CARDIGAN.—At daylight on the 16th April, intelligence was received at this station that. 4 men had been blown out to sea in an open boat just before dark on the previous day,'and it was hoped they had been able to get to Cardigan Island,outside the river. It was then blowing, as it had been all night and the previous day, a gale from the E. The coxswain of the Life-boat John Stuart summoned his crew, immediately launched, and stood for the island, where he found the 4 men in a very exhausted condition. After great difficulty, he safely embarked them all and landed them at the station. These men had gained the island, bat had narrowly escaped losing their lives in landing, and as their boat had gone to pieces at the time, they would doubtless have perished before the gale abated.

At 4 P.M. the same day, the gale still continuing, "the smack Elizabeth, of Cardigan, riding at anchor 3 miles out in the bay, showed signals of distress. The Lifeboat was again launched, and proceeded to the vessel, which was found to be labouring heavily. The master anticipating that the vessel would founder in the night, the Life-boat, at his request, took on board himself and the one man who formed the crew, and abandoned the vessel.

Scarcely had the Life-boat regained its station, when intelligence arrived of a vessel being at anchor in a distressed condition off Ceibwr Creek. Once more the John Stuart was launched, and at 11 P.M.

boarded the vessel indicated, which proved to be the schooner Mary Helen, of Fowey, bound with a cargo of pig iron, from Glasgow to Bristol, which having sprung a leak, had been brought to an anchor and deserted by her crew. The Life-boatmen at 10.30 A.M. on the 17th brought her safely inside Cardigan bar..