WHITBY.—At about 3 P.M. on the 11th January the wind blew a moderate gale from the E.N.E. with a heavy sea, and four fishing-cobles which had gone out in the morning were seen returning. As the wind and sea were increasing the foremost boat made for Robin Hood's Bay, where she was safely beached. The second coble succeeded in entering the harbour with the assistance of ropes from the pier-heads, after being struck by a heavy sea on the bar and partly filling with water. As the other two boats— the William and the Rosa Marion—were in considerable danger, the Whitby No. 1 Life-boat Robert and Mary Ellis was launched, took off their crews, consisting of six men, and enabled the cobles to be got safely ashore.