[from Cubbon - Bibliography, Vol 1, 1933]

LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.

(Arranged in order of date of publication.)

HILLARY(Sir William, Baronet). A Plan for the Construction of a Steam Life Boat; also for the extinguishment of fire at sea. 2nd edn. London : Geo. B. Whittaker. 1825. pp. 20. 210x125. [2065, B 162]
The first edition, not in the Library, was published the same year.

Letters from Sir William Hillary on the 'City of Glasgow' being wrecked in Douglas Bay, and the rescue of fifteen passengers. In Tinnes, London, Nov. 21, 1825. [3030, L 6]

An Appeal to the British Nation on the Humanity and Policy of forming a National Institution for the preservation of lives and property from Shipwreck. 4th edn. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. 1825. pp. 54. 210x125. [2065, B 162]
5th edn. London: Geo. B. Whittaker. 1825. pp. īv,64. 210x125. [2067, B 162]
Records in detail the founding of the Lifeboat Institution in 1824.

The National Importance of a Great Central Harbour for the Irish Sea, accessible at all times to the largest vessels, proposed to be constructed at Douglas in the Isle of Man. 1st edn. Douglas: Printed for G. Jefferson, Duke Street, by Baldwin Cradock & Son. 1826. pp. 22. Plan of Douglas Bay and Harbour, with the Breakwater proposed by Sir W. Hillary. 210x125. [2067, B 162]

The First Annual Report of the I.M. District Association of the Royal Nat. Inst. for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. Douglas: G. Jefferson. 1827. pp. 28. 210x125. [2067, B 162]
The Isle of Man Society was founded on Jan. 6, 1826, and committees were formed for Castletown, Douglas, Peel and Ramsey.

A Letter to the Trustees of the Academic Fund in the Expediency and Importance of Establishing a School of Navigation in the Isle of Man. Douglas. 8vo. pp. 15. [B 162] Not in Library.

Subscriptions / for Building / A Tower of Refuge/ from Shipwreck / on St. Mary's Rock in Douglas Bay, / Isle of Man, / on the plan proposed / by Sir William Hillary, Bart. / Printed by G. Jefferson / 1834. pp. 4. 200x134. [5783, B 162 W. Cubbon Coll.]
This is possibly unique, no other copy being known. The total cost of the building was £254/12/0, and Sir William Hillary gave £73/6/0. The architect was John Welch.

The Ninth Annual Report of the LM. District Association of the Royal Nat. Ins. for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, from the 5th July, 1834, to the 5th July, 1835. Douglas: G. Jefferson. 1835. pp. 4. 210x125. [2066, B 162]

The Tenth Annual Report of the LM. District Association of the Royal Nat. Ins. for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, from the 5th July, 1835, to the 5th July, 1836. Douglas : G. Jefferson. 1836. PP. 4. 210x125. [2066, B162]

The National Importance of a great Central Harbour for the Irish Sea, accessible at all times to the largest vessels, proposed to be constructed at Douglas, in the Isle of Man. 3rd edn. Walls & Fargher, Mona's Herald Office. 1836. pp. 20. 210x125. [1496, B 162]
There is an Appendix by Sir William referring to the Plans submitted by Captain Denham and Sir John Rennie.

Observations on the Proposed Changes in the Fiscal and Navigation Laws of the Isle of Man. 1st edn. 8vo. pp. 15. 1837. Walls & Fargher. [B 162]
The 2nd edn. appeared the same year. Not in Library.

Report of Royal Nat. Ins. for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. London: J. J. Metcalfe. 1839. pp. 112. 205x130. [4326, B 162]
p. 19 gives a list of lifeboats at Douglas, Ramsey, Castletown and Peel.
p. 25 gives an account by Sir W. Hillary of a rescue from the schooner 'Vernon' in Laxey Bay, May 19, 1837.

A Letter to the Rt. Hon. Lord John Russell, H.M. Secretary of State for the Home Department, on the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. Robert Fargher, Mona's Herald. 1842. pp. 12. 225x145. [4011, B 162]

Great Central Harbour of Refuge for the Irish Sea in Douglas Bay, by means of floating Breakwaters. Proceedings of a Public Meeting at the Court House, Douglas, January 18, ]842. Sir Wm. Hillary, Baronet, Chairman. 4th edn. Douglas : Robert Fargher. 1842. pp. 20. 210x125. View of a Refuge Harbour protected by floating breakwaters. [2066, B 162]
Taken from a Report of a Royal Commission on Irish Fisheries.

The National Importance of a great Central Harbour of Refuge for the Irish Sea, proposed to be constructed at Douglas Bay. 4th edn. Douglas: Robt. Fargher, Mona's Herald. 1842. pp. 24. 210x125. [2066, B 162]

Number of Persons saved from Vessels wrecked since 1822 on the coast of the Isle of Man, for which medals have been given. Douglas: Robert Fargher. 1842. pp. 4. 210x125. [2066, B 162]
Gives brief account of the wreck of the ' St. George' on Conister, and a letter to Sir Wm. Hillary from Lord Viscount Exmouth.

An Authentic List of Vessels Wrecked on the Coast of the Isle of Man from the year 1822 to 1841, both inclusive. By Robert Kelly, Esq., Advocate and Notary Public. 1st edn. Douglas: J. Quiggin, Custom-house, Quay. 1842. pp. 8. 250x150. [3965, B 162]

HILLARY (Sir William, Baronet). Memorial addressed to the Lieutenant-Governor . R. Fargher. 8vo. pp. 7. Not in Library. [B 162]

Proceedings of a Public Meeting held in the Court-house, Douglas. March 18, 1845, for the purpose of petitioning H.M. Government to construct a Great Central Harbour of Refuge in Douglas Bay. [.Sir William Hillary, Bart., in the chair.] Douglas: R. Fargher. 1845. pp. 16. 210x125. [2066, B 162]

An Authentic List of Vessels wrecked on the coast of the Isle of Man from the year 1822 to 1845, both inclusive; prepared by direction of the Commissioners of Harbours. Douglas : l'. Curphey. 1845. pp. 8. 250x155. [3965, B 162]
There were 142 wrecked vessels and 172 lives lost in the 24 years 1822-45.

Launch of a New Lifeboat at Peel, with woodcuts. In Graphic, Oct. 24, 1885. [3031, L 6]

MOORAT (E. A.). The Founder of Lifeboats, Sir William Hillary. In Church Monthly. N.D. Portrait and view of Tower of Refuge. [L 6]

Royal Nat. Lifeboat Ins. Annual Reports for 1902-1904. London : Clowes. 245x155. [5183, B 162]

GILL (William). The Hero King: an Epic Poem [in honour of Sir William Hillary]. Douglas : Norris-Meyer Press. 1907. pp. 24. 220x175. 6d. [1060, J 8]

WOOD (G. W.). A Manx Patriot (Sir Wm. Hillary), In Mx Quar. xiv, p. 127. [L6]

SHEE (George F., M.A.). Sir William Hillary, founder of the Roy. Nat. Lifeboat Institution. In The Lifeboat,May 1921. pp. 159-165. [1925,B 162]
Photographic view of Hillary's grave in St. George's Churchyard, Douglas.

Ceremony of Unveiling by the Lieut.-Governor, and Service of Dedication by the Lord Bishop, on 1st April, 1921, of the Tablet in St. George's Churchyard to the memory of Lieut.-Col. Sir William Hillary, Baronet, Lieut. Turcopolier of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (born 1771, died 1847). 1921. pp. 4. 210x130. [5785, B 162]

Roy. Nat. Life-boat Inst. Manchester and District Branch Centenary Bazaar, May 1924. Craig Kelly. pp. 94. Illus. 1/-. 250x180. [5137, B 162]
Portrait of Sir W. Hillary, and a view of the new lifeboat stationed at Ramsey.

OTHER PAMPHLETS BY SIR WILLIAM HILLARY.

HILLARY (Sir William, Baronet). Suggestions for the Improvement and Embellishment of the Metropolis. London. 8vo. pp. 34. [B 162] Not in Library.

__A Sketch of Ireland in 1824. London. 8vo. pp. 37. [B 162]

__The Naval Ascendency of Britain. London. 8vo. pp. 60. [B 162]

__A Letter to the Shipping and Commercial Interests of Liverpool. G. Jefferson. 8vo. pp. 8. [B 162]

__Suggestions for the Christian Occupation of the Holy Land. Penrice & Wallace. 8vo. pp. 8.

LIGHTHOUSES.

Sketch of Douglas Lighthouse, 1798. In Feltham's Tour. See also Class F 70/1.

GELL (Sir James). The Lighthouses, Trinity House, etc. In Mx Soc. xii, 223-7. [F 64]

Chicken Rock Lighthouse, with woodcut. In Leisure Hour,c 1875. [3030, L 6]

Lighthouses on the Manx Coast. In I.M. Times, Sept. 4, 1926. [5500]

Fog-Signal Station: Report of Committee of Tynwald on erection and equipment of a Fog-Signal Station, etc. Undated. B. & S. [1906.] pp. 3. 330x210. [6129, D 152]

Report of the Committee of Tynwald to inquire into report upon the proposed erection and equipment of a Fog-Signal Station, etc., on Douglas Head. B. & S. 1906. pp. 3. 330x205. [B 164]

Manx Lighthouses. London: Admiralty Hydrographic Dept. 1919. pp. 38-39. Illus. 220x140. [B 164]
Illus. of Langness, Calf of Man, Chickens, and Point of Ayre Lighthouses.

" SMUGGLING."

The Running Trade. In Lond. Mag. or Gent. Intelligencer, 1754. p. 521. [914, B 166 G.F.C. Coll.]

Smuggling in relation to the Isle of Man, by Malachy Postlethwayt. [In The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, 1755.] [5329, B 166]

Smuggling in the Isle of Man. In The London Chronicle, or Universal Evening Post, No. 121. p. 339-40. [ From Postlethwaite's Commercial Interest.] London. 4to. 1757. [B 166]

ROLT. A History of Trade and Commerce. Notices Smuggling in Isle of Man. London. fo. 1761. [B 166] Not in Library.

Measures to prevent Smuggling. In London Mag. Aug. and November, 1764. [B 166] Not in Library.

Smuggling. In Scots Mag. Dec. 1764, 682. Also, 1766, 302-9, 361. [2783, B 166 G.W.W. Coll.]

Smuggling Adventurers first came from Liverpool c. 1670; and the Contraband Trade With Scotland. In Train's Hist. ii, 306, 319.

The Mischief Act [1765] and the so-called Smuggling Trade. In Mx Soc. xii, 104-6, 192-3.

George Savage, Water-Bailiff; evidence as to his Admiralty Courts at Peel, 1791. In Mx Soc. xxxi, 258-9. Smuggling. In Townley's journal, 1791, and Robertson's Tour, 1794.

Duties, Fiscal Laws and Smuggling. In Feltham's Tour, Mx Soc. vi, 70-4.

Manx Smuggling. In All the Year Round. July 1884. [5779, B 166]

Smuggling. See A. W. M. Hist. pp. 428-438, 598-601; Thomas Grindley's booklet on ' The Story of the Revestment,' 1903, and 'The Story of the Crown Revenue,' 1903; Section F70/1 Eng. Parl. Papers.

Notes on Manx ' Smuggling' from a Scottish Source. By P. G. Ralfe and W. Cubbon. In Proc. ii, pt. 3.

An Account of Manx Smuggling: being the personal narrative, hitherto unpublished, of Capt. Webber, of Incidents of the 'Running Trade' in the mid-Eighteenth Century . . with Introduction and Notes by G. W. Wood. In Mx Quar. xxi, 1920. [3083, L 6]

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