One other service has also been per- formed by the Kingsdowne Life-boat this year, on the llth February. It appears that during the previous night it had been blowing a gale, and at daylight during a strong breeze from the E.N.E.

the barque Eicliard and Harriet, of Hull, bound thence to Pensacola, in ballast, got under weigh, but on attempting to wear she took the beach a little to the south of Kingsdowne. Part of the crew left in their own boat and managed to get safely ashore, but the master and 6 men re- mained on board. As the flood tide made, however, the seas broke over the vessel, and the Life-boat Sabrina was launched to their assistance. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting alongside, but the rescue was at last effected, and the 7 men landed, and soon afterwards the vessel became a total wreck..