The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-05 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.

Yesterday a mating of the Royal National Life.
best 'sultanas was held at Ito kowoo, Johawi Set, Adalpbt
Txonas Casrauf. Beg., F.A.S., la Ow chair. There
were she prom% Admiral Bottle Cator, Gearral Blew/bard,
C.D., Captala Ellarby Mushy Moue), the ass. C. B•
Grlbbla, M,A., Bdward Hurry, Mau, George Lyoll, Esq.,
Msjor Pslaor, sad Capta/a Ward, E N., impostor of Uh-
lman to the hsatitatlos.

Mr. Lawn, the eemet•ry, barn" read the etiolates of
t►e previous meeting, newel rewards, medals, dr. were
mated.
Letters were read from Cantata Charlewood, B N., of
Horner, sad Mr. Chanter, of Bideford, *tarn' that the
lifeboats which the imitation had recently seat to those
plums gave nub satisfaction to the boatmen. To manifest
their appreciatiou of the uadertoking the Widmer boatmen
had dropped into the motrib•tioa boo many soillicgs in
Wipeout sad small change.
A turntable want of lifeboats is still felt on many as
exposed poise oa the west. A short time ago the *chooser
British Token went oa the Hornbook, near ➢lackpool. The
irsesel dart immediately broke op, teed the crowd on the
shore coald dielisetly see her Grew, *assisting of four hands,
allogiag to the ►lggiag, bat ao one was able to reader them
cay smat•sse, the nearest lifeboat station, which Wasps")
the Bailout Warns loststatioa, being at Leas's. Oa*
poor fellow perished oa the oee•riee, bat the other three
sees sameeded Is keep's( their bold to the masthead
tturougboat that dreadfal gale; and after the tide had
Needed they were brought ea shore is • cart Had there
bees • lifeboat as the spot the shipwrecked sailors would
probably speedily have bees remised from their perilous
!maiden. Another dreadful shipwreck, that of the Juba
sad Mary, of Bnaderlaad, took plass • few weeks singe
•ear Winobelms, on the 8•mmo seam, ekes the master, his
wife, aadteo wows and • led, miserably perished. It was
the firs wiavietioa of Mr. Wiley, Lloyds' spot, sod Whom,
that, had there bees a lifeboat in the vidaity, this melon-
"holy lose of life would la all probahility sot have seca►nd.
IThe above institatioa has, however, slam thee, pleeed ap
of its fiat. elta• lifeboats aid transportiog carriages at Bye,
Bear Winehelse•, at • met of about 3001. It is only ►y
lammed sontribatioss from tbe hammiest that the Insilco-
Wm ma be es•bled to lames* their lifeboat station,.

The meeting ezpressed their deep repot at the death of
the late distisceielted Adaital Beecher, who was a Tom-
bar of the eseueittes of asesdesseat of this hestitatkos,
end a liberal orstribater to its feeds.
The pootedlop them closed.

TBs BMITBYIILD CLUB CATTLZ Bliom.—Yestor-
day afternoon, at throe o'clock, in costar's:l4y with the rules
of the Smithfield Club, the Rates of the Bakeratrest Basses
were closed agaiut ell farther admission of implemeate of
sericulture. The show yard is sow bighting to mums
somewhat its anal aspect at this period. The muds In flu
CV:ara curly ail ocupied, sotwithetuding a keg.
eof span, with maninery and lantana% and the
various stalls are is readiness for the reception of the mats,
some of whisk have already arrived, and to whiob than
will be a large ausesitta I. the wane of to-day. The gnat
bulk, however, of the animals entered will not arrive until
to-morrow (Saturday), mere especially those from the Bir-
mingham settle show, widish does not sloes till this even*.
Amongst the competitors will, it is stated be found Priam
Albert sad the Priam of Wales, the Rabe of Richmond,
the Date of &Wand, the Duke of Redford, the Bart of
Leicester, Earl Spenser, Berl Deals, Lord Portman. Lord
Bemire, Si, Jobs Shelley, 11l P., and nearly all the wOU-
knowa apicaltirista throughout the kingdom. The judges
will make their awards of the prism on Illoaday, sad is Um
main Ma private view will mks elms. It is believed
that Prism Albert and the Prince of Wales will this pear
hewer the show with their camases.

017ORD FIZZ LIBRARY AND READING ROOM.-
This institution has beset visited during the post mouth by
10,616 gleteems, er epee an average 411 daily, of whom 2,113
were bast endlia, Abided under the (*Bowleg heads:—
Newt sad Tales, LIN ; Poetry, Drams, and Miscellaneous
Litosslmsloll4; SYtesy, Biography, and Travels, 274
Theciely Plellenopip, &dean and Art, 212 ; Bine Books
sad 4. The go of visitors on Sunday
soosalses. 'bat newspopers are net allowed to be read, is
Os the list October there were 3,983 books in the
Library. The following are the returns of the Library and
&midis" room for the post els months. Visitors, Jona,
8,209; July, 10,010; August, 9.112; September, 8,380;
Ostober, 11,236; November, 10,066. Total. 68,811.
linden, Jane, 906 ; July, 1.8E6; Assist, 1,340; Sep-
tember, 1,083; October, 2,208; November, 2,109. Total,
8.731. By ',deducting the total number of book -readers
from** visitors, it will be area that 47,880 persons have
visited the library during the pest eseaths, es newspaper
readers. 189 books have bees weaved for the panne of a
lending Library, and on behalf of Ibis desirable objeet. the
members of the Onlord Amateur Theatrical Soliety have
anenseed their intention of giving a variety of entertain-
nests during the Christens vssstlos.
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