The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-10 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
r. at 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.

ROYAL
Charter).
NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
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CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq , M.P. 1, V.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chaim:tan
APPEAL. Esq., P•it.S V P
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The Committee of Management have to state that
the beginning of the year 1861, the Royai National at,
since
Institution has expended £28,550 on various Lifebojefeboat
lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, andirefstab-
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of
Society, and other means, since its formation, is 13,220 ;
tor which services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and
£17,200 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-carriages, 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 fleet
of 125 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 its Crews practised in the management of their
boats, whit: can only be effected by a large and permanent
annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their
countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so
great and truly national a work.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con-
tributions:— _ _

Her Majesty the Queen annual 50 0 0
Campbell, the Bon. Mrs. G. .. .. annual 5 0 0
Clerk, Colonel, H.A. .. .. annual 1 1 0
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. annual 10 0 0
Currie, Wm., Esq., .. •. .. 4th don.lo 0 0
Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. .. don. 10 10 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0
Fenwick, G. J., Esq., coat of a Lifeboat and Tran-
sporting Carriage .. 250 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. don. 30 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart 7thdon. 10 0 0
Palmer, Sir Roundel], M.P., ll.M.'s Solici-
tor-General .. .. • • . annual 22 0
..
Royal Yacht Squalron •• .. annual 10 0 0
Steel, Michael, Esq. ..
.. don. 100 0 0
Thom. s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her
Ladyship • •• •• •• •• •• 16 16 0
.
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. . annual 5 0 0
Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re-
ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Perci.:al, and 6, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Co.,Aessrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs
and Bankers in the UnitedKlnp.;dom; and by the Secretary,
Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the InstituttiOn,
.1914-street, Adelphi, Lcsadva,