On the 15th October, during a strong westerly breeze, the lugger Castletown, of Belfast, in working out of Howth Harbour, struck on a rock near Ireland's Eve. The tide being at the time just on the turn, her position became very perilous, which induced her crew to hoist signals of distress. The Howth life-boat was at once launched to her assistance, and succeeded in rescuing the lugger and her crew of 7 men from their dangerous position, and afterwards in bringing them safely into the harbour. The master of the lugger expressed himself as being truly thankful for the services rendered by the life-boat in saving his property from de- struction..