— On the 24th January, the schooner Denbighsliire Lass, of Beaumaris, showed a signal of dis- tress in Porthdinllaen Bay, and the life- boat Cotton Sheppard was launched about 5.30 P.M., in a terrific gale from the S.W., with very heavy showers of rain. When the vessel was reached she was found to have parted one of her cables. The life- boat, after securing the vessel as well as possible, took off the crew of 4 men.

While returning to land, another schooner, anchored in a very dangerous place, was seen to show signals of distress. The life- boat having landed the crew of the schooner, put off to the other vessel, and, after a severe struggle, took off her crew of 5 men.

She proved' to be the Sarah Caroline, of Girvan. Both vessels rode out the gale; but without the assistance of the life-boat's crew, they would most probably have been totally wrecked..