The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-07 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF LIFE PEON SHIPWEICI.

A meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Insti-
tution wee held yesterday et he home, John-street, Adelphi.
Mr. Thomas Chapman, F.R.S., in the chair. There were
also preen* Sir "Weed Parrott, Bert. ; Admiral Gordon,
Deputy-Master of the Trinity-boss.; Mr. George Lyall,
M.P. sad Mr. Alexender Beetelser. Mr. Lewis, the mere-
ter 7, liev& reed the Waal= of the meeting,
et wee voted to the errs at trv‘alaZtatioe'e t
stationed at Soethwold, Sheehy. medal to John Creek., her
eozerale, and the second service clasp to B. Herrington, for
their gallant services In rescuing, during a strong gale of
wired sad leave see, the mew of fen men and the master's
wife hone the Prusslaa brig Wilde, which was wrecked off
Mistier Hamm on the night of the 17th alt. The oßoer of
the Coast-guard reported that the lifebost had behaved nobly
at the occasion, as well as the boat's crew. A re-
ward of 131. wee also voted to the erew of the '
society's boat etelomed at Bridlington, foe teeming
between three and font o'clock on the morning of the
18th ult. the arew of eta men from the brig Eliza of Bende-
-1 land, whkh wee wrecked off Bridlington during a heavy gale
of wind. A reward ot 111. wee likewise voted to the crew of
the Ceintown, Isle of Men, lifeboat, which belongs to the
' 'methadon, fur putting off CM the Dien of the 30th August
and rescuing three men from the Norwegian brigantine
Ospreinsingen, which during a sudden gale of wind lied N-
aomi disabled. The Wick lifeboat, which is on the institu-
tion's plea, wee also reported to have saved recently • ship's
crew daring a heavy gels of wind. The boat was ander the
oommand of Captain Tudor, R.N., who fora previous ant of
bravery la mown life wears the sedety's silver medal.
Rawer& amounting to 161. 10s. wars also voted to the crews
of the ioniety's lifeboats siationed at Fleetwood, Dover, and
Beralmer, far patting off in reply to signsle from veseela,
which, however, did not require the hoe: aid. The
Resonate I:fewer, which is also en the institution's plan.
had recently in corjunction with the harbour commissioners'
stoma tag and some loggers, succeeded in bringing into her-
boar from the Goodwin Sands the brig Quickstep, of London.
They had been engaged In the arduous undertaking two
days. A reward of 61. wee voted to the crew of Ave men of
a Harwich smack for their valuable assistance in saving the
ores of even men from the brig Fume, of South Shields,
'hick wee wrecked on the fihipumh Sands during hazy
weether on the 6th ult. A reward of 21. 10.. wee also voted
toe boat's crew for putting off and rescuing two out of six
ms who had been indeed from their boat outside Mews-
gluey Harbour, Carswell, on the evening of the 24th alt.
The institution decided to station • new lifeboat at Sdloth,
near Carlisle. Sir Jeers Graham, Bart , M.P., had offered
his co-operation to the humane undertaking. The society
also ordered a lifeboat to bs built for Portheawl, near Cardiff.
The establlabment had received the very liberal support of
Mr. Talbot, DUP.. lord-lieutenant of the county, and other
gentlenne in the locality. The isteitatiom wee reported to
be making an urgent appeal to the semen of the merchant
bevies to aseht it in pleeng and maintaining lifeboat. on
every exposed part of the awe of the United Kingdom.
Payments amounting to 1,1076 for lifeboats and their
acrenories having been ordered to be made, the proceedings
cline&

GREAT EA BID statements in
the papers that the director, of the Groat Eastern contem-
plated seeding her to Southampton to facilitate her repairs,
Hr. Malley, Lloyds' district surveyor at Plymouth, wrote
to the chairmen and suggested Plymouth Sound as a most
eligible place for that purpose, being easy of &CONS as well
us •We sad commodious anchorage for the greet shi . He
also met toe* the certainty of there being very eoaeid.eahie
receipts from the diamonds of visitors from all parte of
Devon aed Cornwall who would wish to sea her when so
near at hand. Mr. Malley received a reply, dada' that It
was not intended that the ship should go to Sonthaniptoa or
any other port for repairs. It will be observed that
the directors do not positively say that they will not send
her to Plymouth for view, tat sppear to have left that qua*.
lion open. We, therefore, hops they may yet decide to give
her a day or two hem and nuke Plymouth her port of de-
picters on her trial trip.—Plymeseth Arent.
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR BARNARD CASTLE.—OR
Woodsy morning last a downed accident weaned is on ro-
taries oaring n the South Durham and Lancashire Uaioa
Railway, Dear Bernard Castle, through the falling of a lases
of earth. The accident caused the death of ow era, sad
Nearly that of another, who lies in a very precarious stata.
The poor fallow killed was only married a few weeks ago.
Both the mss are streamers to the district, and had not been
working Meg at the oatting.—Netreorrir Deily Chronicle.
IMPROVEMENTS IN Tilt STILAND.—NeatIy the
whole of the houses from No. 17 in the Strand, occupied by
Me. Watts, the okernia, to Crevett-atrest, am also portions of
the Craves Hotel, have bees palled deem for the purpose of
improvements being =de ow the Craven mate. Cotan-
gents will be widened by the removal of two houses. In a
short time the houses leading up to Northumberiond-strest
will be pulled down, and in their studa number of now
I building, will beerected.