The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of
the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv-
ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the
account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks,
Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and
Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne. and co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs.
Glyn and Co., bankers, London.
The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip-
tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee
rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to
all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his
home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died.

R 0 YAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
ITAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., v.?.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.s.,
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab-
lishments on the Coasts of Engo and, Scotland, and Ireland.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the
Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and
£16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £67,00 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-cart iages, and Boat-houses.
The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of
the generous support which they have received from the
British public during the past few years, a support which
has enabled them to establish their present magnificent Beet
of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom.
Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that
rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
state, and i• sCrews practised in the management of their
boats, whi^li can only be effected by a large and permanent
and perpetuating so
great and truly nat onal a work.
The Committee gratefully
't.on:nutarlyitnneeonmteo' tahiedyi earnestly appeal to all classes of their
them in upholding
acknowledge the following con-
tributions :

£ s. d
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an k. el r. s, K ; :.
C.F.
p.
.: :.
Clerk. Colonel, R.A. • ,
_.
annual t 1 0
annual 10 0 0
Campbell, p%raejlel,sttYhtelflleoQnu.e;lnrs. G, .. :: :: rinn,uu'aq 550 Co (0)
Esq., • • • • •• • . 4th don.lo 0 0
Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and 'Pran-
don. 10 10 0
CClluoriurerti,tesi,aownrddmcC„ho;o7iss:,e B_
Fanshawe, Vice-AdmiralFir
..A C •.. Id don. 25 0 0
Fenwick, G. J..
.. • • • • • • don. 15 15 o
sporting Carriage • • • • • • • • • • 250 0 0
.. .. don. 30 o
Moore,ilarvey'Rßeve.vGJ.}.BG.
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • • • .. 7th don. 10 0 0
Smith, Sirs. George, Greenwich . • .. .. 30 0
G. and Mrs.
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, KC•B• • • • • annual 20 0
re-
ceived Thom,. ti, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her
Ladyship •• •• •• 16 16 0
.. .. • •
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord • • • • • • annual 50 0
Donations and Annual Eubscriptions will be thankfully re-
by the Rankers 01 the Inttitution, Messrs. M'illis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
ch Lewis,
James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs
and Bankers In the United Kingdom ; and by the Secretary
aid Bad
John-street, Ad 'm:
London, W.%;.
Adele at the Office of the Institution, it.
Ilepso .