The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OP LIFE PROW SRIPWERICN.

On Thursday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution war held ; Mr. TIIOIIIAR BAPINO, M.P., in
the chair. There were also present—Thomas Chapman,
Esq., F.H.S. ; Admiral Cater, Montagn Oore, ; Ad-
miral Sir Thomas Herbert, ; Captain Hall, R.N.,
C. 8.; Captain Wooltimrtem, 11. N., F. 11.8., Hydrograpber of
the dmiralty ; C'sptant Heestop, R.N. ; (Mow Lyon,
General Blanehard, C.E.• James Peak., Esq. ; Captain
Lambert Perna, Captor; Roberta's, R.N., hamper-
General to the Beard of Trade; CAVA' Ward, It.N., In-
apt •for of Lilo-biota to the Institution; and Captain

A reward of 71. Ile was Acted to the crew of the life-beet
of the institution steamed M Nawbiggee, fur the
crew of six men of tbetehoonerCalherine, of Ipswich, w
during squally weather mad &fife fug, went ea the rocks
seer Bl7ts, as the 7th nit. The aew bad bakes to the
ship's boat, in which they were fo=ilata Astral eaksesties.
While the life-boa was strip, the cm two ',Aka pee of
from Blyth to the wreck to get her .1 the mein. la this
they succeeded, and trouglit her in salty fats harken.
The fishermen could not, bow ever, dant same on the
vessel NI she wan left anchored by her erew. She wee the
Priltol• widow ap !Jewell, not insured.
ritl enaireniff villek-isties#lb tbs. sicio.24
bad gone off to the &mistimes of Imo linking
suoreeded, during hoary pls. inkriegiugrlqpith
thole in tatty into honour., Tho life‘bmt peed(
several hoary seas, but inimediately Need lieruelfof Bre niche:
The life• boat wea reported to have behaved trey well on
the occasion.

A life-boat, called the B. Wood, the gift of a generous
hidy named Wood, was said to have given much aatidection
to the boatmen, who had tried her off Hornsen, near fi
where she is permenetly stationed. These three life-boats
in at Mr. Poke's plan.
A reward of M. was granted to the crew of the life-boat
of the institution, stationed at Cendri, on the Anglesey
coast, fur putting off on Sunday, the oth ult., with the view
of anecounng the crew of the barque, Ellen Oliver, of Liver-
pool, from Orleans to dint port, which during a dense fog
, had struck= the Retries rocks. The wreck was needy on
' its beam ends and filling with water. The lifeboat took some
of the men; but at three quarters flood the ship was got off
the racks by a steam tug and taken in tow to Liverpool. A
romp! life-beat lantern, invented by Captain J. R. Ward,
R.N., inapector of life-diets of the institutive, woo of essen-
tial service in enabling the life-boat, through a deem fog, to
make the shore in perfect safety. Other shore boats at the
same time were out many hours and in much danger.
The silver medal end 21. each were voted to James Pete,
Thome Pease, end John Jones, pilots, and to George Clerk,
marina, who put off in e boat, and after en arduous pull of
four hours duration, rescued three out of four men of the
teheoner Trevatianne, of St. Agnes, which during thick
weather and a dark night was wrecked off Portheawl, Gla-
morgan. After striking, the weed shoat immedietelv sank;
the crew of four men took to the mast-bead, where aterte-
mined for several hours before they were seen from the
land. A heavy eat was breaking over the nude, but this
boat bravely dashed into the sea, and trek the shipwrecked
men—now reduced to three—from their perilous position on
the cress-tree, to which they had clung for sixteen hours.
There were thirty roasting vessels in the port at the time,
but no one would man a second beat to follow and aid this
boat in ease of aecident.

A reward of 6f. was granted to three men for awing the
master and a lad of the smack Ann of Amlwch, which, during
a gale of wind, had bean wrecked near Ithyl about 10 o'clock
at night. The three men were engaged from that hour until
siz o clock the next morning, with great risk and exertion,
in oaring the water and boy The former, however, died
from exhaustion soon after he was brought ashore.
A reward of 61. was voted to W. E. Church, coast-award
man, and four &Mennen, for putting off in • boat and rescuing
two fishermen, who during squally weather, had been cap-
sized from their bout off Malin Head, on the north-west
mast of Ireland._ . .

A;;;ZI-421. was granted to John 11PLaughlin for
wading into the surf, at the risk of his life, to rescue one out
of ail persons who had been capsized from their boat of
Port Retfoul, on the coast of Donegal, a short distance front
the shore. M•Laughlin was aided in his noble set by
another man, who held him by the skirts of his cast, sad
who tensived from the society 10s. for his serviess.
Various other rewards were granted.
The quarterly reports of forty-seven of the life-boats of
the institution were very favourable. The boats were in a
state of efficiency, and their crews had much confidence in
them.

A lithographic coloured working drawing, on a large scale,
of Mr. Page e plan of life-boat, which is now adopted by the
institution, was exhibited. The Duke of Northumberland
had intimated his intention to have a large number of copies
of the same struck off, and circulated throughout our colo-
nies, and in foreign countries.
A report was read from the inspector of life-boats regret-
bag hie recent visits to the life-boats of the society stationed
on the south and west coasts of England.
About 8001. having been ordered to be paid for various
life-hosts and life-boat houses, the proceedings closed.

THE SAILORS' INsTITUTE, SHADWELL.—A fancy
banter in behalf of the fund. of this institute was held yes-
terday in the Hanover-equate Rooms, and was very numer-
ously awl fashionably attended. The large room was taste-
fully and appropriately decorated, and the stalls were laden
with a profusion of elegantly-worked articles, prepared for
the occasion. During the afternoon a portion of the bead of
the Coldstream Guards were in attendance, and played some
choice ravenous of mune. The institute in behalf of which
the bazaar was held has been recently erected in Shadwell
High-street ; and is especially designed fur the use of the
seafaring dames. It is under the direction of the liritich and
Foreign Sailors Society, and comprises a public hall for lec-
tures on week days, and Bethel services on Sundays
clam-rooms, whets day and evening navigation schools
are conducted under the sanction of the Board of Trade; a
and reading room supplied with maps, charts, and
cals, religious and general, and to be always open
or the free use of seamen ; a refreshment room,
savings bank, appointed by the Board of Trade se • branch
of that recently established for seamen and conducted b
the government. The cost of the building has exceeded
5,0001., of which about 1,300!. or 1,400/. remain unpaid, and
the bazaar has been one of the steps devised to niake up the
deficiency, in order to avoid the neceesity of a mortgage on
the buiMing. Considering the immune claim* of the Des-
faring population on the sympathy of the public, it is hoped
that Ohre effort to promote their moral and intellectual cul-
ture will be warmly supported, and that the Sailors Insti-
tute will be entirely relieved of the incubus of n building
debt, which might seriously interfere with its efficient work-
ing. The bazaar in open this day, and will no doubt again
receive a large influx of visitor'.
TIACTANIANISM AND THE. BISHOP OF EXETER.—
The perishioons of St Olave, Exeter, have for some time
peat been at war with their rector, the Rev R. Roper, in
consequence of several innovation. which he has thought
proper to introduce into the services of the church ; the con-
sequence of which has been that the church has been nearly
deserted by the pariabioners. At the recent visitation of the
Bishop of Exeter, a presentment was handed in by tho
churchwardens; of St. Nave, MCI4III. Escott and Husband,
in which it wen complained that the rector had introdured
into divine service the Hymnal Noted," in lieu of the ac-
customed psalmody ; and which contained expressions of a
Roman catholic character. They also complained of the
weekly offertory, and that the rector need bags instead of " •
decent basin," as prescribed by the rubric, for the collection
of the offertory mousy. To this presentment the bishop hen
replied, that there basing no order of the church for the uaa
of any special psalmody, and the use of psalmody at all rein-
ing upon usage-except to far as anthems are by implication
clearly admitted-it is difficult to pronounce judieially. He
at the same time thinks, indeed, that there are phrases in
it likely to excite scandal. Upon the whole, however, ha
loaves this matter, without special recommendation, to the
discretion of the minister, as he has not a right to order any
other hymnal. The weekly use of the offertory has his fun
approbation, but the bags for receiving the aline are clearly
contrary to the law of the church, which is preciee in pre.
scribing " • decent basin tube provided by the parish for that
purpose."
THE BISHOP OF LONDON AND THE TittCTARIAN
Cum° r.-We have learnt with considerable surprieo that
the Bishop of London has forbidden any cross being erected
at St. Barnabas, either on the altar or elsewhere; refuses to
permit the retention of the gaper altar; and claims-in direct
ougtradietiou of the late judgment-en absolute control over
the kinds and colours of the altar frontal.. Ilia loolehip,
who was invited by Mr. Westertun to visit the churches of
St. Paul and St. Barnabse, is also mid to have stated in Mr.
Weaterton a preemie that "the service wee popish from
beginning to end;" and that, all bishop of the diocese, he
would aim at rooting out such practiree. At the Miesion
Churches in Wellclose-square and Calvert-etreet, if report
speaks truly, a still more arbitrary ace of episcopal authority
is attempted to be niade, in defiance of the letter of the law,
We understand, however, that the rector of St. George's-in-
the-East is not likely to submit to this unprovoked inter-
ference with his legal rights.-Union.
PRINTERS' ALMSHOUSE SOCIETY.—A meeting of
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the committee of this society was he
Clerkenwell-Preen, on Wednesday,
the chair, b rem the report of the t
pears that the inn ate. are in the en
that the hewn, are in good rep
copious supply of water has been
sinking and boring to a depth of r
day, the 9th of June, an election
mates, and in the following
Gar
inauguration of the institution
at Highbury Barn Tavern.

DETENTION OP A MAIL
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