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, signalguns 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 sandswhen the tide rose. He wished the Lifeboat to remain by him until his vessel floated, and, at his request, the Life-boat took ashore a passerger who was on board. The steamer floated about two hours before high water..