— On the evening of the 22nd January, the schooner Ann Mitchell went ashore near Fleetwood.

The new life-boat, not long before placed there by the NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTI- TUTION, was immediately launched, and taken in tow by a tug-steamer, a strong tide running in against her at the time, and the wind blowing a hard gale from W.N.W.: Captain WASEY, R.N., Inspect- ing Commander of Coast-guard, to encourage the boatmen who manned the life-boat, went off in her. After two hours straggling against wind, sea, and tide, the tow-rope was cast off, and the life-boat with difficulty got within a few yards of the wreck, when a a heavy sea struck and filled her, breaking some of her oars. She was then anchored, and attempted to be veered down to the unfortunate vessel; but the strong tide running, defeated the intention. The anchor being then weighed, another attempt was made to board the vessel to leeward, but a heavy sea striking her, threw her over altogether, her masts falling within a few feet of the life-boat, to the imminent danger of those within her. Again, therefore, it became necessary to anchor the boat to windward and veer down, which was done, and this time they succeeded, lines being thrown on board her and secured. One of the wrecked crew then threw himself into the sea, and was drawn into the boat; but the others appeared fearful, or unable to do so, and from the pitchy darkness and the noise of the elements, no intelligible com- nninications passed between them and those in the boat. The latter also learned from the man who had been saved, that one of those left on board (the boy} had his legs broken, and the master his back injured.

A heavy sea then breaking over the vessel and the boat, carried away the lines, and the life-boat was swept some 300 yards to lee- ward. Another, and final effort was then made to save the 3 remaining persons on board; but on getting once more alongside, they had disappeared, to the great dis- appointment of Captain WASEY and his gallant crew : they had, therefore, to return to the shore with 1 only of the 4 poor fellows whose lives they had done their best to save; the remainder of whom had, from fear or disability, been prevented availing themselves of the proffered aid.

This distinguished and persevering service was performed in a small life-boat rowing six oars only, and occupied nearly nine hours of untiring exertion and exposure, during a dark winter's night; the life-boat having been launched at 6 P.M. on the 22nd, and returning to the shore at 2'40 A.M. on the 23rd.

Soon after daylight another vessel was observed to be apparently sunk on one of the shoals, which surround and extend to a long distance from the port of Fleetwood.

Again Captain WASEY and the Coxswain of the life-boat. JOHN Fox, Chief Boatman of Coast-guard, proceeded in her, with two of the former crew, JAMES TURNER and JOHN ASPINGALL, fishermen. After being towed for two hours against a strong tide and heavy sea by the steam-tug, they reached the wreck, and succeeded in taking from her rigging her crew of 6 men, landing them safely at Fleetwood. The wrecked vessel proved to be the schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone. For their very gallant services the silver medal of the Institution was awarded to Captain WASEY, and to JOHN Fox the Coxswain.