The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-06 00:00:00

Royal National Life-Boat Institution,

A meeting of this institution was held yesterday at
its house, John-street, Adelphi ; Mr. T. Chapman,
F.R.S., Vice-President, in the chair. There were
also present, Captain Sir Edward Perrott, Bart.,
Admiral M'llardy, Col. Fitzroy Clayton, Mr. W.
H. Barton, Capt. Egerton, Mr. John Griffiths,
Capt. Ward, inspector of life-boats to the institu-

ion, and Mr. Richard Lewis, the secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting having beer

read, a reward of 251. was voted to the crew of the
Yarmouth large life-boat of the institution for
going off on the night of the 7th December, and
saving the crew of 12 men from the Austrian brig
Lornizza, of Lucille, which struck, and afterwards
became a total wreck on. the Scroby Sands, during
a strong wind from the S.S.W. ; also, 14/. to the
crew of the Parsee lifeboat, stationed at Palling, on
the Norfolk coast, for going off in reply to signals
of distress, and saving the crew of six .men from the
French schooner Idas of Nantes, which was stranded
during a gale of wind opposite Palling Gap, about
midnight on the 22d ult. ; .also, 71. to the crew of
the Penmon lifeboat for putting off and bringing
ashore the crews of the smacks Pearl and Speedwell,
of Carnarvon, which were in distress near the
Dutchman's Bank, Anglesey, during a heavy gale
of wind on the 11th ult. The vessels fortunately
held together during the night, and the next morning
the crews were again put on board. 8/. 10s. to the
crew of the Sister's Memorial lifeboat of the institu-

tion, at Llandudno, for rescuing the flat Morning
Star and her crew of three men, near the Little
Orme's Head, during a strong wind on the 7th ult.
451. 18s. to pay the expenses of the lifeboats of the
institution at Caister, Pakefield, Filey Teignmouth,

andKirkcudbright,for different services on occasions
of wrecks. It was reported that the Pakefield lifeboat
had gone off during a strong gale of wind, and had
assisted, in conjunction with a steam-tug, to save
the barque Jenny Lundin, of Quebec, and her crew
of nine men from destruction. It was stated-that the
Cape of Good Hope lifeboat, stationed at Port
Elizabeth, had been instrumental in saving a ship-
wrecked crew during a heavy gale of wind in October
last. The silver medal of the institution and a copy
of its vote on parchment were presented to Mr.
Andrew Lusk, farmer, near Kirkcudbright, and 5/.
to his five servants, in admiration of their conduct
in wading into the surf and at to rescue
the schooner Havelock's crew, of Preston, who,
however, unhappily perished. One of the sal-
with a rope in his hand,
vors, named M'Quin,
plunged into the sea and reached a rock, caught
a line thrown from the wreck, and was in the
act of making it fast when a wave came upon
him and swept him away. He has left a widow
and several children. The institution voted 101. in
aid of the local subscription now making for their
relief. A reward of 101. was also voted to the
crews of the smack Breeze and of a dredge boat,
both of Tenby, for their gallant services in going
off during a heavy gale of wind and saving the
crews, consisting of 12 men, from the brig Union of
Milford, the schooner Sydney Trader of Cork,
which were wrecked in Caldy Roads, off Tenby, on
18th Nov. A reward of 61. was voted to the crew of
a fishing coble for putting off and rescuing the crew
of four men from the schooner L'aphemia of Aber-