SCARBOROUGH.—On the morning of the 2nd December, 1886, during a heavy gale from the N., the dandy Gustave, of and from St. Yalery-en-Canx for North Shields with flint stone, brought up in the roads about a mile S.E. from the piers, showed signals of distress. The Life-boat, Lady Leigh, immediately put off to her assistance and got within a hundred yards, but dared not attempt to go alongside on account of the tremendous seas. The boat therefore re- turned to the shore, but at 5.30 when the tide flowed another attempt was made, again without success. At break of day the Life-boat men were more successful, the sea having slightly moderated, the vessel was reached, and her crew of four men were safely landed at 7.30. She afterwards dragged her anchors, stranded, and became a total wreck.The schooner Sainbow, of Harwich, bound from Exmouth for Sunderland in ballast, in making for the harbour, with her sails much damaged in a very heavy sea, and a strong N.N.E. wind, at 10.15 P.M. on the 15th December, drifted towards the shore, and before her anchor could be let go she was carried on to the edge of the rocks about a mile and a quarter south, where she' became a total wreck.

The Lady Leigh Life-boat, put off imme- diately she was observed to be in danger, and rescued her crew, consisting of five men.

ST. ANNE'S-ON-THE-SEA, LANCASHIRE.— The s.s. Yan Tean, of Montrose, having seen; then sailed towards the Long Sand Head, and afterwards altered her course for the upper part of the Long Sand.

Ultimately rockets were seen, and the vessel was found stranded S.W. of the Long Sand. She was reached at 2 A.M., and proved to be a fall-rigged ship, named the Constants, of and from Hamburg for Cardiff in ballast, and carrying a crew of nineteen men. The Life-boat remained by the vessel two hours, and finding the wind and sea increase as the tide rose, the crew were taken into the boat and landed at 4 o'clock on the following afternoon.

The vessel was afterwards saved by the Harwich Life-boat Springwell, assisted by Copied by favour o/Jfesws. B. Brooks t Suns.

SAVED FROM THE WRECK.

T. Brmls, Pinxt. grounded on the Salthouse Bank during a moderate N.W. wind and a heavy sea, on the 4th December, the Laura Janet Life-boat, put off at 2.30 P.M., proceeded to the vessel, and brought ashore her crew, consisting of six men.

WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE AND HARWICH.

—The Honourable Artillery Company Life- boat, stationed at Walton, was summoned by a telegram from the Sunk Light-ship, on the 4th December, stating that signals of distress were seen S.W. of the Long Sand or Kentish Knock. The boat put off at about 9.15 P.M., and steered for the N.E.

buoy of the Gunfleet, thence for the middle of the Long Sand, no signals being a steam-tug, which also put off in reply to signals of distress.

DUNMORE, WATERFORD.—The Agenora, trawler, of Tenby, arrived off Dunmore, at 3 A.M. on the 8th December with her mainsail split during a gale of wind from the S.W. and an extremely rough sea. Being unable to enter the dock, she laid-to outside with both anchors down.

During the day the gale increased ; and at 12.30 P.M. she hoisted a signal of distress, whereupon the crew of the Henry Dodd Life-boat were summoned and the boat proceeded to the vessel and took off her crew of three men. Scarcely had this been done when the trawler dragged her anchors and went ashore off the Wexford coast. The Life-boat was compelled to cast her anchor and lay to for over an hour during the fury of the gale, and then pulled in and landed all safely at 3.30 P.M.

PENZANCE.—At about 3 A.M., on the 8th December, signals of distress having been observed about a quarter of a mile east of the Albert Quay, the Life-boat Dora was launched and pulled in the direction where the light was first seen.

While on her way she was hailed by the dandy Alliance, of Penzance, to windward of her, and after a hard pull reached the vessel which had parted her anchors and was fast drifting on a lee shore. The crew of four men were taken into the Life-boat, which then resumed her search for the other vessel and soon found her.

She was the schooner Golden Light, of Penzance, and was also drifting on a lee shore. Her crew of five men were taken on board the Life-boat, and all were safely landed at about 4 A.M.

RAMSGATE.—On the 8th December, the Life-boat Bradford went out at 6.30 A.M.

in tow of the harbour steam-tug Vulcan, and rescued the crew consisting of seven men of the brigantine, Old Goody, of Faversham, bound from Hartlepool for Ramsgate with a cargo of coal, which had stranded on the West Rocks during a strong S.S.W. wind and misty weather.

At 10 o'clock on the same morning a vessel having been seen on the Brake Sand, the Bradford Life-boat again went out in tow of the steamer to render assis- tance if required. With the help of the steam-tug Challenger, the ship was towed off the Sand, and went in the direction of the Thames, taking a pilot on board at Broad stairs. On arriving abreast of the Tongue Lightship, the services of the Woodcock were engaged, and the Ramsgate tug and Life-boat returned to their station. The vessel was the ship Charles H. Marshall, 1,800 tons register, of New York.

At 6.45 A.M. on the 23rd February last, during a moderate S.W. wind, a vessel was observed ashore on the Good- win Sands, and signal-guns were fired by the Gull light-vessel. The Bradford Life- boat at once went out in tow of the harbour steam-tug Aid, and found .the vessel, was the three-masted schooner E. and M. J. Charnley, of Lancaster, bound from Silloth for Burnham with railway materials, and having a crew of five men.

i The crews of the Life-boat and of some | small boats which had put off to the rescue, rendered assistance, and at 9.45 j the vessel floated, was taken in tow by | the steam-tug, and arrived in the harbour at 12.20 P.M.

Guns and rockets were fired from the Gull and East Goodwin light-vessels at 5 A.M. on the 23rd March, during a strong S.W. wind and a heavy sea. The Bradford Life-boat was towed out by the harbour steam-tug Aid, and found the schooner Fairy Glen, of Padstow, bound from Goole for Plymouth, with coal, stranded on the N.E. part of the Goodwin Sands. On nearing the vessel, the Life-boat was slipped, sailed alongside, and remained by her about an hour and a-half; but as the wind and sea was increasing, the crew, consisting of five men, were taken into the Life-boat, which then sailed to the tug, and was towed back to Ramsgate, arriving at 11 o'clock.

BRIDLINGTON. — At 8 o'clock on the morning of the 8th December, 1880, during a gale from the S., a vessel was reported to be driving on to the North Beach. The Life-boat, William, John and Frances, was launched, but although strenuous efforts were made by the crew, the boat was unable to reach the ship owing to the fury of the gale and the very heavy seas, and was forced to return to the shore, her crew being much ex- hausted. She, however, put off again, some of her former crew going out in her a second time, and the places of others being taken by fresh men, and they then succeeded in rescuing the crew of six men from the vessel, which proved to be the brig Orb, of Whitby, bound from Shields for Yarmouth with a cargo of coal: she became a total wreck on the North Beach, half a mile from the pier. One of the Life-boat men was washed out of the boat on the second occasion by a heavy sea, but having on his lifebelt, he was able to reach the land safely by swimming.

SOUTHEND, ESSEX.—During a heavy gale from the S.W., on the 8th December, the Dutch schooner Wietska parted both anchors and chains and drove ashore on the Knock Sands off Shoeburyness. In response to her signals of distress the Life-boat Boys of England proceeded to her assistance, at 8.45 A.M., and rescued her crew consisting of five men. The Life-boat afterwards returned to the ves- sel and placed five men on board to take charge of her until the ebb tide; they pumped her dry and got her afloat as the tide rose in the evening; but she immediately sunk again.

TENBY, SOUTH WALES. — The ketch Hrnior, of and from Cardiff, for St. David's with coal, showed signals of distress while riding at anchor in the roadstead, daring a very heavy gale from the S.W., on the 8th December. The Anne Collin Life- boat proceeded to her assistance at 2 P.M., and safely landed the crew, consisting of three men.

CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN.—On the afternoon of the 8th December two flags of distress were observed in Derbyhaven Bay during a gale from the W.S.W. The Hope Life-boat was launched at about 3.30 and brought ashore the crew, consisting of five men, from the fishing-smack Swift, of Douglas, and the crew of three men from the schooner Julia, of Runcorn.

THURSO, SCOTLAND. — Daring a very strong gale of wind from the E.N.E., and a heavy sea, on the 8th December, signals of distress were shown by vessels in the roadstead. The Life-boat, Charley Lloyd, put off to their assistance at 4 P.M. and brought ashore the crews, numbering three men, from the smock Henry Florence, of Wick; four men from the schooner Margaret Garton, of the Isle of Man; and four men from the schooner Lyra, of the Isle of Man.

In response to signals of distress, the Life-boat Charley Lloyd was twice launched on the night of the 31st March last, and brought ashore the crews, num- bering in all ten men, of the schooners Janet Worthington, of Runcorn, Lady Louisa Pennant, of Beaumaris, and ketch Crest, of Wick, which were in danger while at anchor in Scrabster roadstead, during a furious gale from the N. and a tremendous sea.

HOLYHEAD. — Signals of distress were fired at 6.30 A.M., on the 9th December, 1886, by the ship Pegasus, of and for Liverpool, laden with timber, which was in danger amongst the breakers in the S.E. part of the bay during a N.W.

by W. wind and a very heavy sea. The Life-boat Thomas Fielden went out in tow of a steam-tug, bat soon had to be cast off, and then proceeded through the heavy breakers to the vessel over which the seas were making a clean breach, rescued her crew of twenty men and a pilot and brought them safely ashore. The Life- boat again went out and piloted into a place of safety the schooner Jane Anwyl, which was in distress.

The Silver Medal of the Institution and a copy of the vote inscribed on vel- lum were awarded to Mr. EDWARD JONES, Coxswain of the Life-boat, in recognition of his gallant services in the boat on this and on former occasions.

The Thomas Fielden Life-boat was launched at 12.30 AM. on the 14th of January, 1887, to the assistance of the mail-steamer Banshee, of and from Dublin for Holyhead, which had stranded in Towyn Bay during a dense fog. The steamer, which had a crew of forty-four persons on board besides two hundred and sixty-six passengers, was ultimately got afloat, and arrived at hex berth, landing the whole of her passengers in safety.

The Life-boat accompanied her, some of the Life-boatmen being put qn board, rendered assistance.

Information was received at 4.30 P.M. on the 4th of April, during a moderate N.W. breeze, that a schooner was ashore on the North Stack, and required imme- diate assistance. The Thomas Fielding Life-boat was quickly taken out, and found that the vessel, the Eleanor and Jane, of Aberystwyth, bound from Bangor for Harburg with slates, had floated in a disabled state, her rudder was damaged, and she was leaking badly. The Life- boatmen rendered assistance in pumping and steering the vessel, and at 6.15 a small tug took her in tow, and she was placed alongside the quay in the Old Harbour at 8.30, having then 5J feet of water in her hold.

BURNHAM, SOMERSETSHIRE. — On the morning of the 9th December, 1886, the barque Fremad, of Tonsberg, bound from West Bay, Nova Scotia, for Bristol, with deals and battens, showed signals of distress daring a heavy gale from the W. by N. The Life-boat CMtenham was launched at 7 o'clock, and after two hoars' hard work reached the stranded vessel and rescued eleven of her crew.

The mate had been washed overboard at the Mumbles. The barque was stranded on Stert Island, her rudder was disabled, and she had lost her mizenmast and all her sails.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—On the 10th De- cember the Caister No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, put off at 2 P.M., and remained by the steamer Watford, of Sunderland, laden with iron ore from Bilbao for Stockton, which had stranded on the North Barber Sand during a moderate breeze from the N.W. by W.

Rockets were fired from the Wold Lightship, and the Cockle Light after- wards fired guns and rockets, during a light N.N.W. breeze on the night of the 16th December. At 10 o'clock the Caister No. 1 Life-boat, Covent Garden, was launched and towed by a steam-tug to the Wold Lightship. The Life-boat men were then informed that a steamer had been seen to drift past in a southerly direction burning flares; on proceeding to the Newarp Lightship they were told that the vessel was probably near the Cross Sand Lightship. The Life-boat thereupon went in that direction and found the steamer about half-way between the two lights having just let go her anchor. The Life-boat men boarded her, and the master stated that she had been on the Leman Sands, had lost her rudder, and had been taken in tow by a large steamer, but that the hawsers had parted. The vessel was leaking badly and the master wishing to have her taken into port she was taken to Lowestoft. She was the Ben Macdui, of Aberdeen, bound from Blyth for Plymouth with coal, and had a crew of twelve men all told.

LYTHAM.—On the night of the 9th December, signals of distress having been Been, the Life-boat, Charles Biggs, was launched at 10 o'clock, and proceeded under sails and oars some distance to windward; she was then taken under oars across the banks, upon which a fear- fully heavy sea was breaking, and when near the distressed vessel, which was ashore close to Southport, the anchor was let go, and the Life-boat veered alongside.

The seas there were breaking mountains high, right over the ship, which was on tier beam-ends, and had only her mizen- mast standing, her crew being lashed to the rigging. The Life-boat was repeatedly filled by the heavy seas; nevertheless, she was happily successful in saving the ship- wrecked men, twelve in number. The vessel was the barque Mexico, of Hamburg, bound from Liverpool for Guayaquil, with a general cargo.

[Vide the February number of THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL for full details of the sad disasters to the Sonthport and St. Anne's Life-boats on the occasion of this shipwreck.]

CARNSORE, IRELAND.—On the morning of the 14th December, a mounted mes- senger arrived at the Life-boat station, stating that the services of the boat were required by a vessel on the Carrick Rocks, Greenore Point. The Life-boat Isis was accordingly launched at 9 o'clock, and pro- ceeded to the vessel, which was found to be the barque Samanco, of and from Liver- pool, bound for Callao with a cargo of coal.

Nine of her crew had landed in their own boat, and the remaining nine men were taken into the Life-boat, and brought safely ashore.

DONNANOOK, LINCOLNSHIRE.—At 4.45 A.M. on the 18th December, the Life- boat Richard was launched, flares having been reported to have been shown by a vessel between the Sand Hale and the Rose Sand. The wind was blowing from the N.W., and the sea was rough. In a quarter of an hour the vessel was reached and found to be the three-masted schooner Charlie Blackwood, of and for Hull, from Norway with ice. At the request of the master the Life-boat men took out warps and anchors, and remained by the vessel until she floated.

CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The schooner Swift, of and from Laurvig for Newcastle, timber-laden, went ashore on the rocks during squally weather, at about 11 o'clock on the night of the 21st of De- cember. Some fishermen went off to her in their boats, and the captain and crew and three of the fishermen stayed in her as she was dry at low-water. At high- water the following afternoon she showed signs of breaking up, a heavy sea haying risen, and signals of distress were hoisted, in response to which the Old Potter Life- boat was launched at 1.15, and brought ashore the vessel's crew of seven men and a boy, and the three fishermen.

NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—Dur- ing a gale of wind from the S.8.E., and a very heavy rough sea on the 22nd of De- cember, the s.s. Acaster, of Hartlepool, bound from Honfleur for Shields, in bal- last, was observed ashore on Bridge Head, a mile and a-half S. of Newbiggin, having gone too far in-shore during a thick fog.

The Life-boat, Robert and Susan, was launched at 5 A.M. and proceeded to the aid of the vessel, being struck on the broadside by heavy seas three times in succession during her passage, which filled her with water. She quickly freed herself from the seas she had shipped, and reached the stranded vessel, but it was impossible to get alongside her on account of the rocks. The boat there- fore remained near until daybreak, when the tide flowed and she rescued the crew, consisting of nineteen men, also saving their effects, which were packed in the steamer's boat and towed ashore.

The Robert and Susan Life-boat was launched at noon on the 2nd February, 1887, to the assistance of five fishing- boats which had been overtaken by a strong gale from the S.E.; with the help of the Life-boatmen, the boats were brought safely to land.

PENMON, ANGLESEY.—On the 22nd December, 1886, the schooner Jubilee, of Preston, bound from Liverpool for Dun- dalk with a cargo of coal, was seen to run aground on the Causeway Rocks, near Puffin Island, during a strong breeze from the N.W. The Life-boat Christopher Brown put off to her assistance at 3.55 P.M., some of the Life-boat men boarded her and got her off the rocks; but a hawser which was fast to a stream-anchor fouled the rudder. Sail was then made on the vessel, dragging the anchor, until she was got into the Channel, where she was anchored by her bower-anchor. Her crew of three men were lauded by the Life-boat, and the next morning the weather having moderated, they went on board again and proceeded to Beaumaris.

On the 27th December, the screw-flat Albion, of Hull, stranded on the " Irish- man's Spit" during a strong breeze from the N.N.W., the heavy seas making a clean breach over her. She hoisted signals of distress, and at 9.30 A.M. the Christopher Brown Life-boat went to her assistance. On reaching the vessel it was found that she had just been taken in tow by the steamer Bee; the Life-boat was accordingly towed astern. In about ten minutes the Albion commenced to fill, and her crew of three men were then taken into the Life-boat where they re- mained until Friars was reached, where the vessel was beached just as she was sinking. .

A schooner was observed ashore on the Causeway on the morning of the 12th March last, during a strong breeze from the E.N.E. and a rough sea. The Life- boat Christopher Bmon put off at 7.30, and found that the crew of the vessel, which was the Enterprise of Dublin, bound from Liverpool for Wicklow with coals, had landed on Puffin Island. The three men were taken into the Life-boat and brought safely ashore. The vessel afterwards floated, but struck again on the Causeway and sunk.

BULL BAY.—At 2.15 P.M. on the 22nd December, 1886, a signal of distress was shown by the schooner Ocean Belle, of Amlwch, which was at anchor in a dan- gerous position in the Bay, Anglesey, during a strong wind from the N.W.

Her crew of four men were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed.

After the boat had -reached the shore signals were shown by another schooner, the Pacific, of Aberystwyth, which had also anchored in a dangerous posi- tion. The Life-boat went out again and brought that vessel's crew, numbering five men, also ashore..