WHITBURN.—The barque Canada Belle, of Whitby, struck on the Whitburn Steel rocks during a gale of wind at S.S.W. on the night of the 23rd Nov., 1872. Fortu- nately her signals of distress were ob- served, and the Thomas Wilson Life-boat, with infinite difficulty, was launched through the breakers to her assistance.

Nothing but the most determined courage and perseverance on the part of the crew enabled them to achieve their object on this occasion. They had got on board 2 women, 2 children, and 4 men from the wreck, when a tremendous sea filled their boat and swept them away from her.

Having, broken several oars, their efforts to regain her proved futile, and they at last bore up for the shore. Having landed the above-mentioned 8 persons, they replaced the broken oars, and having procured a few fresh men, they again launched and happily succeeded, by 2.30 A.M., in landing safely the remainder of the ship's crew, making, in all, 15 persons saved. The crew of the Thomas Wilson were nearly six hours in wet and cold whilst performing this service.

bay, and the sea, breaking over and filling her as soon as she struck, threatened to wash the crew from the rigging. The same Life-boat was called out on the 20th December, to the aid of the crew of the schooner Swift, of Wexford, which had gone ashore in Dundrum Bay during a gale from the S.E. It was early in the evening when the boat was called out; but the weather became so bad, and the night so intensely dark, that great risk was rim in saving the vessel's crew.

Happily, however, the 5 men were at length brought safely to land.

LYME REGIS.—On the 26th November a ship's boat crowded with people was descried from this station scudding before a westerly gale. The Manchester Branch Life-boat William Woodcock was promptly launched, and managed to intercept the boat as she was on the point of rushing among dangerous breakers, which would inevitably have overwhelmed her. The men thus saved by the Life-boat were the master and crew of the Cassibelaunus, of North Shields, which vessel had foundered off the Start that morning.

NEWCASTLE, DUNDRUM BAY—On the TENBY.—The Florence Life-boat of this 26th November the Life-boat Reigate put station proceeded through heavy squalls off from this station and saved 8 per- i to the assistance of the schooner Aden, of sons from the barque Juliana, of Eiga, j Liverpool, on the 26th November, then which vessel had been driven into the in distress off Caldy Island. At the re- quest of the master, the Life-boat remained j by the Aden till she was rescued from j her perilous position and safely brought j to an anchor. I EXMOUTH.—The Victoria, Life-boat put! off in a W.N.W. gale on the 5th De- : cember, and rendered important services to the schooner Flora, of Exeter, then in distress near Exmouth Bar.

KIMERIDGE, DORSET.—On the 9th December, at 11 P.M., the ship Stralsund, of Stralsund, was driven on a ledge of rocks east of Kimeridge. A heavy storm and dark night did not prevent the crew of the Mary Heape Life-boat, which is one of the smallest on the coast, from launch- ing her to the assistance of the wrecked ship. Their efforts, however, proved futile, and after a desperate struggle she was forced back on the beach. Daylight, however, brought a moderation of the storm, and the Life-boat was again launched, and at length reached the wreck. As she did so the coastguard suceeded in throwing a line over her with the rocket apparatus. Using this line for hauling to and fro, the Life-boat, in two trips, landed the whole of the crew of 15 persons from the perishing vesseL.

SELSEY—The Life-boat Four Sisters pro- ceeded through a heavy westerly gale to the Ecxel, a schooner belonging to Mil- ford, which, on the 9th December, was wrecked neat the Owers Lightship. A heavy surf raged along the beach, and a long struggle ensued ere the crew of the Life-boat reached the stranded vessel and took from her 5 men, who had been in momentary expectation of perishing since eight o'clock the night before. The Excel had been dismasted, and then forced ashore by the storm. The Life-boat later in the day again pnt off to her, and with the assistance of a steam-tug she was taken to Portsmouth.

PAKEFIEID.—The No. 1 Life-boat, Sisters, on the 9th December, rescued 2 men from the barge Jane, of Rochester, which was disabled, and landed them in safety. It was blowing hard at the time from W.

WINTERTON, NORFOLK. — On the 9th December the Ann Maria, Life-boat was launched from this place, and saved 6 men from the Hero, of Scarborough, which had run ashore disabled by a westerly gale.

WEST HARTLEPOOL. — A heavy gale •was blowing at E.S.B. on the 18th December, when the Life-boat Foresters' Pride put out and saved 9 men from the brig Commander Soiling, of Grimstadt One man was saved by the rocket apparatus.

MONTROSE, N.B.—One of the most gallant Life-boat services ever rendered on the Scotch coast was performed by the Montrose Life-boats on the 21st Decem- ber, it being attended with the greatest risk to some of the brave Life-boat men.

It appears that at daybreak the brig Henrietta, of Memel, was seen in distress off the Sandy Ness, Montrose, while the wind was blowing strongly from the S.E. and a very heavy sea running. The crew of the two Life-boats and the Life Bri- gade Volunteers turned out with all speed, and the larger boat, the Mincing Lane, was rowed down the river to the mouth of the harbour, by which time the vessel had driven on the Sands about 200 yards north of the Forfar and Kin- cardine Battery, and three-quarters of a mile away from the harbour. In that position the Mincing Lane Life-boat could only get to the wreck by crossing the Annat Sand Bank, on which a terrific sea was running; and, as it was not consi- dered possible for her to do that, the smaller Life-boat, the Roman Governor of Caer Hun, was taken on its carriage along the beach, with the view of launch- ing abreast of the stranded ship. The gallant crew of the other boat would not, however, wait for her to be launched, but at onee dashed on to and across the Sands, where a tremendous sea had to be en- countered, and that, too, in the most dangerous manner, the boat having her broadside exposed to it the whole dis- tance. She had, however, nearly got suc- cessfully across, and was in shallower water, when a huge wave curled up and broke over her, completely engulfing her and lifting her into a perpendicular position, smashing several of the oais, and washing four of the crew overboard.

Knowing that, with their cork life-belts on, the four Life-boat men would float, the rest of the crew heroically determined to save the brig's crew, and then pick up their own men. Coming to leeward of the wreck, they dropped alongside,, breaking two of their oars in so doing, and cried to the shipwrecked men to jump. This six of them, including the captain and mate, did; but the other three — one of them a little boy—held back, and, as some time had already elapsed since the men were washed out of the boat, they for the present abandoned the snip to save them, rightly deeming their own men were by that time in greater peril than those on board the brig. The men had floated round the weather side of the vessel, and ropes had been flung to them by those on board the brig, but had not been caught. In coming round tae stern of the ship, WM. MEARNS, the coxswain, who was one of those in the water, was struck on the breast by her rudder, and ren- dered almost insensible. Before the six men were got on board the Life-boat the four Life-boat men had drifted about 200 yards north, and, as their comrades could only take one of them up at a time, a considerable time elapsed before they were all saved. The men were thoroughly exhausted and benumbed, for they had then been about twenty minutes in the -water; and, as they could do nothing to assist themselves, much difficulty was expe- rienced in getting them on board. By this time the Life-boat had drifted some dis- tance, and, as it was observed from the shore that all the shipwrecked men had not been taken off, the other Life-boat was, with difficulty, launched and pulled to the brig, when she saved the remaining 3 men. The Life-boats then quickly made for the shore, which was reached in safety, and the four exhausted Life- boat men were assisted a distance of a mile to the Life-boat house, in the room attached to which every preparation in the way-of hot water, blankets, &c., had been provided for their revival. They were carefully tended by a doctor ; but it was nearly an hour before they recovered, and it was thought that but for the faci- lities thus at hand two at least of the poor fellows would have succumbed to the cold and exposure. As it was, one of the brave fellows, ALEXANDER PATON, unfortunately perished a few days after- wards from the effects of the exposure.

The Institution expressed its deep sym- pathy with his widow, and voted 501. in aid of the local fund raised for her relief.

The Society also granted a silver medal to each of the two coxswains, WILLIAM MEARNS and WILLIAM MEARNS, jun., in acknowledgment of their long and gallant services in the Life-boats. It was truly remarked that the Life-boat services rendered on this occasion were of the most daring and heroic character, and deserving of the highest praise.

The Mincing Lane had scarcely been housed when a schooner was observed standing right into the harbour; and, as she was in great danger of going ashore, the Life-boat crews were again called out, and, willing as ever, they at once re- sponded, and launched their boat. It fortunately happened, however, that the schooner belonged to Montrose, and the master was enabled to bring her safely into harbour without the Life-boat's assistance.

In the current number we also publish short notices of the services of the Life-boats of this Institution during the year 1873.

In the ensuing number for May we shall give similar notices of all the Life- boat work for the year 1874; and these accounts will be sufficiently full in detail to do away with the necessity for any second account in the following quarterly numbers of the Life-boat Journal.

We shall in the August number furnish, accounts of the services to wrecks by Life- boats in the first six months of 1875; and after that all numbers will contain notices only of those Life-boat services which, have been performed in the three months antecedent to each issue of that Journal.

It is hoped that by thus presenting accounts of events that have recently tran- spired, and some of which, from having been noticed in the daily journals, will Toe fresh in the public mind, a livelier interest will be felt by our readers generally, and especially by our Life-boat crews, who, while the details of their own work are yet fresh in their memories, will have an opportunity of seeing the light in which their deeds have been viewed by the Institution, and are by it presented to the country.] HOLYHEAD.—On the 2nd Jan., 1873, the Princess of Wales Life-boat at this station, in answer to signals of distress, proceeded to the brig Mystic, of Newport, which she leached shortly before midnight.

Previous efforts had been made by pilots to reach her in their own boats, which had failed owing to the heavy south-west gale which was blowing and the dangerous position of the Mystic outside the east end of the Breakwater. The Life-boat having taken out a pilot, the brig was conveyed into port by a steam-tug.

On the 25th. Jan. this Life-boat pro- ceeded to the assistance of the schooner Catherine, of Amlwch, which was wrecked on the Breakwater in a southerly gale, and brought on shore from her 3 persons.

Again, on the night of the 10th Oct., this Life-boat was instrumental in saving the schooner Qoldfinder, of Belfast, which was on the point of beaching on the lee side of the Bay in a S.W. gale, by signalling to a steam-tug, which, with the assistance of the Life-boat, took the vessel in tow and conveyed her into port.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At 10.40 P.M. of the 6th Jan., the Birmingham No. 2 Life- boat put off, in answer to signals of dis- tress from the s.s. Druid, of Sunderland, and conveyed ashore 5 of her crew who had been injured by the bursting of her boiler. One poor fellow expired before the Life-boat reached the shore.

Also, on the 20th Oct., this boat assisted to save the brig Hendon, of Sunderland, and her crew of 9 men, which vessel was ashore on the Cockle Sand, it blowing haid at N.W, The Life-boat Boys was, on the 8th November, successful in rendering assist- ance to tie schooner Lord Jlowick, of Maldon, which, in a heavy sea, was forced ashore on the Cockle Sand. The Boys towed this vessel safely into Yarmouth about 8 at night, Laving launched early in the afternoon.

Again, on the 16th Nov., this Life-boat saved the crew of 10 men from the barque Fttatore, of Genoa, which was lost on the Middle Cross Sand, during a gale at N.N.E.

This service was one of extreme peril, and the Life-boat was seriously damaged while j taking the men from the bowsprit of the i ship.

GIRVAN, N.B.—At daylight on the 20th Oct., signals of distress were observed from i this station, shown by the schooner Marie Boustead, of Nantes, which, with foremast and maintop-masts gone, was riding at anchor by one cable only on a rocky i lee shore. A heavy gale was blowing at N.W. The Life-boat Earl of Carriek was transported four and a half miles by land and then launched from a* place called Brest, from whence, after a three- hours' struggle with the storm, she reached the disabled vessel, and saved her and her • crew of 7 men. Again, on the 22nd Nov., this Life-boat saved the crew of 7 ; men from the wreck of the Unicorn during a heavy N.W. gale.

ARBROATH, N.B.—The Life-boat People's Journal, No. 2, stationed at this place, was launched on the night of the 18th Jan., at 5.20 P.M., and proceeded, through a heavy sea and S.W. gale, to the assistance of the schooner James, of Arbroath, which had missed the entrance of the harbour, and then, while endeavouring to wear and stand out to sea again, run on the rocks to leeward of it. The Life-boat saved 4 persons from the wreck of the James. This service was per- formed promptly and with great credit to the crew and ALEXANDER GILBERT, the coxswain of the Life-boat.

SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK.— On Sunday, the 19th Jan., the Belle Isle, of Shoreham, was • totally lost on the Sizewell Bank during a strong gale. The Belle Isle having sunk in deep water, the crew took to their boat, • and after drifting about in imminent peril for four hours, unable to approach the shore on account of the continuous line ; of heavy surf, were fortunately descried I from the Southwold Life-boat station and I rescued by the Quiver, No. 2, Life-boat, B.

HERRINGTON coxswain, which was promptly J launched through the surf, and brought i safely on shore the master and crew of I 7 persons.

MILFORD.—On the 25th Jan. the brig ! Ercole, of Naples, was descried off St. Anne's Head in a distressed and (in the i judgment of the crew) hopeless condition ; they haying, in consequence of her dis- I abled state, anchored their vessel on a lee ' shore close to the rocks of an iron-bound ; coast, as their last chance of prolonging j their lives. This was at nightfall, a heavy swell running and a storm threatening.

As soon as the Ercole was discovered the Life-boat Katharine proceeded to her as- sistance and reached her about 8 PM., and after placing on board her some of the • Life-boat crew the anchor was weighed, ! and about one hour after midnight they j succeeded in anchoring her safely in Mil- ford Haven ; thus saying ship, cargo, and i 11 lives. i BUDDON NESS AND BBOUGHTY DUNDEE. — About 4 A..M. on the 26th Jan., at which time it was blowing a gale from S.E., a pilot cutter discovered the wreck of the three-masted schooner No. 4, of j Arundel, on the Abertay Sands ; she there- upon bore up to communicate with the j Buddon Ness Life-boat station, and as- I sisted to man and tow the Life-boat ! Eleanora, to a suitable position for board- ing the wreck. The falling tide, however, had left too little water on the bank between the Life- boat and the wreck to enable her to gain it, notwithstanding repeated efforts; and finally the wreck broke up without her doing so. The Eleanora was then enabled to save 3 of the crew who had clung to a piece of the wreck, and 3 more were saved by their own boat.

At the same time that the Eleanora was employed as above, the Life-boat Mary Hartley from Broughty Ferry, was also making persistent efforts to render assist- ance, but without success.

HORNSEA, YORKSHIRE. — A Successful service was performed by the Life-boat B. Wood, of this station, on the 26th January, on which occasion 15 men were saved from the barque Milton Lockhart, of North Shields. It was blowing fresh with a heavy sea at the time of the service.

RAMSGATE. — On the 27th January, during a fresh breeze at S.S.E., in obedience to signals observed from the North Sand Head and Gull Lightships, the Life- boat Bradford, in tow of the steam-tug Aid, proceeded to the baique Ystroom, of Amsterdam, then ashore on. the east side of the Goodwin Sands, and, remaining by that vessel till the tide flowed, succeeded, in conjunction with the steam-tug, in getting her afloat, and taking her and her crew of 14 men safely into Ramsgate Harbour.

On the 2nd February, in answer to the usual signals of distress, the same Life- boat proceeded in tow of the Aid, at about 9 P.M. The night was very dark and stormy, with a fresh breeze at S.E., and showers of sleet. The Aid towed the Life-boat through the Cudd channel against a heavy head sea, both steamer and Life-boat shipping quantities of water.

About 11 P.M., the position of the wreck having been made out, the Life-boat was slipped from the steamer, and making sail, reached and anchored close to the spot, but had to weigh and return to the steamer, and be towed to a fresh position, from which she again ran down to the wreck, and veered close to her. Three tremendous seas in succession then swept into the boat, carrying therefrom a man named WILLIAM WHITE, who was never afterwards seen, notwithstanding that the Life-boat immediately cut her cable, and spent the remainder of the night in using every effort to recover him, not returning to harbour till 10.30 A.M.

on the day following, when every vestige of hope had fled. During the night the Walmer and Kingsdowne Life-boats also put off to the wreck, and with the assist- ance of the "Walmer Life-boat the Aid, after daylight, got the vessel, the Norwe- gian barque Sarpsborg, off the sands, and she was ultimately taken into port.

On the 16th September, this Life-boat again proceeded in tow of the harbour steamer to the barque Amazon, of Gothen- burg, then a total wreck on the Goodwin Sands, and saved from her the master, his wife, and 11 men. There was at the time a fresh breeze at W.S.W., with con- siderable sea on.

On the 22nd Oct., in consequence of a telegram from Broadstairs, this invaluable boat proceeded in tow of the harbour steamer to the Kentish Knock Lightship, twenty-six miles from Ramsgate, which was reached an hour before midnight. Hailing the Lightship, she learned the bearings of a wreck on the Kentish Knock Sand, and at daybreak made out the barque Scott, of Surt- derland, which was nearly on her beam-ends and half sunk. The crew were in the main- top, where they had been for twenty-six hours exposed to the full fury of the storm. The Life-boat, having anchored, veered down to the -wreck, and the crew, climbing out on the bowsprit, dropped one by one into the Life-boat, whence they were conveyed to the steam-tug, which, with the boat in tow, and the rescued seamen, regained Ramsgate about 11 A.M., after' a seventeen-hours' absence.

DROGHEDA, IRELAND.—On the 28th Jan.

the schooner James, of Carnarvon, was wrecked near the bar of Drogheda Harbour, in a S.E. gale. The two Drogheda Life- boats launched to her assistance, and 1 man was rescued by the South boat, the John Ruttfr Charley, and the remainder (3) by the North boat, the Old George Irlam, of Liverpool.

On the 2nd Feb. the Life-boat on the south side, or at Mornington, was trans- ported by land to Bettystown Strand, and launched therefrom to the assistance of the schooner Wilson, of Whitehaven, which was wrecked off there during a strong wind from the eastward. The John Suffer Charley saved 5 lives on this occasion, under the personal direction of Captain D. RO- BERTSON, E.N., Assistant Inspector of Life- boats, who went out in the Life-boat, and received the marked commendation of the Institution.

GREAT YARMOUTH.—The Duff Life-boat, stationed at this port, was launched, through a heavy surf, to the assistance of the Russian schooner Maria Nathalin, on the 2nd Feb., about noon, at which time there was a heavy snowstorm, with the gale E.S.E. The Duff succeeded in rescuing 9 men from the wreck.

FOWEY, CORNWALL. — The Life-boat Rochdale, in answer to signals of distress shown from the schooner Hawk, of Chep- stow, was, with considerable difficulty and persistent efforts, launched to her assist- ance on the morning of Sunday, the 2nd Feb., and having succeeded in boarding her, carried her safely into port. This Life-boat subsequently proceeded to an- other vessel in danger; but a change of wind enabled that distressed ship to reach a safe anchorage, and the Rochdale's ser- vices were not required. Both these ser- vices were of an arduous nature.

SEATON CAREW, DURHAM.—On the 3rd Feb., during an easterly gale, the Job Uindley Life-boat on this station was launched on observing the wreck of the Nor- wegian schooner Seventeenth of May, from which she was successful in saving 7 men.

CAHORE, IRELAND.—On the 4th Feb the Cahore Life-boat Sir George Bowles, in answer to signals of distress shown from the barque Edwin Basset, of Sunderland, proceeded through a heavy sea and strong breeze to that vessel, from which, she brought safely on shore 2 men, bringing at the same time a despatch from the Trinity lightship Blo.ckwa.ter.

PENZANCE.—On the 26th Jan., when the Norwegian brig Otto, of Moss, was driven ashore at Eastern Green, in. Pen- zance Bay, the Life-boat launched out during a heavy southerly gale oLwind and in a high sea, and succeeded in saving from destruction the whole of the crew of 8 men.

Again, on the 2nd Feb., the same boat performed, if possible, still more meri- torious service, in saving a crew of 4 men from the wreck of the Marie Emilie, of St. Louis. The seas were rolling clean over this wreck when the Life-boat was going out, and the sea and wind were so heavy that she was twice driven back.

An additional peril was the position of the wreck among the rocks, which added much to the dangers encountered by the Life-boat's crew; but, notwithstanding that they had seven of their oars broken, by persevering with the spare set of oars, on the third attempt they succeeded in effecting the rescue.

The silver medal of the Institution was voted to Captain HOWORTH, E.TS., and NI- CHOLAS B. DOWNING, Esq., and the Second Service Clasp to Mr. W. BLACKMORE for their services on these occasions.

The Norwegian Government, by a royal resolution, afterwards decreed to the same persons the silver medal for civic deeds (Borgerdaad).

ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—On the 2nd Feb. this Life-boat, the Covent Garden, was launched five times, with a succession of fresh crews, and ultimately succeeded in saving 13 lives from the schooners Ram- Wer, of Wexford, and Mary Ann, of Ply- mouth, and the brig Francis, of Poitb.ca%l, during a strong gale at E.N.E. accompanied by a heavy sea. The first time the Life-boat was launched she was driven on shore at Purthminster, and the second crew at once volunteered to take the places of those exhausted in the first effort. This second crew succeeded in saving 5 men from the Mary Ann, and 1 man -who had .

been washed overboard from the Rambler. A third crew manned the boat on her j regaining the shore, and saved 1 man from the Rambler. The fourth crew made j a determined but unsuccessful effort to j reach the Francis. The fifth crew reached the Francis and saved from her 6 men. j Two of the Rambler's crew were drowned j before the Life-boat reached her. The 1 silver medal of the Institution was , voted to Mr. CHARLES MARTIN, chief j officer of H.M. Coastguard, and to Mr. j JAMES MURPHY, of St. Ives, for their gallant services, and the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, were given to Captain T. B. HARRY and T. B. WILLIAMS, jun., Esq., for their valuable co-operation on these occasions.

SCARBOROUGH. — The Lady Leigh Life- boat of this station saved 6 men from a Ashing coble in great danger off this Port on the 8th Feb.

ABERSOCH, NORTH WALES. — During a southerly gale on the 25th Feb., the sloop Prosperity, of Portmadoc, sank off Aber- sooh, but the mast remaining above water, the crew found refuge on it till towards daybreak. After being four hours in their fearful position, their shouts were heard by the men of Abersoch, who, rushing j from their beds, launched the Life-boat I Mabel Louisa, and rescued them all.

BAY, ANGLESEA. — On the 3rd March the Bull Bay Life-boat Eleanor j succeeded in saving 2 sailors, who had j been driven out to sea in their boat, and could liot regain the shore.

LIZARD, CORNWALL. — The Anna Maria Life-boat found her way in a dense fog to the barque Fomahault, of Griefswald, which was anchored in a dangerous position under Pentrait Cliff, on the 4th March, and, notwithstanding the high surf, got within reach of her and took off the crew of 11 persons. Later in the day the Anna Maria returned to the Foma- hault, in company with the Cadgwith Life-boat and a shore boat, and carried her into Penzance.

BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. — On the 1st Feb. the Resent, the Life-boat of this station, was transported by land to Chilton Chine, and launched in a heavy S.E. gale and snowstorm, to the assistance of the Norwegian screw steamer Woodham.

The Life-boat was transported during the darkness and launched at 6.45 A.M., and was successful in saving the lives of 20 persons. The captain and mate having declined to abandon the wreck the first time the Life-boat went off, she had to make a second trip later in the day to save them, tinder very dangerous circum- stances and in terribly severe weather.

The Institution voted its silver medal to JAMES BUCKETT the coxswain, in recogni- tion of this and other services.

On the 4th March the Rescue was launched through a heavy surf to the assistance of a ship's boat belonging to the steamer Quail, of Cork, wrecked at the back of the Isle of Wight, and succeeded in bringing safely on shore the master, mate, and 5 others of the wrecked vessel's crew.

BUDE, CORNWALL.—On the 6th March the Life-boat Elizabeth Moore Garden was successful in saving 3 men from the Dutch galliot Anna, dazma, wrecked near the entrance to the harbour. The seas were making a clean breach over this vessel when boarded by the Life-boat, and the service was a highly meritorious one.

CABDIGAN.—In heavy weather the Life- boat John Stuart was launched from this station on the 7th March, and succeeded in saving 7 men from the Hanoverian schooner Dollart.

On the 20th Oct. this boat was launched at 5.30 A.M., and saved the crew of the sloop Peggy, of Cardigan, which, in a strong N.N.W. gale, was riding at anchor in the breakers of Cardigan Bar and burning distress signals. Owing to the distance of the crew from the station only 8 of them could be got together, and with this number the John Stuart per- formed the service, after three hours' hard work, under the charge of Mr. JrsfKS, of H,M. Coastguard, who volunteered for the duty of coxswain, the coxswain taking an oar. A farmer, who rode some distance during the night with the intelligence of the wreck to the coastguard station, took another oar. For this and another gallant service on. the 13th Sept., in a coastguard galley, the Institution presented Mr. JINKS with its silver medal.

LOWESTOFT.—On the 18th March the Life-boat Lcetitia saved the crew of the schooner Celine, which -was wrecked on the Holm Sand in a strong N.B. gale.

The master having refused to abandon his vessel, the Life-boat had to return to the shore without him. Later in the day, however, the master having abandoned all hope, it became necessary to make an effort to save him; the then state of the tide prevented the use of the Lcetitia, but the Lowestoft No. 2 Life-boat, the George, went off and landed him safely.

MARGATE.—On the 18th March, at 10.30 P.M., in answer to signals of distress from the Tongue Lightship, the Life-boat Qui- ver, No. I, after being transported for two miles by land, was launched, it blowing heavily at the time from N.E. She suc- ceeded in reaching the light-vessel, from which she brought on shore 7 men, part of the crew of the brig Demetrius, of Sunder- land; and, hearing- of another vessel being on the sands, endeavoured to reach her, but, the tide changing, -was unable to do so. The Life-boat had twice to cross the sands, and was out the whole night, not regaining the shore till nearly 8 A.M.

On the 20th March the same boat pro- ceeded out to the Noordster, a Norwegian barque, at about midnight: it blowing hard at the time, with squalls of snow and hail. A prior attempt to board the Noordster in White's Life-boat had failed, and the men who manned her were forced to come back on discovering that the wreck was on the outside of the sands instead of in the Boads, as at first sup- posed. The Life-boat was successful in boarding the wreck at about 3.30 A.M., and landed at 7 A.M. with all hands, con- sisting of the master, his wife, 2 children, and the crew of 8 men.

wrecked on the north tail of Bideford Bar. When, as on this occasion, there IB a ground swell on, the seas on the sands of Bideford Bay are tremendous, and the tide generally running across the set of the waves, the utmost caution is neces- sary from the moment the Life-boat is launched until her return, while the ac- ' tual process of boarding a wreck is peril- | ous in the extreme; and this holds good j in weather very far short of gales of wind, and when ships outside the Jine of breakers are making fine weather of it.

On the 4th April, however, it was any- thing but fine weather, and the night was dark and tempestuous. Nevertheless, the ! Hope eventually succeeded in saving the crews of the three vessels and entered I Bideford Harbour in safety, with them, I about 10.30 P.M., after a most successful 1 and highly meritorious night's work. On the 24th Dee. this boat was again launched 1 to the assistance of the brigantine Spec, from which she saved 7 men. The Spec was wrecked on the Northam Sands, and it was blowing hard from the west.

LYTHAM.—The Life-boat WakefiM ren- ! dered good service to the schooner Cale- l donia, of Preston, on the 27th April by ; remaining by that vessel till out of danger, i the Caledonia having gone ashore on the Horse Bank, and striking heavily till she i beat over it with the rising tide, i Again, on the 29th April, the Wakefield saved 6 men from the lugger Emmanuel, which was lost on the same bank during a , fresh gale at N.W.

GREYSTONES, Co. DUBLIN.—On the 17th May the Life-boat Sarah, Tancred ren- dered valuable assistance to the yacht Nicomi, of Dalkey, which was in great dis- tress off Bray Head in a fresh gale at E.N.E.

PORTHOCSTOCK, CORNWALL. On the j 27th March the Mary Ann Story, the Life-boat stationed here, rendered im- portant services to the Danish brig Alex-ander when that vessel was in a distressed j state near the Manacles Rocks on the Cornish coast.

APPLEDORE, DEVON.—About 7 P.M. on the 4th April the Life-boat Hope was launched from this station during a strong breeze at W.N.W., and proceeded to the assistance of the schooners Express, Annie Brooks, and Mary Ann, which were AHEXOW, Co. WICKLOW.—On the 2nd May the Out-Pensioner Life-boat was launched from this station during a fresh breeze at W.N.W., and rendered important assistance to the Hilda, of Hun- corn, which had gone on shore at Mizen Head.

DUNDALK, IRELAND.—The Stockport Sun- day Schools Life-boat was called out on the 3rd July, on the barque Princess of Wales, of Glasgow, going ashore about a mile south-east of Dundalk Lighthouse, and was enabled to bring the vessel's crew of 16 men safely to land. ABERBOVEY, WALES. — The Life-boat Royal Berkshire was launched from this sta- tion on the 4th Aug., •when, it was blowing fresh at W.S.W., and assisted to save the smack Snowdrop, of Aberystwyth, stranded on the North Bank, Aberdovey.

NEW BRIGHTON. — On the 10th Aug. the tubular Life-boat Willie and Arthur, in a strong wind and heavy sea, saved 10 men from the ship Dunmail, of Liverpool, I which was wrecked on the Bar of the ' Mersey.

SWANSEA. — On the 28th August the Life-boat Wolverhampton was launched to ! the assistance of the Prussian barque j Triton, wrecked in Swansea Bay, and was successful in saving one man, who had j clung to the foretop. Two of the Triton's j crew, however, perished, and the re- j mainder were saved by lines thrown from two steam-tugs, with the exception of one boy, who was picked up while drifting past a ship at anchor.

WEXFORD. — On the night of the 24th August the Life-boat Civil Service ren- dered a most gallant service to the crew of the schooner Rambler, of Wexford.

The Life-boat, on account of the tre- mendous seas, was quite unable to get within reach of the wreck, and anchored near until about three o'clock in the morning, when she contrived to get j within reach, and, though seas swept completely over wreck and boat, saved j the crew of 3 men, returning to her j station after a nine-hours' absence. The Institution specially recognised the ser- vices of Mr. W. H. TAYLOK, of ELM.

Custom , on this occasion.

On the 5th Sept. this Life-boat again put off in a gale of wind, and rescued 5 men and a pilot from the wreck of the schooner Gem, totally lost on the Dogger Bank.

PEEL, LANCASHIRE. — On the 10th Sept.

the Life-boat Commercial -Traveller, No. 1, during a heavy gale at S.W., and after- wards at N.W., rendered such important assistance to the barque Forttma, of Goth- enberg, as enabled that vessel, then ashore in Morecambe Bay, to escape total de- struction, thereby contributing to the preservation, of ship, cargo, and crew of 16 men.

SOMERSET. — It was blowing hard at N.W. on the 15th Sept. when the Life-boat Cheltenham was launched from this station to the assistance of the schooner Hwhard and Emily, of High- bridge, which was in distress seven miles from Burnham. The Life-boat crew as- sisted to bring this vessel into port.

NORTH DEAL AND WALMER.—On the 17th Sept. the Life-boat Van Kook res- cued 5 men, who, having been engaged in saving wreckage from the Amazon, of Gothenburg, lost on the Goodwin Sands on the previous day, were placed in a position of extreme peril by the increase of the gale. On the 10th Oct. this boat, in conjunction with the Walmer boat, saved the Danish barque Louisa,, which had been driven ashore on the North Sand during a W.S.W. gale.

Again, on the 28th December, the Van Rook saved 8 lives from the brig Remem- brance, of Whitby, which vessel was totally lost on the Goodwin Sands. Great risk was encountered both in getting alongside and landing, and the boat received some damage during the operation of embarking the crew.

CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. On the 19th Sept. at 2 A.M. the Palmerston was launched, on information reaching this station of a wreck on the Brierdean Kocfcs; and m a heavy sea and very dark night the rescue of the 12 persons on board the wrecked vessel, the screw- steamer Lizzie, of London, was achieved.

BLACKPOOL.—The Robert William Life- boat went out in a heavy N.W. gale on the 20th October, and rescued the crew of the sloop Leven, of Euncorn, totally lost off the port. The sea was breaking heavily over the wreck when the Life-boat reached her.

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN,—The Life-boat Two Sisters proceeded from this port on the 22nd October, and saved the crew of the schooner Mary, of Laxey, during a strong gale from N.N.W. and a heavy sea; the service was promptly rendered in a manner highly creditable to all concerned.

SOLVA, PEMBROKESHIRE.—On the 22nd October the Life-boat Charles and Mar- garet Eyerton went out from this station in a moderate N.W. gale, and rescued the crew of 4: men from the schooner Sarah, of Strangford, which was totally wrecked.

The Life-boat did not regain the shore till 4 A.M. on the 23rd October, having been out since 5 VM. on the previous night.

LOSSEMOUTTH, N.B.—The schooner Lord Eeidnaven, of Banff, was "wrecked on the 1st November during a N.W. gale, and the Life-boat Bristol and Clifton promptly launched to her assistance, and rescued the crew of 3 persons.

SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 10th November, during a gale at E., the Life- boat Herbert Ingram assisted to save the brig Franfoise Marie, of Caen, and the barque Die Sehwalbe, of Rostock, both of which vessels were in. a greatly distressed condition off Skegness.

PAKEFIELD, SUFFOLK.—The No. 1 Life- boat, the Sisters, on this station, assisted a steam-tug to convey the schooner Levant, of Brixham, into port on the llth No- vember. It was blowing hard from E.S.E., i when the Levant struck and ultimately was ! driven over the Newcome Sands. The Life-boat's crew boarded her in that i position, and helped to keep her afloat j while the steamer towed her into Lowes- toft. WKSKLOW.—On the 21st Nov. the Life- boat S. T. Garden, of this station, saved 2 men, who, in their skiff, were being driven by the force of the wind among the breakers, where they would certainly have been lost but for the timely arrival of the Life-boat.

ARDROSSAN, N.B.—On the night of the 25th Nov., in reply to signals of distress shown from the Torrance, of Irvine, the Life-boat Fair Maid of Perth went out from this port and, with great difficulty, rescued the crew of 6 men. This vessel had been in tow of a steam-tug, but the hawser having parted, she went ashore on the Longcraig Eocks. The night was dark, and blowing hard at iS. with a considerable sea on.

DROGAHEDA, IRELAND.—On the 29th Nov. the Life-boat Christopher L-udlow, of this station, rescued 6 men from the fish- ing hooker Littte Queen, of Dungarvan, which had lost her mast and was leaking.

There was a heavy cross-sea and a S.W.

gale at the time.

SOUTHWOLD. — The Life-boat London Coal Exchange assisted to save the Prus- sian schooner David, which was observed I off the port in a sinking state, with a : signal of distress flying, on the 16th Dee., } a gale blowing at the time and a heavy | sea running; and by their assistance she j was carried safely into port.

THURSO, N.B.—The Life-boat Charley Lloyd, in answer to a signal of distress shown from the schooner Dalkeith, of Stornoway, went off at 5 A.M. on the 16th Dec. The Dalkeith was anchored in Serab- ster Roads, but the violence of the wind had caused her to drag her anchors, and the crew of 4 men, availing themselves of the Life-boat, abandoned the ship and were conveyed on shore.

WALMER.—On the 22nd Dec. the Life- boat Centurion, in answer to signals of dis- tress from the Gull Lightship, launched, through a heavy surf, to the assistance of the brig Flossie, of Guernsey, ashore on the Goodwin Sands. The Centurion remained by the Flossie till the tide flowed, and then, with the assistance of a steam- tug, conveyed her safely into port. A strong westerly breeze prevailed at tie time.