The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-04 00:00:00

SHIPWRECKED MARINERS' SOCIETY.

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of this most ex-
cellent institution, established under the authorit7 of
the legislature to represent the charity of the British
public to shipwrecked sailors of all nations cast upon
the waste of the United Kingdom, was held at the
United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard, Admiral
the Bari of Shrewsbury and Talbot, P.P., took the
chair, in the unavoidable absence of His Grace tbe
Duke of Marlborough. President of the Society.
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We obser•ed among the company present i—Admirals
Sir William Bowies, G.C.B. V.Y., and C. H. If.
Buckle, C.B. ; Ceptains, Royal Navy, Hon. Fru.
Maude, G. F. Westbrook, R. G. Fishbourne, C. 8., G.
A. Bedford, of the Board of Trade, Alexander Henning,
and W. H. Symons, (Second Secretary); Captain V.
Budd, Captain Leckie, Captain Harris; G. A. Brograve
Esq , V.P., F.dmund Pepys, Eaq.; 11. Sweeting, Esq.,
J. H. Lydell, Esq., and Richard Lewis, Rao ; Meter'.
Hughes, Edwards, and Plays], le int.-Colonel Miles, Rev.
E. J. "meek. Rev. Dr. Cumming, Rev. Thomas Ray,
(Peckham Collegiate Sebes!), Rev. George Wilkin.
Chaplain of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society., and
the Rev. Mr. Armistead, R.N. There were also a
number of ladies present.
The noble Vice-President with great clearness and
mush feeling put before the meeting the objects of the
society, and in a most excellent speech introduced the
Secretary, Mr. Lean, who read the report of the Com-
mittee, wherein it was stated that, during the past year,
the society hal relieved 4,472 shipwrecked persons,
natives, and foreigners of the following nations, viz.,
America, Austria, France, Hanover, Prussia, Spain,
Turkey and Germany ;and 3,882 widows and orphans of
lahermen and mariners, making a totel, since the forma-
tion of the Society in 1839 of 139,564 ! that 48,245
mariners voluntarily subscribed 3c. each per annum ; that
the income had been £16,594 4s. 10c1., in connection with
which certain large donors were mentioned, viz. , Messrs.
Contta & Co., £25; the Rt. Hon. and Very Rev.
Viscount Middleton, Dean of Exeter, per Hon. Capt.
Free. Mande, R N., £25; Miss West, £25; Society for
the Discharge and Relief of Persons Impriaoned for
Small Debts, 3rd contribution. £300; Edmond Cloves,
Esq. in lien of legacy, £100; the Misses Dorset, of
Reading, £5O; Miss Caroline Turner. £5O; the Hon.
Anatomise Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, per R. W. Crawford,
Rig. M.P., £300; Mrs Henry Ramble, £25; the Misses
Freed, £3l 10e. ; Capt.. Mark finish, £5O; Frederick
Sheppard, Esq.,Efia.
In fulfilment of ova at its objects, the encouraging
gallant efforts to save life on the high seta and coasts
of our colonies, the Committee had awarded during the
put year seven gold and silver medals for saving the
lives of shipwrecked porton'. That one of the gold
medals was given to Edward Cleary for swimming witb.
a rope to the " oovindpore" during the height at QS
cyclone at Calcutta in October last, by the taisemeef
•hteh tb• whole of the crew were saved, the ilieedal
being presented at Calcutta by the Lieut. Gorman, in
the presence of the Viceroy and a large assembly.
The Report also stated that • large and influential
public meeting had been held at the Mansion Howie in
April last, the Lord Mayor in the chair, at which
meeting the Duke of Marlborough and Vice Admiral
the Earl Shrewsbury and Talbot, C. 8., were elected
Vice Patrons, Mr,Thomas Baring. M.P., President,
and the following noblemen and gentlemen, Vice
Presidents, viz., Arthur Anderson, Ertl Chairman at
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet
Company; M. Wolverley Attwood, Esq., Chairman of l
the General Steam Na..igairtion slay ; Jessica Blyth,
Req.; Thos. Chapman, ht Hon. Lord
Henry Cholmoodi Alderman
Amnia • 414arnetu . H. Hall,
CaPto , . .- Mande, EN. ;
• Vice Admiral Right
Ham 111CP. ; Wllliam Phillips,
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very member

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