The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-07 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held
at its house, John-street, Aldelphi ; Mr. T. 011•111• N,
F.H.8.. vice-president, in the chair. The following newer&
were given to the crews of the lifeboats mentioned for valu-
able services :-61. 10s., to the crew of the institution's boat
at Lytham ; 121., to the crew of the Thorpe boat. Rewards
amounting to 901. were likewise voted to pay the expanses
e the Yarmouth, Fleetwood, Lytham, Southport, Weimer,
Newhaven, Freaerborgh, Oampbeltown, and Arklow life-
boats of the society for putting off during the late fearful
pie with the view of saving life. The silver medal of the
institution, a copy ci its vote on parchment, and 21. each
were voted to Mr. W. Goldring, James Spews, and David
Fanner, beieg the crew of the smack Ferret, in admira-
-1 two of their conduct on the 17th ult., in putting off in
the boat of the smack and rescuing, at the greatest risk
of life, the crew ci three men of the sloop Cygnet, of
Portsmouth, which bad sunk off the Hampshire coast.
A reward of 2/. was likewise panted to a boat's crew for
laving, at much risk of life, the crew of six men belonging
to a fishing smack, which, during a frightful squall, had
been capsized off Clogerheed on the Irish coast, on the 12th
inst. The silver medal of the society and 2/. was also
voted to Janice M.Millan, who is upwards of 7U years of
age, for has general services in saving life, and particularly
fur his intrepid conduct in rushiog' into the surf to the
rescue of W. Fordyce, of the ship Genova, of London,
which, during a heavy gale of ivied, bad been wrecked on
the Mull of Kantyre on the 13th tilt. It was stated that
wherever the lifebo..te of the institution had put off during
the late storm, when handled by able and determined men,
their behaviour in the heavy seas had in most instances ex-
clod the admiration of their crews. At Bode ILaven,
however, the lifeboat bad been ill.manned on the omission
of the fearful wreck of the Entecolen, and the result was
that she was unable to save any lives on that disastrous
occasion. It was also reported that the lifeboat mounted
on her transporting carriage, which was recactly ex-
hibited in the Gardens of the Royal Horticultural
Society, contiguous to the Internadonal Exhibition,
had been sent to Tynemouth, Northumberland.
A lifeboat had also just bees sent by the institution to
Drogheda, on the Irish coast. Mr. Roberts, M.P., bad
again p-sainted to the institution 1501. to assist ft to found
a lifeboat station at Porthleven, Cornwall. He had pre-
viously, in conjunction with his mother, the late Mrs. Apr,
founded a lifeboat station, in connexion with the society, at
the Lizard. The institution decided on seeding forthwith •
new lifeboat to Fleetwood, on the Lancashire coast. The
new obverse of the medal of the institution, representing •
ppowrtrait of her Majesty the Queen. executed by Mr. L.
wee exhibited at the meeting. It is in lieu of one
of George IV., the first patron of the Lifeboat Society, and
is a beautiful specimen of art. The demands on the instita-
boo at the present period of the year continue to be un-
usually heavy, arid the committee ware in consequence com-
pelled yesterday to order the sale of 1,0001. stock from it.
small funded capital. Payments amounting to 6001. were
ordered to be made on various lifeboat establishments. The
proceedings then terminated.

Ma. BArns, M.P. ow Amzwics.—On Wednes-
day evening, Mr. W. E. Baxter LP., delivered a lecture
on America, in the Corn Exchange Hall, Dundee ; Provost
Parker in the chair. Mr. Baxter, in the course of his leo-
ture, pointed out the very rapid progress made by the Free
States of Amera, while the Slave States had been stand-
ing still or retrogading. Except among the wealthy planters,
there were few of the comforts of civilised life enjoyed by
the whites in the Slave States, and the " poor whites," as
they were called, were wretchedly off. The cause of this he
held to be slavery, which had a most demoralising effect on
all within its circle. He argued that there was no reason why
free labour should not be employed in the cultivation of
cotton, and that it wouldbe more economical than slave.
In regard to the American war, he adverted to the various
Pretext* and after-thoughts invented for throwing dud
into the eyes of Europe, and especially Great Britain, as to
the cause of the war. This, however, be held to be
slavery, and he concluded by saying—" What I want to
bring out now is, that there can be no safety, much less
good government and progress, in any wintry based upon
such a programme as that adopted by the Southern Con.
federacy ; nor do I believe any peace or settlement worth
mix months purchase as long as the fountain head and
origin of the evil is not removed. Lay arrangemeet short
of eventual emancipation may delude the cotton brokers of
Liverpool and the conservative country gentlemen ; but
inasmuch so it leivee the source of hostility more active and
amp cagy. than ever, it will prove but a hollow and perhaps
an impolitic truce."
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AT THE

Kant-Enti.—Yesterday afternoon orders were received by
the several superintendents of the G, H, K., and N divisioae
from the chief officer of the Metropolitan Police Commis-
sioners, Great Sootland-yard, for an additional supply of
mounted police and other constables for night duty, in cos-
sequence of the increase of garotte and other daring rob-
bens after nightfall. At the extreme eastern portion of
the metropolis numerous burglaries have been perpetrated
with violent*. In the district of the H division, situated
between Bow sod Stratford, the public carriage way and the
adjacent thoroughfares are badly lighted, and but very im-
perfectly protected by the polio.. The police authorities
have likewise issued printed notices to the housekeepers to
properly secure their front doors and back premises. as
organised gangs of garotters and housebreakers are prowling
shoo; at all hours of the night in search of plunder.
LoNDoir AND NORTH WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Yee-
teniay another deputation of between 70 and 80 of the
leading shareholders in this line, representing about one
million and a bef of stock, met the directors at the Euston
Lattion ; Mr. R. Moo., chairman of the board, preaidiog.
The views of the depCation were fully stated and discussed,
embracing almost every leading question connected with the
financial position, general policy, and administrative
management of the undertaking. After a long discussion
upon all these quest:one the meeting expressed its opinion
by a majority in favour uf the present policy of the directors,
and against the proposed adoption of a sectional system of
management and teething.
NEW BRUNSWICK AND CANADA RAILWAY AND
LAND COMPANT.—Yesterday es extraordinary general
meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the
office of the company, No. 5, Whitehall for the purpose of
altering and amending a resolution passed at the last general
meeting, as follows :—" That the Imola* be, and they are
hereby authorised and empowered to make such further
fine dal arrangements, by temporary loans, for meeting the
liabilities of the company, mid for providing the necessary
plant for the service of the railway, upon such terms, and VI
they may deem expedient," by omitting tho words " by tem-
porary lama." Mr. Edwards., the chairman, said that it
WS not their intention to persevere with the motion indi-
cted in the notice, but instead of it Mr. Field would move
a resolution. As a matter of form, however, be would
move the resolution, upon which Mr. Field would move hie
as an ammdebent. Mr. Field then moved the following
motion : "That it is expedient that a committee of oo-
operetta) composed of shereholders and bondholders be ap-
pointed to joie the directors in bringing before the imperial
and provincial governments the claims of this company to
form a potties of the projected inter-colonial railway, and
to devise nbeelluts for discharging the outstanding lia
and for providing additional roiling stock, and otherwise
promoting the development of the project." Colonel Evelyn
seconded the motion, which mu agreed to.
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