The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-22 00:00:00

LIFE-BOAT STATISTICS.

ational
coastguard Life-boatsery lnstitutionand by byr,otmhee
it appears that, from some valuable returns made
ice,
a()t got} ietcal:terss It
to: fyLaltlohyNed 's, there are 64 additional life boats
considered to be require 1 on the coasts of the
British Ides, Tt:e proposed new life-boat stations
are as follows ; England—Stains, Yorkshire ;
Wells and Blakeney, Norfolk ; Orforduess, Suffolk;
Puckaster Core and Brook, Isle of Wight ; Stud-
land Bay and Chapmln's Poole, Dorset; Exmouth,
!tope Cove, Bauthau , and Bigbury Bay, Devon;
Fowey, Falmouth, St. Ives, and New Quay, Corn-
wall ; Poit Talbot, Penarth, Portheawl, Milford,
Porteullaen, Wales ; Fleetwood, Lancashire ;
Maryport and S:lloth, Cumberland ; and Douglas,
isle of Man. Seotland—Haddingtonshire, Ber-
wickshire, two life-boats ; Elie, Fife ; Donmouth
and Newburgh, Aberdeen ; Lo3siemouth, Eigin ;
Banff ; Sylester and Dunbrath, Caithness ; South
Ronaldshay, Orkneys; Esdale, Sate Island Oban,
Argyle ; Scrabster Harbour ; Campb.ltown and
Dromore ; Mull of Galloway ; Tumberry, Ayr
and Troon. Ireland Dundrum Bay Notth,
Crandfield Point, County Down ; Clogher
Head or Dundalk, County Louth ; Carnsore and
Morris Castle, County Wexford ; 11-nmire, La-
moro, en i Dango.:;a.l Bay, County Wa•erford ;
13attiuskilligs Bay or Derrynane, Kenmare
River, and Kings‘own and Dingle ; County
Kerry ; Achil Beg, Kilara and Belmullet, County
Mayo ; Ru,lang and Cam, County Donegal ; Port-
rush and Carrickfergus, County Antrim. The
average cost of a complete life-boat establishment,
such as that provided by the National Life-boat
Society, is 3001. ; this amount includes the cost of
life-boat, life-belts and gear, transporting car-
riage, and a substantial house for their reception.
11 will thus be seen that a considerable sum will
be required from the public to make the life-boat
system practically complete on our coasts. :rn
iustitution has already 70 life-boats in connection
with with it. To waiutain these boats in staten at an-
w ate+,
thorough efficiency requires a large Pstarinoaf the
nual ()why. Last sear the life-
and duri
daini nrc
ahboalley p troopa:
pr were, y the
so-
ci&y, and those of local bodies, rescued;
bo' 399 per-
sons from shipwrecks on our arsons b
short period, 1,522 poor
isng
ee do:
sex
same
last
invaluable
yemaresanls,,o2toa2itav
pedah:d. on our coasts from these slid clit•
taetgrave.a. 0
uOlrinnietshbeet
ve:rmdbeta
that,
creatures
!ion c,f t;,is large number might have been pre-
crved to t.,( a ilies and their country, if itddi-
h d been on the coast.
We, therefore, appeal with confidence to the
public, on behalf of the National Life Boat Institu-
tion, to enable it to carry out its truly philau-
i thropicaud national object

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took hia seat on the wool
sack at four o'clock.

The Earl of DERBY presented petitions in favour of
the Medical Practitioners Bill.
The Earl of CARNARVON presented a similar peti-
tion.

FOUR COURTS (DUBLIN) BILL.
This bill passed through committee and was reported
without amendment.

COMMITTEES.
The following bills passed through committee—The
colesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance, Charitable
Trusts Continuance, Turnpike Trusts Arrangements,
Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions, Indemnity,
Administration of Oaths, and Army Service.
RAILWAY CHEAP TRAINS BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
INCLOSURE OF LANDS BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
LEGITIMACY DECLARATION BILL.
Lord LYNDHURST said the object of this bill was
to remedy a defect in the law of England, against which
the law of Scotland provided. The latter allowed legiti-
macy to be proved in a court of justice, but nothing of
the kind was provided for by the laws of England.
The bill was read a second time.
SEWAGE WORKS.

Viscount TORRINGTON moved for returns by the
engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works—showing
bow much above or below Ordnance datum was the
Banda& sewer before the alterations were commenced
under Leahy's contract ; what was the capacity of
that outlet before the alterations were commenced ;
was it free to discharge at all hours of the tide
the sewage, storm and flood waters, and the
overflowings of . the Serpentine River ; was that
outlet tide-locked by iron flaps ; show how much was
the altered invert of the Ranelagh sewer above or
below Ordnance datum under Leahy's contract ;
what was the capacity of the altered Ranelagh outlet
sewer per foot lineal for 3,250 feet above that outlet ;
what is the capacity at present of per foot lineal for the
next 8,250 feet above the preceding ; what is the capa-
city per foot lineal under the Knightsbridge-road
what is the capacity per foot lineal of the Tunnel sewer
across Hyde-park to the junctions of the upland sewers
of Paddington, Marylebone, Hampstead, and Willesden?
What is the capacity of the Ranelagh main sewer about
three miles above the 3,250 feet of the outlet sewer in
the Gloucester-road, Paddington?—Ordered.