The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

The Fourth Manchester Lifeboat.

Yesterday the fourth lifeboat contributed by the cit7z-no
of Manchester to the National Lifeboat Institution was for•
wally named, and afterwards drawn through the principal
streets of 4he city. The boat, which, with its carriago, cost
L 390, is to be stationed at Bridlington, near Hull. It is to
bear the name of Mr Robert Whitworth, who was mainly
instrumental in collecting the subscriptions that have been e
furnished by Manchester to the National Lifeboat Institue
Lion necessary for the provision of the four boats. The boat
received its name from Mrs R. Whitworth, in the presence
of a large number of persons, in Mr Statham's carriage
yard, Ardwick, in the morning. Mrs Whitworth having
dashed a bottle of wine against the bow of the boat, the
Rev. E. Hewlet, rector of St. Paul's, read the following
address :—" Let the boat henceforth be known by the name
of the Robert Whitworth; and way she, under blessing of
Almighty God, be the instrument of rescuing many lives
from the perils of the sea." Capt. Robertson, R.N., one of
the inspectors of lifeboats for the institution, said the boat
had been presented to that institution by Mr Whitworth
and gentlemen of Manchester, who had raised money enough
to present it, with three other boats, which had been sent
to different parts of the coast. As long as any lifeboat
station existed at Bridlington—and he supposed that that
would be as long as Great Britain remained a country—
the boat there would always be named Robert Whit-
worth. The boat had been constructed on the self-
righting principle, so that, if it were upset in a heavy sea, it
would readily assume its proper position, and free itself
from any water that might bo shipped. One great advan-
tage of the carriage was that upon it the boat could be car-
ried to the edge of the water, and readily launched, with the
crew in their places. The Lifeboat Institution was supported
by voluntary contributions,and all the lifeboats were mioaned
by volunteers. They always found men willing enough to
incur the risk of going out in any weather to save their fel-
low-creatures.---The Rev. E. Hewlett returned thanks on.
behalf of the committee for the kind wishes of those present
on behalf of the boat; and considering the ship-shape ap-
pearance, cleanliness, and depth of the boat, and that it wag
fitted up with all the latest improvements, it would doubt-
less answer their good wishes, and prove the means of
saving valuable lives. Their best thanks were due to the
lady who had so gracefully given the boat its name, and they
knew bow much her husband had done on behalf of their
branch of the Lifeboat Institution. It was not 12 menthe
ago that the branch was formed in the south of Manchest!rr
and in the course of that time, mainly through Mr Whit-
worth's exertions, they had built tour boats. Mr Bell
and himself, the secretaries to the branch, had done all
they could, but the chief part of the collecting had been
done by Mr R. Whitworth. He (Mr Hewlett) called for
three cheers for Mr and Mrs Whitworth, which were
heartily given,—Mr Bell said ho hoped that the intcrert
that had been taken in lifeboats in Manchester
during the last 12 months would be continued. If they
furnished four lifeboats yearly in Manchester, they would
do their share towards protecting the coast, The people of
Manchester should remember the names of their four boats
and show their regard for them by sending a subscription
to the Lifeboat Institution whenany of the boats performed
any service. He hoped that before the end of another year
Manchester would have supplied four more stations with
lifeboats. He thanked those present for the interest they
had evinced in the morning's proceedings. Mr Robert
Whitworth returned thanks for the good wishes that had
been expressed, and hoped that the boat might prove equal
to all the expectations that had been formed of her. The
boat she was replacing was 60 years old—it was hoped that
the new boat would last as long as the old one. On behalf
of the committee of the Branch they should tender their best
thanks to Capt. Robertson. (Cheers.) Cheers were also giver
for an old sailor in the boat, who had been shipwrecked se•
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