The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-17 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATRONESS—II er Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum-

berland, F.R.S.
CnAinmAN--Thos. Baring, Esq., F.R.S., P.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.

APPEAL.

The Committee of Management have to state that, since
'he beginning of the year 1880, the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution has incurred expenses amount ng to £27,260 on
various Lifeboat Establishments on the Coasts of England,
Scotland, and Ireland.
During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution
have / een instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the follow
ing Vessels :
Barque Vermont, of 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 .. .. 9
Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. 6
Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. .. 5
Schooner Rose, of Lynn .. .. • • • • 3
Brig Prodroma, of Stockton - 11
Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough
Brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg' •.. 6
Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn .. 7
Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. 7
Brig Lovely Kelly, of Seaham
Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. .. 5
Schooner Prosp,ct, of Berwick
Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose
Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone
Brig Pallas, of Shields .. .. 3
Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow •
.. 9
Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth. .. 5
Schooner Catherine, of Newry •• •• •• 4
Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11
A Barge of Teignmouth •• •• •• •• 2
Brig George and James, of London • . • • 8
Brig Zephyr, of Whitby• 6
Coble Honour, of Cullercoats •• .• •• 3
Schooner Eliza, of North Shields • • • • 7
Barque Oberon, of Liverpool •• •• •• 15
Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth .• • • • • a
Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth .. 2
Brig Scotia, of Sunderland . .. 6
Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. • • • • 5
Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. • • • 5
Brig Ann, of Blyth .. 8
Spanish Barque Primera 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)
Smack Merrion Lass, of Aberystwyth (saved yes-
and crew) .. • 3
Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew 4
Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives
• • • . 3
Fishing-boats of Whitburn
Brig Arethusa, of Blyth
Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoc
Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris 2
Schooner "William, of Morecambe
Smack Gipsy, of Newry
Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston
Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven 8
Schooner William, of Liverpool
Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown
Brig Providence, of Shields ..
Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle
Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood
Barque Guyana, of Glasgow .. .. • • •. 19
Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. .• .. 10
Brig San Spirid.one, of Galaxide . 2
Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna .. .. 8
French Brig La Jenne Marie Therese
Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough 5
Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater
Ship Danube, of Belfast •• •• •• •• 17
Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. .. 4
Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven .. 4
Brig St. Michel, of Marans . 8
Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam .. 5
Barque Druid, of Sunderland
Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay.. .. ••
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Barque Frederick, of Dublin
Barge Peace, of London
Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft .. 11
Smack Adventure, of Harwich..
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Pilot cutter Whim. of Lowestoft • 7
Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen . :• 11
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Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone •
Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk ..
Schooner Rook, of Liverpool
Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland
Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth ..
Schooner Friends, of Lynn ••
Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin
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Brig Content, of Sunderland • • • •
Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan • • • •
Barque Cedarine, of Bermuda • • ..
Smack Frodsham, of Liverpool ..
Sloop William, of Liverpool .. ••
Sloop Elizabeth, of Teignmouth
Portuguese Barque Cruz V.
Ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, U. 5...
Barque Henry Everest, of Rochester ..

..134

Total ..

For these and other Life-boat services the Institution has
voted £2,158 as rewards to the crews of its Lifeboats. It has
also granted re wards amounting to ,C. 572 for saving 502
shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak-
ing a total of 1,302 persons saved from a watery grave during
the last two years and a half.

The number of lives saved by the Life-boats
12,690;
for Society, and other means, since its formation, is
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 713 Silver Medals, and
£16,000 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £64,300 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-cart cages, and Boat-houses.
The public cannot but sympathise 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, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough
efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely
needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con-
tributions :

Her Majesty the Queen s. d
• • • • .. annual 50 0 0
A Lady at Leith, per W. G. Slater, Esq.. don. 100 0 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. • • .. annual 1 1 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. 3 0 0
Lambton, Messrs. W. H. & Co,, Bankers .. don. 2l 0 0

Lanesboroug.,rh, the Earl of .. annual 5 0 0
Legacy of the late Wm. Lupton, Esq., of
Salford..

100 0 0

• 7th don. 10 0 0
• .. don. 15 15 0
▪ annnal 5 0 0
.. annual 2 0 0
.. don. 30 0 0

Martin, Sir Henry, Bart.
Moore, Rev. G. B.
Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P.
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B.
Trench, Lady Helena .. .. • •

Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re-
ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 18, St.
,Tames's-street, London ; by ail 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.

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