The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-06 00:00:00

PRESSRVETION OP RIPE PROM SHIPWRECK.

Yeaterda a meatier of the Royal National Life-
boat I was bald at its house, John-street, Adslpht ;
THOMAS Comae, Seq., F.R.s., in the chair. Mr.
Lew* the secretary, haAng read the minutes of the pee-
♦ swam
It reward at 181. was voted to the crew of the institution's
lifeboat stationed at Wainer for patting off sad rescuing two
out of four of the mew d the sloop Liberal, of Waboach,
which during a gale at wiad was wrecked as the Goodwin
Beads on the 16th alt. . .

A reVar7l.llll.wsa alao voted to the mew of the as
duty's lifeboat staticeed at Mistakes, on the Norfolk cast,
for saving the mew of nine rasa of the Swedish barque
Alecto, which during blowy weather was wrecked off that
place as the 24th ult.
Various ezpenm, amounting to 261. Y., were also paid ea
ewersl lifeboats of the
as
for services in assembling
durlog stormy weather so as to be prepared, if required, to
go of to wrecks.
The silver medal of the society and 11. was voted to Aka-
ander Bain, a mate of a vessel, Is acknowledgement of his gal-
leat conduct in conveying , at the peril of his life, a Ike on
• the Azalea, of Nantes, which was wrecked off Skeniee,
sear Drlblhi,durlog the tearful gale which raged on the Irish
art en Friday last
A reward of 13/. was voted to the hate crews, and the
*mks of the committee Inscribed on vellum to Captain
Ilmnplueys, in testimosy of their lendable conduct in restriag
during a thick fog the mew of the flat Margaret, of Pee*"
widish had recently sunk in Cardigan Bay.
The Callercosta new lifeboat of the institution was stated to
have rendered valuable assistance as two °wantons dialog
last month to two pilot whim in distress off the Tyne. The
lifeboat's crew generously declined to swept any payment
from the society for their services.
A reward of 31. was likewise voted to Wm. Shannon and
John George, in acknowledgment of their gallant conduct to
wading into the ewf and aiding is the mane of the crew of
the schooner Sir William Curt* which daring • record gale
of wind got en the rocks off the Tyne.
A reward of 41. was oleo voted to a boat's crew of four
men, for putting offend remain two women who were collect-
ing seamed on a waste rock In the sea, on the Irish comet,
but who were overtaken by the rapidly flowing tide before
they could return to the shore.
A reward of 21. 10s. was likewise granted to a boat's crew
of flee men, for putting off end saving two of the mew of the
schooner Shoe jacket, of Bangor, which daring stormy
weather was recently wrecked off Beaumaris.
The in decided to station a new lifeboat and ca-
rtage at Ayr. on the west coast of Soiehnd. Pour new lif►
boat., ordered by the Rusaan and Prussian governments,
were also reported to be rosily I. be mut to their destina-
tions. Several other lifeboats, were stated to be reedy to be
ant to their stations.
It was reported that the leas of life on the oast dozing the
recent fearful gars had been truly lamentable, but that
whenever the lifeloata of the Matted= bad been required
they had promptly and efficiently performed their services.
Between 60 and 70 additional lifeboats are still wanted on
exposed points of the omit.
Payments amounting to about 6001. on lifeboat establish-
ments having ban made, the proceedings closed.

Norm LONDON COLLEGIATE ScuooL.—The
ahead dinner of the collegians end old members of this
school (which it may be remembered °erupted tbs &lemon
pasitton at the late Oxford Middle else Ethinfnation) was
MM at the Freemason: Tavern on Saturday last, the Rev.
W. C. Williams in the chair, and very numerously attended. ,
After the usual lays! torieta, " Prosperity to the Sobinol,"
was proposed by Mr. 0. Saw, and responded to by Mr. J.
Ones, who gave is return, " The health of the Rev. Pais-
cipal" which was drunk amidst load and reiturated aWmus. 1
Several other toasts followed, Matthias "The Preat of
the Solool" (lb. Laid Bishop of Loudon), " The Vies-Pris.
midst" (the Rev. Canna Dale), dc., and the meeting asps-
rated, aft. r a scot pbeasest mum%
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.—The annual meeting of
this isettotioe was held yeetetday evening at Rooter•kan,
the Rea. A. Sinew' dht ties oban, and woo very
attended. In the report read by the secretary (Ir. r
Watson) it wen stated that the clams made on the soar
mines for grams of loading libraries bad murk increased,
tot bad base cheetfally met. The number of libraries
granted led amounted to 304. The schools thus mated
comidaso 40,745 scholars, of whom 37,905 wan lartptara I
modem The libraries supplied voakt have eon et the Mei;
priers 1,8781. lbs. 9d., bat the Kea& anti pail the ono at
asei is.. 9d. fee thee, The keel ambers. meth iiibradis
Plataa to the pr" Seat time screens: to OM. SYa al,„
In Meth tocolthe amottuted to 18,411. Se., Arid la
99019929 9‘..4,0001. me the Wee el the a"'" jow
Pg"tivial 114 en WV alididelle7r:O., led
re troika reedited ea gereeetetket tau,
peeeelle, the oeuraittee her rdatted. to alai
papas sof9 le 74.1. eat of the lortdPeWl=e. The
tenr" wend torolatieee beiketai at tile
vele sabeetelatty poem&