The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-06 00:00:00

INSTI7U7ION.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held
at its house, John-street, Adelphi ; Thomas Chap•
man, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were
also present Admiral Gordon, Captain Washington,
R.N., F.R.S., hydrographer to the Admiralty, Sir
Edward Perrott, Bart., Admiral Cator, George
Lyall, Esq., M.P., Admiral Bullock, Captain 1)
St. Croix, Col. Palmer, and Captain Ward, R.N.,
inspector of lifeboats to the society.
The Secretary read the minutes of the previous
meeting.
Rewards amounting to £2Blos. were voted to the
crews of the Lowestoft and Pakefield lifeboats,
which were in connexion with the National Lifeboat
Institution, for putting off on the 10th and 14th
ult., and rescuing, during heavy gales of wind, 29
shipwrecked persons from the barque Undaunted,
of Aberdeen, pilot cutter Whim and lugger Saucy
Lass, of Lowestoft. The Lowestoft harbour steam-
tug rendered important service to the lifeboat in
saving the crews of the cutter and the lugger, and
her crew of four men were paid £2 by the institu-
tion. It was said that, owing to the very dangerous
position in which the cutter and lugger lay during
the gale on the sands, if the slightest accident of
any kind had happened or anything had given way
to either the lifeboat or steamer, the two, latter
must, to all appearance, have instantly gone to
pieces. Capt. Joachim, R.N., had gone off in the
Lowestoft lifeboat on each occasion, and the insti-
tution voted to him its third service clasp in admi-
ration of his additional gallant services. Mr. J.
Symons, chief officer of the Coast Guard, was also
thanked by the society for proceeding off in the
boat.

A reward of £l2 was also voted to the crew of
the institution's lifeboat at Yarmouth, for going off
and saving the crew of ten men from the smack
Adventure, of Harwich, which, during a heavy
gale of wind, had stranded off Yarmouth on the
night of the 3d ult.
A reward of £l5 was likewise given to the crew
of the lifeboat of the society at Caistor, for going off
on the night of the 14th ult., during a gale of wind
and sleet, and rescuing at great risk of life the brig
Lively, of Clay, Norfolk, and her crew of five men.
This service was performed with great difficulty,
and was ultimately only accomplished with the help
of a steam tug.
A reward of £5 10s. was also voted to the crew
of the institution's lifeboat at Castletown, Isle of
Man, for going off and rescuing the crew of five
men of the schooner Eliza Ann, of Dublin, which,
during a heavy gale of wind and a high surf, was
wrecked off Castletown on the 25th ult. The waves,
on the occasion, rolled in like mountains, envelop-
ing the strand with their foam. Indeed the gale
raged with such violence that it was thought im-
possible for any human agency to render any succour
to the distressed sailors. However, the lifeboat did
reach the poor fellows, and rescued them just as
they were about to commit themselves in their own
boat to the boiling elements. The lifeboat and her
crew were reported to have behaved admirably on
the occasion. This valuable lifeboat has already
been instrumental in rescuing twenty-three ship-
wrecked persons.
During the same hurricane the schooner Eliza, of
Newry, was wrecked in Douglas Bay, when three
of her crew unfortunately met with a watery grave
during the night. There is no lifeboat at Douglas.
The local residents urgently requested that a life-
boat might be placed at Douglas, as they felt con-
fident that, on the fatal night question, she might
probably have saved the three men from the lament-
able death that awaited them.

Rewards amounting to 130 were likewise granted
to the crews of society's lifeboats at Holyhead,
Brighton, Fleetwood, Buckie, and Bridlington, for
either going off with the view of succouring dis-
tressed vessels, or assembling in stormy weather,
in order to be ready for any emergency that might
have arisen.

It was reported that, during the last two years,
the lifeboats of the institution had been directly
instrumental in rescuing 485 seamen from a watery
grave. Many of these very men were new pro-
bably enrolled amongst our patriotic coast volun-
teers. In addition to the important services con-
ferred on such a large number of our fellow-creatures,
probably 1,000 persons have been thus spared from
becoming widows and orphans by these valuable
lifeboat services. Altogether upwards of 12,200
persons have been, since the establishment of the
institution, saved from shipwreck by its lifeboats
and other means, and for rescuing whom it has
granted rewards.
The institution has now nearly 120 lifeboats
under its management, and it is earnestly hoped the
public will continue to strengthen its hands to keep
up this large life-saving fleet, which can only be
thus maintained in a state of efficiency.
A gratuity of £lO was voted in aid of a local
subscription for the relief of the widow and orphans
of a poor fisherman, named Jaen Garard, of Burton
Bradstock, near Bridport, who perished on the 22d
ult., while nobly engaged in saving the lives of his
fellow-fishermen, whose boats had been capsized by
a heavy ground swell.
The memorial silver medals of the institution, to
be presented to the representatives of the late Lord
C. Beauclerk, Mr. Wm. Tindall, and Mr. J. Iles,
were exhibited at the meeting. They were pre-
sented in testimony of the committee's appreciation
of the intrepid and devoted exertions of the de-
ceased men in attempting to save life off Scar-
borough, during a hurricane on the 2d November
last, on which occasion they unhappily, but nobly
perished, being swept away by a heavy surf.
It was reported that the collections in churches
and chapels, and from benevolent persons in Ips-
wich, had realised nearly £5OO, the cost of life-
boat stations, to be presented to the institution,
and it was also stated that one or two of the
principal towns in England were following the
example of Ipswich, and were raising funds to pre-
sent to the institution the cost of lifeboats to be
called after such towns, and thus showing prac-

tically that although they could not be on the
coast to help in saving life, yet they could pro-
vide the means whereby the great work can be
efficiently accomplished.
The Dublin and Dundee Lifeboat Committees
had decided to place their several lifeboat esta-
blishments under the control of the institution. At
both places their four or five boats will require to
be replaced by new ones.
Payments amounting to upwards of £l,OOO hav-
ing been made on various lifeboat establishments,
the proceedings terminated.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to
cap. 32, for tho week ending
of Dec., 1861:

the Act 7th and Bth Victoria
on Wednesday, the 4th day

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued .......X.28,933,190 Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. 1634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 14,258,19
Silver Bullion ....

£28,038,100

228,938,1991
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Proprietors' Capi- Government Secu-
tal £14.553,000 rities (including
Rest
Public Deposits (in- nuity) £10,892,859
eluding Exche- Other Securities 16,224,428
quer, Savings' Notes
Banks, COMMIS- Gold and Silver
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 5,206.334
Other Deposits 13,273,192
Seven Day and
other Bills 738,197

Coin

851,573

£36,896,585
Dl..
Dated December 5,1881.

' £36,896,535
:ARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Dec. 1
via Marseilles Dec. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British nacket. Dec. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 11._.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Dec.
Nis Marseilles —Dec. 13.
Falkland Islands
..t.o.n. ****
v*******************
Gibraltar, via Southampton.. Dec. 4.
go.a.tha.m.pton..Dec. 19.
India (Calcutta), and Cey,
via Marseilles ....Dec. 13.
Dec. 11.
via Marseilles Dec. 5.
India (Bombay), via SSouthampton
Lisbon ............
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 2.
via Marseilles Dec. 5.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo Dec. 11.
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Dec. 11.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet. Dec. 4.
P.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Dec. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Dec. 19
Mexico ....Dec. CO.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Dec. 14.
California,and British Columbia..

Advices from Christiania, Norway, dated the
12th ult., mention that in the previous week the new Stor-
Hammer line of railway was partially opened for passengers
and goods traffic to Elverum. This is one of the feeders to
the trunk line, though the smaller of the two, as it is only
21 miles in length. It will not be formally opened till th 3
spring, as all the stations are not yet ready. The Kongs-
vinger line, which is above 60 miles, may be also partially
opened, but it will not be finally completed before next
summer. Meanwhile, it is said, the trunk line is steadily
developing the resources of the districts within its influence.
The new traffic year has commenced under favourable cir-
cumstances, and the receipts show an increase on the eight
weeks of nearly 12,000 dollars on the corresponding
of period
last year,

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

By the Overland Mail we have received advices
and papers from Bombay to the 12th, and from
Calcutta to the 3d Nov.

We extract the following summary of news from
the Bombay Gazette of the 12th ult :
The English mail of the 31 October arrived in
Bombay on the morning of the 28th idem, and the
Bombay snail left England iu the afternoon of the
same day.

The general health and prosperity of the country
have been uninterrupted since our last despatches.
In connection with the harvest, everything has
progressed favourably.

Important events have signalised the past fort-
night. The government of India has east off the
reproach of ages, and henceforth there will be no
opposition to the settlement of Etlropeans in the
country, nor any let or hindrance to European
colonisation.

We allude to the resolution of the Governor
General of India in Council on the sale of waste lands
and the redemption of land revenue.
We have now to see what the effect of these im-
portant measures will be. Manchester and the
Cotton Association have clamoured for them long
end loud. What they have demanded has now been
liberally conceded. We shall see whether or no
their cry was vox et proeterea nihil. Many suspect
that it was. Many suspect that grievance-mongers
will be sadly grieved by the concessions that have
been made and the removal of their grievances. At
all events, India is thrown open to European settlers
and capital. The introduction of both would be
attended with great benefits to India, England, and
the world. It rests wholly with the capitalists of
Britain whether these benefits shall be realised or
not. India may be the feeder of Lancashire and
the granary of Britain.

Lord Canning has decided the question of the
seat of government of the North West Provinces,
Allahabad or Agra, in favour of Allahabad, and
has sanctioned the erection of buildings for govern-
ment offices.

The proclamation calling into existence the
Bengal Council has sent to England for approval
as provided for in the act. On the return of the
Viceroy from Allahabad and Lucknow, a proclama-
tion will be issued, dissolving the late legislature and
creating the Imperial Bombay and Madras Legis-
latures, though those bodies will not meet till next
year. _ .

Mr. Ritchie, the Advocate-General of Calcutta,
has been appointed to the post of legislative member
of the council of the Governor-General.

It is stated that Baboo Ramapersaud Roy will be
appointed to the tenth seat in the High Court cf
Justice in Bengal. His knowledge of Hindoo and
Mahomedan law is of a very high order.

It is stated that Baboo Prosonocoomar Tezore
will be appointed to a seat in the Imperial Legisla-
tive Council when it meets under the new act, about
the 15th November.

The judges of the Supreme Court of Calcutta are
roaming during the vacation in the upper regions
of India, in the Himalayas. If they can travel
from one end of India to the other for receation and
pleasure why not periodically on circuit for
business ?

Lieut. Pengelley, Her Majesty's Indian Navy,
who has for some time acted as British agent at
Muscat, is about to vacate the appointment under
circumstances not yet made public.
The order for the formation of the new brigades
of artillery has been promulgated. The whole of the
old Indian artillery, who volunteered for general
service, have become part of the Royal Artillery—
the Horse Artillery in the three Presidencies be-
coming respectively the 2d, 3d, 4th, and sth Royal
Horse Brigades ; and the Foot Artillery numbering
consecutively from the 16th to the 25th inclusive.

Government has sanctioned the sum of 15,000
rupees for th 3 construction of a pier at Randeir,
a town situated on the south of the Taptee, op-
posite to Surat, to facilitate the shipping of cotton.
The enterprising people of 0 ude, headed by
Maharajah Maun Sing and Mr. Menzies, have
embarked in cotton cultivation on an extensive
scale.

A resolution of the Bombay Government has
been published on the subject of affording honour-
able employment to Sindees of rank and influence
who may duly qualify themselves for it. For
this purpose Government has directed two first-
class and three second-class assistant collectors and
two probationers to be nominated.
A resolution has been passed by Government
to induce pensioned and supernumerary sepoys to
settle to the cultivation of the large tracts of
waste lands in Khandish.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of Bom-
bay has proceeded on a tour through the southern
divisions of his command, accompanied by Colonel
Stock, Col. Phayre, Col. the Hon. F. Thesiger, Dr.
Hadaway, and the officers of his personal staff.
The line of rail from Khandalla to the reversing
station on the Bhore Ghaut may be made available
for traffic by the end of the present year.
Cholera is still raging in Cabool, though not so
violently. The victims of the decease were. said to
be 50 daily.

COMMERCIAL.
THE BOMBAY MARKET.
Bombay Gazette Office, Nov. 12.

Since the departure of the last mail the import market has
exhibited a little improved activity, especially in piece goods,
owing chiefly to firm ad vices received from England, and
the advices from Calcutta reporting of a largo advance in
the valuo of staple grey goods.