The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-08 00:00:00

wreck had previously been saved by the rocket ap-
paratus. It was reported that the " Solicitors and
Proctors' " lifebuat,stationed at Winchelsea, had, on
the 22d ult., put off and rendered good service to
the ship Michiel Loos, of Antwerp, which, during
blowing weather and in a thick fog, went ashore off
Winchelsea. The lifeboat stayed by the vessel all
night, nnul githqopiontly with tho aid of two
atunlu-
tugs the ship was got off and proceeded on her voyage.
A reward of £l4 3s. was also voted to pay the
expenses of the institution's lifeboat at Teuby in
saving the crew of the smack Queen Victoria, of
Brixham, which during a gale was dismasted off St.
Govin's head on the 27th ult. The Caister lifeboat
of the institution also went off on the 27th ult., and
rendered important assistance to the Newarp Light-
ship, which had been run into and seriously injured
by a large trading steamer. Four of the lifeboat's
crew were put on board the light-ship to assist her
crew at the pumps, and ultimately the vessel was
towed into Yarmouth Harbour.

It was also reported that the society's lifeboat ai
Newbiggin had been launched on the 3d ult., in a
gale from the N., and a heavy sea, and had rendered
valuable assistance to the Newbiggin fishing boats,
which were in great danger on their return from the
fishing grounds, but which were all got ashore in
safety. On this occasion, most of the men being
at sea, the lifeboat was manned and launched prin-
cipally by the aid of women, most of whom had re-
latives on board the endangered fishing boats.
Rewards were also granted to the crews of the
society's lifeboats at Sutton, Ilfracombe, North
Deal, Runswick, Holyhead, Exmouth, Whitbuan,
Newhaven, Caister, and Fraserburgh, for various
services during the recent heavy gales. Various
other rewards were also granted to the crews of
different shore boats for saving life from shipwreck
on our coast.
During the present year the society has contri-
buted to the rescue of 807 lives from various ship-
wrecks. In the past two months the institution has
made payments to the amount of £B,OOO on its 183
lifeboat stations, including the expenses of forming
some new lifeboat establishments, many of which
involved a large outlay. A portion of the funded
capital of the society was ordered to be sold out to
meet these heavy payments.
During the past month new lifeboats had been
sent to Silloth, Cumberland ; Kessingland, Suffolk ;
and Bembridge, Isle of Wight ; also to Ayr and
North Berwick, in Scotland ; and to Kingstown, in
Ireland.
Several of the railway and steampacket companies
had kindly given free transmission to the lifeboats
and their transporting carriages.
Grand demonstratrations had taken place with
the Ayr and Bembridge boats, the first being the
gift to the institution of the Glasgow workmen,
through Mr. G. Norval ; and the second that of the
city of Worcester, through Capt. S. Fraser, R.N.
New lifeboat stations were also about to be formed
by the institution at Douglas, in the Isle of Man,
and at Broadstairs ; the last-named station was to
be appropriated to the Manchester Unity of Odd
Fellows.
J. G. Frith, Esq., of London, and Mrs. Frith,
had given £420 to the institution to defray the cost
of an additional lifeboat for Ross Links, Holy
Island. A lady had also presented to the institution
£4OO to pay for the lifeboat about to be stationed at
Bull Bay, on the Anglesey coast. It was reported
that Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S., had
intimated to the institution his wish to defray the
entire cost of a new lifeboat station for Cromer, on
the Norfolk coast. It was also stated that legacies
had been left to the society by the late Mrs. Maria
Deane, of Cheltenham, £lOO ; and by the late Mrs.
Miriana Hooper, of Andover, duty free, £lOO. A
contribution of £5O had been received from Miss
Burdett Coutts.
Letters were read from the French Shipwreck and
Lifeboat Society, expressing their thanks to the
institution for the gift of the lifeboat and its car-
riage lately at the Paris Exhibition. They were to
be stationed at the port of Calais, where a commo-
dious and substantial boathouse is being built for
their reception.
Reports were read from the inspector and the
assistant-inspector of lifeboats to the society on their
recent visits to various lifeboat stations.
The proceedings then terminated.

THE REVOLVER CANNON. —The American re-
volver cannon which has been constructed at Liege was
tried a few days ago at the proof-ground. It has eight
chambers placed like those of a revolve•. Two are dis-
charged at each stoppage in the rotation, and it throws ex-
plosive projectiles a distance of 2,500 metros. This weapon
can fire 100 shots a minute, and, with its carriage and
ammunition, weighs about 600 lb,