The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-12 00:00:00

the Emperor of the FRENCH has repeatedly an-

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held
at its house in John-street, Adelphi ; Captain Sir EDWARD
PARROTT, Bart., V.P., in the chair. There were also pre-
sent Admiral Bettie Cater, Colonel Palmer, Admiral Gor-
don, and other gentlemen.
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read,
A reward of 121. was given to the crew of the Berwick
lifeboat of the institution, for going off in the night of the
9th ult, with the view of rendering assistance to the smack
Ann, of Hull, which during rough weather had struck on
Splits' Point. Although the seas were beating over the
little vessel, her crew steadfastly clung to her. The life-
boat remained by her some time, but shortly after the
smack drifted out of danger. In accordance with the posi-
tive orders of the institution, its lifeboat crews never en-
courage sailors to abandon their distressed ships ; heuce it
is that the lifeboats remain by them on such OCC.HAiOOB for
many hours together, and the sailors thus nerved afresh
exert themselves successfully in getting their vessels out of
danger.
A reward of 71. was voted to the crew of the Arklow life-
boat of the society, for putting off to the assistance of a
schooner which had struck on the outlying sandbanks on
the 10th nit. Fortunately the vessel floated off and pro-
ceeded ou her voyage.
A reward of 2/. was granted to four country people, who
had promptly manned a small boat, and rescued three men
whose boat bad struck on a rock during a Bale of wind and
a heavy sea off Bellyshen, on the coast of Limerick.
A reward of 21. was given to the crew of the fishing
lugger Excelsior, of Lowestoft, for saving the crew of five
men belonging to the lugger Caledonia, of Buckhaven,
bound to Whitby, which during a gale of wind and squally
weather had been upset near the last-named port.
i A reward was likewise granted to a fishing-boat's crew for
rescuing five out of :Avon of the crew of another boat, which
having shipped a heavy sea bad capsized-off Garnish, on the
coast of Cork, on the 30th ofJuly last. The five men were
iu a very exhausted condition when they were rescued from
the inevitable death that apparently awaited them. The
other two men unhappily perished before assistance could
reach them.

nounced as the ruling principle of his Italian
policy. We have insisted that the occupation of
Rome is now a flagrant violation of this principle,
and one attended with the moat calamitous results.
We have, in common with the most influential
organs of the French press, made the EMPEROR
directly responsible for these results. The Imperial
Government replies to this charge by seizing the
journal that makes it. Unfortunately for the
EMPEROR, this will be regarded by the world at
large as the strongest possible confirmation
of its truth. If any better reply can
be made to so serious an accusation, we
shall of course be glad to hear it. If the
EMPEROR is prepared to justify tho continued
occupation of the Italian capital on any intel-
ligible principle, we shall be ready to discuss its
merits. But if he persists in remaining cynically
dumb and cruelly indifferent while the noble
nation he undertook to emancipate is lacerated
with needless wounds, and smitten through all
her frame with the lingering torture of hope de-
ferred, nothing shall prevent us from characterizing
such conduct as it deserves—from denouncing it
as the worst form of selfishness and tyranny.
The Government of Italy is of course open to
no such serious accusations. The heaviest charges
that can be brought against it resolve themselves
into errors of judgment rather than obliquities of
will. It might with advantage have assumed an atti-
tude of greater calmness and dignity, and displayed

A communication was reed from his Grace the Duke of
Northumberland, K.G., president of thefiustitution, stating amore conciliatory spirit. But id severest MBE-
that be accepted with much pleasure the model of the in- sures have undoubtedly been inspired by a sincere
stitution's lifeboat and transporting carriage, which bad
pri-
been presented to him by the society, and that he should regard for the welfare of Italy. How this
preserve it as a memorial of the important benefit which I mart' object of ministerial solicitude could be
the Lifeboat Institution had conferral
ra on the shipwrecked in the smallest degree promoted by the capricious
sailor.
arrest of a newspaper correspondent at Naples we
The inspector of lifeboats to the institution read a
favourable report au the condition of the lifeboat stations are still, however, at a loss to imagine.
of the society on the mask of Scotland and on the north-
out coast of England. No charge has been brought against
Duriog the past month a new lifeboat had been sent by him. It is not pretended that he took
the institution to Withernsea, near Hull On the occasion
of the inauguration of the boat, about 20,000 persons any active . part in GARIBALDI'S impolitic en-
assembled to witness the interesting ceremony. erprise, or Identified himself in any way with his
Another new lifeboat and carriage had also been sent to movements. He went to Sicily simply to observe
Appledore, in Devon.
the movement, and report GARIBALDI
! S progress,'
It was reported that some French officers had recently i
visited one cf the lifeboat stations of the institution on the and be did this, we may be allowed to say, in •
north-east coma, and that they had expressed their high ; very effective and successful manner. His letters
1 admiration of their completeness to accomplish the humane ; -
object in view. in our columns were for a time the only detailed
It was also reported that an important friendly society, I and authentic account of Gaussian's movements
the Ancient Order of Forester., had recently resolved at
their annual court, that a voluntary subscription should be ! that appeared in the English press, and all who
made each year in aid of the foods of the National Life- , read the correspondence carefully will agree that
boat Institution. With its one hundred and twenty.two ' it gave a very graphic, interesting, and evidently
lifeboat establishments, each e which involves an annual '
charge of 401., it is quite manifest that • large permanent . truthful account of the whole expedition. The
income is required by the institution to enable it to con- only crime whispered against him is that of sympa-
tioue the important and national work which it has under. 41 :so, :...g a little too much with GARIBALDI ; but
taken, of saving the lives of persons of all nations who may ..ei
be wrecked on our coasts. that is a crime which he shares in common
Payments amounting to upwards of SOU having been
made on various lifeboat establishments, the proceedings with the whole Italian nation, including the
terminated. Kis°, and a portion, at least, of the Cabinet.
- - The truth is, our Correspondent, who is also
MADAMS Tosssun's—What has long been wanted the correspondent and personal friend of several
in this collection has within these few weeks been obtained members of the Turin Cabinet, is too sagacious,
by the enterprise of the
prietor, • translation of his , has
too much experience of _
catalogue into the principallanguages of the continent. So ono
many foreigners visit this extibitioa. that it was indispen- public
affairs, to take any part in an unadvised and
sable for their assistance that a foreign catalogue should ~,
...egal movement. His high character and known
be at hand. The whole place has been freshly decorated,
renovated, and ornamented throughout. capacity would seem indeed to constitute the only