On the 21st of January the Lytham life-boat again rendered a most important service. On the morning of that day a vessel was observed pn the Salthonse Bank making signals of distress, it blowing a hard gale from the N.W., with a heavy sea.

Horses were immediately procured, and the life-boat on her carriage transported 5 miles to windw_ard along the coast, where she was launched, and after two hours' hard pulling succeeded in saving the crew of 12 men from the barque Rubin, of Liverpool. From the heavy sea that was running, and the masts threatening to fall with every lurch the vessel gave, this service was attended with great risk..