CUMBERLAHD.—On the 17th April, 1866, information was received, during a strong gale from W.S.W., that a schooner was on shore on Dub Mill Scar, about eight miles E N.E. of this place, with a flag of distress flying. In a very short time the Henry Nixson life-boat was afloat, and proceeded under canvas through the heavy surf to the vessel. On arriving near the spot, the anchor was let go to windward, and the life-boat dropped down alongside the vessel, which was found to be the Treaty, of Goole, over which the sea was making a clean breach.

A portion of the life-boat's crew then boarded her. Soon afterwards one of the vessel's cables parted, and the coxswain immediately slipped the other, and, after great exertion, she was safely taken, with her crew of 4 men, into Silloth. The life-boat was reported to have behaved admirably on the occasion.

This was her first service since she came on the station. The cost of the life-boat was the gift to the Institution of HENRY .Nrxsouy Esq., of Manchester, through the Manchester Branch.

PETERHEAD, N.B.—On the 24th March, during a gale of wind from the S.E., the brig Providentia, of Svelvig, near Drammen, while running for the South Harbour, struck on the rocks near the entrance. As soon as the vessel was seen making for the land, the People's Journal No. 1 life-boat was immediately launched, and proceeded to the mouth of the harbour, to be in readiness.

As soon as the vessel struck, the life-boat was pulled out, and getting under her lee, took off her crew of 8 men, afterwards landing them safely. The brig subsequently became a total wreck. The lifeboat was reported to have behaved admirably on the occasion.

FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHEN BAY.—During a strong wind from N.W., on the 17th June, the ship Mary Eoe, of Quebec, struck on the Cefn Sidan Sands, about seven miles from this place. As soon as information of the disaster was received, the City of Manchester life-boat was launched, and proceeded to the rescue of the vessel's crew. On arriving alongside, the crew of 7 men were found preparing to leave in their boat, and the life-boat thereupon towed the ship's boat safely to land through a heavy ground sea. The vessel afterwards became a total wreck.

On the 8th January, during a strong westerly wind and heavy sea, a vessel was seen on shore on Carmarthen Bar with a signal of distress flying from her masthead.

The City of Manchester life-boat was quickly launched ; and, on approaching the wreck, found her hull completely under water, and only the foremast standing.

The mainmast, with all the gear attached, was washing about in confusion.

There were 2 men clinging to the foremasthead.

After several attempts, owing to a heavy cross sea, the life-boat succeeded in grappling the fore rigging on the port side, and took on board the 2 men in a very exhausted state—afterwards landing them in safety. The vessel proved to be the schooner Gem, of Hull. She had struck about midnight, and almost immediately filled with water. The crew then lashed themselves to the cross-trees, but the captain, his wife, and 2 of the men were unhappily drowned during the night in their lashings; and when daylight came, the survivors cut the lines, and allowed the bodies to fall off, as they were fearfully mangled.

FRASERBURGH, N.B.—On the 4th August a severe gale from N.N.W. burst over this coast, and the fishing fleet, which did not return the previous evening, when the weather became threatening, was caught in the gale. The lugger Betsey Ann, of Port Gordon, N.B., while working up in the height of the gale, lost all her sails in a squall, and being embayed and driven to leeward, hoisted signals of distress. The Havelock life-boat was thereupon at once launched, and fortunately succeeded in rescuing the crew of 5 men from the lugger, when she was within a short distance of a dangerous reef of rocks, towards which she was driving rapidly. The life-boat was reported to have behaved nobly on the occasion.

LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE.—Early on the morning of the 4th August, during a heavy gale from the W.S.W., the Wakefield lifeboat at this place went off in reply to signals of distress from a vessel which was reported to have struck on the Salt house Bank. On the bank being neared, however, the vessel was observed standing away to the northward, having been favoured by the backing of the wind. At this time a French brigantine, the Jeune Francois, of Nantes, was observed running in with a flag of distress flying, and the life-boat at once proceeded to her assistance. With the aid of some of the life-boat men, the vessel was brought to a comparatively safe anchorage.

BLAKENEY, NORFOLK. — On the 12th August, during a strong wind from the N.E., a pilot coble was seen in distress off this place, the crew being afraid to cross the bar in the very heavy sea running at the time. The Brightwell life-boat quickly went to their assistance, and, after taking off the crew of 3 men, towed their craft safely over the bar.

On the 1st January, the sloop Emma, of Portsmouth, was seen near this place during very bad weather with a signal of distress flying. The Brightuiett life-boat was dragged as soon as possible across the sands some distance, and then launched in a very heavy sea; and, on reaching the vessel, they found she was riding in great danger close to the broken water about a mile to the west of the harbour. The life-boat anchored to windward, and dropped down to the sloop, the crew of which were preparing to leave, her, which in the state of the sea at the time would have been attended with great danger, as their boat would scarcely have had any chance of living. The life-boat put some men on board the sloop, and hauled her off by the life-boat's anchor, her own cable being jammed between the bitt and the windlass.

A steam-tag was then signalled for, and the vessel was safely towed into harbour.

WEXFORD, IRELAND.—On the 9th April, during a strong easterly wind, the smack Shamrock, of Wexford, was seen to strike on the north end of the Dogger Bank, and to hoist signals of distress. The Civil Service life-boat was quickly launched, and on nearing the spot, found that the crew, of 6 men, after using every effort to save the smack, were preparing to abandon her.

The life-boat was then pulled into the broken water, and placed as near as possible to the wreck. The crew then jumped from the vessel and were caught in the arms of the life-boat men. The smack soon afterwards entirely disappeared.

On the 19th October, the same life-boat put off', during stormy. weather, to the rescue of the crew of a vessel which was observed to be stranded on the Long Bank.

On arriving alongside, they found that the only persons on board the vessel were a Coastguard officer and 4 of his men, her own crew having abandoned her. The Coastguardmen had lost their own boat while boarding the wreck. They were rescued by the life-boat, and placed on board the steam-tug Ruby, which had then arrived.

The life-boat men afterwards returned to the vessel, and subsequently assisted in bringing her into port. She proved to be the barque Voluna, of Liverpool, bound from Glasgow to Valparaiso.

On the 27th December, during a heavy gale of wind, the Civil Service life-boat went off, and brought safely ashore 9 men from the Dogger Bank. They had been employed there by the Wexford Harbour Commissioners, and were unable to reach the shore in their own boat, owing to the violence of the gale that had sprung up.

PORTRUSH, IRELAND.—During a strong gale from the N.W., on the llth November, the schooner Margaret Caldwell, of Portrush, was at anchor in the Skerries Roads, when the barque Convert, of Londonderry, running for the same anchorage, got foul of her, and carried away the jibboom and cutwater.

Both vessels commenced to drag, and the schooner, showed signals of distress.

The life-boat Belinda was thereupon promptly launched, and, on arriving alongside the vessels, found that their anchors had fouled. The life-boat put some of her crew on board the barque, and assisted in hauling up the chain cable from the locker, as the crew of the barque were unfit for the work, being quite exhausted. The life-boat, rendered other efficient help to the barque, and then boarded the schooner, and at the request of her crew of 6 men, the boat brought them safely to land,' after having secured the vessel as well as possible. The scene on shore, when the schooner was observed to be dragging her anchors, and drifting on a lee shore, was very exciting, as the master and all the men belonged to Portrush—the cries of their wives, mothers, and sisters being heartrending in the extreme.

APPLEDORE, NORTH DEVON. — On the night of the 23rd February, a vessel was observed on shore inside the South Tail Sandbank, Bideford Bay. The wind was blowing a gale at the time from W.N. W. The Hope life-boat was promptly launched, and proceeded towards the wreck, and, on nearing her, met the crew, 10 in number, in .their own boat. The life-boat took them in tow, and brought them safely through the breakers, and landed them at Appledore. Owing to the heavy sea running, the men would certainly have been lost had not the life-boat providentially gone to their aid. The vessel proved to be the brig Altiw, of Lisbon, bound from London to Cardiff in ballast.

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—Early on the morning of the 9th March, signals of distress were seen binning in the direction of the Cross Sand. The alarm was at once given, and the Winterton life-boat was conveyed along the beach and launched; but the wind and sea were so strong, that the boat was knocked broadside on to the beach again. She was launched a second time, and fortunately succeeded in reaching the vessel, which was found on her beam ends with her crew of 10 men iu the rigging.

With great difficulty they were got on board the life-boat, the sea all the time breaking completely over both vessel and boat. The brig proved to be the Mazurka, of Dundee, laden with coals.

DUNDALK, IRELAND.—On the night of the 23rd March, during a heavy gale of wind from S. to S.S.E., the barque Julia, of Liverpool, struck on the Brig Hill Bank, in Dundalk Bay. At daylight her signals of distress were seen from the shore, and the Dundalk life-boat was quickly launched, and succeeded in rescuing 9 of the crew, one man having been washed overboard and drowned daring the night. The nine poor fellows were in a most exhausted state, and had to be dragged into the life-boat, one of the crew of which was half drowned while assisting the men into the boat. More than one of them exclaimed, " God bless the life-boat!" BALLYCOTTON, IRELAND.—On the 23rd March, the ship Alarm, of Belfast, was driven into Ballycotton Bay, during a strong gale of wind, and came to anchor under shelter of the island. As the gale increased, however, she dragged her anchors and drifted towards the northern side of the Bay.

She was brought up again at a short distance from a reef of rocks near the beach at Ballycrotton.

A boat was then lowered, but was immediately swamped. In the meantime the Ballycotton life-boat had been launched, and was now gallantly working her way to the vessel, over which the sea was making a clean breach. On nearing the ship a rope was conveyed on board from the life-boat, and 6 of the crew were thus drawn through the surf into the boat. The last of these was scarcely clear of the ship, when the main and mizenmasts fell fore and aft along the deck, and the spars went over the quarter within a few feet of the life-boat. Five other men were rescued shortly afterwards, and the 11, exhausted by fatigue and cold, were brought safely ashore in the life-boat.

The gale moderated during the next day, and the vessel having fortunately held by her anchors, she was eventually towed into Queenstown.

BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE.—During a strong gale from the S.S.E. on the 30th November, it was reported that the schooner Toy, of Dundee, was on shore on the Gaa Sand, at the mouth of the Tay.

The Mary Hartley life-boat was thereupon at once launched, and taken in tow of the passage-steamer Auld Reekie to the edge of the bank. After great difficulty, there being a considerable sea on the bank, the life-boat succeeded in rescuing the crew of 5 men, and afterwards landed them safely.

FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—On the 7th December, during a fearful gale of wind from W.S.W., the Edward Wasey life-boat went off, and brought safely ashore the crew of 12 men and a pilot from the Norwegian barque Inga, which was at anchor, in a dismasted state, near the Danger Patch. On the following day, the weather being more moderate, the life-boat put the crew on board the vessel again, which was subsequently taken in tow by a steam-tug, and brought into Fleetwood with the loss of her anchors, which could not be weighed on account of the heavy sea.

PORTHLETEN, CORNWALL.—On the 5th December, the weather being thick, and a strong wind from W.S.W. blowing, a barque was observed in the bay, apparently making for the land. As soon as her dangerous position was seen, the Agar Bobartes life-boat put off, through a very heavy sea, to the vessel's assistance. On arriving alongside, some of the life-boat's crew boarded her, and, at the request of the captain, proceeded with the vessel to Falmouth. She proved to be the Russian barque Salmi, bound from Shields to Civita Vecchia, with coals. The master had lost his reckoning, as the weather had been thick for some days past.