STAITHES AND RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.

—At about 7 o'clock on the morning of the llth March, about twenty of the Staithes fishing-cobles proceeded to sea.

The weather then was fine, but there was a strong sea on the beach. During the forenoon a gale of wind sprung up from the W. with a heavy sea, and the boats immediately began to run back for shelter.

It was seen that some of them would be unable to reach the shore safely without assistance and so the Life-boat Wine/ride Mary Hopps was launched at 10.30 and accompanied five of them to the beach.

Another boat was washed ashore, her crew being perfectly helpless. Seven of the cobles ran for Bunswick, and the Life-boat Margaret and Edward stationed there put off to their assistance at 11.30, took them in tow, and in four trips the cobles and their crews were taken into safety..