ABKLOW.—At daybreak on the 8th July, 1876, the weather being moderate, in- formation was received from the Coastguard that a barque was ashore near " Jack's- j hole," Arklow Banks. The Life-boat Oat- Pensioner was launched immediately, and ; on boarding the stranded vessel she was ' found to be the barque Boycroft of An- ' napolis, bound from St. John's to Dublin. ' The master expected to get the vessel off, and employed some of the Life-boat's crew : in throwing cargo overboard. In the' meanwhile, Dr. HALPIN, the Hon. Sec. of ; that Life-boat branch, telegraphed for, steam-tugs, and at 11 P.M., from lightening the cargo, the tugs towed the vessel off the bank and subsequently into port.

The Boycroft carried a crew of 12 men.

LLANDDULAS.—On the 30th July, at about 2 P.M., a disabled boat was discerned [ from this station, whilst it was blowing ; hard from the S.W. and a heavy sea j running. The Life-boat Henry Nixson No. 2, was launched as speedily as pos- sible, and proceeded to render assistance. : She succeeded in coming up with the j boat, which proved to be the Eagle, of Llandudno, at 3 P.M., and was just in : time to rescue the 5 persons on board.

The boat's mast was broken, she was : nearly full of water, and the persons saved were landed in a greatly exhausted condition.

DDNGAEVAN.—At 3 P.M. on the 2nd August, the Life-boat Christopher Ludlow was launched from this station, and, after an hour and a half of hard rowing, the crew succeeded in boarding the brigantine Bridget, of Dungarvan, which vessel while on a voyage from Swansea to Bonmahon had been disabled aloft, and forced to come to an anchor in a dangerous position on a lee shore, a mile east of the Carrick Pans. It was blowing a gale from the S. with a heavy cross sea. Before dark the Life-boat had succeeded in land- ing all on board, consisting of 7 in the crew, and one passenger.

PORTHDINLLAEN.—At 4 P.M. on the 2nd August, during a southerly gale, a fishing smack belonging to Llanaelhaiarn had her sails carried away when ten miles from port, and was seen drifting to the N. before the storm. The Life-boat Cotton Sheppard was at once launched, and laying off under sail succeeded in intercepting the disabled boat about 5 P.M., and re- moving from her the crew of 3 men.

Unable to regain her proper station, the Life-boat then bore up for Carnarvon Bar, which she crossed in safety towards 8 P.M.

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617 The fishing boat was seen to founder soon after the removal of the crew.

PETERHEAD.—On the 3rd August the Peterhead Life-boat was launched, and was employed for many hours in assisting fishing vessels which, during a storm, were obliged to run for Peterhead Harbour.

The crew from one fishing boat which capsized were drowned before any assist- ance could be afforded; the crew of another were removed from their vessel when it was in extreme peril, but were afterwards placed on board again, on a steam-tug getting the disabled craft in tow.

On the 4t,h August this Life-boat was again launched to the assistance of the brigs Macedonia, of Blyth, bound from Havana to Peterhead, and the Robert Ste- venson, of Shields, from Archangel to London, which vessels, having been caught in a dangerous position on the lee side of the bay, were in peril of parting their cables if the then stormy weather in- creased in violence during the night. The crews of both vessels were safely landed for the night, while the brigs were tem- porarily abandoned.

NORTH SUNDERLAND.— On the 24th August the Life-boat Joseph Anstice was launched to the assistance of the fishing vessel Gem, of Eyemouth, which had got ashore near that port during a strong breeze and heavy sea. The Life-boat, by timely assistance which an ordinary boat could not have rendered, was the means of saving the boat, which did not sustain serious damage. The Gem carried a crew of 6 men.

MARYPORT.—On the 29th August the barque Italian®, of Nuova Rosa, got ashore on Seaton Point, near Workington, during a fresh breeze at N.W. A boat from the neighbouring coast put off to give assistance, but was capsized, and 3 men on board her were drowned. The Maryport Life-boat, Henry Nixson No. 1, was then telegraphed for, and she was promptly launched and proceeded to the vessel, which by that time had floated off, but needed a pilot. One was supplied from the Life-boat's crew, and the Henry Nixson then returned to her station.

NEWBIGGIN.—At daybreak on the 8th August, the Life-boat W. Hopkinson of BrigHouse was launched in order to be in readiness to assist any fishing boats that might be seeking the shelter of the har- bour.

During the night a sudden and heavy storm from S.S.E. had arisen, which caused great loss of life and property among the fishermen on the northern coasts.

No fishing vessels off Newbiggin re- quired the Life-boat assistance as" it turned out, but a heavy sea washed two of the crew out of the Life-boat and all hands encountered considerable danger before returning to the shore about noon.

Many lives are saved annually by the Life-boats at the different fishing stations, being launched in readiness to render assistance on such occasions.

SCARBOROUGH.—On the 3rd August, during a S.E. gale, the fishing yawl Provi- dence, of Lowestoft, went ashore in the bay at low water. In order to save the vessel from being destroyed, when the tide arose Jhe Life-boat Lady Leigh was launched, and by the assistance of her crew the Providence was got afloat with the rising tide, and placed in safety.

A similar service was performed by this boat on the 18th August, when the fishing smack Dawn of Grimsby, which had gone ashore in a bad sea, but fine weather, was also got afloat by having assistance, which, from the heavy surf, could not have been rendered by an ordinary boat.

MONTROSE.—On August 17th, at 1 P.M., the herring-boat Vivid of Ferryden, got aground on the Annat Bank, with a fresh south-easterly breeze, a good deal of sea on the bank. The Life-boat Roman Governor of Caer-Bun was launched and proceeded to her assistance. By the time the Vivid was reached, however, she had floated off, and having towed her out of danger, the Life-boat returned to her station.

SEATON CAREW.—On the forenoon of the 14th September, when it was blowing hard at N.E., a fishing boat of West Hartle- pool got involved among the breakers near the North Gare, and exhibited signals of distress, being unable to get off shore against the strong wind. The Life-boat Job Hindley was at once launched, and pushing in among the broken water, succeeded in recovering from the helpless fishing boat the crew of 3 persons.

DROGHEDA.—Shortly after midnight of the 25th September, the brigantine Maxim of St. John's, N.B., bound from Liverpool to St. John's, went ashore two miles north of Drogheda Bar. It was blowing hard at the time from E.S.E., with a considerable sea on the bar. The No. 1 Life-boat, the Old George Irlam of Liverpool, was launched, and proceeding out of the river succeeded in rescuing the crew, 8 in number, from the stranded vessel. The Life-boat re- gained her station about 2- 30 A.M.

REDCAR.—On the 25th September at 10 • 30P.M., the schooner Psyche of Swansea went ashore on the rocks off Kedcar, and the Life-boat Burton-on-Trent was launched to her assistance. Hear-Admiral KOBERT- SON, Assistant Inspector of Lifeboats to the Institution, who was at the station on a visit of inspection, went out in the boat, and he, in conjunction with the Life-boat men, rendered every assist- ance towards getting the vessel out of her dangerous position.

Four days afterwards a sudden gale from N.E., accompanied by rain, sprang up on this coast, and great excitement was occasioned at Redcar from the fact of there being five fishing cobles out at sea. The gale came on between 7 and 8 A.M., and in an incredibly short time the sea rose to a great height. Two of the cobles could be seen just outside the rocks, apparently unable to reach the shore. A crew having been speedily got together, the Life-boat Burton-on-Trent was launched at 8.30 A.M. ; but in the meantime the cobles had got inside the rocks, and soon afterwards reached the land in safety. Two out of the other three boats could by this time be seen labouring heavily about a mile off the pier-head, and these also managed, although with great difficulty, to get to land without the aid of the Life-boat. IB the meantime it had been ascertained from the crew of the first coble that landed that the fifth boat had gone much farther out than the others, and as nothing had been seen of it since the gale came on, it was anxiously looked for from the beach, and the worst was apprehended. Accordingly the Life-boat put to sea, and made sail for the fishing- ground. In about half an hour the missing coble could be just discovered about 4 miles off Redcar Pier-head, on which an anxious crowd was congregated.

She was labouring heavily, and making little or no headway. The Life-boat reached her at 9.30 A.M., and took off the crew, there being 2 men and 1 lad on board, to the great relief of the spectators.

It was evident that, had there been any delay in the launching of the Life-boat, the crew of the coble must have perished.

SWANAGE.—On the 30th of September the Life-boat Charlotte Mary was launched, and brought ashore the crews—7 men in all—from the schooner Maid of Kent and the yacht Dragon, which vessels were in very dangerous positions during a heavy gale from S.E. On the weather moderating a little, and the wind veering more to the southward, the Life-boat again put off, and some of the crew succeeded, with great difficulty, in taking the Maid of Kent into Poole Harbour.

BROUGHTY FERRY.—On the 4th of Sep- tember two vessels were reported to be ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. A severe south-easterly "gale was blowing at the time, and a heavy sea was breaking on the Tay Bar. The English Mechanic Life- boat went out in tow of the North British Railway Company's steamer, and, observ- ing a ship's boat in the vicinity of one of the wrecks, made for it, and found that it contained the crew, consisting of 6 men, of the brig Emerald, of Montrose. These men were taken into the Life-boat, and afterwards put on board the steamer. The Life-boat then made repeated efforts to reach the other vessel, the . schooner Aristides, of Drammen, but could not succeed, owing to the heavy surf and tide, four oars being broken in the attempt.

While still using every effort to get along- side, the schooner broke up, and part of the wreck floated into the river, with the crew clinging to it, when one of the Broughty Ferry fishing-boats, which was in the vicinity, rescued the crew. The Life-boat would have done this, but the yawl, being in the way of the wreck, was the first to reach it.

KINGSTOWN.—On the 30th of September the brig Leonie, of Charlotte-Town, Nova Scotia, mistaking the Vanguard wreck-light for 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 after- wards 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 Kings- town. 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 Coastguard- man, who landed in an exhausted state, and severely injured, shortly afterwards died.

Had the Life-boat not been a self- righting one, more lives would un- doubtedly 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-boat- man 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, and says that they shall not pass away un- honoured, 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.