RYE, SUSSEX. — At daybreak on the 24th October, 1872, the Urgent, a barge, becoming unnavigable when off Jury's Gap, hoisted signals of distress, and commenced firing minute guns. It was blowing hard from the S.S.W., and a heavy sea was running; so much so that the steam-tug could render no assistance.

The Arthur Frederick Life-boat with in- finite difficulty succeeded in removing all on board from the distressed vessel, which afterwards went down at her anchors.

On the 16th December the same Life- boat rendered most important service to the Orient, a brig belonging to Stenton, which stranded at the mouth of Eye Har- bour during stormy weather and a fresh breeze at S.E.

DUNGARVAN, IRELAND.—On the 25th October the Christopher Ludlow Life-boat of this station was enabled to render valuable assistance to the brigantine Richard Thompson, of Belfast, which had gone on Dungarvan Bar during a fresh breeze at S.S.W. The sea broke heavily over her, and the master could only re- gain his vessel, which he had quitted the previous day, by the Life-boat, which at his request then staid by his stranded vessel till she was got off the Bar, which the Life-boat crew assisted to effect.

DUNGENESS, KENT. — The Dr. JTatton, the Institution's boat stationed near New Romney, was launched soon after noon on the 25th October, and proceeded through a very heavy sea and strong breeze to the assistance of a ketch embayed off Dym- ehurcb. with a signal of distress flying.

The distressed vessel was the Speculateur, of St. Malo; she had lost sails and spars, and was leaky. Her crew, utterly ex- hausted by long struggling against ad- verse gales, were able to do no more, and were in momentary expectation of their vessel parting her cables as the Life-boat was seen approaching. The boat had considerable difficulty in getting the poor Frenchmen out of their sinking vessel,  as she was rolling gunwale under; and the rescue was finally effected by an- choring the Life-boat on the bow of the French vessel, and veering down close enough to haul the men on board by lines thrown from the boat. The Life- boat made good her landing at Hythe .about four o'clock, and the deserted vessel soon parted her cables, and was dashed to pieces against Dymchurch sea wall. Four lives were saved by the Life-boat on this occasion.

PEMBREY, S. WALES.—The Life-boat Stanton Meyrick of Pimlico proceeded to the assistance of the brig Alfred at 10 A.M. on the 30th October, the wind, from the west, blowinghard, with heavy squalls and thick weather. The Alfred was in the midst of broken water off the danger- ous Burry Holmes. The Life-boat's crew took the Alfred and her T men safely into Barry Port.

PENARTH, S. WALES.—After dark on the 1st of November, the Life-boat George Gay, in answer to signals of distress observed from Penarth, proceeded to the roadstead, where she found two vessels in collision; a strong breeze from the S.W. was blowing at the time, and one of the vessels, the Jaribyrd, a Norwegian barque,' being in imminent danger of sinking, the Master requested the Life-boat to remain by her, which she did, until day- light, when a steamer towed her into Bute dock. The other vessel, the barque Magna Charta, of Halifax, N.S., had not suffered so much. The Life-boat's crew were in a greatly exhausted con- dition when they landed.

On the night of the 8th December, when blowing heavily at W.N.W., the Life-boat made two trips to the barque Eleanor, of Quebec, then ashore on the Cardiff Sands.

The first time the boat started from the shore at 10 P.M., and did not return till 2.30 A.M. She brought on shore this trip all on board the Eleanor, except the mate, an old man, who after delaying the Life- boat some time, had to 'be left to take his chance. At break of day the Life-boat again went off, and the Eleanor still holding together, and the gale abating, the Life-boat's crew, under the direction of the mate, took advantage of the tide, and, driving the ship clear of the shoal, took her safely into port.

Again on the night of the 17th December, I in answer to signals of distress in Cardiff | Roads, this Life-boat went off when it was ! blowing hard at N.W., and remained by two vessels which had come into collision and until they were out of danger.

CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE.—Signals of distress were observed about half-past eight o'clock on the 10th November, from this Life-boat station, and the Manchester Unity was promptly launched to the assist- ance of the distressed vessel. It turned out that the signals were being shown by the sloop Queen Victoria, of Lynn, which was stranded on the Grainthorpe Sand.

A N.E. gale and heavy blinding showers made this service one of danger as well as hardship, and the two poor fellows saved from the Qu&n Victoria were not a little rejoiced to find themselves safe on shore.

FISHGUARD, S. WALES.—The smacks John and ftrace, of Mjlford, and Mary, of j Cardigan, having, from the violence of the gale, then blowing from N.E., parted their cables and driven on to the Grood- wick Sands, the Life-boat Sir Edward Perrott was launched and rescued 4 men.

from the wrecked vessels. Scarcely had the crew time to change their clothing and get their boat ready for launching after the foregoing meritorious service, when the Life-boat was again called to save the crews of three more small vessels, •whieb had also been driven on to the Goodwick Sands and were showing signals of dis- tress. The gale had now increased to a dangerous storm and the sea was really terrific, but the Life-boat held on her i course, and before the sun set had added the harvest of 7 more lives snatched from destruction to those already saved by them on the same day.

NORTH SUNDERLAND. — On the 10th November the Joseph Anstice, the Life- boat of this station, in answer to signals of distress from the schooner Don, of Jersey, put off to her assistance. A very heavy gale was blowing from the north, and darkness coming on soon after the boat left the shore for the wreck, added to the dangers of the storm. The Life- boat, however, gained the distressed vessel, and eventually landed in safety the master and crew, in all 6 persons, who expected their vessel to sink during the night. Oa I the following morning, however, observ- ing the Don to be still riding to her anchors, the Life-boat, -with the ship's crew as passengers, again went out, but in spite of the most determined efforts she was forced to return to the shore. On the morning of the 12th, however, the Life-boat's crew succeeded in putting some of their number on. board, and in the evening carried the Don safely into Holy Island Harbour.

GREENCASTLE, LONDONDERRY.—On the morning of the 11th November the look- outs at this station discovered signals of distress flying from a barque anchored in dangerous proximity to the well-known Tuns Bank at the entrance of Derry Loch. Some time was lost owing to the misconduct of the coxswain of the Life-boat, and the hesitation of a part of the crew to encounter the northerly gale and heavy breakers on the Tuns; but, eventually, with a new coxswain and crew, the Life-boat Mary Annette started, and, in tow of the steam-tug Admiral, had nearly gained the distressed vessel, the barque L. Q. Biglow, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, when a tremendous sea striking the Admiral abaft the sponson slewed her broadside on, carried away her rudder chains, and so disabled her that she returned into port, followed by the Life- boat, which was unable to reach the L.Q, Biglow without her assistance. The coastguard coxswain, who volunteered to ill the place of the proper coxswain, and Qie other coastguard men and fishermen •who went out in the boat in tow of the steamer, deserved great credit for their exertions, though, they were unsuccessful.

3hro of the crew received severe injuries.

On the following morning, when the gale lad somewhat abated, the Life-boat suc- ceeded in boarding the L. Q. Biglow and Sudering the aid required.

LOWESTOFT,—A fine service was per- formed by the Laetitia, the Life-boat stationed here, on the 13th November.

fitt the morning of that day she went off id. tow of the steam-tug Bairibow to a JStirwegian vessel named Expedite, belong- Ittg 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.

PORT ISAAC, CORNWALL,.—At daybreak I on the 20th. November the Life-boat i Richard and Sarah was instrumental .in i saving two fishing smacks and their crews of 4 men each. These vessels were, prior to the arrival of the Life-boat, most criti-cally situated, owing to the heavy ground swell an.d absence of wind.  PLYMOUTH.—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 ship had parted from her anchors and gone ashore in Mount 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 the Harbour-Master, Staff-Captain MARSH, 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.- On the 8th December two vessels were driven ashore in Mount Batten Bay; and again the Government steam-tug afforded her friendly aid to the Life-boat, Four men were on this occasion saved from the brigantine Eliza, of Blyth, and 8 men from the brig Fearful, of Sunderland. The gale is described as approaching in vio- lence to .that of a hurricane, and a, long list of disasters along the coast gave ad- ditional cause of thankfulness on the part of the rescued crews to their preservers.

The rescue ftom the Fearful was the more meritorious, inasmuch as the boat had been greatly injured by striking the rocks when she was saving the other crew.