At noon on the 14th November the barque Broughton, of Liverpool, bound from Shields to Val- paraiso, was observed drifting towards the land east of Brighton, during a heavy gale from the W.S.W. The Broughton had lost her mizen-mast, and had nearly all her canvas blown away; she had also a heavy list, from the cargo having shifted; altogether, she was ia a most dangerous position, and hoisted signals of distress. The London Sunday-Schools' Life-boat Robert Raikes was launched off the beach with some difficulty, owing to the heavy surf, and stretched off to the disabled vessel, under sail. The Broughton in the' meantime had come to an anchor, and, unfortunately, the Life-boat, miscal- culating her drift, rounded-to under the stern at such a distance that the heaving grapnels could not reach the vessel. As a necessary consequence, the Life-boat was swept astern by the gale, and, after a fruitless effort to row up against it, had to bear up for Newhaven.

As soon as the tide served for crossing the bar the Newhaven Life-boat Elizabeth Boys put to sea—this was at 8 P.M.—and, having rowed a mile westward, was taken in tow by the tug Victoria, and towed to the disabled barque, which, she boaided.

In the meantime the wind shifted off the land, the gale moderated,'and the Broughton rode to her anchors till finer weather enabled a steam-tug to convey her into port..