The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-23 00:00:00

$.417N0 LIFT FROM SIIIPIVRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the committee oldie Royal
National Institution for the Preservation of Life from

Shipwreck was held at the °floes, John street, Adelphi,
Mr. Thomas Wilson iu the chair. We also observed pre-
sent: Mr. 0, Palmer (late M.P. for South Ewa), Captain
Parrott, Captain Palmer (of Hazing), Captain M'Hanly,
R.N., Captain Washington, R.N., Mr. E. Hurry, Captain
EUsrby, Captain Ommanney, R.N., Captain Halsted, R.N.,
Lieutenant Ellis, R.N., and Captain Preston.
Mr. Lewis, the eccretary, having read the minutes of the
former meeting, it was resolved that a life boat be stationed
at Douglas, in the Isle of Man, in memory of the late Sir
Was. Hillary, Bart., who was the projector of the Ship-
wreck Inititution, and personally united at the saving of
300 lives of persons shipwrecked in Douglas Bay—the four
boats which the institution assisted in placing at the Isle
of Man having become unserviceable. It was also said that
several life boats built for the institution were almost ready
to proceed to their destination.
A grant of 201. was made is aid of • local subscription for
the relief of the widows and orphans of several men who
were lately upset from • boat in Dungarvan bay on their
return from • vessel in dietrus. A ship being observed in
the bey disniasted, and having a flag of distress Hying, it
blowing at the time a strong easterly gale, nine men re-
solved to go out in a boat to her assistance. After much
difficulty they succeeded in reaching the ship, which proved
to be the brigantine harry King, of Cork, laden with
coal, from ItnnOOftl. They found the vessel in charge of a
Ring pilot, and rapidly drifting towards the Gaynor rocks.
Notwithstanding that only two of the ship's hands were
able, on amount of Wetness, to work her, the assistance
both of the Dungarvan boat and the Coast Guard was de-
ailed by the master. On the Dungarun boat returning
to the shore, now late in the evening, and before they had
left the bar, their craft was swamped by • heavy
sea, one of whom only succeeded in reaching the
shore, by means of three oars. And here it is
worthy of remark, that no sooner than the poor fellow had
reached the land he immediately again proceeded in
another boat to the scene of the sad calamity, but, aW. ! it
was now too late to render his unhappy comrades any assist-
ance, more than two hours having elapsed since the melan-
choly accident had taken place. By this catastrophe four
widows and twenty orphans have been left destitute ; and
it is not unreasonable to suppose that had there been a life
boat at Dungarvan this great bereavessent would in all
human probability have been spared.
A grant of V. was also made to two men who had been
instrumental in saving the crew of the smack Providence,
which rank in fitrangford bar, on the toast of Down, on the
Ma ult. The crew had taken to the wreck's boat for
safety, which was rapidly drlftlag towards the heavy sea on
She bar, where it would inevitably have been swamped had ,
not the two men with their boot put of to take them in tow.
This indite ion has now, including thaw that are build-
ing for it, 30 life-boats, either belonging to or in connexion
with it. Hardly a week passes that intelligence does not
reach us, that bad there been a life-boat at such and such
a plate oa the coast, either the lives of the shipwrecked
craw, or those of the gallant men who perished in their
efforts to rescue them, would have been spared to their
families. Such was the case at Biro only a few days since,
when four shipwrecked men perished, it was said, for want
of a life-boat. We can hardly believe that the British
public will quietly look en at the loss of about a thousand
lives annually on our to,
_without making an effort to
assist in establishing dieing life-boats on the most danger.
ous point'.

Tin SCOTCII ELSCTIOSS are now completed, mays
the Scotsman, with five exceptions, northern burghs, Ayr-
shire, Raes-shire' Caithness, and Orkney and Shetland.
All there are contested. In the rorthern burghs, the con-
test is between two liberals, and consequently cannot abet
the strength of parties. In hoes-shire, Sir James Mathe-
son is safe ; and the opposition to Mr. Twill i a Caithness
can scarcely be rabid 811111111. Is Ayrshire, there are,
while we write, geed bogies edge sot ban ma tor lir.
Cardwell, whirls would fens ghee to the Derby WM*, or
one silsbersissily and a bor• morally. Is Orkney, we
are alag beWag that, notwithiMaiing the immortals aeries
of gleam emil isisys as the pert tithe Illisra/r, lit. F.
Manus willsemo ssagegbg koala 0 *miry sod Shetland,
aad Levi Durbfi Lod Massie Is ill be
sestlersigr orstost he the Ayr Burghs ber, it will be
sees, bees Misr a close sibir—from missaarromseat and
miassiorehmEms, we benne, masa the heal liberals;
101 fist ends well. The mess city of rise does for
the yo rsests sad there will be IikINW COO out time. It
world him boss matter of row% boyar/11hr mere be. of
the rots, brolthr Ayr Burghs bet is • ary.-liir it is well
that Om Fad& district shissill,, is that row* Mesa alone
I. Its Mini ores Soh* bush sasidlormelim Oar
months aim bses ass ,sull sit this Mrstim-Amisse °alley
do ill, whisk to set sow pelotas. Allem* maks. there.
fore. ke ems boo hem Aral" we me sew estitled to
ear that Lag Derby bar set raised am Ma be Seollasd.
We stead (omitting Ayrshire)—llberals, 33 ;
10; realities, 9. If the fate of Lord Derby, as a wt.!,
dead ow the SCOW, members, his shrift would be short.
Tug Ins or WIGHT ELECTION. —OI2IIICAL

lincrioalaause.—Not only are the mahistreiss breading
ea their depenteMe in the work of inlindaa but the
daps* et the sketch are joining in ihe unholy work
by ,Wasstechep the hews et God with **bigoted end
imasia. Oa Sunday in the pews In M. James's
Chumb wean supplied with heels su TM Christian's
Duty" as the dissolution of parliament, *attaining doc-
trines of the sot anti-scriptural dander, and advocating
all the exploded priselphs of haelereass aid pensive oho-
r Jean. Les eisswiten *had be *lrked thinp. oar dare
to stir up the yessiens et %slew geolinatitin under 110-
withal mime of Christ* dl dentinition
the ma ineelerable la priestly dasainsp_hiiipla idow ; nor will it be
=dunk wheel* attempted by Cardinal Wiseman or
elements of fay other *um* who are me cardinally-
mmminitA dedosatmiriettacklag wearer upon earth.—Ports-

„Isinw 8040CLAZ OCCURRENCE AT MIDDLETON CLIENET.
—ON Taisisy as attempt was made by Paul Jervis, a
baker, lie immoidt suicide by hanging himself. The ea-
aaa Ming dWeevered was after he had suspended
16064 woe lei dews by a man, no doubt, with a feeling
of peet t• 'Wade% stud the knife, which probably was
mad is • Maki maser. caught the wok of a female who
we. Moab. by, est inflicted a very serious wound. Blood
dewed hen It meet t sad It woe thought that her
ge4ticia was see, OM MIR that of the poor
fellow who bad Woe emeeded, bee. es be um wa learn,
both are likely to EAMINOR— QC ANWINIL
METROPOLITAN Bin D 6 SOCIETY. —'The
eighteenth anniversary Maser of this INielety welt Mee
yesterday at Iliedeary Dena T . lallawlea I gad
w upwards of a demeend persons were preseol, the
capacities of the oulabillamet were tried Is the ammo
Mr. 1.1. WRITINIIIMET. of Sis Royal Brewery, Brent-
ford. resided. The Warastime of the der included rose
rem a. la
perhemme, red theNeenah embus ef ea head which
ilissi the ossllmeas te the
Darfur the emieg the esoretery masessed tfet=Z
Sou rioas :—Mr. Theme. brewer, 60 miaow; Mrs. Theme,
10 guineas ; Mews. Asestrick and Matthews, 10
Masers. Miller mid Ce., Crown Brewery, Ree =:1111
guineas ; Mr. liodoed, of the Brewery, amadagagn, 6
guinea.; Mr. J. Mae, 20 &awe. He Me amemerd
that Mr. Rivers sad Mr. Mermen, and ether Soma vic-
tuallers, had meat Mations, end that the esemblee of the
Licensed Vietnam' Society led seat 6 gime 1 and added
that the Wont Illeteetient eemillee bet mess
I=l
received a depaleillea tram the bees amts, se *a
in Kenningisoime; ea moneweemoot Wig& woe received
with loud arils at satiefaction. _ _ _

tbe week ending
Jal • ralastiger revenue sail stadb, 721. Ps. Od.;
pink awl live stock, TM. Taea. 1,6621. Os. Od.
Comte week bet year, 1,60 U. Os. OIL