KESSINGLAND.—The brigantine Alberta, of and for Whitstable, from Sunderland, coal laden, stranded on the south end of the Newcome Sand in a strong wind from S.W. by S., thick weather and a heavy sea on the night of the 23rd February. Her signals of distress being seen, the No. 1 Life-boat Bolton was launched at 9.45, took off the vessel's crew, consisting of eight men, and landed them at Lowestoft..