GORLESTON.—On the11th November, at 7 P.M., the Life-boat Leicester went off to a vessel which was showing signals of distress in the roads, during a heavy gale from S.W. The vessel proved to be the brig Anna Maria, of Blyth, bound from Cronstadt to London, with a cargo of oats.

She had been run into and had lost her bowsprit, and was in danger of coming into collision with another vessel which had driven close to her. The crew of the brig, consisting of 7 men, were taken into the Life-boat, which then rode astern of the vessel for five hours. On the wind then moderating, the crew returned totheir vessel, which, with the assistance of a tug, was brought safely into harbour at 10 o'clock on the next morning. In riding by the vessel during the stormy night, great danger was incurred by the Lifeboat of being run into by vessels driving from their anchors, as well as by the heavy •sea..