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..