The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

THE EXIIIOU2'H LIFE-BOAT.

Lady Rolle, who has liberally presented a life-
boat to the town of Exmouth, on Monday morning
last, accompanied by some of her friends, embarked
on board this new craft for the purpose of witness-
ing her capabilities. The boat has been constructed
under the direction of the Royal National Life-boat
Institution, and is, we are informed, fitted with all
the latest improvements. At about 11 o'clock the
life-boat was brought on her carriage out of her
house and launched froth it, having on board Lady
Rolle, the Countess of Antrim, Lady Helen
M‘Donnell, Miss Parlby, Rev. J. Hall Parlby, Mr.
Tring, Colonel Wilkinson, and several other gentle.
men, with the boat's crew.

The life-boat afterwards proceeded with Lady
Rolle and her party in gallant style outside the bar,
the boat's behaviour whilst ploughing the seas
eliciting the admiration of every one on board.
She was afterwards brought alongside a
vessel, and there, with the aid of tackling, she
was after some difficulty capsized ; but she in-
stantly self-righted, and self-ejected the water thus
shipped in a few seconds. This operation again
excited some applause. Successful experiments
were also made with cork lifebelts, which each man
of the crews of the society's boats is now always
required to wear before going afloat in the life-
boat.
The life-boat is a beautiful craft ; she is 30 feet
long by 01 broad, and was built by Forrestt, of
Limehouse, after the plan of the boat now now
adopted by the institution. The life-boat house is
a commodious and handsome building. The cost of
the life-boat, carriage, and boat-house was munifi-
cently presented to the Royal National Life-boat
Institution by Lady Rolle. There is probably not
a more complete life-boat station on the coasts of
the United Kingdom than that at Exmouth.

Such an establishment is not. an ordinary affair.
Here, often the hope of the shipwrecked seaman,
when clinging with death-like grasp to some frail
piece of his once noble ship, is concentrated. In the
dark hour of the tempestuous night the minute-gun
at sea is heard from the sinking ship. At its sound
the people from far and neark,Make all haste for the
life-boat house. The well-known report of the
signal gun has brought the crew of the
life-boat to the station. She is quickly launched.
With brawny arms and stout hearts, her
crew valiantly contend with the raging surf,
which runs, as they say, mountains high ; but with
a resolute will they are determined, with God's
blessing, to reach the stranded vessel or perish in
their perilous undertaking. At last the ship is
reached. The hapless crew are saved and are soon
on shore. The life-boat is carefully housed in readi-
ness for another hazardous expedition ,should her
services be again required. This is no imaginary
description. What we have here related took place
a few months ago at Padstow, Appledore, and many
other life-boat stations. The National Life-boat
Institution has now 85 life-boat establishments in
connection with it, on which it has expended up-
wards of £28,000. More than 11,000 shipwrecked
persons have been rescued from a watery grave
since its first establishment, for Saving whom it has
voted upwards of I.lo,ooo,•besides gold and silver
medals and other honorary distinctions. Let the
reader inquire at our seaport towns and fishing vil-
lages, and he will not fail to hear many a wife
and mother expressing their gratitude for the
preservation from drowning of either a hus-
band or son. indeed, only two days ago our
reporter heard from the lips of a pilot at
Shaldow expressions of heartfelt gratitude that
his life and that of his " poor boy," as he feelingly
called him, had been saved some time since during
a gale of wind, and in the night, from inevitable
death, on Teignmouth bar, by one of the life-boats
of the National Life-boat Institution. There are
many noble and valuable societies in this country,
but we believe that there is none more deserving of
public support than that institution, judging ex-
clusively from the plain and stirring facts which it
frequently places before us. Its operations, how-
ever, are unquestionably much crippled for the
want of adequate public support. Even at its
meeting on Thursday last we have been informed
that payments, amounting to about £9OO, for new
life-boats, boat-houses, and carriages, could not be
discharged without infringement upon its funded
capital, from the want of the necessary funds.
Surely the few facts which we have here stated re-
lating to this valuable society will call forth from
the British public such prompt and liberal aid as
will enable it to persevere in its course of usetn'-
ness on a scale somewhat adequate to its great and
national importance in the cause of humanity—
that of saving the lives of our fellow-creatures from
the perils of the sea.

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PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of goll at Paris
is about 11 dis. and the short exchangeon London is 25.10
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of .£3 lis. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold,
it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in
Paris than in London. By advices from Hainburg the
price of gold is 4221 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13.4 a per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 3 10ths per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is about 110 per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is in favour of England ; and, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importa-
tion of gold from the Uttitoil, states,

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at

Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, SEPT. 7.
The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol-

,owing

" Yesterday the Plenipotentiaries of the Paris
conferences had under their consideration the
double election of Prince Couza in the Principalities
of Wallachia and Moldavia.

BOLOGNA, SEPT. 6.
The Assembly has unanimously adopted the
following resolution :
We, the representatives of the people of the
Romagna, calling on the Deity to witness the
righteousness of our intentions, declare that the
people of the Romagna, strong in their right, will
no longer submit to the temporal government of
the Pope."
The President stated afterwards that the pro-
posal to discuss the annexation of the Romagna
to Piedmont had been adopted unanimously, and
that the proposal would be submitted to the dif-
ferent committees. The joy of the inhabitants is
indescribable.

To-day the motion for the decheance of the Papal
Government was voted unanimously by the Na-
tional Assembly. It was further unanimously
decided that the abuses of the Pontifical rule
should not be debated upon.
A proposal for the annexation of the Legations
to Piedmont was submitted to the Assembly ; it
was signed by 15 members, amongst the names are
those of Marquis Bonari, Marquis Costabili, and
Count Gozzadini.

BERNE, SEPT. 7, (VIA FRANCE).

It is asserted that the Castle of Ahrenberg has
been prepared for the reception of the Emperors of
France and Austria, where, it is said, a personal in-
terview will take place. It is certain that the ad-
mission of visitors to view the Castle has been sus-
pended for the present.

PARMA, SEPT. 6.

The elections have been concluded with admi-
rable order. The most respectable men in the
country have been elected, amongst whom are
Signor Chalier, Maestro Verdi, Counts Sanvitale,
Anquissola, and Cantelli Linati ; Marquis Casali;
Monseigneurs;Carletti and Tamogni ; Professors
Manfredi, Torrigiani, Lioruzzi, &c.
To-morrow the opening of the Assembly will
take place with great solemnity.

MADRID, SEPT. 6.

The Diario of Barcelona of the 2d inst. states on
high authority that the baSis of the Concordat,
which was signed at Rome on the 25th of August,
was the absolute sale of the landed property taken
from the clergy, the value realised by such property
to be paid to the clergy in bonds not transferable.
The same journal congratulates the Pope and
Signor Rios Rosas for the spirit of conciliation
manifested in this affair.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 6.

The senate, in its sitting to day, adopted the first
article of the bill concerning the fortifications of
Antwerp by a vote of 34 against 15. Four mem-
bers abstained from voting.

ZURICH, SEPT. 6.

To-day the French and Sardinian plenipoten-
tiaries met in conference, which lasted one hour
The subject was the settlement of the Lombardian
frontiers. Count Colloredo and M. de Bourquency
had afterwards a short consultation..

PARIS, SEPT. 6.
A meeting of the Conference on the Danubian
Principalities was held to-day.
Prince Richard Metternich would leave Paris
this evening for Vienna.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY.

BOURSE, Sept. 6.—The market has beensteady,
but business very restricted. Threes have been
done at 69f. 25c., and are now at 69f. 35c. Mobi-
lier •varied from 822 f. 50c. to 827 f. 50c. ; Austrian,
557 f. 50c. to 558 f. 75c. ; Lombard, 558 f. 75c. to
560 f. ; Orleans, 1,372 f, 50c. to 1,375 f.; Lyons, 872 f.
50c. to 875 f. ; Southern, 510 f. to 512 f. 50c. ; Northern
922 f. 50c. to 925 f. The following were the last
quotations :

41 per Cents...... 97 80 I Credit Fonder 670
Do. end month .. 98 I Belgian 41 99 2.5
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 35 Roman B6 25
Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian
Credit Mobilier:.. 825 Spanish Times
Do. Account ..... 827 50 Home Debt 42 87