SWANSEA —On the 4th May, 1872, the Life-boat Wolverhampton, stationed at the Mumbles, proceeded to the assistance of the ketch Jupiter, of Hamburg, which had gone ashore near the harbour during a strong gale from the W. Some of the crew of the Life-boat were put on board, and with the aid of a steamer, the vessel and her crew of 4 men were taken into port.

This Life-boat was also the means of saving the crew of 14 men of the brig Paladino, of Messina, when she -went ashore in Swansea Bay during a strong gale from the W.S.W. on the 27th November.

Again, on the 8th December, the barque Margaret Ann, of North Shields, stranded off Swansea during a very heavy gale.

The Life-boat put off and remained near the vessel for some hours; the crew were ultimately taken off by a steam-tug.

WEXFORD AND CARNSORE.—The Life- boat Civil Service, on the Wexford No. 2 sta- tion, did good service on the 13th May, by saving the crew of 2 men from the yacht Little Dorrit, of Weymouth, which, during a strong gale from the N.N.E., became a total wreck on the Dogger Bank. The seas were running mountains high, at the time, the boat being repeatedly filled; and it was not without a great amount of exertion and peril that the poor fellows were saved from the weather-rigging of the wreck, which had sunk on its beam ends on the Sand, and which entirely dis- appeared half an hour after the rescue had been accomplished. , Pour days afterwards the Life-boat was again called out on service, when the steamship Tripoli, of Glasgow, went oa the Tuskar Shoal, while the mad was blowing strongly from the North. The Wexford No. 2, and Carnsore Life-boats both put off, but their services were not eventually required, as two steamers were enabled to take the passengers off the ship. The Carnsore Life-boat, however, remained by the distressed vessel until it was seen that there was no further danger to life.

The Wexford and Carnsore Life-boats were also off to the barque Euphemiat, of Maryport, which became & total wreck oa the Tuskar rock, in a very heavy sea, on.

the 13th December. When the last-named boat reached the wreck, she found that a coastguard boat had, at great risk, saved the chief mate and 3 men. Two were also taken into the Carnsore Life-boat, and the master and remaining 3 men took refuge in the Lighthouse, and were after- wards taken off, all hands thus being saved.

ABERDOVEY, NORTH WALES—On the 14th June the smack Amity, of Aberyst- with, left Aberdovey for Rochester, while the wind was blowing from the N.W.

When near the Bar the wind suddenly shifted, and the strong ebb tide carried the vessel on to the West Bank. The anchor was thrown out, but, owing to the heavy thumping of the smack, it parted, and the high surf on the bank swept right over her. A signal of distress was then hoisted, and a ship's boat attempted to render assistance; she, however, failed, and had to return. The Royal Berkshire Life-boat was, however, enabled to save the crew of 2 men, by which, time the vessel had sunk on the Sands, and was likely to become a total wreck.

PENMON, ANGLESEY.—During a strong south-easterly gale on the 10th August, the pilots at this place observed a boat, about eight miles to the N.E., with a signal at her mast-head. The Christopher Brown Life-boat proceeded to it, but found that the boat was empty, and it was afterwards discovered that it was the boat Fairy Queen, of Llaududno, which had broken adrift from its moorings. It was then secured by the Life-boat, and taken 'into Llandudno, after which the boat returned to its station, being towed from Llandudno by the Dublin steamer Prince of Wales, through a very heavy sea.

On the 3rd October this Life-boat put off, during a fresh breeze from the N."W., and brought safely ashore from Puma Island 6 persons belonging to the barque Queen of the Fleet, bound from Carnarvon to Liverpool, which had stranded on that island.

YOUGHAL,, IRELAND. — The schooner Sweet Some, of this port, sailed thence to Cardiff on the evening of the 15th August, but in beating out of the harbour she drove ashore at Moll Goggin's Corner.

The master and boy remained on board to try to get the vessel off, but by mid- night it came on to blow strongly from the S.W., accompanied by a heavy sea, and it was thought desirable to launch the William Beckett of Leeds Life-boat to their assistance, as a yawl, with a crew of 20 men, which had been previously sent out by the owner, had been compelled to return. After an absence of about two hours and a half, the Life-boat returned to her station with the man and boy, whom AUGUST 1,1874.] THE LIFE-BOAT.

139 she had eared from their perilous posi- tion.

TYRELLA, Co. DOWN.—Excellent ser- vice was performed by the Life-boat on this station on. the 16th August. About five o'clock on the rooming of that day, during a very heavy gale, with a rough sea, the barque Neptunus, of Soon, Norway, drove ashore in Dundrum Bay, twenty- seven hours after she had left Liverpool in ballast for Copenhagen. Her crew had previously been compelled to cut away two of the masts to prevent the vessel from being capsized. The Tyrella Life- boat was got out, and with much difficulty she was launched through the heavy surf.

She then proceeded to the wreck, and was enabled to save the whole of the ship- wrecked crew, 14 in number. The Life- boat, men were reported to have behaved with great spirit and gallantry on the occasion.

SCARBOROUGH.—The Life-boat on this station was replaced by a new boat in /September 1872. The boat thus super- seded rendered its last service on the 26th August, on which day it put off and saved the crew of 9 men from the fishing- lugger New Button, of Great Yarmouth, which had been suddenly overtaken by a heavy gale from the N.N.E. while at anchor in Scarborough Bay, and which was in imminent peril, she being on a lee-shore with the sea breaking heavily over her. The master refused at that time to leave the vessel, but the next morning there was a change in the wind, snA the lugger having held to her anchors, the Lifeboat proceeded again to her, no other boat being able to venture off, and some of the boat's crew having gone on board the lugger, she was brought safely into harbour in company with the Life- boat.

The new boat, presented by the Free- masons of "Warwickshire, and named the Lady Leigh, soon inaugurated its mission of mercy, it having been called out on service on the evening of Sunday the 10th Nov. The brig Palestine, of Whitby, was endeavouring to enter Scarborough Harbour, during a. very heavy gale from the N.E., when she struck on a reef of rocks called Ilamsden Scar, it being low water at the time. The Life-boat was quickly launched, and was successful in saving the crew of 5 men and a boy from what would, in all human probability, have been an inevitable death in the absence of the Life-boat, for the weather was such that no other boat could possibly have gone to the rescue; and the brig was in such a position that she could hardly have been reached by the rocket apparatus, had she held together long enough for it to have been used, which, however, was not the case, for the vessel broke up almost immediately.

Four days afterwards the boat again did good service. The brig. E. J. D. of Nantes, was driven by the tempestuous weather on a lee shore, and was at length forced to run for Scarborough Harbour.

In making the attempt, however, she was driven on the South Sands, and quickly filled with water. The Life-boat had pre- viously been got ready, and as soon as the vessel stranded she put off to her and rescued the crew of .8 men, whom she safely landed on the Lighthouse Pier.

Singularly enough, the services of the Life-boat were again called into requisition, after an interval of three days had elapsed, making the third time she had been actively engaged in the course of a week.

A small open, boat was seen approaching the harbour on. the afternoon of the 17th Nov.,. and, as a strong sea was running, and she was in great danger of getting amongst the breakers, the Life- boat went to her and brought her safely in. She proved to be a smack's boat, having a 'crew of 2 men, who were en- deavouring to land two officers from the Hamburg steamer Allamania, they having been sent ashore to procure the services of a steam-tug to assist their vessel, which was in a disabled state, being short of coals.

WELLS, NORFOLK.—At daybreak, on I the morning of the 27th Aug., the yacht I SUlla, of London, riding at anchor in i Holknam Bay, was seen to be exhibiting ) a signal of distress. There was a heavy ) gale from the north blowing at the time, j which had lasted all night, and the sea ! was running tremendously high. The I Life-boat Eliza Adams was quickly rowed i down to the bar, where she was- taken in ] tow by the steam-tug Olive Branch, and i with some difficulty the yacht was reached, i and those on board leaned. They eon- ! sisted of the Hon. Frederick Walpole, M.P., his young son, two friends, and crew of 3 men

As soon as these persons were landed, the Life-boat "was called on again to pro- ceed to the aid of the crew of the brig Criterion, of Arbroath, who had been com- pelled to take refuge in the fore and main- tops on their vessel sinking on the Blake- ney "West Sands, -which she had done during the night. The steamer towed the boat over the bar, and from thence the Life-boat sailed down to the wreck through the very high sea running at the time. As soon as she Beared the wreck she anchored to windward, veered down, and took from it in successive attempts the whole of those on board, numbering 9 men, with whom the boat proceeded to Blakeney Harbour, where she landed them in safety.

On the 11th Nov. a signal-light was seen off the harbour, and on the Life-boat proceeding to the spot, she fonnd the fishing lugger Northumberland, of Flam- borough, had gone ashore at Wells East Birt, and that the crew of 10 men had succeeded in reaching the beach there.

They were then taken into the Life-boat and brought ap to WeHs. A heavy northerly gale was blowing, with rain and hail, and the sea was very high at the time.

SIDMOUTH, DEVON.— The brig Frederick William, of Guernsey, was at anchor off Sidmouth. on the 5th of September, when the wind and sea rose; and, as she was in danger of parting from her cables, a signal of distress was hoisted. The Life-boat Hemington was promptly got out and launched. On the first occasion the sea threw her broadside on to the beach; but on a second attempt, she was more successful in getting off, and soon brought the crew of 8 men ashore from the endangered vessel.

The services of this Life-boat were also called into requisition on the 31st December, on the afternoon of which day a large vessel, distant some eight miles to the eastward of Sidmouth, was seen flying a flag of distress, during stormy •weather, the wind blowing in violent squalls from S.W. She proved to be the barque Smmeline, of Bordeaux, at anchor in Seaton Bay. Her crew of 11 men were only too glad to avail themselves of the aid of the Life-boat, and accord- ingly they were taken into the boat, which then proceeded through a very high sea to Beer, where a landing was safely ac- complished. The Life-boat returned to its station on the following day, by which time the weather had moderated.

Thurso, N.B.—On the morning of the j 4th October—a wild, stormy morning, the Charley Lloyd Life-boat of this sta- tion put out, and brought from the bri- gantine Mary Holland 7 men. Later on she brought oh shore from the brig Eliza 5 men, besides a woman and child. Both these vessels having parted one of their cables during the night, were in momen- tary expectation of being dashed to pieces on the rocks to leeward of them.

ORME'S HEAD, NORTH WALES.—During the night of the 10th October, the 'Sisters' Memorial Life-boat, in answer to signals of distress from the flat Swallow, of Bun corn, was launched, and brought on shore from that vessel the crew, 3 in number. The Swallow had stranded in Llandudno Bay, in the violent wind that was then blowing from the northward, and the service was only effected after a long and arduous struggle on the part of the Life-boat's crew. On the following morning the same Life-boat, in reply to signals of distress from the brigantine Ooila,, made a gallant effort to reach that vessel; but a strong tide, and heavy sea and -wind, nearly approaching a hurri- cane, foiled the attempt; and, after five hours' struggle, the crew reluctantly relinquished the contest. They learned, however, from the Sangor Packet, which had passed within bail, the nature of the service they could render to the C'oila, and, on reaching the shore, tele- graphed to Beaumaris for a steam-tug, •which ultimately arrived to the assist- ance of the Ooila. A few days later—on j the 16th October—the Sisters' Memorial I again rescued 4 persons from the flat ! Peter, which was then sinking, her cargo having shifted, during a strong breeze, from the north-east. The piteous cries for i help from a woman, one of the 4 persons i on board the Peter, were scarcely needed to nerve to the uttermost the stout hearts } and strong arms of the fine fellows who j had so often before braved so much in the service of their fellow-creatures.

NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The ! Life-boat William Hopkinson of Brig- ' house, from this station, during a heavy gale off shore, proceeded to the ketch Perseverance, of Sunderland, on the 28th September, in answer to signals of dis- tress displayed by one of the two men who formed her crew. His companion had received so frightful an injury to the skull by the blow of a winch-handle that he died before the Life-boat regained the shore. Later in the day the same- boat again succeeded in boarding the Perse- verance, and ultimately carried her safely into Shields.

PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM. —The Laura, Countess of Antrim, Life-boat, saved 7 men from the brigantine Amanda, of Cole- raine, on the morning of the 3rd October, during a heavy gale from N.W. This was a truly noble service, and tested to the utmost the endurance of the Life- boat's crew. The Amanda, at the time of the launch, -was dragging her anchors towards a dangerous lee shore, and the efforts of the Life-boat were directed towards the removal of those on board her before she should become surrounded by the more dangerous breakers. The straggle to force the boat agaiast so heavy a gale as that which prevailed was no light one, however, and at one time it seemed that the effort would fail, as the boat had to drop down under the lee of an island. The crew, however, again returned to the attack; and, after two hours' hard rowing, with difficulty got on board the distressed vessel, and even- tually safely landed all hands, to the great joy of a large crowd of the inhabit- ants of Portrush. Important aid was rendered on this occasion by the horses of the tramway company, which conveyed the boat on her carriage along two miles of soft sand, and so enabled the Life-boat ,to close nearer to the wreck before bunching.

HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND .—The life-boat Grace Darling achieved a gallant rescue near this station, during violent gale on the 11th of October.

On that day the Elizabeth, & sloop belong- ing to Sunderland, was forced on to the Pftrtin Steel rocks by »tremendous gale, and the Life-boat was speedily on its »»y to the rescue, which was happily affected after a hard struggle of more than two hours' duration. Two men and a woman were on this occasion saved from perishing, the Elizabeth sinking soon pier she was relieved of her human freight.

NEWQUAY, CARDIGANSHIRE. — On the 16th October a vessel was observed from this station riding out a gale in Cardigan Bay, with main and mizenmasts and top- masts gone, and a signal of distress flying.

The Life-boat Nelson was soon launched ; but, after pulling for many hours through darkness, wind, and rain, was unable to find the distressed ship; and about 9.30 P.M. returned to the shore with her crew fagged out. After half an hour of rest, and having obtained a fresh " departure " to guide them on their course, they again sallied forth; and shortly before mid- night succeeded in Hading the vessel, which proved to be the ship Antigua, of Greenock, leaking, and otherwise in dis- tress. The gale being somewhat abated, the master hoped to save Ms vessel if steam assistance could be afforded promptly, and the Life-boat immedi- ately returned to the shore, and de- spatched a telegram for a steam-tug; and then again returning to the Antigua, remained by her at the request of the master till she v?as conveyed safely into port. The master in his certificate to the coxswain rendered high praise 'to the crew of the Life-boat .for their conti- nued efforts to reach his vessel on the night of the 16th through such terrific weather, and their subsequent strenuous and successful efforts to save his ship.

NORFOLK.— The No. 2 Life- boat, British Workman, left this station on the 24th October in stormy weather, and boarded the Lily, a barque laden with timber, which was stranded on the Has- borongh Sands; and, finding her to be deserted, took possession, and remained by her till the 26th instant, when, being joined by a steam-tug, she was successful in getting the derelict afloat, and beaching her in a safe position at Winterton.

The No. 1 Life-boat of this station, the Parsee, after two unsuccessful attempts, boarded the Hector, a brigantine of New- castle, which on the 9th December was run ashore by her crew to avoid foundering.

This service was performed in very tem- pestuous weather, and the Life-boat hav- ing broken eight of her oars, and the sand being too soft to hold her anchor, she experienced great difficulty in accom- plishing her object.