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THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTITUT lON.

On Thursday a meeting of this institution was
held at its house, John-street, Adelphi, Thomas
Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There
were also present the Earl Percy, M.P., Sir E. Per-
rott, Bart., the Right Hon. S. Cave, M.P., Admiral
Ryder, W. H. Barton, Esq., Capt. De St. Croix,
John Griffith, Esq., Colonel Fitzroy Clayton, and
Richard Lewis, Esq. The minutes of the previous
meeting having been read, rewards amounting to
£53 6s. were granted to the crews of different life-
boats for services on the occasion of shipwrecks on
our coasts. The Blackpool lifeboat had gone out in
a fresh gale and heavy sea to the sloop Sprightly, of
Preston, which had stranded on the Crusader Bank,
and was happily instrumental in rescuing the crew of
two men from their perilous position. The lifeboat at
Palling, Norfolk, was launched last week in reply to
signals of distress shown, duringa strong wind, by the
ketch Shoreham, of Shoreham. The vessel being taken
in tow by another ketch, the lifeboat accompanied
them, and saw them safely into Yarmouth Harbour.
The Valentia (co. Kerry) lifeboat, during an easterly
gale, was taken off to the Skelligs Rock with the
view of bringing ashore thence four shipwrecked
men who had taken refuge with the light keepers.
Such was the violence of the sea, however, that it
was found totally impracticable, after several trials,
to effect a landing on the rock, and the men had to
await another opportunity of coming to land. The
Newbiggin lifeboat was also launched to the assist-
ance of six fishing cobles which were in distress off
that place during a strong wind from the E.N.E.
The Berwick lifeboat was likewise the means
of saving the crew of five men from the
schooner Margarets, of Wigton, which went
ashore at Spittal Point in a strong wind and a very
heavy sea. Considerable risk was run by the life-
boat men in performing this service, and a double
reward has been granted them by the society. The
Barmouth and Arklow lifeboats had also gone off
in the past month to distressed vessels, but their
services were fortunately not ultimately needed.
Rewards were also granted to the crews of shore-
boats for saving life from wrecks on our coasts.
Altogether the institution has contributed this year
to the rescue of 347 lives from shipwrecks, in addi-
tion to having saved four vessels from destruction.
The society has now a noble fleet of 220 lifeboats,
and it contributes yearly to the saving of about 1,000
lives. Payments, amounting to £2,100, were ordered
to be made on various lifeboat establishments.