THE LIFE-BOAT,

OR

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

(ISSUED QUABTBBLT.)

VOL. XL—No. 123.] FEBEUAEY 1, 1882. [PBICK 3d-

TONNAGE ADMEASUREMENT. (Continued.) IN the article on this subject in oar last abolition of the existing alternative rule whereby number we stated that nine out of the steamers obtain a deduction of 32 per cent, when the actual space is a little over 13, and twelve members of the Boyal Commission not exceeding 20 per cent, of the Gross Ton- on Tonnage were unanimous in their nage." recommendations; that three of their number objected to sign the Beport, viz., Mr. GLOTKE, it appears, only objected to Messrs. GLOVKB, WAYMOUTH, and BOTHBBY, some of the above modifications of the present system, preferring a closer ad- and that only the last two differed in principle, the others all advocating the herence to it. The practical difference between the present system of roomage, or internal general body of the Commissioners and cubical capacity available for stowage of the two last-named dissentients is, that cargo, represented by a roomage or space the former advocate internal and the latter ton of 100 cubic feet. external measurement of a ship for ton- " From the Gross Tonnage as ascertained by nage ; the former that the same should be the measurement of the internal capacity of the expressed in roomage or space tons of 100 hull of the ship and of closed-in spaces avail- cubical feet; whilst, of the latter, Mr. able for cargo, stores, &c., the Report recom- mends that the deduction for crew space be WA.YMOUTH proposes that the tonnage continued, and that the captain's cabin and the should be expressed in weight tons of 20 sail room be also deducted; and to meet the cwt. each, ascertained by the calculated case of ships baring double bottom water-ballast weight of the water displaced by the ship, arrangements, it proposes that the measured between the light and load water-lines. depth of all ships shall be so taken as not to include (within reasonable limits to be fixed On the other hand, Mr. EOTHBET ad- hereafter) the space beneath the floors which vocates a displacement tonnage system cannot be used for cargo, but which may be which seeks to base the tonnage upon the used for ballast. In short, it allows a liberal cubical contents or displacement of the deduction for water-ballast, subject only to a vessel below a maximum fixed water-line. check being put to deductions for abnormally deep floor-plates. In the case of steamers, it The whole question is undoubtedly a recommends further that the owners shall elect complicated and difficult one, and has either to deduct the actual engine and boiler become still more so since the introduction spaces, and the actual fixed bunker space; or of steam as a propelling power, in which the actual engine and boiler spaces plus 75 per cent, as an allowance for fuel, with a limit (of so large an amount of space has to be 33 per cent.) to these •deductions in the case of occupied by machinery, fuel, &c., and (screw) steamers. The Report recommends the passenger accommodation. As a set off,

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however, to those disadvantages, as com- they were influenced in making them, but pared with the greater stowage room for only to touch on some uf the questions of goods cargo in sailing vessels, the quicker most interest to the general reader. time in which steam vessels perform their One of these questions is that arising voyages and realise their freightage, and from the comparatively novel adoption of the proportionally high receipts for the water ballast. On it the Commissioners conveyance of passengers over goods, have j remark, under Clause 19— to be taken into consideration in the cal- " Many shipowners urged that this space culation of the payments of all dues and should bo entirely excluded from measurement, taxes, so that they may not fall more for such reasons as the following:—That it is heavily on one class of vessels compared not freight-earning space; that cargo cannot be with others, as profitable investments of carried in it; that the double bottom is a source the capital and enterprise of their owners. of strength and safety; that vessels have been saved from foundering through being so built; A further complication has arisen from that in the wise of heavy cargoes it is found the adoption of double bottoms for water advantageous by raising the weight; and that ballast, which, although a source of safety, vessels so constructed do not require dock or of course diminish the available cargo harbour facilities for loading or unloading space. ballast." The Commissioners have, without ex- Then, in Clause 45, they give their ception, realised the importance of equal reasons for deciding not to exempt water- treatment, as far as possible, between ship ballast spaces from tonnage. and ship, the law not giving any preference " As regards provision for water-ballast, it to, nor inflicting prejudice against, any seems to us that although double bottom spaces class or type of ship whatever. may not be used for the stowage of cargo, they As before stated, the majority of them often practically contribute to freight earning, consider this can be best attained by inasmuch as the entire hold in such cases is adherence to the present system, with available for light cargo, whereas a portion of certain modifications. the hold in a ship not fitted with water-ballast would be unremuneratively occupied by stone They report, moreover, that they have or other material for ballast. It is also manifest received no complaints from the owners of that a ship fitted with a double bottom on the wooden vessels as to the manner in which bracket or cellular system is externally a larger the measurements for gross and net ton- ship, and is capable of carrying more dead- nage have been taken under the Board of weight cargo, with a given freeboard, than a ship of the same internal dimensions, and of Trade, but that it has been represented to precisely the same tonnage, constructed without them "that the great changes of late a double bottom, or with double bottom water- years in the design and methods of con- ballast on the Mclntyre system. It is therefore struction, and in the dimensions of iron our opinion, notwithstanding the statements vessels, render it necessary that special referred to in section 19 of this Report, that, whilst on the one hand ships constructed to rules should be enacted, denning more carry water as ballast should not have undue distinctly the points to and from which advantage in the admeasurement of tonnage measurements should be taken, and per- over ships carrying other sorts of ballast, on mitting greater discretion and elasticity in the other hand, they should not he placed at a fixing the number of areas and ordinates, disadvantage. We would leave owners at liberty to make such water-ballast arrangements as so as to ascertain the contents with greater they please in each case, but we do not think accuracy." that any water-ballast spaces which may be As shipowners, insurers, and others situated above the floor-plates, or above the personally interested in the question will point indicated by the limitation as to the depth, of course study the Keport of the Com- of the floor-plates, should be exempted from measurement into tonnage." missioners itself for full information, we do not propose to discuss in detail their Another interesting and most important propositions and the reasons by which question is as to whether or not the FEBEUABT 1, 1882.] THE LITE-BOAT. 435

present tonnage laws operate against sea- words, to build the most burthensome vessels, worthiness. On this head the Commis- subject to the least possible amount of taxation. " The rule of the ' old law,' as our inquiries missioners observe—Clause 20— have shown us, being eminently calculated to " The operation of the law of tonnage, as it assist in this object, the whole commercial navy affects the seaworthiness of ships, has occupied of this country soon became tainted, more or much of our attention. The decided preponder- less, with its baneful influences. And conse- ance of evidence is to the effect that considera- quently at the conclusion of the war was to be tions of a saving of tonnage dues do not operate found a horde of vessels totally unfit for general with shipowners in the building of a ship in the commercial purposes, and still more so for that form and of the dimensions most suitable to general international competition which sooner their purpose, and we have no distinct instance or later, in the natural course of events, would adduced to us to the contrary. But whether have to be contended with. this he so or not, we have received abundant "Finally, the extent to which this analysis and unanimous testimony that in construction, of the old law has been carried, and the having design, speed, economy and safety, the British dwelt, also, so long on the injurious effects of merchant ship of the present day is not only its operations have been in some measure in- vastly superior to the British ship of a date duced by the fact that there are still to be prior to the present law of tonnage, but that found those who not only use the old rule on great improvements have been effected within certain occasions, notwithstanding its abroga- the last ten years. We have before us the fact tion, but uphold it on account of its simplicity that, under the old tonnage law by which the and ease of application. It is understood (they depth of a ship was not measured but was say) by all who have the least knowledge of assumed to be about half the breadth, ships shipping, and can be applied, under all circum- were made abnormally deep; and if not made stances, with little trouble and expense; and actually dangerous thereby, were a very bad therefore, they maintain, it is peculiarly applic- type of ship." able to the practical purposes of commercial shipping. It is to such abettors of unqualified We extract from the preface to the simplicity that we have been endeavouring to Keport the following very interesting re- point out the price paid for these conveniences, marks on the evils of a bad tonnage law, in the exhibition of the ill-conditioned struc- tures reared under its license and encourage- by Mr. G. MOOBSOM, a great authority on ment. In its very ease and simplicity lies its the subject, who in 1853 wrote a review utter worthlessness, either as a criterion of and an analysis of the Laws of Tonnage, relative capacity, or as a standard for the and who is the inventor of the present equitable apportionment of taxation on an op- system of Tonnage Admeasurement, and pressed and struggling branch of the nation's power and prosperity. And when we consider, its first administrator as Surveyor-General farther, the dangerous effects of its influences in of Tonnage. regard to the property and lives of her Majesty's Mr. MOOBSOM, in considering the ten- subjects we are at a loss to understand the dencies and influences of the " old " or policy of its remaining advocates." "builders" Tonnage law, informs us as The following remarks in Clauses 22 follows:— and 23 of the Eeport, on "Well-deck" "It is only necessary to this end to regard and "Awning-deck" steamers, as they the bulk of our commercial navy as it stood, in are termed, are likewise interesting and humiliating inferiority, at the close of the great important:— continental war. During that war, this country holding the proud pre-eminence of mistress of "22. 'WelLdeck' steamers. —One type of the seas, her shipowners became the general steamship, of which the number is very large, maritime carriers of the world. And as it was has on the after part of the upper deck one of necessary, on account of the enemy's cruisers, either of the following arrangements, viz.:— to sail ships in fleets under convoy from one " (a.) A short poop or break ; port to another, the fastest sailers afforded to "(6.) A long poop or break extending to their owners no pecuniary advantage over those the bridge-house and constituting a continuous of the most inferior order. It became, therefore, erection. the object of owners to construct, regardless of " On the fore-part of the deck there is a top- the quality of sailing, such vessels as would gallant forecastle, and the space on deck between carry the greatest possible cargoes under the these erections is uncovered. This type of ship least amount of register tonnage; or, in other is commonly known as the 'well-deck' ship;

2 D 2 436 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUABY 1,1882. and whenever in the evidence the 'well-deck' In Clause 25 the Commissioners give exr ship is referred to this type of ship is meant. cellent reasons for not exempting eovered- " It has been urged by those who advocate that covered-iu spaces on deck should be ex- in spaces from tonnage dues as follows:— empted from measurement of tonnage, that the " 25. Owners not influenced by tonnage dues covering in of the ' well' would greatly add to in construction of suitable ships.—We do not the seaworthiness of the ship by increasing the conceive that owners are deterred by considera- freeboard and preventing the lodgment of water tions of increased tonnage and payment of dues OJi the main-deck, now uncovered; but repeated ] from making their ships suitable for the trade evidence has been given us by owners, builders, ' in which they are to be engaged; and we are of and masters of 'well-deck' ships that experience j opinion that the increased roomage obtained by proves them to be specially adapted for the safe giving a ship an awning deck, or its equivalent, conveyance of cargo, and that the losses at sea can, and in many instances would, be utilised of such ships have been below the average. It for passengers, cattle, or other cargo, with profit is asserted that they are sailed with a larger pro- to the owner. To exempt such spaces from portionate surplus buoyancy than most ' three- payment of tonnage dues would be to give one deck' ships, and that should the well be covered type or class of ship a considerable advantage in, a large cargo space would be created and in competition with another equally seaworthy utilised, and the vessel would be liable to be type, and that at the expense of the harbour immersed beyond her former depth, and her and dock proprietors. It might also happen average freeboard might be no greater than that under reckless or incompetent management before the alteration. such a space would be filled with a heavy cargo; "The step found necessary by Lloyd's Begistry and in that case the exemption which was in- in fixing a load-line for awning-deck ships, ;ended to prevent danger might be found to which without that load-line were often found lave led to it." to be too deeply laden, supports this assertion. "We are of opinion that the exemption of With Clause 26, as follows, we entirely any closed-in space from measurement into agree. tonnage, as an inducement to owners to increase the safety of ships, is unsound in principle, and 26. Tonnage laws should be colourless in their if adopted, would have to be followed by new operation as regards construction of ships.—In restrictions, upon which fresh complaints would fine, we are of opinion that on the one hand the be founded. law for the admeasurement of tonnage should " 23. ' Awning-deck' steamers.—The proposal not operate to produce a faulty or unseaworthy made to us that special encouragement should ship, nor on the other hand to foster or en- be given to the construction of vessels with an courage any one type of ship to the disadvantage awning or shelter deck, and to the covering in of another." of spaces on the main deck, such as exist in 'well-deck' ships, by an entire or partial ex- In Clause 34 the Commissioners very clusion of the spaces thus made from tonnage, practically remark that it is clear they and consequently from payment of dues, is not have to determine, not only what might one in which we are able to concur. be the best system for measuring tonnage, " A ship with an awning or light upper deck, provided her draught is fixed so as to ensure that but what, under existing circumstances, the main deck be sufficiently out of the water, is the hest practical system. and that she is properly stowed, is unquestion- After stating, in Clause 36, that, " con- ably a specially safe, and in some trades a sidering the great complexity of the sub- specially profitable, type of ship. She has, as a ject, there is probably no conceivable rule, a satisfactory amount of freeboard, and if fitted with open bulwarks and. secure deck system of tonnage which would be free fastenings, no considerable amount of water can from anomalies and practical difficulties," obtain a lodgment upon her deck or penetrate they remark, in Clause 37, on "Dead into her hold. At the same time it must be weight" as a basis as follows:— admitted that this typo of ship is not so suitable and profitable for shallow harbours and heavy " 37. Dead weight lasis would operate un- cargo as the single or the 'well-deck' ship, and equally.—But a dead weight or a displacement certainly is not so stoutly built as a ship known basis for tonnage would, it appears to us, operate as a ' three-deck' ship. We are of opinion that so unequally in respect of ships engaged in the all these types of ships have their special uses conveyance of passengers and of light and and advantages, and, if properly constructed valuable cargoes as to produce anomalies even loaded, and handled, are to all intents and pur- greater than those at present complained of. poses seaworthy ships." "A cargo steamer with a displacement of FEBBTJABY 1,1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 437

1000 tons between her light and load lines dissentients, Messrs. GLOVES, WAYMOOTH, would possess a tonnage and contribute to dues and BOTHERY, who declined to sign the and charges to an extent ten times greater than a passenger, steamer of similar dimensions with Keport, are very lengthy, we do not pro- a displacement of only 100 tons, and which pose on this occasion to analyse them. might not only be the more valuable, but the We, however, ourselves rise from the more profitable of the two vessels." perusal of the Beport with a doubt on our In Clause 38 they reply to the propo- minds whether after all Tonnagb Ad- sition to rectify such inequalities by a measurements of any kind can be made an " load line," that it would only introduce equitable factor by which to determine the a new, useless, and vexatious complication, amounts of dues or taxes to be levied on as no passenger ship would ever be loaded ships and their cargoes; and if it could be to that line. shown that any other practicable system Clause 39 states that it would be neces- would more equitably do so, we cannot sary to fix such a load line by authority think that the reasons given by the Com- on each of the 39,000 vessels which con- missioners against any change are suffi- stitute the Mercantile Marine of the cient, viz., that the present system is British Empire. And that, if any such universally adopted, not only in this compulsory load line should be adopted, country, but by all the chief maritime it should be confined to what is its proper countries of Europe, and by the United object, viz., safety, and that it should not States of America, the Suez Canal Com- be mixed up with a question of tonnage. pany and the Danubian Commission, In Clause 42 the Commissioners affirm that the dues levied in British and many the principle on which, the present tonnage foreign ports and by the Commissioners laws are founded, and state their reasons of Lights are on our present system, for coming to that conclusion; and in that many important financial engage- Clause 43 they observe that the present ments are based on dues levied under it, law is defective, and requires amendment and that great confusion, expense, and in several particulars. difficulty would arise on their adjustment As both Clauses are given in detail to any other system. in our last number we need not repeat Those reasons would be amply sufficient them. if there were no probability of any more In Clause 44, under nine heads, they equitable system being ever introduced, state the various alterations in the present and they are sufficient reasons for depre- rules for admeasurement which they re- cating any hasty action which might ere commend. As before stated, since these long again require change; but we opine, recommendations involve technicalities on the other hand, that if any important that would not interest the general reader improvement can be shown to be feasible we omit them, and refer those who are the sooner it is introduced the better, for specially interested in them to the Beport there are few great and important changes itself. of any kind which can be effected without Finally, in Clause 46, the Commis- causing more or less serious temporary sioners recommend that the Board of inconvenience and affecting injuriously Trade should be empowered to modify long established interests. the several details of tonnage admeasure- The most important question then arises ment, from time to time, to meet special —Whether, after all, a tonnage law based and unforeseen alterations in the designs on a roomage or space ton, or an external of ships. And in Clause 47, that legis- measurement ascertained by water dis- lation to carry into effect their various placement and expressed in •weight tons, recommendations should not be retro- can be an equitable factor by which to spective in its operation. determine the amount of dues or other Since the reasons given by the three taxes on shipping ? 438 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUABY 1, 1882.

All ordinary taxes and rates for fiscal, and of periods of occupation, would also municipal, or other purposes are levied on form bases for scales of payment for use of property in proportion to its value. Why the same, to be regulated by their Parlia- should not dues and taxes on shipping be mentary Acts; but surely the value of assimilated to them ? Two vessels might the property itself, i.e., vessels and their be of equal tonnage, yet one with its cargo cargoes, should in such cases equally might.be ten times the value of the other; do so. one might be in ballast, the other with a We desire to pronounce no dogmatic valuable cargo or freighted with pas- opinion on the subject, but merely offer sengers, yet the amount of dues and taxes the suggestion for consideration, and we on the one would be the same as that on readily bear testimony to the great pains the other. taken and the fair spirit displayed by the As regards docks or other confined Commission, as well as to the abilities spaces, where every yard of wharf or quay of the able men composing it, and to the frontage was of great value, and enclosed great value of the information resulting areasofwaterspaceof limited extentequally from the facts and opinions elicited by so, the elements of size, i.e., length and width their enquiries and consultations.

THE STOEMS OF OCTOBEE AND NOVEMBER LAST—LIFE-BOAT SEE VICES. THE storms of October and November last storms have probably been the most will long be remembered as the most melancholy and numerous on record. violent and protracted that have been We print as specimens a few lines, as experienced in the British Isles for many published in Lloyd's List and in the news- years past. papers, of the shipping disasters on the The reports which have reached LLOYD'S occasions in question. of the disasters to ships during those

VESSELS BEPOBTED AT LLOYD'S ON Loss BOOK.

Crew Name of Vessel. Description of Tona. Hag. I Built. Nature of Saved Lives Vessel. Casualty. or Lost. Lost. i Mary Graham . Sail . . 699 British . \ 1877 Dismasted Tell .... 291 Norwegian 1870 Abandoned 8 Pasha .... Steamer . 643 British . 1855 Lost S .. Edmond .... Sail . . 216 French . I 1857 Sunk . . s Joseph .... Steamer . 880 British . ! 1872 Stranded . || Dewi Wyn . Sail . . 49 . : 1852 Ashore jSunk by } Jessie Brown Steamer . 150 . i 1861 [ collision ./ s Jane and Hannah . »> . 57 . 1872 Foundered . . Montagnais . Sail . . 1,298 1879 Burnt . s . . Lamar .... Steamer . 981 Chilian Missing . L . . Sovereign Sail . . 194 British . 1839 Struck . .

Thus line upon line may be given of that about sixteen pages of the Life-loat the 914 shipping disasters reported to Journal would be needed for it. LLOYD'S during the months of October The gales of these two months were and November last. literally terrific on various parts of the In order to form some conception of coasts of the United Kingdom; but in the doleful record, it may be mentioned the Atlantic they blew for days together FEBRUARY 1, 1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 439

•with the force of hurricanes. The captain into a steady gale, and blew frightfully all of the Devonia, of the Anchor Line, which night. I have seen cyclones in the East Indies, and all sorts of hurricanes all over the world, sailed from Glasgow on the 18th Novem- but I never saw more tremendous waves. I ber, and which arrived at New York on was in Calcutta seventeen years ago, when the evening of the 3rd December, says 20,000 lives were lost in the hurricane there, that he— and I say with confidence that the wind on that occasion was no fiercer than this. The steerage " Had a very tempestuous passage. Had passengers, nearly 300 in number, had a terrible ugly weather all the time and encountered two time. For twelve days they were net above hurricanes, one on November 21st, the other deck. The barometer fell to 27 • 57 on the 23rd, on November 23rd. ' I can only say of the and within five-tenths of that on the 21st; second,' he remarks, ' that in twenty-eight lower than I ever saw it before on the Atlantic, years' experience I have never known a more or probably ever will again.'" tremendous sea or a fiercer blast. On the morn- ing of the 21st it began to blow hard. The In regard to the. 914 Shipping Disas- vessel laboured heavily in a terrible cross sea. ters reported to LLOYD'S, it may be men- The waves dashed over the deck constantly; in fact the ship was under water most of tioned that, in cases where information the time. In the afternoon the main-boom was is not given respecting the crews, LLOYD'S carried away. The 23rd was an ugly day. assumes that the majority were saved, but About five in the evening the wind began to they have actual reports of the loss of freshen, and it took two hours to reach its greatest force. Tremendous seas swept over 275 lives on these disastrous occasions. the vessel, now from starboard, now from port. On the other hand the services of the I could do nothing but heave-to under bare Life-boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT poles. No canvas ever woven would have held INSTITUTION, during the fearful gales for a minute. One of the starboard boats was stove in, and half of the men were laid up for a of these two months, were unusually couple of days with bruises. One had his collar- gallant and numerous, as the following bone dislocated. Bv midnight the wind settled account shows:—

Services of the Life-boats of the Institution during the Storms of October and November 1881. Lives 1881. saved. Oct. 2. 5 • 45 A.M. SS. Ludicorth, of T.ondon. Hasborough Life-boat saved .... 8 „ 5. 11'0 A.M. Dandy Triton, of Yarmouth. Caister No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 6 3'15 A.M. SS. Bailee, of Bristol. Five lives saved by Appledore No. 1 Life- boat 5 11. 2-0 A.M. Schooner iMura Fen, of London. Pembrey Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 7 14. 9-0 A.M. Schooner Golden Island, of Fleetwood. Crew saved by Holyhead Life-boat 4 14. 10 "15 A.M. Smack Neafh Trader, of Newport, Mon. Crew saved by Burnham Life-boat 3 14. 11-0 A.M. Fishing smack Blacl: Cat. Vessel and crew saved by Torquay Life-boat 2 14. 11'0 A.M. A fishing coble. Crew saved by Ballywalter Life-boat 2 14. 11-15 A.M. A fish ing boat, of lied Wharf. Crew saved by Moelfre Life-boat . . 3 14. 12 • 0 noon. Barges Butcher and Maria, of Rochester. Crews saved by Southend (Essex) Life-boat 4 14. 12-30 P.M. Steamer Tali/ y fan, of Liverpool. Crew saved by Porthdinllaen Life- boat 4 14. 1 • 0 P.M. Barque Febo, of Genoa. Penarth Life-boat assisted to save vessel and crew 14 14. I'O P.M. Schooner William, of Dublin. Skerries Life-boat saved 2 14. 1-30 P.M. Schooner Favorite, of Quimper. Crew saved by Padstow Life-boat . 4 19. 8-0 P.M. Ketch Two Brothers, of Bridgwater. Crew saved by Padstow Life-boat 3 14. 1'45 P.M. Brig Maria, of Hartlepool. Crew saved by Kessingland No. 1 Life-boat 6 14. 2' 0 P.M. Barque Margaret, of Belfast. Crew saved by Groomsport Life-boat . 15 14. 2 30 P.M. Ketch Time, of Goole. Crew saved by Winterton No. 2 Life-boat . . 4 14. 3-0 P.M. Schooner Breton, of Fowey. Portmadoc Life-boat saved crew ... 5 14. 4-0 P.M. Schooner Equity, of Boston. AIdborough Life-boat saved vessel and . 7 14. 4-0 P.M. SS. Northumberland of Newcastle. Newbiggin Life-boat saved . . 4 14. 5-0 P.M. Ship Ganges, of London. Deal and Kamsgate Life-boats saved . . 32 14. 7' 0 P.M. Norwegian brigantine Skold. Bembridge Life-boat rendered assistance. 14. 7'30 P.M. Schooner Ocean, of Goole. Clacton-on-Sea Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 4 23. 6-30 A.M. Fishing lugger Madeleine, of Boulogne. Crew saved by Clacton-on- Sea Life-boat .16 440 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUABY 1,1882.

.,,, Lives 1881' saved. Oct. 15. 8-20 A.M. Norwegian brigantine Julische. Kingsdowne Life-boat assisted to save vessel. „ 15. 9-15 A.M. Ketch Equestrian, of Port Gordon, N.B. Crew saved by Buckle Life-boat 4 „ 15. 12 "30 P.M. Schooner Eulala, of Dumfries. Crew saved by Ramsay, Isle of Man, Life-boat 4 „ 19. 2'45 P.M. Schooner Dorothy and Mary, of Newcastle. Dungarven Life-boat saved vessel and 4 „ 20. 3 • 30 P.M. Barque Lebu, of Liverpool, Douglas, Isle of Man, Life-boat saved . . 9 „ 20-21. Barque Iron Crown, of Liverpool. Tynemouth No. 1 Life-boat saved . 18 „ 21. lO'O P.M. Barquentine Maria, of Gothenburg. Palling No. 1 Life-boat saved . 1 „ 22. 7'0 A.M. Barque Gustava, of Laurvig. Crew saved by Ballycotton Life-boat . 11 „ 22. 8-0 A.M. Ship George H. Oulton, of St. John, N.B. Crew saved by Howth Life-boat 16 „ 22. 9-0 A.M. Schooner Florence, of Belfast. Schooner saved by Newcastle, Co. Down, Life-boat 5 „ 23. 1'45 A.M. Barque Lorn, of Hudiksval. Crew saved by Skegness Life-boat . . 10 „ 23. 9 0 A.M. Schooner Gleaner, of Garston. Crew saved by Castletown, Isle of Man, Life-boat 3 „ 23. 5 • 30 A.M. Barque Iris, of Gefle. Harwich Life-boat saved crew 12 „ 23. 10-0 A.M. Barque Laura, of Grimstadt. Brancaster Life-boat saved .... 14 „ 24. midnight. Schooner Louise, of Frederickstadt. Crew saved by St. Andrew's Life- boat 5 1. 9'30 A.M. Ship George H. Oulton, of St. John, N.B. Poolbeg Life-boat saved eleven riggers 11 3. 5-35 P.M. Sloop Aurora, of Boston. Tynemouth No. 2 Life-boat saved ... 3 4. 7'0 A.M. Lugger Frances Marie, of Nantes. Buddon Ness Life-boat saved . . 5 4. 10-20 A.M. Barque Sans Georg, of Eostock. Dunbar Life-boat assisted to save . 12 4. 5-0 P.M. SS. Glenwilliam, of Barrow. Southport Life-boat remained by vessel. 4. 7'0 P.M. SS. Germania, of Hamburg. Seaton Carew Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 17 16. 10 • 0 A.M. Dandy Young Henry, of Yarmouth. Caister No. 2 Life-boat remained by vessel. 16. 10-30 P.M. Dandy Scud, of Yarmouth. Caister No. 1 Life-boat saved ..... 9 19. 9'0 P.M. Smack James Innes, of St. Monance, Fife. Hauxley Life-boat saved . 6 20. 6-30 P.M. SS. Retriever, of Montrose. Arbroath Life-boat rendered assistance. 21. 2'0 A.M. Barque August, of Sundswall, Sweden. Palling No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 16 21. 7'0 A.M. Brig Ocean Monarch, of Guernsey. Selsey Life-boat saved . ... 9 21. 9-15 P.M. SS.UarraghSeg, of Douglas, Isle of Man. Douglas No. 2 Life-boat saved 3 22. 9-15 P.M. Schooner Shannon, of Liverpool. Douglas No. 2 Life-boat rendered assistance. 22. Smack Ellen. Orme's Head Life-boat saved vessel. 22. -4-0 A.M. Schooner Lizzie, of Fowey. Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance. 22. 8-30 A.M. Schooner Cambria, of Thnrso. Thurso Life-boat saved 2 22. 9'30 A.M. Barque Excelsior, of Laurvig. Peterhead Life-boat saved .... 13 22. noon. Brigantine J. If. Harris, of Dublin. Ayr Life-boat saved .... 3 22. 8' 0 P.M. Brigantine Flora, of Swansea. Troon Life-boat saved 5 21-25. Barque Pampero, of Swansea. Penzance Life-boat assisted to save . vessel and 14 26. 10-50 P.M. Brig Innis Fail, of Dublin. Bamsgate Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 8 27. 5 • 0 A.M. Schooner Albion, of Southampton. Bamsgate Life-boat saved ... 4 27. 7'15 A.M. Barque Baron van Pallandt. Plymouth Life-boat saved .... 11 27. 7-15 A.M. German barque Excelsior. Scilly Life-boat remained by vessel. 28. 4-0 A.M. Barque Cadwxus, of North Shields. Bembridge (Isle of Wight) Life- boat saved 10 Total number of lives saved by Life-boats from 1st Oct. to 30th Nov. . 441 and 13 vessels. While it may be assumed that LLOYD'S of the Institution during the same period account of the shipping disasters of the is unprecedented in regard to the number two months is the most numerous and success of the Life-boat services dur- ever published, it may safely be ing the gales of two months. Nearly affirmed that the foregoing list of the every one of these services has a history noble services rendered by the Life-boats of its own in regard to the gallantry, FEBRUARY 1,1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

determination, and endurance of the Life- in the gales of two months alone without boatmen; and we might fill pages upon instinctively experiencing feelings of pages of this Journal with interesting gratitude and satisfaction at the great accounts of them. We feel sure, how- amount of success which, continues to ever, that no one can peruse this long accompany, day and night, the operations record of those " saved from the wreck " of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

THE LIFE-BOAT STATIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. the recovery of Normandy from King John, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THEIR j would submit quietly to these islands remaining LIFE-BOATS. in the possession of the English, and history accordingly tells us of repeated attempts to XLVII. GUERNSEY. The John Locketi, 32 feet , recover them, which failed signally, for, although by 7 feet 8 inches, 10 oars. | landings have from time to time been effected, XLVIII. ALDEBXEY. The Mary and Victoria, the invaders have never been able to obtain 33 feet by 8 feet 6 inches, 10 oars. more than a partial footing, and have always been eventually driven off with great loss. THESE islands, by the beauty of their scenery j In the reign of Edward VI. the small island and fineness of their climate, attract annually of Sark was taken by surprise and used as a very large numbers of visitors from all parts; ; base of operations for carrying on attacks on the and well do they repay a visit, for in very few, ! other islands, and on the island shipping. These if any, places of the same dimensions are to | attacks all failed and were abarWoned, but the be found the many diversities of scenery they | French retained Sark for some time, This display. island, if properly guarded; was impregnable; The beauties of the ragged broken outline of but it was eventually retaken by a clever the rocks, as well as their brilliant colouring, stratagem. A ship, having the appearance of ave brought out and enhanced by the clear a merchant vessel, anchored off the island, and brightness of the atmosphere that usually pre- a boat landed to ask permission to bury a man vails, and by the deep blueness of the sea. in the churchyard who had died the day before, Besides their charms for the ordinary visitor as the ship was outward bound and they would and admirer of the beauties of nature, their have no other opportunity of doing so in conse- history and manners, both past and present, crated ground. The French, although very contain much that is most interesting to the suspicious, eventually gave permission, on con- more studious and inquiring. dition that tiie crew landed unarmed. A coffin Their connection with England is very old, ! having been prepared and filled with arms, the as they formed part of the Duchy of Normandy j funeral procession landed the next day and at the time of the Conquest, and ever since, proceeded to the chapel. Arriving there by with the exception of a short time during the themselves, they entered with the coffin, and, reign of Stephen (when they remained faithful having shut the doors, speedily armed them- to Henry Duke of Normandy, afterward selves with its contents. Henry II.), they have formed part of the British The French, being taken Toy surprise, were Empire. quite unable to withstand the impetuosity of Their early history, like all other, is lost in the invaders' charge, and were very soon over- the cloud of antiquity, but the Celtic remains come. found show that they were inhabited at a very During the Civil War Guernsey soon declared remote period. They were certainly known to for the Parliament, but Jersey was staunchly and. visited by the Bomans, as Guernsey is loyal to the Stuarts; and Prince Charles, when mentioned in the ' Itinerary of Antoninus,' and so hardly pressed in the "West of England that traces of Roman fortifications have been found he was obliged to flee, crossed to that place, at Jerbourg, in this island. There would ap- where he found a cordial welcome and a safe pear little doubt, also, that they were visited by refuge. The island had, however, eventually to the ancient Danish and Norwegian fleets when surrender to Cromwell's forces. they made their descents on the coasts of Gaul. The last attempt to wrest these islands from Christianity was first introduced by St. Samp- the English Crown was made in 1780, and at son, Bishop of St. David's, who fled from Wales first with considerable prospects of success in to Brittany, about the year 520, to escape the Jersey, where the French succeeded in landing, violence of the Saxons. He soon afterwards taking possession of St. Heliers, the capital, visited Guernsey, having landed at the harbour and in surprising and taking prisoner the on the east side of the island about two miles lieutenant-governor, who they forced into sign- from St. Peter's Port, that bears his name to ing a capitulation, and ordering his troops to this day. He built a small chapel on the south surrender. This order was happily disregarded side of the harbour, which, was rebuilt in 1111, by a gallant officer of the local militia, Major and constituted the parish church of St. Samp- Pierson, who put himself at the head of the son's. troops that rapidly collected from all parts of It was not to be expected that France, after the island when the alarm was given, and

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attac Jred and completely routed the invaders, about thirty miles off. The land fortifications killing or taking prisoners tlie whole of them. were completed, and at the time were very Unfortunately, this gallant officer did not live strong, whatever they might prove against to see the results of his conduct, having been modern artillery, but the breakwaters to form shot dead early in the day. the harbour have never been completed; indeed, Although these islands have been for cen- the one across the entrance was never com- turies an integral part of the British Empire, menced, and the outer half of the other one is they live under their own constitution and rapidly disappearing, having been undermined laws, which are founded on the old Norman law, by the sea and abandoned to its fate. and were first established by King John after This whole group of islands is studded in all tlie loss of Normandy, since wlien they have directions with outlying patches and sharp- been but comparatively very little altered or j pointed rocks, which, added to the furious tides reformed. If judged by their result in creating ! that run past them, render the navigation very a happy, contented and industrious community, ' dangerous and difficult. It is only wonderful they must be pronounced model laws and con- that more casualties do not occur, and their stitution, for there is nowhere to be found a rareness testifies strongly to the knowledge and more frugal, contented, well-to-do race than the experience of the local pilots. inhabitants of these islands. Their early climate The Institution has two boats stationed in and fruitful, well-worked soil, enable them to these dangerous waters—one at Guernsey, the raise immense quantities of fruit and vegetables John Lockett, 10 oars, 32 feet long by 7 feet for the supply of the English market, which 8 inches, on a transporting carriage, and kept the greatly improved steam communications of in a boat-house on the quay on the south side late years have brought within their reach. of the harbour of St. Peter's Port, into Amongst other industries that add to the wealth which she can be launched at any time of of Guernsey are the granite quarries, immense tide, and where the services of a steamer can quantities of stone for paving and for road nearly always be depended upon to take her mending, being exported annually. to any part of the islands. The branch is The Island o^ Alderney, although very much under a local committee, of whom CAPTAIN smaller than either Jersey or Guernsey, and of P. DE SATJSMABEZ, R.N., is Chairman, and comparatively little productive or commercial CAPTAIN CARBE, K.N., the Honorary Secretary. value, was some few years ago considered a The other is the Mary and Victoria, 33 feet most important strategical point, and very long by 8 feet 6 inches, 10 oars, stationed at strongly fortified, it having been intended at Alderney, and also on a transporting carriage. the same time to make a very extensive harbour j JUDGE BAKBENSON is the Chairman of this of refuge, to shelter our fleet in time of war j branch, and N. BARBENSON, Esq., the Honorary that would be watching Cherbourg, which is Secretary.

SAVING LIFE AT SEA. THE following correspondence has taken specified—so far as relates to ' Lives place between tne Home Office and the Na- Saved from Drowning in the United King- tional Life-boat Institution on the subject dom through, the instrumentality of the of the number of Lives Saved by its Life- Eoyal National Life-boat Institution—the boats during the year 1880, and also the lives reported to it as having been lost— number saved through its intervention with suggestions for the prevention of Loss during the same period by Shore-boats of Life'—to be prepared and transmitted and other means. The Eeturn embraces to him in order that it may be laid before also the number of lives reported to the the House of Commons with the least Institution in that period as having been possible delay. drowned:— "I am, &c., " Whitehall, 30th Sept., 1881. "SiB, " GODFBEY LtJSHIHGTON. " The Queen having been pleased " RICHABD LEWIS, Esq." to comply with the prayer of an humble Address presented to Her Majesty in " Royal National Life-Boat Institution, pursuance of a Eesolution of the House " John Street, Adelphi, London, of Commons, dated the 22nd August, " 14th Nov., 1881. 1881, a Copy of which is enclosed, I am " SIR, directed by Secretary Sir WILLIAM VEHNON "I have had the honour to re- HABCOTJBT to request that you will have ceive and lay before this Committee your the goodness to cause the Return therein letter of the 30th Sept., requesting, by FEBBUABY 1, 1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 443 directions of the Home Secretary, Sir LIVES SAVED (A) on the COASTS of the UNITED WILLIAM VEBNON HABCOUBT, a Eeturn of KINGDOM DUKING the YEAR 1880 THROUGH the the INSTRUMENTALITY of the ROYAL NATIONAL " ' Lives Saved from Drowning in LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. the United Kingdom through the in- strumentality of the Eoyal National ' ° I aj| Life-boat Institution, with sugges- ' f in* S o a § tions for the prevention of Loss of £ is * 0 Life ; also of all Deaths by Drown- COUNTY. S •*> i " |sf ing in the United Kingdom during ', 03 • S . I 1 1^5 i !>•§ §Jj " In reply I am directed to forward to l« 1 = n a'' you the accompanying Tabulated Form (A) of the England and Wales. ; " ' Lives saved on the Coasts of the Anglesea ... 15 15 .. United Kingdom during the year Cardigan ... 9 .. 9 •• Carmarthen . . 4 4 1880 through the instrumentality of Carnar von . . 11 ! 7 4. the Eoyal National Life-boat Institu- Cheshire ... 26 .. 26 tion.' Cornwall ... 19 2 15 6 Devon .... 15 ! 14 1 " Also (B) of the Durham . 28 28 " ' Lives lost on the Coasts of the Glamorgan . . 22 ! 19 '3 Hampshire . . .. 16 16 United Kingdom during the year Kent . . . . : 190 105 15 1880, as reported to the Eoyal Na- Lancashire 4 .. 4 __ tional Life-boat Institution.' Lincolnshire . 5 5 Norfolk ... 56 50 "e " These two Forms contain all the par- Northumberland . 34 34 t t ticulars the Institution possesses on the Scilly Islands . 5 5 Somerset ... 7 7 subject, as it has no means on the Coast Suffolk . . . i 20 4. 13 11 to obtain the information on the several Yorkshire . 106 1 81 26 minute points detailed in the Parlia- Isle of Man . 19 19 mentary Eeturn which accompanies your communication. Scotland. "With reference to your request that Aberdeenshire .. 3 3 this Institution might make any re- Ayrshire . 21 21 marks on the prevention of Loss of Life at Caithness . 32 32 Sea, its Committee would beg to suggest : Forfarshire 11 11 Haddingtonshire . 4 "i " First, That the crews of all vessels Wigtownshire 3 ! .. 3 might be furnished with an ample supply of Life-belts ; Ireland. " Secondly, That portable signals might .Antrim ... 2 be supplied for ships when in distress to Donegal . 5 5 use at night, such as Lieut. VBBT'S pistol Down .... 8 3 8 3 signals, throwing up brilliant coloured Dublin . . . 2 6 2 6 lights j Galway 6 i G .. 12 Louth .... 19 6 13 " Thirdly, That telegraphic communica- 2 2 tion might be established between Light Wexford . 25 25 Houses or Light Vessels and Life-boat AVicklow . 12 12 and Eocket Stations. " I am, &c., SUMMARY. Englandand Wales 525 23 160 | 88 "(Signed) EICHABD LEWIS. Scotland . 71 3 64 10 Ireland 72 24 53 43 "GODFREY LUSHTNGTON, I*2sn., Home Office." 668 50 577 141 Total . . 718 718

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LIVES LOST (B) on the COASTS of the UNITED Loss or LIFE BY DISOWNING IN INLAND KINGDOM DTJEING the TEAK 1880, as REPOBTED WATEBS. to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. Along with the communication from the Home Office was forwarded a Parlia- From From Life- _, vessels open boats, mentary Beturn, moved by JACOB BRIGHT, COTOTTr . wrecked or boat fishing or crews. Esq., M.P., of all deaths by drowning in ' ' inland waters of the United Kingdom during the year 1879, distinguishing the England and Wales. (a) jurisdictions, and (6) whether the Carmarthen . 1 deaths occurred in the waters hereafter Cornwall . 13 named: i.e., harbours, basins, docks, Devon .... 1 Hants 1 1 canals, rivers or streams, lakes or ponds, Norfolk ! ! '. 1 1 13 artificial reservoirs, ditches, sluices or Somerset . 3 . . other artificial channels, quarry, mine, Yorkshire . 1 brickmaking or other water-holes, vats, tanks, pits or other vessels of works or Scotland. manufactories, wells, domestic baths, Aberdeen . 1 .. cisterns or other vessels, public baths, or Ayr .... 4 .. 2 unenumerated waters. Also (c) whether the deaths arose from pleasure-boat acci- Ireland. ': dents, bathing accidents, ice accidents, Dublin ... 3 &c., with the number of persons drowned Galway ... 2 in each kind of water, and the totals under Louth .... 4 each division. Wexford ... 4 •• Having carefully analysed the tables in this Parliamentary Beturn detailing the S TI MM All Y deaths under the several headings above England and "Wales 21 2 13 mentioned, we append hereto a brief result Scotland . 4 1 2 of our investigations, showing the lament- Ireland 13 able loss of 3690 lives in one year (1879). 38 3 15 SITES OF DBOWNING ACCIDENTS IN 1869. Total 56 England _. and =«*- Ireland. Total. . Wales. land- A. 8975 "Whitehall, 15th Nnv, 1881. 9 « a™ Mercantile Waters: Q-lttj Canals ... 554 57 36 647 " I am directed by Secretary Docks ... 196 26 7 229 Sir WILLIAM VEBNON HABCOUBT to Basins ... 25 14 2 41 Rivers} Navi- [ 723 180 55 ! 958 acknowledge, with thanks, the re- ; ceipt of your letter of the 14th Lakes / gated . ! 9 3 10 .22 Other navigated\ -Q ao instant enclosing a Beturn of waters . ./ 58 ! 83 38 ! 179 Lives Saved on the Coasts of the United Kingdom during the year Non-Mercantile \ 1880, through the instrumentality Waters — ' Bivers, &c. . . 409 94 74 577 of the Eoyal National Life-boat In- Lakes ... 14 , 9 13 36 • stitution; and also a Beturn of Ponds ... i 301 17 17 : 335 Lives Lost during the same period, Reservoirs . . 120 5 2 127 as reported to the Institution. Ditches, &c. . 121 21 20 162 Quarries, &c. . 58 11 25 94 " I am, &c., Tanks, &c. . . 35 3 38 Wells ... 66 5 14 85 " (Signed) GODFHEY LCSHINGTON. Cisterns, &c. . 53 6 59 Public baths . 6 6 " BICHAED LEWIS, Esq." Other waters . 67 15 11 1 93 Unknown . . 2 2 Totals . . 2815 i 549 326 3690 1 i FEBRUABY 1, 1882.] THE LITE-BOAT. 445

It is not our purpose on this occasion instances, it is to be feared, so unnecessary to trace the various causes which have a sacrifice of life. When a railway accident led to the unusually numerous cases of occurs, involving unhappily the loss of drowning in canals, docks, and other waters thirty or forty lives, the whole kingdom is and streams mentioned in the Return, as naturally in a state of alarm. But in regard it gives full and detailed accounts of the to the daily loss of life in our inland waters nature of the accidents. They are grouped the circumstance hardly excites a passing under their several headings, such as remark. pleasure-boats, bathing and other causes, It is to be hoped, however, that as but the following brief summary of the remedial measures are better understood accidents may prove interesting:— and practised, a marked diminution in these calamities will take place. We refer NATURE OF DKOWNING ACCIDENTS IN 1879. especially to a knowledge of the art of swimming, for to be able even to strike England — and Scot- Ireland. Total. oat a few strokes is often attended with Wales. land. the saving of a life—to the fact that too Persons engaged many of our piers, wharves, docks, and in trade navi- 219 57 25 301 such places are absolutely unprotected, and gation to the scores of persons who every year Pleasure boat! gg 35 26 156 fall over them and are drowned. The accidents. ./ public have a right to demand of their Bathing acci-1 -, 1Q 190 dents. . ./ 1±9 23 18 proprietors that such places should be Ice accidents . 121 10 13 147 protected as far as practicable. Palling from Moreover, great things are also expected the land into 713 143 142 998 from the youngest but most active of our the water benevolent societies—we allude to the St. Suicide or un-\ IJAQ 72 1376 known causes/ 161 John Ambulance Association. Its classes, Other causes . 372 120 30 522 and the important and practical instruc- tion it imparts in them, are available alike Totals . . 2815 549 326 3690 to all persons, and must ultimately become subservient to the noblest of purposes— Surely it is not creditable to the age in the saving of human life. which we live that 3690personsshould have The subject of drowning in our inland been drowned in one year in our inland waters is a national and absorbing one, waters, apart entirely from the loss of life demanding assiduous inquiry, and offer- on our sea-coast. There can be no doubt ing to the philanthropist the highest that the average annual loss of life in scope for his exertions; and we earnestly inland waters amounts to 3000; and in trust that renewed attention will be view of such, a fact no effort should be lack- directed to it. ing to check so fearful, and, in too many

ADDITIONAL STATIONS AND NEW LIFE-BOATS. GILES' QUAY, DUNDALK.—On the appli- a transporting carriage. A new and com- cation of the local residents, the NATIONAL modious boathouse and launching slipway LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life- were constructed for the use of the boat. boat Establishment at Giles' Quay, on the The expense of the new Life-boat and north side of Dundalk Bay, it having equipment was defrayed from a legacy been considered that a Life-boat on that left to the Institution by the late Miss side of the Bay would be likely to prove LOUISA THOMAS, of Bowdon, Cheshire, the of service on occasions of shipwreck, and boat being named the James Thomas, in there being plenty of competent boatmen memory of her late father. The boat was on the spot who were-willing to work the taken by rail and steamer to Liverpool Life-boat. The boat provided is one of and Greenore, and thence to its station the 34-feet 10-oared class, furnished with by the crew, under the superintendence 446 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY 1,1882.

of the District Inspector of Life-boats. the 22nd August, the ceremony of its The crew expressed their great satisfac- naming and launching took place in the tion with their new Life-boat. presence of a large number of spectators. At Black Bock, on the opposite shore The Boat, mounted on its carriage, having of the Bay, there is also a Life-boat been drawn through the principal streets Establishment, the Stockport Sunday School of the town in a procession which com- Life-boat being stationed there. prised the Mayor and Corporation, the Local Committee, Eifle Volunteers, fisher- BBAUNTON, NOETH DEVON.— A new men, seamen, and others, was taken along 34-feet Life-boat, rowing 12 oars, double- the Taw Vale Parade to the slip at the banked, and provided with a transporting South Walk. On the Boat reaching the carriage, has been sent by the Institution water's edge, the Bev. A. E. WALKER, to this Station in lieu of the former Boat Vicar of Barnstaple, called upon the there. The expense of the new Life-boat District Inspector of Life-boats to make was defrayed by Miss LEICESTBB, of the presentation on behalf of the NATIONAL London, and at her request the Boat is LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and the Donor. named the Eobert and Catherine. On the Capt. LAPBIMAUDAYE, B.N., then, in suit- occasion of the regatta at Bamstaple on able terms, handed the Boat over to the

Local Committee, and stated that he { Cheers having been given for the Donor, knew that the coxswain and crew i the Institution, and the EABL FORTESCUE would ever be ready to work the Life- j and Lady SUSAN FOBTESCUB, the de- boat in the hour of danger. The Bight\ monstration was brought to a close. Hon. EARL FOBTESCUE, as Patron of j The Life-boat's self-righting and other the Barnstaple and Braunton Branch of powers were satisfactorily tested by the the Institution, thankfully acknowledged crew. the gift of the fine new Life-boat on behalf of the locality, and stated that the BYE, SUSSEX.—A new Life-boat has objects of the Institution especially com- been sent by the Institution to Bye to mended themselves to Englishmen on j take the place of the former boat stationed every ground of interest and duty. The i near the Camber Coastguard Station not Bev. A. E. SETMOUB then read a portion : far from the entrance to the harbour. The of Psalm cvii., and offered prayers for j Boat is 34 feet long, 7f feet wide, and God's blessing on the Life-boat, after \ rows 10 oars double-banked; it is pro- which Lady SUSAN FOBTESCTE performed ; vided with a transporting carriage. The the ceremony of naming the Boat, which expense of the new Life-boat was defrayed was then launched amid tremendous from the munificent legacy bequeathed to cheering on all sides, the band of the the Institution by the late JOHN STANFORD, Yeomanry playing the National Anthem. Esq., of Begent's Park, London, for the FEBBUABY 1, 1882.] THE LITE-BOAT. 447

purpose of placing and maintaining on rows 10 oars, double-banked. It is pro- the coast a Life-boat to be named the Mary vided with a transporting carriage, and a Stanford, as a permanent memorial in substantial and commodious house and a honour of his late mother. The public launching slipway have also been con- inauguration of the Boat took place on the structed. When the boat was brought 8th September. The ceremony of naming to St. Anne's some of the more enthusi- was performed by Mrs. KEEE, wife of astic of the inhabitants refused to permit General KEEK, a cousin of the deceased it to be drawn to the boatfaoase by horses, gentleman, and his chief executor. After and dragged it along themselves. The proceeding in procession through the new Life-boat Station, the whole cost town of Bye, the Boat was taken to the of which has been borne by JAMES CHAD- strand, where a large concourse had WICK, Esq., of Prestwich, was publicly assembled, numbering some four or five inaugurated on the 24th September. At thousand people. Addresses were delivered the time announced for the ceremony of by the Mayor of Rye, General KEBB, naming and launching the Boat, there was F. A. INDEEWICK, Esq., M.P., and the a large crowd on the promenade, and District Inspector of Life-boats, Capt. the the sea was dotted with steamers and Hon. H. W. CHETWYND, B.N. Mr. INDEB- small craft from Blackpool and Southport. WICK referred to the great gratification The Life-boats belonging to the stations experienced by the local residents on re- at Lytham, Southport, Blackpool, and ceiving such a handsome gift, and stated Fleetwood were also present, to welcome that he felt perfectly certain that whenever their new comrade on her first launch. the Boat and her crew were called into The Boat having been manned, and placed action they would do their duty; and he on the slipway ready, Mr. GBEENHALGH fervently and sincerely hoped that those said that it devolved upon him, as Chair- efforts would invariably be crowned with man of the Local Committee, to introduce success. The District Inspector also bore the donor of the St. Anne's Life-boat to testimony to the bravery of the men the notice of those present. Mr. CHAD WICK, who manned the Life-boats. Deeds of who was warmly received, expressed the devotion in the performance of self- pleasure he felt at being present at that imposed duty were recorded in the ceremony, and seeing so many evidently annals of the Institution as great as any taking interest in the proceedings of the performed in battle; and they showed that ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. the boatmen of our day upheld the fair It had been his wish for some time past fame of the grand old British flag, which that as soon as an opportunity should occur, for a thousand years had withstood the another Life-boat should be established battle and the breeze. The Bev. T. D. on the Lancashire coast. It gave him the GLADSTONE then offered up a prayer for the greatest pleasure to be permitted to enable success of the Boat; and the ceremony of the Institution to establish the Station by naming having been performed by Mrs. the gift of the Boat they saw before them. KERB, the boat was launched and tried He did not think there could be anything by the crew. Mr. INDEEWICK afterwards more commendable than the endeavour to entertained a numerous company at save human life. Mr. CHADWICK then luncheon, and the Life-boat men, launchers, formally presented the Boat to Lieutenant and others were provided with an excel- TIPPING, B.N., the Institution's District lent dinner, through the liberality of the Inspector for Ireland, as one of the fleet, Mayor of Bye, SENRY BURBA, Esq., who is and to Mr. GBEENHALGH as the Boat of also the Honorary Secretary of the Rye and St. Anne's Station. The gift having been "Winchelsea Branch of the Institution. acknowledged in suitable terms, and an appropriate hymn having been sung by ST. ANNE'S-ON-THE SEA, LANCASHIBE.— the scholars of the Church Sunday School, The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has accompanied by the band of the Loyal formed a Life-boat Establishment at St. North Lancashire Eegiment, prayer was Anne's-on-the-Sea, which is considered offered up by the Bev. W. G. TEBBY. to be an excellent position whence a The boat was then named the Laura Janet Life-boat can proceed to shipwrecks on by Mrs. CHADWICK, and was shortly after- the sandbanks off that part of the coast. wards successfully launched, amid great The Boat is 34 feet long, 8£ feet wide, and cheering. The combined Life-boats sub- 448 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY 1, 1882. sequently proceeded to Blackpool, under caution to have put on their life-belts. the command of the District Inspector. With these few observations he wished the Life-boat and the donors every possible ROBIN HOOD'S BAT, YORKSHIRE.—The success. Sir CHARLES STRICKLAND returned Institution has recently renovated com- thanks on behalf of the residents of Eobin pletely the Eobin Hood's Bay Life-boat Hood's Bay for the generosity of the Fox Establishment—the expense of the same family, and to the Institution for appro- having been defrayed from a generous priating it to Eobin Hood's Bay. The Vicar contribution, presented by " Mr. and Mrs. of Fylingdales then offered a short prayer, Fox's Children," the Life-boat being named after which Mrs. HOWGATE, of Dewsbury, the Ephraim and Hannah Fox. A new christened the boat the Ephraim and Life-boat and transporting- carriage, with Hannah Fox. The boat was then launched a full equipment of stores, have been pro- amid the loud cheers of the vast concourse vided, for the reception of which a sub- of people, and afterwards placed in the stantial and commodious house has been house provided for her reception. erected, from the designs of the Architect of the Institution, on a site kindly granted POOLBEG, Co. DUBLIN.—It will be re- by Sir CHARLES STRICKLAND, Bart., the membered that, on the occasion of the Lord of the Manor. The Boat is 32 feet gallant service rendered in the Life-boat long, 8 feet wide, and rows ten oars, on this station at the wreck of the double-banked. The public inauguration schooner Robert Brown, by Lieutenant of the new Life-boat Station took place J. A. W. O'NEIL TORRENS and a volunteer on the 26th September. Prior to the launch crew, as fully described in the Life-boat a short service was held in the parish Journal for February 1881, No. 119, church, an address being delivered by the p. 230, the boat was very severely Bev. J. COOPER, M.A., vicar, and Local damaged. The opportunity has since Honorary Secretary of the Institution. been taken of replacing her by a new one After the service a procession formed of the 34-feet, 10-oared class, furnished from the church down to the beach, with a transporting carriage, the cost of consisting of the local friendly societies which has been defrayed by Mrs. ELIZA- and the residents of the district, pre- BETH S. SYMES, of Ballybrack, Co. Dublin, ceded by the Fylingdales brass band. as an affectionate tribute to the memory On arrival at the launching place, a of her late husband, Commander A. STAEK large company got into the Life-boat, SYMES, E.N., who was for many years and the assembly was addressed by Mr. during his later life in command of mail GEORGE Fox, who, in the name of the packets between England and Dublin, children of EPHHAIM and HANNAH Fox, and was before that an able officer of Dewsbury, presented the Life-boat to in Her Majesty's service. On the 1st the EOYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- November the new Life-boat was launched TUTION. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.E.S., in the Custom-House Dock, Dublin, in the 7.P., Chairman of the Society, accepted presence of the Lord Mayor and a large the gift. He expressed the gratitude and distinguished assembly, among whom which everyone must feel to the kind and were Mr. MAURICE BROOKS, M.P.; the liberal donors of that handsome boat. High Sheriff of the City, Sir J. W. MACKEY, This boat, he said, was given by children D.L.; Mr. ABBAHAM SHACKLETON, J.P.; Sir in testimony of the love which they bore JOHNBARRINGTON, D.L.; Alderman HARRIS; to their departed parents. He could only Mr. ANTHONY O'NEILL, J.P.; Mr. JOHN say that if, unhappily, the boat should be F. BEWLEY ; the Hon. Capt. CARPENTER, wanted to rescue sailors -who might be E.N.; Mr. A. H. SYMES, E.N.; Lieut. stranded on that part of the coast, she, TIPPING, E.N.; Capt. HELBY, E.N.; and with her crew, would be immediately Mr. THOMAS EDMONDSON, Hon. Sec., Irish brought into requisition. He gave one Auxiliary of the Life-boat Institution. word of advice to the Life-boat crew, Immediately after the arrival of the which was never to go off without their Lord Mayor, Mr. A. H. SYMES, E.N., son life-belts, for in the experience of the of the deceased commander, formally an- Institution they had had many melan- nounced, on behalf of Mrs. SYMES, the choly accidents, which would never have presentation of the boat to the NATIONAL occurred had the men taken the pre- LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. The District FEBBUAKY 1, 1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 449

Inspector, in an appropriate speech, ac- j this annual loss of life. The captain of a knowledged the gift in the name of the • foreign vessel that was wrecked on our Institution. ! shores once said that, had he been with- The Lord Mayor said it afforded him [ out chart or compass, and completely lost very great pleasure to be the medium of i his bearings, he would have known it receiving, on behalf of the local com- [ was on the British coasts he was wrecked mittee, this valuaHe addition to the by the efforts made to save him by Life- means of saving life at sea. He trusted boats. This was a noble testimony, and the crew might be spared to be successful he appealed to all who were present to in many services such as they rendered aid in maintaining such an honourable that morning to eleven people. Mr. distinction, by doing all that lay in their THOMAS EDMONDSON, in mentioning some j power to support the ROYAL NATIONAL details of the Society's work, appealed for . LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. The ceremony subscriptions to the whole country. The • of naming the Life-boat the Aaron Stark dwellers in inland counties were as much i Symes, was then performed by Miss interested in it as dwellers by the sea. It ! NICHOLLS, a niece of the donor, and im- was for the one as much as for the other, [ mediately after the bottle of wine had that our ships were ploughing the waves, ; been broken against the stern, the Boat bringing home the silks and teas of { was launched into the dock, and was China, and cotton from America; it was for afterwards purposely capsized, throwing one as much as the other that so many the crew into the water, but in about splendid steamers were engaged in carry- half a minute self-righted, and the men ing across the ocean the correspondence climbed into her again. that linked together distant realms. Al- Cheers were given for the crew, and though they saved about one thousand then for the donor of the Life-boat, also lives each year, there were still about seven i for the Lord Mayor, and the proceedings hundreds of lives annually lost around i terminated. S ubsequently the Lord Mayor the British Islands. He hoped the in- j and a select company of about fifty were habitants of Great Britain and Ireland ,' entertained at luncheon by the Local would, by generously subscribing, place j Committee in the Marine Board-room at them in a position to greatly diminish | the Custom House.

SEBVICES OF THE LIFE-BOATS OF THE NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (continued). WEST HARTLEPOOL.—On the 2nd April, hagen, bound from Rochfort to Porthcawl, 1881,at about 11 A.M.,on observing the bri- drifted on the Skerweather Sands. The gantine Danube, of Guernsey, which was Ohafyn Grove Life-boat was immediately about to enter the Hartlepool East Harbour, launched and rescued the crew of eight hoist a flag of distress, the West Hartle- men from the vessel, over which a heavy pool No. 1 Life-boat Rochdale proceeded ground sea was dashing; she had been to her assistance. On reaching her it was dismasted, and eventually became a found that she had taken the ground and total wreck. All hands must have was striking heavily. The Life-boat re- been lost in the absence of the Life- mained by her three hours, and the crew boat. were on the point of leaving, having al- ready put their clothes on board the boat, RAMSGATE.—Signal guns from the Gull when three steam-tugs arrived, and, after and Goodwin Lightships were heard at considerable difficulty, they succeeded in 10.30 A.M. on the 3rd May, and a schooner getting the vessel afloat, and towed her was seen to run ashore on the North safely into harbour. Sand Head. The wind at the time was blowing from the N. The Life-boat POETHCAWL, SOUTH WALES.—On the Bradford and harbour steam-tug Aid were morning of the 12th April, about low immediately manned and proceeded to the water, the barque Marmora, of Copen- vessel; but, before getting to her, both 450 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUARY 1, 1882

her masts were seen to fall over the side. and she towed in a N.E. direction for On arriving to windward the Life-boat about an hour. The schooner continued was slipped from the steamer and sailed to strike heavily on the sand, but she to the vessel. Some of the Life-boatmen ultimately floated, and was towed into went on board, and at once set to work Bamsgate Harbour in a waterlogged con- to extricate her from her perilous position. dition. She was the Aldebaran, of Laur- She was thumping heavily and was full vig, 111 tons, bound from Porsgrund to of water, but her cargo of deals prevented Abbeville. She had a crew of five men. her from sinking. The starboard anchor was let go, to prevent her from driving EAMSGATB AND NOBTH DEAL.—At 4.20 farther on the sands; and the steamer was A.M., on the 18th May, during a strong signalled to and backed in under her breeze from the W.S.W., a screw-steamer stern. The tug's large towing hawser was seen ashore on the North Sand Head, was then hauled on board and made fast, with signals of distress flying; and about

the same time signal guns were fired from the bower anchor and cable were run out the Gull Lightship. The Eamsgate Life- for about sixty fathoms. Directly these boat Bradford and harbour steam-tug operations were accomplished all hands Vulcan at once proceeded to her assist- went to work again, and threw overboard . ance, and the North Deal Life-boat Mary more boxes of oranges for about two hours, Somerville was also despatched to the spot. until she was nearly afloat, when sail was It being necessary to lighten the vessel, set to endeavour to force her over the both Life-boats' crews commenced to throw sand, and at the same time the chain and overboard the cargo, consisting of boxes of hawser were hove taut. Eventually she oranges. This was continued for three floated, and was proceeding round the hours, when the sand alongside dried, and South Sand Head when her engines the kedge anchor and hawser were then stopped, owing to a rope having fouled taken from her port bow and run out on the propeller. She was then taken in tow the sand a distance of eighty fathoms, and by the steam-tug, steering towards the FEBRUARY 1, 1882.] THE LITE-BOAT. 451

North Foreland. In about half an hour the wiad and sea increasing, the vessel the propeller was cleared, and she was fell over to windward at about an hour then able to proceed under her own steam and a half before low water. The Life- to Margate Roads. She was the ss. Qer- boat then, with considerable difficulty and vase, of London, 417 tons, bound from risk, took the men off her, the boat Valencia to the Thames with oranges and striking heavily on the ground all the dried fruit. time, and shipping a great quantity of water. The barque was bound from Leith CADGWITH AND LIZARD, CORNWALL.— to Buenos Ayres, and carried a crew of Early on the morning of the 24th May twelve men. the Cadgwith Life-boat Joseph Armstrong and the Lizard Life-boat Anna Maria were SEAHAM, DURHAM.—-The ss. Norman, of launched and proceeded, under sail and London, bound from Dantzie to Stockton oars, to the assistance of the schooner with grain, went ashore about a mile and Ellen Vair, which had been damaged by a half N. of Seaham Harbour shortly collision and deserted. On getting near before 1 A.M. on the 10th June, during a her, a Brixham trawler was found to be N. wind and high sea. The Life-boat close by, having put two men on board. Sisters Carter of Barrogate proceeded to Four of the Cadgwith Life-boatmen were her assistance, and brought safely ashore also put on board, who, with the trawler's nine of the crew, the master's wife, and a men, navigated her to Penzance. lady passenger. CAISTKE, NORFOLK.—On the 5th June STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—The Hannah at 4 A.M. the barque Alecto, of Malta, Somerset Life-boat was launched on the bound from Cyprus to Aberdeen with llth June, and rendered great assistance locust beans, stranded on the Cross Sand to some fishing cobles which were in during a fresh wind from 8.W. A yawl danger in a very heavy sea. immediately proceeded to her, and re- mained alongside until the ebb Mde, when HOWTH, Co. DUBLIN.—At 1.45 P.M. on the sea became very heavy, and as the the 24th July, during a strong W. gale yawl shipped a great deal of water she and heavy sea, a pleasure boat with four was forced to leave. A steam-tug was men in her was observed to be drifting then sent to Caister for the surf Life-boat, seaward. The Life-boat Clara Baker pro- the Godsend, which was launched, sailed ceeded to the boat, and brought her safely to the barque, followed by a large yawl, ashore, she having been partly disabled, and and remained by her until she came off the men in her being entirely exhausted. the sand and was towed into Yarmouth roads. KHTL.—The schooner William of Liver- On the morning of the 25th August, pool, bound from Liverpool to Foryd, during a S.S.W. gale and heavy sea, the arrived in the estuary on the evening of barque Strathden, of Dundee, was seen to the 12th August, but, being unable to get go ashore on the north-west end of the into the Foryd during that tide, grounded Middle Cross Sand. A yawl immediately on the east bank. At low water five men proceeded to her assistance, and the went on board to assist to get the vessel master engaged the service of her crew to up the river with the following tide, but, try to save the vessel. They laid out an owing to the gale and the heavy sea, she anchor and warp, and were returning to was compelled to ride at anchor. By the barque, when a heavy sea broke on about one hour's ebb, having dragged board the yawl, filling her above the her anchor, she was in a dangerous ballast. Signals were then made for the position, tossing and rolling fearfully. Life-boat, in response to which the Covent At about 2 P.M. on the 13th the Khyl No. 2 Garden Life-boat proceeded to the barque Life-boat Jane Dalton proceeded to her and remained by her. In the meantime assistance, and brought ashore the five two steam-tugs had been engaged, and men and one of the crew. The master towed during the flood tide, but they and mate remained on board the vessel, were unable to move the vessel. The which afterwards grounded. men on board, assisted by the crew, threw overboard some of the carg^> of coal, but PAKEFIELD, SUFFOLK.—The brigantine 452 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUABY 1,1882.

Bertha, of Eye, stranded in Pakefield Gat, waves dashing over Balaclava Pier were during a S.W. wind and heavy sea, on so heavy as to carry away the travelling the 26th August. In reply to her signal crane belonging to the Harbour Com- of distress, the Life-boat Two Sisters Mary missioners, which, with its engine and and Hannah was launched and proceeded ballast, weighed about fifty tons. to her, in tow of the Lowestoft steam-tug. On arriving alongside it was found that CBUDEN, ABEBDEENSHIBE.—At about the vessel was full of water, and her crew, 9 o'clock on the morning of the 26th consisting of six men, were thereupon August, during a strong E. gale and taken into the Life-boat and brought heavy sea, a fishing-boat came into the safely ashore. bay, but, being unable to make the har- bour, the Life-boat Peep o' Day went to EYE, SUSSEX.—On the 25th August the her assistance, and towed her safely in, brigantine Lina, of Aland, Eussia, was the crew being quite exhausted. During driven ashore about half a mile east of the day seven other boats were in like the Life-boat House at Eye, during a manner taken into the harbour. very strong S.W. gale, accompanied by a high sea and heavy rain. The Life-boat LOOK, CORNWALL.—On the 29th August Arthur Frederick was launched, proceeded the Life-boat Oxfordshire was launched, to the vessel, and brought safely ashore and rescued one of the crew of the ketch the crew, consisting of eight men. Lion, of Exeter, which had sprung a leak and had capsized about five miles S.E. of FBASEBBIJBGH, N.B. — On the 25th Looe, during a strong S.S.W. wind. The August one of the most severe storms other man of the crew was saved by a ever experienced at this season of the Looe coastguard boat, which also put off year prevailed here. A report had been to the vessel. circulated among the fishermen on the previous day that a storm was at hand, BUNSWICK, TOBKSHIBE.—At about 4 A.M. and on that day only about one-fourth of on the 30th August, while the wind was the fishing-boats proceeded to sea. On blowing strongly from the N.E., accom- the 25th, the weather having been fine panied by a heavy sea, the schooner in the forenoon and afternoon, the whole Zippordh, of Scarborough, which had been fleet, numbering eight hundred and sixty on the beach on the previous day delivering boats, went out. Towards night rain coal, and had anchored in the bay, com- began to fall, and by 9 o'clock there was menced to drag her anchors, and hoisted every appearance of a gale. All through a signal of distress. The Life-boat the night the boats were returning to the Margaret and Edward thereupon proceeded harbour, and by daylight between four to her, took off her crew of two men, and hundred and five hundred of the boats brought them safely to land. The vessel had arrived. The wind having veered shortly afterwards drove on shore and round from S.E. to N.E., and the violence became a total wreck. Before proceeding of the gale increasing, the work of reach- ashore with the two men, the Life-boat ing the harbour was rendered exceedingly proceeded to a fishing coble which was difficult. To meet any emergency which dragging her anchor, and towed her into might occur, the Life-boat Cosmo and a safe position. Charles was launched at 7 o'clock on the following morning and acted as a guide PENZANCE.—Soon after daylight on the to the boats which were running for the 5th September it was reported that a harbour. From early morning until late vessel was at anchor in the bay with a at night the piers were crowded, and the signal of distress flying. A strong gale excitement was most intense. One boat was blowing from S.E. to S.S.E. The was wrecked on th'e rocks to the south of Life-boat Eichard Lewis proceeded to her Fraserburgh, but her crew were saved. assistance, and on reaching her found her Many of the boats which reached the to be the barquentine Neilly, of Bridg- harbour lost the whole of their nets, water, bound from Lydney with 333 tons valued for each boat at from 1001. to 150Z. of coal for Porthleven, and having a crew Some idea of the strength of the gale of six men on board. She was riding may be gathered from the fact that the very heavily with both anchors down and FEBRUARY 1, 1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 453 chains veered out to their full extent, and the morning of the 5th October the fisb.in.g- it was feared that she would part her srr.ack Triton, of Yarmouth, stranded on chains and drive ashore, being quite to the Barber Sand. The weather at the Jeeward. The Life-boatmen's services were time was squally, and there was a heavy at once engaged to get her into harbour ; sea on the beach and sands. The -vessel while making the necessary preparations was seen to lower a boat, which was one chain cable parted and sail was then at knocked to pieces as soon as it was in once got on the vessel, the second anchor the water, whereupon the Caister No. 2 and chain were slipped, and she was taken Life-boat Godsend proceeded to the vessel, safely in, arriving off the pier at about and having got hold of her trawl warp 10 30 A.M. took it to a steam-tug, the sea breaking over the boat all the time. When the HABTLEPOOL.—Shortly before 4 o'clock flood-tide made, the steamer towed the on the morning of the 23rd September, smack off, and took her and her crew of while a gale from the S.S.E. was blowing, six men safely into Yarmouth Harbour. accompanied by a very heavy sea, the brigantine John, Wesley, of Seaham, bound APPUSDOBE.—A little before midnight from Seaham to London with a cargo of on the 7th October signals were observed coal, struck the ground on the Beacon and a steam-whistle was heard in the bay, Bocks and carried her sternpost away. but for some time the signals ceased. She then drifted on to Middleton Beach, About 2 o'clock on the following morning and burned flare-up lights. The Hartle- they were resumed, and the gun at pool No. 3 Life-boat John Clay Barlow at Braunton Lighthouse was repeatedly fired. once proceeded to her and took off all the The wind was blowing fresh from the crew, five in number. The vessel was full JNJS.'W., the weather was hazy, and there of water, and had sunk by the time the was a heavy ground sea. In reply to the Life-boat reached her. The master of the signals the Appledore No. 1 Life-boat vessel had previously lowered his jolly- Hope was launched, proceeded in search boat, but it was immediately swamped. of the vessel, and found her ashore on Saunton Sands. She proved to be the TYRELLA, Co. DOWN.—At 2 A.M. on the ss. Ranee, of Bristol, bound from Torquay 30th September signals of distress were to Newport, in ballast. The Life-boat observed in Dnndrum Bay, about a mile took off the engineer, his wife, two chil- S.S.W. of the Craigalea Bocks. The wind dren, and a Newport pilot, and landed was blowing from the S., the weather was them at Appledore. The master and thick and hazy, and there was a heavy eleven men refused to leave the vessel. ground swell. The Memorial Life-boat proceeded to the vessel, which proved to PENARTH, GLAMORGANSHIRE.—At 1 P.M. be the barque Gertrude, of Liverpool, on the 14th October the barque Febo, of bound from Quebec to Belfast with timber, Genoa, exhibited signals of distress, hav- and brought ashore thirteen of the crew. ing lost her fore and mainmasts, and having parted from three chain cables. HASBOROtTGH, NORFOLK.—On Sunday, A steam-tug took the vessel in tow, and the 2nd October, shortly before 5 o'clock part of the Life-boat crew went on board in the morning, the screw collier Ludworth, the barque and helped to rig a jury mast of London, bound from Hartlepool to on which sail might be set to ease the London, having sprung a leak, ran tow-rope. The Life-boatmen also assisted aground on Hasborough beach during a to cut away the wreckage alongside, and fresh gale from the E. by S. and a heavy the vessel was taken into dock. She sea. After an ineffectual attempt to reach carried a crew of fourteen men. the vessel by means of the Rocket Appa- ratus, the Life-boat EuddersfieU, stationed NEWBIGGIN.—At about 5 P.M. on, the at Hasborough, put off and succeeded in 14th October the ss. Northumberland, of safely landing eight of the crew. The Newcastle, ran into the bay for shelter remainder of the crew effected their escape during a very severe storm and very in the ship's starboard Life-boat. high sea. In reply to signals of distress shown by her the Life-boat William Hop- CAISTEB, NORFOLK.—At 11 o'clock on Teinson of Brighouse put off, placed two 454 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUARY 1,1882 men on board, and brought her to an MOELFBE, ANGLESEY.—At 11 A.M. on anchorage. As her anchor was not likely the 14th October a messenger arrived on to hold, a kedge was run out, and the horseback at Moelfre from Eed Wharf, a crew of four men were taken ashore for distance of about four miles, stating that safety. The vessel fortunately rode out a fishing-boat, with three men on board, the storm, and her crew took her to the was caught in a violent storm, and that Tyne on the following morning, the > the men were in the utmost peril of weather having moderated. She was ; losing their lives. The Moelfre Life- bound from Leith to Middlesbrough with ! boat Lady Vivian was instantly launched, iron railway plates. and reached the vessel just in time to save the men from a watery grave. BUBNHAM.—On the 14th October the coxswain of the Life-boat saw the smack PADSTOW.—The AZ&ert Edward Life- Neath Trader, of Newport, Mon., ashore boat put off during a strong gale from off Burnham during a heavy gale from the N.W., arid a very heavy sea, and with the W.N.W. at about 10 o'clock A.M. The 1 great difficulty rescued the crew, consist- vessel was fall of water, and there were ! ing of four men, from the schooner three men on the rigging signalling for : Favorite, of Quimper, which had lost her assistance. The Life-boat Cheltenham, was [ sails and had stranded on the middle of manned and put off to the vessel, took the Doom bar. The weather afterwards the men from the rigging and brought I moderated, and on the next tide the vessel them safely ashore. One of the rescued i beat over the sand. men was in a very exhausted condition, A ketch was seen in the offing during and two of the Life-boatmen had to go a strong gale from the S.E., at about up the rigging to assist him to the Boat. 11 A.M. on the 19th October, trying to The smack was bound from Newport to make the harbour. She had lost her Highbridge with a cargo of coal. sails and was otherwise disabled. She let go her anchors about a mile below PORTHDOTLLAEN.—During a very heavy Stepper Point, in a perilous position. At gale from the W.N.W., at about midday about 7 P.M. it was considered advisable on the 14th October, a signal of distress that the Life-boat should proceed to was shown by the screw flat Tal y fan, of her; the Albert Edward was accordingly Liverpool, anchored in the bay. The launched, and after an hour and a half's Life-boat George Moore went off to her pull succeeded in reaching her, and and succeeded in taking off the crew, brought her crew of three men safely consisting of four men. ashore. She proved to be the ketch Two Brothers, of Bridgwater, from Newport to DEAL AND BAMSGATE.—On the 14th Boscastle, with coal. October, at about 5 P.M., during a very heavy gale of wind, the Gull Lightship SOUTHEND (ESSEX).—During a heavy fired signals of distress, in response to gale from the S.W. and a rough sea, on which the Deal Life-boat Mary Somerville the 14th October, the Boys of England proceeded to the Goodwin Sands. The Life-boat rescued the crews, consisting Ilamsgate Life-boat Bradford, in tow of of four men in all, from the distressed the harbour steam-tug Vulcan, also put barges Butcher and Maria, of Eochester. off in reply to the signals. On arriving The barges were bound from Leigh to at the sands the ship Ganges, of London, London with straw. The Life-boat after- was found ashore there, the sea breaking wards rendered some assistance in towing over her. The Life-boats remained near the barge Violet, which had been aground the vessel for some time, and eventually, on the Maplin Sands, and had been aban- as there was a probability that she would doned by her crew. break up, the master and crew decided to abandon her. Fifteen men were therefore RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—About noon taken into the Eamsgate Life-boat, the on the 14th October the schooner Eulala, remaining seventeen men were taken into of Dumfries, was seen to exhibit signals the Deal Life-boat, and all were brought of distress while riding heavily in the safely to land, arriving soon after 3 o'clock bay. She had parted one anchor, and on the following morning. was drifting rapidly towards the rocks. FBSBKUABY 1, 1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 455

The Life-boat was immediately launched ' since the commencement of the gale, which and proceeded to her. With considerable was then raging from the N. to N.W., and difficulty, and after sustaining serious | which was still increasing. The crew of damage, she succeeded in rescuing the the Torquay Life-boat, Mary Brwndret, vessel's crew of four men, but in conse- assembled, and the Life-boat proceeded to quence of her damaged condition she had the smack, which she reached about 11.30, to be beached some miles from her Station. and found that her crew, consisting of The gale was blowing with terrific force, two men, had been seventeen hours in and there was a tremendous sea running. their perilous position. Having cut adrift The Life-boatmen state that they never the nets and gear, the smack was towed were out in worse weather. into Brixham Harbour, and the men landed. KESSINGLAND.—At 1 P.M. on the 14th In returning from Brixham, the fury of October the brig Maria, of and from the gale appeared to be at its height, and Hartlepool, bound to London with coal, the Liferboat was caught by a heavy having struck on Covehitheness Point, ', squall when in the middle of the bay, and and being in a sinking condition, made capsized; she immediately righted her- signals of distress, and ran on shore on self, and all the men were fortunately the beach, four hundred yards south of able to get on board, and returned to the Kessingland, where she became a total Station in safety. ! wreck. Her crew, consisting of six men, i left in their own boat, and were drifting j GBOOMSPOKT, Co. DOWN.—The barque on the Newcome Sand, when they were I Margaret, of Belfast, was endeavouring to rescued by the Kessingland No. 1 Life- enter that port during a very strong gale boat, the Solion. from the N.N.W. and a very heavy sea at , about 12.30P.M. on the 14th October. She BEMBBIDGE, I.W.—At about 7 P.M. on was taken in tow by a steam-tug, but the the 14th October the City of Worcester hawser broke, and the vessel was run into Life-boat put off to the assistance of the I Bangor Bay, where she struck on the Norwegian brigantine Skjold, which had sand. The Florence Life-boat, stationed lost her masts and was drifting during a •', at Groomsport, was taken by land to W. gale. A steam-tug had arrived at the ; Bangor, where she was launched, and pro- vessel about half an hour before the Life- ceeded to the vessel and succeeded in boat, and was taking her in tow for bringing safely ashore the crew of fifteen Cowes; the Life-boat therefore assisted in men. The barque was bound from Quebec that work. to Belfast with a cargo of timber.

HOLYHEAD.—During a heavy gale from PORTMADOC.—At 3 P.M. on the 14th the W., at 9 A.M. on the 14th October, October, during stormy weather, the signals of distress were reported to have schooner Breton, of Fowey, was observed been shown by two or three vessels to be showing a signal of distress. The anchored in dangerous positions in the Life-boat John Ashbury was immediately bay. The Life-boat Thomas Fielden was manned, and by the time she was afloat launched, but the wind was so strong that the vessel had been beached at Criccieth. she had to anchor and wait until a tug The Life-boat went alongside, and brought came to her. The tug tried for about an her crew of five men ashore. The schooner hour to put the boat alongside a schooner, had parted from her cable in St. Tud- but could not succeed, and eventually she wall's Koads, and had lost her bowsprit had to drop down to the vessel under oars, and jibboom. and rescued the crew, consisting of four men. The vessel was the schooner Golden WINTERTON, NORTOLK.—Signals of dis- Island, from Belfast to Newport. tress were seen flying from a ketch three miles N.E. of Winterton, during a severe TORQUAY.—At 11 A.M. on the 14th storm and a very heavy sea, at about October it was reported that the fishing 2.30 P.M. on the 14th October. The smack Black Cat, of Paignton, was hang- Winterton No. 2 Life-boat, the Husband, ing on to her nets, in great danger,' off proceeded to the vessel, and found her that place, having been in that position to be the Time, of Goole, bound from 456 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY 1, 1882.

London to Newcastle with wheat. The Life-boat Stanton Meyrick of Pimlico, Life-boat took off the crew of four men, stationed at Pembrey, put off to the vessel, and brought them safely ashore. The which was found to have stranded on the vessel, which was leaking, and had lost Middle Spit, and brought safely ashore her anchor, ultimately foundered. her crew of seven men. At 5 o'clock the Life-boat again went out with a steam- SKEBBIES, Co. DUBLIN.—On the 14th tug, and, after much risk and hard work, October the schooner William, of Dublin, brought the vessel, which was leaking bound from Swansea to Ardrossan with a very badly, into Llanelly. cargo of coal, and having a crew of five men, sought shelter in Skerries Bay from ALDBOBOUQH, SUFFOLK.—The schooner stress of weather, the wind at the time Equity, of Boston, bound from Newcastle blowing a whole gale from the N.W. The to London, with firebricks and soda, sig- weather having moderated, three of the nalled for assistance at 1 P.M. on the crew came ashore; but the wind after- 14th October, during a heavy gale and wards increased, and the vessel then made rough sea, and a beach yawl thereupon for the harbour, but was blown beyond went to her aid. At 4 o'clock another the point of shelter and stranded. The signal was made, and the Life-boat George sea was washing over her, and the two j Hounsfield proceeded to her, and re- men on board her feeing in great peril j mained Toy her during the night. At a rocket was fired over her, and the line I daylight on the following morning the placed on board; but the men were I Life-boat accompanied the schooner to unacquainted with its use, and the Laura, Harwich. The vessel had a crew of seven Platt Life-boat, stationed at Skerries, men. therefore proceeded to the schooner, and brought the two men safely ashore. ! CLACTON-ON-SEA.—The Albert Edward Mr. THOMAS ELMORB, Chief Officer ,of Life-boat put off at about 7.30 P.M. on the H.M. Coastguard, went out in the Life- ! 14th October, in reply to signals of distress, boat on this occasion. | during a very strong N.W. wind and very ; rough sea. After cruising about for some BALXYWALTER, Co. DOWN. — On' the | time the schooner Ocean, of Goole, was 14th October, at about 10 A.M., the wind i sighted ashore on the Maplin Sands; her suddenly became squally from the W. j sails were all adrift; she had lost two The Coastguard officer gave information | anchors and chains, and had five feet that a fishing-boat was in danger outside of water in her hold. Some of the Life- of Long Rack, and as the wind had in- j boat men boarded her, pumped the water creased to a perfect hurricane, and ; out, and with the aid of a steam-tug she had veered round to the N.W. and i was brought to London, arriving at about North, the Life-boat Admiral Henry \ 7 o'clock on the following morning, the Meynell proceeded to her assistance, [ Life-boat accompanying her. and brought her crew of two men At half-past four on the morning of ashore. Great difficulty was experienced Sunday, the 23rd October, a coast- in rendering this service; for a long time guardman, on the look-out near the the Life-boatmen were unable to contend quiet little seaside town of Clacton, saw •with the wind, and the Boat had to lie a signal rocket fired from, the Gkinfleet at anchor. Such a hurricane had not Floating Lightship, which told of a wreck been known on this shore for many years. on the G-unfleet Sand and asked for a Life- The Rev. J. O'REILLY BLACKWOOD, Hon. boat's aid. The man ran for the Free- Secretary of the Branch, went out in the masons' Life-boat Albert Edward, which Life-boat on this occasion. was stationed here about three years ago by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, PEMBBEY,CABM ABTHENSHIBE.—At about and the crew were got together, and the 12.30 A.M. on the 14th October signals of boat was run down to the beach. The distress were shown by the ss. Laura Fell, wind and tide were both dead against the of London. The wind was blowing a boat, which had only oars and sail to propel whole gale from the S.W.. with thick rain it, .but a steamer was sighted, which and a very heavy sea. The signals were proved to be the Consett of Sunderland, answered by the Coastguard, and the whose captain kindly towed them as close FBBBUAET 1, 1882.] THE LITE-BOAT. 457 to the Sands as he could with safety to was received from the chief officer of Coast- his own ship, when he let them go, and guard at Port Gordon, about two miles to they took to their oars. When within the westward of this place, stating that a about twenty yards of the wreck, on the vessel, flying signals of distress, was drift- •weather side, they dropped anchor; but a ing ashore there. The Buckie Life-boat huge roller coming, lifted the wreck and James Sturm was at once despatched to carried it further on to the sand. They the spot by land, and on arriving there were obliged, therefore, to pay out more was successfully launched through a cable, and were just successful in making heavy surf and head wind, and was connection by a line with the wreck when instrumental in saving the crew of four another roller lifted it and carried it quite men from the vessel, which proved to be out of reach. They had paid out all their the schooner Equestrian, of Banff, bound cable, and it was therefore a question from Dingwall to Leven. She had shipped whether they should abandon the wreck a sea off Lossiemouth, her ballast had or voluntarily encounter one of the greatest shifted, her sails had been blown away, dangers to which a Life-boat is liable— and she was on her beam ends. viz. that of destruction by boarding on the windward side, and the crew unani- PALLING, NORFOLK.—During a strong E. mously, and with a ready courage which wind, with a heavy sea, on the 21st October, is beyond all praise, determined to risk a vessel was seen to drive on the beach this, in order to attempt the rescue of the at Eccles. The Life-boat Parsee was foreigners. They therefore let go the promptly taken to the scene of the wreck, cable, and the next roller cast their boat and succeeded in rescuing the master, the right on to the deck of the vessel, which crew having been previously landed by proved to be the Madeleine, of Boulogne, the rocket apparatus. The vessel proved a new steam fishing vessel, with a crew of to bg the Swedish barquentine Maria, of sixteen hands. After some buffeting, Gothenburg, from Hernosand to Trouville, breaking their rudder and an oar, and with a cargo of deals. otherwise damaging their tackle, they At 7 A.M. on the 30th October,-during were enabled to make fast to the side of a strong wind from the N.E. with a the wreck, and the Frenchmen one by one heavy sea, signals of distress were jumped, fell, or were pulled into the boat. shown by the schooner Ewart, of Aland, Oae poor boy, starved with the cold wind Finland. The Parses Life-boat was at and drenching spray, fell into the sea, but once launched, proceeded to the vessel, was rescued with a boat-hook; and one of and found that she had been ashore the men, falling into the sea, just managed on the Hasborough Sands, and had to seize the fortunately long beard of one drifted off with loss of rudder and chain, of the crew, and was actually sustained and was full of water. The Life-boat and partly pulled into the boat by this remained by her some time, and eventually means. The result was that the whole of a steam-tug arrived, and the vessel was the sixteen were safely brought to land. taken iato Yarmouth. KINGSDOWNE.—On the morning of the TYNEMOXJTH.—On the 20th October the 15th Outober, at 8 o'clock, signals of barque Iron Crown, of Liverpool, while distress were shown from the Norwegian entering Tynemouth about midnight, in brigantine Julische, which had stranded on a tremendous gale from E.S.E. to E. and the Goodwin Sands and become water- a very high sea, became unmanageable logged. About twenty minutes before the near the pier ends, and, after narrowly Life-boat arrived at the wreck, a vessel escaping collision with the advanced was seen to lower her boats and take the staging of the south pier, she was driven crew off. The Life-boat remained by the over to the north and struck the ground wreck, and, with the assistance of a lugger outside Tynemouth Haven. Her anchor and a steam-tug, took her into Dover had been let go before striking. Eockets Harbour. were fired from the pier, by which four of the crew were with much difficulty landed. BUCKIE, N.B.—On the morning of the In the meantime the Charles Dildin Life- 15th October, while the wind was blowing boat was launched, and although she was very hard from the N.N.E., a telegram driven back three times by the seas, she 458 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBITABY 1, 1882. at length reached the vessel and brought to Cardiff with pit props, stranded on ashore seventeen persons, including the Burnham Plats. The Lily Bird Life-boat captain's wife. It was afterwards dis- proceeded to her, and found that she had covered that one of the crew had been 8 feet of water in her hold, had lost left on board, and the Life-boat therefore her main topmast, and was in a very dan- went off again to the vessel, and brought gerous position, her rudder also had been him ashore. much damaged. The Life-boat remained by her some time, and ultimately, as the BALLYCOTTON, IBELAND. — At about water was increasing, took off the crew of 5 P.M. on the 21st October, the barque fourteen men. Gustavo,, of Laurvig, Norway, bound from Cardiff to the Baltic via Cork, with coal, ST. ANDREW'S, N.B.—On the 24lh Octo- was seen standing in for Ballycotton ber, during a N.E. gale and a heavy sea, Sound. A pilot went off to her in a whale- the schooner Louise, of Frederickstadt, boat, guided her through the Sound, and bound thence to Newcastle with barrel brought her to an anchor. The master staves, drovd ashore on the West Sands and crew remained on board, but the and became a total wreck. The Ladies' wind and sea increasing, they showed Own Life-boat put off to her and rescued signals of distress, in reply to which the the crew, consisting of five men. Oliver Goldsmith Life-boat put off to her and brought her crew of eleven men DOUGLAS, ISLE OP MAN.—During a ashore. severe gale on the 20th October the barque Lebw, of Liverpool, at anchor about NEWCASTLE, Co. DOWN.—The schooner five miles from Douglas Head, hoisted Florence, of Belfast, bound to that port signals of distress, in response to which from Cardiff with coal, was seen tip be the Douglas No. 2 Life-boat, the John running for Dundrum Bay, apparently in Turner Turner, was at once launched. distress, during a strong E.S.E. gale and After some time she was approaching the a heavy sea at about 7.30 A.M. on the vessel, when the signal was lowered, and 22nd October. The Farnley Life-boat pro- the Boat returned to the harbour, where ceeded to her assistance, and rescued the she grounded. Soon afterwards the dis- crew consisting of five men. The vessel tress signal was again hoisted, and the had been entirely disabled through loss No. 1 Life-boat, the Manchester and Salford of sails. Sunday Schools, was thereupon launched. After remaining some time by the barque, SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 23rd those on board, numbering fourteen men October a flash light was observed from a and two women, were taken into the Boat, vessel ashore on the Knock Sands. The Her- which then proceeded towards the harbour. bert Ingram Life-boat was launched as soon As she did not make much progress as possible, the wind blowing a heavy gale under oars, the men being hampered by from the S.SE. at the time, accompanied the numbers in her, she was put under by a very heavy sea. The Life-boat filled her foresail, which was double-reefed, and three times, two of her oars were broken, the drogue was used; but thinking that and she was driven ashore about two miles it kept the Boat back too much, it was south of her station. She was again got taken in, and the Life-boat was allowed to on her carriage and was taken by land run before the sea. They were within a abreast of the vessel and again launched, mile of Douglas when a very heavy sea three extra men being sent in her to overtook them, raised the stern of the double-man the oars, and succeeded in Boat, and buried her port bow, causing bringing safely ashore the shipwrecked her to broach to and capsize, when all on crew, consisting of ten men. The vessel board were thrown into the water. She proved to be the barque Lorn, of Hudik- speedily righted, and nine of her crew, sval, Sweden, bound thence to Bilbao, seven sailors, and the two women, regained with deals and boards. her; but before the oars could be got out she drifted some distance in the darkness, BEANCASTEE, NORFOLK.—On the 23rd and could not be pulled to windward to October, at about 9 A.M., the barque the assistance of the others, who were Lydia, of Grrimstad, bound from Arendal unfortunately drowned, viz., four Life- FEBBUABY 1,1882.~| THE LIFE-BOAT. 459

boatmen, the master, and six of the crew Do you see them turning shoreward With their freight of precious lives— of the barque. Only sons restor'd to mothers, The Institution voted the sum of 400?. And lov'd husbands to their wives ? in aid of the local subscription for the Do you hear the cheers that greet them relief of the widows and families of the As they shoot the harbour bar, drowned Life-boatmen, iu addition to an And bring back their living cargo extra reward to the crew of the Boat. From the sinking ship afar ? It will thus be seen that the real cause Ah, no! ah, no! by most forgotten Are the perils of the sea ; of this unfortunate accident arose from They are not by us remember'd the Life-boat being struck by a heavy As they surely ought to be; broken sea on her starboard quarter when The piercing, shrieking winds of winter running before the wind and sea, which Moan around the eaves in vain, If they fail to draw a picture forced her lee bow under water, the Boat Of the tempest-driven main! being heavily laden at the time, on a dark night, when the approach of the Now awake, ye tender-hearted, For should pity ever sleep ? waves could not be seen until almost the Now awake, and give assistance moment of impact, a combination of To these heroes of the deep ! causes amply sufficient to account for the Open wide your laden purses, disaster. Unfortunately this Life-boat And pour forth the yellow gold—• I am pleading for the Life-boats is much the smaller of the two stationed And their crews so brave and bold! at Douglas, and, undoubtedly, if the E. O. master of the Lebu had not hauled down his signal of distress, on seeing the first SUMMABY OF THE and larger Life-boat on her way in reply to the same, he and his crew would have MEETINGS OP THE COMMITTEE. been safely landed in her before night set in. THURSDAY, 1st September, 1881. Sir EDWARD PEREOTT, Bart., V.P., in the Chair. Bead and approved the Minutes of the THE IMPEOVISATOEE.* previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Keward SONGS OF SOCIETY. Sub-Committees. Also the Eeport of the Chief Inspector of "Man (he Life-boat!" Life-boats of the Institution on his visits to During the storms of the past ye «r the NATIONAL LIFF.' Penmon, Aberystwith, and Penarth. BOAT IKSTITCTION contributed to the saving of 1121 live: Also the reports of the five District In- from various shipwrecks—Hatty Paper. spectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Stations:— O ALL ye who sit in comfort 1. Weymouth, Kimeridge, Swanage, Voole, By the brightly-blazing fire, Brighstone, Brooke, and Kingsgate. Do you ever think of others, 2. Looe, Fowey, Mevagissey, Portloe, Fal- Whoso exertions never tire ? mouth, Porthoustock, Cadgwith, Lizard, Mul- Do you think of gallant sailors lion, Porthleven, and Penzance. On the highway of the seas, 3. Blackrock, Giles' Quay, Drogheda (two While you skim the latest novel Boats), Balbriggan, Skerries, Castletown, Doug- At your leisure and your ease ? las (two Boats), Ramsey, Silloth, and Maryport. 4. Girvan, Kirkcudbright, Whithorn, Port Do the shrieking winds of winter Logan, Port Patrick, Ballantrae, Ayr, Troon, Bring you home a ghastly tale Irvine, and Ardrossan. Of the horrors of the tempest 5. Hartlepool (three Boats), West Hartlepool And the dangers of the gale ? (two Boats), Seaton Carew, Middlesborough, Do they bear the bitter pleadings Kedcar, Saltburn, Staithes, Bunswick, Upgang, From the billow-cover'd deck, Whitby (two Boats), Filey, Scarborough, Flam- When a gallant ship is fated borough (two Boats), and Hornsea. To become a shatter'd wreck ? Reported the receipt of a contribution of Do you see, as in a vision, 6001. from Mrs. SYMES, of Ballybrack, to de- That detennin'd little band fray the cost of a Life-boat, as an affectionate Who, in spite of ev'ry danger, tribute to the memory of her late husband, Launch the Life-boat from the land? Commander A. S. SYMES, E.N., the Boat to be Do you see them struggle onward, named after him the Aaron Stark Symes. Tho" the waves are mountain high, Decided that Mrs. SYMES be thanked for her Other human lives to succour munificent gift, and that it be appropriated That all otherwise must die ? to the new Life-boat about to be sent by the Institution to Poolbeg, in Dublin Bay. * From Society. Beported also the receipt of the following 460 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBBUABY 1, 1882. other Special Contributions since the last Also 5/. to the crew of the yawl Dart, of meeting:— Palling, Norfolk, for putting off and bringing £ s. d. ashore the crew, consisting of seven men, of the Kev. W. B. KENNAWAY .... 25 0 0 Brigantine Georges, of Dunkirk, which had been COSMO ROMILLY, Esq 10 10 0 in collision with the barque Clodian, and had BACUP CO-OPERATIVE STOKE, LIMITED sunk, during a fresh W.N.W. wind and squally (additional) 10 0 0 weather, on the llth August. Lewisham High Road Congregational Also \l. to three men for putting off in a boat Church Sunday School, per Mr. R. from Groomsport. Co. Down, during a fresh HARRY 1 15 0 W.N.W. gale, and rescuing two boys who while —To 6e severally thanked. out in a fishing punt had been overtaken by the gale, and were being driven out to sea, on the Reported that the late W. N. RUDGE, Esq., 10th August. of South Audley Street, had left the Institution Also II. to four men of Portrush, Co. Antrim, a Legacy of 1000Z., duty free. for putting off in a boat and bringing safely Reported that the new Life-boat for Braunton, ashore another boat containing a man and three North Devon, had been forwarded to its Station, children, which was in a dangerous position off and that it was successfully inaugurated at Portrush, during a strong Easterly wind on the Bamstaple on the 22nd August, in the presence 25th August. of a large number of persons, the ceremony of naming the Boat being performed by Lady THURSDAY, 6th October. SUSAN FOKTESCUE. Paid 451Z. Os. 6d., for sundry charges on THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman various Life-boat Establishments. of the Institution, in the Chair. Voted WOl. 17s. Od. to pay the expenses of Read and approved the Minutes of the previous the Rhyl No. 2, Pakefield No. 1, Rye, Caister meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- No. 1, Looe, Fraserburgh, Cruden, and Runs- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com- wick Life-boats, in rendering the following mittees. services::— Also the Report of the Chief Inspector of Lives Life-boats on his recent visits to Peumon, Saved. Aberystwith, St. Bride's Bay, Littlehaven, Schooner Wittiam, of Liverpool ... 6 Broadhaven, Goldtrop, Cardigan, and Penarth. Brigantine Bertha, of Rye 6 Also the reports of the five District Inspectors Brigantine Liitu, of Aland 8 of Life-boats on their visits to the following Barque Stratheden, of Dundee .... 12 Stations:— Ketch Lion, of Exeter 1 1. Rye and New Romney. Fishing-boats at Fraserburgh, and Cruden, 2. Braunton, Appledore (two Boats), Clovelly, rendered assistance. Morte, Ilfiacoml>e, Lynmouth, Scilly, Sennen Schooner Zipporah, of Scarborough . . 2 Cove, St. Ives, Hayle, Newquav, and Padstow. Staithes fishing-boat, rendered assistance. 3. Whitehaven, Seascale, Fiel, Fleetwood, Blackpool, Lytham, Southport, New Brighton [Brief particulars of these services are given (two Boats), and St. Anne's. on pages 451-2.] 4. Kildonan, Stromness, Longhope, Thurso, Voted also 118Z. 16s. Od. to pay the expenses Huna, Ackergill, Southend, and Campbeltown. of the Life-boats at Barmouth, Winterton, Rye, 5. Bridlington, Withernsea, Wells, Blakeney, New Brighton, Wexford, JMontrose, Kessingland, Sheringham, Cromer, Hunstanton, Brancaster, Winchelsea, Banff, and Caister, in assembling Bacton, Mundesley, Hasborough, Palling (two their crews or putting off to the assistance of Boats), Winterton (two Boats), Caister (two vessels which did not ultimately need their aid. Boats), Yarmouth (two Boats), Gorleston, and The Ramsgate and Eyemouth Life-boats had Robin Hood's Bay. also been taken out, but their services were not Reported the receipt of the following Special eventually needed. Contributions since the last meeting:— Read letter from the Rev. T. W. MANNING, £. s. d. Honorary Secretary of the Carnsore Branch, The Committee of the National stating that the Spanish Government had Fi.-heries Exhibition, Norwich . 25 0 0 awarded Silver Medals to the crew of the W. B. MOORE, Esq., Belsize Park Carnsore Life-boat in recognition of their gal- Gardens, per W. H. HABTON, Esq., lant services in saving the crew of the wrecked V.P. 21 0 0 Spanish Brigantine Paquete de Terranova on Collected on board the Allan Line the 25th September, 1875. S.S. Manitoban, per CAPTAIN Mc- Voted the Silver Medal, a copy of the vote NIOOL, additional 287 inscribed on vellum, and 21., to Mr. JAMES Offertory at Harby Church, Melton TURNER, Chief Officer of H.M. Coastguard at Mowbray, on Sunday, 4th Sept., Leysdown, Kent, and 22. each to four of his per Rev. M. O. NORMAN, additional 1 10 0 men, for putting off at great risk in the Coast- —To be severally thanked. guard gig, and bringing safely ashore at Bishopstone—fourteen miles distant from Leys- Also that the following Legacies had been down—the crew of six men of the steam launch bequeathed to the Institution:— Edith, of London, who had taken to their boat, The late JOHN BURLEY, Esq., of £. s. d. the launch having sunk off Warden Point, Isle Halifax 260 0 0 of Sheppy, during squally weather and in a The late Mr. EDWARD BAX, of heavy sea, on the 31st July. Cockspur Street 109 0 0 FEBRUARY 1,1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 461

Eeported the transmission to their Stations Life-boat and saving five persons from the brig of the Eye, St. Anne's, Robin Hood's Bay, and Endeavour, of Whitehaven, which went ashore Poolbeg new Life-boats. outside Balbriggan Harbour during a strong Each Boat was successfully launched at gale from the S.S.E., and in a heavy sea, on its Station in the presence of a large number of the 25th August. spectators. Also 11. 10s. to the chief officer of H. M. The South-Eastern Eailway Company had Coastguard Station at Looe, Cornwall, and five kindly taken the new Life-boat to Bye, and of his men, for putting oflf in the Coastguard brought back the old one to London, free of Life-boat and saving one man from the ketch charge. Lion, of Exeter, which was capsized off Down- —To be thanked. derry, during a moderate S.S.W. gale, on the Voted the thanks of the Committee to T. B. 29th August. WILLIAMS, Junr., Esq., JOHN MORGAN, Esq., Mr. Also 21. 10». to fora Coastguard-men and & B. HICKS, and Mr. E. D'ALTON, in acknowledg- fisherman, for putting off at great risk in the ment of their past kind co-operation as Hono- whale-boat belonging to the Downderry, Corn- rary Secretaries, respectively, of the St. Ives, wall, Coastguard Station, with the view ot Cardigan, Newquay (Cornwall), and Howth helping the crew of the ketch Lion. (Ireland) Branches of the Institution. Also 11. to two men for rescuing two women, Bead, letter from Her Majesty's Principal whose boat, while returning ashore laden with Secretary of State for the Home Department, of seaweed, had sunk between the Black Rocks the 30th September, stating that a Return was and Ballywhorisky Strand, co. Donegal, on the being prepared for the House of Commons of 8th August. all deaths by drowning, and lives saved from drowning in the United Kingdom in 1880, and THTJESDAY, 3rd November. requesting that the Institution would favour the department with a Return of the lives saved Sir EDWABD PEEBOTT, Bart., V.P., in the Chair. through its instrumentality in that period, to- gether with suggestions for the prevention of Bead and approved the minutes of the pre- loss of life. Decided, that this information be vious meeting, and those of the Finance and supplied to the Home Office. (Vide,page 442.) Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub- Committees. Paid 3049Z. lls. 10d., for sundry charges on Various Life-boat establishments. Voted 471.12«. 6d. to pay the expenses of the Reported the lamented death, on the 12th Hartlepool No. 3, Tyrella and Hasborough Life- October, of GEOBGE LTALL, Esq., V.P., Deputy boats in rendering the following services:— Chairman, and Trustee of the Institution. Lives The Committee expressed their deep sym- saved. pathy with Mrs. LTALL and members of her Brigantine John Wesley, of Seaham. . . 5 family in their heavy bereavement. Barque Gertrude, of Liverpool .... 13 (Vide Life-boat Journal for November last, S.S. Ludworth, of London 8 No. 122, p. 430, for a brief memoir of Mr. The Penzance and Caister No. 2 Life-boats LTALL.) had also rendered the following services:— The Committee unanimously elected The Lives Bight Hon. Earl PEBCT, M.P., a Trustee of the saved. Institution. Barquentine Neilly, of Bridgwater, saved vessel and 6 Dandy Triton, of Yarmouth, assisted to Also the Beports of the five District Inspectors save vessel and 6 of Life-boats on theii recent visits to the folio-w- [Detailed accounts of these Services will be ing Stations:— found on pages 452-3.] 1. Kingsgate, Selsey, Chichester, Hayling Island, Bembridge, Brighstone. Brooke, Guern- Voted also 1271.7s. Od. to pay the expenses of sey, Alderney, and Southend. the Dungarvan, Broadstairs, Deal, Claeton-on- 2. Port Isaac, Bude, Burnham, Bhyl (two Sea, Cadgwith, Walmer, Scarborough, Peter- Boats), Llanddulas, Llandudno, Holyhead, Bhos- head, West Hartlepool No. 1, Palling No. 1, colyn, and Rhosneigir. and Hythe Lite-boats in assembling their crews 3. St. Anne's, and Newcastle (Dundrum or putting off in reply to signals of distress Bay). shown by vessels which did not ultimately need 4. Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Whitelink Bay, the aid of the Life-boats. Banff, Buckie, Lossiemouth, Moray Firth, The Batnsgate and Lizard Life-boats had Cruden, and Newburgh. also been taken out, but their services had not 5. Bobin Hood's Bay, Lowestoft, Pakefield eventually been required. (two Boats), Kessinglaad (tyro Boats), South- Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, wold (two Boats), Dunwich, Aldborough, Thorpe, accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on Harwich, and Clacton-on-Sea. vellum, to Mr. W. J. CUMISKY, Hon. Secretary Beported the receipt of the following Special of the Balbriggan. co. Dublin, Branch of the Contributions since the last meeting:— Institution; the thanks of the Institution in- £. s. d. scribed on vellum to Mr. THOMAS BOTD, chief G. BUCKSTON BBOWN, Esq., Halifax officer of H. M.. Coastguard at Balbriggan, and (additional) 400 0 0 101. to that officer and five of his men for CHABLES WHEELEY LEA, Esq., putting off at great risk in the Coastguard Worcester 100 0 0 462 THE LIFE-BOAT. [FEBRUARY 1, 1882.

£. s. d. : Also the Silver Medal of the Institution, and Mrs. ANNE GOMONDE, Pau (addi- i a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, to Mr. tional) 20 0 0 ! ROBBBT LEGEBTON, coxswain of the Clacton Collected at the Railway Clearing Life-boat, in recognition of his general gallant House, per H. TDENEB, Esq. services, and particularly on the occasion of the (additional) 276 rescue, by the Life-boat, of the crew of sixteen Portion of Harvest Thankoffering men of the lugger Madeleine, of Boulogne, which from the parish of Newton-by- was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sands on the Sudbury, per Rev. REGINALD 23rd October. SMITH (additional) 100 Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribed —To lie severally thanked. on vellum, to Captain H. M. TODD, master of the s.s. Gonsett, of Sunderland, in acknowledg- Also that the following Legacies had been ment of his valuable and prompt services in bequeathed to the Institution:— towing for several hours the Clacton Life-boat £. s. d. on the last-mentioned occasion, thus contri- The late JAMES N. PATEKSON, buting, by his timely help, to the rescue of the Esq., of Edinburgh .... 1000 0 0 lugger's crew. The late HENBY DODD, Esq., of Also 31. to five men, for putting off in a boat Rotherfield, Sussex (duty free) 500 0 0 and saving the crew of two men from the The late Mr. CHARLES PACKEB, of schooner Rose, of Liverpool, which was wrecked Regent Street (duty free) . . 100 0 0 off Holyhead daring very stormy -weather on The late JOHN POLLABD, EsFerry, Arbroath, Montrose (two Boats), Gour- more, Broughty Ferry, Moray Firth, Douglas dow, Stonehaven, North Berwick, Anstruther, No. 2, and Skerries Life-boats, in assembling and Dunbar. their crews, or putting off in reply to signals of 5. Cleethorpes, Skegness, Chapel, Sutton, distress exhibited by vessels which did not Theddlethorpe, Donna Nook, HartlepooJ (three eventually require the services of the Life- Boats), West Hartlepool (two Boats), and Seaton boats. Carew. The Ramsgate Life-boat had also been taken Reported thereceipt of a contribution otlOOOl. out, but her services had not been ultimately from Mrs. HUGHES, of Tooting, to defray the needed. cost of a Life-boat Establishment, the Boat to Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution be named the "Graham-Hughes." accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on Decided that Mrs. HUGHES be thanked for vellum, to Mr. JOHN BROWN, coxswain of the her munificent gift. Newbiggin Life-boat, in recognition of his long Also the receipt, through Captain RAWSON, and gallant services in the Life-boat, and par- R.N., of H.M.S. Minotaur, of 417Z. 8«. 8rf. on ticularly on the occasion of the rescue of the behalf of the Heyland Life-boat, which is to crew of four men from the SB. Northumberland, be placed at Palling, on the Norfolk coast, as of Newcastle, during a very heavy gale, on the a memorial of the late Lieutenant HEYLAND, 14th October, R.N., who perished while nobly attempting to FEBRTJABY 1, 1882.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 463 save a seaman who liad fallen overboard from Kingstown Life-boat, in recognition of his long liis ship. and gallant services in the Life-boat, and par- Also the receipt of the following other Special ticularly at the wreck of the ship George H. Contributions since the last meeting :— Oulton, of St. John, N.B., during a heavy gale £. t. d. from the S.E. on the 31st October. The Langham Life-boat Fund, per Also the thanks of the Institution inscribed the Lungham Hotel Company on vellum to Mr. SAMUEL LAKE and to Mr. Limited (on account) ... 223 1C 6 C. H. WOODHOCSE, of Milford, and 21. to their C. K. FLETCHER LUTWIDGE, Esq., boat's crew of six men, for putting ofi in a boat on account of his special fund at considerable risk and saving a man from a for a Life-boat to be named the coal hulk which was moored off Milford during Admiral Luiwidge .... 150 0 0 a strong W.N.W. wind on the 14th October. Independent Order of Odd Fellows j Also 61. 10s. to ten men for saving eight (M.U.), in aid of the support of j persons on the occasion of the wreck of the s.a. the Manchester Unity Life-boat Cyprian, of Liverpool, nt Rhosgor, Carnarvon- at Cleethorpes, annual subscrip- shire, during a heavy N.W. gale on the 14th tion 50 0 0 October. Offertory and Collection in Had- Also 61. to twelve men for putting off in a nall Church, Salop, on Sunday, fishing boat and saving five of the crew of the the 6th November, per Eev. lugger Twelve Apostles, of Auray, France, which BROOKE C. MORTIMER, addi- was in distress off Bullinagoul, co. Waterford, tional 12 15 8 during a S.E. gale on the 22nd October. —To be severally thanked. Also 61. to the crews of the Ardrossan Har- bour steam-tug and a shore boat, for rescuing Also that the following Legacies had been three of the crew of the barque Annetta, of that bequeathed to the Institution:— port, which was wrecked on Horse Island during £. t. d. a severe gale on the 21st November. The late Miss ANN EDGELL, of Also 4i. 10s. to eight men for going off in a Alnwick, for two Life-boats . 1000 0 0 boat to the rescue of the crew of the stranded The late Mrs. CAROLINE COLLER, , smack Georye and Elizabeth, of Bldeford, at of Montpelier Square ... 302 6 0 ; Tiberna, co. Wexford, during a moderate E.S.E. The late Admiral H. E. COFFIN, gale on the 24th October. of Caversham, Oxford ... 100 0 0 Also SI. to five Coastguard men at Cloghy, The late J. LE CAPPELAIN, Esq. co. Down, for putting off in the Coastguard of Highgate (duty free) . . 100 0 0 whale-boat and rescuing the crew of four men from the schooner Stewarts, of Carrickfergus, Voted the thanks of the Committee to EGEKTON which had stranded in Closhy Bay during a ISAACSON, Esq., and WILLIAM MILBUHN, Esq., strong gale from the S.E. by S. on the 19th in acknowledgment of their past valuable co- October. operation as Honorary Secretaries, respectively, of the Margate and Sunderlaud Branches of the Institution. CIVIL SERVICE LIFE-BOAT FUND. Paid 1715Z. Is. Sd. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments. AT the annual meeting of the Committee, held Voted 159Z. 11». 2d. to pay the expenses of on the ] Oth Jan., at the General Post Office, the the Buddonness, Dunbar, Hauxley, Douglas Honorary Secretary, Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, No. 2, Selsey, Ayr, Troon, Thurso, Peterhead, F.R.G.S., reported that the Fund had experi- Poolbeg, Bembridge, Plymouth, and Tyne- enced more than usual prosperity during the past mouth Life-boats for rendering the services year, in which the number of the subscribers had detailed on page 440. reached 5538, a large increase on the numbers of Voted 236Z. Is. 4d. to pay the expenses of previous years; that since the publication of the the Broughty Ferry, Holy Island, Penarth, St. last Report the Committee had handed to the Andrew's, Holyhead, Maryport, Penmon, New- National Institution, in addition to a subscrip- haven, Kingstown, Winterton No. 2, Ramsey, tion of 100Z., the sum of 1000Z., for the endow- Ardrossan, Caister No. 1, Hayling Island, and ment of the second Civil Service Life-boat. Llanddulas Life-boats in either assembling their Charles Dibdin, which saved eighteen lives off crews or putting off in reply to signals of dis- Tynemouth in October last. It was further tress shown by vessels which did not ultimately stated that the Committee desired to raise the need the assistance of the Life-boats. necessary funds for the endowment of their Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution to third Life-boat at Port Patrick, in order that Lieut. A. J. LINDSAY, R.A., in acknowledg- the Institution may thereby be relieved of ment of his prompt and gallant conduct in any expense in future in connection with the volunteering his services and forming one of boats presented by the Fund, Civil Service the crew of the Poolbeg Life-boat when that No. 1, at Wexford, having been endowed in Boat put off with the view of rendering assist- 1879. The boats of the Fund have, up to the ance to the crew of the ship George H. Oulton, present tune, attended twenty-seven wrecks, of St. John, N.B., which had stranded on the saved five vessels and 149 lives. North Bull, Clontarf, on the 22nd October. Also the Silver Medal of the Institution, NOTICE.—The next number of the ' Life-boat accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on Journal' containing the Annual Report, &c., vellum, to Mr. H. WILLIAMS, coxswain of the will be published on the 1st May next ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, SUPPORTED 80LXLY ET VOLONTAM OOKTEIBDnOHS. jjotaram — g Services of the Life-boats of the Institution in 1881. Agnes, schooner, of Llanelly .... 6 Frances tlttrie, sch. of Nantes ... 6 Minnie Coles, sen* of Southamp- Albion, schooner, of Southampton 4 Fraserburgh fishing boats—ren- ton—assisted to save vessel and 5 Aldebaran, schooner, of Laurvig dered assistance. Mischief, schooner, of Rye 4 . —assisted to save vessel and .. 5 Ganges, ship, of Ixmdon 32 Hiss Beck, schooner, of Carnarvon 6 Alecto, barque, of Malta—re- George and Mary, schooner, of Xeath Trader, smack, of Newport 3 mained by vessel. Barrow 5 JVei%,barquentine,ofBiidgwater Angostura, barque, of Hamburg George H. Oulton, ship, ef St. —saved vessel and 6 —saved vessel and 17 John's,.N.B 27 New Eagle, sloop, of Grimsby... 8 4nnfeJfarie,schooner,ofKrageroe 3 Georgina, brig., of Portmadoc ... 6 Niels, Swedish schooner 5 Attila, ship, of Newcastle—ren- Germania, ss., of Middlesborough Karma, ss., of Bergen 11 dered assistance. —assisted to save vessel & crew 17 ftorman, ss., of London 11 August, barque, of Snndswall, Gertrude, barque, of Liverpool .. 13 Xortk Wales, barque, of London. 81 Sweden, assisted to save vessel £18 Gervase, ss., of London—assisted Northumberland, ss., of New- August, brig, of Barth 7 to save vessel and 19 castle 4 Aurora, sloop, of Boston 3 Gleaner, schooner, of Garston ... 3 Ocean, schooner, of Goole, assisted Ballywalter, fishing boat 2 UlenimUiam, ss., of Barrow—re- to save vessel and 4 Baron van Pallandt, barque.... 11 mained by vessel. Ocean Monarch, brig, of Guernsey 9 KM, boat, Bally waiter, saved boat. Golden Island, sch., of Belfast... 4 Olive Branch, barge, of Harwich, Bertha, brlgantine, of Rye 6 Grasshopper, schooner, of South- assisted to save vessel and .... 3 Berwick-on-Tweed fishing boats, ampton 6 Oscar, schooner, of Leith 7 saved two boats and 9 Guttava, barque,of Laurvig .... 11 Pampero, barque, of Swansea — Bessie Whinery, brigantine, of Gyda, brig, of SwendsalU 4 assisted to axve vessel and 14 Maryporfc-saved vessel and... 6 Harmonie, schooner, of Mandel.. 5 Peace, dandy, of Lowestoft— Slack Cat, fishing smack—saved Haiselo, brigaatine, ef Haguesund 8 saved vessel and 6 vessel and 2 Holy Island fishing cobles—ren- Queen of the Usk, brigantine, of Blue Jacket, schooner, of Beau- dered assistance. Whitebaven 6 maris, saved vessel and S Sowth, pleasure boat—saved boat Ranee, ss., of Bristol ...... 6 Bramty, brig.,of Whitehaven... 4 and 4 Red Wharf, fishing boat ef 3 Brazilian, ss., of Barrow—ren- Indian Chief, ship, of Liverpool . 12 Seine de Cceur, schooner, of Nantes 6 dered assistance. Ingerid, Dutch ss 7 Jletriever, ss., of Montrose—ren- Breton, schooner, of Fowey 6 limit Fail, brig, of Dublin—as- dered assistance. Bristol Paciat. ketch, of Newport, sisted to save vessel and 8 Itosa Josephs, sch., of St. Vaast.. 6 Mon.—remained by vessel. Iris, barque, of Gene 12 Jtosita, Spanish schooner 11 Brbcbam pilot gig—remained Iron Crown, barque, of Liverpool 18 Ruby, sloop, of Goole—assisted to alongside. James Innes, smack, of St. Mon- save vessel and 8 Broomh.Hl, ss., of Dundee 19 ance. Fife 6 Runswick and Stalthes fishing Brothers, ketch, Tenby 4 J. M. Harris, brigantine, of Dublin 3 cobles—rendered assistance. - Butcher, barge, of Rochester 2 John Green, schooner, of Drogheda 5 St. Anne, lugger, of Nantes 7 Caduceus, barque, of North Shields 10 John Wesley, brigantine, of Seaham 5 -Sans Georg, barque, of Rostock- Cambria, schooner, of Thnrso... 2 Julie Easche, brigantine—assisted assisted to save crew 12 Castlemaine, ship, of Liverpool.. 26 to save vesseL Scud, smack, of Yarmouth...... 9 Catherine, smack, of Ramsgate.. 5 Jupiter, barque, of Liverpool.... 18 Shamrock, dandy, of Hull 5 Cavalier, schooner, of Losslemouth 5 Kyanite, schooner, of Guernsey— Shannon, schooner, of Liverpool- Chin Chin, barque, of Jersey.... 6 assisted to save vessel and 7 rendered assistance. Claremant, steamer, of Newcastle 6 Laura, barque, of Grimstadt.... 14 Skold, brigantine, of Christlansnnd Genttance, schooner, of Swansea . 10 Laura Fell, ss., of London, as- —rendered assistance. Crnden fishing boats—rendered sisted to save vessel and 7 Sophia Holten, dandy, »f Plymouth 8 assistance. Lebu, barque, of Liverpool 9 Star of Peace, of Montrose—as- Cullercoats fishing coble—ren- l.ina, brigantine, of Aland 8 sisted to save vessel and 6 dered assistance. Lion, ketch, of Exeter 1 Slrathedcn, barque, of Dundee... 12 Ilanube, brigantine, of Guernsey Lively, fishing coble, of Redcar .. 2 7aZ y/an, screwflat, of Liverpool. 4 —remained by vessel. Liziie, ketch, of Bridgwater 4 Teignmoutu fishing boats—saved Darragh Beg, ss., of Douglas, I.M. 3 Lizzie, schooner, of Fowey—ren- two boats and 2 Vaytpring, brig., of Liverpool... 1 dered assistance. Thomas, ketch, of Lynn 8 Dorothy & Mary, schooner, of Lorn, barque, of Hndiksval 10 Time, ketch, of Goole 4 Newcastle, saved vessel and... 4 Louise, sch., of Frederickstadt... 5 Trafalgar, ss., of London 23 Eliza Emma, bag, of Shoreham. 6 Ludwerth, SB., of Londoa 8 Triton, dandy, of Yarmouth—as- alien, smack, Orme's Head—saved XaeDuff, ship, of Glasgow—ren- sisted to save vessel and 6 vessel. dered assistance. Two Brothers, ketch, of Bridg- Ellen Fair,'schooner, assisted to Madeleine, lugger, of Boulogne.. 16 water 3 save vessel. Magdalen, boat, of Montrose. .. 6 Udea, SB., of Llanelly 10 Equestrian, schooner, of Banff... 4 Uanne de del, French ketch .. 4 Visitor, Brig, of Whitby 6 Equity, schooner, of Boston—as- Margaret, barque, of Belfast .. 16 William, schooner, of Dublin.... 2 sisted to save vessel and 7 Maria, barge, of Rochester.. .. 2 William, schooner, of Liverpool. 6 TSulala, schooner, of Dumfries... 4 Maria, brig, of Hartlepool.. .. 6 Yorkshire Lass, ketch, of Boston. 3 Ewart, schooner, of Aland, Fin- Jlarmora, barque, of Copenhagen 8 Young Henry, smack, of Yar- land—rendered assistance. Mary, barqnentine, of Gothenburg 1 mouth, remained by vessel. Excelsior, barque, of Lanrvtg... 13 Mary Cook, of Campbeltown 2 £>2>poraA,schooner,ofScarborongh 2 Excelsior, German barque—re- Mary Stuart, barque—rendered Total lives saved by Life-boats in ' mained by vessel. assistance. 1881, in addition to Thirty- Favorite, schooner, of Quimper .. 4 Matilda, brig, of Gothenberg— Feoo, barque, of Genoa—assisted rendered assistance. three vessels 966 to save vessel and 14 Matilda Hilyard, barque, of Daring tile same period the Insti- Fidele, brig, of Maretrand, assisted Greenock—rendered assistance. tution granted rewards for saving to save vessel and 6 Menodora, brigantine, of Hartle- lives by fishing and other boats 166 Fishguard Last, of Abersoch.... 8 pool 8 Flora, brigantine, of Swansea... 6 Milka, barque, of Flume, re- Florence, schooner, of Belfast... 5 mained by vesseL The number of lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Institution, or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards, since its formation, Is 28,724. v Donations and Annual Subscriptions are thankfully received by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. CODTTS ADD Co., 59 Strand; Messrs. HKRKIKS, FABQUHAB, AND Co., 16 St. James's Street; Messrs. HOABK, 37 Fleet Street, London; by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom; by all the Life-boat Branches; and by the Secretary at the Institution, 14 JOHN STKBXT, ADKLPHI, LONDON, W.C.—February 1,1882.