FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—On the 24th July, at 8 P.M., a flat was seen to drive into broken water on the Barnard Wharf Sand, off Fleetwood. The Fleetwood life-boat proceeded at once to her aid ; she proved to be the William, of Liverpool, coal laden.

The sea was breaking quite over her, and the crew were in a nearly exhausted state.

The crew of the life-boat, by working at the pumps, succeeded in keeping the vessel afloat until a steam-tug came to their aid, when they slipped her cable, were taken in tow, and got her into the harbour.

THORPE, SUFFOLK.—On the 20th October at midnight, during a strong gale with heavy sea, the barge Henry Everest, of Rochester, was driven ashore off Thorpeness.

The Thorpe life-boat was speedily launched, and proceeded to her aid, taking off her crew of 4 men, and landing them in safety. The cost of this boat had been recently presented to the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION by the town of Ipswich.

This was her first service, and her crew reported highly of her behaviour on the occa-

DUNGENESS, KENT.—On the night of the I 21st September, the barque Cruz V., of Oporto, with a general cargo, drove ashore near Dungeness Point. The Dungeness lifeboat was speedily launched, and proceeded through 4 miles, of broken water to her aid, when they found her crew, 14 in number, in an excited state, and about to take to their long-boat, which had they done, they would, to a certainty, have all perished. They were soon got into the life-boat, which landed them in safety. The boat was reported to have behaved remarkably weHlln the occasion.

LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE.—On the 26th October, the schooner Ceres, of Arbroath, ran ashore, in 3 heavy sea, on the Salthouse Bank, striking heavily, and sustaining much, damage. The Lytham life-boat proceeded to the aid of her crew, and remaining by her until the following tide, succeeded in getting her off the bank and taking her into a place of safety.

On the 20th October the Lythara life-boat again rendered a very important service. The American ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore, U.S., 1,140 tons burden, with a crew of 18 men, and a cargo of wheat, flour, and tobacco, stranded on the Horse Bank, north of the River Mersey, the wind blowing a heavy gale from the west at the time. The disaster being seen from Lytham, 8 or 10 miles distant, the life-boat there was quickly launched and towed to the neighbourhood of the wreck by the steamer Loch Lomond.

After casting off tow, she was rowed through a very heavy broken sea, which nearly filled her three times, and then with much risk and difficulty succeeded in taking on board 13 of the wrecked crew, and the Liverpool pilot who had taken charge of the ill-fated ship. A heavy blow of the sea having then caused the breaking of the rope by which she was held to the wreck, she was carried a short distance from it; and the Southport life-boat, coining up at the time, took off the 4 remaining men of the wrecked crew. On landing the 14 rescued men at Lytham, the life-boat's crew were loudly cheered by a large number of assembled spectators, the service being considered one of a very arduous and dangerous character, and very skilfully performed. The vessel soon became a total wreck. The owner of the Loch Lomond, Mr. WILLIAM ALLSUP, not only declined to receive any remuneration for his services in towing the life-boat, but has since given instructions to the masters of each of his steamers that on all future occasions, in the event of their services being required to assist the life-boats in saving lives, they are to leave any other service they may be engaged on, in order to cooperate on that humane work.

SOUTHPORT.—At daylight on the 20th October, the American ship, Annie E. Hooper, was first seen to be ashore on the Horse ! Bank, from Southport, distant five miles.

The life-boat there was at once launched, j and after much exertion on the part of her crew, in rowing her through the very heavy sea, she arrived at the wreck in time to take off the master and 3 of his crew; the other 14 having been already taken off by the Lytham life-boat. This boat had been only a few months previously placed on the station, her cost having been presented to the Institution by JAMES KNOWLES, Esq., of Eagley Bank, this being her first service.

She was reported by the coxswain and crew to have behaved admirably on the occasion.

PADSTOW, CORNWALL.-—On the night of the 8th November, the sloop Loftus, of Padstow, in entering that port, was compelled to anchor in Hell Bay, exposed to a strong westerly wind and heavy sea. At daylight she was discovered from the shore with a flag of distress flying. The Padstow lifeboat was then launched to her assistance, and rowing to her through a very heavy sea, took off her crew of 4 men, there being no hope of saving the vessel, which shortly after was driven ashore from her anchors, and quickly went to pieces. This boat had been named the Albert Edward, by permission of the late PRINCE CONSORT, and it was a not uninteresting coincidence that this valuable service was performed on the day of His Royal Highness the PRINCE OF WALES attaining his majority.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT, SCOTLAND. — On the 13th November, the schooner Ellen, of Liverpool, laden with freestone, on entering the River Dee, struck on the bar at its mouth, in a strong breeze from the S.S.E.

Information of the same having been conveyed to Kirkcudbright, the life-boat at that place was soon launched, and in an hour after reached the vessel, which, with the assistance of her own crew, they succeeded in getting again afloat, taking her to Kirkcudbright : without this assistance, the vessel would have become a total wreck, and her crew would have incurred great risk had they attempted to laud in their own boat.

This was the first service of this boat, which had been only a few months on the station, her cost having boon presented to the Institution bv K. L., a gentleman resident in Manchester. She was reported to have behaved admirably on the occasion.

BUDEHAVEN, CORNWALL.—On the 14tlh November, the smack Mary Elizabeth, of Padstow, was observed to be fast drifting towards the rocky shore, west of Budehaven, in a dismasted and unmanageable state. A high surf was setting into the entrance of Budehaven at the time, but the life-boat wa? quickly launched, and rowed out through the high breakers, which on this part of the coast are of a very heavy and dangerous character. After an hour's hard pull, they reached the vessel, and took off her crew of 3 men, landing them through a very high surf in Widemouth Bay, whence the boat was taken back to her station by land on her transporting-carriage. The unfortunate smack shortly after was dashed ashore on the rocks, and was almost immediately in fragments. The life-boat was reported to have behaved admirably on the occasion.

TEIGNMOUTH, DEVON.—On the night of the 18th November, the fishing yawl, John, struck on the bar at the entrance to the river. One of the 3 men of her crew was soon after washed overboard and drowned.

A coastguard-boat, the crew of which were on the look-out, and heard the cries of the wrecked men, rowed immediately to the spot, but found the sea too heavy on the bar for them to attempt a rescue; they therefore returned to the harbour, and, ringing the alarm-bell, the life-boat's crew were quickly assembled, and the life-boat immediately launched. On arriving at the wreck, they succeeded in taking off the 2 survivors of the wrecked crew; the vessel afterwards becoming a total wreck. As the night was very dark, and the life-boat's crew were all in bed when the alarm was given, they deserved much credit for the promptitude with which they got their boat launched, and proceeded to the scene of the disaster ; indeed, had they been but a little later, the wrecked men would have been lost, as they stated they could only have held on to their wrecked boat for a few minutes longer.

PLYMOUTH.—On the 6th December, the Dutch galliot, Aremana, having got embayed in Whitesand Bay, near the port of Plymouth, let go her anchor, which not holding, she was fast driving towards the shore, when her dangerous situation having been made known to the Government authorities at Plymouth, the Queen's Harbour - Master, Commander J. R. AYLEN, R.N., at once proceeded to her assistance in H. M. Steam-tug Confianoe, taking the life-boat in tow. On arriving at the vessel, 2 miles N.W. of the Rame Head, the life-boat performed essential service by effecting a communication, through the surf, with the distressed vessel, which was thus enabled to be taken in tow by the steamer, and conveyed safely into port. This was the first service of this life-boat, the cost of which had been a few months previously presented to the Institution by Miss BURDETT COUTTS.

In numerous other instances the life-boats of the Institution have proceeded to wrecked vessels since our October report of their services, and hare in many cases rendered valuable service in saving, or assisting to save, the vessels themselves; but not having been directly instrumental in saving the lives of their crews, those services are not here recorded. An enumeration of them will, however, be found in the tabular statement.

(Pages 184 to 187.).