The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-06 00:00:00

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A meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat halal-
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frir Thomas Herbert, K.C. 8., A. Beetefonr, Esq. , Sir Edward
permit, Bert., Admiral Cato,, W. H. Barton, Esq., and
Captain Ward, 8.N., inapector of lifeboat. to the insti-
tution._
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The following rewards were granted : 13/. to the crew of
the institutions lifeboat stationed at Palling, on the Norfolk
coast, for putting off in the night, and rescuing the crew of
seven men from the brig Elm, of North Shields, which,
during a heavy sea, had missed stays, and was totally
wrecked off Palling on the 16th nit. 61. 10s. to the crew of
the Winterton lifeboat, on the same coast, be kaguag to the
society, for going off in her and nevi the crew of eight men
from the brig George and James, of Londw, which, during
a fearful gale of wind, had stranded off Winterton.
IT/. to the crew of the Portmadoc lifeboat, belonging to the
institutioo, which had been instrumental, at Sunday morn-
ing last, in saving fifteen persons, in a most exhausted state,
from the barque Oberon, of Liver, which, during a heavy
ode of wind, went on the Barn at&ig Cant, Bay.
181. to the crew of the Yarmouth lifeboat, which longs to
this institution, for putting off and resetting, in conjunction
with a mismou-tug, the crew of six men from the brig Zephyr,
of Mithllesiorough, which was totally wrecked a few weeks
ago, during a fearful plc of wind, on the Scroby Sands. It
will thus be seen that some of the lifeboats of the institu-
tion have, even within the pest few weeks, been the means
of snatching thirty-nine of our fellow-creatures from a
watery grave. The " Wreck Chart of the British Isles'
states that 1,416 wrecks took place lad year on the seas and
marts of the United Kingdom, and that 1,601 perm*
unhappily perished from them. It is therefore evident that
muck still remains to be done in maintaining and extending
the lifeboat system of the society, which reflects an honour
on the philanthropy of the age, and which excites the ad-
miration of all the maritime nations of the world.
In addition to the above, paymenta were also made to the
crews of the lifeboats of the institution stationed at Teign.
mouth, Padstow, and Ayr (on the west coast of Scotland),
for putting off to vessels in distress and for assembling, so
so to be ready to go off if their services should have been
required.
A reward of St was voted to the crews of two open boats
for putting off and saving, at great risk of life, the crew of
four men from the schooner Hope, of Gloucester, which
during a heavy gale of wind and snow storm was wrecked a
short time since on the coast of Donegal, Ireland.
The silver medal of the institution was also presented to
Captain Ridge, R.N., in testimony of his gallant conduct in
wading into the surf on • cold wintry day at the risk of his
life, and rescuing one man, who had been capsized from his
boat in attempting to save the crew of the Austrian brig
Tilmy, which had been wrecked in Dundriun Bay.
A benevolent lady Mid offered the institution to defray
the cost of an additional lifeboat in that dangerous lo-
cality. She had also promised to pay the cost of the New
Quay and the St. Ives (Cornwall) lifeboats, and another to
be stationed at Buckie, on the north coast of Scotland.
Some additional liberal contributions were said to have been
made to the institution Itliwyd's, by the Junior United
Service Club, sod by the Thames Yacht Club.
Communications were from the Ambassador at this
court and the Minister of Marine of Denmark and Sweden,
expressing the appreciation of their government of the
philanthropic objects of the British National Lifeboat In-
stitution, and stating that its useful and practical pamphlet
on the management of boats in a heavy surf had been, by
order of the King, translated into Swedish. It was said
that this little book had been translated into French,
Spanish, and Swedish, and that it was not improbable it
would be rendered into the languages of all the maritime
countries of the world.

It was reported that the Admiralty were taking some
steps to !provide her Majesty's ships with lifeboats. It is
remarkable that hitherto our men of war have been un-
furnished with lifeboats. The National Lifeboat Institu-
tion through its little quarterly publication had for years
past advocated their adoption as well as the supplying of
our intrepid coastguard men with lifeboats.
An interesting report was read by Captain Ward, RN.,
Inspector of Lifeboats to the institution, of his recent tour
of inspection of the nineteen lifeboats which the society has
on the Irish omit. These visits of a thoroughly practical
officer to lifeboat stations are of great service in securing the
permanent efficiency of the establishments. It is his cus-
tom to take the li,eboats out tone himself, howeverstormy
the weather may be, and thus practically to explain to their
hardy crews their qualities, and how they are to act in cases
of emergency.
The institution decided on taking, in connexion with it,
the Margate lifeboat, and to make the station thoroughly
dioient. The boat was presented some time ago to the
twee by Miss Burdett Colitis. A small legacy to the insti-
tution was ►nnounced from the late Mrs. Anna Braithwaite,
of Kendall.

15;ptam N. de St. Croix having been elected • member of
the committee of management, and payments amounting to
having been made on various lifeboat establishments,
the proceedings closed.

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