At 1.45 on the following afternoon the barque Anna, of Copenhagen, having stranded on the West Gunfleet Sands, the Life-boat was once again taken out, and proceeded to her assistance. It was decided to remain by her until the tide flowed, in the hope that she would then float, but at 8 o'clock, the tide being at that time half flood, she had twelve feet of water in her hold. Her crew of ten men were therefore taken into the boat, which was towed back to the station by the steam-tug Merrimac, of Ipswich. She arrived at 9 o'clock, landed the rescued men, and half-an-hour afterwards again went out in response to rockets fired by the Swin Middle light-vessel, and found a large steamer anchored in the Whittaker Channel. The Life-boat men asked those on board whether or no the vessel had been ashore, but received no reply. No other vessel could be seen, and it was concluded that the steamer had stranded,but had got off without assistance. The Life-boat men gladly reached home again at about 3.30 the next morning, all of them being worn out by their long-continued exertions, the same men having manned the boat on each of these occasions.

The Silver Medal of the Institution was awarded to Mr. JAMBS SOHOFIELD, coxswain of the Life-boat, in special recognition of his zeal and activity..