During a N.N.W. gale, on the 16th October, intelli- gence was received that the smack Amelia, of Castletown, was lying in a very dangerous position under Langness, her jib having been blown away as she was trying to make the harbour. If the gale continued, it was con- sidered that at low water the vessel would strike on the rocks and go to pieces, and the Commercial Travellers life-boat therefore proceeded to the spot and took off the crew of 2 men. The gale afterwards moderating, however, and the wind shifting to the north, the smack was safely brought in on the fol- lowing day..