The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-04 00:00:00

Royal National Lifeboat Institution,

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held at its
house, John-street, Adelphi—Thomas Chapman, Esq.,
F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were also present Sir
Edward Perrott, Bart., V.P. ; Admiral Gordon, W. H.
Barton, Esq ; John Griffith, EFq. ; Captain Wat d, R.N.,
inspector of lifeboats to the institution ; and Richard Lewis,
Esq., the secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting
having been read, a reward of £23 was voted to the crew of
the Redcar lifeboat of the institution, for saving the crew of
seven men of the schooner Brothers of Whitby, which, dur-
ing a storm on the night of the 17th ult., was wrecked on
some roc's off Redcar. The lifeboat, which is the oldest
in the kingdom, was stove in on the occasion, and was after-
wards found to be affected with dry rot. Messrs. John
Crossley and Sons, of Halifax, have liberally promised to
the institution to pay the cost of a new lifeboat for this sta-
tion. A reward of £9 was also voted to the crew of the in-
stitution's lifeboat at Dungeness, for saving 13 persons from
the ship Golden Age of Liverpool, which was wrecked off
Dungeness during a snowstorm on the 19th ult. Some of
the crew and passengers were also saved by a pilot cutter.
A reward of AG 108 was likewise granted to the crew of the
Holyhead lifeboat of the institution, for having, on the
13th ult., brought to a place of safety the brigantine Boa
Nova, of Oporto, and her crew of nine men. As the
lifeboat was returning to the shore the schooner Bri-
tannia was observed in a dangerous position, and she was
also safely brought to a sheltered place. The New
Brighton (tubular) lifeboat, belonging to the institution,
also rendered important services to the ship Contest, of Li-
verpool, whose crew were found by the lifeboat oft the
Mersey, completely exhausted. Payments amounting
to £l3 158 were also made to tbo crews of the s ciety's
lifeboats at Lytham, Rye, and Winchilsea, for putting off
with the view of saving life from wrecks, but when their
services were not afterwards required. The silver medal of
the institution was voted to Mr. W. C. Buck, R.N., chief
officer of the coastguard at Winchelsea, Sussex, and Al each
to five of his men, for putting off in a coastguard boat, and
saving, at much risk of life, a poor fellow from the fishing
cutter Thetis of Jersey. crew had abandoned him at
Dieppe, and he had crossed the Channel alone in the smack.
While returning to the shore ono of the coastguard men,
named George Terry, was unfortunately washed out of the
boat and perished. The institution voted £lO in aid of a
local subscription for his widow. A reward of 2 was also
granted to two policeman of Holyhead, for wading into the
surf during a stormy night, and saving a man belonging to
the schooner Harmony of Drogheda. Rewards amounting
£
to £l6 10s were also voted to other persons for rescuing,
during the late gale, 15 persons from a boat belonging t' the
ship Royal Victoria of Liverpool; eight men from the
schooner Anna Maria of Cronstadt ; four men from a fish-
ing boat off Port Stewart, county Antrim; and six men, and
their fishing cobbles, of Staithes. It was reported that Mrs.
M. A Hopkins, of Preston, and her daughter, had presented
to the institution £250, to pay the cost of the Blackpool lie-
boat, in memory of the late Mr. R. W. Hopkins. It was
also stated that Sir John Pakington, Bart., M.P., G.C.8.,
had kindly promised to preside over the annual meeting of
the institution, to be held on'the 15th inst., at the London
Tavern. The society had sent during the past month now
lifeboats to Palling, Norfolk, and to Greencastle, near Lon-
donderry. It was slated that Messrs. Forrestt, the lifeboat
builders, had now 13 lifeboats constructing for the institu-
tion. Payments amounting to upwards of £2BO having
been made on various lifeboat establishments, and some
minor business done, the proceedings terminated.

THE FREEHOLD ESTATE OF THE LATE LORD
LYNDLIURST.—The freehold estate of the late Lord
Lyndhurst, Nos. 25 and 26, George-street, Hanover-
square, was yesterday disposed of at the mansion, in two
lots, by Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Wools, of King-.
street, St. James's. Lot 1. The capital and spacious free-
hold mansion, 25, George-street, situated on the east side,
close to Hanover-square, the property, and for many years
the residence of the late Lord Lyndhurst ; and all the fix-
tures included in the purchase—£l3,ooo (Mr. Duddell).
Lot. 2. The capital family residence, 26, George-street,
Hanover-square, adjoining the mansion of his lordship,
let by the year to Dr Ilawkesley at the very inadequate
rent of £l5O per annum , the tenancy expires at Michaelmas
next ; all the landlord's fixtures included in the purchase
—£5,000 (the same purchaser),
THE DANO-GERMAN CORRESPONDENCE.—Part
IV. of the correspondence respecting the Duchies
was published yesterday afternoon. Including this publi-
cation, there have now been altogether no less than 620
pages of correspondence, including 815 despatches or other
documents. The present part commences on tho 161 h of
December, with an account of Lord Wodehoune's arrival in
Copenhagen, and embraces negotiatione from that period
down till January 31. The last document in the series is
the summons to the Danish commander. in-chief to evacuate
Schleswig, the movement of Austria and Prueeia to take
the initiative having commenced about a month previous.
Sir A. Malet, on December 30, communicated their inten-
tion to occupy Schleswig, and the greater part of the pre-
sent correspondence ref, rs to the subsequent negotiations.
MISSING VESSELS.—LONDON, March 3.—The
Otto sailed from Randers on or about Nov. 3 for
London, and has not since been heard of. The Sophia sailed
from Aalborg about Nov. 4 for London, and has not since
been heard of. The Atalanta sailed from Liverpool on
Sept. 29 from New York, was spoken on Oct. 4 in lat. 51
N., long. 8 W., and has not since been heard of. The
Marianne sailed from the Tyne on Oct. 22 for Barcelona,
and has not since been heard of. The Audax sailed
front Casabouma, near Smyrna, on or about the 3d Nov.,
for London, and has not since been heard of.