THE LIFE-BOAT, OR JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL SHIPWRECK INSTITUTION. II No. 8.] IST MAY, 1853. [PRICE 2o. AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL SHIPWRECK INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Thursday the 21st day of April, 1853, CAPTAIN THE EABL TALBOT, E.N., C.B., VICE-PRESIDENT, in the Chair, The following Report of the Committee was read:— ANNUAL REPORT. THE Committee of Management, in present- ing to the Subscribers and .the Public their Report for the past year, do so with mingled feelings of satisfaction and regret: of satis- faction, that so much success has attended tiie efforts which have been made to save life from shipwreck; of regret, that still so many human beings have perished onOUT , coasts during the late autumn and winter. •Yet, however much we must deplore these disasters, they form no ground of discourage- ment; on the contrary, they should incite us to renewed exertion: they point out that there is much to be done, and they pro- claim more loudly than ever the necessity that exists for well-organized, well-directed, and well-sustained efforts in the sacred cause in which we are embarked. In rendering an. account of the proceed- ings of the Institution for the past year, the Report will be arranged, as usual, under the several heads of General Proceedings, Life- Boats, Rockets, Wrecks, Rewards, Local Committees, Publications, and Finance. General Proceedings.—It is with great regret that the Committee have to advert to the loss which they have sustained by the death of the late THOMAS WILSON, their much-respected and valued Chairman, who, for a period of nearly thirty years—extending from the first foundation of the Institution to within a few days of his death—actively and zealously co-operated with them, and almost without intermission presided over their meetings. A brief memoir of his life will be found in the December Number of the Life-Boat Journal, Yet, while the common course of nature has deprived them of the services of one valued friend, it is with much gratification that the Committee are enabled to state that the vacancy will be filled by another long-tried supporter of the Institution, Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, M.P., who, at the last meeting of the Committee, was proposed by His Grace the President, and unanimous!/ elected Chairman. Mr. FRANCIS WILSO.V has likewise con- sented to accept the office of a Trustee of the Society vacant by the death of his late lamented father. The Committee have further to express their regret at the retirement (from in- creasing years) of GEOKGE PALMER, Esq., of Nazing Park, Essex, who for a long period filled the office of Deputy-Chairman of Com- mittee. Mr. PALMER will long be remem- bered for his strenuous endeavours to call the attention of Parliament to the subject of wrecks, and as Chairman of a Select Com« mittee of the House of Commons on Ship- wrecks, in 1843. On his retirement from Ko. 8.
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THE LIFE-BOAT,OR
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL SHIPWRECK INSTITUTION.
II No. 8.] IST MAY, 1853. [PRICE 2o.
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL SHIPWRECK INSTITUTION, heldat the London Tavern on Thursday the 21st day of April, 1853,
CAPTAIN THE EABL TALBOT, E.N., C.B., VICE-PRESIDENT, in the Chair,
The following Report of the Committee was read:—
ANNUAL REPORT.THE Committee of Management, in present-ing to the Subscribers and .the Public theirReport for the past year, do so with mingledfeelings of satisfaction and regret: of satis-faction, that so much success has attendedtiie efforts which have been made to savelife from shipwreck; of regret, that still somany human beings have perished on OUT
, coasts during the late autumn and winter.•Yet, however much we must deplore thesedisasters, they form no ground of discourage-ment; on the contrary, they should incite usto renewed exertion: they point out thatthere is much to be done, and they pro-claim more loudly than ever the necessitythat exists for well-organized, well-directed,and well-sustained efforts in the sacred causein which we are embarked.
In rendering an. account of the proceed-ings of the Institution for the past year, theReport will be arranged, as usual, under theseveral heads of General Proceedings, Life-Boats, Rockets, Wrecks, Rewards, LocalCommittees, Publications, and Finance.
General Proceedings.—It is with greatregret that the Committee have to advert tothe loss which they have sustained by thedeath of the late THOMAS WILSON, theirmuch-respected and valued Chairman, who,for a period of nearly thirty years—extending
from the first foundation of the Institution towithin a few days of his death—actively andzealously co-operated with them, and almostwithout intermission presided over theirmeetings. A brief memoir of his life willbe found in the December Number of theLife-Boat Journal,
Yet, while the common course of nature hasdeprived them of the services of one valuedfriend, it is with much gratification that theCommittee are enabled to state that thevacancy will be filled by another long-triedsupporter of the Institution, Mr. AldermanTHOMPSON, M.P., who, at the last meetingof the Committee, was proposed by HisGrace the President, and unanimous!/elected Chairman.
Mr. FRANCIS WILSO.V has likewise con-sented to accept the office of a Trustee ofthe Society vacant by the death of his latelamented father.
The Committee have further to expresstheir regret at the retirement (from in-creasing years) of GEOKGE PALMER, Esq., ofNazing Park, Essex, who for a long periodfilled the office of Deputy-Chairman of Com-mittee. Mr. PALMER will long be remem-bered for his strenuous endeavours to callthe attention of Parliament to the subject ofwrecks, and as Chairman of a Select Com«mittee of the House of Commons on Ship-wrecks, in 1843. On his retirement from
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office, the Committee unanimously voted toMr. PALMER the gold medal of the Institu-tion in acknowledgment of the services hehad rendered to the cause, both in Parlia-ment and in the improvements introduced byhim in the construction of life-boats.
In the course of last autumn the Inspectorof Life-Boats visited the whole of the life-boat stations on the east coast of Englandfrom Berwick-on-Tweed to the Thames, andtook advantage of the opportunity afforded totry several of the boats in stormy weather.He has furnished a detailed Report onthe present condition of all the stations,which will enable the Institution to pro-ceed systematically in replacing what may beold or inefficient along that coast, on whichwrecks are so frequent, and also in aid oflocal associations and individual liberality, bywhich much has already been accomplished.
Life-Boats.—It was mentioned in lastyear's Report that four life-boats, on the mostrecent construction, were building, and wereabout to be stationed on the coast of North-umberland : these boats, by the courtesy ofthe Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,were conveyed to their stations in H.M.S.Lightning in September last, and takencharge of by the respective Local Committeesat Cullercoats, Newbiggin, Hauxley, andBoulmer. In the stormy weather, which oc-curred shortly after, an opportunity was af-forded of trying them; which was taken ad-vantage of by the Inspector of Life-boats, whofully tested their merits as sea-boats; they havesince been out on several occasions, and havebeen instrumental in saving life and property.These four stations having been completedwith boats, boat-houses, carriages, life-belts,buoys, and every requisite fitting, the wholehas been most liberally presented to the Ship-wreck Institution by His Grace the Duke ofNORTHUMBERLAND, our President, on theunderstanding that everything shall be main-tained in efficient working order, and thecrews be regularly trained and exercised.Acting in the name and on behalf of the >subscribers to the Institution, tfae Committee -have thankfully accepted this munificent gift,'and they pledge themselves, in conjunctionwith the respective Local Committees, to !
fulfil to the utmost the conditions on whichthis charge has been intrusted to their care.
A life-boat similar to the above, designedby Mr. PEAKE, has been stationed at NorthSunderland, at the expense of the trustees ofthe late Lord Crewe; and a 31-feet boat atAppledore, Devon. The Worthing boat,mentioned last year, has been completed andplaced on her station; a 27-feet boat forBudehaven is on her way to that port;similar boats are ready for Barmouth andCemlyn, and are waiting for a conveyanceto their destination. Boats also for Aldboro',Lyme Regis, Sennen, and Douglas, Isle ofMan, are in a state of forwardness at Messrs.FORRESTT'S, at Limehouse, boat-buildersto the Institution. The life-boats at Fileyand BridlingtoD, in Yorkshire, have beenput into thorough repair, and plans havebeen furnished to Hartlepool and the TeesBay Society. An application from the Prus-sian Government has also recently been re-ceived for a life-boat on Mr. PEAKE'S design,to be stationed at Swinemunde, in the Baltic;
The Committee consider it due to the pub-lic spirit of the Messrs. RICHARDSON, ofAber Hirnant, Bala, North Wales, to noticetheir iron tubular life-raft, on which theysuccessfully accomplished a voyage fromLiverpool round the Land's End to London.The experiment is a very interesting one,and should it be found that the iron, ofwhich the tubes are formed, can be preservedfrom rapid decay, it seems probable thatsuch a life-raft might prove useful, parti-cularly on a very flat beach.
The sad accidents to the Lytliam andRhyl life-boats are too recent not to be wellknown to all who take an interest in thesesubjects f the Committee, therefore, onlyadvert to them to assure the subscribers tothe Institution and the public, that no similarfittings, nor the use of water ballast, will bepermitted in any life-boat in connexion withthis Institution, nor, except in special cases,will the use of sails be sanctioned.
Boat-houses.—Boat-houses of ample widthand height of doorway, have been erectedat Hauxley, Newbiggin, and Cullercoats, atthe expense of the President, and are now •transferred to the Institution. Also at
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Aldboro' in Suffolk, at Worthing, and on theNortham Burrows, at Appledore, Devon,(towards all of which the Institution has con-tributed), and one at Sennen Cove, Land'sEnd, at the sole cost of JAMES TRKMBATH,Esq., lord of the manor. The boat-house atFiley has likewise been repaired, and theroad to the beach improved.
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Carriages.—The carriage mentioned lastyear, as building in the Royal Arsenal atWoolwich, on the design and under thesuperintendence of Colonel COLQUHOUN,R. A., Director of the Carriage Department,has been completed, and is now stationedat Cullercoats, where it is found that itmoves easily, that the life-boat can be gotupon it without difficulty and launched fromit with safety: a similar carriage has beenbuilt for Hauxley; one is building for New-biggin and for North Sunderland; andapplications for a copy of the plan havebeen received from several quarters. Thecarriage travels on four wheels; but forlaunching, as well as for transporting theboat to any short distance, the platform, orbody on the hind wheels, is all that is neces-sary. This permits the limber or fore-carriage,on arriving at the place of launching, to bedetached, and to be employed to convey themortar, barbed shot, lines, stay, whip, andall necessary stores, to the point that offersmost advantage for effecting a communica-tion, for which purpose it has accordinglybeen fitted. The Committee gratefully recordthat the Master-General, and Board of Ord-nance have declined to make any charge forthe expense of this carriage; and they begto offer their best thanks to Colonel COL-QUHOtJN, for the care and attention he hasbestowed in having brought the work to sosatisfactory a result.
Rockets and Mortars.—Two rocket sta-tions have recently been formed in theShetland Islands, one at Fetiar on thenorth-eastern coast, the other at Noss on thesouth-east, being two of the most exposedpoints, and the site of many wrecks. Toeach of these places a set of CARTE'S 6 Ib.rockets, with the requisite lines, has, throughthe courtesy of the Comptroller-General of
the Coast-guard, been forwarded by theInstitution.
It is with regret the Committee have torecord the deaths of Mv. JOHN DENNETT,of Newport, Isle of Wight, and of Mr.ALEXANDER G. CARTE, late Ordnance Store-keeper at Hull, who have been the chiefagents in establishing rocket-stations aroundour coasts, for effecting communication witha stranded vessel. DENNETT'S rockets (ori-ginally proposed by TRENGROUSE, of Hel-ston in Cornwall, in 1807) were supplied bythis Institution to Atherfield, St. Lawrence,and Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, asearly as the year 1826, and there are nowabout 120 stations on the coasts of the UnitedKingdom furnished with his rockets. CARTEfirst supplied his rockets in 1836, and theyare now placed at about 31 stations, chieflyon the coasts of Durham and Yorkshire.Both of these individuals are entitled tovery honourable mention, as having been in-strumental in saving many lives from ship-wreck.
Some experiments were made last autumnwith an anchor-shot and grapnel-shot whichproved satisfactorily; that with a charge of10 ounces of powder, either anchor or grap-nel, fired from a 5J-inch mortar, will carryout a 2-inch Manilla line from 130 to 160yards ; and that its holding-power, in toler-able ground, is equal to the strength of from12 to 15 men. Thus two of them wouldbe sufficient to haul a life-boat off a beachin a moderately heavy sea.
Local Committees.—Committees of theresident and neighbouring gentlemen, andofficers of the Coast Guard, have been formedduring the past year at the new life-boatstations on the Northumberland coast, alsoat Berwick-on-Tweed, Bridlington, Filey,Worthing, Lyme Regis, Penzance, BudeHaven, Aberdoyey, and Barmonth. It isthrough the instrumentality of such localassociations, that the Committee hope toinsure the efficient management of the se-veral life-boat establishments at those places,and they earnestly request their cordial co-operation, as essential to the well-working ofthe Institution.
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Shipwrecks.—The Committee regret tohave to state that the frequency of ship-wrecks on the coasts of the United Kingdom,during the past twelve months, has been un-precedentedly great. They had occasion toobserve, in their last Report, that the year1851 was considered to be the most dis-astrous, as respected shipwrecks, on record,the large number of 701 wrecks having beenreported; but the past year has far exceededit in amount and fatality—no less than1,100 vessels appearing on the AdmiraltyRegister of Wrecks, and the number of liveslost, as far as could be ascertained, beingabout 900. The greatest destruction oc-curred about the latter end of October andbeginning of November, when, within theshort space of 30 days, 300 vessels were lostor damaged, with the fearful loss of 217lives. Again, a very severe gale occurredon the 26th of December, which strewed thecoasts of our islands with wrecks, and leftsuch deep impressions in its wake as willnot easily be forgotten.
The Committee need not now dwell on thesad scenes of desolation, of bereaved womenand children rendered widows and orphansby these calamitous visitations; but it maybe permitted to them to express their opinionof the necessity of the utmost efforts beingmade to provide life-boats and every otherassistance for the fishermen and residentson our coasts who are ever ready torush to the aid of their fellow creatures indistress. Too ready, the Committee mightalmost say, for, without habits of disciplineand without proper boats, they are constantlyventuring out, at the extreme hazard of theirown lives, to the relief of the stranded crew.Of the casualties and loss of human life bywind and wave, which every winter bringswith it, no inconsiderable number consistsof those who, whilst endeavouring, withimperfect means at command, to rescue thelives of others, have lost their own—a factto which striking and melancholy testimonyis borne by the number of widows andorphans to be met with on our coasts,mourning for those who have thus unhap-pily perished. Surely, with these fearfuleffects of the storm before them, ourwealthier and more favoured countrymen
cannot but be roused to a sense of the de-ficiencies that exist, and impelled to lend ahelping hand to an Institution which has forits object to lessen the sacrifice of life fromsuch calamities.
Since shipwrecks have been unusually nu-merous during the past year, the efforts madeto rescue their crews have been in proportiongreat and meritorious; and it is a source ofsatisfaction to know, that almost in everyinstance where the services of the life-boathave been called into requisition, during thelate disastrous gales, they have been attendedwith success; and your Committee referparticularly to the life-boats stationed atShields, which have, as usual, specially dis-tinguished themselves; as well as to thoseat Yarmouth, Rye, Liverpool, Anglesea, andWexford.
Rewards.—Although the summary of theRewards distributed by this Institution,(which will be found in the Appendix,) onlyshows a moiety of the actual services ren-dered to shipwrecked persons during thepreceding year,—being those alone whichhave been brought before the Committee,—yet it will be seen that, in addition to 23silver medals, and 13 other honorary re-wards—a sum of 314/. has been voted topersons who have assisted in the saving of773 lives, or nearly double the number of anyformer year—a gratifying fact, both on ac-count of the amount of actual good done, andof the share which this Institution has hadin the encouragement of laudable exertionsto save life.
As there may be, and doubtless are some,who question the principle on which re-wards for saving life are given, consideringthat a lesser motive is thereby substitutedfor a greater one, and that the high moralitvof such acts, when performed without theprospect of fee or reward, may dwindle awayto a mere mercenary feeling, the Committeewould here shortly remark, that such hasnot been found, by the experience of mankind,to be the case; and that by the distributionof their rewards, they feel that they are notsubstituting one motive for another, but areacting strictly in imitation of the great Go-vernor and Lawgiver of the universe, who,
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whilst He has offered his creatures the purestand highest principles for their guidance, hasat the same time surrounded them withthousand minor helps and secondary springsof action, none of which they can with im-punity depise or reject.
In the Report for 1851, a detailed state-ment was given of the number of Medalsvoted, the persons to whom presented, andthe amount of pecuniary rewards bestowedfor saving life since the first establishment orthe Institution in 1824. It is only neces-sary, therefore, now to state, as a summary,that the Committee have granted 78 goldMedals and 523 silver Medals, for distin-guished services in saving life, besidespecuniary rewards, amounting together tothe sum of 8,790/.
The number of lives saved within the pastyear, and for the rescue of whom a portion ofthe above-named Medals and rewards havebeen bestowed, is, as before mentioned, 773;and the total number saved since the foun-dation of the Institution, for which rewardshave been given, is 8,151, exclusive of thecrews of several vessels, the numbers ofwhich were not ascertained.
The Committee are thankful to be able toreport that so large a number of their fellow-creatures have thus been rescued from awatery grave, and restored to their familiesand friends, and they feel entitled to offertheir congratulations on this result to thesubscribers and supporters of the Institution;as although the Society may not, in a greatnumber of cases, have been directly instru-mental in saving life, there can be nodoubt that the rewards it has bestowed,and the certainty which prevails around thecoast that no humane exertions will be leftunnoticed, have tended most materially tokeep alive the spirit of emulation and ac-tivity, which has generally been exercisedon occasions of shipwreck, by sailors, fisher-men, and other residents on the sea-coasts ofthe United Kingdom.
Publications.—The small periodical enti-tled The Life-boat Journal, proposed in lastyear's Report, has been continued to theclose of the year; and seven monthly num-bers of it have been issued and circulatedaround the Coast. Small as it may appear
it contains a larger amount of useful informa-tion connected with life-boats, and the meansof saving life, than can be found in anyother publication in this country. It com-prises, also, some valuable statistics as tothe number of fishermen resident on differ-ent parts of the Coast of England neverbefore printed ; a wreck register more com-plete than any hitherto compiled; and briefmemoirs of the late SIR WILLIAM HILLARYand Mr. THOMAS WILSON, the founders ofthis Institution.
After a trial of a few months, it has beenfound that the necessarily limited circulationof the Journal among residents on the Coastand fishermen, will not cover the expense ofpaper and printing at the low price at whichit has been fixed. Viewing it, however, asimportant to have some means of direct com-munication with the several life-boat stations,and of circulating useful suggestions aroundthe Coast, yet at the same time being un-willing to trench upon the funds subscribedby the public for what may be considered themore immediate objects of the Institution,it has been decided for the present to publishthe Journal only once a quarter; and theCommittee request the co-operation of well-wishers to the cause to aid its circulationamong their poorer brethren on the Coast bypvery means in their power.
Finances.—In the annexed balance-sheetwill be found a statement of the Incomeand Expenditure of the Institution for theyear ending the 31st of March, 1853, whenceit will be seen that a sum of 726Z. has been:aid out in the building, repairing, and fittingife-boats, and in objects immediately con-
nected with them; 52/. on rockets and lines ;and 333Z. on Medals and rewards for savingife; being the principal and legitimate objects
of the Institution. The total expenditure hasoeen 1,5742., while the whole income from allsources does not exceed 7041.; it will thus beseen that to meet the pressing necessities of the
ioasts, the Committee have been reluctantlycompelled to encroach on the reserved fundsf the Society by the sale of 300Z. Exchequeriills and of 300L stock; thus diminishing in;he last twelve months, by 600?, the funded
capital of the Institution, so essential to its>ermanent efficiency.
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Under these circumstances the Committeefeel it their duty earnestly to call the atten-tion of the public and of the friends of theInstitution to the balance sheet, and to pressupon them the necessity for renewed support.It must be borne in mind that, in establishinga new life-boat station, it is not only the firstcost of the boat, carriage, and boathouse,(which cannot be reckoned at less than 3001.for the whole), but each new boat requires apermanent annual outlay for the pay of thecoxswain and exercise of the crew; it ismost desirable, therefore, that there shouldbe a material increase of annual subscriptionsto meet this expense.
The Committee make their appeal with themore confidence as they are satisfied thepublic would not wish that the funds of theInstitution should be hoarded; on the con-trary, that they should be liberally expended,as they have been during the past year, onobjects of imperative necessity. Neither the
Institution nor the public would be satisfiedthat the Committee should rest while any ex-posed points on our coasts are left unguarded—and this result, with God's blessing, theyhope to accomplish, if sufficient funds are sup-plied for the purpose. The aid solicited iscomparatively small; the recompense, if butone life be saved, incalculably great. It is thecause of the sailor they plead, a cause that inthis sea-girt island has never been pleaded invain. The Committee therefore confidentlyappeal to the wealthier portion of the com-munity throughout the land—happily re-moved as they are by locality from the painof being eye-witnesses of these scenes of dis-tress—and especially to the influential mer-chants and shipowners of this vast metropolis,to do that for the shipwrecked seaman,which a WFGRAM, a SOMKS, a GREEN,-andothers, by the establishment of " Sailors'Homes," have already done for the welfareof the sailor on shore.
KESOLUTIONS PASSED at the ANNUAL MEETING for 1853.Moved by Capt. SHEPHERD, H.C.S., Deputy
Master of the Trinity House, and secondedby Mr. J. D. POWLES.1.—That the Report now read be adopted,
published, and circulated.
Moved by Mr. THOMAS CHAPMAN, F.R.S.,Chairman of LLOYD'S Register of Britishand Foreign Shipping, and seconded byRear-Admiral MITFOED.2. — That while acknowledging with
thankfulness that degree of success whichhas hitherto attended the limited operationsof this Institution, this meeting desires toexpress its deep regret at the great sacrificeof life that has taken place from shipwreckson the coasts of the United Kingdom duringthe past year; a large proportion of whichmight, in all human probability, have beenspared, had there been adequate provision athand, in the hour of need;—this meeting,therefore, pledges itself to make more widelyknown the claims of this Society to publicsupport, and recommends that renewedexertions be made to increase the number ofits Life-Boat Stations on the coast, and torender more efficient the means that alreadyexist for saving life from shipwreck.
Moved by Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, M.P.and seconded by Mr. CHARLES FRANCIS.3.—That this meeting offers its grateful
thanks to His Grace the Duke of NORTH-UMBERLAND, K.G. for his liberal gift of fourLife-boats, carriages, boat-houses, and everyrequisite to complete four Life-boat Stationson exposed points of the coast of Northumber-land—an- example of liberality in the causeof humanity, specially applied to saving lifefrom shipwreck, which this meeting believeshas never been surpassed, if ever equalled.
Moved by Lord ALFRED H. PAGET, M.P.,and seconded by Vice-Admiral SYKES,V.P.4.—That the thanks of this meeting be
given to the Committee of Management forthe care and attention with which they haveconducted the affairs of the Institution.
Moved by Rear-Ad»iral Earl WALDEGRAVE,C.B., and seconded by Mr. FRANCISWILSON.5.—That the cordial thanks of this meet-
ing be offered to Captain the Earl TALBOT,R.N., C.B., for his able conduct in thechair, and for his continued solicitude forthe welfare of the Shipwreck Institution.
Dr. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE:— 1st April, 1852, to 31st March, 1853. • Gr.
ment . . . . . . . 54 9 6Bridlington Life-boat, repairs of " . . 20 0 0Worthing Life-boat, in aid of (addi-
tional) 25 0 0Penzanee Life-boat, in progress of
Building . . . . . . 20 0 0Sennen Life-boat, balance due on . . 25 0 0Appledore Life-boat, balance due on . 75 0 0Drawings of Life-boats . . . . 23 8 0Charges on Life-boats, Carriages, and
Houses 18 3 11531 1 5
To Life-boat Crews, for exercising . . 12 9 0To Life-boat Stores 69 5 8To Life-belts and Buoys 11 15 8To Inspector's Salary and Travelling
Expenses 101 7 9194 18 1
To Rocket Apparatus:—2 sets of Carte's for Noss and Fetlar,
Shetland 37 12 0Rocket and Mortar Lines 14 12 2
5° i 2To Rewards for saving Life . . . . 314 14 6To Medals 18 7 6
Local CommitteeLocal CommitteeLocal CommitteeLocal Committee
Local Committee
Local Committee
Lincolnshire Association
Local CommitteeLocal Committee
Local Committee
Coast-guard - -Local Committee
Local Committee
Local CommitteeJames Trembath, Esq.Mr. BuxtonLocal Committee
Local Committee -
Local Committee -Local Committee -
Local Committee -Local Committee
Local Committee
Rev. John Owen
Rev. James Williams -
Lieut. Lascelles, R.N.
Rev. John Williams -
Capt. Ogle, R.N.Mr. J. Jackson -
Local Committee
Mr. Wall, Tide SurveyorCoast Guard -M.O'Connell,Esq.M.P.
State of Repair— Remarks, &o.
New. B. Stephenson, coxswain.New. John Matthews, coxswain.New. Philip Jefferson, coxswain.New. John Redford, coxswain.
Placed in thorough repair, chiefly at the cost of the Ship-wreck Institution.
Lately repaired ; partly at the expense of the ShipwreckInstitution.
In good repair. Samuel Moody, coxswain.
In fair repair.Building, to be ready in April.
Lately repaired by the Shipwreck Institution.
In fair repair. A more powerful boat required,New.
Building, to be ready in April.
Building.Building, to be ready in May.In fair repair.Lately sent to her station.
New. Lately sent to her station.
In fair repair. Sationed at Watertown.To be replaced by a more powerful boat.
In good repair.In fair repair.
Ready to be sent to her station.
To be replaced.
Building, and will shortly be ready.
In good repair.
In good repair.
In good repair. John Williams, coxswain.In fair repair. Maintained by Carnarvon Harbour Trust.In fair repair. Rowland Hughes, coxswain.
Ready to be sent to her station.
In fair repair.Under repair.In fair repair.
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5
10
15
20
25
30
STATION.
Boulmer
Hauxley
Newbiggin -
Cullercoats -
Fiiey - - -
Bridlington -
Skegness
Sizewell Gap
Aldboro'
Woodbridge Haven
Rye— 31 Tower -
Worthing -
Lyine Regis -
Peuzance - -
Sennen Cove
Scilly, St. Mary's
Budehaven -
PPLEDOBE,DEVON
. NorthamBurrows
, Watertown
. Braunton Sands
Cardigan
Aberdovey -
Barmouth - -
ANGLESEA.
Cemlyn
Holyhead -
Rhoscolyn -
Penmon
Llanddwyn -
Moelfre - -
IRELAND.
Sosslare Point -
Kilmore
Length
Feet.
32
34
36
36
42
30
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27
38
29
31
30
30_
28
30
31
40
38
36
32
33
30
30
36
30
32
32
32
27
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Sreadth.
Ft. in.
12 0
17 3
15 0
15 0
IS 0
15 0
-
12 0
15 0
13 0
9 0
0 0
6 0_
2 0
1 0
1 8
17 0
17 0
16 0
12 0
14 6
9 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
13 0
-
Widthof
Door.
Ft. in.
10 0
15 0
15 0
15 0
J 0
5 0
-
0 0
3 0
0 0
8 6
0 6
4 6
-
8 9
0 2
1 0
10 0
13 0
13 0
10 0
9 0
6 6
7 0
8 0
7 0
8 0
8 0
8 0
10 0
-
Heightof
Door.
Ft. in.
9 0
9 0
9 0
9 0
15 6
10 6
-
9 0
8 0
8 0
6 0
8 0
7 3
-
8 2
8 4
9 0
11 0_
9 0
9 0
5 10
6 0
8 0
8 0
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At whose Expense— Remarks, &c.
Newcastle Association,
Duke of Northumberland.
Duke of Northumberland.
Duke of Northumberland.
Local subscription.
S. Marshall and J. Ward, Esqrs.
Lincolnshire Association.
Suffolk Association.
Local funds, and Shipwreck Institti-tion.
Lately repaired by the ShipwreckInstitution.
Local funds. Requires repairs.
Local funds, and Shipwreck Institu-tion.
Leased at £3 per annum.
To be built forthwith.
Sole expense of J. Trembath, Esq.
Local Subscriptions and ShipwreckInstitution. t
Sir T. Dyke Acland, Bart., M.P.
Shipwreck Institution contributed£30. Cost about £120.
North Devon Association.
North Devon Association.
Local Subscriptions.
Local funds, and Shipwreck Institu-tion.
Local Subscriptions.
0. Fuller Meyrick, Esq.
Anglesey Association.
John Hampton Lewis, Esq.
Sir E. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P. Re-built in 1848.
Carnarvon Harbour Trust.
The late Lord Dinorben.
Shipwreck Institution.
Boat kept in Coast-guard Boathouse.
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AT THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR 1853. 11
AWARD OF MEDALS, GRATUITIES, ETC.
THE following is a list of the cases inwhich the ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTIONFOE THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FEOM SHIP-WEECK have voted Honorary or PecuniaryRewards, to persons who have been instru-mental in • saving lives during the year1852-3.
March 21.—The Austrian brig NmooZelante came on shore, in a dense fog, aboutmidnight, between Long Island Channel andCrookhaven, on the coast of Cork. Thenext morning 5 out of 10 of her crew wereseen on floating pieces of the wreck by aparty of fishermen, who put off in two boatsto their assistance. Reward 11?.
March 22.—The barque Amy, of London,having struck on a rock during thick andblowing weather, near Barry Cove, on thecoast of Cork, immediately went to pieces,and out of a crew of 18 men 15 perished.The three survivors were saved by threecoast-guardmen and others descending aprecipitous cliff. Reward 4?. 10s.
April 24.—The brigantine Harry JSng,of Cork, being observed in a state of distressoff Dungarvan Bar, a shore boat, manned by9 persons, put off to her assistance, whichthe vessel refused. On returning to theshore the boat upset, and 8 out of 9 of hercrew perished. 201. voted in aid of thelocal funds for the relief of the widows andorphans.
June 16. — The smack Providence, ofNevin, foundered during a gale of wind fromthe S.E. near Strangford Bar, on the coastof Down. Crew of 3 men saved by ashore-boat, manned by 2 men. Reward 21.. Aug. 11.—The schooner Primrose, ofTruro, foundered during a heavy gale of windfrom the S.E. off Boscastle, in the BristolChannel. Nearly seven hours were occupiedby three men in attempting to save thecrew; soon after the last man was taken outthe vessel went down. Reward 61.
Aug. 15.—The brig Avon, of London^came on shore during a gale of wind fromthe S., off 31 Tower Coast-guard Station,Rye. 3 of the crew saved by the Life-boat of the Shipwreck Institution. Thanks
of the Committee on vellum to Mr. GEOEGEBUBTCHAELL, chief officer, and 21. 2s. to thecrew of the life-boat.
Sept. 9.—The schooner Janet Gibson, ofKincardine, went on shore during a densefog, near Lerwick, Shetland. Crew of sevenmen saved by shore-boats. Reward 31. 17s.
Sept. 12.—The schooner Tar, of Whitby,struck on the Longsand, during a gale ofwind from W.N.W.; crew taken from therigging by the master and crew of thesmack Celerity, of Harwich. Reward 21.10s.
Sept. 18.—The ship Hhurtpoor, of Liver-pool, bound to New Orleans with emigrants.During thick and dirty weather the shipstruck on the Long Bank, on the coast ofWexford; 419 of the crew and passengerssaved by the crews of 14 boats. The Life-boat of the Shipwreck Institution, stationedat Kilmore, saved about 33 persons. Re-ward, silver medal to Mr. MARTIN Cos-TELLO, tide-surveyor, and to Mr. DEVEREUX,pilot-master of Rosslare Point, and 541. tothe crews of the boats.
Sept. 19.—A boat in a disabled state,and drifting with the current, was observedoff Greenore Point, coast of Wexford. Itwas at the time blowing hard with aJieavysurf. Two coast-guardmen, named HOWEand PEIRSOX, put off in a small punt, andsucceeded in bringing the two men in the boaton shore. The boat belonged to the wreckBhurtpoor. Reward, silver medal to eachof the two coast-guardmen.
Sept. 19.—The brig Ann and Mary, ofSunderland, wrecked close to Sizewell Bank,Suffolk. The mate rescued from the rigging,and the master, who was floating on a pieceof the wreck, was picked up in a state ofexhaustion by JOSHUA CHARD and a crew offishermen. Reward 31. 10s.
Sept.,19.—A fishing-boat, belonging toSennen Cove, Land's End, was overtaken,in the open channel, by a heavy gale ofwind from the S.E. Three men saved bythe master and crew of "the smack Brisk,who bore down to their assistance at con-siderable peril. Reward 31.
Sept. 29.—The brig Cars, of Newcastle,
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wrecked on Dulas rocks, Anglesea. Crewof 7 men saved by the life-boat of theBranch Institution, stationed at Moelfre.Reward 41. 10s.
Oct. 4.—The schooner Honoria, of Dover,wrecked near Kemp Town, Brighton, duringa heavy gale of wind from S.S.W.; crew of4 men saved by a life-boat and othersassisting in the surf. Thanks of the Com-mittee on vellum to Lieut. FRANKLYN, R.N.,chief officer of Black Rock Station (towhom the silver medal of the Institution wasvoted in 1839), and 51. 5s. to other parties.
Oct. 14.—The brig Pedestrian, of SouthShields, drifted during a heavy storm on areef of rocks, called the Pan Bush, nearHauxley, Northumberland, on 3 Dec. 1849.
I The crew of 9 persons were saved by 2cobles. Reward, silver medal to Mr. MID-DLETON H. DAND, and 5L to the cobles'crews.
Oct. 14.—A country yawl, in crossingfrom Prison Cove to Glandore Harbour, onthe coast of Cork, was swamped, and 6 oat9 persons were drowned. Three men sayedby a shore boat. Reward \l.
Oct. 26.—A fishing-boat wrecked onGrassholm Island, near Milford; crew of 3men saved by Mr. ROBERT PHILLIPS and2 others, who put off at midnight to therescue of the fishermen. Reward \l. 10s.
Oct. 26. — The schooner Brandon, ofFalmouth, wrecked under the cliff, Cornhillcoast-guard Station, near Dover; crew of 5persons saved by coast-guard boat mannedby 2 coast-guardmen and 3 Dover boat-men. Reward, Thanks on vellum to Mr.R. O. WHITE, R.N.j chief officer of coast-guard, and 62. to the crew of the boat.
Oct. 26.—The brig Fidelity wreckedduring a gale of wind from E.S.E. onthe rocks near Clogher Head, coast. ofLouth. Crew of 8 persons saved on twotrips by a coast-guard boat, manned byMr. A. BARNARD, chief officer of station,3 coast-guard men, and 2 fishermen. Re-ward, silver medal to Mr. BARNARD, and10Z. to his boat's crew.
Oct. 27.—The brig George William, ofShields, came on the Goodwin Sands, in agale of wind from S.S.E;; crew of 9 menrescued, after most arduous exertions, by the
crew of the Deal lugger Diana. Reward151. The wreck was subsequently broughtinto harbour by the Ramsgate life-boat,towed by a steam tug, and yielded a valuablesalvage.
Oct. 28.—The barque Victoria, of Fin-land, wrecked during a gale of wind fromthe eastward, near Blythhaven; crew of 14persons saved by the Blyth Life-boat. Re-ward, second-service clasp and Thanks ofthe Committee on vellum to Mr. KEARNEYWHITE, chief officer of coast-guard, and151. 10s. to the crew of the life-boat.
Oct. 28.—A market-boat, having struckon a hidden rock near Shinkey Island, coastof Kerry, foundered, and 8 out of 15 personswere drowned. Reward 21. to a fishermanand his two sons for their prompt assistanceon the occasion.
Oct. 29. — The brig Louisa, of Riga,wrecked on the North Cars, near Seaton,Durham, during a strong gale of wind fromE.S.E.; crew of 10 men saved by the steam-tug Contractor and the Redcar life-boat.Reward, silver medal and 21. to Mr. 'CHRIS-TOPHER DAY, master of the Contractor, andI I . to his 2 men. Crew of life-boat re-warded by local Life-boat Association.
Nov. 5.—A Coast-guard boat, whilecrossing Blacksod Bay, Mayo, was upset,and 3 out of 8 persons drowned. Reward,41 to 8 fishermen for their praiseworthyservices with their curraghs on the occa-sion.
Nov. 8.— The sloop Horatio, having comeinto collision with a Swedish schooner,about 30 miles from Guernsey, the masterand crew leaped on board the latter, andleft their passengers, consisting of 3 men,4 women, and 1 child, to their fate. Thesloop drifted a distance of 60 miles, andultimately came on shore near the Fleetcoast-guard station, Dorset. Reward, 21.15s.to 4 men who assisted the passengers toland.
Nov. 10.—The schooner Emma, of Car-diff, struck on the east point of MoelfreIsland, Anglesea, during a dark and tem-pestuous night. Crew of 8 men, with afemale passenger, saved by the Moelfre Life-boat. Reward, 51., to crew of life-boat.
Nov. 11.—The schooner, William Pitt,
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of Dublin, wrecked during a heavy gale ofwind from E.S.E., near Clogher HeadHarbour, Coast of Louth. Crew of 5 mensaved on two trips by the Coast-guard boat.Reward, second-service clasp to Mr. BAR-NARD, chief officer of Coast-guard, and 31.to his boat's crew of 3 men.
Nov. 12.—The barque Minerva, ofGreenock, wrecked during a heavy gale ofwind from E.S.E., near the entrance to theriver Boyne, on the coast of Louth. Onaccount of the heavy surf running at thetime, it was impracticable to launch a shoreboat, and 15 out of 17 of the crew perished.A coast-guardman, named SULLIVAN, rushedinto the surf to save the master, who wasfloating on a life-buoy. Reward, Thanks ofthe Committee to Lieut. MEHEUX, R.N.,and his crew, and 10s. to SULLIVAN, thecoast-guardman.
Nov. 12.—The schooner Martha Grace,of Mary port, wrecked on Dundrum Bar,coast of Down, during a heavy gale of windfrom the east. Two attempts in differentboats were made by the same men to save thecrew. Reward, silver medal to chief boat-man J. MCCARTHY, and 41. to three othercoast-guardmen and a carpenter.
Nov. 14.—The barque Young England,of Glasgow, came on shore during a heavygale of wind from the east, and a dark night,off Balbriggan Mortella Tower, coast ofDublin. After three attempts, which occu-pied six hours, 16 of the crew were rescuedfrom the rigging, two others having beendrowned. Reward, the silver medal to Mr.WM. BARRETT, R.N., chief officer of Bal-briggan Coast-guard station, Mr. WM. BAR-RETT, jun., and the Bev. ALEXANDERSYNGE ; and 51. to five other men.
Nov. 14.—The silver medal of the In-stitution to Commander WARD, R.'N., In-spector of Life-boats, in consideration of therisk of life he had incurred while makingsome experimental trials with the new life-boats, during rough weather, on the coast ofNorthumberland.
Nov. 26;—The brig Venm, of Aber-deen, wrecked about a mile north of Aber-deen-pier, during a heavy gale from the S.E.Seven attempts were made to reach thewreck by the Aberdeen life-boat, which at
last succeeded in saving one man, six others,in the meantime^ having perished. RewardIbl. to the crew of the life-boat.
Dec. 20.—The brig Athena, wrecked inCarnarvon Bay when blowing hard fromS.W., and very thick weather. Crew of 14men saved by the life-boat of the AngleseaBranch Institution, stationed at Llanddwyn.Reward, 121. Ws. to the crew of the life-boat,and 21. 10s. 6d. for expenses incurred on theshipwrecked crew.
Dec. 22.—The schooner Christiana, ofArbrpath, wrecked near Stonehaven pier,during a gale of wind from the S.E. Crewof six men saved by ropes. Reward, thesilver medal to Mr. R. COLLISON, master ofthe William and John, and to JOHN CHAD-DOCK, commissioned boatman, Coast-guard.
Dec. 26.—The John White, of SouthShields, being observed, during a heavygale of wind, in a state of distress offWhitby Bar, Mr. WM. STEVENSON, masterof the schooner Steerwell, bore down to theassistance of her crew, whom he safelybrought on board his vessel. Reward,Special thanks of the Committee, on vellum,to Mr. STEVENSON.
Dec. 26.—The barque Heroine, fromLondon to Australia, with emigrants, struckon a rock off Lyme Cobb, Dorset, duringa hurricane. Crew and passengers, con-sisting of 44 persons, came on shore inthe ship's long-boat; 4 out of 5 menlost their lives by the upsetting of theirboat, in endeavouring to assist the ship'sboat into harbour. Reward, Thanks of theCommittee, on vellum, to Captain WIL-LOUGHBY, R.N., Lieut. IRVINE, R.N., of theCoast-guard, Mr. HENRY HARVEY, com-mander of the revenue cruizer Frances • silvermedal to Mr. WILLIAM BRIDLE, the mansaved from the boat that was upset; 20Z. inaid of the funds for the relief of the widowsand orphans of the drowned men; and91. 10s. to 19 other men, who assisted atthis and at two other wrecks which tookplace on the same occasion.
Dec. 27.—The Dutch emigrant brigLouise Emelie came on shore in a heavy galeof wind from S.W. off Dungeness coast-guardstation; 39 persons were saved by meansof life-buoys and a hawser, but a heavy re-
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ceding sea swept away 45 men who wereleft on boards Reward, the silver medal toMr. ARTHUR BROOKS, chief boatman, and toJOHN SIMS, coast-gnardman; the Thanks ofthe Committee, on vellum, to THOMAS SAMP-SON, Esq., and 5?. 10s. to other parties.
Dec. 27-—The brigantine Maria, ofExeter, was seen during a very heavy galefrom the N.E., with a flag of distressflying, off Flamborough Head, by the cre\yof the schooner Pearl. The master and mateimmediately lowered their boat, proceededto the rescue of the Maria's crew, andsucceeded in bringing them on boardtheir vessel. Reward, the silver medal toMr. WILLIAM PARKER and to his brother,Mr. JOHN PARKER.
Dec. 27.—The Russian barque Juno, fromLiverpool to Malaga, struck on a rock inCarnarvon Bay, during a heavy gale of windfrom the S.E. Crew of 15 persons savedby shore and ship's boats. Reward, Thanksof the Committee, on vellum, to Mr. HUGHWILLIAMS, pilot, and 41. 1Os. to be dividedbetween himself and his boat's crew of 5 men.
Dec. 27.—The barque William and Mary,of London, wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand,during a very heavy gale of wind fromS.S.W., dead low water. The crew tookto the rigging, where they remained for 20hours, when they were rescued by themasters and crews of the smacks Emperorand Traveller, of Brightlingsea. Reward 51.
Dec. 27.—A small sail boat capsized ina sudden squall near Innisfree Island, coastof Donegal; crew of 2 men saved by a shoreboat. Reward 10s.
Dec. 27.—The barque William Gknander-son, of Poole, from Quebec, came on shorenear Bascombe, coast of Dorset, during aheavy gale from the S. to S.W.; 12persons saved, 8 from the ship and 4 froma boat which had capsized in attempting toreach the vessel—1 man drowned. Reward,silver medal to Lieut. PARSONS, R.N.,chief officer of Boiirnebottom coast-guardstation, and 41. to his boat's crew of 4 men.
Dec. 29.—The sloop Lively, of Inverness,during a hea'vy gale of wind from S,S;W;,was driven on the rocks near Innismanen,coast of Donegal; 2 men saved by a shoreboat. Reward 15s.
Jan. 4, 1853.—The brig Die Krone, ofRugenwalde, struck on the rocks near Rhos-neigyr, in Carnarvon Bay, during a gale ofwind from the S.W.; crew of 9 men savedby shore boat. Reward 31.
Jan. 10.—The schooner Lady of the Lake,of Bidefoixi, wrecked in Bantry Bay duringa heavy gale from the westward; severalattempts were made to rescue the crew,which was at last effected by a shore boat.Reward, Thanks of the Committee, onvellum-, to PATRICK O'SuruvAN, Esq., and31. to a boat's crew.
Jan. 15.—The schooner Suspense, ofGlasgow, came on shore near Cushenduncoast-guard station, coast of Antrim, duringa strong gale of wind from the S.E. Crewof 4 men saved by coast-guard boat, mannedby Lieut. KENNEDY, R.N., chief officer, andhis crew of 5 men. Reward, Thanks of theCommittee, on vellum, to Lieut. KENNEDY,R.3S., (to whom the silver medal was votedlast year,) and 21. 10s. to his boat'#crew.
Jan. 20.—The smack Mary and Sarah, ofSouthampton, struck on a rock near Green-way, Sussex, during a strong.gale from theS.S.W. Master and mate attempted to landin their own boat, but were washed out.Reward, 10s. to JOHN SHARPE, coast-guardman, who rushed into the surf to save themaster, the mate having reached the shore insafety*
Jan. 22.—The Rhyl life-boat, while afloatfor the purpose of saving life from shipwreck,was upset, and 6 out of 9 men were drowned.10?. 10s. granted in aid of the local funds forrelief of the widows and orphans.
Jan. 25.—The brig Annie', of Workington,struck on the rocks off Carrick Hill, coast-guard station, Co. of Dublin, it blowing astrong gale from the SjE. at the time. Thecoast-guard punt, manned by 2 men, at-tempted to rescue the crew, but failed. Thecrew were subsequently saved by DENNETT'Srockets, under the superintendence of In-specting Commander IRWIN, R.N. Reward,Thanks of the Committee to Capt. IRWIN,R.N., and 1L 10s. to the 2 men who wentoff in the punt.
Feb. 10.—The Dutch brig, Ida Gizena,struck on a rock, during a gale of wind atN.E. to E.N.E., about 13 miles from
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Mullaghmore coast-guard station; 7 outof 9 of the crew saved by the coast-guard boat, manned by RICHARD SJNNOTT,chief boatman, and his crew of«4 men, who,after a heavy pull of nearly 30 miles, safelybrought them on shore, and treated themmost kindly. Reward, silver medal toSINNOTT, and 4Z. to his boafo crew.
Feb. 26.—The schooner Comet, of Oar-diff, was embayed between Towan Headand Pentire Head, on the coast of Cornwall,in a strong N.N.W. gale. Crew of 4persons saved by DENNETT'S rockets, anda shore-boat, hauled alongside by a hawser.Reward, silver medal to Mr. THOMAS TEGG,master of the sloop Carding, and 21. to hisboat's crew of 2 men. Thanks of the Com-
mittee to Mr. W. F. GREET, R.N., chiefofficer of coast-guard, Newquay, for throw-ing the rocket over the vessel.
Feb. 26.—A fishing-boat, on endeavour-ing to enter Cullercoats haven, during aheavy gale, was dashed against the rocks,and 2 out of 3 persons drowned. Thethird, a young boy, who had succeeded inretaining his hold of a rock, was rescued byJOHN REDFORD, coxswain of the Cullercoatslife-boat, who jumped into the surf with arope, and swam to his assistance, by meansof which the boy was safely hauled onshore. Reward, silver medal to REDFOBD,and 31. 10s. to 7 other men for theirservices on the occasion.
ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE. - FROM SHIPWRECK.
THE objefct of this Institution, as declaredin its title, is to afford assistance to everyshipwrecked person around the coasts ofthe United Kingdom.
The chief means by which it hopes tocarry this object into effect are—
By the establishment of efficient life-boats on the points of the coast most ex-posed to shipwreck, and organizing andtraining crews ready to man the boats at alltimes, in case of wreck.
By placing mortar or rocket apparatusfor effecting communication with a strandedvessel at those stations at which it is likelyto be of service.
By granting pecuniary rewards to per-sons who go off in life-boats, or otherwiseassist in saving life from wreck; and byconferring honorary gold and silver medalsfor distinguished gallantry in such service.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
1. The Institution shall consist of a Patronand Vice-Patrons, President, Vice-Presidents,and Governors; Committee of Management,Sub-Committees, Treasurer, Trustees, Audi-tors, Secretary, and Inspector.
2. Donors of ten guineas at one time areentitled to be Life-Governors of the Institu-
tion, and Subscribers of one guinea annuallyto be Governors during the period of theirsubscriptions; each of these will be entitledat a general Meeting to ... 1 Vote.
Donors of twenty guineas, or Subscribers oftwo guineas annually, to have each 2 Votes.
Donors of thirty guineas, or Subscribers ofthree guineas annually, each. . 3 Votes.
Donors of fifty guineas, or Subscribers offive guineas annually, each • • 4 Votes.
Donors of one hundred guineas, or Sub-scribers of ten guineas annually, each 6 Votes.
Donors of twenty-five guineas, or up-wards, to be eligible to be elected Vice-Presidents.
All annual subscriptions, whenever paid,shall be deemed subscriptions for the thencurrent year, ending on the 31st Decembernext.
3. The affairs of the Institution shall beadministered by a General Committee ofManagement, to consist of not less than tenGovernors, who shall elect their own Chair-man and Deputy-Chairman. The Presidentand Vice-Presidents shall be ex-officio mem-bers of the Committee, and take the chairwhen present.
4. Three members of the Committee tobe a quorum, except on all questions in-volving an outlay exceeding one hundred
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pounds, when the quorum shall be five. . Allquestions in Committees to be determined bythe majority of members present, includingthe Chairman, and in the case of the membersdividing equally, the Chairman to have thecasting vote.
5. The Committee of Management shallmeet from time to time, at least once inevery month, to receive and consider theReports of the Sub-Committees, and ifsanctioned, to give the necessary instructionsfor their recommendations being carried intoeffect, as well as for conducting the generalaffairs of the Institution.
6. The Committee, at any meeting atwhich five members may be present, or anytwenty Governors of the Institution, shallhave power to call an extraordinary generalmeeting, on giving fourteen days' notice tothe Secretary, and in three of the publicpapers, stating the object for which it isconvened.
7. The Committee to have power tomake regulations for their own government.All the officers of the Institution to beappointed by them, to receive their instruc-tions from them, and hold their situationsat their pleasure.
8. Drafts upon the Treasurer or Bankersto be signed, and all bills from the country tobe accepted, by two members of the Com-mittee, or any two of the Trustees of theInstitution, such drafts to be countersignedby the Secretary.
9. All investments in the public funds tobe made in the names of three Trustees, andall Exchequer bills which may be purchasedshall be deposited at the Bankers, subjectto the control of two members of Committee,one of whom to be a Trustee.
10. Whenever it shall appear that thebalance at the Bankers exceeds the sum of300?., unless there is likely to be someimmediate call for it, such excess shall beinvested in Government securities. TheBankers' book shall be laid upon the table ateach meeting of Committee, and the balancereported and entered in the minutes. Nodebts to be contracted, or payments made,
exceeding 51., but by the authority of theCommittee.
11. The Committee of Management shallhave power \o fill up any vacancies thatmay occur by death or resignation, or toadd to their number by the election of anynew member whom they may deem eligible,such election to take place at the meetingnext after that at which he may have beenproposed.
12. The Committee shall keep a full recordof all its transactions and proceedings. Itshall be the duty of the Secretary to keep aminute-book of the meetings of the generalCommittee and of the Sub-Committees, aprecis-book, a letter-book, a register of ship-wrecks, a list of subscribers, and the accountsof the Institution.
13. The Committee shall convene a generalmeeting of the Subscribers to the Institutionon the 4th day of March, or as soon after asmay be convenient, in each year, and shall laybefore such meeting (in all cases in which theInstitution has voted a reward) a state-ment of the number of persons who mayhave been saved from shipwreck, with thename of the vessels to which they belonged;also a list of the names of all persons towhom medals or rewards may have beenvoted, with the particulars of the servicesthey rendered.
The names, also, and circumstances of anypersons who may have unfortunately perishedin an attempt to save the lives of others,with the particulars of the assistance affordedto their wives and families. Also an accountof the receipts, disbursements, and funds ofthe Institution for the past year, audited bya public accountant.
Also a return of all the life-boats, mortars,rockets, or other apparatus for saving life,belonging to, or established by, or in con-nexion with, the Institution, their actual stateand condition, and that of the boat-houses,carriages, and stores appertaining to them.
14. The rules of the Institution notto be changed, except by the resolution of ageneral meeting specially convened, con-firmed by a subsequent extraordinary orannual general meeting.
LIST OF DONATIONS AND ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
„% Donations under £5 are omitted after being once inserted.
LEGACIES.
1825. JOHN HENRY BECKER, Esq., late of Finsbury Square . .1830. WILLIAM PRIOR, Esq., late of Herne Hill, Camberwell .1830. WILLIAM WALCOT, Esq., late of Oundle, Northamptonshire1832. Mrs. DUPPA, late of Homerton, Middlesex1834. Mrs. HAYMAN, late of Topsham, Devon1848. THOMAS THACKERAY RENNELL, Esq., late of Enfield . .1851. Mrs. JANE GHANTHAM, late of Kerminoham, Cheshire . .
£. a. d.1,000 0 01,827 14 8
50 0 01,000 0 0
100 0 0360 0 0100 0 0
£. s. d.AMHERST, the Earl 21 0 0
Annual . . . . 2 2 0Anglesey, Field Marshal the Marquis of 50 0 0Acland, Sir T. Dyke, Bart., M.P.
Annual . . . . 1 1 0A. B., at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s . . 20 0 0Ackers, G. H., Esq., Morton Hall,
Annual . . . . 1 1 0Pearse, Brice, Esq , . 5 5 0Pearse, Messr». J. and B 10 10 0Pelly, the late Sir John Henry, Bart. . 10 0 0Pelly, Sir John H., Bart. . . . . 5 0 0Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
tion Company . . . . . . . 5 0 0 0Pennant, The Hon. G. H. D. . . . 20 0 0
Pitt, Thomas, Esq., Lombard Street . 20Plummer and Wilson, Messrs. . . . 21Pocock, J. J. Esq 5Pole, The Rev. Henry 10Portman, Edward Berkeley, Esq. . . 21Powells, The Miss, Clapton . . . . 10Powles, John D., Esq 10
By three donations . . . 21Annual . . . . 1 1 0
Powles, A. W., Esq 10Poynder, Thomas, Esq 10Prescott, Charles Elton, Esq. . . . 5Prevost, A. L., Esq 10Price, Son, Marryatt, & Co., Messrs. . 5Primrose, Hon. Bouverie J?., Edinburgh:
Annual . . . . 2 2 0Prior, Mr. William (Legacy) . . 1,827Probyn, Captain, H.C.S. Trinity House 1
By three donations . . . . 8Pulley, Samuel Horton, Esq. . . . 5Purvis, Richard, Esq 5Pusey, Philip, Esq 20
St.-German's, the Earl of . . . .Sadler, Joseph, Esq., Austin Friars:
Annual . . . . 1 1 0Samuel, S. M., Esq.
By three donations . .Saumarez, Capt. Richd., R.N., Bath .Saumarcz, Richard, EsqSchneider, John, EsqSchunck, Souchay, and Co., Messrs. .Scott and Co., Sir Samuel . . . .
Second donation . . . .Seaman, Samuel, EsqSedgwick, Thomas, EsqSeymour, Yice-Adm. Sir G. F., G.C.H.,
C.B., Commander-in-Chief, WestIndies
Second donation . . . .Shears, D.T., Esq.Shears, J. H., EsqShepherd, Captain, Deputy-Master of
the Trinity HouseSikes, Henry, Esq., Clapton . . .
Annual . .Smith, Samuel, EsqSmith, Miss M. VTSmith, Messrs. H. and H. W. . .Somes, Joseph, Esq., Blackwall .Somes, Mrs. Joseph, Westbourne-ter.
Annual . . . . 1 1Spottiswoode, Andrew, Esq. . .Squire, E., EsqStaudert, W. A., EsqStanhope, the Hon. J. HSteane, Capt. John, R.NSteinmetz, J. H., Esq., Lloyd's:
Annual . . . . 1 1Stephenson, Rowland, Esq. . . .Stevenson and Salt, Messrs. . .Stewart, Messrs. A. & WestmorlandStewart, P, M., EsqStokes, Thomas, EsqSt. Olave, the Parish of, SouthwarkStonestreet, the Rev. G. G. . . .Street, Joseph, Esq., Lloyd's:
Annual . . . . 1 1Stringer, E. P., Esq. . . . . .Style, Sir Thos. Charles, Bart. . .SuUivan, Rear-Admiral Sir C., Bart.-.
Annual . . . . 5 5Sykes, Vice-Admiral, V.P. . . .
By three donations .Syrian Subscription Committee.
Annual . . . . 1 1 0West India Dock Company . . . . 50 0 0Wheatley, Capt 5 0 0Wheatley, Miss 5 0 0Wheeler, S., Esq 10 10 0Whitbread and Co., Messrs. . . . 10 10 0White, Messrs. J. and R., Cowes . . 4 4 0
Annual . . . . 1 1 0'Whiteman, 5. C., Esq. 5 5 0
Second donation. . . . . 5 5 0Whiting, Matthew, Esq 5 5 0Widdrington, Capt., R.N., Newton
Hall, Hauxley, Northumberland . . 10 10 0Wilbraham, E. B., Esq. . . . . . 10 10 0Wild, John, Esq .' . . 21 0 0Wildes, George, Esq 5 5 0Wilkinson, Thomas, Esq 21 0 0Williams, C. M., Esq 10 0 0Williams, Robert, Esq 52 10 0Williams, Deacon, and Co., Messrs. . 10 10 0Williams, Dr. Walter D 10 10 0Willis, Henry, Esq 5 5 0Willis, William, Esq 10 10 0Winthrop, B. E., Esq., Dover . . . 10 0 0
Annual . . . . 1 1 0Wingrove, the late Capt., R.N.:
Annual . . . . . 1 1 0Wollaston, G. H., Esq 10 0 0Wollaston, H. S H., Esq 5 0 0Wood, The Rev. G 5 0 0Woodbridge, Dyer, and Co., Messrs. . 10 10 0Woodford, Colonel 3 10 10 0Woods, Edmund, Esq 10 10 0Wright, John, Jun., Esq 5 5 0Wrights, Selby, and Robertson, Messrs. 21 0 0Wyndham, Edward, Esq 10 10 0
TODKG, George F., Esq 10 10 0
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