The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-09 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT 82ATIONS.

At this period of the year, when wrecks are unhappily of
frequent occurrence on our coast, it is desirable to give a
list of the lifeboat stations of the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution. They are as follows :
E N G LAND—Northumberland—Berwick-on- T weed, North
Suederland, Boulmer, Alnmouth, Hauxley, Newbiggin,
Cullercoats. Durham—Whitburn, Seaton Carew. York-
shire—Middlesborough, Redcar, Saltburn, Filey, Bridling-
ton, Hornsea. Ncrfolk—Cromer, Mundesley, Bacton,
Palling, Winterton, Caister, Yarmouth (No. 1), ditto (No.
2). Suffolk—Lowestoft, Pakefield, Southwold, Thorpeness
(No. 1), Thorpeness (No. 2), Aldborough. Kent—Mar-
gate, Widmer, Dover, Dungeness. Sussex—Camber, Rye,
Hastings, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Brighton. Isle of
Wight—Grange, Brook. Dorset—Lyme Regis. South
Devon Exmouth, Teignmouth. Cornwall Fowey,
Lizard, Penzance, Sennen Cove, Newquay, Padstow, Bude
Haven. North Devon—Appledore (No. 1), ditto (No. 2),
Braunton. Lancashire—Lytham, Southport, Fleetwood.
Cumberland—Silloth. Isle of Man—Castletown.

WirEs.—Glamorganshire—Porthcawl. Carmarthen-
shire—Llanelly, Carmarthenßay. Pembrokeshire—Tenby,
Fishguard. Cardiganshire—Cardigan. Merionethshire—
Aberdovey, Barmcuth. Carnarvonshire—Portmadoc, An-
glesey—Llanddwyn, Rhoscolyn, Holyhead, Cemlyn, Moel-
fre, Penmen. Flintshire—Rhyl (tubular).
SCOTLAND.—Ayrshire—Ayr. Caithness/shire, Thurso.
Banffshire—Buckie, Banff. Elginshire Lossiemouth.
Aberdeenshire—Fraserburgh. Fifeshire— St. Andrews.
Haddingtonshire—North Berwick.
IRELAND. Down Groomsport, Tyrone, Newcastle.
Louth—Dundalk, Drogheda. Dublin—Sherries. Wick-
low, Wicklow, Arklow. Wexford Cahore, Wexford
(No. 1), Rosslare Fort (2), Carnsore. Waterford, Tramore,
Dungarvan, Ardmore. Cork Yeughall, Ballycotton.
Mayo—Westport.
Lifsboat stations aro also being formed by the society at
Selsey Bill, near Portsmouth; St. Ives, on the Cornwall
coast; Orrue's Head, near Liverpool; Penarth, on the
Glamorganshire coast; and at Portrush, on the north coast
of Ireland. It is also proposed to form lifeboat establish..
eaents in Cantyre, and at Irvine, on the west coast of Scot-
land.

The following aro extracts from the lifeboat rules of
management :—" Each lifeboat to have a coxswain superin-
tendent, with a fixed annual salary of £B. The lifeboat to be
regularly taken afloat for exercise once every quarter, fully
manned and equipped, so that the crew may be familiar
with her properties and proper management. On every oc-
casion of exercise, the men are paid ss. each in stormy wea-
ther or a rough sea, and 3s. each in fine weather and smooth
water ; and on every occasion of going off to a wreck to save
life, each of the crew receives 10s. by day and £1 by night,
and equal shares of any local subscriptions which may be
raised to reward any special act of gallantry or exertion.
The crew are provided with lifebelts. The coxswain is re-
quired to keep a list of all the lifeboat stores, which are to
be examined once a quarter, in order to their being repaired
or replaced, if in the least degree in a doubtful condition.
The lifeboat to be kept on her carriage, in the boat-house,
with all her gear in her ready for use, except articles which
require to be secured from damp. Signals are agreed upon
for calling the lifeboats' crews together; and immediately
on intimation of a wreck, or vessel in distress, the coxswain
is to muster his crew, launch his boat, and proceed to her
assistance. The local committee to make quarterly inspec-
tion, and report to the institution as to the behaviour of the
boat during exercise, pointing out any defect that may
be remedied, and offering any suggestion that may conduce
to the efficiency of the service."
By instroituutniednthheopescoastotshavoef etffihe-
cien these an
t lifeboat establishments theents all
United Kingdom. To effectually attain the objects of the
• institution it will be manifest that a considerable expense
must be incurred ; amounting, in fact,
from to £lOO on
the first formation of a lifeboat station, and to an average of
' £4O annually on the future maintenance of each establish-
' ment. The number of lives saved by the lifeboats of the
society and other means since its ormation is 11,824 'and
which services 82 gold medals, 665 silver medals,
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£13,003 in cash have been paid in rewards. The institu-
tion has also expended £38,926 on lifeboats, boat transport-
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sterling have been voted by Parliament for the manufac-
ture of Armstrong guns, and these £2,000,000 will all be
expended by the end of the current financial year. How
many guns have wo yet obtained for this immense sum of
money ? We are able to answer this question in detail from.
information which is, we believe, perfectly reliable. There
had been made at Woolwich and Elswiek together, up to
last week, the folio wing Armstrong guns :—Of 100-pounders
20 in number, of 40-pounders (strengthened) 25 in num-
ber, 25-pounders 36, 25 pounder boat guns 16 ; 12-pounders,
weighing Scwt., 300; 12 pounders, weighing 6cwt., 16;
and 6-pounders B—in all 451, of which, it will be observed.,
nearly the whole are small fieldpieces, weighing only 81e,yr-.
each. Now, if of the £2,000,000 granted by Parliamen.t. he
assume that only £1,500,000 are yet spent, and furaf
assume that of this £500,000 has been expended _lin=
plant at Woolwich and Elswiek, thus leaving but 1 uwm:d7
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FOR THE LIVERI'OOL
AMENDED
meetingßEOULATlors
of the Mersey Docks and
t Docx.s.—At the weekly ld it was resolved, in thir
Harbour Board held Y.eete !
different purposes, to include
licatum
Parliamentary aPP .cationfor powers to make new regale-
in the notice an ap01,13
duties of master porters, to appoint a.
lations to definfur the docks, to alter the present mode of
traffic managly;ioods being allowed to lie beyond the pre-
levying lea manor
and otherwise to improve the working ar..
%c„zeribed petsof the dock traffic.
rthne dollars brought by the Mexican steamer
have boon
disposed of at 621 d. per ounce, thus establishing
an advance of id. on the price realised for those which ar-
rived in the middle of last month. Small amounts have,
however, been sold in the meantime at the preient rate, and
also at 621 d. The bar silver by the same packet is not yet
mold,