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 ]'hardy, 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.H. to Mr.
Lewis, its secretary, for the aid he afforded the
Prince oh the (14 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 Carneronian, 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
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 Sand, 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, Hayling 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 distressedstate, 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 mouth 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 wisji 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. Payments amounting to upwards of £1,200
were ordered to be made on various lifeboat esta-
blishments. The proceedings then terminated.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

(By Telegraph.)

GRATESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, March 7.—Ranger, steamer, from Rotterdam.
Arrived, March 8. —Sir R. Peel, steamer, from Dunkirk ;
Florence, steamer, from Rotterdam.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed, March 7.—Star of the East, from London, for
Algoa Bay.

Passed in tow.—Strathdon, from Sydney, for London ;
Gleaner, of Aberdeen, from the west for the mortl4,

ettEFERENC BHAtt,,IN
North Eastern, York. 11. and Selby:purchase.
Stockton and Darlington it, 6per ,:ent., 3
RKFERENCE 5.1.1 ARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern 4i per cent., 63
rOILEIGN RAILWA rt,
kntwerp and Rotterdam. 8
.;real Luxembourg, 1O f
,)ttoman (Smyrna to Arum), 3}
Sambre and Meuse, 5. per cent. pf., 9

Faith:LON MIN NB.

Pestarefina Gold, 1
J0:111 del liey, ina., 15 }
BANK b.

Anglo Austrian, 7k
Australasia. 67
British North American, 48!
City, 14
,onsolidated Bank, Urn., 41
Ditto, new, 31
English and American, Um 8}
Imperial ottoinan,
London and County, bsk
I ondon Joint Stook, 43 2k
Midland Bank, lirn., 18i
Union of London, 45 41

MISCELLANICOUB.
Atlantic Telegraph, 201
Dit o, 8 per cant., 521 11
Bo obay Gas, lim., 41
(fredit r'oncier of England. lint . 2i
Fore-street Warehouse, lint„ 126
•
Gen. credit and Discount, liw., 1
iludson's Bay, :6 15;
Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lint., 101 Ed
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour.. 56
London Financial Association. lim
London uencra►Umnfbus Company, Lim. 3 1
M dras Irrtgatfon an.l Canal (guarante d 5 per cent. byln
dian Government), till
Ni.tional Discount ompany, 12;
Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem.. of which 1 is to pay, 10i
New Consolidated Discount, lint .1
Nev Zealand Loan and Mer Agency, lint., 21
Rio de Janeiro City I utprovernents. 2
Royal M ii Stearn, tes
Tee !apt.' Construe. and 3laintea., lira, --
Ditto, dhto, 14 :Ai
Universat Niarin,!. Insurance. lint., 21
Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lint., 5
Viceroy of kgypt, Mortgage, Loan, 7

COURSE OF EXCIIANGE,•Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short.
Ditto 3 Mouths.
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short
Ditto • 3 Months.
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburg%
Berlin
Madrid
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11 18} 11 19f
11 181 11 19}
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25 35 25 40
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25 12 25 20
25 32 25 374
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12 95 18 0
31 811
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AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

VIENNA, March 8.

Prussia has officially informed the Austrian
Cabinet that the obstacles to the conclusion of a
treaty of commerce between Prussia and Austria
are not removed. Austria has declared herself
ready to resume the negotiations with Prussia on
this question immediately after the return of the
Austrian commercial pl enipo tent iaries from Florence.

The Council of Administration of the Creditan-
stall will propose at the next meeting of the share-
holders the payment of a dividend of fully 5 per
cent.

THE FENIAN OUTBREAK.

(The following appeared in our third edition of yes-
terday evening.)

DUBLIN, Thursday, 11.50, a.m.

Last night a troop of the Scots Greys and a party
of constabulary surprised a body of Fenians in the
Dublin mountains beyond Tallagh.
They fled, leaving a great quantity of arms and
ammunition behind them.

A telegram from Cork states that shortly after
two o'clock on Wednesday morning a large body
of insurgents attacked the police barracks at
Middleton and were repulsed. They then pro-
ceeded to Castlemartyr, and on their way fell in
with a patrol of four policemen. The constable
in charge was shot dead, another was wounded
severely in the knee, and the other two were
compelled to accompany the insurgents on
their march.l They ultimately escaped from
their . captors, and returned to their bar-
racks. On reaching Castlemartyr, the Fenians
attacked the police barracks, but were re-
pulsed, leaving their leader dead on the
field. This party appears to have marched
towards Mallow—burning several farm home-
steads ou their way. The police -station at
Burnfort, between Blarney and Mallow, was
sacked and burnt. A despatch from Kilmallock
reports that on Wednesday morning, at six
o'clock, the police barracks at Itilmallock was
attacked by 200. Fenians, armed with guns and
pikes. There were 15 policemen in the barracks.
After a fight kept up for four hours, a reinfore-
ment arrived to the aid of the police, who then
sallied out and put their assailants to flight.
Two Fenians were shot dead in the town, and
Mr. Bourne, manager of the Union Bank, was
shot by the insurgents. The police captured
fourteen of the latter, forty pikes, and 'a number
of guns. None of the police were injured. A
police barrack at Aherloe was ransacked by the
insurgents, and a railway broken between Mallow
and Cork. It is reported that the police barrack.
at Ardmore, near Mallow, was attacked and
burned.

DUBLIN, Thursday Afternoon.

The reports from the provinces represent all
tranquil, except in the county of Cork, where
several additional outrages were perpetrated on the
police and farmers. The total number of prisoners
taken is 240. Two more of the wounded have
died. Inquests are being held to-day. Railway
and telegraph communication with the . South is
restored.

CORK, Thursday.
Telegraph communication is still interrupted.
The railway track is repaired.
The day mail was delayed four hours. The
Fenians are still on the bills, numbering thousands.

The Union Bank manager was shot at Kilmal-
ock while defending the bank against the rebels,f
three of whom were shot by a sub-inspector o
police. . _

There is a report that a party of the Rifle Bri-
gade came up with the Fenians 16 miles off, near
Mallow, several of whom were shot, and some made
prisoners.

The day mail was sent to Dublin by a war

steamer.

The second edition of the Movning I'ost contains
the following : _ _ .

DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.--Several of the
insurgents are dead in Dublin hospitals, and troops
are being sent to the South of Ireland, but all is
quiet in the West. Many thousand persons lef t
Cork to join the E enians, and 84 men we're mis-
sing yesterday morning from one establishment.
Most of the prisoners captured at Drogheda had
arms and accoutrements manufactured by a Lon-
don establishment. A policeman carrying dis-
patches was wounded at Leixlipe, near Dublin.

Yesterday bodies of rebels were seen in different
parts of Tipperary, and others are believed to be
in the Wicklow mountains. The constabulary have
behaved with great gallantry all through the coun-
try, and the police of this district deserve great
praise. The Great Southern Railway is still broken
below Mallow ; a train thrown off yesterday,
but no one was hurt. The insurgents are
evidently headed by Yankee-Irish, one of whom
shot with his own hand on Tuesday a follower
for disobedience of orders. The preparations
in this city are ample for any emergency.
Artillery in all the barracks have to work.
Guards and pickets are to carry 20Ib. of ball car-
tridge extra. The weather is very severe in Dub-
lin ; in the neighbourhood there has been severe
falls of sleet. Lord Powerscourt's seat, in Wick-
low, at his urgent request, has been garrisoned.
All the rebels are found to fire Minie rifle bullets.
Among the persons captured at Tallagh was a
messenger of Sir Thomas Larcom, Uuder Secretary
for Ireland.
It has been ascertained that from the commercial
houses on the north side of Dublin 105 young men
are missing, some of these men holding high posi-
tions in their respective houses.
All the missing parties were assiduously attentive
up to an advanced hour in the evening.