REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.—On the 26th October, 1859, the coble Isabella, of Hartlepool, was seen in great danger off Redcar, the wind blowing a strong gale from N. by W., and a heavy sea running. The Institution's Redcar life-boat went off to her, and taking on board her crew, 2 in number, conveyed them safely to the shore.

On the night of the 26th of November, the brig Fortuna, of Memel, stranded on the East Scar Rock, off Redcar. The Redcar life-boat proceeded to her, through a high sea, and took off her crew of 11 men, landing them in safety.

THORPENESS, SUFFOLK.—On the 10th December, at 8 P.M., the brig Henry Morton, of Sunderland, got on shore on the Sizewell Bank, there being a heavy surf on the bank at the time. The Institution's Thorpeness life-boat was launched, and went to the aid of her crew, who were about to attempt leaving in their own boat. These, 8 in number, were taken into the life-boat, and landed in safety ; their own boat being taken in tow, and upsetting in the surf on nearing the beach.

On the 13th December, the sloop Sybil, of Goole, got ashore on Thorpeness, when the life-boat was launched to her aid, and landed her crew of 3 men in safety: 1 man was washed out of the life-boat by a heavy surf.

On the night of the 24th January, the brig Pallas, of Shields, stranded on the Sizewell Bank, in a strong gale from S.S.E., at daylight: being seen from the shore, the Thorpe life-boat proceeded to her, through a very high sea, and succeeded in taking off 3 of her crew. Her master and 3 others had unfortunately previously taken to their own boat, and the boat upsetting, they were all drowned.

ARKLOW, IRELAND.— On the 30th January, 1860, the ship Ann Mitchell ran ashore on the Arklow bank. The Arklow life-boat proceeded to her, and found the Bristol steamer Suly lying near her, but unable to approach sufficiently near to take off her crew, the sea running very high at the time on the bank. A portion of the crew of the wrecked vessel had succeeded in getting on board the steamer in their own life-boat, the remainder, 9 in number, were taken off by the Arklow life-boat, and, at their own request, taken on board the steamer for conveyance to Bristol.

GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK.—On the 17th February, the smack John Bull, of Yarmouth, parted from her anchors, and went ashore on the beach at that place.

The smaller Yarmouth life-boat was soon launched, and proceeded to her through a heavy surf. Captain DAVIES, R.N., Inspecting- Commander of Coastguard going off in her. Of the crew of the wrecked smack, 5 in number, 4 were taken off, when the boat was driven to the beach; a second time she was launched and the last man was rescued, the Coxswain of the lifeboat, GEORGE MILLIGAN, having at considerable risk got on to the rigging of the vessel, to which he had taken, and helped him to descend from it to the boat. For this service Captain DAVIES and the Coxswain MILLIGAN received the silver medal of the Institution.

On the 28th February the brig Zephyr parted her anchors and drove on the Scroby Sand. The larger Yarmouth life-boat proceeded under sail to the assistance of her crew, whom she succeeded in taking off, and with one exception landed them in safety. Owing to the violence of the sea alongside the wrecked vessel, the life-boat could not go alongside, but anchoring and veering down to within a short distance of her, lines were thrown on board, and the wrecked men hauled into the boat through the sea. A poor boy had died from exhaustion on board the vessel, and one of the crew also died on his passage ashore in the life-boat.

AYE, SCOTLAND.—On the 19th of February the barque Niagara, of Troon, was driven ashore in a heavy N.W. gale, 3 miles north of Ayr harbour: the life-boat quickly proceeded thence to her aid, and first landed the master, who had been disabled and was in need of medical assistance, but who wished his crew to remain by the vessel as long as possible with the hope of getting her off. The danger to their lives increasing, the life-boat again put off and rescued the crew, 11 in number, landing them all in safety. The vessel afterwards became a total wreck.

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the 28th February, the brig George and James, of London, ran ashore near Winterton. The life-boat was soon launched and proceeded to her, taking off her crew, 8 in number, and landing them safely at Winterton.

PALLING, NORFOLK.—On the night of the 16th March, the schooner Eliza, of Shields, missed stays and was driven ashore three-quarters of a mile from the Palling life-boat station. The life-boat was quickly launched and proceeded to her, landing her crew, 7 in number, in safety.

PORTMADOC.—On the 1st of April the barque Oberon, of Liverpool, ran ashore on the Causeway Bank in Cardigan Bay. She was seen from Portmadoc, and a large boat was also observed at a great distance from the land, apparently full of people. The Portmadoc life-boat was as soon as possible manned, and proceeded in the direction of the boat, which, after two hours' hard rowing they reached, and found her to be the Oberon's boat, with 15 of her crew on board in an exhausted state, they having been rowing seven hours in a heavy sea, and their boat having then become almost unmanageable.

The life-boat conveyed the whole safely to land; but one of their number died from exhaustion soon after reaching the shore.

The captain and crew stated that they had lost all hope of being saved, until they saw a flag hoisted at the life-boat station, prior to the life-boat being seen by them.

TEIGNMOUTH.—On the night of the 1st of May, the smack Wonder was swamped, off Teignmouth Harbour. The cries of her crew, 2 in number, were heard from the shore, but nothing could be seen from it, the night being very dark. The Teignmouth life-boat was soon launched, and proceeded through a high surf in the direction of the cries, when she happily succeeded in rescuing the unfortunate men, and landed them in safety.

RAMSGATE.—On the 13th February, the Spanish big Samaritano ran ashore on the Wedge Sand, off Margate. The two Margate life-boats having failed to reach the wreck, and become disabled, intelligence of the disaster was conveyed to Ramsgate, together with the information that the crew were in great danger. The Ramsgate lifeboat, belonging to the Harbour Commissioners, was soon manned and taken in tow by their steam-tug, which in bad weather has always her steam up, in readiness to assist vessels in distress.

After long and arduous efforts, having twice carried away the towing-hawser, she arrived near the wrecked vessel, and having slipped from the tug, ran across the sand through a very heavy broken sea, a violent snow-storm occurring at the time. The men on the wreck were found to be all in the fore-rigging, the mainmast having been carried away, and the hull being under water.

Having anchored to windward of the vessel, the life-boat was veered down in the midst of a tremendous broken sea, and the Spanish crew, 11 in number, with 6 Margate boatmen and 2 from Whitstable, 19 in all, were safely got into the boat and conveyed to Ramsgate.

LOWESTOFT.—At noon on the 28th May, the brig Scotia, of Sunderland, with flag of distress flying and mainmast gone, was observed in Gorton Roads, the wind blowing a hard gale from W.N.W. all the time. The Lowestoft life-boat was quickly launched, and proceeded to her, taking off her crew of six men. She had no sooner got them on board than the sloop Three Brothers, of Goole, was seen drifting on to the Gorton Sands. She was soon also reached, and her crew taken off, both crews being then landed in safety at Lowestoft.

Several other life-boats have, during the last few months, been indirectly instrumental to saving lives, by assisting vessels into port.

They have also on many occasions gone off to vessels apparently in distress, which have either got out of danger or not needed their services.