ON the 10th October last at an early hour the inhabitants of Brighton were aroused from their beds by the report of an approach- vious to the life-boats reaching the wreck, several rockets with lines attached had been fired under the superintendence of Captain WILLOUGHBY, R.N., Inspecting Commander of Coast-guard, to effect, if possible, a communication with her by line, but it appears without effect.

There are three reasons why we think this case of shipwreck especially deserving of record:—1st. It was a very gallant case of saving life under difficulties. For each of the three life-boats engaged in the service was of an inferior character, as evinced by their filling with water and being thereby disabled, it being one of the most necessary qualities of a life-boat that all water shipped should be self-ejected, and the buoyancy of the boat be thereby preserved. 2nd. The public spirit of the boatman, WRICHT, in providing and maintaining a life-boat on his own account, and his courage, determination, and perseverance, in making four successive attempts, undeterred by failure, until he had attained his object and rescued the remainder of the shipwrecked crew, are deserving of especial record. 3rd. The occurrence of a wreck at Brighton, where such accidents are not frequent, and the narrow escape of the crew owing to the imperfect character of the means available to afford relief, is an illustration of the fact—that, because wrecks have been unfrequent in any exposed locality, its population are not justified in expecting a permanent immunity from them—and, that fact being granted, of the duty that devolves on certainly every wealthy or populous neighbourhood to provide the most efficient means to meet such calamities in the event of their occurring.

We are happy in being enabled to add, that at a public meeting held at Brighton shortly after the above occurrence! it was resolved to immediately take steps to provide the most efficient life-boat protection; which has resulted in the formation at Brighton of a Branch of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, which Society is now having a first-class life-boat constructed for the locality, the inhabitants providing a house for the reception of the boat, and undertaking to subscribe annually a sufficient amount for its permanent support.