The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-28 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT STATIOA S.

At this period of the wintry season, when storms and
shipwrecks are of daily occurrence, important service will
be rendered to sailors and sea-going passengers, by publish-
ing a list of the lifeboat stations on the coast of the British
Isles, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution.
They are as follows :—Bngland and Wales—Northumber-
land—Berwick-on-Tweed, North Sunderland, Boulmer,
Alnmouth, Hauxley, Newbiggin,Cullercoats, Tynemouth.*
Durham—Whitburn, Seaton Carew. Yorkshire—Mid-
dlesborough, Redcar, Saltburn, Whitby, Scarborough,
Filey,Bridlington, Hornsea. Norfolk—Cromer, Blakeney,*
Mundesley, Becton, Palling, Winterton, Caistor,
Yarmouth (Nos. 1 and 2). Suffolk—Lowestoft, Pakefield,
Southwold, Thorpeness (Nos. 1 and 2), Aldborough. Kent
—Hingsgata*—Margate, 'Weimer, Dover, Dungeness.
Sussex—Camber, Rye, Hastings, Eastbourne, New
haven, Brighton, Selsey. Isle of Wight—Grange,
Brooke. Guernsey—St. Samson's. Dorset—Lyme Regis.
South Devon—Exmouth, Teignmouth, Plymouth.*
Cornwall—Fowey, Lizard, Penzance, Sennen, Cove, St.
Ives, Newquay, Padstow, Bade, Haven. North
Devon—Appledoro, Braunton. Glamorganshiro—Penarth,
Porthcawl. Carmarthenshire—Llanelly, Carm trthen Bay.
Pembrokeshire—Tenby, Fishguard. Cardiganshire—Car-
digan, Aberystwith. Merionethshire—Abeadovey, Bar-
mouth. Carnarvonshiro—Portmadoc. Anglesey—Liand-
dwyn, Rhoscolyn, Holyhead, Cemlyn, Moelfre, Penmon.
Carnarvonshire—Orme's Head. Flintshire—Rhyl (Tabu.
ler). Lancashire—Southport, Lytham, Fleetwood. Cumber-
land—Silloth. Isle of Man—Castletown. Scotland : Kirk-
cudbright—Kirkcudbright.* Ayrshire, Irvine. Argyle-
shire— C entire. Caithness-shire—Thurso. Ban ffs hire
Buckie, Banff. Elginshire—Lossiemouth Aberdeen-
shire—Fraserburgh. Fifeshire—St. Andrew's. Hadding-
tonshire—North Berwick. Ireland—Co. Antrim—Port-
rush. Co. Down—Groomsport, Tyrella, Newcastle. Co.
Louth—Dundalk, Drogheda. Co. Dublin—Skerries. Co.
Wicklow—Wicklow, Arklow. Co. Wextord—Cahore, Wex-
ford, Ressler° Fort, Carnsore. Co. Waterford—Tramore,
Dungarvon, Ardmore. Co. Cork—Youghal, Ballycotton.
Co. Mayo—Westport. Making a total of 116 lifeboat
stations in connection with the National Institution. When
the storm sweeps o'er the trackless deep with resistless
rage, and lashes into ungovernable fury the foaming billows
which, under the influence of the frenzied tempest, toss
their high heads in wild delirium, and dash their spray in
fantastic form over the bold headland and jutting rock—
when the ceaseless, sullen, soughing noise of the angry
ocean mixes with the shrilly cadences of the furious winds,
and is heard by the tenants of every homestead for
miles along the iron-bound coast, as they nestle around
the cheerful fireside—when in the pitchy darkness of the
night, the elements struggle as if in strange combat
with each other for "eatery, and the terrible hurricane
strikes the heart of every one that dwells within its tempes-
tuous circle with awe—when the tremendous forces of nature
seem unbound and arrogant humanity feels its impotence
and littleness, and its absolute dependence upon the Great
Unseen ;—then there are few men in England, and still
fewer wives and daughters, who do not offer up a prayer
for the safety of those who have gone down to the sea in
ships and who may be wrestling with the fury of the storm.
For there is no danger more appalling than that of ship-
wreck, and there is no position in which bravery and hero-
ism aro oftener displayed than in contending for life against
the anger of the wind and waves. Under such circum-
stances, what can bo more consoling to the shipwrecked
sailor than the knowledge that the lifeboat is ready to
come off to succour him in his great distress. Some of the
foregoing lifeboats have this year been the means of rescu-
ing two hundred and seventy poor fellows from death by
drowning. When we exclaim, " God have mercy on the
poor fellows at sea," it will be some satisfaction to know
that the treasury of the life-saving fleet has been enriched
by our gifts. Indeed, the humblest contribution may be
as bread cast upon the waters to return after many days ;
and the lifeboat which our mite helped to establish may
save ourselves, or some of our dearest friends, from being
swallowed up by the devouring and treacherous ocean.
We may add that contributions in aid of the National
Lifeboat Institution will be received by all the bankers in

this town, and by the secretary, 14, John-street, Adelphi,
London,

* Those lifeboats will shortly be sent to thoir stations.

A SMART RETORT.—" We will not stop until we
have swept every rebel into the Mexican Gulf," exclaimed
an excited Northerner, while addressing a casual group on
'Change one day this last week. " And how long will you
take about it ?" inquired a Southerner who had just walked
up. -"You took four months to get 31. miles from Wash-
ington, and youwent back again in three hours and a-half."
--CilasgoW 21(9rnin9 Totrnal,