THURSO, N.B.—Eleven lives were saved by the Life-boat Charley Lloyd, on the afternoon of the 7th March. On that day a heavy gale was blowing from W.N.W., when the barque Walker Hall, of Sunderland, having dragged her anchors from Scrabster Eoads, hoisted signals of distress. The Life-boat succeeded in boarding the distressed vessel before she came into collision with the rocks on the lee side of Thurso Bay, and, having embarked all on board, bore away for the river; but being unable to cross the bar from the heavy sea on it, kept away for Murkle, where she eventually landed the rescued men at 4 P.M. She was unable to regain her proper station at the Scrabster side of the bay for some days afterwards.

The barque parted her cables and became a total wreck..