The services of this valuable life-boat were again called into requisition on the evening of the 23rd December under the following circumstances:—A light being observed on the South Bank while it was blowing fresh from the S.W., the life-boat was at once launched, and proceeded to the spot, and found that the smack Hope, of Aberystwith, from Newport to Aberdovey with coals, had got ashore there. The assistance of the life-boat was offered and refused, and the boat consequently returned to her station; but, as the weather still bore a threatening appearance, the crew of the smack were told to hoist two lights in case the services of the life-boat should ulti- mately be needed. About midnight this signal was shown, and the life-boat again went down to the vessel, and found that she was rolling heavily, the sea running high, and occasionally sweeping completely over her.- Several of the life-boat's crew then went on board, and assisted in throw- ing about fifteen tons of the coal out of the vessel into the sea, to lighten her, after which she was successfully brought into the harbour the next tide, which would not have been the case without the aid of the life-boat..