The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-02 00:00:00

IPAIIIBBYATION 0F1.173 PROM SRIPWIUKIK.

Yoder& a mating of lho Royal National Life
Boat was btla at tab iodates Mese, Joka Woe,
Adalpid: Oaptida Lawsuit Paaaorr, ia the chair. There
were Am pootaat, Captala filtaphard, H. C. 8. Deputy-
Nasky of tie Trialtrboaa• ; lioetaaso E.g. • Rim
C. B. eribbla. Id A.; Edward Hurry. Bp.; deed&
ILI; ; James Nato, Eta , her Majesty's Boat-
yard, Wooleisa ; sad Cartel& Ward, ILN , impostor et
Uhl-boats well* taolltatios.
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Laws, the secretory, bowleg read the 'Sautes of the
previous miestiag,
The Myer medal of the institution was voted severally to
three Irish sub saatables seised Terra% Havey, and
NSW's, sad 101. to be divided between them sad two
&horns, la testimony of their gallant and highly merito-
rious midst. in petits, off is a boat, when blowing. a
heavy gale W wind, to the reuse of two men, who he-
lmet' to a boat which sank off Knock, near Limerick. It
appeared that while the beat was attempting to 'sake for
Knock pier, she was overwhelmed with a heavy sea' which
filled and immediately sank her. 11 be two men in the boat
were seen to ding to the mast, about four het of which was
sees above the and, bat the tide still Bowing this position of
the mast was also soya severed. Tie three c notables bay-
, leg ebeersd the Lambast peril of the two men on the
Seal, raa towards the quay, where a number
of Worsen were aseembled, discussing ;the improbability
of any boat living in each a terrific see, and earnestly
entreated that loosed them should attempt to rescue the
boo peso OM. One lishersan. however, very creditably
elloond his beat for the savvier. if • proper crow could be
pittemeed to handle her. Bat est of an aesamblap, emulating
of fres LO to 70 pesos, only two fishermen volunteered to
the three orsetables on their perilous enterprise.
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bosom palatally 'eldest that any further delay
wield be to I 110 the two poor min, over whom the sea su-
ffused to wask, mil which would soon engulph them is its
Imes. The sanstables rushed into the boat, and, after
ease further eatresty em their part, two Liberates followed
them. The sells of the beat were soon set, sad a few
Watts afterwards brought them otos to the sufferers,
whom passim wise for amour rent the Sr. After mash
dlcslty and hazard they were taken on board the boat,
fres which they were landed in an exhausted state. The
swum of the boat also resolved 21. from the institatios, for
his pemptltude in leading hie boat to the mos. The three
oostables had readved badges of merit fres the
Ispeeter-Osaseal ler their bums sad spirited ended en
the stemadon.

• reward of 11. was voted to a boat's crew of two a.. is
comideratiou of their very laudable merlon to the crow of
the sloop Hopewell, of Aberdovey, which sank during
Ivieleat and variable squalls in the Bristol Cheered ea the
10th alt. When the sloop woo off Baum Point she was
driven M a squall of wiad ea the Bast NOOK Salida, whore
she boat abut • esmiderable time. The wiad having
Whorl late la the day the sloop was driven off the suds M
a Makin allies bow mew at the same time using every um
ties to keep bow Out. Ilitimsterly, however, hee mope
biome quite tidied, sad se alternative was Mit them but
to allow the mod to drift up= Brush Point, where she
showily alterwarie tiled sad sank. Hof crew Una took to
the ripest. The wiad was at the time blowing a heavy
gale, sad the ma zukieg a complete brush over her.
Having been observed is this pullets position by two
Gloomier beatmen, who were sear this spot is their boot,
= edisessediately made towards the sloop's crew, sad sue.
reavaiag thou from a watery grave.
A owned of 2/. was also voted to four onstguard men.
la undiswaiina of their intrepid sad meritorious conduct
la patting off in their boat to the muse of two mu who
were upset from a boat in the sea, sear Aeries's, on the
oust of Down. It was blowing strong from the south-
west at the time, and considerable difficulty and risk was
ezpuisseed h reochLog the capsized boat. The two area
wen pisitai nobs is schemed state, mad would probebly
have mobbed bad meant for a abort period longer bees
wititheit hum Um. _ _

A reward of 21. to three Pill boatmen was voted, for their
laudable sad prompt sortie's to four men who were spelt
from a ship's boat lithe estrum of the Severs, la the Bristol
Cita/eel. It appeared that the but of the Austrian brig
Pridetta while attereptieg with four of the brig's erew I.
enter liiigroad, got athwart of a troy rope, which upset
the host. Three Pill men wituessiag the accideat, made all
speed in their boat to the sea's assistance. They enoselded
is Oaths up three of the sous who were angles to the
boat's um and to pieties of boards. One sae, however, bad
boss drives by the outset Meru of the Pill sea's
which was this wider a preen etageres,. Charles Case, who
issiospil so the Pill best, immediately jumped overboard,
sod bolsi as expert swimmer, fortunately suareded in
reading** sum and is keeping him above water natal his
boat was l!seits to their moisteners.
Mr. Clifford brought before the committee an seareat
of his plea of ;splashing, lowering, levelling, without
the possibility of casting in descent, and disengaging at
will, ships' boats laden with any crew, from uvula station-
ery, or wider way, by one man only in the boat, without
any other lietietaliCe whatever. The boat say be lowered
from the ordinary davits, or a single spar. A working
model of it is now to be seen at Lloyd's.
It wu reported that during the put month the institution
had plea./ 'iceboat at Berwick. spon•Tweed. Bum
attar the snivel of the boat at air statioa the fishermen of
Splits' pat her to a searching trial, which. however, tally
tarried out the intentions of the institution eouporsinfr
her. The boat weighs about 2 too., sill rtgln herself its•
nediately when upset, and discharge herself of the water
she may ship in about 26 seconds. Her stability or puree
against upsetting is so great that it requires 24 men to stand
on her gunwale or side to bring it to the water's edge.
A report of a somewhat similar boat, from the Aberdeen
Harbour Trust, stated " that the boat built for them under
the superintendence of the National Lifeboat Institution

had answered admirably, and that her crew had perfect
confidence Is her during the heaviest gales."
Thaw boats are on the design of Mr. J. Puke, of her
Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich, and are ►uilt under hie
superiatendence by the MUM. Forrest. of Limehouse.
The institution voted its cordial thick, to Mr. Peeks for
his untiring misuses to promoting the building of lifeboats,
sad for his most valuable locutions to the society.
A great of 601. was made by the society is aid of the
Gorleston Seamen's lifeboat, and 731. voted towards putting
the reunion (Anglesey) lifeboat establishment is at 'M-
olest state. Various other lifeboat payments were likewise
made.
It appeared that the institution had now about forty life-
boats under its charge, and that it paid quarterly about 1601.
es wages to their crews for exercising them. So vaitay
setablishmeuts must necessarily occasion a large outlay to
keep them in an silkiest state and ready for every
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The proceedings thea dead.