NEW ROMNEY, KENT.—On the 31st December, two French fishing-smacks were seen driving out of Duugeness Roads down on a lee-shore, off Dymchurch. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the S.W.

The Dungeness life-boat, the Providence, was soon launched, and succeeded in reaching one of the vessels just as she reached the breakers, and took off the crew of 7 men, landing them in safety. The other vessel succeeded in getting out of danger.

TEIGNMOUTH, DEVON.—On the 11th January, news was received at this station that the services of the China life-boat were urgently needed in Torbay, as many vessels were in great danger of being wrecked during a strong gale of wind from the N.E. The China life-boat was thereupon despatched by land, and upon her arrival at Torbay, she went off, and brought safely ashore 11 men from the brig Jessie, of London, which had been in collision with the brig Cheshire Witch, of London. The crews of several vessels had unhappily perished before the arrival of the life-boat at Torbay.

KINGSGATE, KENT.—On the 11th January, the Norwegian brigantine, Fremad, was stranded in Kingsgate Bay, during a strong gale of wind from N.E. by N. The Brave Robert Shedden life-boat was soon launched and rescued the vessel's crew of 7 men.

PALLING, NORFOLK.—On the 11th January the schooner Laurel, of Goole, came on shore, during a strong wind and heavy sea.

The Parsee life-boat, which was immediately launched, succeeded in saving the crew of 3 men, and in landing them afterwards in safety.

GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK.—On the 11th January, the brig Thoughtful, of Sunderland, bound from that port to London with coals, dragged her anchors, and came on shore during a gale of wind from the E.N.E. and heavy sea. The Yarmouth surf life-boat was quickly launched, and brought ashore the crew of 8 men. The vessel soon afterwards sank.

On the night of the 20th January, the Yarmouth large life-boat went out in reply to signals of distress from a vessel on the Scroby Sands. There was a strong wind blowing at the time, with heavy squalls. On arriving at the spot the life-boat's crew found the brigantine George, of Goole, striking heavily on the Sand. In consequence of the shoal water, some difficulty was experienced in rescuing the crew of 6 men. All were, however, eventually taken off, and brought in safety to the shore.

The life-boat afterwards put off again with the view of endeavouring to get the vessel off the Sand, but, in the meantime, the Caister life-boat had also put off, and had succeeded in saving her. Subsequently the brigantine was brought into harbour.

On the llth February, the Yarmouth surf life-boat went off in reply to signals of distress from a vessel on the North Beach. A heavy gale was blowing from the S.S.E. at the time. When the lifeboat arrived alongside, the sea was making a clean breach over the ship, and it was with great difficulty that the crew of 9 men were rescued. The vessel proved to be the barque Reliance, of Whitby, bound from Middlesborough to Dieppe with coals.

On the following day the same life-boat again went out, and brought ashore the crew of 7 men from the brig Pero, of Whitby, which had stranded about a mile to the N. of Yarmouth during a heavy gale from the S.S.E.

On the night of the 23rd March the services of this valuable life-boat were again brought into requisition. During a terrific gale of wind from the S., and a very heavy sea, the beachmen on the look-out had observed a vessel driving with both anchors down. The captain and 2 of his crew had been ashore on business during the day, and in consequence of the gale were unable to get off again. When nearing the beach signals of distress were shown from the vessel, and the life-boat was immediately manned and launched.

While on her way to the rescue, the lifeboat was several times fairly under water.

The vessel was, however, at last reached, and the remainder of the crew, 3 in number, were brought safely ashore in the life-boat.

About two hours afterwards, the weather having somewhat moderated, the beachmen launched the large life-boat, and succeeded in warping the vessel to a safe anchorage— keeping possession of her until mid-day, when her own crew were brought off from the shore. She proved to be the schooner Ann, of Torquay, bound from Shields to that port with coals.

ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—During a heavy gale from N.E., on the 16th January, the Bessie, of Hayle, a new screw-collier, worth 10,000/., went a shore on Hayle Bar. She soon became firmly imbedded in the sand, and her crew, consisting of 9 men, had to take to the fore-top. The Moses life-boat and the rocket-apparatus were taken to the spot without delay. The sea was running mountains high at the time. It was too distant, however, for the rocket-apparatus to reach the vessel, and the life-boat was unable to get to her from want of power. A telegram was accordingly sent to Penzance for the Richard Lewis life-boat. She was at once despatched, and, on arriving at Hayle, the two life-boats put off to the steamer in the presence of thousands of people who" lined the cliff. After hard pulling, the Moses life-boat was the first to reach the vessel, and picked up 1 of the crew, who had fallen overboard; the other life-boat then came up and took off 5 of the crew, and the St. Ives' life-boat took off the captain and the remaining 2 men; the two lifeboats then returned to shore amidst shouts of applause from the people on land. One of the crew of the Penzance life-boat, while alongside the steamer, was struck overboard by her jib, but was quickly rescued by his comrades. A more exciting life-boat service has rarely been performed. The long struggle of the crews to reach the ship, and their coolness and judgment in the actual rescue, are beyond all praise, as but for them every soul must have perished, as we were informed last month by an eyewitness of the whole affair.

LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—At daylight on the morning of the 13th January, a brig was observed on the Holm Sand. A yawl put off and reached the vessel, but the crew refusing to leave, she returned to the shore.

The wind, which had been blowing heavily from the S.W., now increased to a furious hurricane, with a tremendous sea running.

A second and more powerful yawl now went off, but, owing to the heavy sea, she could not obtain a communication with the illfated vessel, and the crew were compelled to return to the shore for their own safety.

Although the brig was at a distance of two miles from the shore, terrific seas were distinctly observed to be breaking completely over her. The Lowestoft life-boat was then launched, and proceeded in tow of the steam tug Rainbow to the rescue of the shipwrecked crew. At times both life-boat and tug were tossed on high by the foaming waves, and the next moment they sank so deeply in the trough of the sea as to be scarcely visible from the shore. The lifeboat having approached within a short distance of the brig, let go her anchor, and veered away her cable, but, Towing to the fearful sea on, she was unable to get near the wreck. Several of the life-boat crew were nearly washed overboard, and in order to ensure their own safety, they were compelled to cut their cable and leave the doomed ship. The life-boat then returned to the harbour, and having obtained a fresh anchor and cable, she proceeded off a second time in tow of the Rainbow to the scene of the calamity. The wreck was by this time scarcely discernible, but the life-boat bore down as near as possible to it, and the noble daring of the gallant beachmen was partially crowned with success, 7 of the helpless crew of the brig being saved. The captain and 3 of the crew had unhappily perished. A Falmouth pilot who had been on board the vessel was also picked up, but in an insensible state; and the poor fellow died before the vessel reached the shore.

The vessel proved to be the Austrian brig Osep, of Fiume, bound from Falmouth to Hartlepool.

WHITBURN, DURHAM. — Early on the morning of the 13th January, the barque Victorine, of Ostend, struck on the rocks off.

Souter Point, near Whitburn. There was a heavy wind blowing S. by E., and a very high sea on. The Thomas Wilson life-boat was quickly launched, and was soon under the lee of the vessel. One foreigner jumped on board, but the remainder, anxious to save their clothes, kept the life-boat waiting, until a heavy sea striking her, the rope broke, and she was thrown violently upon the rocks; fortunately, however, no lives were lost. The remainder of the shipwrecked crew were subsequently taken off by a Shields life-boat. Capt. HEAKD, K.N., reported that it was only the great strength of the boat that saved her from inevitable destruction.

NORTH DEAL, KENT.—On the 7th February, the ship, Iron Crown, went on the outer edge of the Goodwin Sands, about two miles S.W. of the Beacon. She fired signalguns, but they were not heard from the shore. The wind was blowing strong from the S. W., and the weather thick with rain.

The Van Kook life-boat, at North Deal, put off'and assisted, in conjunction with a Deal lugger and two steam-tugs, in getting the vessel off the sand, and in placing her in safety. The Walmer life-boat also put off with the view of rendering assistance to this vessel.

Early on the morning of the 24th March, the schooner Peerless, of Aberystwith, went on shore on the Goodwin Sands, while it was blowing very hard from the W.S.W.; signal guns were fired by the Gull Stream light-ship, and the Van Kook life-boat was soon launched to the rescue. On reaching the vessel, they found the crew of 5 men and the dead body of the poor cabin-boy in the rigging. The men were all taken off in a very exhausted condition, and brought ashore by the life-boat. The Ramsgate life-boat also put off with the view of rescuing the crew of the same vessel.