On the 5th January, the barque Emma, of Shields, was driven on the Red- car rocks, near the River Tees, on the York- shire coast. The Redcar life-boat was at once manned and proceeded to the rescue of her crew. After getting twice alongside her, owing to the breaking of their heaving ropes, the crew had to return in an exhausted state, having only rescued the master, as the vessel's crew, for some unaccountable reason, refused to get into the boat. After obtaining some rest and refreshment, the life- boat's crew once more put off and succeeded in saving the remainder of the vessel's crew of 8 persons. The life-boat was reported to have behaved remarkably well oil the oc- casion: she is the oldest life-boat in the kingdom, having been built on Mr. GREATHEAD'S plan in the year 1802.

This life-boat is not in connection with the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, but belongs to the Tees Bay Life-Boat Associa- tion. The Institution, however, awarded its , silver medal to the coxswain of the boat, Robert SkuHdan, in testimony of his gallant conduct on this and previous occasions. The crew were locally rewarded.