The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-04 00:00:00

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITCTIO.N.

A meeting of this institution was held yesterday
at its house, John-street, Adelphi—Thomas Chap-
man, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the chair. There were
also present Sir E. Perrott, Bart., Admiral Cdtor,
Captain Washington, R.N., Hydrographer to the
Admiralty; Admiral Bullock, T. B. Potter, Esq.,
V.P., of Manchester; Alex. Boetefeur, Esq., Capt.
De St. Croix, E. H. Chapman, Esq., Captain W. H.
Hall, R.N., C.B.' F.R.S.; Montague Gore, Esq.,
and Captain Ward, R.N., Inspector of Lifeboats to
the Institution.
Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, read the minutes of
the previous meeting.
A reward of £6los. was voted to the crew of the
institution's lifeboat, stationed at Seaton Carew, on
the Durham coast, for putting offin her and saving
the crew of seven men, from the brig Eliza, of Mid-
dlesborough, which, during stormy weather and a
strong sea, had been wrecked on Tees bar on the
16th ult. The cost of this lifeboat was a gift to the
institution of Wm. M'Kerrell, Esq., who had also
paid to the society the expense of the Fraserburgh
lifeboat, which was called the Havelock.
The sum of £7 ss. was also voted to pay the ex-
pense of the lifeboat belonging to the institution,
situated at Rosslare Fort, on the coast of Wexford,
for putting off in tow of a steamtug, and saving the
crew of six men of the Danish brigantine Freid,
which during a gale of wind was wrecked on the
Dogger Bank Sand, on the 20th tilt. It was in vain
that two shore boats had previously attempted to
sore the poor fellows; but immediately the cable
which attached the lifeboat to the steamer was let
go, she was pulled, it was said, with a will towards
the unfortunate ship, and right nobly sbe behaved
under the most perilous circumstances.
The silver medal of the institution was voted to
Mr. J. S. Roderick, Richard Heise, Wm. Stewart
(Coastguard men), and Wm. Corbert, coxswain of
the lifeboat, and a reward of to the crew, in
acknowledgment of their intrepid and persevering
services in the lifeboat of the institution sta-
tioned at Ardmore, in rescuing, under the most
dangerous end adverse circumstances, the crew of
eight men of the schooner Diana, of Fredericksham,
which, during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked
in Ardmore Bay on the 26th ult. The lifeboat, by
striking repeatedly against the wreck was seriously
injured on the occasion. The Rev. Mr, Wale, the
Roman Catholic clergyman, was also presented with
the thanks of the institution for the important and
valuable services he rendered on the occasion.
The amount of £8 was also granted to the crew
of the Filey lifeboat of the society, for saving, on
Sunday last, the crew of seven men of the brig
Gloucester, of South Shields, which, during a gale
of wind with sleet, was wrecked in Filey Bay on the
morning of that day. A few weeks since this
valuable lifeboat, which is upwards of 30 years old,
and which has probably saved as many lives as
any lifeboat in the kingdom, was the means of
rescuing six men from the Flying Fish, of Whitby,
which was also one of the oldest of our collier brigs.
A reward of £7 was also voted to the crew of
the Cullercoats lifeboat of the National Lifeboat
Institution, for saving the lives of six persons from
the schooner Lively Nelly, of Seaham, wrecked on
the sands off Whitley, near that place, on Tuesday
last. She broke up almost immediately after the I
crew had been saved by the prompt exertions of
the lifeboat's crew. The poor men were in a sad
state of exhaustion from exposure and fatigue.
A reward of £l4 was given to the crew of the
institution's lifeboat stationed at Brooke, Isle of
Wight, for twice offering, in replies to signals of
distress, to save the crew of the brigantine John
Weatloy, which was wrecked in Compton Bay on
Monday last. The institution also voted £lO to the
widow of a coastguard man named M'Leod, who
had unfortunately lost his life by a large piece of
rock falling on him whilst he was being lowered
down a cliff to see if there was any one onboard the
brigantine, after she had drifted close to the shore.
The crew had previously been taken on board a
steam-tug.
£9 was also granted to the crew of the Padstow
lifeboat, belonging to the institution, for saving the
crew of five men of the shooner Nuggett, of Bide-
ford, which during a violent gale, and in a heavy
sea, had foundered on the Doomed Bar Sand, off
Padstow, late on New Year's-eve.
A reward of £6 was also granted to the crew of
the Haneley lifeboat of the society, for going off and
saving the crew of six men of the schooner Prospect,
of Berwick, which had foundered in the Coquet
Roads, Northumberland, late on Monday night
last. Several women had laudably assisted in
launching the lifeboat on the occasion.
A reward of £6 lOs was likewise voted to the
crew of the Weimer lifeboat, for putting offin reply
to signals of distress from the Goodwin Sands, on
the night of the 17th ult., and afterwards assisting
with other boats in getting the Russian barque
Ulrica, off her dangerous position on the Goodwin.
This valuable lifeboat also went off on Tuesday last
to the French barque Duguay Trouin, of St. Yeast,
on the same fatal sands, and assisted to bring her
to a place of safety, her crew having previously de-
serted her in their long boat.
Payments, amounting to £25, were voted to the
crews of the Dungeness, Padstow, and Fowey life-
boats belonging to the institution, for putting off
in the night in reply to signals of distress to ves-
sels, but which, on the approach of the boats, had
either declined their services, or had had their
crews saved by other means.
A reward of £l4 was also granted to the crew of
seven men of the lugger Lively, of Margate, in
testimony of their laudable and persevering con-
duct in rescuing five out of the six persons from the
Dutch galliot, Hillechina, which had been wrecked
on the Kentish Knock on the 12th ult. The poor
fellows had been in the rigging four days and three
nights before their perilous and forlorn situation was
observed. When rescued they were more dead
than alive, and presented a most 'heart-rending
appearance. The poor master had sunk under his
frightful sufferings,
The silver medal of the institution and £1 was
voted to Thomas Brown, and £1 each to his crew
of three men, for putting off in Brown's fishing-boat
and rescuing, at considerable risk of life, the crew
of six hands from the Danish schooner Julius, which,
during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked off Cres-
well, on the Northumberland coast, a few weeks
ago. It was somewhat singular that, whilst others
were hesitating, a whole family of fishermen had
put off in the boat. When being pnshed off, the
boat got stove. The water rushed in, and death
seemed to stare the gallant men in the face. With
the promptitude which always characterises the
seaman, Thomas Brown, the owner of the boat,
instantly threw off his jacket and vest, and with
them stopped the gap. With renewed efforts they
then pulled towards the wreck, over which the huge
seas were making a complete breach. In a few
minutes after the crew had been saved, the ship
went to pieces.

A reward of £3 was also voted to a boat's crew
of cix men for putting off and saving the crew of ten
men of the brig Sutcliffe, of Cork, which, some time
since, during a severe gale, was wrecked at Amid,
near Ardrossan.

Various other rewards were afterwards voted for
saving lifa from Wrecks.

It was reportod that the Institution had lifeboats
ready to be sent to Selsey Hill, on the Sussex coast;
Penarth, near Cardiff; and to Orme's Head, near
Liverpool.

An interesting report was read by Captain WARD,
R.N., Inspector of Lifeboats to the Institution, on
his recent tour of inspection of its lifeboats in Scot-
land and on the north-east coast of England. He
had found everywhere the lifeboat establishments in,
excellent order, and the crews perfectly satisfied
with their lifeboats and the arrangements made by
the institution for the efficient working of the boats.