FLEETWOOD.—On the 16th June the Life-boat Maude Pickup was launched at 8 A.M. in response to signals of distress and proceeded in tow of the harbour steam-tug Brock, through a tremendous sea, in the direction of the Sunderland Bank, in Morecambe Bay, where the barque Svalen, of Tvedestrand, had stranded, being unable to ride out the W.S.W. gale, of hurricane force, which had suddenly sprung up. Fortunately the greater part of her crew had gone ashore on the previous day and only three men were left on board. These men were taken into the Life-boat with much difficulty, and she then proceeded to the aid of two other wrecked vessels. One of them was the barque Louisa, of and from Drammen, laden with boards for Glasson Dock.

She had stranded on the Pilling Sands, on the south side of Lune Channel, and became a total wreck. Her crew of nine men and a pilot were rescued by the Life-boat. The other vessel., which had stranded and sunk on the same Bands, was the S.B. Zillah, of Liverpool, whichhad been unable to steam against the gale. She was laden with limestone from Llanddulas bound for Fleetwood. Her crew were in an extremely perilous position; two of them were clinging the rigging of the fore-mast and three others were holding on to the top of the funnel, the waves continually dashing over them. Happily the Life-boat men were able to rescue these men also, and then made for home where, at 2.30 P.M., thousands of spectators welcomed her and the eighteen rescued men with outbursts of cheering. In recognition of the skilful manner in which the Life-boat, which behaved splendidly, was handled, binocular glass was awarded by the Institution to Mr. DAVID LEADBETTBB, the coxswain, and additional payment was made to him and the crew of the boat. Bronze medals, given by Birmingham gentleman, were also presented to each of the men at a public meeting convened for the purpose..