The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-06 00:00:00

Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Yesterday a meeting of this, institution was held at its
house, John-street, Adelphi—Thos. Chapman, Esq., F.R.S.,
V.P., in the chair. There were also present Sir E. Perrott,
Bart. ; W. H. Harton, Esq. ; Sir F. Outram, Bart. ; Admi-
ral Ryder, Controller-General of Coastguard ; J. Griffith,
Esq. ; Admiral W. H. Hall, C.B. ; Alexander Boetefeur,
Esq. ; Admiral WHardy, Admiral Gordon, and Richard
Lewis, Esq., secretary of the institution.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been read,
rewards amounting to £193 were granted to the crews of
the lifeboats of the society, and those of shore boats, for
their brave services in saving the crews of the following
vessels during the recent gales :—Norwegian schooner
Johanna, 7 men saved; ship Amsterdam, of Sunderland, 14 ;
brig Mazurka, of Dundee, 10; brigantine Pearl, of Montrose,
vessel and 8 men saved; smack Elizabeth, of Cardigan,
6 ; schooner, Leader, of Liverpool, vessel and 6 men ; brig
Claudia, of Belfast, vessel and 7 men; brig Vesta, of Whit
by, 7 ; smack Jenny Jones, of Barmouth, 5 ; schooner Peer-
less, of Aberystwith, 5 ; barque Julia, of Liverpool, 9 ; billy-
boy Gipsy, of Wisbeach, 4; ship Alarm, of Belfast, 11; brig
Providentia, of Svelbig, 8 ; schooner Ann, of Torquay, 3;
schooner William Henry, of Yarmouth, 5 ; a small boat, of
Peterhead, 1; smack Eliza, of Wicklow, 2 ; two Arklow
fishing smacks, 13 ; steamer Ibis, of Cork, 2 ; brigantine
Sarah Emma, of Miramichi, 6 ; ship Scotland, of Glasgow
(part of crew), 7 ; schooner Morris, of Lancaster, 2—total,
153 lives and 3 vessels saved during the recent gales. The
expressions of gratitude on the part of some of these ship-
wrecked crews for saving their lives wore of a very grati-
f,3ing and encouraging nature.
Rewards amounting to £155 were also granted to the
crews of different lifeboats of the institution for putting off
in reply to signals of distress from vessels which had after-
wards got out of danger, or their crews had been rescued
by other means. Several lifeboat crews had also assembled
during stormy weather so as to be ready for any emergency.

Payments amounting to £7OO were ordered to be made
on various lifeboat establishments.

A letter was read from Capt. Walker, of the Board of
Trade, expressing his high opinion of the Bradford life-
boat of the institution stationed at Ramsgate Harbour, un-
der the management of the Board of Trade.

The committee expressed their deep condolence with the
family of the late John Clayton, Esq., of Lancaster-place,
who had been the zealous and active honorary solicitor of
the institution for many years past.
The Admiralty had, on the recommendation of Admiral
Ryder, Controller-General of the Coastguard, ordered 1,000
copies of the instructions of the institution for the manage-
ment of boats in surfs and broken water, for circulation
amongst the coastguard.
It was reported that Sir J. Willoughby, Bart., had pre-
sented to the institution £420, to place an additional life-
boat on the coast.
It was also stated that the late Mr. J. D. Shaw, of New-
castle-on- Tyne, had left the institution a legacy of £4OO. ;
£lOO had also been left to it by the late Mr. Geo. Anstice,
of Chipping Norton ; and £lOO by the late Mr. Wm. Chafyn
Grove, of Teals House, Mere, Wilts.
The proceedings then terminated.