The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.

Yesterday_ a meeting of the general committee of
the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of
Life from Shipwreck was held at the offices, John street,
Adelpbi. The chairman of the society, Mr. Alderman
THOMPSON, M.P., presided.
Toe silver medal of the institution was voted respectively
to George Bonner, sad Richard Rioch, coast-guard men at
Collieston, on the coast of Aberdeen, for their gallant
services in saving with a shore boat a portion of the crew
of use Russian schooner Elise, which was wracked, sear
that place, on the 19th of October. It appeared that the
vessel was bound from Liverpool to Elsinore with
a valuable cargo of cotton yarn and salt, and apron a
leak on the 16th of OeSeber, when between two end three
hundred miles from the leash suet. She bore up for
that country, keeping the Muds day and night at the
pumps till this 191 h,, whim the pumps became eMted up by
the salt. At Iss Vika in the evening of that day the
vessel had six hot of water in heelnid, end ens afterwards
struck on souse mole sear the math et the River Ythans.
The eeptala sad onepuater having susseeded in reaching.
through heavy serf. the
a share he the ship's boat, pro-
ceeded to the enet-gserd statues. It was now about mid-
night, and Lieutenant Ladder, R.N., aid adlser of the
statism, with his two men, immediately attempted
to get off to the wreck la the snail boat in which the
master muse on shore, but after two attempts they were
compelled to give it up, the boat having been swamped
on both occasions. Having been thus defeated in
their praiseworthy endeavours, the two men above
namsd launched • small prints skiff, and in
spite of the very heavy sea that was running, succeeded in
reaching the wnek—s distance of two sniles—end in tak-
ing off the remaining portion of the new (enlisting of
four pumas', with the exception of the mats, who, it was
said, had lashed himself to the mast and was drowned soon
after the reseal struck. He had on his body two watches
and a tits ease. At noon the vessel parted amidships.
Through the noble exertions of Bonner and Rice's, under
the instructions of their iatelligent chief officer, to whom
the committee unanimously vote their thanks, tour of the
wreck's crew were thus rescued from inevitable destruction.
A reward of 31. was also granted to four meo, who, on
seeing a boat off the Mumbles Head in a heavy sea cap-
aims, launched • small punt, the Ant boat they could pro-
care, and saved two men (father and son) who were cling-
ing to the boat, a third having unfortunately been drowned
before assistance reached him. When picked up they were
in a complete state of exhaustion.
It appears that since the establishment of the society
nearly 8,600 persons have been thus saved, for resoning
amouse
whom the institution has voted rewards he
nearly 9,0001. The new life boat placed at Boers, aN
few months ago by the Duke of Northumberland. ~
and presented by him to the society, as its praideat had a
few days since been instrumental on saving the crew of the
Robert Nicol, of Perth, which was wrecked near that plies
on Thursday last.
In addition to four life boats on Peake's design now
building, the institution bad placed six new boats on the
same plan on the coast during the present year, and life
boats had also been built under its directions for the
Prussian government and the port of Aberdeen.
Capt. Henderson, R.N., C. 8., comptroller general of the
coast guard, having been elected a member of the com•
mittee of management, the proceedings closed.

DESIGN OF THE MANCHESTER MEMORIAL TO
WILLINGTON.—The figure of Wellington occupies the cen-
tre, and around are grouped statues of Lord Hill, Sir E.
Palmation), General Cream], Lord Lynedoch, and Lord
Fitzroy Somerset. The pedestal it supported at the angles
by groups of flags representing those of English, Scottish,
Irish, and Welsh regiments. The body of the monu-
ment is festooned with triumphal garlands, and the frieze
is decorated with wreaths of laurel. In the spaces which
are panels in which the sculptor intends to intro-
duce medallion portraits of Gough, Hardinge, Colborne,
Sidney Beckwith, and William Napier, the historian of all
he great deeds of the Peninsula.
THE FALL OF HOCSES IN PLYMOVTll.—Another of
the lads injured by the recent fall of two houses in South-
side-street, Plymouth, has died, making altogether si:
deaths. Several other persons were injured.
RAILWAY TAXATION.—The total amount of rail-
way taxation, for the year ending January lost, exclusive
of parochial rating, and consisting chiefly of taxation upon
passengers, amounted to 2502114/.