RAMSGATE.—On the 3rd April, 1882, at 11 A.M., the Bradford Life-boat proceeded, to the East Goodwin Light vessel, which was firing signal guns. The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the E. and there was a thick fog. On arriving at the Lightship, it was found that the master, and crew of five men, of the barque Europe of Bordeaux, had taken refuge there, their vessel having stranded on the North Sand Head. These men were taken into the Life-boat, which then proceeded in search of the barque, and found her in charge of a lugger's crew. The services of the Life-boatmen were engaged to assist in getting the vessel off, but all efforts to do so failed, and she had to be abandoned.

She was bound from Gothenburg to Bor- deaux with a cargo of boards.

At 1 A.M. on the 14th June, during a moderate W.S.W. wind and overcast weather, signal guns and rockets were observed from the Gull Lightship, and a flare was also seen in the direction of the Goodwin Sands. The Life-boat Bradford and the Vulcan steam-tug were got ready and went out with all dispatch. They proceeded round the South Sand Head, and found a brigantine on the sand. The Life-boat sailed alongside the vessel, and the master at once engaged the services of the Life-boatmen to get her off. They then clewed up and stowed her sails, and took out an anchor and chain over the sands for about thirty fathoms. On the tide flowing, the chain was hove taut, sail was made, and the vessel floated off.

She proved to be the Swift, of Eye, bound from Caen to Seaham, in ballast-, with a crew of five hands.

PALLING, NORFOLK.—At 10 A.M. on the 3rd April, during a strong wind from the E. and a .heavy sea, a brig was seen stranded at Waxham, and showing signals of distress. The Palling No. 1 Life-boat was promptly launched and went to the aid of the vessel, which was found to be the Danmark, of Dragor, Denmark, bound from Bonne to Rotterdam, with china clay. Her crew of ten men were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed at Palling at about 1 P.M. The brig became a total wreck.

SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK. — One of the beach pants belonging to Southwold was engaged in shipping pilots during a strong breeze on the 4th April, and at 1.30 A.M., the wind haying freshened to a gale, and a heavy sea breaking on the shoals, signals of distress were shown by the boat. The London Coal Exchange Life-boat was there- upon launched, and brought the three men who were in the punt safely ashore.

HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND.—A flag of distress was seen flying from the fish- ing smack Belle, of Blyth, in the Coquet Roads, at 3.30 P.M., on the 13th April, during stormy weather, the wind blowing very strong from the E.S.E., and a high sea running at the time. The Life-boat Algernon and Eleanor went to her assist- ance, and brought ashore her crew of six men. The vessel was bound from North Shields for the fishing grounds, in ballast.

ARBROATH, N.B.—At about 8.30 A.M.on the 15th April, a brigantine was seen approaching the shore from the eastward.

As she was showing a signal of distress the Peoples Journal No. 2 Life-boat was launched and proceeded to her aid. She proved to ,be the Expedii, of Porsgrund, Norway, laden with small coal. The Master reported that she had four feet of water in her hold, had lost her main rigging, and was quite unmanageable.

The crew, who had been constantly at the pumps four days without food, were quite exhausted, and refused further duty.

The men, numbering six in all, were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed. The vessel afterwards drove ashore about a mile and a half westward of the harbour.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At 7.30 A.M. on the 15th April, the s.s. Consett, of Sun- derland, coal laden from South Shields to Genoa, stranded on the Cross Sand. A yawl was launched, and on arriving at the steamer the master engaged her services to assist to get the vessel off. A larger yawl afterwards went to the steamer at about 9 o'clock, when the wind began to freshen and the sea was becoming heavy.

The first yawl then returned ashore in tow of a steam-tug for the Life-boat Covent Garden, which was launched and towed to the vessel, reaching her at about noon. The wind and sea still increasing, at 4.45 the sea broke over the ship, when most of the crew and several of the beachmen left her and got into the Life- boat, expecting every minute that the steamer would become a total wreck.

Eventually, however, with the aid of two steam-tugs, and anchors and hawsers, which had been laid out by the beach- men, the vessel was got off the Sand and taken to Yarmouth Harbour, the Life- boat accompanying her.

At 4 A.M., on the 13th September, flares were seen in the direction of the Middle Cross Sand. The same Life-boat was launched, and proceeded over the sands through the breakers, in the direction in which the lights had been last seen; but no vessel could be found. After searching in various directions, during which time a quantity of wreckage and some fisher- men's bowls were found, a steamer, about a mile distant, was seen to ease steam and proceed to the westward. It was presumed that she had seen some men in the water and was going to their rescue.

The Life-boat thereupon put her sails round and steered for the steamer. On arriving it was found that she had a large boat out picking up some men off a long spar, with a quantity of bowls attached.

By the time the Life-boat got quite close they had picked all of the men up but one, and he was speedily rescued.

The rescued men—two of whom were in a very exhausted condition—were taken on board the steamer, which then took the Life-boat in tow as far as Yarmouth Harbour, when the men were transferred to the boat and safely landed. Eight of the shipwrecked crew were rescued, but unfortunately ten others were drowned before help could reach them. The wrecked vessel proved to be the dandy Seine des Anges, of Boulogne, bound from the North Sea to Boulogne with fish.

CAISTER AND WINTERTON, NORFOLK.— At 10 P.M. on the 1st June, a vessel was seen to get on the Middle Cross Sand and make signals of distress. The Caister No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden was at once launched and proceeded to the Sand.

On arriving there the boat's anchor was let go, and she veered down towards the vessel, but there was not sufficient water to enable the boat to reach her; she then shifted to other positions, but with the same result, the high seas breaking heavily over the boat, which struck the ground at each trial. She then anchored as close as possible until the flood tide made, when she wore down to the vessel and took off the crew of six men, hauling them through the water with a line. The master de- clined to leave the vessel. The Life-boat then got clear of the breaking sea but re- mained near at hand. At about 4 A.M. the Winterton No. 2 Life-boat Husband arrived at the scene of the wreck, having been summoned by signals from the Cockle Lightship. On account of the heavy sea then running, she dared not haul close to the brig, but made springs fast to her cable and sheered abreast of the vessel's jibboom. The heaving - line was then thrown to the master, who made it fast to his waist, dropped into the sea, and was hauled on board the Life-boat. The vessel proved to be the Aglae, of St. Servan, with a cargo of timber.

HARWICH.—At 6 P.M. on the 25th April, it was reported that a schooner was ashore on the Cork Sand. The Life-boat Springwell was immediately launched, and arrived at the Sand at about 8 P.M. The stranded vessel proved to be the Henrietta, of Lon- don, bonnd from that port to Newcastle with a cargo of gunpowder and burnt ore. As she was not leaking, her crew did not wish to leave her, and the Life- boat therefore remained near her during the night. Ultimately the schooner showed signal lights, as she was rapidly filling with water, and the Life-boat therefore went alongside her as soon as there was sufficient water on the Sand to permit her to do so, took off the crew, consisting of four men, and landed them at Harwich at about 6.30 on the following morning.

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—During a very strong gale of wind from the S.S.W., accompanied by a heavy sea, at about 4 P.M. on the 29th April, a sloop was observed in the offing sailing in a westerly direction. The wind increased and shifted westerly, whereupon the sloop stood over to the Gunfleet Sand; afterwards, owing to the severity of the gale, she made for Clacton, and sought shelter under the pier, but the water being shallow she grounded, and showed a signal of distress. The Life-boat Albert Edward was manned and promptly went to the aid of the vessel, being veered down to her by means of a rope from the pier. The sea broke heavily over the boat, constantly filling her; but at length, after a hard struggle, she reached the wreck and saved the crew of five men.

The Life-boat was several times in danger of being upset, and much bravery and discretion were shown by the coxswain and crew. Two of the Life-boat men were washed overboard while reshipping the boat's rudder, which had been damaged, but they were happily rescued. The ser- vice was witnessed by a large number of persons, and on the Life-boat reaching the pier with the shipwrecked men, she was received with much cheering. The stranded sloop proved to be the Nords- tiernen, of Haugesund, bound from that port to London, with herrings.

FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHEN BAY. — At 3 P.M. on the 29th April, just before high water, the yacht Formosa, of Carmarthen, started with four men on board to try to save some drowning cattle, which had strayed on to the Cefn Sidan Sand and had been carried away by the rising tide.

A light N.N.W. wind was blowing at the time, and the sea was smooth. At 3.30, when the boat was off the mouth of Lough- arne River, a hurricane suddenly rose from the N.W. All sail was lowered, and she came to anchor, but in a few minutes the cable parted and she drifted towards the opposite shore, which she struck soon afterwards. Meanwhile, she had been watched from the Life-boat Station, and the Life-boat City of Manchester put off to her, and found that she had been stove in and was full of water, a heavy sea breaking over her. Two of the men on board her were taken into the Life-boat, and the other two men came ashore when the tide had receded.

HAYLE, CORNWALL.—The s.s. Drum- hendry, of Glasgow, bound from Bally- donegan Bay, Co. Cork, to Hayle, with dynamite and other explosives, in attempt- ing to come into Hayle at about 2 P.M. on the 29th April, was driven on the beach east of the bar. A strong gale of wind was blowing from the N.W. at the time, and a very heavy sea was running. As soon as it was seen that the lives of her crew were in danger, the Life-boat Isis proceeded to hex assistance, and brought ashore two of the men, the remainder being helped to land by means of a rope.

SWANSEA.—At 8 o'clock on the night of the 29th April, three oyster skiffs— the Gertrude, Gladstone, and Shah—were observed from the shore to be in distress off the Mumbles Head. The force of the gale had carried away their spars and canvas; the anchors were let go, but would not hold, and the boats were being rapidly driven in the direction of the Scarweather Sands, which are situated in the Bristol Channel, about seven and a half miles S.S.E. from the Mumbles Head.

The Life-boat Wolverhampton proceeded to the assistance of the boats; put a number of men on each, and with the aid of jury-masts and rigging, one of them was brought into harbour. In the other two cases additional anchors were taken out and the boats were securely moored.

Each of the skiffs carried a crew of three men, who would no doubt have perished had the boats been allowed to drift on to the sands.

ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—On Saturday the 29th April a fearful gale was experienced here. The wind, which was from N.W., blew from about 11 until 3 o'clock in the afternoon with tremendous fury, lash- ing the sea into foam, and causing the spray to form a fog so dense that nothing could .be distinguished beyond a quarter of a mile from the shore. A large pro- portion of the St. Ives fleet of over one hundred mackerel boats was out, and had been absent since the previous Wednesday.

One steamer broke from her moorings and went ashore at G-wythian, under the Black Cliff; another, and a schooner—the Ellen Vere—rode out the storm, but they ap- peared to be in such imminent danger that the Life-boat Exeter, stationed at St. Ives, was taken down to the water's edge, so as to be in readiness should her services be called into requisition. Some of the absent fishing luggers returned home, but two others arrived late, at nearly low water, and had to anchor out- side the ridge, on which the sea was breaking with such fury that none of the gigs could venture outside. The Life- boat therefore proceeded to the aid of the luggers the Quick and the Gyles—taking off fresh crews to them, and bringing ashore the fourteen men who were on board the boats. The men were in a very exhausted and benumbed condition when the Life-boat reached them.

BUDE, CORNWALL.—On the 2nd May the smack Soconnoc, of Padstow, in at- tempting to proceed to sea, the wind being very light and there being a con- siderable ground sea, drifted to the north side of the entrance to the harbour. The master, seeing his danger, let go the anchor to prevent the vessel drifting on the rocks, but it would not hold. As the sea was continually breaking around the smack, no ordinary boat could have reached her, and the Life-boat Elizabeth Moore Garden therefore proceeded to her assist- ance, and succeeded in getting her safely back into the harbour. She carried a crew of three men.

POOLE, DORSETSHIRE.—On the 1st June the brigantine Otto, of Hoganas, Sweden, from Gene to Poole with a cargo of timber, was taken in tow by a steam-tug about 9 A.M., and while crossing Poole Bar the wind blowing from the E., accompanied by a heavy sea, the tow-rope parted, and before another rope could be got out, she drove to leeward, and struck on the Milkmaid Bank Shoal in Studland Bay, and lost her rudder. Two tugs en- deavoured to get her off, but were un- successful, and she continued to drive further on the shoal, the sea at times breaking over her. The crew remained on board her, without danger, until about 10 P.M., when the wind, veering to the E.S.E., and blowing a heavy gale, it was thought that the vessel would go to pieces, in which case her crew would be lost.

The Life-boat Boy's Own, No. 2, accordingly went out to her assistance, and reached her at about midnight, when it was found that the sea was breaking over the ship, and that the crew were crying for assist- ance. With great difficulty the master and crew of eight men were taken into the Life-boat and brought safely ashore. In jumping from the wreck one man fell between the ship and the boat, but he was happily rescued by the Life-boat men.

RYE, SUSSEX. — The yacht Spider, of Ramsgate, brought up at 11.30 P.M. on the 2nd June, about a mile off Camber.

The wind was blowing strongly from the E.N.E., and the vessel was lying too near the shore, so that on the tide ebbing, she struck the ground, parted her chain, and drove ashore, where she almost dried at low water. On the tide flowing, the Mary Stanford Life-boat went to her assistance, some of the Life-boatmen went on board the yacht to assist at the pumps, as she was leaking badly, and the vessel and nine per- sons on board were taken into the harbour.

MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.—-The barque Erminia was driven past Workington in a W.N.W. gale on the 2nd August. The master was ashore, and was unable to get back to the vessel. She ultimately struck upon the banks and carried away her rudder, whereupon the mate made signals for assistance. The master then went off to her in a steam-tug, but could not get on board his vessel. He then returned to the shore, and asked that the Life-boat might be allowed to put him and eight men on board the barque, which, request was acceded to, as no other boat could have lived in the heavy sea then running.

LIZARD. — A rocket from the signal station was heard at about 8 A.M. on the 9th August. The Honorary Secretary, the Rev. P. WVYAN ROBINSON, and the Coxswain of the Life-boat at once proceeded there, and ascertained that a screw steamer had gone on shore close -to the signal station. For some time the fog hid her, but when she was seen clearly, and found to be full of people, the Life-boat Anna Maria proceeded to her assistance and took off twenty-seven persons. The re- mainder of those on board were saved by other boats and a steam-tug. The vessel was the North German Lloyd's mail s.s. Mosel, of Bremen, bound from that port to New York, with seven hundred passengers, a crew of one hundred' persons, and a cargo of railway iron, specie, and general cargo. She ultimately became a total wreck.

DUNGARVAN, Co. WATERFORD.—At 7.30 P.M. on the 15th August a signal of distress was seen flying from a vessel about three miles S.E. of the Ballinacourty Lighthouse, and signals were also shown by the coastguard at Helwick, to attract attention to her. The Life-boat Christopher Ludlow was promptly manned, and pro- ceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the brigantine Ariel, of Toughal, bound from Cardiff to Youghal with coal. She was dragging her anchors, and had lost part of her sails. The Life-boat brought ashore the master and crew of six men, leaving the vessel in a sinking con- dition.

PORTRUSH, Co. ANTRIM.—The schooner Ocean Child, of Belfast, bound from Ayr to Lough Swilly with coal, anchored in Skerries Roads at noon on the 20th August, through stress of weather. The wind increased, and at about 4 o'clock on the following afternoon it blew a gale from the W.N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea. The vessel hoisted signals of distress, as she was dragging her anchor. The John Whitaker Life-boat went to her assistance, and took off her crew, consist- ing of three men. The Life-boat also proceeded to the ketch Happy Return, of Padstow, bound from Teignmouth to Bally- shannon with clay. This vessel was also dragging her anchors, and showing a signal of distress. The master, his wife— who was in a very weak, in fact almost dying, condition—and the crew of two men were also taken into the Life-boat and brought safely ashore. This service, which was most creditably performed, was wit- nessed by a large number of people, who greeted the Life-boat with cheers on her return to the shore.

The schooner Centenary, of Liverpool, bound from Coleraine to Glenarm, anchored in Skerries Roads at 8 A.M. on Satur- day, the 30th September, during a very strong gale of wind. At 5.30 on the following evening she showed signals of distress as she was driving very near to the rocks. The wind was then blowing a strong gale from the S.S.W. with heavy squalls. The John Whitaker Life-boat was launched with all despatch, and brought the master, his wife, and the crew of two men, safely ashore.

Captain W. E. CARVER, J.P., one of the Honorary Secretaries of the Portrush Branch, and Captain FREDERICK WATT, went out in the Life-boat on both occasions, and each took his turn in pulling an oar.

BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.—At 5.30 on the morning of 21st August it was re- ported that a vessel was drifting shore- wards before a stiff gale from the W. The coxswain of the Robert William Life-boat lost no time in assembling his crew and taking the boat two miles along the shore opposite to where the vessel struck.

The Life-boat was then launched and proceeded to her aid. On the way she passed a capsized boat, and it was feared that some of the crew had endeavoured to reach the shore in her and had been lost; but such, happily, proved not to have been the case, as it was afterwards found that the boat had capsized as soon as she had been lowered into the water.

The shipwrecked men were very eager to be taken off the vessel, and they were soon brought safely ashore in the Life-boat. The vessel proved to be the barque Arethusa, of Liverpool, bound from Liverpool to Quebec, with a cargo of coal. She carried a crew of ten men.

This service was witnessed by about ten thousand people, and the Life-boat was received with cheer after cheer on landing with the rescued men.

PENNON, ANGLESEY.—Early on the morn- ing of 23rd August the dandy Hope, of St. Ives, bound from Runcorn to Penryn with coal, having dragged her anchor and parted her chain, struck on the Dutchman Sand- bank, opposite to Penmon, and hoisted a signal of distress. The Penmon Life-boat Christopher Brown at once went to her assistance, and after remaining by her for some time, put five men on board, and, with great difficulty, owing to the state of the tide and the quantity of water in her hold, brought her safely into Friars Roads, the men having to work at the pumps all the way. She carried a crew of three men.

NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. — On the 29th August, at about 9 A.M., a telegram was received from Brighton stating that a vessel flying a signal of distress had passed that town and was drifting, quite dis- abled, towards Newhaven, having lost her foremast. The Michael Henry Life-boat proceeded to her in tow of a steam-tug and found she was the schooner Catherine and Alice, of Nevin, from Dieppe with flint stones. She had a crew of five men, and the master's wife was also on board. The tug took her in tow to Eastbourne; the Life-boat, at the master's request, accom- panying her, as she was in a very leaky condition.

PETERHEAD, N.B.—On the 31st August the boats prosecuting the herring fishing at Peterhead proceeded to sea. During the night a strong breeze sprang up from the N.E. and raised a heavy sea, and the boats ran for the harbour. About 11 o'clock on the following morning the Life- boat People's Journal, No. 1, was launched and proceeded to a short distance from the mouth of the North Harbour, and remained there to give advice to the crews of the boats coming in, and to render assistance if necessary. At about half-past twelve the fishing-boat Bon Accord, of Port- knockie, with six men on board, was making for the North Harbour, and was about forty yards from its mouth, when a sea struck her on the starboard quarter and drove her on the rocks at the back of Port Henry Pier. The Life-boat imme- diately proceeded to her assistance; but the crew refused to leave her. The Life- boat took a hawser ashore from her to endeavour to pull her off, and then re- turned to her previous position outside the harbour. Shortly afterwards a signal was made by some of the crew on board the fishing-boat, and the Life-boat again went to her and took three of the crew ashore. When the tide rose the fishing- boat floated, and was hauled round the pier into the harbour.

WICKLOW, IRELAND.—A ship's life-boat full of people came ashore 'at 9 A.M. on the 1st September. The officer in charge of her reported that she was from the s.s. Lake Nepigon, of Montreal, which had stranded on Arklow Bank, and that five other boats full of people had left the ship and were at sea. The Life-boat Robert T. Garden was launched, and went in search of the boats; the wind was then blowing a gale from the S.S.W., the weather was very thick, and there was a bad sea running. After about an hour the Life-boat fell in with the five boats, took on board the crews—consisting of thirty-two persons—of two of them, and took a third boat—with twenty people in her—in tow. A vessel was then sighted ! to windward, and the Life-boat signalled | her; whereupon she bore down upon I them, took the people out of the remain- ing two boats, and made for Kingstown.

The Life-boat steered for Greystones, , where the fifty-two people were safely landed. The steamer was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, with pig-iron and a general cargo, and had one hundred and fifty-four persons on board.

WHITBY.—At about 8.30 A.M. on the 20th September, during a strong wind from the E.N.E. and a heavy sea, the Danish schooner William was observed to be making for the harbour, when she became embayed, and was obliged to I anchor in a very dangerous position.

At about 11 A.M. she showed signals of j distress, in response to which the Life- i boat, Robert and Mary Ellis, proceeded to her aid, and remained by her about two hours, when the master decided to send a telegram for the services of a steam- tug, which message the Life-boat brought ashore.

FISHGUARD, SOUTH WALES.—A small sloop, which proved to be the Fanny, of Fishguard, was observed at 1 P.M. on the 30th September to be showing a signal of distress while at anchor, about a mile to the N.W. of Dinas Head. The wind was blowing a moderate gale from the S.S.W. at the time, with a moderate sea.

The Fishguard No. 1 Life-boat, Helen of Foxley, proceeded to her assistance, and found that she was quite disabled, having lost her mainsail and foresail. Eight of the Life-boatmen went on board the vessel, and, after some difficulty, they succeeded in beaching her. She carried a crew of two men, and had a cargo of culm.