Early on the morning of the 22nd December, during a strong W.N.W. wind, large signal lights were seen in the direction of the West Scroby Sands. The same life-boat went out, but, after searching about for some time, could not discover any vessel in distress, and therefore returned to the shore. Some hours afterwards, a small ship's boat was seen in the Wold drifting to the northward. The life-boat again put off, and overtook her oft' Winterton, and rescued 4 men, who gladly availed themselves of her services, it being impossible for them to land in their own boat. They belonged to the schooner Pioneer, of Exeter. During the previous night a steamer had been in collision with their vessel, which had sunk in about fifteen minutes. One of the schooner's crew got on board the steamer, and the others took to their own boat..