THE LIFE-BOAT.

With threat'uing frown the sun sinks down,And leaves a lurid sky;

The cloudy rack drives swift and black,The winds rise loud and high.

The mother hears the rising storm—•Her heart is sick and sad;

Her thoughts go out upon the seaTo her dear sailor-lad.

The wife looks out into the night,And closer hugs her child,

Whose father's ship perchance is tossedBy winds and waters wild.

The night wears wearily away,Yet loud the tempest raves.

Hark! through the gloom a cannon's boomIs swept across the waves !-

Again! again ! that note of dreadIs heard above the roar.

See ! light on light is flashing brightAlong the surf-beat shore.

Hurrah! she's launched! with many a cheerThe life-boat sweeps away,

Breasting the mighty swell that rolls,And thunders up the bay.

The first red ray of dawning dayIs gleaming o'er the sea,

A noble vessel shoreward drives,The black cliffs on her lea.

Xow do your best, ye gallant men!Bend bravely to the oar,

Ye yet shall bring that vessel's crewIn safety to the shore.

"f is done! the life-boat's bows are turned;Swiftly it nears the land.

Ho ! every man upon the beach,Be sharp and lend a hand!

The well-flung rope uncoils, and fallsUpon the sandy beach,

And quickly is the life-boat runBeyond the surges' reach.

And cottage fires blaze high and bright,And cottage cheer is free,

To all the life-boat's gallant crewSaved from the stormy sea.

All honour to our life-boat crews,And proudly may we boast

The deeds of daring they have doneAlong our rocky coast.

. P. S,

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Services of the Life-boats of the Institution during 1885.

1«85.Jan. 3.

„. 5.„ 10.„ 11.

,, is.,, 17-

Livessaved.

2 a.m. Smack Primrose, of Grimsby. Mablethorpe Life-boat remained by vessel.3 a.m. Dandy Tyro, of London. Caister No. 2 Life-boat remained by vessel.6.30 p.m. Schooner Margaret, of St. Ives. Lydd Life-boat saved 3

10.45 p.m. Steamer Venetian of Liverpool. New Brighton No. 1 Life-boat re-mained by vessel.

9 a.m. S.S. Slaney, of Liverpool. \VexfordNo.2Life-boatsaved . . . . 331.45 p.m. S.S. Speedwell, of Yarmouth. Gorleston Nos. 1 and 2 Life-boats ren-

dered assistance.„ 17. 3 p.m. Dandy Snowdrop, of Eamsgate. Lowestoft Life-boat assisted to save

vessel and 5„ 17. 9.15 p.m. Barque Windermere, of Newcastle. New Eomney Life-boat rescued . 13„ 19. 4 a.m. S.S. Jutland, of Newcastle. Blyth No. 1 Life-boat remained by vessel., ,19 . 9 a.m. Brig Triton, of Svelvig. Caister No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save vessel

and 6,, 28. 2 p.m. Fithiug-boats of Montrose. Montrose Life-boat rendered assistance.„ 28. 9p.m. Barque Wellington, of Windsor, N.S. Plymouth and Yealin River Life-

boats assisted to save vessel and 15Do. Do. Plymouth Life-boat renderedassistance.

Barque Petrellen, of Porsgrund. Penzauce Life-boat landed . . . . 8Do. Do. Do. Do 10

Newbiggin fishing-boats. Newbiggin Life-boat rendered assistance.Barque Spanker, of Glasgow. Portmadoo Life-boat saved . . . . 7Schooner John Lee, of Blakeney. Skegness Life-boat rendered assistance.Dandy Lady's Page, of Scarborough. Scarborough Life-boat saved

vessel and crew 59 a.m. Montrose and Ferryden fishing-boats. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat re-

mained by vessels.9.30 p.m. Schooner James, of Inverness. Sunderland No. 2 Life-boat remained

by vessel.9.30 p.m. Three-masted schooner ATcyab, of Genoa. Caister No. 1 Life-boat

assisted to save vessel and crew 11TO. S.S. Bedale, of Scarborough. Caister No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save

vessel and . . ., 20

„ 31. 5.15 a.m.

7.30 a.m.9.30 p.m.

10a.m.11.30 p.m.8.30 a.m.2.30 a.m.

„ 31.Feb. 1.

„ 2.„ 6.,, 7.„ 22.

„ 26.

Mar. 1.

„ 9-

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Lives1385. saved.

Mar. 14. 2.15 a.m. Kotcli Minnie, of Bidefoid. Eamsgato Life-beat brought crew ashore . 4„ 17. 4.20 p.m. Schooner£«. Fergus, of Wick. North Sunderland Life-boat rescued crew 5„ 27. 8 a.m. Schooner Richard, of Nefyn. Porthdinllaen Life-boat landed crew. . 4„ 30.\ Barque Shuddlau Cagtk, of Liverpool. Eamsgate Life-boat assisted to

Apr. I./ save vessel and 1C„ 3. 10.30p.m. Barque Queen Victoria, of Dublin. Lydd Life-boat remained by vessel.„ 9. 5.30a.m. Fishing-boat Pride of the Ocean, of St. Andrews. St. Andrews Life-boat

assisted to save vessel and 4„ 24. 8 a.m. Several fishing-boats. Penzance Life-boat rendered assistance.„ 25. 12 noon. Do. Do. Do.

May 2. 9.15 a.m. Fishing-boats Excelsior and Pilgrim. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat ren-dered assistance.

„ 3. 6 p.m. Sloop Wear, of Scarborough. Whitby No. 2 Life-boat saved crew . . 2„ 10. 1 a.m. Norwegian barque Thorsbjerg. Whitehaven Life-boat saved . . . . 10„ 11. Fishing coble Brothers, of Cullercoats. Cullercoats Life-boat attended

vessel over bar.„ 29. 4.0 a.m. S.S. Edinburgh, of Newcastle. Eamsgate Life-boat remained by vessel.„ 31. 7.15a.m. Schooner Isabella, of Beaumaris. Lytham Life-boat remained by vessel.

June 19. 6.45 a.m. Schooner Agile, of Goole. Oaister No. 2 Life-boat rescued . . . . 4July 28. 5a.m. Schooner Lord Mostyn, of Amlwch. Cemlyn Life-boat remained by vessel.Aug. 9. 10 a.m. Schooner Rambler, of Newry. Tyrella Life-boat saved 4

„ 9. 12 noon. Schooner Corsair, of Arklow. Courtown Life-boat rescued 9„ 10. 10.30 a.m. Boat Mira, of Llandudno. Orme's Head Life-boat saved boat and . . 4„ 13. 11 a.m. Barque Himalaya, of Tvedestrand. Moray Firth Life-boat saved . . 9,,19. 2 p.m. Fishing boat Vine, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat remained by

„ 19. 7.30 p.m. Brig Fjeldgwtten, of Kragero. Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat renderedassistance.

„ 20. 6.30 a.m. Fishing coble Robert and Henry, of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 Life-boatsaved 3

„ 29. 5 p.m. Tuskar Rock. Carnsore Life-boat brought ashore workmen from TuskarLighthouse 11

Sept.II. 6 a.m. Barque Maria, of Ohristiania. Eamsgate Life-boat assisted to savevessel.

„ 11. 8.15 a.m. Brigantine Glynn, of Plymouth. Hayle Life-boat saved 5„ 12. 12 p.m. Dandy Seabird, of Yarmouth. Caister No. 2 Life-boat saved vessel and 6„ 18. 3.30 a.m. Steamer Dolphin, of London. Kingsdowne Life-boat rescued . . . 6

Oct. 2. 5.30 p.m. Brig Professo, of Tvedestraud. Kamsey Life-boat rendered assistance.„ 2. 6.30 p.m. Schooner John Perry, of Beaumaris. Castletown Life-boat saved . . 3„ 6. 6 p.m. Barque Bimac, of Liverpool. Kildonan Life-boat assisted to save vessel

and 17„ 10. 11.30a.m. Fishing-boat Mary, of Arbroath. Arbroath Life-boat saved boat and . 2„ 12. 1 p.m. Schooner James, of Wick. Thurso Life-boat brought ashore . . . . 4„ 12. 1p.m. Schooner Mantwra, of Dumfries. Do. Do. . . . . 4,, 12. 1p.m. Schooner Magnet, of Hull. Do. Do. . . . . 0„ 13. 9 a.m. Ketch Hope, of St. Ives. Penmon Life-boat saved 3„ 13. 9.45 a.m. Brig It. W. Parry, of Earth. Grimsby Life-boat rescued 8,, 15. 10 p.m. Smack Sir John Astley. of Yarmouth. Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat saved

vessel and 2„ 1C. 7p.m. S.S. Duddon, of Whitehaven. Giles'Quay Life-boat rendered assistance.„ 21. 5.10 p.m. Fishing-smack Volant, of Dover. Brighton Life-boat saved . . . . 5„ 31. 3 a.m. Schooner Frederick Caret, of Oude Pekela. Eamsgate Life-boat saved G„ 31. 10.15a.m. Schooner Charlotte Ann, of Portmadoc. Fishguard No. 2 Life-boat

landed crew 3„ 31. 10.15a.m. Schooner Dewi Lass, of Aberdovey. Do. Do. 5,, 31. 10.15a.m. Schooner Sir Richard, of PortmadoL-. Do. Do. 4, 31. 10.15a.m. Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Cardigan. Do. Do. 3

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Lives1885. saved.

Oct. 31. 11 a.m. Schooner Super!/, of Timmernabben. Holy Islanj No. 1 Life-boat ren-dered assistance.

,, 31. 2p.m. Schooner Frederic!: Caret, of Oude Pekela. Deal Life-boat saved . . 7Nov. 1. 4 a.m. Barque Garland, of Aland. Clactou-on-Sea Life-boat assisted to save

vessel and 11„ 18. 12.30 a.m. Schooner Tarn o' Shanter, of Goole. Fowey Life-boat remained by vessel.,, 24. 10.30 a.m. Fishing-boats. Filey Life-boat accompanied boats to shore.„ 24. S p.m. Smack Maid of Kent, of Eye. Rye Life-boat saved vessel aucl . . . 3„ 25. 0.30 p.m. Ketch. Ada, of Harwich. Tynemouth No. 2 Life-boat rendered some

assistance„ 25. 10 p.m. H.M.S. Beaver. Blakeney Life-boat remained by vessel and brought

ashore . . . . 8„ 26. 10.5 a.m. Schooner Familien Haub, of Fredrikeliald. Montrose No. 2 Life-boat

saved 4„ 26. 2.30 p.m. S.S. Sequel, of Scarborough. Scarborough Life-boat saved vessel and . f>„ 26. 8 p.m. S.S. Santa Rota, of Gtijon. Eamsgate Life-boat assisted to save vessel.„ 26. 5.30 a.m. Steamer Agnes Louisa, of Hartlepool. Thorpe Life-boat rendered assist-

ance.„ 27. 12 noon. Smack' Asie, of Portsmouth. Barmouth Life-boat saved vessel and . . 2

Dec. 3. 8.30 p.m. Schooner Nathaneli, of Cardigan. New Brighton No. 1 Life-boat ren-dered assistance.

„ G. 7 p.m. S.S. Brettm Hall, Brixham Life-boat rendered assistance.„ 7. 6.30 p.m. S.S. Telesilla, of London. Whitburn Life-boat brought ashore one of

crew and rendered assistance to vessel 1„ 18. 11 p.m. Fishing smack lona, of Teigmnouth. Teignmonth Life-boat rendered

assistance.„ 28. 1.15p.m. Three-masted schooner W. L. J., of Swansea. Caister No 2 Life-boat

assisted to save vessel and 10

Total lives saved by the Life-boats in 1885, in addition to20 vessels 371

Rewards were also granted by the Institution in the same periodfor saving by means of Fishing1 and other Boats . . . . . 184

Total lives saved in 1885 . 555

NOTICE.

The next number of (lie LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL, containing (lie Annual Report, &c.,will be published on (lie \st May next.

Vol. XII., price 15s., of THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will shortly be ready and procurable at theInstitution, or by order of any bookseller. The Title-page and Index of that Volume will alsobe obtainable separately.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION,SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

|)atrotu«s — HUttS — HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCBBB OF WALES.

/ ^Is R°TAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.ons [ VICE-ADMIRAL H.E.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, K.O.

IJrtsitttnl — His GBACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G.

CfminrtStt — EDWARD BIRKBECK, ESQ., M.P., V.P. gtpntj-lIbstrmBn — Colonel Fm-RoY CLAYTON, V.P.

APPEAL.THE COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT have to state that during the past year (1885) the

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £14,068 on various Life-boat Establishmentson the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the same period it contributed to thesaving of 555 persons from various Shipwrecks on our Coasts. Every winter that comes and goeshas its black record of wrecks, and its terrible list of lost lives, the average loss of lives fromShipwreck annually, on the shores of the United Kingdom, being 700.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK or THE INSTITUTION DURING 1885.Number of lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to

20 Vessels saved by themNumber of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &cAmount of Pecuniary Rewards for Saving Life during

the YearHonorary Rewards:—Silver Medals and Clasps . .

Binocular GlassVotes of Thanks on Vellum. . .

Total

371184

d.

3,644 II 1217 _.„_ ...

10 555 £3,644 11 1

The Committee desire to acknowledge, with gratitude, the liberal support which they havereceived from the British Public during the past few years,—a support which has enabled themto establish their present great Life-saving Fleet of 290 boats on the shores of the UnitedKingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintainthe Life-boats in a thoroughly efficient state, and their crews practised in the management oftheir boats, which can only be effected by a large and permanent Annual Income, they earnestlyappeal to all classes of their countrymen to continue to aid them in upholding and perpetuatingso great and truly national a Work.

The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Society, or by special exertions,for which it has granted rewards since its formation, is 31,910: for which services 97 Gold Medals,972 Silver Medals, 14 Binocular Glasses, 8 Telescopes and £86,629 in cash have been given asRewards.

Annual Subscriptions and Donations are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully receivedby the Secretary, CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq., at the Institution, 14 JOHN STREET, ADELPHI, London;by the Bankers of the Institution, Measrs. COUTTS and Co., 59 Strand; Messrs. HEBBIES,FARQUHAB, and Co., 16 St. James's Street; Messrs. HOARE, 37 Fleet Street, London; and by allthe other Bankers in the United Kingdom.—February, 1880.