KINGSTOWN.—On the 30th of September the brig Leonie, of Charlotte-Town, Nova Scotia, mistaking the Vanguard wreck-lightfor the Kish Light, ran into shoal-water off Bray, 7 miles south of Kingstown, where, after daylight, the master anchored her; but, being in broken water, and afterwards fearing that she would drag her anchor, he hoisted a signal of distress, on which a telegram was sent to Kingstown, requesting that the Life-boat there might be sent to heir aid. The Life-boat was accordingly launched at 1 P.M., and at 3 P.M. reached the brig, and took off her crew, consisting of the master and 6 men.

Unfortunately, instead of running for the beach, about 500 yards distant, through the heavy surf which was raging along the whole coast, the coxswain made sail, with a view to work to windward and clear the broken water, and then to sail to Kingstown.

After tacking, however, and when the boat had lost her way, she was struck by three heavy broken seas, the last of which falling on her broadside, she was upset, and the whole of her occupants— 19 in all—were thrown into the sea. On her righting again, with her foremast broken, 5 or 6 men got into her, some clung to her life-lines and sides, and others swam for the shore. She was then safely steered to the beach by the master of the brig, who had got into her. It was then found that 3 of the brig's crew, who were young men, and unmarried, had been drowned; and the second coxswain of the Life-boat, THOMAS WHITE, a Coastguardman, who landed in an exhausted state, and severely injured, shortly afterwards died.

Had the Life-boat not been a selfrighting one, more lives would undoubtedly have been sacrificed; but the unfortunate accident affords one more proof that, no matter how perfect are the Life-boats and their equipment, the humane and noble work of the Life-boatman must always be attended by a certain amount of danger, and that skill, as well as bravery, is absolutely needed in the management of the boats.

The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has voted 150?. to the widow and the two children of THOMAS WHITE, to be added to the local subscriptions in their behalf; and a fourfold payment to the Life-boat's crew.

Thus the LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has ever taken charge of the families of the brave men who perish in the performance of their heroic deeds in the Life-boat, andsays that they shall not pass away unhonoured, and that those dependent on them shall not lack bread and consolation in their dire distress.

It must be added that, while the boats of the Institution have this year been manned by upwards of 10,000 persons, on service and exercise, poor WHITE'S is the only life lost from them..