NORTH SUNDERLAND.— The Life-boat Thomas Bewick was called out on service on the afternoon of the 4th of April to the assistance of the barque Ornen, of Frederickstadt, which was water-logged,and had driven on the Greenhill Sands, striking a bar about eight hundred yards from the land. This is said to be one of the worst possible places for a vessel to strike on this part of the coast. The wind was blowing from the S.E., the weather was stormy, and the sea was breaking very heavily .on the bar. At 3.30 the Life-boat was launched and pulled up close to the vessel through a very heavy surf, but was struck by heavy seas and driven away from her. Tor four hours the gallant Life-boat men strove to regain the barque but were unable to get close to her, and being utterly exhausted by their hard work were compelled to return to the shore. They remained by the boat, and at 3 A.M., directly the sea gave a chance of success, another launch was effected; the vessel, which had driven over the bar into slacker water in a less exposed position, was reached and her crew of eleven persons were rescued.

The mainmast was lying over the side of the vessel and the spars and other floating wreckage rendered the task of approaching the barque a difficult and dangerous one, especially as day had scarcely dawned..