The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-04 00:00:00

PRESERViITION OF LIFE FROM

SIIIPWRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution was held at its house, 14, John-
street, Adelphi—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S.,
V.P., in the chair. There were also present, Sir
Charles Rowley, Bart., Admiral Cator, Sir Edward
Perrott, Bart., Captain Egerton, R.N., John Grif-
fith, Esq., Admiral APHardy, Colonel Palmer, Cap-
tain De St. Croix, Admiral Bullock, A. Boetefeur,
Esq., Captain Ward, R.N., inspector of life-boats to
the society, and Mr. C. H. Cooke, the institution's
honorary architect.

The Secretary read the minutes of the meeting.
A reward of £l3 was voted to the crew of the
life-boat of the institution stationed at Palling,
Norfolk, for going off in the night and rescuing
eight men from the brig Jane, of North Shields,
which, during a strong gale of wind, had struck off
Palling on the sth ult. The vessel was ultimately
brought to a port of safety.
A reward of £ll was also voted to the crew of
the Teignmouth life-boat, belonging to the insti-
tution, for putting off in the night and bringing to
port the sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth, and her
crew of three men, which, during a gale of wind
and heavy sea, had become disabled on the sth ult.
The Redear life-boat of the society had likewise
recently succeeded in bringing a derelict vessel
safely into harbour.
Rewards amounting to £36 were paid to the
crews of the institution's lifeboats stationed at
W hitby, Rye, Camber, Yarmouth, t aister, Walmer,
and Dundalk for either assembling or putting off
with the view of rendering assistance to vessels
which had signals of distress flying, but which did
not afterwards require the services of the boats.
A reward of £9 was voted to the crew of a Fake-
field yawl for going off and rescuing, at consider-
able risk of life, six out of eight of the crew of the
brig Adonis, of Colchester, which, during a gale of
wind, had been wrecked on the Newsome Sands on
the 6th ult. The poor men had taken to the rigging,
and the captain, while trying to save his wife, was
unfortunately washed overboard with her in the
course of that fearful night.
A reward of £6 was also voted to a boat's crew of
six men for going off and saving, at great risk of
life, four men from the schooner Elizabeth, of Aber-
deen, which, in stormy and thick weather, had
stranded near Speymouth, on the Banffshire coast,
on the 18th February.
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also voted to a boat's crew
of two men for rescuing, at some risk of life, two
men from a coble which had sunk during a sudden
squall of wind near Sc arborough. The two men,
who were unable to swim, had fortunately managed
to keep on the boat, although she was completely
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During the past month the institution had sent
a new lifeboat and a transporting carriage to
Dundee. The cost (300) of the same had been
collected by Mrs. Hartley, of Bideford. Another
lifeboat was ready to be sent to Kingstown, the
expense of which had also been collected by Miss
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