The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-07 00:00:00

ROYAL RATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.

A meeting of this institution was held yesterday
at its hone, Johnetreet, Adelpbi ; Mr.lTHommt.Citheethe,
F.LS., V.P., is the chair. There were also wenn Cap-
tain Mr Edward Perrott, Bart., V.P., Admiral W. H. Hall,
C. 8., F.R.S., Captain De St. Crou, Mr. W. H. Raton,
Captain Ward, R.N., Inspector of Lifeboats to the Institu-
tin, and Mr. Richard Lewis, the Secretary. The minutes
of the previous meeting having boon read, a reward of 151.
was voted to the crew of itikArklow lifeboat for patting off
in reply to signals of distress, and 'sedan; important ler-
' vices to the ship Edinburgh Castle, from Glasgow to Singa-
pore, which had &truth on the bank of Arklow oe the night
of the 20th alt. The lifeboat, at the request at the captain,
accompanied the vessel for some time, • portico of bet crew
assisting in working the chis's pomp.. The captain gave the
lif • WWI his note for 401. in gratitude for the valuable
services rendered to his vessel by the boat. A reward of
I 71. 10a. was also voted to the creed the Institution's lifeboat
at Man for going off and rescuing seven oat of twelve of
the crew of the brig Careen= Harlan, of Loudon,
which was totally wrecked darn( a gale of triad on
the Owen Saalbank off Halsey on the sth alt. The re-
mainder of the crew were taken off by a Deal logger.
A reward of fil. 10s. was likewise granted to the crew of the
lifeboat bedewing to the institution at Blackpool, for going
off and rendering important services to the French bng St.
Michael, of Havre, which had anchored in a very dangerous
position on the Crusader sandbank during very stormy
weather and in a high sea, on the 18th ult. This woe the
fiat service rendered by this lifeboat, and her mew spoke of
her qualities in the heavy surf is the highest tarms of
approval. It was reported that the institution's lifeboat at
Teignmouth, Devoe, had rendered important services to the
@chooser Victoria, of that port, which had streak very
heavily oa the North Pole bank at the entrance of the
harbour daring a gale of wind oa the night of the 3rd
instant. Rewards amounting to 291. were also greeted to
the crew of theLytham, New Brighton, Margate, and Port-
rush lifeboats, for going off in reply to signals of distress,
with the view of rescuing the crews of various vessel. in dis-
tress, bat which did not ultimately require the services of
the boats. A reward of 21. was alio voted to the crew of
small boat for putting off end reseniog, et some rise of life,
two meet whose boat was stove in upon some rocks war la;
harbour of Lossiersouth in • heavy sea on the :kith of
August. Various other rewards were also voted to the
mews of shore boats for saving life from different wrecks on
the coasts of the United Kingdom.

TEN TILIORAPH lIETWNEN LONDON ♦ND Am,-
ext.—From advice, received in Liverpool from New York
we learn that the Western Mama Telegraph Company, who
in tonne:ices with the Russian government have ;his great
eaterprise In hand, are ectively engaged in Onion out on
expedittos under the immediate supervision of Oaptait C.
8. Rußisley, of the United States army, for Oregon, the
coast of Russian America, and the country lyise bevosd
Behriag's Straits, to survey the route of the telegraph lima,
and make another needful arrangements for patting the
whole extent of the line coder contract the ensuing year,
and it is mid that the projectors of the enterprise are san-
guine that the Line will be in successful operation between
New York, San frenciacca St. Petersburgh, and London
about the middle of 1868. _

BOMAN LOAN IRISH COMMITTEE —At a preli-
minary meeting of the friends and promoters of the Rama
Loan in Ireland, held on Tuesday last in Dublin, the Right
Moe. the Lord Mayor presiding, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :—.• Resolved—That we deem it
the imperative duty of all catholic* to rapport, by every
means in their power, his Holiness Pot+ Pius IL, as supreme
heed of the church, and the great barrier against infidelity;
arid, therefore. that we gladly respond to the appeal of the
Sovereign Pontiff to take part in promoting contributions
from Ireland to the loan of two millions sterling now being
raised for the Roman States throeghontairistendoen. That
with a view to carry out this object, the gentlemen here
present, with power to add to their number, do form a coot.
mitts to be called ' The Roman Loan Committee in Ireland,'
the Right Hog. Peter Paul N'Swiney, Lord Mayor of
Dublin, chairman; James W. Kavanagh, Req., secretary,
and that the committee shall meet at three o'clock every
Tuesday. That an addrers or statement explanatory cf the
terms and commercial adrautages of the Roman Loss, apart
altogether from the religious sentiment involved in the
question, be drawn up and circulated moved the catholic
hierarchy, clergy, and laity of ITlarid, with a view to the
furtherance of gest meaeure. Journal.
ERCAPE Or • PRISONER FROM GRANTHAM GAOL.
—On Monday afternoou the police were thrown into COO.
114112111W01111 by the discovery of the escape of a prisoner,
who contrived to get into the governor's home, whence be
borrowed one of Lis greet coats and coolly walked out of
the prison door in Guildhall. street. Within five minutes
he was missed by the warder, sad immediately the caws
were sent in all directions in pursuit of him, nod succeeded
is securing him. 'The • wan is Jesse Dale ; be
was cormicted les ,
t A • sessionst far picking the rebel of •