The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-23 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SBRV.ICES.

The following report has been forwarded to the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, of the addi-
tional valuable services performed by the Ramsgate
Harbour Commissioners' lifeboat, in conjunction
with their steam tug Aid, to a distressed ship and
her crew on the Goodwin Sands.

"Royal Harbour, Nov. 22d.
" Last night, about 10 p.m., blowing a strong gale, S. S.W.
and thick with rain, a bright light, apparently that of a
flare-up light, was observed from the East Pier, bearing
about S.E., in the direction of the North Brake. The
Aid steam tug and the Northumberland lifeboat were im-
mediately manned and proceeded out with all despatch in
that direction. On nearing the North Brake we saw a brig
riding, and on her crew seeing us approach, shewed the
flare-up light again, and kept it burning until the lifeboat
had got alongside. We then put two men on board. The
lifeboat cable, which had been made fast to the brig, then
parted, and the lifeboat drove away with the tide and
strong gale. The Aid again towed her up to the brig,
and on getting alongside we put five more men on
board to assist at the pumps, the brig being very leaky,
and her crew worn out with fatigue and labour. The Aid
and the lifeboat kept by the brig till the red light was shown
from the lighthouse. About 3.30 a.m. we slipped her cable,
took her in tow through Cudd Channel, and arrived about
5 a.m. at Ramsgate. She proved to be the collier brig Brad-
ford, of London, bound to Havre, with small coals, very
leaky, pumps choked, from two to three feet water in her
hold, loss of an anchor and cable; had her sails blown
away, and the crew worn out by fatigue.
Signed DANIEL READING,
Master of the Aid steamtug.
WILLIAM HARLAND,
2d Coxswain of lifeboat.
Attested by me, FRANCIS SHAW, Harbour Master.

THE NEW STEAM BATTERIES.—The information
which appeared last week on this subject in the columns of
a military contemporary, relative to the non-acceptance of
any of the tenders sent in to the Admiralty, is somewhat
overstrained. The Admiralty, we believe, have never de-
parted from their original conviction, that the form origi-
nally designed for the Warrior is the beat that experience
has suggested. Opinions, however, have been expressed
that a sight form of departure from the lines in the upper
portion of the batteries is desirable, and it is with the view
of considering this suggestion that the acceptance of the
tenders has been delayed for a few days. The battery
is to be constructed at Chatham-docks, and will be built on
the original lines ; and it is expected that the same course
will be pursued with regard to those entrusted to the hands
of contractors, the drawings for which are being prepared
at Chatham. The batteries now building are progressing
as rapidly as, from the heavy nature of the work, can be
anticipated. The Warrior will be ready for the engineers
of Messrs. Penn to commence work in a day or two, and
thoual the launch is promised early in December, it will
probably be delayed till the latter end of that month, after
which she will be taken into the Victoria-docks to be fitted
with her machinery, all of which is ready. Workmen from
Woolwich Arsenal are at work on board preparing the
d at Glasgow is
proceedingpivots for
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and TheAlr batteryN,ipier
willbuildingn
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ready for launching early in the spring. The smaller bat-
teries will probably be launched about the same time. By
the summer of 1861 we shall have four batteries afloat and
ready for service—two of 6,000 tons and two of 4,000 each,
with three of 6,000 tons building.—Plymouth Journal.
TUE BANK OF TURKEY.—The statement in the
Paris papers yesterday that the necessary measures have
been resolved upon by the directors of the Bank of Turkey
for buying up the £BOO,OOO kainies now in circulation in
Turkey, although not actually incorrect, requires some ex-
olanation. The Bank of Turkey have not at present a suf-
ficient amount of capital paid up to enable them to perform
Such an operation with their own funds. They have sim-
,dv undertaken it upon commission, the arrangement (sub-
iect to the sanction of the Sultan) being that M. Mires is to
,upply the requisite amounts from the proceeds of the new

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