The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-06 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the general committee of the
Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life
from Shipwreck was held at the offices, John-street,
Adelphi ; Captain Lambert Perrott in the chair. We
also observed present—Captain Davies, R.N. ; Captain
W. H. Hall, R.N. ; Mr. Edward Hurry, Captain
M`Hardy, R.N. ; Captain Ommanney, R.N. ; Major
Palmer, Captain Washington, R.N. ; Captain Ward,
R.N., inspector of life-boats to the institution.
Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the minutes of
the previous meeting, the following rewards were or-
dered to be granted :
The sum of 41. 10s. to several men for their praise-
worthy services to the crew of the schooner Nava-
rino, of Guernsey, which was wrecked a short time
ago off the Isle of Wight. The men having, with
Dennett's rocket apparatus, succeeded in effect-
ing a communication with the stranded vessel, her
crew were, by means of a hawser, hauled on shore. On
account of the tremendous sea that was running at the
time over the rocks on which the men were standing,
their lives were placed in great peril, and it seemed that
had it not been for prompt and persevering exertions
every soul on board the vessel must have perished, as it
was impossible for an ordinary boat to live in such a sea,
the ship's boat having been previously dashed to pieces.
It appeared that this institution had granted rewards
from time to time for saving the lives of about 130 ship-
wrecked persons with the useful apparatus of the late
Mr. Dennett.
The amount of 21. 10s. was also voted to five poor
Irish fishermen, who had in the most creditable manner
saved two out of five persons from to capsized fishing
boat in Courtmascherry bay, on the coast of Cork. The
accident happened about half a mile from the shore, and,
the sea running high at the time, three persons were un-
fortunately drowned before assistance could reach them.
New life-boats, on Mr. Peake's design, were ordered
to be built, and to be stationed at Dungeness, Kent,
Newcastle, Dundrum bay, and Crandfield point, on the
coast of Down.
The life boat on the same plan, belonging to the insti-
tution at Cullercoats, Northumberland, was reported to
have saved, during the late tempestuous weather,
a number of poor fishermen, who whilst engaged
in their hazardous occupation, were overtaken soon
after sunrise by a heavy gale from the N.N.E.
Many of them succeeded in reaching the shore before
the sea became so fearfully high, which it afterwards
did, so as to prevent them entering the haven.
The life boat, having been sent to their assistance, suc-
ceeded in bringing ten boats over the bar, some of which
would with theirb crews inevitably have been lost had not
the life boat gone off to their rescue, the wind and sea
having risen to such a height as to leave no place of
safety for them to run to.
A communication was read from the Lincolnshire Life-
boat Association, requesting the institution to accept
501., in grateful acknowledgment of the original gift, in
1825, of their first life boat by the institution. The
boat, which istationed at Skegness, was said to be in an
efficient state, and to have saved about 100 lives of ship-
wrecked persons.
The proceedings then closed.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853.

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