LYME REGIS, DORSET.— On the 14th No- vember, 1860, the smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis, culm lade*, was driven ashore at the back of the Northern harbour wall, the Wind blowing a hard gale' from the S.W. at the time, and the night being very dark. The Lyme Regis life-boat was quickly branched, and proceeded to the aid of her crew, three in number, who were taken off, sod landed in safety, although with some difficulty and risk, owing to her position" on the rocks and die intense darkness of the bight. The behaviour of the life-boat was much praised on the occasion.

,NORTHUMBERLAND.'— At daybreak on the iJ3rd November, a schooner, the Susan and Isabella, of Dundee, laden with potatoes, was observed under Coquet Island, with a signal of distress flying, Her cargo having shifted daring the bight. The wind was blowing hard from the east at the 'time, with a heavy sea on. The Hauxley life-boat was immediately launched, and took off her crew of five men, landing them in On the 1st January 1861, another dchot«er, the Prospeet, of Berwick-on-Tweed, laden with colds; with ft crew of Sii Sse'fi, who observed at aneriod & the' Ciouet Roads, apparently in a sinking state* and close to the broken water on the Fan bread Rocks, her crew being in her long-boat, fast to her stem. Tie Hanxley life-boat was quickly Umncfaed through a high *trrf,«md succeeded in taking ttf«K oh board, arid landing them in safety, which could not Have been effected in their owfi boat. MtDDLEtCu H. pAirts Esq., and Captain HIPPLEWHITE, harbour master at Amble, members of the local committee of management, went off in the life-boat AKDMORE, IRELAND.— -On the 26th December, 1860, the brigantine -Owit of Fredeficfcshamn, from Bordeaux, laden wtft wteat and brandy, struck on a reef of rocks in Ardmore Bay, the wind blowing & gale from S.E. The Ardmore life-boat was soon manned by a crew of Coastguard-men and fishermen, a gentleman named JOHN RODERICK taking a vacant oar ; the surf was stated to have been very heavy at the time, and great credit was attached to those who manned the life-boat : all their efforts, however, to reach the vessel failed, the boat filling with the Surfs, bat quickly relieving herself again of them.

The crew of the wrecked vessel then veered a small boat to the shore by a imej which, although it swamped when near the shore, yet was carried near enough to it to enable the persons on the beach to reach it by wading into the surf. Thereupon the coxswain of the life-boat, finding they could not progress tmdet oargj returned to the shore, and the line from the vessel being made fast to the bow of the life-boat arid a rocket line to her stern; she was hauled off to the wreck by the crew of the latter. Seven of the crew were got into her with difficulty, there being a fearful sea breaking over her, which risked the destruction of the boat against her sides, when the rope being cut, She was hauled to the shore by the persons on the beach, landing the unfortunate men in safety. One of the vessel's crew, in the confusion, was left on board the wreck ; but the vessel being driven nearer to the beach by the rising tide, he presently threw himself into the sea, with a small raft, on which he managed to retain Md until driven tear enough to the beftcfo to be grappled by parties going into tine Surf Wi his aid* i CpiorwAUi.— On the night of the 31st Dec, last the brigantine tfuggtt, of Bideford, was driven from her anchors, and stranded on the " Doomed " bar, in Padstow harbour, a Heavy westerly gale blowing at the time. The crew, five in number,- took to their own boat, bat were speedily carried by the force of wind and tide into a- very dangerous position near the harbour mouth, where they let go' their anchor , to prevent their being swept round the point to inevitable destruction. In this position they were seen from the Shore, when the Padstow life-boat, which had already boarded their vessel, proceeded to their assistance, and took them off safety, just before a heavy sea filled and Sunk the boat.

CULLEROOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. — On the 1st January, 1861, the brig Lovely Netty, of Seaham, was driven ashore on Whitley Sands, two miles from Cullercoats, and three miles north of the Tyne. A strong gale was blowing from E.S.E., with a heavy sea and showers of snow and sleet.

The Cullercoats life-boat was promptly drawn on her carriage to the spot, and launched through a high surf, when she succeeded in taking off six of the crew, and landed them in safety. A boy was unfortunately drowned, as before he could be got into the boat the mainmast fell, and entangled him in its rigging. The vessel almost immediately afterwards broke tip. The lifeboat was reported to hare behaved remarkably well, and her coxswain and crew to have acted in the most prompt and energetic manner; indeed, bad they not done so the vessel would have broken up, and the crew have been drowned, before the arrival of the life-boat to their aid.

. — On the 6th January the brig Arefhuaa, of Myth, went ashore on the Gross Sand, near Great Yarmouth. The Caister life-boat was immediately launched, and proceeded, under sail, to the rescue of her Crew, eight in number, whom she succeeded in taking on board and landing in safety at Caister. As the life-boat had to cross the Barber Sands, on which there was a very heavy surf breaking, and to take the wrecked crew off in a very heavy broken sea m the Cross Sand, the work was attended both by difficulty and danger.

SKERRIES, COUNTY DUBLIN. — On the 9th February the schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston, laden with coals, was driven ashore north of the harbour of Skerries, in a heavy easterly gale. The Skerries life-boat immediately proceeded to her aid, and took off her crew, four in number, landing them safely.

On the same afternoon, three hours later, the smack Gipsy, of Newry, also coal laden, Was driven on the rocks on the north side of Colt Island, one of the Skerries group.

The life-boat again put off, and after a hard tow against a heavy sea, took off her crew, four in number, but in doing set got herself stove in on the rocks; she, however, landed them safely, but the master, who had had his leg broken, died shortly after being landed, SEATON CAREW, DURHAM.—On the 10th February, in the fearful gale from the east which caused such destruction to shipping and terrible loss of life on our east coast, the brig Providence, of Shields, coal laden, was driven on the Long Scarr Rocks between the mouth of the Tees and Hartlepool. The Seaton Carew life-boat was quickly launched, and proceeding to her assistance through a high surf took off her crew, eight in number, and landed them in safety. She had scarcely done so when she was again called to the aid of the brig Mayflower, of Newcastle, also coal laden, which had gone ashore on the East Gare Sand, off the Tees mouth.

The life-boat also took off her crew of eight men, and safely landed them.

On the previous day this boat had, in conjunction with the West Hartiepool life-boat, endeavoured to save the crews of the brig Alliance of Guernsey, and schooner Warnsbeck of Shields, which were wrecked on the Long Scarr Rocks, but although every effort was made, they were unsuccessful, owing to the difficult position into which the vessels had driven on these dangerous rocks. As it was, the boat was herself injured and partially disabled thereby The Honorary Secretary to the Seaton Cai£W Branch of this Institution thus writes on this case:— " Persevering efforts were made for nearly two hours to save the crews by the Seaton Carew and West Hartiepool lifeboats, but, I deeply regret to say, without success. .The great extent of rock between the wrecks and the open water rendered them unapproachable, and when they broke up, all on board perished. I wish you had been here on that disastrous Saturday and Sunday (9th and 10th February), I am sure you would have been gratified to see the gallant way in which our crew worked, though composed; as yon know, chiefly of landsmen. They were going from 9 A.M.

on Saturday until il A.M. «n Sunday, without rest, and not only attending to onr own life-boat, but helping to man the West Hartlepbbl boat when short bT hands." Are not such services, to which onr lifeboat crews are sometimes called, above all praise, and beyond the reach of any pecuniary reward ? CARNSOBE, COUNTY WEXFORD.—On the night of the 10th February, the bark Guyana, of Glasgow, bound to the West Indies, was driven ashore on the Carrig Rocks, off Greenore Point, County Wexford, in a N.E.

gale. Intelligence having been conveyed to the Carnsore life-boat station, the crew of the life-boat were called up, and horses pro cured, and the boat started on her mission jpf mercy at about 3 A.M. Owing to the dreadful state of the roads from heavy rains, and the circuitous route of many miles that the boat had to perform, it was nearly 9 A.M.

before she arrived at Greenore, notwithstanding that no less than seven horses were employed to draw her. She had then to be taken off her carriage, and lowered down a steep cliff eighty feet in height. This was successfully performed under the direction of Captain PARTRIDGE, R.N., Inspecting Commander of Coastguard. She was then launched through a high surf, and proceeded to the wreck, Capt. PARTRIDGE: and the Chief Officer of Coastguard, Mr. BARBETT, going off in her. On arriving near the vessel, however, the force of wind, tide, and sea was so great that it was found impossible to reach her; the boat was therefore anchored for* while to rest the crew. A second attempt was then again made, but •with no better success. A third time, some of the oars being double manned, the boat proceeded, and rowing to windward of the wreck, cast anchor, and was veered down to her. The whole crew, numbering no less than nineteen in all,'were then got safely into her, and conveyed to the shore, which was reached at 2 • 30 P.M., after more than five hours' severe exposure and exertion. Some of the wrecked crew when landed were in a very exhausted state.

THAMORE, COUNTY WATERFORD.—On the night of the 16th February, the Greek brig San Spiridione, of Galaxide, coal laden, was driven ashore in Tramore Bay, in a south gale. As she made no signals of distress, her dangerous position was not seen from the shore until daylight on the 17th, when the Tramore life-boat was manned and launched through a very high surf; the efforts of her crew were, however, unavailing, and they becoming exhausted, she was brought back to the shore. She was then replaced on her carriage and drawn to a more favourable position for launching, and was again manned by another volunteer crew, and this time succeeded in getting close to the wreck; but the foreigners would not throw themselves into the water to be picked up by the crew of the life-boat, the latter not being able to get near enough for them to jump into the boat. Whilst remaining by the wreck, a heavy surf broke over the boat and upset her, throwing her crew into the water; but being supported by their cork life-belts, three of them regained and got into the boat; the rest, five in number, made for the shore, which all reached in safety. After a while the vessel began to break up, and the crew were precipitated into the surf, clinging to the spars and fragments of the hull, &c. The life-boat was then a third time launched, and succeeded in saving two of the unfortunate crew; two others were saved by persons wading into the surf to their rescue as they neared the shore. One gentleman, JAMES BUDD, Esq., Honorary Secretary to the Tramore Branch of the Institution, rode into the surf on his horse, and succeeded in saving one of the wrecked crew by throwing a cork life-belt to him in the water, but he was twice washed off his horse whilst making these humane efforts. The coxswain of the life-boat had charge of her on each occasion of her launching, and did his utmost to insure success. Fortunately, such cases of partial failure are the exception to the general rule, but it must be expected, in such hazardous and difficult undertakings, that failure should sometimes occur.

On the 20th February the services of this life-boat were again called into requisition.

The Austrian schooner Voador du Fo« a,with a cargo of Indian corn and figs, was driven ashore in Tramore Bay, in a S.W. gale, when the life-boat was quickly launched, and succeeded in taking off her crew of eight men, landing them in safety, the vessel shortly after breaking up.

BOULMKE, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On the night of the 27th March the schooner Hortensia, of Hanover, drove ashore on the North Steel Eocks, near Boulmer. The Boulmer life-boat was soon launched through a high surf, and proceeded to the rescue of.

her crew, which they succeeded in effecting with some difficulty, and after being three times foiled in the attempt. The master, however, who was in a state of intoxication at the time, resolutely refused to leave his vessel, and was shortly afterwards washed overboard and drowned. The wreck soon after broke up.

The above cases are all that we have space for under our usual heading of " Life-boat Services." The following is a list of other services performed by the life-boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION during the last winter months :— Appledore life-boat, on 9th Oct., 1860, saved 5 men from the schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth.

Fleetwood life-boat, on 20th Oct., saved 16 men from the barque Vermont, of Halifax.

Filey life-boat on 10th Nov., saved 5 men from the brig Flying Fish, of Whitby; Also, on 30th Dec., saved 7 men from the brig Gloucester, of South Shields.

Yarmouth life-boat, on 18th Nov., saved 6 men from the schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester.

Newbiggin life-boat, on 28th Nov., saved 3 men from the schooner Rose, of Lynn.

Middlesborough life-boat, on 2nd Dec,, saved 11 men from the brig Prodroma, of Stockton; Also, on 7th April, 1861, saved 4 men from the schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven.

Seaton Carew life-boat, on 16th Dec., saved 7 men from the brig Eliza, of Middlesborough.

Rosslare (Co. Wexford) life-boat, on 21st Dec., saved 6 men from the Danish brigantine Freia, of Konigsberg.

Lossiemouth life-boat, on 1st Jan., 1861, saved 3 men from the schooner Thomas and Jane, of Dundee.

Whitburn life-boat, on 5th Jan., saved 4 men from a fishing-boat.

Cardigan life-boat, on 21st Jan., saved 8 men from the schooner Demi Wyn, of Portmadoc.

Penmen life-boat, on 25th Jan., saved 2 men from the flat Cymraei, of Beaumaris; Also, on 10th Feb. saved 4 men from the schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood.

Castletown life-boat, on 9th Feb., saved 3 men from the lugger Nimrod, of Castletown.

Arklow life-boat, on 9th Feb., saved 5 men from the schooner William, of Morecambe.

Redcar life-boat, on 9th Feb., saved 10 men from the brig Roman Empress, of Shields.

Rhyl life-boat, on 9th Feb., saved 5 men from the schooner William, of Liverpool.

Wicklow life-boat, on 9th Feb., saved 8 men from the brig New Draper, of Whitehaven.

Holyhead life-boat, on 19th Feb., put off and rendered assistance to the schooner Fumette Miner, of Barrow; Also, on 6th March, saved 4 men from the schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgwater.

Aldborough life-boat, on 2nd March, saved 6 men from the brig La Jeune Maria Therese, of Labourne, and took off 5 men from the barque Perseverance, of Scarborough, which vessels had been in collision.

Portmadoc life-boat, on 6th March, saved 17 men from the ship Danube, of Belfast..