On the 30th December the Tynemouth No. 1 life-boat, the Constance, went off, through a tremendous sea, in consequence of distress signals being shown from a large vessel, which proved to be the ship Lady Carter, of Liverpool. The wind was blowing a hurricane from the S.S.E. at the time, and the tow-line of the vessel having parted while she was rounding the South Pier buoy, she was in great danger of driving on to the advanced base of the North Pier, but was fortunately brought up with two anchors. The life-boat, atthe earnest request of the captain, whose wife was on board, remained by the vessel six hours, when the ship was taken in tow by two steamers, after slipping both her cables. The launching and getting out the life-boat was attended with much danger, for there was great fear of her being also driven on to the North Pier..