NEW BRIGHTON.—On the 4th January, 1881, at 3.45 A.M., in reply to signals of distress, the Life-boat Willie and Arthur proceeded to the Asque Spit and found the s.s. Brazilian, of Barrow, ashore there.

After the boat's arrival the steamer broke in two and filled with water, and her crew were then taken off by the Life-boat and put on board the Dock Board tender Vigilant. The steamer was bound from Boston to Liverpool, and had on board between seven hundred and eight hundred head of cattle.

MONTROSE, N.B.—At about midnight on the 4th January it was reported that two of the large fishing-boats were ashore on the Annat Bank. The Mincing Lane Life-boat was at once manned by a crew of fishermen, and proceeded to their aid.

The fishing-boat Magdalen was found full of water, with the sea breaking over her, and the crew (two of whom were sons of the coxswain of the Life-Boat) had taken refuge on board the other boat, the Star of Peace, which was farther up on the bank, and partly sheltered by the Mag- dalen, but would have been in considerable danger as the tide flowed. Both the crews, numbering in all twelve men, were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed.

HARWICH.— On the 6th January, at about 7.30 A.M., a brigantine was seen ashore on the Halliday Sands with a flag of distress flying. In a short time she drifted on to Pye Sand, where the masts were cut away. The Life-boat Springwell proceeded to her aid and found her to be sinking. Seven of the crew and a woman were taken into the Life-boat, but the master, mate, and boatswain, refused to leave. These eight persons were landed at midday, and as the weather continued exceedingly rough the boat returned for the others. The sea was then making clean breaches over the vessel, and' the three men therefore left her and were brought safely ashore by the Life-boat.

The vessel proved to be the Spanish schooner Rosita, bound from Hamburg to Porto Rico, with a general cargo.

The service of the same Life-boat on the 20th January, is thus reported in The East Anglian Daily Times :— "Those who were on Harwich pier between nine and ten on the morning of the 21st January, will not readily forget the scene presented on the return of the Life-boat Springwell from the errand of mercy on which she left port about seven o'clock last evening. When our parcel left last night we were just able to report that the boat was getting' ready to put to sea in response to signals from the Cork Lightship.

The brave men were all too anxious to go, and more volunteers came forward than could be taken. A few minutes before seven a crew of twelve hands were fully equipped, and the boat started under the command of the second cox- swain,WILLIAM  BRITTON, Captain NEFEAN, E.N., the Institution's district inspector also being on board. The work of getting out of the harbour, however, was long and tedious. The frost had been so severe that a way had to be cut right to the harbour's mouth. Britton then turned the head of the boat to the Cork Light, when he was told that a smack had spoken with the mate and informed him that there was a steam- ship on the Sunk Sand with her crew lashed to the rigging. The Life-boat was put about for the Sunk, and at the Swin fell in with the smack Albatross which took them in tow for some distance, and gave them directions where to find the wreck. The master of the Albatross, in answer to questions by- Britton, said he had seen men in the rigging of the wreck, and he had left them at dark. After leaving the smack sail was got on to the Life-boat, and between four and five this morning the wreck was sighted.

On approaching nearer seven* men were Been lashed to the foremast. The hull of the vessel wag completely under water. Britton hailed to Know if any of the poor fellows were alive, and, getting a moan in reply, anchor was let go, and grappungs thrown out. A life-line was made fast to the wreck, and the boat hauled up, but the strain was too much for the line, which parted. The poor fellows in the rigging, seeing the Life-boat receding from them, cried out in their fear,' Don't leave us, or we shall fall into the sea directly. Come this moment, or we shall drop off. We can't bold out any longer.' A second life-line was made fast, and with this the gallant Life-boat was hauled close up. Her crew boarded the wreck and helped the poor fellows down from where they were lashed, and assisted them into the boat, which at once headed back for Harwich. The vessel turned out to be the screw steamship Ingend, of Rotter- dam, 438 tons, laden with ash from Norway for Naples. Her crew all told consisted of sixteen hands. She struck the sands on Monday, and on Tuesday morning a boat with seven of the crew on board left the wreck to try and reach land, whilst two more were lost overboard—one when the boat left, and another in attempting to get a second boat out. That night the cap- tain and six men left on board had to seek refuge in the foremast, lashing themselves to it for fear of falling into the boiling sea beneath them. In this position they remained until rescued by the Life-boat on Friday morning.

What their sufferings were none can tell during the four nights and three days they were on the sands in the searching wind and biting frost, without any possibility of getting either food or drink. Just off the Cork the Life-boat met the Lowestoft tag Despatch, which was leaving Harwich with the Lowestoft Life-boat in tow, having come over on Thursday in response to a telegram asking for assistance in conse- quence of the Springwell having been damaged during Tuesday's gale. Finding that the Life- boat had seven poor fellows on board, the tug turned back, and towed her into harbour, reach- ing the pier about a quarter before ten. The appearance of the Life-boat was greeted with a loud cheer from the crowd assembled awaiting the return of the Springwell. On coming along- side the pier the occupants of the boat presented a frightful spectacle. The faces of the poor shipwrecked sailors were so blackened with frost that they looked as if they had all been in a horrible fighting affray, whilst their limbs were stiff and useless. They were at once taken into the restaurant at the pier hotel, the Dutch Consul, and the hon. secretary of the Harwich Life-boat Branch, Mr. A. P. BRAY, giving the necessary directions for attention to their wants. When stripped, it was dis- covered that the legs and feet of all seven men were severely frost-bitten, being black and red from the exposure to the cold, whilst the flesh under the nails of their hands and part of their fingers were also blackened. Mr. MORGAN, surgeon, who had been summoned by Mr. BRAY, did everything possible to relieve the sufferers, and as quickly as possible five of the men were got upstairs to bed, when they were supplied with hot coffee and meat. Dr.

EVANS attended shortly after. The captain, VAN DER STOOK, and the mate POPPINGA, how- ever, declined to go to bed, the former, whose legs were the worst from frost, preferring to sit up and have his limbs rubbed with snow, whilst .

the latter, a hardy old salt of sixty-two years, who had gone through former shipwrecks, and in 1836 lost part of the little toe of the right foot from frost-bite, called for. a bath of cold brine, in which he placed his feet. The names of those saved are the captain, Van der Stook ; the mate,Poppinga; the chief engineer, Steerard, the stoker, Andersen; and three seamen, Bokker, Goedgeluk, and A. Vos. There can be no doubt that the seven men who got away in the boat are lost. The boat was all right so long as it could be seen by those left behind, but it is impossible to believe that it could have lived long in such a sea as that of Tuesday morning.

There were two tugs in the harbour last night when the Springwell started—the Despatch, of Lairestoft, and the Harwich, owned by Mr. 3. H. VAUX, but they were unable to render assistance, not having any coal on board. After the rescued men were taken care of, Mr. BOLTON, manager of the Great Eastern Hotel, called the Life-boat crew in, and with a thoughtfulness fully appreciated by the men, set a hot meat breakfast before them, which was most heartily accepted. The service of the Life-boat lasted sixteen hours, half of which time the crew were at the oars at one stretch, " About two o'clock this morning the smack Increase entered the harbour, and gave informa- tion of the wreck on the Sunk, not having fallen in with the Life-boat as she ran for the port.

"The chief engineer, Steerard, who has suffered greatly from frost-bite, says :—' We were on our way from Norway to Naples with a cargo of fish. On Monday the weather came  over hazy, with a strong wind east-north-east, during which we struck on the Sunk, about two miles below the Sunk Lightship. We were unable to get off, and all that night we were in the forecastle, praying to our Great Creator.

Shortly before noon on Tuesday, a boat was lowered, and eight men got into her to try and reach land, but the second engineer, one of the number, fell overboard and was drowned. The seven men left in the boat parted from us, and we have heard nothing more of them. Whether they reached the shore or perished at sea we do not know. We attempted to get a second boat out, but failed, the second fireman being lost overboard in the confusion. That night we had to take to the foremast, to which we lashed ourselves, the deck being completely swept by the waves, which were running with terrible force. The cold was horrible, and we hardly knew how to bear it. During that day I saw several steamers pass us, but the sea was too high for them to be able to do anything for us.

On the next day the wind went down, and the weather became calmer, continuing so through- out Thursday. On both these days I saw vessels passing, and thought it hard that none should attempt to get near and lend us a hand to get away from our terrible position. The deck was under water, and we could not leave our places on the mast to get food or drink. As Thursday night closed in we saw a smack pass, and at half-past four this morning we were overjoyed to see the Life-boat approaching. We bad throughout said our grace to our Maker, but had well nigh given up all hopes of being saved. Our limbs were frozen, and we could not have held out much longer. I am sure that if the boat had not come when she did we must all have died from cold and starvation.'" RAMSGATE.—Captain BRAINE, the har- bour-master of Ramsgate, in reporting the noble service rendered by the Ramsgate Life-boat on the 6th January, on the occasion of the wreck of the ship Indian Chief, on the Long Sands, states that the vessel struck on the Sands at 2.30 A.M. on the 5th of January, but that nothing was known on shore of the wreck until nearly noon that day. In a quarter of an hour after the intelligence had reached Ramsgate, the harbour steamer Vulcan and the Life-boat Bradford were on their way to the Sands, notwithstand- ing that they were nearly thirty miles away from the port. Having such a long distance to traverse, in a fresh gale from the E.N.E., and a very heavy sea, they did not reach the Kentish Knock Lightship until 5 P.M. on that day, by which time it was nearly dark, and although they were given the bearings of the wreck, they were unable to find it in the darkness. With great courage and determination, the Life-boatmen then resolved to stay by the Sands until daybreak, involving their further exposure for fourteen hours in an open boat in a tremendous sea, the weather at the time being extremely cold. The steamer and Life-boat, therefore, cruised about between the Sands throughout the night, exposed to the whole fury of the storm. The steamer had her sponsons washed away, and one of the deck-houses damaged by the heavy seas, but happily no further casualty occurred. The suffer- ing the Life-boatmen endured during that bitter night was, if anything, in excess of what was experienced by those on the ill-fated ship; but with the dawn of day their reward came, for they then caught sight of the wreck. There was only the foremast standing, the main and mizzen masts having given way and gone overboard during the night, carrying with them the master and sixteen of the crew, all of whom were lost. With infinite risk and difficulty the Life-boat was then taken as near as possible to the wreck, and the survivors of the ship's crew, twelve in number, were got into the boat, one by one making their way along the rail of the vessel between the seas which were continually breaking over her. The Life- boat's cable was then slipped, sail was made, and she sailed across the Sands, through the heavy broken water, to the steamer, which took her in tow and pro- ceeded for the harbour, which was safely reached soon after 2 P.M., after an absence of twenty-six hours. It may be added that three other Life-boats, stationed re- spectively at Harwich and Clacton (Essex), and Aldborongh (Suffolk), also proceeded to the succour of the shipwrecked crew, but they were unable to render any ser- vice, notwithstanding that some of them remained out many hours, in the hope that they might be able to help the un- fortunate seamen. The ship Indian Chief belonged to Liverpool, and was outward bound from Middlesborongh to Japan, with a general cargo.

Captain Braine added: "Of all the meritorious services performed by the Ramsgate tug and Life-boat, I consider this is one of the best. The decision the coxswain and crew arrived at to remain till daylight, which was in effect to con- tinue for fourteen hours cruising about, with the sea continually breaking over them, in a heavy gale and tremendous sea, proves, I consider, their gallantry and determination to do their duty. The coxswain and crew of the Life-boat speak in the highest terms of her good qualities.

They state that when sailing across the Long Sand, after leaving the wreck, the seas were tremendous, and the boat behaved most admirably. Some of the shipwrecked crew have since stated that they were fearful, on seeing the frightful- looking seas they were passing through, that they were in more danger in the Life- boat than when lashed to the mast of their sunken ship, as they thought it impossible for any boat to live through such a sea." On the 14th January, at 5.30 A.M., during a moderate breeze from the N.N.E., with snow squalls, the Bradford Life-boat and harbour steam-tug Vulcan, went out in response to signals of distress, and brought the schooner Minnie Coles, of Southampton, safely into harbour, that vessel having gone ashore on the N.E. part of the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, with a cargo of superphosphate and two and a half tons of gunpowder, and had a crew of five men. In going out to the vessel, the snow squalls were so thick that it was occasionally necessary to stop the tug's engines.

Again on the 19th January, at 10.15 P.M., during a moderate gale from the N.E., the Life-boat Bradford and harbour steam- tug Aid proceeded to the assistance of the ship Attila, of Newcastle, which had lost her fore and main masts, and was riding near the Long Sand with a signal of distress flying. Four of the Life-boat- men went on board the vessel to render assistance, and the Life-boat returned to the tug to request her to take the ship in tow. The steamer, however, had not sufficient coal on board to enable her to take the vessel to a place of safety. The tug and Life-boat therefore returned to Ramsgate and obtained a supply. At 12.30 A.M. the Life-boat and tug again went out, having on board eleven of the crew of the Attila, who had been landed at Ramsgate by a fishing vessel. At day- light they reached the ship, put the eleven men on board her, and eventually towed her towards the North Foreland.

The Life-boat then proceeded ashore to obtain the service of a pilot and another tug, arriving in the harbour at 9.15 P.M.

A pilot having been obtained, and another steam-tug having been engaged, the ship was ultimately taken to G-ravesend. The Attila was bound from Shields to Spezzia with a cargo of coal and coke, is 1,146 tons register, and carried a crew of twenty-two men.

CLACTON-ON-SBA.—The Life-boat Albert Edward put off at about 5.30 P.M. on the 6th January, in reply to signals of distress from the Swin Middle Lightship. The wind was blowing a gale from the E., and the sea was very heavy. On reaching the Lightship they learnt that a barque was ashore on the Maplin Sands. The Life-boat sighted her at 8 P.M., but she could not get alongside until the flood tide made, when she boarded her, and brought the master ashore to telegraph for instructions, arriving at Clacton at 11 A.M. The Life-boat afterwards, at the request of the captain, took him back to the vessel, which was the barque Bertha, of Christiansnnd in ballast.

Signals of distress from the Middle Lightship were observed on the morning of the 19th January. The same Life-boat was launched and proceeded to a schooner which was found to be sunk with the lower masts' heads out of water. As no one was on the masts the Life-boat made for the Gunfleet, but did not find any vessel in distress; she then crossed the sand at the West Buoy and stood toward the Heaps, and spoke a steamer steering E.N.E., which waved for them to go to the west- ward. Seeing nothing on the Heaps or Barrows she steered for the Middle Light- ship, which reported three sailing vessels and a steamer on the Maplin Sands. On reaching the first vessel she was found to be abandoned. A signal was then made from the Maplin Lighthouse, the boat therefore steered in that direction and soon sighted a dismasted ship. On nearing her, at about 2 P.M., a group of people were seen standing on one of the deck- houses waving a flag. The Life-boat made for her lee bow, the loaded cane was thrown to the crew, who seized it and hauled the boat's cable on board. The sea was making a clean breach over the vessel, and some difficulty was experienced in transferring the crew from her to the Life-boat; eventually, however, this was safely accomplished. The vessel proved to be the brigantine Hasselo, of Hague- sund, bound from Biga to London with oats. The crew, eight in number, had been on the deck-house since noon on the previous day, and had not tasted anything for thirty-three hours. The Life-boa fortunately had some spirits and biscuits on board, which were distributed amongs- the men and for which they were very grateful. On returning to shore the Life- boat saw two other vessels, but it was evident that their crews had been able to get ashore. When about three miles below the Middle Lightship signals were seen going up from the Mouse Lightship; but as the cold was so intense and the crew of the brigantine were in such an ex- hausted state that they would probably not have lived through the night if the boat had gone to the Mouse, it was con- sidered best that the boat should make for Clacton. The Life-boatmen had great difficulty in keeping life in the rescued men by constantly rubbing their limbs, and were much afraid that they would not reach the land alive. They were, however, all safely landed at Clacton at about 4 o'clock on the following morning, and were taken to an hotel, where their wants were attended to.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 8th Jan- nary, about 2.15 P.M., the Albert Victor Life-boat was launched to render assist- ance to several distressed fishing-boats.

The boats went over the bar four times, and accompanied the boats in, taking two of them, having nine men on board, in tow.

But for the assistance rendered by the Life- boat the boats would in all probability have been swamped in crossing the bar.

CULLERCOATS.—On the 10th January the Palmerston Life-boat put off to the aid of a fishing-coble which had been caught in a very high sea, rendering it dangerous for her to cross the bar. With the assistance of the Life-boat the coble safely reached the land.

REDCAR.—On the 10th January the Burton-on-Trent Life-boat rescued two men from the fishing-coble Lively, of Bedcar, which was in danger about a quarter of a mile off Redcar Beach, and unable to land on account of the very heavy surf, the wind blowing strongly from the N.E.

RUNSWICK.—On the 11th January the Margaret and Edward Life-boat was launched and rendered good service in assisting some Staithes fishing-cobles safely to land.

Again on the 20th January the Staithes fishing-cobles went out to their usual fishing-ground. During the day the sea became very strong, with heavy snow- showers, and when the boats returned at about 4 P.M. they found it was impossible to land at Staithes, and they then made for Runswick. The Margaret and Edward Life-boat thereupon proceeded to their assistance, and remained afloat three hours, assisting the boats to land.

STAITHES.—On the 11th January, about fifty of the Staithes cobles were out, when a gale from the N. suddenly sprang up, accompanied by a heavy sea. The Hannah Somerset Life-boat went off to their aid, and accompanied most of them to the shore. The sea, however, increased, and as it was considered dangerous for the re- maining seven cobles to attempt to land at Staithes they were advised to run for Runswick, and they therefore made for that place.

KESSINGLAND, SUFFOLK.—On the 13th January the Life-boat Bolton proceeded to the aid of the sloop Suby, of Goole, which had been overtaken by a snow squall, and had been dismasted while passing through Pakefield Gap. Seeing that her position was one of much peril, on account of the proximity of dangerous sandbanks, the Life-boat Bolton was quickly launched, and, with the help of a steam-tug, took the vessel safely into Lowestoft Harbour. She was bound from Goole to St. Helens, with coal, and carried a crew of two men.

PALLING, NORFOLK. — On the 15th January, during a moderate gale from the W.N.W., accompanied by heavy snow showers, the British Workman Life-boat was launched in reply to signals of dis- tress, and found the s.s. Trafalgar, of London, ashore on the Hasborough Sand.

The Life-boat remained by her for some lours, and finally rescued the crew, twenty-three in number, all of whom were safely landed at Falling, though in a very benumbed condition. The steamer was on a voyage from Shields to Bombay, with a cargo of coal.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—On the evening of Sunday, 16th January, a letter was re-ceived by a messenger from Palling, stating that two ships were on the Has- borough Sand. A steam-tug was obtained from Great Yarmouth, and the Caister No. 2 Life-boat, Godsend, started at about four o'clock on the following morning.

On arriving at the Sand the barque North Wales, of London, bound from Newcastle to Java with coal, was found ashore there.

The steam-tug endeavoured to tow her off at the flood tide, but could not succeed.

At ebb tide the vessel filled, and, as the sea was increasing, her crew of twenty men and a pilot were taken off by the Life-boat and put on board the steamer.

BRIXHAM, DEVON.—At 10.45 A.M. on the 18th January, on the urgent solicita- tion of a number of experienced master mariners, sailors and seamen, the City of Exeter Life-boat was launched to render assistance to a pilot gig proceeding to put crews on board their vessels then riding in a strong gale from E.S.E. and very heavy sea in Brixham Beads. The crews in the gig were in great danger owing to the heavy sea and the number of vessels.

The Life-boat was out nearly five hours in driving snow and a very heavy gale.

PORTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES. On the 18th January fearful weather was experienced here, and the Life-boat George Moore was twice launched to the assist- ance of the crews of distressed vessels.

The wind was blowing a very heavy gale from the E.N.E., and it was freezing hard when the boat was first launched at,half- past one o'clock in the afternoon, and it was only with difficulty that she was enabled to rescue the crew of three men from the smack Fishguard Lass, of Aber- soch, which was then at anchor in the bay in a dangerous position, and which shortly afterwards parted her second chain and drove ashore. At about 7.30 in the evening, the gale still blowing very hard from the same direction, the schooner Miss Seek, of Carnarvon, parted her anchors and drove on a rock called Garreg Oysters. The Life-boat quickly proceeded to her assistance, but the vessel was in such an awkward position that the greatest difficulty was experienced in rescuing the crew of five men, the boat being out nearly five hours before she was enabled to accomplish the rescue, and sustaining some damage on the occa- sion. The Life-boatmen had at last the satisfaction of landing the shipwrecked crew in safety soon after midnight.

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—The brig Gfyda, of Swendsale, Norway, stranded half a mile north of this place on the 18th January. In consequence of the snow- drift it was found impossible to take the Edward Birkbeck Life-boat to the scene of the wreck on her carriage. She was then dragged along the shore on her launch- ing-skids by the crew, assisted by a large number of men. When abreast of the wreck she was launched, and was success- ful in saving four of the crew. The re- mainder, five in number, had previously been rescued by the rocket apparatus.

ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—On the 18th January a heavy N.E. gale was experi- enced here, accompanied by snow. During the height of the storm the crew of the Life-boat Exeter, in response to signals, launched their boat to the help of the crew of a vessel which was riding in the bay on a dead lee shore, and which it was seen must inevitably strike. The Life-boat, which is one of the smaller class, 32 feet long, made gallant attempts to get off in the teeth of the storm, and against a tremendous sea, but she was driven back into harbour, the sea knock- ing several of the oars out of the men's hands. At about 10 A.M. she again proceeded out, and after a severe struggle got alongside, and was successful in saving the crew of five men—not a moment too soon, for the vessel soon afterwards drove on the rocks. She was the schooner Rosa Josephs, of St. Yaast, France, bound from Britonferry to Cher- bourg with a cargo of coal.

GREAT YARMOUTH.—At 11.30 A.M. on the 18th January, a ketch was observed on shore on the North Beach. The Life- boat Abraham Thomas immediately pro- ceeded to the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the crew, consisting of four men.

The wind at the time was blowing a heavy gale, and the sea was breaking heavily on the beach. The ketch was the Manne de Oiel, a French vessel.

WHITBY.—A telegram was received at about 10.30 A.M. on the 19th January stating that a ship had sunk about six miles southward of this port, and that the crew had been compelled to take to their boat and come to an anchor. A message was sent in reply to say that the Life-boat Robert Whitworth should at once proceed there by road, and requesting that she might be met by men and horses, a gang of men being also despatched to cut the snow in front, which in places was six or seven feet deep. With the help jointly rendered by horses and men from both directions, the Life-boat was got to the scene of the disaster in little more than two hours, and was immediately launched.

After pulling for an hour the steer oar and six other oars were broken, and she had to return to shore for a fresh supply.

A double crew then manned the boat, and with a cheer she was again launched through terrific seas. After struggling for an hour and a half, the shipwrecked crew of six men were reached, and safely landed at four o'clock. The poor fellows were thoroughly exhausted and benumbed, and it was only with great difficulty that they were brought back to consciousness, with the help of the medical men who were at hand ready to receive them. The Life-boat crew also suffered severely; one of them was so exhausted that he could not for some time return home. The vessel proved to be the brig Visitor, belonging to Whitby. She was bound from Shields to London, with coal.

NAIRN, N.B.—At about noon on the 20th January, information was received that a ship had gone ashore at Fort George, about seven miles W. of Nairn.

The Caulfield and Ann Life-boat went to her assistance, and on reaching the scene of the wreck it was found that the sea was very high, and that the ship must soon go to pieces. Lines were hove aboard her, but the crew were too exhausted to make use of them, and it then became necessary for the Life-boat to go along- side. This was done, and with great difficulty the men, three in number, were rescued from their perilous position in an almost helpless state. The vessel proved to be the schooner Annie Marie, of Krage- roe, Norway, bound thence to Wick with a cargo of billet wood.

SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 20th January the Herbert Ingram Life-boat ren- dered some assistance to the brig Matilda, of Gothenburg. Two of the Life-boatmen were put on board the vessel and assisted in taking her to Lynn.

BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.— The steamer Claremont, of Newcastle, was wrecked at Whale Chine, Isle of Wight, on the 27th January. Intelligence of the wreck was received at the Brighstone Grange Life-boat Station, and at about 11.40 P.M. the Life-boat Worcester Cadet proceeded to her assistance. Before this, voices had been heard at sea, and the Coxswain of the Life-boat therefore burnt a light and fired a gun to warn the ship's crew against landing, there being a heavy ground swell. As the tide was ebbing, the Life-boat rowed three miles W.S.W., and then picked up one of the ship's boats containing the mate and five men, who were safely landed at 3.40 on the following morning.

Summary of the Life-boat Services during the Storms of January, 1881.

Lives Saved.

Annie Marie, schooner, of Krageroe ... 3 Attila, ship, of Newcastle—rendered assistance.

Berwick-upon-Tweed fishing-boats — saved two boats and crews 9 Brazilian, s.s., of Barrow—rendered assist- ance.

Brixham pilot gig—remained alongside.

Claremont, steamer, of Newcastle .... 6 Fishguard Lots, smack, of Abersoch ... 3 Gyda, brig, of Swensdale 4 aasselo, brigantine, of Hagnesund .... 8 Hertha, barque, of Christiansund—rendered assistance.

Indian Chief, ship, of Liverpool 12 Ingerid, Dutch steamer 7 Lively, fishing coble, of Redcar 2 Magdalen and Star of Peace, fishing-boats . 12 Mamie de Ceil, French ketch 4 Lives saved.

Matilda, brig, of Gothenberg—rendered as- sistance.

Minnie Coles, schooner, of Southampton— saved vessel and 5 Miss Beck, schooner, of Carnarvon .... 5 North Wales, barque, of London 21 Rosa Josephs, schooner ....... 5 Rosita, Spanish brigantine 11 Ruby, sloop, of Goole—assisted to save vessel and •. . 2 Staithes and Cullercoats fishing cobles—ren- dered assistance.

Trafalgar, screw steamer, of London ... 23 Visitor, brig, of Whitby 6 n} 148 Total lives saved in January, in addition to four vessels.