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.
11. Harton, Capt. Egerton, Mr. John Griffiths.
Capt. Ward, inspector of life-boats to the institu-

tion, and Mr. Richard Lewis, the secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting having been
read, a reward of 251. was votcd 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 Lucine, 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 nit. ; also, 71. to the crew of
the •Penmon lifebbat for • putting off and bringing
ashore the crews of the smacks Pearl andSpeedwell,-
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 fiat 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,
andliirkeudbright,for different services on occasions
of wrecks. itwas reported that the Pakefield lifeboat
had gone off during a strong gale of wind, and bad
assisted, in conjunction with a steam-tug, to save

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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 51.
to his five servants, in admiration of their conduct
in wading into the surf and attempting to rescue
the schooner Havelock's crew, of Preston, -who,
• however, unhappily perished. One of the sal-
vors, named M'Quin, with a rope in his hand,
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
consisting
afihnegavy
relief. A reward of 10/. *as also voted to the
crews of the smack Breeze and of a dredge boat;
both of Tenby, for their gallant services in going
gale of . wind and saving the
°mil' 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 flov. A reward of 6!. was voted to the crew of
a fishing coble for putting off and rescuing the crew
• of -four men -from the 'fichoonei-'Euphemia; of Aber-
evidysn, daring