Cullercoats, Northumberland. -— On the 24th August last, a fishing-lugger, belong- ing to Sunderland, having struck on a sunken anchor, became disabled, and drove amongst the rocks oft' Cullercoats Harbour, the wind blowing strong from the N.E. at the time. The life-boat at that place was quickly manned and launched, and succeeded in bringing both the boat and her crew of four hands into safety.

Gorleston, Suffolk.—On the 18th Decem- ber 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.

Pakefield, Suffolk.—On the 13th of March last, the brig Henry, of Montrose, in Low- estoft Roads, parted her cables in a strong E.S.E. gale, and was driven on shore under Pakefield lighthouse. The Pakefield life- boat was speedily launched, and succeeded in saving her crew of 11 hands in the midst of a heavy sea, and in conveying them safely on shore.

Portmadoc, N". Wales.—On the morning of the 24th December, the brig Charlotte, of Havre, parted her cables, and was driven on shore on Harlech beach, two miles south of Portmadoc. She had been sometime previously perceived to be in danger from the life-boat station, and the life-boat was launched in readiness to give her assistance, although no signal of distress had been shown. Immediately on the vessel striking, her crew, with the exception of the master, had taken to their long-boat, which was upset in the breakers, when four only of them were saved by the aid of persons from the shore. The life-boat took the master from his vessel and landed him safely at Harlech.

Rye, Sussex.—-On the 27th of December, the Norwegian bark, William, of Tonsberg, ran ashore in thick and squally weather, near Camber, about three miles on the north side of Eye Harbour. The life-boat at No. 31 Tower, on the .opposite side of the harbour, was launched, and succeeded in about an hour in reaching the bark and taking off her crew of twelve persons. She shortly after became a total wreck. The life-boat was manned on the occasion by the Coast-guard in whose charge she is.

The sum of II. each was awarded to them by the Institution for this service.

Tenby, S. Wales.—On the 30th of De- cember last, at 3-30 p.m., the schooner Agenaria, of Bideford, when running in a crippled state for the harbour of Tenby, during a strong S.E. gale, broached-to, and was driven on shore on the south side of the port. The life-boat was, with much exertion on the part of her crew, got out of the harbour, and succeeded, in the midst of a heavy sea, in rescuing the crew, three in number; the mate of the schooner having been washed overboard in the morning.

The Agenoria shortly afterwards broke up.

At 10 p.m. on the same evening intelli- gence was received that another vessel was on shore near Gilter Point, two miles south of Tenby. The life-boat was again launched, in the words of our report, "amidst a fear- ful succession of broken seas, but with undaunted courage and untiring energy, the crew fought against it, and at length suc- ceeded in reaching the wreck (which proved to be the schooner Alexandre, of Nantes), and in rescuing at about midnight five hands, quite exhausted, one- a lad, appa- rently lifeless. The line which held them to the wreck breaking, the life-boat parted from her, but, learning that a little boy was left on board below, by dint of great exertion they succeeded in reaching her again, and in rescuing the little fellow, who had to be brought by force from the cabin and placed in the boat." The whole of the crew were then landed in safety, and the wreck soon after went to pieces. When it is considered that this service took place in the night, in a heavy gale, with squalls of snow, a more gallant service cannot well be conceived, more especially as the crew had no previous experience of the life-boat, which had just returned from London, after undergoing extensive alterations. Lieutenant RICHARD JESSE, R.N., in command of the Coast-guard at Tenby, took charge of the life-boat on each of the above occasions; but his modesty prevented his naming the same in his official report of the circumstances, and the Com- mittee of this Institution only incidentally afterwards learned of his having done so from other sources. The Institution awarded him its silver medal, and the crew received 11. each for the night service, and 10s. each for the previous one in the daytime. The very efficient coxswain of the life-boat, ROBERT PARROTT, chief boatman of Coast- guard, was also shortly afterwards awarded the silver medal of the Institution for his general services on the above and other previous occasions. The behaviour of the life-boat on the occasion was reported to be admirable.