On the 18th December last, the brig Eliza, of Montrose, drove from her anchors in Yarmouth roads and went on shore, during a violent gale from E.S.E. and heavy sea. The Gorles-ton seamen's life-boat was immediately launched and succeeded in saving her crew, eight in number. The brig almost imme- diately after went to pieces. This life-boat (for an account of which see the 19th No.

of this Journal) had been only a few weeks on the station, having been provided by the boatmen themselves, aided by liberal dona- tions from this Institution and other sources.

She behaved admirably on the occasion, and was described by an eye-witness as " flying through the heavy surfs, under her storm canvas, like a bird on the wing." It must have been a great satisfaction to the Gorles- ton boatmen to see their very creditable exertions in providing themselves with a life-boat so early attended with success in saving the lives of their fellow-creatures.

The life-boat's crew, of eighteen men, were awarded 10s. each by the National Life- boat Institution for their prompt and meri- torious services on this occasion.