On the 27th November a boat with four men in her was upset in the entrance to Teignmouth harbour, when attempting to board a vessel coming in.

One man succeeded in getting on board the ship, but the boat herself, with two men clinging to her, and the third man holding by an oar, were carried by the ebb tide over the bar and out to sea through a very heavy surf. The life-boat was launched and pro- ceeded over the bar, but it having become dark nothing could at first be seen of the boat or men. Fortunately, however, their cries were presently heard, and the two men clinging to the swamped boat were picked up. The other unfortunate man, HENRY WHITEAWAY, a pilot, was nowhere to be seen. The life-boat was very highly re- ported on upon the occasion. The ALDBOROUGH, LOWESTOFT, PAKE- FIELD, PORTMADOC, and EHTL life-boats, belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT IN- STITUTION, have also recently been taken out to assist wrecked vessels ; but as their ser- vices did not immediately result in saving lives we need not remark on them further than to state that the life-boats are often taken out through heavy seas, in reply to signals of distress or where danger is ap- parent, yet on arriving at the object their services may not be required, or the vessel may be found to have been previously de- serted by her crew.