PADSTOW.—-On the 13th Jan. 1894, the Life-boat Arab rendered assistance to the ketch St. Petroc, of Padstow. The master of the vessel was in need of the services of more men or of a tug, but only a small tug was available and it was considered unsafe for her to go out in the then state of the sea and tide. Five men volunteered for the service and were taken off by the Life-boat, which remained by the vessel until sail was set and the tug was able to get to her and take her in tow.

On the 24th April signals of distress were shown by the yawl Oneida, of Sennen Cove, which had left Padstow in the morning intending to pick up her nets which she had left in the bay on the previous evening. When she started, the wind was blowing strongly from the S.W., but in the afternoon it increased to a gale with a heavy ground sea, and the crew, finding they could not return to Padstow, brought up their boat under the land with two anchors; as they did not hold, the men signalled for assistance.

The Life-boat Arab put off at 3.15 P.M., and on reaching the vessel found that her crew of three men were thoroughly exhausted. The yawl was taken in tow and was brought into the harbour at 4.30.

VALENTIA, Co. KERRY.—On the morn- ing of the 13th January the Life-boat Crosby Leonard was launched and pro- ceeded to the barque Berna, of Drammen, bound from Jamaica for Havre with a cargo of logwood. The vessel, which was about a mile S. of the Skelligs Lighthouse, had lost several of her spars, sails and gear, and had been abandoned by her crew, who as was subsequently ascer- tained, safely reached the shore in their own boat. With the assistance of a steamer and the Life-boat men the vessel was ultimately taken into Valentia.

GILES QUAY, DUNDALK.—The schooner Velocity, of and from Carnarvon, bound for Dundalk, laden with slates, while endeavouring to enter her port of desti- nation, a whole gale of wind blowing from the S., accompanied by a heavy sea and thick weather, on the 15th January, struck on the bar and sank. The Life- boat Providence was launched to her assistance, took off her crew of three hands and safely landed them at Dundalk.

BROOKE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—At about 2.30 .A.M. on the 17th January a ves- sel was sighted coming into the bay.

The weather was foggy, the sea rough and a strong breeze was blowing from the S.S.W. At 3 o'clock she sent up rockets indicating that assistance was required, and in response to these signals the Life-boat William Slaney Lewis was launched and found that the vessel was the s.s. Oman, of and for Leith, from Bordeaux, with a general cargo. She had taken the ground about 200 yards east- ward of the coastguard flagstaff. Seven of the crew who were desirous of leaving the vessel got into the Life-boat and were taken ashore, the master and eight other men remaining on board until half ebb tide. At about 9 A.M. they again sig- nalled, the Life-boat promptly proceeded to them and brought them also safely to land. The shipwrecked men expressed their warm thanks to the Life-boat men and" to the inhabitants of Brooke for the kindness shown to them during their stay in the village. A week after stranding the vessel was safely towed off the ledge, it having been impossible to get her afloat sooner in consequence of continued stormy .feather.

SOUTHEND, ESSEX. — Signals having been fired by the Nore Light-vessel on the night of the 19th January, the Life- boat Theodore and Herbert was launched at 11 o'clock in a rough sea and a strong S.S.W. breeze, which afterwards increased to a gale. The boat was taken in tow by the steamer Vestal, belonging to the Trinity House, and proceeded to the Mouse Light-vessel which reported a vessel ashore on the Black Tail Sands.

On reaching the sand, the schooner Vectis, of Teignmouth, laden with coal from Seaham for Ramsgate, was found stranded there with seven feet of water in her hold. The crew of four men were taken into the Life-boat which had to wait until the flood tide enabled her to cross the sand when she was again taken in tow by the steamer, which had anchored near the South-East Maplin Buoy waiting for her, and regained her station with the rescued men at 10.30 on the following morning.

NEW BRIGHTON.—On the arrival of the steam ferry boat Thistle from Liverpool on the morning of the 27th January, the master reported that a vessel was ashore on Taylor's Bank. The coxswain of the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was at once informed of the fact and the Life-boat proceeded through a heavy sea, the wind blowing a gale from the S.W., in the direction of the Formby light-vessel, and found the schooner Lamb, of Barrow, ashore, in a perilous position with the heavy seas breaking over her. She was on a voyage from Fowey to Runcorn, laden with china clay, but having lost her rudder head she became un- manageable and finally stranded. She had on board a crew of six men, all of whom were taken into the Life-boat, to- gether with a fine retriever dog to which the crew were greatly attached. They were landed at New Brighton and sub- sequently crossed to Liverpool in the ferry boat Thistle, which, as has been already stated, was the means of convey- ing to New Brighton intelligence of the stranding of their vessel.

On the 13th February, in response to signals from the Formby light vessel, the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland put off and found the s.s. Lady Louisa, of and for Liverpool from Fleetwood, laden with gravel, on the edge of Taylor's Bank abandoned; the vessel was taken in tow, and, with the help of the steamer Alert, was brought to Egremont beach.

On the 23rd February, the steam Life- boat was called out by signals from the Formby and Crosby light vessels, and on reaching the latter found she had a ship- wrecked crew on board. Their vessel, the schooner Caroline, of Fowey, had lost her sails in a heavy squall and stranded on Taylor's Bank, and as it was evident that she would become a total wreck the men took to their boat and succeeded in board- ing the light-ship. They were taken into the Life-boat and landed at New Brighton at midnight in a very exhausted condition.

MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—The Life-boat Star of Hope, was launched at 11.15 A.M.

on the 27th January, in a strong gale from the S.W. and a heavy sea, to the assistance of the .brigantine Warree, of and from Dundalk for Liverpool, timber laden, which had lost all her sails, and being in considerable danger as her anchor had given way made signals of distress.

The boat returned at 12.30 P.M., bringing ashore the vessel's crew consisting of five men.

MONTROSE.—On the 27th of January, the No. 1 Life-boat Augusta rendered assistance to the barque Frida, of and for Christiania, coal laden, from Grange- mouth, which had stranded on the Annat Bank in a strong W.S.W. gale and a rough sea. Five men were brought ashore by the Life-boat, but seven others remained on board the vessel and were landed by a coble when the tide had fallen.

Two days afterwards nineteen men were on board the vessel employed in stripping her, when the wind suddenly rose and the sea increased so much that it washed completely over the ship, seriously jeopard- izing the lives of those who were on board.

At 3 P.M., a signal of distress having been hoisted, the Life-boat Augusta at once put off to their assistance, and after experienc- ing considerable difficulty in getting along- side, on account of the strong current which was running, eventually succeeded in taking off the men and landed them at 4 o'clock.

On the 16th February nearly all the fishing-boats belonging to the port left the harbour in the morning, the weather being then moderate with the wind from the S., but at 10 A.M. the wind suddenly changed to S.S.E., blowing strongly. At 11 o'clock some of the boats returned, reported that there was a very heavy sea breaking across the bar and recommended that the Life-boat should be taken out to assist the other boats as they came in.

The Augusta was therefore launched, pro- ceeded outside the bar and accompanied the boats—about thirty in number—over the bar, remaining afloat until all of them had arrived safely in the harbour.

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—At daybreak on the 30th January the barque Celestina, of Fiume, which had been riding in the bay for some days, was seen dismasted but riding easily at her anchor. Sub- sequently signals were shown, and, in response to them, the Life-boat Two Sisters proceeded to the vessel and found that the master wished to make arrange- ments with his owners for getting the ship towed to Ayr, whither she was bound with a cargo of bones from, the River Plate. The masts had been cut away on the previous night to avoid her being driven on the Bahama Bank in the gale then prevailing.

On the 7th February, at 12.45 P.M., the Life-boat Mary Isabella put off in a strong W.S.W. gale and a rough sea to the assistance of the Annie Jane, of Feel, which, in beating up for the harbour, carried away her foremast, and signalled for help. A steam-trawler reached her before the Life-boat arrived and arranged to tow her into the harbour. The Life- boat remained by until she was out of danger, and afterwards proceeded to the assistance of the smack Dolphin, of Dublin, which signalled for help. One of her anchors had parted, and her crew of four men, who were thoroughly ex- hausted, got into the Life-boat and were landed at 3.30.

ANGLE, MILFORD HAVEN.— The full- rigged iron ship Loch Shiel, of and from Glasgow, bound for Adelaide and Mel- bourne, with a general cargo of about 1,600 tons, stranded on Thorn Island, at the entrance to Milford Haven, in a heavy sea on the night of the 30th January. On the vessel striking, the master tried the pump, and found a quantity of water and that the ship was rapidly sinking by the stern. The boats were at once ordered out and a mattress soaked with paraffin was burnt as a signal of distress. The flare was seen by the coastguard at St. Anne's Head, who communicated the intelligence by telegraph to Angle, and at 10.45 the Life-boat Henry Martin Harvey put off to the rescue. On nearing the vessel, the anchor was dropped, the boat's bow was brought to the mizen rigging and six men were taken out of the top, considerable difficulty being experienced in rescuing one of them, an invalid passenger. The boat then pulled to the lee side of the island to take off the remainder of the crew and passengers who had climbed over the jibboom and landed on the rocks.

Mr. E. W. MIREHOUSE, J.P., Honorary Secretary of the Angle Branch, who had accompanied the boat, and EDWABD BALL and THOMAS BEES, two of the crew, landed, taking with them a rope and a lantern, and crawled along the edge of the cliff, • the path in some parts being barely a foot wide and the night intensely dark, until they arrived above the spot where the people had taken refuge. They then lowered the rope down the cliff and hauled up the twenty-seven persons, one of whom, a lady passenger, was in a very weak and exhausted condition. The return journey had then to be made along the narrow and dangerous pathway, the difficulties of the passage being increased by having to safely guide the rescued persons, but happily all eventually safely reached the place where the Life-boat was lying. Twenty persons were got on board her but, as a heavy surf was running, it was considered that the boat was sufficiently loaded; she therefore pro- ceeded with them to Angle, landed them and returned immediately to the island to fetch the others. By 6.30 on the follow- ing morning all the thirty-three persons, seven of whom were passengers, were in safety on the mainland.

Some of the rescued people were taken to* the Hall, Angle, the residence of Mr. MIREHOUSE, and were most kindly cared for by him and his family; others were kindly taken charge of by other residents.

The following letter was subsequently received by Mr. MIREHOUSE, the Hon. Sec- retary, from the Master of the vessel: " GLASGOW, 21st February, 1894.

" DEAR SIR,—You and your dear lady and your household and all the inhabi- tants of Angle, please accept my humble thanks for the great kindness you all did to me and my crew and passengers, on the 30th and 31st January, 1894: firstly, in taking us from the wreck of the ship Loch Shiel, on Thorn Island, and then having us at your house and other houses in Angle for some considerable time, 33 people in all.—I am, Dear Sir, (Signed) "THOMAS DAVIES, " Master of the ill-fated ship Loch Shiel, of Glasgow." A highly gratifying letter was also re- ceived by the Hon. Secretary from the owners of the vessel, conveying their thanks for. the services rendered to the crew and passengers. Also from the crew of the ship, expressing their thanks to the Life-boat crew for saving their lives and to those who afterwards so kindly and considerately ministered to their wants.

The Silver Medal of the Institution was awarded to Mr. MIREHOUSE, THOMAS BEES and EDWARD BALL, in recognition of the intrepidity displayed by them on this occasion.

PORT LOGAN.—A telegram having been received on the morning of the 6th February from Sandhead, reporting that a vessel about three miles north of that place was showing signals of distress, the Life-boat Edinburgh and £. M. Ballantyne was taken to Chapel Bossan Bay, launched and proceeded to the vessel. She proved to be the schooner Jannetta, of Belfast, bound from Maryport for Donaghadee; having had to encounter a strong S.S.E.

gale, she became unmanageable and finally ran ashore. Her crew, consisting of three men, were taken into the Life-boat and were landed at Sandhead.

JOHNSHAVEN.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of the 7th February, a small steamer, the Sarah, of Montrose, bound from Bridgeness for Fraserburgh with coal, was observed by the watch at the coastguard station to be dangerously near the land. Soon afterwards she struck on the outlying rocks and began to fill with water, whereupon the skipper headed for the shore, blew his whistle and showed flare-lights. The life-saving apparatus was taken out and three rockets were fired, but the vessel, which had then stranded, was too far distant for the lines to reach her. The Life-boat Meanwell, of Qleribervie, put off, rescued the vessel's crew of five men and landed them in the harbour, the Life-boat men having a long and hard pull against the wind, which was blowing a strong gale from S.W., and a rough sea on the return journey.

On the 13th April the Life-boat was launched at 7.40 A.M. to the assistance I of the fishing-boat Janet Anderson, of Gourdon, which being unable to return to her own port in consequence of a heavy sea made for Johnshaven. The Life-boat put a pilot on board and saw the fishing- boat safely into the harbour at 8.30.

Another boat having been reported, the Life-boat remained in the harbour, and when she arrived in sight again went out, put a pilot on board and returned with her to the harbour at 11 o'clock. The second boat was named the Greyhound.

GIRVAN.—In consequence of a gale from the S.W. and a heavy fresh in the river on the 9th February, there was a dangerous surf on the bar of the harbour.

The small steam-launch Nimrod, which plies between Girvan and Ailsa Craig, was at sea, as were also some of the fishing- boats. At ebb tide they were seen approaching the harbour, and as the surf was becoming more dangerous the Life-boat Sir Borne Popham was launched at 2.30 P.M. pulled to the bar and stood by until they all safely entered the harbour.

NORTH DEAL. — Signal rockets and guns having been fired by the Gull Light-vessel while a whole gale from the S.W. was blowing, accompanied by a very heavy sea, on the llth February, the Life-boat Mary Somerville was launched at about 10.15 P.M. While proceeding towards the lightship a vessel burning large flares was observed, and the -Life- boat at once steered in her direction, got alongside and with some difficulty put some of her crew on board. The vessel was afloat but was driving broadside-on to the wind towards the off part of the north-west spit of the Goodwin Sands.

All that was possible was done to save her, but she laboured so heavily that all efforts failed and the Life-boat men went back to their boat accompanied by the vessel's crew of seven men. To get clear of the vessel was then a work of consider- able difficulty—in fact, the Life-boat was • considerably damaged by driving against her; she eventually however got free and made for Ramsgate, where the rescued men were landed. The Life-boat remained in that port during the night, and on the following morning, while returning to their station, the crew observed the vessel, which was the brigantine Franz von Mathies, of Eibnitz, in charge of a steam-tug and some boatmen, who after- wards succeeded in taking her into Ramsgate harbour.

CULDAFF, Co. DONEGAL.—On Sunday, the 11th February, as a flag of distress was seen flying on Innistrahull Island, efforts were made on the mainland to ascertain by signals what was the matter, but these failed owing to the state of-the weather. Some fishermen who had left the island three weeks previously for the purpose of procuring provisions, and had been unable to return owing to stormy weather, afterwards stated that the in- habitants were almost destitute of food and fuel. Supplies were obtained and the crew of the Life-boat William Mont- gomery assembled with the intention of taking them off, but the wind was then blowing a hurricane, the barometer was falling very rapidly, and it was evident that the island could not be reached that night. At 5 o'clock in the morning the crew again assembled, the Life-boat was launched and proceeded under shortened sail for the island, but, meeting a head wind and an adverse tide, she was com- pelled to return when half the distance had been traversed. At 3.45 P.M., when the ebb tide had made, the boat again started and, after experiencing very heavy weather in Innistrahull Sound, and being repeatedly submerged by the heavy seas, arrived at the island, and with consider- able difficulty on account of the darkness and the rough seas succeeded in effecting a landing. The provisions were distri- buted amongst the islanders, who were in a pitiable condition, and the boat returned to her station early the next morning.

CULLERCOATS.—After the fishing-boats had left the harbour on the morning of the 13th February, a high sea sprung up, rendering it dangerous for the boats to return. It was therefore considered expedient to launch the Life-boat Go- operator No, 1, and at 9.15 she proceeded to the bar and rendered assistance to the boats as they arrived.

NORTH SUNDERLAND. — While the fishing-boats were out on the 13th February, the sea became so heavy that the Life-boat Thomas Bewick was launched at 1 P.M., and assisted six of the boats to enter the harbour in safety.

TOTLAND BAY, ISLE or WIGHT.—At 12 noon on the 15th February the Life- boat Charles Luckonibe was taken out to the assistance of the brigantine Constance Ellen, of Runcorn, bound from Woolwich for Belfast with iron and cement, stranded on the Shingles. The boat remained by the vessel until 6 P.M., when her crew, consisting of six men, decided to leave her for the night; they accordingly got into the Life-boat and were taken ashore.

GOURDON.—Early on the morning of the 16th February fifty fishing - boats proceeded to sea, but in the forenoon the wind increased considerably, the sea became heavy and about twenty of the boats, which had not then returned to port, were in a perilous situation. The Life-boat Theophilus Sidney Echalaz was launched at 11 o'clock, and remained out until the boats had got into safety.

HOLY ISLAND.—Great anxiety was felt here on the 16th February regarding one of the fishing-cobles, the Guiding Star, with four men on board, which had not returned to the harbour. Night was drawing near, the wind, which had sprung up suddenly, increased to a strong gale and the sea became very rough. At about 6 o'clock the No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched, searched for the missing boat, found her, and piloted her safely into the harbour at 8 o'clock.

ST. ANDREW'S.—Four fishing-boats, the Brothers' Pride, Comet, Harriet Miller and Gem, belonging to St. Andrew's, were returning from haddock-fishing on the evening of the 16th February when they were overtaken by a gale of wind from the S.E. and a heavy sea. There was not sufficient water then to enable them to enter the harbour and it was feared that if any of them were struck by a sea on approaching they might be driven on the rocks with disastrous results. The Life-boat Louisa was therefore launched at 6.30, communicated with the boats, and remained at the harbour mouth until they were able to safely enter. By 8.30 all of them were in safety.

ANSTRUTHER.—On the 17th February a strong gale from the S.E. raged in the Firth of Forth and a very heavy sea was running. Fifty of the fishing-boats and seven steamers were then at sea, and, in order to inspire confidence in their crews in the knowledge that assistance was at hand should any casualty befall them in taking the harbour, the Life-boat Royal Stuart was launched. Forty-one boats and three steamers returned to the harbour, the Life-boat remaining afloat until they had entered. One of them was driven to the back of the pier, sustaining considerable damage, while another received slight injury.

HARWICH.—On the 19th February a telephone message was received from the Gunfleet Lighthouse and signals were shown by the Sunk Light-vessel. At 8.45 A.M. the Life-boat Springwell put out, and was towed by the steam-tug Harwich to the Sunk, where they were informed that a barque was on the Long Sand. On arriving there the barque Elor, of Liverpool, bound from Rotterdam for the. West Coast of Africa with a general cargo, was found stranded. Eleven of the Life-boat men boarded her, stowed the sails, got up the anchors, &c., and tow-ropes having been attached from the steam-tugs Harwich and Merrimac, the barque was towed off the sand and was taken into Harwich Harbour.

ARDROSSAN.—On the morning of the 23rd February the barque Prindsesse Lovise, of Farsund, coal laden from Ard- rossan for Demerara, was observed ashore at Chapelton, about three miles north of Ardrossan. The Ardrossan Harbour Company's steam-tug went out to render assistance, and the Life-boat Charles Skirrow was launched. The tug returned and reported that there was nobody on board the vessel, and then went off again to her, taking the Life-boat in tow. The Life-boat men assisted in pumping the barque, which was leaking badly, and she was brought into the harbour at 1 P.M.

It was afterwards ascertained that the vessel, which sailed from Ardrossan on the previous day at 1 P.M., had been damaged by collision with a steamer off Holy Island, Arran, at about 8.30, and, finding that she was filling with water, the crew left in their boat and landed on Cumbrae Island about midnight.

WEXFORD. — Signals of distress were shown by the fishing-yawl Liberator, of Wexford, which had struck on the bar, there being an insufficient depth of water to enable her to cross, at 2.30 P.M. on the 23rd February. The No. 1 Life-boat Andrew Pickard was promptly manned, and sailed to the vessel. On nearing her however the boat's mast-head split, necessitating the taking in of the sail, lowering the mast and securing it with lashings; this haying been done, sail was again made, and the boat arrived along- side the yawl and took off her crew con- sisting of six men.

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.

DUNGENESS.—In response to signals of distress, the No. 1 Life-boat R. A. 0. B. was launched at 2.40 A.M. on the 24th February, and found the four-masted barque Kelton, of Glasgow, stranded on the Newcome Sands. At the master's request the Life-boat men boarded the vessel, which was on a voyage from Calcutta to Boulogne, and rendered assist- ance in getting her off the sand.

IRVINE.—On the 26th February signals of distress were shown by the barquentine Caroline, of Belfast, which had stranded on the north perch at the entrance to Irvine Harbour. The Life-boat Buebie put off to her assistance at 9 P.M., a strong S.W. gale blowing and there being a very heavy sea at the time, and rescued her crew of six men. The vessel, which was bound from Belfast for Irvine, partly loaded with grain, became a total wreck.

FISHGUARD.—On the morning of the 2nd March the coxswain of the Life-boat was informed by a messenger that a vessel was on her beam ends, with all her sails blown to rags, east of Strumble Head.

Shortly afterwards another messenger arrived and confirmed the report. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Appin were therefore summoned, and at 10.45 the boat put off in a moderate wind with a rough sea, after a gale on the preceding night, and proceeding under canvas came up with the vessel at 2 o'clock. She proved to be the schooner Alice Eleanor, of and from Wexford, in ballast for Newport; she was anchored off Fortsichan, and had been abandoned by her crew. On boarding her, the Life-boat men found that several of her spars were lost, her sails were in shreds, her sand ballast shifted, and she was in a sinking condition, her gunwale being under water. The pumps were at once got to work and the water was pumped and baled out, jury sails were rigged, and the vessel was taken into Fishguard Bay and afterwards warped into the harbour.

PORT EYNON, GLAMORGANSHIRE.—On the 22nd March the schooner Glenravil Miner, of Barrow, was observed to miss stays and strand at Over ton Cliffs, a mile and a half west of Port Eynon Point; she was rolling very much and her crew were seen endeavouring to get their boat out.

It was evident, however, that they could not safely effect a landing, as the sea was too heavy all along that part of the coast.

The Life-boat A Daughter's Offering was therefore launched, but before she reached the vessel another schooner signalled, and on proceeding to her it was found that she had the crew, three in number, of the stranded schooner on board, they having reached her with their effects in their own boat. They were taken into the Life-boat and landed at 3.15 P.M. Their vessel filled and sunk where she struck; at high water only portions of her masts were visible, and she afterwards broke up.

CEMLYN, ANGLESEY.—In the afternoon of the 4th April, during thick but calm weather, a vessel was reported to be stranded on the Skerries, and signal- guns were heard. At 2.30 the Life-boat .B. J. Nicholson was launched, found the schooner Star, of Douglas, ashore at the east point of the island, and safely landed her crew of three men.

ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE.—On the night of the 7th April a vessel was seen to take the ground at the north cheek of Robin Hood's Bay. There was a thick haze at the time, a light wind was blowing from the E.S.E., and a heavy sea was running along the coast. At 12.15 the Life-boat Ephraim and Hannah Fox was launched and proceeded towards the vessel, but, owing to the shallowness of the water, was unable to get near her. When the tide flowed the boat went alongside, took off her crew, con- sisting of five men, and landed them at 3 A..M.

FENIT (TRALEE BAY).—On the evening of the 24th April the schooner Giles Lang, of St. Ives, bound from Galway for Cardiff, laden with hay, which had put into Fenit from stress of weather, dragged her anchor and sent up signals of distress; she ultimately stranded about a mile east of the pier. A whole gale of wind was blowing from the S.W., the sea was very heavy, the weather thick, and rain was falling. The Life-boat Louisa and Emma put off to her, and found that the master and crew had got into their own boat, which was hanging on to the stern of the vessel. They were taken into the Life-boat, but the captain jumped into his own boat again and drifted ashore; the crew, four in number, were landed by the Life-boat..