NEW ROMNEY.—On the 30th March, during a N. wind, and a heavy ground sea, rockets were fired from a vessel close to the beach, near the Life-boat station.

The Dr. Hatton Life-boat was launched, and boarded the vessel, which proved to be the barque Elizabeth and Catherine, of Sunderland, bound thence to Alexandria, with a cargo of coal. She was leaking and was close to the shore, but in no immediate danger of breaking up, as the tide would eventually leave her. At the master's request the Life-boat remained by her for nearly three hours, and then returned ashore, the vessel being upright and in no danger of capsizing. The barq.ue was subsequently, after several attempts, towed off by three steam-tugs..