A fine service was performed by the Laetitia, the Life-boat stationed here, on the 13th November. the morning of that day she went off to tow of the steam-tug Bairibow to a Norwegian vessel named Expedite, belong- Iing to Drobeck, which had gone ashore asrthe Holme Sand, and had already be- come dismasted. A gale was blowing at IT.E., and a heavy sea made an approach.

40 the wreck among her fallen masts and lends a work of extreme danger and diffi- HWty. Anchoring to windward, however, Iffie Latitia gradually veered down on the j weather quarter of the wreck, and, watch- ] ing her chance, sheered in among the i wreckage, and got safely on board the I whole of the crew of 10 persons, whom | she safely landed at Lowestoft..