462 On saving the Lives of Marizizrs. 
Thames by persons who had on the ¢ The Seaman’s Friend,’ 
both in swimming and rowing; have unanimously agreed 
upon the following Resolutions : ie 
«© 1, Resolved,—That it is-the opinion of this committee, 
That the application of cork, after the mode invented by 
Mr. Mallison, is effectual for the preservation of persons 
m the water; and it appears, from the evidence taken, 
that experiments have been made, as well by persons who 
could swim, as by those who could not, in the open sea 
and in rough water, and by one person in particular, a 
good swimmer, in a situation of uncommon peril, all of 
which have been quite successful. 
€¢ 2, Resolved,— That it is the opinion of this committee, 
That the application of the invention to the crews of boats 
going off from ships to shore, or returning in stormy wea- 
ther, would be exceedingly useful ; and on all dangerous 
services of the same nature; especially as the use of the 
invention cannot materially impede the action of the limbs 
either in rowing, walking, or making any necessary exer- 
tion on the beach; and the committee have no doubt, that 
in many dreadful disasters which have happened, such ag 
fire, or foundering of ships at sea, when in company with 
other vessels, (as in the instances of the Prince George, 
Admiral Broderick’s ship, in the seven years war, and the 
Queen Charlotte, not manv years since, in the Mediter- 
ranean,) if a quantity of .§ The Seaman’s Friend’ invented 
by Mr. Mallison had been on board, many valuable lives 
would have been saved. 
¢3. Resolved,—That it is the opinion of this committee, 
That the mvention of Mr.«Mallison is well deserving of 
public attention.” 
We cannot close the present article without noticing the 
zealous labours of another individual in the cause of hu- 
manity ; we mean Mr. Thomas Cleghorn, the author of a 
little volume entitled “* The Hiydro-Aéronaut, or Naviga- 
tor’s Life-buoy, being an easy and effectual Method of pre- 
venting the Loss of Lives by Drowning in Cases of Ship- 
wreck.” The principal intention of this work is to show, 
that “* without any particular precaution, every ship has 
almost always within itself effectual means to prevent the 
‘loss of any of its crew in cases of shipwreck, and others of 
a similar nature; and that man, naturally the most help- 
less of animals in water, may easily acquire buoyancy suf- 
ficient to support him individually in that element.” “The 
means he recommends are so simple, and at the. same time 
so effectual, that it excites surprise to think they should for 
so great a length of time haye been overlooked. Two. ig 
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