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The Life-Boat THE LIFE-BOAT, OB JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL LITE-BOAT INSTITUTION. VOL. IV.—No. 28.] APRIL IST, 1858. [PBICE AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday, the 18th day of March, 1858, Vice-Admiral the DUKE of NOBTHUMBEBLAND, KG., F.R.S., in the Chair, The following Report of the Committee was read:— transferring to it seven important life-boat ANNUAL REPORT. establishments. THE Committee of the NATIONAL LIFE- The Committee continue to receive ap- BOAT INSTITUTION again come before its plications to establish life-boats on various supporters and the British public with parts of the coast of the United Kingdom. their customary Annual Report, confidently They are fully sensible of the great re- hoping that, whilst shewing the rapidly sponsibility which -they incur by thus extend- extending sphere of its operations and its ing the operations of the Society, which proportional advancement in national im- possesses already the large number of Seventy portance, they will likewise be able to shew JJife-boats. Hitherto, however, they have its increasing claim for public pecuniary not hesitated to accept this responsibility, support. feeling confident that the cause they are True, the objects of the Institution have engaged in is one which so powerfully been uniformly the same, and its sacred appeals to the sympathies of all humane object—the preservation of human life— persons, that it cannot fail to command a suffi- was always of as important and national cient amount of public pecuniary support. a character as now, but the sphere of its operations was, in former years, of a far The following statistical returns, under more limited character; while the largely various heads, will explain the nature and augmented and still increasing number of extent of the Society's operations. its life-boats has now made it truly national Life-boats.—During the past year, new in its position as well as in its principles. life-boats have been placed at Wicklow", The Committee feel, indeed, that they Arklow, Cahore, Youghal, KiJniore, Bally- cannot be too grateful for the large amount cotton.Westport, Groomsport, and Ardmore, of public confidence which has been reposed in Ireland; and at Seaton Carew in Durham; in them, as evinced by the increasing amount Dover in Kent; Camber, Hastings, and of contributions, which during the past year Brighton, in Sussex; Penmon and Holyhead have exceeded those of any previous year. in the Island of Anglesea, and at Palling in That confidence has likewise been recently Norfolk. Life-boats are also building for exhibited by the circumstance, that one of Winterton and Bacton in Norfolk, and for the most important independent life-boat other places. societies in the kingdom—the Norfolk Ship- The Committee continue to receive the wrecked Mariners' Association—has volun- most satisfactory reports of the new class tarily' merged itself in the Institution, of Self-righting Life-boats on Mr. PEAKE*S Lirz-BoAT JOURNAL.—VoL IV,—No. 28. 26 THE LIFE-BOAT. [AHOL 1,1858. design, some of which, having now been six Notwithstanding the great exertions that winters in use, and possessing the utmost have been used during the past year to confidence of their crews, fully justify the gave life from wrecks, the storm has, in too Committee in believing them to be as near many instances, set at defiance every human perfection as they may perhaps hope to arrive appliance from the shore to prevent the loss at, and in having adopted that design in of life arising therefrom. Thus 532 of our preference to all others. fellow-creatures met unhappily with a watery The life-boats of the Institution during grave during that short period* from these the past year have saved One hundred and sad disasters. Thirty-two Lives. The Committee feel it to It is, however, consolatory to learn that be matter for congratulation and thankful- during the same period the number of lives ness that those valuable services have been saved amounts to 1668—a gratifying and rendered without the occurrence of a single encouraging fact, calling for much thank- disaster to the boats or their crews. fulness that such great success has attended The Committee have to acknowledge the the skilful and courageous use of the means continued liberality of the Railway and available on the coast. Of this large number, Steam-ship Companies in conveying, free 399 lives were saved by life-boats, being 36 of charge, the life-boats and carriages to in excess of the number recorded last year. their stations on the coast. The means by which this large number Carriages.—New life-boat Carriages have of lives were rescued was as follows:— been built during the past year for Walmer, 87 Life-boats 399 Seaton Carew, Hastings, Brighton, and By luggers, coastguard - boats, and small craft. 512 Palling, whilst several others are in course By assistance from shore with ropes, of construction. mortar apparatus, &c. 507 Boat-houses.—New Houses have been By ships' own boats, and steam-vessels 243 By individual exertion of a merito- built at Camber, Eastbourne, Hastings, rious character. , 8 Brighton, Wicklow, Arklow, Cahore, Youghal and Ballycotton, whilst others are Total . 1668 in course' of construction at Yarmouth, Winterton, Holyhead, Groomsport, and The total number of persons saved from Ardmore. shipwreck since the first establishment of the Local Committees.—The Committee have NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and for again to acknowledge the valuable aid rescuing whom the Committee have granted which they continue 'to receive from the honorary and pecuniary rewards, is shown several Local Committees; without whose in the following list:— No. of Lives cordial co-operation in superintending their In the Year Saved. In the Tear several life-boat establishments and in col- 1824 124 1841 1825 218 1842 lecting local pecuniary aid, it Would be im- 1826 175 1843 possible for the Institution to maintain in 1827 163 1844 a state of efficiency its now extensive ma- 1828 301 1845 1829 463 1846 chinery for preserving lives from shipwreck. 1830 372 1847 1831 287 1848 Shipwrecks —It appears, by the important 1832 310 1849 abstract of wrecks and casualties on our 1833 449 1850 1834 214 1851 coasts, presented to Parliament by the Board 1835 364 1852 of Trade, that, during the past year, 1140 1836 225 1853 1837 272 1854 wrecks took place on the coast of the United 1838 456 1855 Kingdom, more than half of which occurred, 1839 279 1856 as usual, between Dungeness and Pentland 1840 353 1857 Frith—a line of coast along which our large Total 10,475 coal-trade is chiefly carried on. APEIL. 1,1856.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 27 The large number of lives thus saved from been expended in the building, repairing, a watery grave is a cause for deep thankful- fitting, and inspection of life-boats; 187/. in ness; and the contemplation of that fact exercising life-boats, in addition to 668Z, paid must be gratifying to those who have directly, through its local branches for the same pur* by their individual exertions, or indirectly, by pose; 787Z. on life-boat carriages; 1.097Z. their subscriptions, contributed to that happy on life-boat houses; 5782. in rewards and result. medals for saving or attempting to save life from wrecks. The total expenditure Rewards.—The cases which the Com- having been 6,982Z. while the receipts of mittee have considered entitled to rewards the Institution, exclusive of the grant of will be found detailed in the Appendix. 2.073Z. 13s. 9d from the Board of Trade, The lives of 374 persons wrecked on the have been 3,2531. 14s. 5d. In order to coasts of the British Isles have been rescued meet pressing necessities, the Committee during the past year through the instru- have been compelled again to intrench to mentality of those to whom rewards have the extent of 1,500Z. on the Society's been granted by this Institution. It will Capital, the preservation of which is becoming be seen that 26 silver medals, 11 other more than ever essential to secure the stability honorary distinctions, and 54:31. have been and efficiency of the Institution, owing to the voted in acknowledgment of these gallant increased number, of its life-boat establish- exertions. The certainty which now.prevails ments. The Committee regret to state that around the coast, that no exertions to save the present liabilities of the Institution for life will be left unrewarded, has unquestion- life-boats, carriages, boat-houses, &c., still ably tended to stir up amongst our sea-coast amount to 3,198?., which have been solely population a spirit of emulation and activity incurred on account of their continued which is now more than ever conspicuous on solicitude to provide every exposed place occasions of shipwreck. with an efficient life-boat establishment. The Committee continue to devote the The Committee would again call atten- most careful attention in investigating the tion to the fact, that the Institution has now claims for Rewards, and they in no instance under its management Seventy Lifeboats,-to grant either pecuniary or honorary rewards maintain which in a state of thorough effi- without previous minute inquiry into the ciency, will require not only constant super- circumstances attending the service per- vision, but a great and increasing outlay, so formed. In this, as in other respects, that nothing short of a large annual income they have been materially assisted by the can ensure to this truly National Institution prompt and cordial co-operation of the a continuance of its present useful career, a Commodore Comptroller-General, Deputy career in which they believe every friend of Comptroller-General, and the officers and humanity cannot fail to take a deep interest.
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