On the 2nd April, at daylight, a vessel, which afterwards proved to be the brig Velocity, of Sunderland, was perceived to be ashore on Sizewell Bank, the wind blow- ing hard from S.S.W. at the time. The Thorpe life-boat was quickly launched through a heavy surf and proceeded to the wreck, taking off her crew of 8 persons and lauding them in safety. The vessel shortly after became a total wreck. The Aid- borough life-boat also proceeded to the rescue of the crew, not being aware of the Thorpe boat having gone to her; having, however, a greater distance to go than the Thorpe boat, she did not arrive in time to be of service. Both these boats were re- ported as behaving admirably on the oc- casion.