WmTBURN.—The s.s. Telesilla, of and from London for Shields in ballast, stranded on Whitburn Stile during thick weather and a strong sea on the 7th December.

The William and Charles Lifeboat put off to her assistance at 6.30 P.M., and brought ashore one of her crew, the others declining to leave the vessel. On the flood tide some tugs arrived, and the Life-boat again went out at 11 P.M. and rendered assistance by passing ropes, &c., from the vessel to the tugs, the sea being too rough to admit of such services being rendered by any boat other than a Life- boat. Eventually the vessel floated, and was towed away by the steam-tugs, the Life-boat returning to her station at about 4 o'clock the next morning..