The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-18 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

WITHEBNBII6, hum HULL, Ana 16.
The new lifeboat al the National Institution
stationed at Witham's" Ms happily bees the mass (re-
ports Captain Swann) of rescuing three men from • position
of great peril. Some of the fishing boats left Withers'sa
early this sterniag, aed returned all safe with owl exiseptioe,
the wind at the time being about S., but variable. Shortly
afterwards it sad4enly veered rotted due N., at 12 at noon
was S.E. These sudden change" in the wind caused
a troubled sea with a very heavy surf. Shortly before 2
I o'clock the ablest boat was seen about two miles out. It
was quite impasible for her to make tits lied ; had she
attempted to do so she most inevitably bare Mee swamped.
On her making signals for assistance the lifeboat was
manned and launched in a masterly manner, and with great
raFidity. The &bermes were reached, their things takes
from their boat, and the boat takes is tow. The lifeboat
behaved admirably, sad waa brought is by the (*swab§
through the heavy surf in mast creditable style sad again
placed oo her carnage quickly. The service was performed
to the entire satisfaction of the lookers on. It Is somewhat
odd that the men saved are part of the old lifeboat's mew,
one of them being the late eozsarain. The wet of this boat,,
which is named the Petition, was presented through William
Wilson, Esq., to the National Lifeboat Institutioo, about
two years since, by Miss Sarah Lechmere, of Healey Castle
Vicarage.

In deference to the vote of the House of Com-
mons on Lord Robert Cecil's motion last Tumidity, Mr. Lowe
Etas resigned his office as Vice-President of the CounciL
Mr. Chichester Forteecue has resigned the Under-
Bacretaryship of the Colonies, in order to reduce the number
of undersecretaries in the Howe of Commons to that
fired by the act under which the Indian secretaryship was
onostituted. We (Times) believe that the illegality of the
arningerneut under whieb five wader-secreamias have
sat is the House of Omensees for some time past will be
brought before the house as a matter of privilege this
evening.

Sir Robert Kane has resigned his office se pre-
sident of the Queen's College, Cork, because the government
required that the president of the college should be so
longer ooe•resident. It is likely that Sir Robert will now
devote his time and energies to his favourite institution—
the Museum of Irish Industry.

Archbishop Trench appeared on Friday evening,
for the first time, before • Dublin audience, in the Metro•
patina Hall, Dublin, aa • public lecturer. There was of
ceases a crowded aseemblene. The subject of the lesdare
was "Gustavus Adolphus."
CONTIXIATION.—The Convocation of Prelates sad
Clergy of the Province of Canterbury will meet at the
Jerusalem Chamber, Westmioster, to-morrow, at 11 o'clock.
The first bushier is the Lower House will be the election
of a Proloeutcw, In the plain of the Very Rev. the Dees
of Bristol, who has resigned. We understand that the sew
Proloeutor will be presented for the approval of hie gees,
with the usual forms, on Wednesday morning.

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SHOCELN I.N O OCCURRCI NEAR FURL--Os ay
&harems. at the village of koornb, DOLT York, • me
mated Charlie Ireland was killed midst pedlar 'hem-
setae& He bed bees a few "reeks as atteedent la the
private asylum of Hr. S. Nelson, surges.. eel bad bees is
the habit of reopen birds with • gen bekegieg to Mr.
Nelecia's as.. It had bees left loaded is the passage of the
Dees, Red Harriet Bider, the reek took it Mfar tie per-
pow of cam* it into the froet kitchen. The deemed
was eite., 'Mahn sear or pude( the beak doer. The
=II hoes the snob's head, iszOedod, arid needed this
. He was head to lave reserved a frighWel hjery
se the right cheek, the tipper pet cd whisk had bees oar-
Tied away by the abet, as well se the sight eyes He died •
M isloates afterwards.

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