The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-01 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONALTION LIFEBOAT INSTITU-
.

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was ;leld
at its house, John-street, Adeiphi, Sir E. Perrott,
Griffiths, Esq.,
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A reward of £4 10s. was voted to the crew of the
institution's lifeboat at Fleetwood, for putting off
and assisting in conjunction with a steam-tug to
save a sloop which, during a heavy gale of wind,
had become disabled off Fleet wood on the 25th ult.
This valuable lifeboat has several times been instru-
mental, under the most perilous circumstances, in
saving 27 shipwrecked persons_
A reward of £l2 was also granted to the crew of
the Penmon (Anglesey) lifeboat of the society, for
going off during a strong gale of wind on the 24th
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ult. to render assistance to the smack Frodsham, of
Liverpool, which was observed in a disabled state
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ultimately succeeded in taking her safely intoLlan-
dudno Bay, where she remained by her all night.
This lifeboat has on two or three previous occasions
rendered similar important services to distressed.
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A reward of £6 10s. was likewise voted to the
crew of the society's lifeboat stationed at Southport,
for putting cff iu reply to signals of distress to tho
assistance of the brig Commodore, of South Shields,
which, during heavy blowing weather, was wrecked.
on the Horse Bank on the 19th ult. The lifeboat
found that the wreck's crew had previously aban-
doned the vessel in their own boat, and had fortu-
nately succeeded in reaching the shore in safety.
The master of the brig had been put on board a.
fishing smack, from which he was brought on shore
by the lifeboat.

A reward of V 10s. was also granted to the crew
of the Arklow lifeboat belonging to the institution,
for going off in reply to signals of distress from
a ship on Arklow Bank. When about half-way,
the lifeboat observed that a steam-tug had suc-
ceeded in getting the ship off the bank.
A reward of £9 was likewise voted to a boat's
crew in appreciation of their gallant conduct in
putting off in a salmon coble during a gale of wind,
and rescuing, at great risk of life, the crew of four
men of the schooner Thankful, of Sunderland,
which was totally wrecked off Burghead, N. 8.,
on the 19th ult. Every moment the position of
the ship was becoming more dangerous, as the ad-
vancing tide drove her in amongst the small rocks
to the back of the sea wall, and no boat could live
in the terrible surge that was fast breaking up the
vessel. The crew, four in number, along with the
pilot, took to the forerigging, and in a short time
the beach was strewn with pieces of the wreck, the
bulwarks nearly all destroyed, the boat washed
overboard, and the deck broken up. Though only
40 yards from the pier, not the least assistance
could be rendered to the crew, whose faces were
quite distinguishable as they clung to the swaying
rigging. At 20 minutes past six the foremast
creaked, and its living freight had hardly time to
crawl down to the only bulwark above water, for
the schooner now lay on her beam ends with a bilge
towards the sea, when it fell by the board. In
about five minutes more the maintopmast was
snapped by the gale as if it had been a reed, while
the bowsprit and other gear was carried away,
leaving nothing but the gutted hull, with the main-
mast standing. Another hour of awful suspense
passed, during which time the five men lashed
themselves to the bulwark, the sea every other
minute breaking over their heads in large masses.
At half-past 7, one of the sailors, a young man, was
washed from the wreck,but fortunately succeeded in
catching the floating rigging, by which he was able
to regain his former position. Another young heroic
sailor seemed to be the life of the whole company in
this trying emergency, and his efforts to keep up the
spirits of his companions were signally successful,
About eight the waves broke over the ship with,
renewed violence ; but still those on shore could re.
turn no answer in the affirmative to the piercing
cry that came from the wreck, " Can't we get ft
boat ? " The voice was that of the gallant sailor
already referred to; the others were too much ex-
hausted to utter a word. M'lntosh, the pilot from
Burghead, expired from sheer cold and exhaustion.
None who saw him perish can soon forget the fear-
ful agony of his daughter as she bade her father
farewell from the parapet of the breakwater. After
renewed efforts a boat was got over the breakwater,
and at great risk succeededin saving the other men,
who were in a very exhausted condition. the
nearest lifeboat station was at Lossianiouth, which
is about 15 miles from Burghead.
It was reported that two lifeboat°, on the plan
lof those of the'institution,
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had just been built
and forward,A ,,
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restt, to the order of by the,
Admiral 'air George
Portuguese Go.
Sarthrius, on behalf of tile
vernment. The institution had lifeboats ready
and Howth, others would
to be sent to Blakeney
4,..,, i Ithernsea, Appledore, and
soon be despatched Fe
Lord calthorpe had sent to the society
Drogheda.
£lOO in aid of the cost of
the
Blakeney Lifeboat
Ifias Brightwell had paid the cost of
House, and t''
was reported that Miss Alice Gedge
I
the boat•
mouth had left the institution a legacy
of Great Yar
of XlOO free of duty. it was also stated that the
jury jof the International Exhibition had awarded
a pr
; a medal to the institution for its lifeboat and
for the thorough equipment of the same. A Marine
Insurance Company at Abo, in Finland, had sent
the institution £5O in appreciation of the impor-
tant aervicen its lifeboats arc often rendering to
shipwrecked crews of all nations.
A model of the self-righting lifeboat of the society
mounted on its transporting carriage, was ordered
to be presented to the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., president of the society, as a permanent Inc..
morial of the important services rendered to the
cause of humanity by his grace, to whose enlight-
ened and liberal philanthropy is to be ascribed the
origin of the self-righting lifeboat, now successfully
used on the coasts of the United Kingdom, and on
those of many other parts of the world.
i payments amountng to upward
s of £l,lOO
lifeboat ham
ing been made on various establishment°,
the proceedings closed.

Count Fleminuag, the p
russiart Envoy at the
Court of Bade; bla
obtained leave of aboace to take the
baths of °gold,

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