On the night of the 24th March, during a heavy gale of wind from S.S.E., the sloop Gipsey, of Wisbech, struck on the Hales Rocks off Redcar. It being dark, with a heavy sea on, which completely swept the decks, the crew narrowly escaped being washed over- board. Every .effort was made to get the vessel off again, and it was only when she rapidly began to fill that the signal lights were burned for help, and which were promptly responded to by the Crossley new life-boat, recently stationed at Redcar. With some difficulty, owing to the heavy cross seas, the life-boat succeeded in reaching the wreck, and in taking oft' the crew of 3 men and the master's wife, who were in a very exhausted condition from long exposure.

The .new life-boat behaved admirably on the occasion, and the fishermen and others had the greatest confidence in her. The cost of this life-boat was the gift to the Institution of Messrs. JOHN CrOSSLEY and SONS, of Halifax.