HOLYHEAD.—The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was called out on service on the morning of the 26th Jan., 1893, signals of distress having been shown by the schooner Sarah, of and from Fowey for Runcorn, which had stranded on the Clipera Rocks in a strong gale from the W.S.W., thick weather and a heavy sea. The Life-boat landed the vessel's crew of five men at 7.20 and they were taken to the Sailors' Home. At 9 o'clock, the weather having moderated, the Life-boat, at the request of the master of the Sarah, took him and his crew back to the vessel to try to save her, as she was striking heavily on the rocks. The Life-boat men assisted to heave part of the cargo overboard, then towed the vessel off the rocks and placed her in safety.

PORT LOGAN.—A telegram was received on the morning of the 26th January re- porting that a vessel was flying a signal of distress about four miles W. of the Mull of Galloway. The Life-boat Edin- burgh and B. M. Ballantyne was launched at 10.15 A.M., and on reaching her found she was the schooner Industry, of and for Belfast from Maryport, with a cargo of coal. She was dismasted and wholly dis- abled. A strong gale was blowing from W. by S. and a heavy sea was running.

The master of the vessel was hoping that a steamer would pass and be able to tow her to a place of safety, and he requested that the Life-boat might remain by him.

At about 4 P.M. a steamer hove in sight and the Life-boat made signals, in response to which she bore down on them and took the schooner in tow. The Life-boat rendered assistance in passing the hawser from the steamer to the schooner and placed one of her crew on board the former to act as pilot.

On the 19th June a vessel with a signal of distress flying was seen, while a strong breeze was blowing from the N.W. with a rough sea and thick weather.

She was on the S. side of Olanyard Bay, and about fifty yards from the rocks. The Life-boat Edinburgh and B. M. Ballantyne was launched at 12.15 P.M., and found that the vessel was the schooner Marie Kirstine, of Glasgow, in ballast, from Larne for Whitehaven, and carrying a crew of three men. Four of the Life-boat men boarded her, the use of the boat's hawser and anchor was given, and with the help of the Life-boat crew the vessel was extricated from a very perilous situ- ation.

LLANDDWYN.—The smack Daniel, of Bangor, was seen approaching the bar while a strong breeze was blowing from the S.W., with a rough sea and thick weather, on the evening of the 1st February. The vessel was at first steering for the South Channel but after- wards altered her course, evidently with the intention of taking the other channel, and stranded on the North Bank. She showed signals of distress, and at 7 o'clock the Life-boat Richard Henry Gould was launched and remained by her until she floated with the rising tide.

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—On the 6th February, while a gale of wind was blowing from the S.S.W. and a heavy sea was running, the schooner Broughty Castle, of Londonderry, coal laden, from Swansea for Douglas, was being towed into port by a small steam-tug. The sea was so heavy that the tug was compelled to cut the hawser and release her hold of the vessel which then struck against the point of the breakwater, carried away her bowsprit and all her head-gear and drifted inshore. The tug immediately proceeded to obtain the services of the Douglas Life-boats, which were promptly launched to the assistance of the vessel, but her crew reached the land in their own boat. When the No. 1 Life-boat Thomas Bose had returned ashore the master of the schooner requested the crew to go back to the vessel and en- deavour to save her. They accordingly did so and succeeded in extricating her from her dangerous position.

SILLOTH.—The S.s. Cabenda, of London, bound from Glasgow for Silloth, parted one of her cables and stranded on a bank about half a mile N.E. of the harbour in a whole gale from the S. and a moderate sea on the 7th February. The Life-boat Emma Frisby was launched at 1.30 A.M., and on reaching the steamer found that she had floated. Assistance was offered and the services of the Life-boat men were accepted to take her into dock.

WEXFORD.—In the afternoon of the 10th February, while a strong gale was blowing from the N.W. with a rough sea, signals of distress were shown by the fishing lugger Young John, of St. Ives, which had left Wexford on her homeward journey two days previously. The Wex- ford No. 1 Life-boat Andrew Pickard at once proceeded to her and found that in calculating the time the journey would take no allowance had been made for delay by stormy weather, and the seven men on board had only some raw potatoes and no fuel therewith to cook them.

The weather rendered it impossible for their boat to return to Wexford and the poor fellows were in a starving condition.

The Life-boat landed the master and two other men at Wexford and afterwards took them back to their vessel with the provisions they had obtained.

On the 21st May it was reported that a schooner, which proved to be the Lap- wing, of Arklow, bound from Dublin for Wexford with a cargo of maize, was at anchor off the bar in a sinking condition, having struck on the Blackwater Bank.

The Wexford No. 2 Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 was launched at 8.30 P.M., in a moderate sea with a strong W. breeze, and at the master's request remained alongside until the vessel reached the South bay, it being feared that it would be necessary to abandon her as she was leaking so badly.

HAUXLEY.—The Life-boat Algernon and Eleanor was launched at 1.30 P.M. on the 14th February to the assistance of the fishing coble Lyra, of Newbiggin, which was in distress in a gale from the W.S.W.

and a heavy sea. The boat when first seen was near the Bondicar Reef of rocks, but when the Life-boat reached her she had been driven some distance N. of the Hauxley Reef buoy. She was taken in tow by the Life-boat and, with her crew of three men, safely landed on Hauxley beach. The crews both of Life-boat and fishing-boat were thoroughly drenched by the seas which broke over them.

NEWBIGGIN.—Seventeen of the fishing- cobles which had gone to sea early in the morning of the 14th February were over- taken by a gale from S. to S.W. and a strong sea and, as their return home was attended by considerable risk, the Life- boat temporarily placed here while the station's boat was being altered and improved was launched at 1.30 P.M., and rendered assistance to the boat?.

On the 1st March the Life-boat was again launched to the help of distressed fishing-boats. Between twenty and thirty of them were out when a strong gale sprang up from the S. by E., with a rough sea, and they all returned with the excep- tion of two boats. As the wind and sea were increasing the Life-boat was launched at 9.15 A.M. and, when the boats entered the bay, pulled towards them and took them into safety.

MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE. — At 8 P.M. on the 15th February, while a fresh breeze was blowing from the S.S.E., the Life-boat Heywood was launched, it having been reported that a ship was stranded. On reaching the vessel, which had stranded at Saltfleet Haven, she was found to be the brigantine Lizzie Lee, of Goole, bound from Methil for Dover, with a cargo of coal. The tide had fallen and, as the vessel was still on the sand, the master requested the Life-boat to remain by him until high water, but she did not float when the tide rose and the Life-boat took off ten men who had gone on board to assist in the efforts to get her afloat.

They were landed at Saltfleet at 7 o'clock on the following morning. At 7 P.M. the vessel floated and was towed away.

PORTRUSH, Co. ANTEM.—While a heavy gale was blowing from the N.N.E. on the 26th February the s.s. Valeiitia, of Green- ock, with her machinery broken down, was lying in a very dangerous position, and the Life-boat Robert and Aynes Blair was therefore launched into the harbour at 3.30 P.M. so as to be able to render immediate assistance if required. At 4.45 the vessel showed signals of distress and the Life-boat at once proceeded to her and brought ashore her crew of three men.

GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN.—The Life- boat George Pooley was launched at 9.30 A.M. on the 26th February and proceeded to the schooner Maria Farleigh, of Fowey, bound from Glasgow for Cardiff, which was in a dangerous position, embayed on a lee shore, about a mile S.S.E. of Grey Point, Belfast Lough. The wind, which was blowing strongly from the E.N.E., was increasing and there was a very heavy sea. Seven of the Life-boat men boarded the vessel at the master's request, hove up the anchors, set sail, and finally the vessel, which had a crew of four men, was taken up the Lough to a safe anchorage in Whitehouse Roads.

As it was impossible for the Life-boat to beat back to her station until the weather moderated she was taken to Belfast and returned to Giroomsport on the following day.

POLPEAR (LIZABD) AND CADGWITH.— On • the morning of the 4th March the s.s. Gustav Bitter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, while proceeding from London to the Manchester Ship Canal with a general cargo, stranded on the Callidges Eocks, off the Lizard Point, in a dense fog. On news of the casualty reaching the Life- boat stations, the Polpear Life - boat Edmund and Fanny and the Cadgwith Life-boat Joseph Armstrong were promptly launched and proceeded to render help.

The Polpear boat first reached the vessel and, the fog by that time having cleared, found that her bow was under water and four men were clinging to the rigging.

Great difficulty was experienced in getting near the vessel, as the seas were breaking completely over her and over the Life-boat.

The Life-boat men succeeded however in getting their grapnel on board and three of the shipwrecked men, watching their opportunity, left the rigging and went hand over hand along the grappling-line from the steamer to the Life-boat. The fourth man, who is said to have been disabled by rheumatism, was unable to move from the rigging. It was im- possible to take the boat to the side of the ship on which he was located, on account of shoals, and, as one of the men who had been rescued was in a very exhausted condition and it was feared he would succumb, and as there was no immediate danger of the vessel breaking up, it was decided to make for the shore, land the three men and then return for the other man. The boat therefore made for the land, a boat came off to meet her, the men were transferred to that boat and the Life-boat proceeded on her return journey to the steamer. Meanwhile the Cadgwith Life-boat arrived on the scene and, being efficiently directed by the coastguards who waved a flag, fell in with the steamer's long boat, containing the master and seven of the crew, which was in great danger of being swamped in the Lizard Eace. The boat had been got out after the stranding of the steamer; seven men were in her, and the captain was about to secure the boat's painter when the rope was cut and, the strain being thus suddenly taken off, caused the captain to fall overboard, and he was compelled to swim to the boat to save his life. The second mate jumped overboard and tried to reach the boat, but unhappily j he failed in the attempt and was drowned.

The eight men were taken into the Life- boat and, having reported that others had been left on board the steamer, the Life- boat men gave a cheer and, notwith- standing the hard pull of three miles they had already had, they soon accomplished the remaining distance of a mile to the wreck. They, of course, found only one man on board instead of the four men they had expected to find, but they determined to effect his rescue.

Several of the Life-boat men volunteered to fetch him — a feat attended with imminent risk—but the coxswain thought it best to accept the offer of the master of the vessel, who knew the man and his infirmity, was a good swimmer and well acquainted with the ship. The boat hove two grapnels on board the vessel, the master swung himself on board by means of one of the lines, taking with him a running line to fasten to the man he was about to rescue, reached the rigging, took the man out, fastened the line to him and enabled him to be taken into the Life-boat. The captain was then obliged to make for the rigging again to avoid being washed overboard by the heavy seas breaking over the ship; a second time he was driven back, but, watching his opportunity, he got down, plunged into the sea and swam to the boat without life-belt or line. During this time the boat and her crew were also in considerable peril from the heavy seas breaking on the wreck and on the rocks. The work of rescue being then accomplished the boat returned to her station, arriving at about 10.30 A.M.

The Silver Medal of the Institution, accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, were awarded to Captain DAVID GRAHAM BALL, the master of the vessel, in recognition of his gallant services on this occasion.

WALMER.—The Life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was launched at about 6 A.M. on the 5th March, during hazy weather, and proceeded to the Goodwin Sands, signal- guns having been fired by the Middle light-ship indicating that a vessel was in need of assistance. On nearing the sands a steamer was seen ashore not far from the light-ship, and on boarding the vessel, which was the s.s. Auricula, of Sunderland, bound from Bilbao for Stockton, with iron ore, found that the master had arranged with a steam-tug to endeavour to tow his ship off the sands when the tide rose. He wished the Life- boat to remain by him until his vessel floated, and, at his request, the Life-boat took ashore a passenger who was on board. The steamer floated about two hours before high water.

STAITHES AND RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.

—At about 7 o'clock on the morning of the 11th 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 Runswick, 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.

RUNSWICK.—The Life-boat Cape of Good Hope was launched at 2.15 A.M. on the 24th June to the assistance of several fishing-cobles which were making for the bay, having been overtaken by a strong gale from the N.N.E. and a heavy sea.

One of the boats had its rudder broken and, becoming unmanageable, was fast drifting towards the rocks. The Life- boat at once proceeded to her, took off her crew of three men and towed the boat ashore. Fourteen other boats were also attended by the Life-boat which accompanied them until they were safely beached.

BARMOUTH AND PWLLHELI.—On the 15th March a vessel was reported ashore on St. Patrick's Causeway, while a strong breeze was blowing from the W.S.W. with a heavy sea. The Barmouth Life-boat Jones Gibb was launched at 9 A.M. and boarded the vessel, which was the s.s. Glendarroch, of and from London for Liverpool, with cement. In reply to the Life-boat coxswain's enquiries, the master stated he did not require any assistance ; the coxswain, however, considered it his duty to remain by the vessel until high water, as she had four feet of water in her hold, and it did not appear probable that she would float At about 5 P.M.

the coxswain intimated his intention to return ashore soon, but the master seemed unwilling for the boat to leave, and therefore he remained until 7 P.M., the time of high water. Then the water in the hold had increased to seven feet and all the fires had been extinguished.

The coxswain endeavoured to ascertain what the captain intended to do, as it seemed likely the ship would become a total wreck. He replied that he would not leave the ship that night, but that if he required help he would signal. Six firemen, however, did not wish to remain on board and therefore got into the Life- boat and were landed at Barmouth at 9.30. A close look-out was kept on the vessel all night by the Life-boat men.

At daybreak a signal was seen on her and the Life-boat again put off to her assistance. The signal was also observed from the Pwllheli Life-boat station, and the Life-boat Margaret Plait of Staley- bridge was launched and was the first to reach the steamer, the wind and tide being against the other boat. The master requested the Life-boat men to stay by him until low water, when he and the other ten men who were on board got into the Life-boat and were landed at Pwllheli at 5 P.M.

On the morning of the 22nd April the ketch Canterbury Bell, of Plymouth, bound from Dublin for Portmadoc with wheat, was seen stranded on the cause- way about eight miles from the bar. The Barmouth Life-boat Jones Oibb proceeded to her assistance, remained by her until she floated and, at the request of the master, put a man on board to pilot her to Portmadoc.

GREAT YAHMOTTTH.—On the 18th March the barque Hakon Jarl, of Arendal, Norway, bound for G-oole, with a cargo of logwood, which had been riding in the roadstead, was seen drifting towards the Scroby Sands with a signal of distress flying. The wind was blowing from the N., the weather was thick, with hail squalls, and the sea was very rough.

The Life-boat John Burch was launched at 1.10 P.M., and, on reaching the vessel. found that she had parted from two anchors and was riding with only a small kedge anchor on the Bell Buoy shoal, the worst part of the edge of the Scroby Sands. She had struck the ground three times and was leaking badly. The ship's boat had been got out, the men's clothes had been put into it and the crew of nine men had also got on board, the master only being left in the vessel. The nine men must have incurred considerable danger of the boat being capsized by the heavy seas. They went back to the barque and, with the help of the Life- boat men, the anchor was slipped and the vessel was towed by a steam-tug into Yarmouth harbour, arriving there about 6.30 P.M.

CEMAES AND CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—The s.s. Cameroon, of Glasgow, bound from the Canary Islands for Liverpool, with passengers and a cargo of African produce, stranded on the rocks at Galanddu Point, near Wylfa Head, in foggy weather on the morning of the 27th March. The Cemaes Life - boat George Evans and the Cemlyn Life-boat B. J. Nicholson proceeded to her assist- ance and landed her passengers, the greater portion of whom were ladies, nine of them being taken into the Cemaes boat and ten into the Cemlyn boat. The vessel afterwards floated and proceeded to Liverpool, the coxswain of the Cemaes Life-boat remaining on board to afford the captain information regarding the nature of the coast.

On the morning of the 7th June, daring foggy weather, an intimation was received that a steamer had stranded on the eastern side of Carmel Point. The Cemlyn Life- boat B. J. Nicholson was launched at 10 o'clock, and found that the vessel was the Moss Rose, of and from Liverpool, for Plymouth, with coal and a general cargo.

The boat remained alongside the steamer and eventually brought ashore a telegram which the captain wished to be des- patched.

ST. MARY'S, SCILLY ISLANDS.—A mes- sage was received by telephone from the coastguard station at St. Martin's, reporting that a full-rigged ship was ashore, at about 10.30 on the morning of the 4th April. The Life-boat Henry Dundas was promptly launched and, on reaching the vessel, which was the Horsa, of Liverpool, found that in attempting to beat round St. Martin's Head she had missed stays and had been run ashore in a sheltered bay. At the request of the master the Life-boat landed his wife, child and nurse. • Several boatmen boarded the vessel and rendered assistance, and when the tide flowed the ship floated and was towed out of the bay by a steamer.

The tow-rope, however, parted three times, and, as the ship was leaking very badly, it ultimately became necessary to abandon her when about sixteen miles W. of the Bishop Rock.

WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE. — Rockets and guns having been fired from the Gunfleet lighthouse, intimating that a vessel was stranded on the sands, on the 9th April, the Life-boat Honourable Artillery Company was launched at 9.45 P.M., and found the brigantine Agnes Cairns, of Fowey, ashore about half a mile inside the Fishermen's Snatch Buoy. The Life-boat men were employed by the master of the vessel to jettison the cargo, consisting of fire-brick and gas coal, and worked at this until nearly 4 A.M. The vessel afterwards floated, with the help of a steam-tug, and sailed for Rochester. She carried a crew of five men, and had also two women on board.

GORLESTON.—Signal-gnus having been fired by the St. Nicholas light-vessel on the 11th April, the Life-boat Mark Lane was launched at 11 P.M., spoke the light- ship and found that the guns she had fired were in response to those fired by the Cockle light. The Life-boat there- upon made for the Cockle and, en route, fell in with the steam-tug Tare which took her in tow. The crew of the Cockle stated that they had fired in answer to signals from the North Hasborough light- ship, but that they had observed flares burning in the Wold. Shaping their course N. J W., the Life-boat and tug found the barque Vanadis, of Cimbri- shamn, sunk about three miles S.W. of the North Hasborough light-vessel. No trace of her crew could be found, and the Life-boat therefore proceeded in tow of the steamer to the North Hasborough light-ship and ascertained that the crew of fifteen men and the master's wife had taken refuge there. They were taken into the Life-boat and landed at Great Yarmouth.

While a strong wind was blowing from the S.S.W., with a rough sea, on the morning of the 28th June, two trawlers grounded on the Scroby Sand. The No. 1 Life-boat Mark Lane was launched to their assistance at about 8.20, but before they were reached one of them got off the sand, having first collided with the other boat and carried away her topmast. The boat which remained grounded was the cutter Naar Myn Genoegen, of Ostend.

She had four men on board, the master having got into the other boat when the collision occurred. The four men refused to leave the vessel and, as there was not sufficient depth of water to allow the Life-boat to lay closer, she was anchored about forty yards to the eastward. Soon afterwards two of the men left in their own boat, were picked up by the Life- boat and taken to Yarmouth. Shortly after these men had been landed the other two men placed a flag in the rigging of the vessel, whereupon the Life-boat again went out. The water being still too shallow to allow the Life-boat to get closer to the vessel, she took another boat in tow, veered this alongside the trawler and by this means took the men off, safely landing them at 3.45.

REDCAR.—The Life-boat Brothers was launched at 12.45 A.M. on the 14th April, it having been reported that a steamer was stranded on the West Rock.

The wind was blowing a light breeze from the W., but a strong sea was running. The vessel proved to be the s.s. Bowan, of Glasgow, bound from South Shields for Bilbao with a cargo of coal, and" carrying a crew of seventeen men, all of whom were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed, the steamer having been very seriously damaged.

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—A signal of distress was shown by the schooner Annie, of Lancaster, which was about three miles E.N.E. of the harbour and drifting ashore, in a moderate gale from S.S.E., thick weather and a rough sea, on the 17th April. The Life-boat Mary Isabellapui off to her assistance at 3.50 P.M.

and brought ashore her crew of three men.

WINTER-TON. — The ketch Zephyr, of Boston, laden with logwood from London for Goole, was sighted, with foremast broken, while a strong E.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, on the 17th April. The No. 2 Life-boat Margaret was launched at 12.45 P.M. and, on reaching the vessel, which had then drifted four miles N. of Winterton, the master requested the Life-boat men to take her into a place of safety. With the assistance of a steam-tug she was taken to Yarmouth, arriving there about 8 P.M. She had a crew of three men.

JOHNSHAVEN, KlNCARDINESHIRE. The fishing-lugger Mary, of Johnshaven, was seen making for the harbour on the evening of the 5th May. A heavy dan- gerous sea was running, there was very little wind and the water was low, so that it was considered improbable that she could enter without assistance. Rockets were therefore fired to warn her off, but as these were not heeded the Life-boat Meanwell of Gleribervie was launched at 9.30, proceeded to the boat and advised the fishermen not to enter until daylight.

After midnight, however, they determined to make an attempt. The Life-boat there- fore took the boat in tow and she was got safely into the harbour.