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London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
RESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F. R. S.
HAIRMAN—Thos Baring, F sq., F.R.S., V.P.
EPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
r he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab-
lishments on the Coasts of Eng-and. Scotland, and Ireland.
During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution
have ' cen instrumental in rescuing tiie Crews of the follow-
ing Wrecked Vessels:—

18ro.

Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose . .• .. 1
Schooner Jane Roper, of ITlverstone
Brig Pallas, of Shields .. .. • • • • • • 3
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow • • .. .. 9
Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth •• .. .. 5
Schooner Catherine, of Newry .. .. .. 4
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. • • .. .. 11
A Barge of Teignmonth .• •• •• .. 2
Brig George and James, of London .. .. 8
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby •• •• •• .. 6
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats •• •• • . 3
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. .. .. 7
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool • • • • .. 15
Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth .. .. .. 9
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth .. .. .. 2
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. .. .. .. 6
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. .. .. 5
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. .- ..
Brig Ann, of Blyth •• •• •• •• .. 8
Sloop Hope, of Dublin •• .• •• • . 3
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth • • • • • • 5
Barque Vermont, of Halifax. TJ.S. .. .. .. 16
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon .. .. 2
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. .. 3
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. .. .. .. 9
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. .. 6
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. .. 5
Schooner Rose, of Lynn
Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. .. • • .- '
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough •• .•
Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg .. ..
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn ..
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. ..

210
Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other
means, for which. the institution has granted
rewards in 1860

Total .. .. .. ..455
igsl.

Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. .. 5
Schooner Prosp.,ct, of Berwick
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives
Fishing-boat of Whitburn
Brig Arethusa, of Blyth •• •• •• •• 8
Schooner Dewi Wvn, of Portmadoo
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. 2
Schooner William, of Morecambe 5
Smack Gipsy, of Newry
Schooner Margaret Anne, of P.reston .. 4
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven 8
Schooner William, of Liverpool .. .. 5
1 uggerNimrod, of Castletown
Brig Providence, of Shields 8
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. .. 4
Barque Guy ina, of Glasgow .. 19
Brig Boman Empress, of Shields .. 10
Brig San Spirid one, of Galaxide .. 2
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Viana 8
French Brig La Jenne Marie Therese 6
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. .. 4
Ship Danube, of Belfast .• •• •• •• 17
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4
Brig St. Michel, of Morons .. 8
Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) • • • • .. 1
Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and

crew) ••
Barque Frederick, of London .. .• 1
Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
crew) .. . • • • ..
Barge Peace, of London
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft •• 11
Sma ;k Adventure, of Harwich .• • • .. 10
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. 7
Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen .. 11
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone • • .. .. 6
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
coast •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 1
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk • • • • 5
" Sunderland . • .. 5

Barque Robert Watson, of Sum,
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. 6
Schooner Friends, of Lynn • • • • • • • •
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin • • • • • • s'
•5
Brig Content, of Sunderland
Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .. • • • •
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew) 4
Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam • • • •

288
Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other
means, Tor which the Institution has granted
rewards in 1861 .0 ee ea ..136

Total •• • • —424
•• • •
1-62.
Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay.. .. 1
Brig Pioneer, of Carnarvon
Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich
Prig Minerva, of Workington
Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh... 6
Brig Sisters, of - hitby 9
Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm .. .. 4
Brig Jane, of North Shields „ 10
Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. 3
Schooner Sylphiclen, of Nakskov (saved vessel and

crew) • • • •
Brig Trial, of Poole .. • • • •
Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda
Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool ..
Sloop William, of Liverpool .. 5
Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth . • • • • 3
1
Barque Cruz, of Oporto
.. 9
Barque Druid, of Sunderland • • • •
Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved yes-
and crew) .. .. • • 3
Fishing Po ts of Whitburn .. • .. 12
Barque henry Eveiest. of itochester .. 4
Ship .‘ Tint. Sc. Hooper_ et naltimore, .. 18
Schooner Kook, or Liverpool 3
•• •• ••
Schooner Ceres. of Arbroath (saved yes, and crew) 5
Sloop Loftus, of Padstow• 4
Schooner Ellen, of Liverpool (saved ves. and crew) 3
Smack Mary Elizabeth, of Padstow
Smack John, of Teignmoulh
Schooner Osprey, of Fraserburgh 6
Schooner James Vavell, of Newcastle (saved yes-

.. -134

set and crew) •• -
• . ••
Schooncr Champion, of Liverpool ..
Galiot Aremana, of Jaffa (assisted to save vessel

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and crew) •• •• •• •• •• •• 6
Ship James Browne, of Philadelphia (assisted to
save vessel and crew) .. .. . 1R
.. .
Smack Ceutitess of Lisburne, of Aberystwith .. A
Screw steamer Alice, of Leith •• •• •• 12
Barque Brazil, of Liverp, ol
Schooner Little Anie, of Berwick
Schooner Sisters, of Wick .. .. .. •• 3
Total •• •• •• .. 358
Number of lives saved by shore-boats and other
means, for which the Institution has granted
rewards in 1862 .. .. .. .. .. ..213

Total ..571
SUMMARY OF LIVES SAVED.
180..455 11861..424 1 1862..571 1 Total .. 1,150
For these joint numerous services in saving 1,450 lives from
shipwreck, the Institution he... granted re /yards amounting
to £3,502 12s. 7d., in •ddition to 68 Silver Medals.
The number of lives saved by the Lite-boats of the
Society, ,nd other means, since its formation, is 12,800;
toe which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and
£16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £67,100 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-earl cages, and Boat-houses.
The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of
the generowt support which they have received from the
British public during the past few years, a support which
has enab'ed them to establish their present magnificent fleet
of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom.
Deeply sensib'e, however, of the great responsibility that
res s on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
state, and is Crews practised in the management of their
boats, whi li cat, only be effecte 1 by a large and permanent
annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their
countrymen to aid teem in upholding and perpetuating so
great and truly national a work.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con-
tributions :
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£ a. d
Her Majesty the Queen .. .. .. annual 50 C 0
Campbell, the lion. Mrs. G. .. .. .. annual 5 0 0
.. .
Clerk. Colonel, R.A. . .. .. annual 1 1 0
(butts and Co., Messrs., Bankers . • annual 10 0 0
Currie, Wm., Esq., .. .. .. .. 4th don 10 0 0
Erie, Lord Chief Justice _ _ .. don. 10 10 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0
Fenwick, 0..7., Esq , cost of a Lifeboat and Tran-
sprrting Carriage •• •• .• .• .. 250 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. 0. and Mrs. .. .. don. 30 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. .. .. 7th don. 10 0 0
Moore, Rev. G. B. •• •• •• .. don. 15 15 0
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .• • • 30 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 20 0
Thom t, s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her
LadyshiP •• •• •• •• •• .. 16 16 0
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. ..
.. annual 5 0 0
Donations and Annual Su',seriptions willbe thankfully re-
ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Co.,and Co., 76, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Nlessrs. Hermes, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by a'l the Collectors of Customs
and Bankers in the united Kingdom; and by the Secretary
Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14.
John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C.