A heavy gale was sweep- ing along the coast of South Devon on the night of the 23rd November, when rockets were observed at Mount Batten, indicative of some shipping disaster; and it being presently ascertained that a sbjp had parted from her anchors and gone ashore in Mouat Batten. Bay, the Prince Consort Life-boat was soon launched and taken in tow by the Admiralty steam-tug Garron, commanded by Mr. COTTON, and having on board the1 Harbour-Master, Staff-Captaia MABSH, E.N., and at 9 P.M.

proceeded in search of the wreck. At 10 P.M. the steam-tug having towed the Life-boat sufficiently to windward, the tow-rope was slipped, and the Life-boat took OH board a woman and 8 men from the siBkiug vessel,' and conveyed them in safety to the Carron, and fioin her to the shore. This vessel was the Laurel, a brigantine belonging to London and bound for the West Coast of Africa. A still more gallant service remained to be per- formed by the Prince Consort that winter.-.