The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-13 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
JA, INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PnEsinENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northunr.
berland, K.G., F.R.S.
ITAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
the beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution has incurred expenses mount ng to 427,260 on
various Lifeboat Establishments on the Coasts of EnZand,
Scotland, and Ireland.
During the matte period the Lifeboats of the Institution
have ' cen instrumental in rescuing tue Crews of the follow-
ing Veaseig ;
Barque Vermont, ol Halifax. U.S. •• .. 16
Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon • 2
Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby 5
Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. 3
Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. ••
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. 6
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. .. 5
Schooner Rose, of Lynn
Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. •• •• 11
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough •• eh 7
Brigantine Freitt, Of Konigsberg .. .. 6
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn
Brig GlOncester, of South Shields .. •• .. 7
Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham •• 6• 46 6
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. . 5
Schooner Prospect, of Berwick .
•• .. 6
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose
Schooner Jane Roper, of lllVerstone .. .. 6
Brig Pallas, of Shields ..
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow
Smack John But, of Yarmouth .. .. 5
Schooner Catherine, of Newry
••
4
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11
A Barge of Teignmotth •• .. 2
Brig George and James, of London
. 8
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby .. 6
Coble Honour, of Ctillercoats . 3
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields . 7
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool
Brigantine Nancy, of Teigrtmouth
Smack Wonder of Teignmouth .. 2
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .& .. 6
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goble 5
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge . .. 5
Brig Ann, of Blyth 8
Spanish Barque Primers de Torreviega (saved ves-
sel and one of the crew) .. 1
Sloop Hope, of Dublin
Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth 5
Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and
crew) 4
Brig Anne, of Plymouth• (saved vessel and crew) 8
Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and
crew) .• .. • • • • • • .. 6
Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved yes-
and crew)) .. •• •• •• •• •• 3
Schooner F Fly, ofWhitby (saved vessel and crew 4
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives
Fishing-boats of Whitburn
Brig Arethusa, of 13lyth
Schooner Dew! Wyn, of Portmadoo
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaria .. 2
Schooner William, of Morecambe .. 6
Smack Gipsy, of Newry 4
Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston .. .. 4
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .. 8
Schooner William, of Liverpool .. 5
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown •• •• 3
Brig Providence, of Shields .. 8
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle •• •• 8
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. 4
Barque Guyana, of Glasgow •• .. 19
Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. 10
Brig Bah Spirhi,one, of Galaxide .. 2
Schooner Voador du Vonga, of Vienna •• 8
French Brig La Jenne Marie Therese .. • • 6
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Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. •• 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
aositHanoveav; .. 4
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Schooner Oregon, of Stoneh en 4
Brig St. Michel, of Marans • • • • • •
Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam
Barque Druid, of Sunderland • • • • 5 Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay 1
Brig Pioneer, of Carnarvon • • ••
•• • •
• •
Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich•• • • • • 1
Brig Minerva, of Workington 4
Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newl;au• • h g .. 6
Brig Sisters, of 11 hitby
Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm •• 4
Brig Jane, of North Shields • • • •
Brig Trial, of Poole .. • • • • 7
Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. :• 3
Schooner Sylphiden, of Nakakov (saved vessel and
crew) .. • •
Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. 1
Barge Peace, of London
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. .. 11
Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. .. . • 10
Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft .. 7
Barque Undaunted. 01 Aberdeen . 11
Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish
°Oast •• •• •• •• •• •• 1
Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone .. • • • • 6
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. 5
Schooner Rook, of Liverpool .. 3
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. 5
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. .. 6
Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. 4
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin . • .. 5
Brig Content, of Sunderland 5
Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan 3
Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda • • •• ..134
Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool .. .. 2
Sloop William, of Liverpool .• • • • • 5
Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth . • 3
Portuguese Barque Cruz V. .. • • •• 14
Ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, U. 5... .. 18
Barque Henry Everest, of Rochester .• 4
Total 762
For these and other Life-boat services the Institution btu,
voted £2,458 as rewards to the crews of its Lifeboats. It has
also granted re wards H mounting to £572 for saving 562
shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak-
ing a total of 1,302 persona saved from a watery grave during
the last two years and a half.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the
Society ,tnd other means, since its formation, is 12,690;
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 711 Silver Medals, and
£16,0c0 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £64,300 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-car/ iages, and Boat-houses.
The public cannot but symnathise with the vigorous efforts
now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship-
wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at
the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions
the Society has made within the past few years, it has now
One Hundred and Twenty-three Life-boats under its man-
agement, or
aemertemanent oann ual f which,
income in a state s
absolutelyug of thoroh
efficiency, a large p
i
needed, if its humane mission IS to be perpetuated.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con-
tributions : £ s. d
Her Majesty the Queen . • • • • • annual 50 0 0
A Lady at i,eith, per W. G. Slater, Esq.. don. 100 0 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • • • • • • • annual 11 0
Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. .. .. don. 25 0 0
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. annual 10 0 0
Erle, Lord Chief Justice don. 10 10 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • • • don. 30 0
Lambton, Messrs. W. H. & Co., Bankers don. 21 0 0
Lanesborough, the Earl of .. .. annual 5 0 0
Legacy of the late Wm. Lupton, Esq., of
Salford.. •• •• •• •• 100 0 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. 7th don. 10 0 0
Moore, Rev. G. B. .. don. 15 15 0
Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. .. annual 5 0 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0
Trench, Lady Helena .. don. 30 0 0
Donations and Annual Ste,scriptions will be thankfully re-
reived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co.. 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand ; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers in the United
Kingdom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at
the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon-
don, W.C.