The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-04 00:00:00

rock, of Dublin. The sea at the time was breaking
over the mastheads of the wreck, and it was onir
by the greatest skill and daring that the poor fe -
lows were rescued from the boiling elements which,
were yawning to engulf them. During the pest,
month this lifeboat has performed most valuable
services in saving the crews of other vessels.
The society's lifeboats stationed at Appled
Pakefield, and Yarmouth, and other places, had else
put off to the rescue of shipwrecked crews during
the late heavy gales. In some places the crews of
the boats had also been assembled, so as to be ready
instantaneous service, but the reports of these
valuable services had not as yet reached the society.
The reports which had reached the institution
from many of its branches on various parts of th?
English and Welsh coasts, describe such a
general
orep
disaster of the late storms as was perhaps never be-
fore witnessed by the oldest person living. 'lig lir
the words of the inspector, Lieut. Hippislen
of the coastguard, at Dungeness, "It was a per"
se"
hurricane at times, as dark as pitch, and such a a'
that 20 vessels might have been lost before ail
one could have reached the institution's lifeheaa
In fact, I expected that the lifeboat houses ha
been blown down, for it blew sometimes s° "der
that the buildings along this coast shook reeky
me. Had the poor crews of the numerous wrec'd
on this coast made signals before dark, and resolve
e
to quit their vessels, I doubt if tiny boat could have
reached them." It is impossible to state with infti
degree of accuracy the number of these drew-Lon
It
disasters ; for too many vessels have sunk with
bands on board that will never be heard of. „0
cannot, however, be doubted that the late terrlu
gale proved fatal to upwards of 800 of our fell°.
creatures, from more than 350 wrecked vessels' tea
Several rewards, amounting to £35, were grallen,
to various crews of boats for their courageous cnt
duct in rescuing shipwrecked crews on differe„fy
parts of the coast during the recent boisterous Nrii,
ther. One of these, a fishing boat in the noJ
lth
bourhood of the wreck of the Royal Charter,lvivia
a crew of eight men, to whom was voted £l2, ry,
striven for upwards of an hour to save life fro
wrecked schooner, and after having been driven,hue
shore four times, succeeded at last in reaching `in
wreck, and bringing the poor fellows on shore ho
a most exhausted state. Another boat's crest'!"
received £3O from the society, had remained oYor,
wreck all night, watching for a favourable °PPon
tunity to snatch her crew from a watery grv, lev
the Goodwin Sands. At last it occurred, and, ye
were brought to Alaro•at., the next morning.,
gentlemen of England, who sit at home a'. Thait
think of these castaways, and consider whether)
to.
of your abundance, you cannot spare a little list be
cour in the hour of distress, sailors who nlifardlf
shipwrecked on the Scotch coast. It is Bring,
possible to conceive a more suitable thankofferol
and one which is more calculated to confer a less
boon on the cause of humanity in its most helP,in.
state, than the presentation of a lifeboat to a u
gerous locality. Were
The gold modal of the institution and
coloured
ordered to be presentedtoJoseph Rogers, a ea,w,oad•
man, who, when the noble ship was thrown ",,` ered
side on the rocky beach, had bravely whin:- to
to battle with the boiling surf and convey were
the shore. By this means several Pera°ns d
on
rescued from the watery grave, which close
450 others. boats
A report was read by the Inspector of 11,8 life-
to the Society, on his recent inspection of
s d
boats on the north coast of England and in See' 0
A benevolent military officer offered to give —ea
to the Lifeboat Institution, if five other gentleuis a-
would contribute the like amount towards the e
blishment of a lifeboat station. a life'
An urgent application had been made for -
boat to be stationed at Folkestone.
about to
It was reported that the institution was ron.
forward lifeboats to the Lizard and Foweif

wall, and Skerries, near Dublin.
;feboats'
Payments, amounting to £l,lOO for '; ,been
transporting carriages, and boathouses, having
made, the proceedings closed.