MARGATE.—On the 24th November, during a strong gale increasing to a hurricane from E.N.E., with heavy squalls of rain and sleet, and a high sea, at about 9.30 p.n.,the Quiver Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of distress, and proceeded amongst the vessels, from fifty to sixty, in the roads. They spoke several of them, and one schooner, after they had passed, showed a flare, but it was quite impossible for the Life-boat to get back to her. The vessel in response to whose signal the boat was launched continuing to signal by burning several flares at the same time, and throwing up rockets, the Life-boat proceeded towards her, and eventually reached her and found she was the barque Hero, of North Shields. She had parted from one anchor, and was dragging the other and striking the ground in 3J fathoms of water. After her crew of 15 men had been taken into the Lifeboat, the rescue being accomplished with great difficulty and danger, the vessel parted from her second anchor and continued to beat in on the beach. The boat then proceeded to the aid of another vessel which was exhibiting signals of distress.

She was found to be the brigantine Louisa, of Weymouth, with a crew of 7 men. Two of the Life-boatmen were put on board the vessel to run her into a place of safety, which they eventually did by the aid of the Life-boat, which kept ahead and showed a course; this they were able to do, it being moonlight, and in this way they reached Whitstable at about 4 o'clock on the following morning. The Life-boat arrived back at her station at about 3.30 in the afternoon. The crew of the boat suffered severely from the exposure incurred in rendering these services. The second Service Clasp of the Institution was presented to Mr. WILLIAM GRANT, coxswain of the Life-boat, and an extra reward to the crew of the boat in recognition of their services on these occasions..