The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-02 00:00:00

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PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM $12143:1:117 i7fw4
W.REOS.

Yesterday .a meeting of the Royal National Life Boat
Institution was held at the society's house, John-street,
Adelphi ; Capt. Lambert Perrott, in the chair. There
was also present—Capt. Shepherd, H. C. S. Deputy-
Master of the Trinity-house; Montague Gore, Esq ,
Rev. C. B. Gribble, M.A., Edward Hurry, Esq., Cal;
tain M‘Hardy, R.N., James Peake, Esq., her Majesty's
Dockyard, Woolwich ; and Captain Ward, R.N., in.
spector of life-boats to the institution.
Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the minutes of
the previous meeting,
The silver medal of the institution was voted severally
to three Irish sub-constables named Terrott, Havey,
and Nicholson, and 101. to be divided between them
and two fishermen, in testimony of their gallant and
highly meritorious conduct, in putting off in a boat,
when blowing a heavy gale of wind, to the rescue of two
men, who belonged to a boat which sank off Knock,
near Limerick. It appeared that while the boat was
attempting to make for Knock pier, she was overwhelmed
with a heavy sea, which filled and immediately sank her.
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minent peril of the two men on the mast, ran towards
the quay, where a number of fishermen were assembled,
discussing the imprebabiiity of any boat lining in such a
terrific sea, and earnestly entreated that some of them
should attempt to rescue the two poor men. One fisher-
man, however, very creditably offered his boat for the
L' service, if a proper crew could be procured to liandleljo..
! But out of an assemblage, consisting of from 50 to 70 per-
sons, only two fishermen volunteered to accompany the
three constables on their perilous enterprise. It now had
become painfully evident that any further delay would
be fatal to the two poor men, over whom the sea con-
tinued to wash, -and which would soon engulph them in
its bosom. The constables rushed into the boat, and,
after some further entreaty on their part, two fishermen
followed them. The sails of the boat were soon set, and
a few minutes afterwards brought them close to the suf-
ferers, whose piercing cries for succour rent the air.
After much difficulty and hazard they were taken on
board the boat, from which they were landed in on oz.
hausted state. . The owner of the bpoit,mlllo 2•00110 a
from the institaitin, JorwipviogitatleAnAilint hie 1.
boat to the nk*.',!'
td Ataileritlyoft4i42 „atm" dor:General -for their
humane and spirited conduct on the occasion.

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A reward of 11. was voted to a boat's crew of two matt
in consideration of their very laudable services to the
crew of the sloop Hopewell, of Aberdovey, which sank
during violent and variable squalls in the Bristol Chan-
nel on the 10th ult. When the sloop was off Battery
Point she was driven in a squall of wind on the East
Nook Sands, where she beat about a considerable time.
The wind having shifted late in the day the sloop was
driven off the sands in a sinking state, her crew at the
same time using every exertion to keep her afloat.
Ultimately, however, her pumps became quite choked,
and no alternative was left thorn but to allow the vessel
to drift upon Swash Point, where she shortly afterwards
filled and sank. Her crew then took to the rigging.
The wind was at the time blowing a heavy gale, and the
sea making a complete breach over her. Having been
observed in this perilous position by two Glcucester
boatmen, who were near the spot in their boat, they im-
mediately made towards the sloop's crew, and succeeded
in rescuing them from a watery grave.
A reward of 21. was also voted to four coastguard
men, in consideration of their intrepid and meritorious
conduct in putting off in their boat to the rescue of two
men who were upset from a boat in the sea, sear Ard-
glass, on the coast of Down. It was blowing hard from
the south-west at the time, and considerable risk and
difficulty was experienced in reaching the capsized boat.
The t a-ei men were picked up in an exhausted state, and
would probably had perished had succour for a short
period longer been withheld from them.
A reward of 21. to three Pill boatmen was voted, for
their laudable and prompt services to four men who
were upset from a ship's boat at the entrance of the Se-
vern, in the Bristol Channel. It appeared that the boat
of the Austrian brig Pridetta, while attempting with
four of the brig's crew to enter Ringroad, get athwart
of a tow rope, which upset the boat. Three Pill men
witnessing the accident, made all speed in their boat to
the men's assistance. They succeeded in picking up
three of the men, who were clinging to the boat's oars
and to pieces of boards. One man, however, had been
driven by the current astern of the Pill men's boat,
which was then under a press of canvass. Charles Case,
who belonged to the Pill boat, immediately jumped
overboard, and, being an expert swimmer, fortunately
succeeded in reaching the man and keeping him above
water until his boat was brought to their assistance.
Mr. Clifford brought before the committee an account
of his plan of unlashing, lowering, levelling, without the
possibility of canting in descent, and disengaging at
will ships' boats laden with any crew from vessels sta-
tionary, or under way, by one man only in the boat,
without any other assistance whai,ever. The boat my
be lowered from the ordinary davits, or a single spar.
A working model of it is now to be seen at Lloyd's.
It was seported that during the past month the insti-
tution had placed a new life-boat at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Soon after the arrival of the boat at her station the fisher-
men of Spittal put her to a searching trial, which, how-
ever, fuily carried out the intentions of the institution
concerning her. The boat weighs about 2 tons, will
right herself immediately when upset, and discharge her-
self of the water she may ship in about 25 seconds. Her
stability or power against upsetting is so great that it
requires 24 men to stand on her gunwale or side to bring
it to the water's edge.
A report of a somewhat similar boat, from the Aber-
deen Harbour Trust, stated " that the boat built for them
under the superintendence of the National Life boat In-
stitution had answered admirably, and that her crew had
perfect confidence in her during the heaviest gales."
These boats are on the design of Mr. J. Peake, of her
Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich, and are built under his
superintendence by the Messrs. Forrest, of Limehouse.
The institution voted its cordial thanks to Mr. Peake
for his untiring assistance in promoting the building of
life-boats, and for his most valuable assistance to the
society.
A grant of 501. was made by the society in aid of the
Gorleston Seamen's life-boat, and 731. voted towards
putting the Penmon (Anglesey) life-boat establishment
in an efficient state. Various other life-boat payments
were like wise made.
It appeared that the institution had now about forty
life-boats under its charge, and that it paid quarterly
about 1501. as wages to their crews for exercising them.
So many establishments must necessarily occasion a
arge outlay to keep them in an efficient state and ready
:or every emergency.
The proceedings then closed.

FLOODS IN DEVONSHIRE.—The heavy rains which have
fallen during the past week have caused the country in
many parts of Devonshire to be flooded. In the neigh-
bourhood of Exeter especially the water is particularly
high, the fields fit the distance of some miles are covered,
the trees and tops of hedges only being visible. At the
village of Stoke especially it was so high as to cover the
turnpike•road to a depth of several feet. The rails of the
Bristol and Exeter Railway only just escaped, the water
being nearly, on a level with them. Fortunately, be-
yond the inconvenience to the agriculturists and travel-
lers no further damage has been caused.
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