LYDD, KENT.—The David Hulett Lifeboat put off at 4.30 A.M. on the 2nd March to the assistance of the brigantine Concordia, of Guernsey, which had stranded on the sands about half a mile from the boathouse, and was showing signals of distress.

Owing to a flood tide, a strong gale of wind from the W.S.W., and a very heavy sea, the boat fell to leeward of the vessel, whereupon a steam tug which was lying in the bay went to her aid and towed her as near to the wreck as she could with safety. The Life-boat's anchor was then dropped, and she veered down to the vessel, and, after one or two attempts, succeeded in getting a line from her. Previously to this, four of the shipwrecked crew had got into their boat, which was stove in and fall of water when the Lifeboat reached her, three of the men being engaged in baling her and the other man using the only oar they had in the boat.

These men were first rescued, and after a period of long and anxious labour the Life-boat also succeeded in taking off the master and one of the crew who were still on board. Their rescue was effected just in time, for in ten minutes afterwards the vessel sunk..