GREAT YARMOUTH AND CAISTER. — On the 24th September, 1871, while it •was blowing strongly from the S.E., and a heavy sea was running, a vessel at anchor on a lee shore, near Caister, ex- hibited signals of distress. The No. 1 Life-boat on that station, the Birmingham, was thereupon launched, but there was so much sea on the beach, that she was filled with water before she was got off. On reaching the vessel, which had five feet of water in her hold, and which was the schooner Angora, of Bangor, the beachmen boarded her, and with the aid of the crew succeeded in getting the water under, and a steam-tug coming up, the vessel and those on board were safely taken into Lowestoft Harbour. On their way the sloop Trafalgar, of Cley, was seen with signals of distress in the rigging. Leaving the schooner in the care of the steamer, the Life-boat men proceeded to the other vessel, and found she was in great peril, as she was leaking very fast, had lost one anchor and cable, and had only 2 men on board, one of whom had only one hand. The poor fellows were very glad to avail them- selves of the assistance of several of the Life-boat men, who cleared the sloop of water, and took her also into Lowestoft Harbour.

Again, Oh the 31st October, the brigan- tine Noroal, of Seaham, while lying at anchor in Yarmouth Roads, sprang a leak, and the water gained on the vessel so fast that signals of distress were made, where- upon the Caister No. 1 Life-boat put off to the assistance of the vessel, and was fortunately enabled, with the help of a steamer, to take her safely into the harbour at Gorleston, by which time she had nine feet of water in her hold.

On the 14th November both the Life- boats on the Caister station, as well as the Yarmouth No. 1 Life-boat, the Mark Lane, went off to the assistance of the screw-steamer Benjamin Whitworth, of Middlesborough, which had grounded on the Cross Sand, near Great Yarmouth.

The Caister No. 2 Life-boat, the • Boys, first proceeded to the stranded vessel, to be in readiness in case during the night the weather should get worse, when the position of those on board, including 38 men from the shore who had gone to render assistance, would be very perilous.

By 10 o'clock at night the wind had increased to a heavy gale from the south, and the Life-boat was driven from the ship, and being unable to regain her, the crew made for the shore, and took out their larger No. 1 Life-boat, which came to the steamer, and lay by her until she came off the Sand. The Yarmouth No. 1 Life-boat had also gone out to the steamer, but her 'services were not called into requisition.

On the 6th December the brig Champion, of Shoreham, was observed in the direc- tion of the Gorton Sand during a N.E.

gale, with a heavy sea. The Yarmouth No. 1 Life-boat put off to her assistance, and found that she was riding on the top of the sand, with a very heavy sea break- ing around her. The anchors of the vessel were then slipped, and with the assistance of the Life-boat she was got round before -the wind; the Life-boat crew afterwards boarded her and brought her to anchor, and, with some assistance, got her safely into harbour.

On the same day, the Caister No. 2 Life-boat was launched during a strong gale from E.N.E., and was fortunately enabled to get the Norwegian brig Typhon off the Barber Sand, and to take her safely into Yarmouth Harbour. There was a heavy sea on the sand, the breakers falling on the ship's deck, and the spray flying up to her lower yards.

On the following day a brig was seen burning tar-barrels very near the breakers on Yarmouth Beach, during a fresh wind from E. by S. The Yarmouth No. 2 Life- boat, the Duff, was at once taken to the spot, and, after much difficulty, was launched through the surf, and, on reach- ing the vessel, took out the crew, and rode some distance from the ship, until 4 o'clock the next morning, when a steam- tug came out of the harbour, and after the crew had again been put on board the vessel, she was towed into harbour.

She proved to be the brig Azela, of Blyth.

PETERHEAD, N.B.—A severe gale was experienced at Peterhead, N.B., on the 22nd September, and two heavily-laden fishing-boats which had been proceeding northward made for the harbour. One, being more to the southward, was enabled to sail with her bow to the sea; but her companion, the George and Ann, of Cairn- bulg, being to the northward, had to run before the" spa, a position of considerable jeopardy, as was evidenced by the sail being occasionally taken off her. It was not expected that she would live in. the increasing 'sea, but, encouraged by the.ap- pearance of the Life-boat, Dundt bple's Journal, No. 1, which had put off to their aid, the .crew made sail, and, with the Life-boat in company, reached the harbour in safety. The crew were in an exhausted condition, and were very thankful to the Life-boat men for so promptly going out to help them.

The Life-boat was again afloat on service on the 1st October. On that day the Schooner Courier, of Lerwick, while at anchor in Peterhead Bay, made signals for assistance on the gale increasing from, the eastward. A large pilot-boat put off, but the sea was so heavy that she had to return to the shore without jeing able to render any aid. Thereupon the Life-boat was launched, and put 4 men on board the schooner), which was ultimately brought safely into harbour with the loss of part of her sails.

'Again, o n the 19th November, this valu- able Life-boat did good service when she was launched during a gale from S.S.W., to the barque Albion, of Rostock, which had gone ashore at Kirkton Head, and was happily the means of rescuing the crew of 10 men. The. night was very dark, with heavy seas and rain, and much credit was due to the Life-boat men for the admirable manner in which they performed this ser- vice. The boat was taken afloat at half- past 9 o'clock oil the Sunday night, and sailed down to the wreck; a distance of about four milea. After taking off the shipwrecked crew, tlio vessel was left at 11*10 P.M., but in consequence of the strength of the ebb-tide, and the force of the wind, it was impossible then to pull the boat back to Peterhead, and she there- fore lauded the men at the harbour of Buchan Haven at about 1'40 A.M., after- wards returning to her station on the j dood-tide, about 8 A.M.

CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. On the 27th September three fishing cobles, belonging to Cullercoats, while returning from fishing about 9 o'clock in the morn- ing, were unable to cross the bar, owing to the heaviness of the sea. The wind was blowing from the east at the time, and the crew of the Life-boat Palmerston, being apprehensive of an accident, at once put off in their boat to the assistance of the cobles, the crews of which, how- ever, reached the shore in safety, one of the boats having a very narrow escape from being swamped.

RYE AND WlNCHELSEA, SUSSEX. — A heavy southerly gale was experienced here on. the 27th September, and the brigantine Cyrus, while running for Rye Harbour, grounded outside the East Pier, and as the tide rose she filled, and the crew, fearing the mast would part, took to the bowsprit.. When their perilous situation was observed, the Arthur Frede- rick Fitzroy Life-boat, stationed at Piye, was launched, and proceeded to their assistance. On account of the heaviness of the gale, she experienced much diffi- culty in getting alongside the wreck, but happily she was ultimately enabled to save the crew of 9 men, who were landed in Eye Harbour. The boat acted very well, having been nearly all the time in broken water; and the behaviour of her crew waa • also highly spoken of. At an earlier period of the day they had gone off in the Life-boat to the vessel when she first stranded; but their proffered aid was declined at that time, although the master was glad to signal for the Life- boat later, when his ship was under water with a heavy sea breaking over her, and both boats sunk.

On the 14th December the ship Bobina, bound from Aguilas, in Spain, to Shields, went ashore off Jury's Gap. The Eye Life-boat Arthur Frederick Fitzroy, and the Solicitors' and Proctors' Life-boat Storm Sprite, stationed at "Wmchelsea, were launched to the aid of the shipwrecked men, a high wind blowing at the time and a heavy sea running. The first-named boat saved 8 men, and the other Life- boat rescued the remaining 9 men from the wreck.

WHITBY.—At dusk on the evening of the 2nd October the schooner Dispatch, of this port, was making for the harbour, when the wind suddenly fell, and she drove over the rocks into the broken water. The master immediately showed a signal of distress, when the No. 1 Life-boat, Robert Wkitworth, was quickly launched, and proceeded to the schooner; aiid after the Life-boat men had suc- ceeded in getting her anchor and towing her into a safe position, the master and crew of 2 men left her, she being in a leaky state at the time, and they were safely landed in the Life-boat through a heavy sea. The next morning the ves- sel was still riding at her anchor, and as there seemed some hope of saving her the wind being fair, although the sea was very heavy, the Life-boat placed the mas- ter and crew again on board, and, with assistance, the schooner was taken on to Hartlepool.

On the 6th December a strong gale of wind, accompanied by a heavy sea, came on suddenly, and six of the fishing- l cobles belonging to the port, each con- taining 3 men, were overtaken by the storm. On their perilous pgpition being observed, the No. 1 Life-boat, the Robert Whitworth, and the No. 2 Life-boat, were launched. The first-named boat saved 12 men, forming the crews of four cobles, the remaining 6 men being rescued by the other Life-boat. The six cobles were afterwards washed on to the beach in a very damaged state, most of their gear and all their fish being lost.

HUNSTANTON, NORFOLK.—The schooner Major, of Lynn, ran aground at Holme on the morning of the 30th September. The Life-boat, Licensed Victualler, was at once despatched to the distressed vessel, and was, fortunately, the means of rescuing the crew, consisting of 3 men and a boy.

The Life-boat behaved admirably in this service, and was excellently managed.

This valuable boat was presented to the Life-boat Society about five years ago by Licensed Victuallers, and she has since that period rescued 36 persons from dif- ferent shipwrecks.

SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the same day, during a very strong N.E. gale, with a heavy sea, the Skegness Life-boat, Her- bert Ingram, rendered valuable service to distressed vessels and their crews. In the first instance a flag of distress was seen from a passing brig, called the Regina, of London; the Life-boat put off and followed her, and eventually succeeded in rescuing the crew, 7 in number. Just on the arrival of the boat on shore, several large ships, with their sails a good deal tattered, were seen approaching, and two of them struck on the Knock Sand. The boat again proceeded out, and, after a strong effort, succeeded in reaching the two ves- sels. The crew of one, the James, of London, refused to leave her, but 7 men of the brig Orb, of Whitby, were brought on shore. Later in the day the crew of the James were seen to take to their boat, and were lost sight of for a time, the sea being very rough. The Life-boat was again launched, but the crew of the brig landed in Wainfleet Haven in their own boat, and the Life-boat crew, seeing them safe, followed the brig Orb, which had then floated off, boarded her, and took her up Boston Deeps. The James after- wards became a total wreck on the Knock.

The Life-boat behaved admirably while performing these services, and much praise was due to the crew, for it was very rough, and they were out altogether for nearly twenty-four hours, in which time they were thus instrumental in saving 14 lives.

SCARBOROUGH.— On the 2nd October the Life-boat Mary, on this station, was taken off by a volunteer crew to assist four fishing-cobles, which, while making for the harbour, were in much danger on account of the very heavy sea running round the pier-head. They were all es- corted in by the Life-boat in safety. One coble that had previously come in had shipped a very heavy sea, and was nearly lost. The Life-boat remained off ready to render assistance to a Penzance boat that was drifting fast towards the shore, but the wind freshened, and she was able to beat off.

CADGWITH, COBNWALL.—The Pilchard Seine belonging to this Cove being en- dangered on the 10th October from want of proper mooring, and the weather being too rough for launching any ordinary boat, the Life-boat Western Commercial Traveller, was lent to its crew to enable them to take out an extra grapnel to the net, which principally belonged to them, and which contained a large quantity of fish. The Life-boat behaved very well in the heavy ground seas she had to en- counter.

LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE.—The schooner Venus, of Preston, whilst entering the port on the 20th October, late on the tide, during a strong westerly wind, struck on the Horse Bank, on which a good deal of sea was then running. The Life-boat Wakefield was then taken out to the ves- sel, and, at the request of the crew of the schooner, remained alongside until they got out of their perilous position.

On the 9th November the French brig Jeune Colombe, bound from St. Malo to Preston, went ashore on the Horse Bank, during a N.W. gale with a heavy ground swell. The Lytham Life-boat promptly went to the assistance of the master and crew; but they could not be got to un- derstand the perilous position in which they were placed, and ultimately the Life- boat had to return to the shore with only 2 of the crew of the brig. The Life-boat men were, however, very loth to leave the rest of the crew to perish, and they therefore again proceeded out, and the 5 men left on board the vessel were then only too glad to come into the boat, which brought them safely to shore.

Three days afterwards the same Life- boat was also the means of rescuing the crew of 4 men from the schooner Jubilee, of Preston, which, during foggy weather, stranded on the north end of the Horse Bank. When the crew were brought ashore by the Life-boat a heavy ground- swell was breaking on the sandbank, but in the evening the sea went down, and the vessel having held together, the master secured the services of the Life-boat and some fishing-boats, and after transferring a portion of the cargo to the latter, the schooner floated off, and was afterwards taken into harbour.