The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

PIEBIIIIV47IOII OP Lill PROM SHIPWRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat lastitation was held at its house, John-street, Adelphf,
Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., in the chair. Mr. Lewis, the
secretary, having read the minute. of the previous meeting,
the thanks of the Institution inecrtbed en vellum were voted
to Captain Ellison and Mr. M.Lelles, and • reward of If 10e,
to some men who bad courageously exerted tbetueelves in
saving ten men from the brig William Sortie, of Glasgow,
which, daring • heavy gale of wind, was wrecked off Barra,
oa the Western Wand*. A reward of 21. 10s. was voted to
a bows crew of live men for putting off in • boat and res-
cuing amidst comiderable danger the crewed [Meat hands of
the steamer Preston, of Liverpool, which, during very thick
and blowing weather, was recently wrecked on the Angles's
coast. On this dangerous coast the institution has at present
fire efficient lifeboats. A reward of 41. was voted to • boat's
crew for putting off on two occasions sad saving the crew of
five men from • French vessel named the Boa Calais.
of Bayonne, which, during • gale of wind and
thick weather, was recently wrecked in Dundalk Bay.
A reward of 61. was voted to a wee guard's bate. crew of
five men, in acknowledgment of their very laudable a reit:cent
putting off gad rescuing the crew of four men of the schooner
Aerie, of Saloon:a*, which was recently wrecked off Car-
diff dating ea easterly gale. Several reweede of money were
also voted to the crews of diff-rent boats for their praise.
wort thy ems-time la saving life from various wreck a an the
Irish coast. It was stated that the n, which had
already eighty-two lifeboat stations on the Erjahelo and Irish
coast, was deeirius to 1. iteed its work of awfully@ e to the
coast of Sootlen4, which is 1,600 miles tog, That every part
of the Vatted Kingdom may be provided woh the means of
affording succour to those unfortunate persons who by the
violence of the storm are met away, and met too often
otherwhe perch en its shone. The rotenone° espreesed
much commiseration for the fearful loss of life from the
had:
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in future. Without, however, the pecuniary seeiratice
and the hearty general ro•operst we of the community at
large that object could not euocesaf ally be carried our.
It was
reported that the it:mention bed seat on Monday last
a new lifelo at and transporting carnage to Exmouth. During
dee past month three new lifeboats oa Mr. Peake's plan,
built by the Mews. Forrnot, bad been sent to the Emperor
of ROSSi4. They are to be stationed in the Gulf of Finland.
A Rreasian steam-packet company had liked.wises,ptuorbechasstead.
tdimdfnmahe Pthrumeat bi°uaindt government. li
rnAmlienlifebfttb.Qatibedhadtbnas same
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the esanareinont of boats in heavy surf., lac., issued by the
Lifeboat Institution, and sold fur a few peas, wee reported
to have been ordered by the Admiralty to be eireubsted is
her Alsksty's fleet. This {molest little book should be la
the hands of every seaman and boatman in tee kingdom. It
waa about to be Outdated into French. The v.luable in-
structions of the institution far the restoration of the appa-
rently drowned, which are now is extensive all oar route,
had also been forwarded to all the foreign miedimary so-
cietke for nee on their station.

FATAL OCCURRENCE AT THE LONDON DOCKS.-••
Au iequest was taken yesterday by Mr. J. Humphrey s, the
coroner, at tel London Hospital, ea view of the hotly of Mr.
Peter Kay, aged 49 years, late commander of the ship
Rachel, lying to tla• L ndos Docks. It aid-cared from the
windows, that a few days gam the deceased. whPc erm•MOI •
stage erected over the hatchway of the vi sp.', 66111 precipi-
tated down the bold, and received such wren isternal In-
juries that ha died oa Monday last. The jury retained a
verdict of " Accidi rind death."
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