The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-08 00:00:00

Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held
at its house, John-street, Adelphi,—T. Chapman,
Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were also
present Capt. Egerton, R.N.; W. H. Harton, Esq.,
Admiral API-lardy, G. Lyall, Esq., Col. Palmer,
Capt. J. R. Ward, R.N., Inspectors of Lifeboats
to the Institution, and Richard Lewis, Esq., the
Secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting
having been read a communication was read from
Gen. Knollys, transmitting on behalf of the Prince
of Wales a donation of 100 guineas to the Institu-
tion, and expressing the thanks of H.R.11. to \lr.
Lewis, its secretary, for the ail he afforded the
Prince on the day of the annual meeting of the so-
ciety. £l3 was voted to the crew of the lifeboat
stationed at New Brighton for their valuable ser-
vices in saving 15 men from the barque Coquimbo,
of Sunderland, which, during a strong breeze, got on
the Jordon Flats on the 25th ult. The Dungarvau
lifeboat of the society had also succeeded in bringing
into harbour the ship Cameronian, of Liverpool,
and her crew of 20 men, which vessel, during heavy
weather, was in distress ) Dungarvan, on the 21st
of January last. The owners of the vessel had
given a handsome salvage to the lifeboat's crew for
their services on the occasion. A reward of £25 I
was likewise voted to pay the expenses of the
institution's Caister lifeboat, in going off and saving
on the night of the Bth ult., during a very heavy
gale from the S.S.W. the crew of three men from
the sloop Telegraph, of Sunderlend, which had be-
come a total wreck on the Barber Sand, off Caister.
The same valuable lifeboat was the means, on the
night of the 28th ult., in conjunction with the
Scratby lifeboat, of bringing safely into Yarmouth
during blowing weather, the crew of five men and
the fishing smack Striver, of Yarmouth, which
had stranded on the Inner Barber Saud, off
Caister. A reward of £6 was also voted
to the crew of the lifeboat of the institution
stationed at Aberdovy, North Wales, for putting off
during blowing weather in reply to signals of dis-
tress, and rescuing the crew of four persons from
the schooner Gratitude, of Aberystwith, which was
totally wrecked on the North Bank, Abernovy, on
the 28th ult. Rewards amounting to £67 were also
voted to pay the expenses of the society's lifeboats
at Greencastle, Ormes Head, llayling Island, Ark-
low, and Carnsore, for various services to distressed
vessels and their crews during the past month. The
silver medal of the institution and a copy of its vote
inscribed on parchment were ordered to be presented
to Mr. Wm. Nelson, R.N., Commanding Officer of
H.M. Coastguard cruiser Eliza, and £5 to his boat's
crew of four men, in acknowledgment of their brave
conduct in putting off in a small boat during a strong
gale and heavy sea, and saving at much risk of life
the crew of five men of the brigantine Jane, of Cork,
which was in a distressed state, and a few hours after-
wards was totally wrecked on the coast of Waterford.
This service was attended with so much danger that
the men declined to go out, until Mr. Nelson him-
self volunteered to accompany them, and the brig-
antine's crew almost felt inclined to remain by their
vessel, which shortly afterwards was dashed to
pieces. Rewards amounting to £33 were also granted
to the crews of shoreboats and others for various ser-
vices in saving life from wrecks on our coasts.
During the past month a legacy of £3O had been
received from the executors of the late Mrs. Mary
Clark, of South Lynn. Also a contribution of £lOO
from the trustees of the late Thomas Boys, Esq., of
Hove, Brighton. It was also reported that legacies
had recently been left to the institution by the late
Mrs. Anne Frith, of Deptford, £lOO ; and the
late John Abrahams, Esq., of Fairfield, to the
Liverpool branch, £lOO. Reports were read from
the Inspector and Assistant-Inspector of lifeboats
on their recent visits to the coast. Captain Ward,
R.N., the inspector of lifeboats, stated in regard to
the accident to the lifeboat at Padstow, " that the
eight survivors of the lifeboat's crew one and all
praised the boat, and said that she behaved nobly,
that any boat in the world must have upset under
the same circumstances, that if the drogue had not
burst which it was found to have done, they be-
lieved she would have carried them safely to the
shore, that they did not wish her to be exchanged for
any other, and that they were all ready to go out
in her again whenever their services were required."
The Institution was about to send in a few days a
large lifeboat, transporting carriage, and equipment
complete, to the Paris Exhibition, where a com-
modious boathouse is being prepared for their re-
ception. Paymentsamounting to upwards of £1,200
were ordered to be made on various lifeboat esta-
blishments. The proceedings then terminated.