GOURDON, KlNCARDINESHIRE.—The S.S.

Brenda, employed in protecting the line fishing boats, stranded in a thick fog and drizzling showers of rain on the morning of the 18th February and showed signals of distress. The Life-boat Theophilus Sidney Echalaz was launched at 4.38 and stood by the vessel until 10.10, when she returned to the harbour, where she was moored afloat so as to be in readiness should the vessel require further assistance.

Between five and six o'clock in the evening the wind veered to the N.

and the waves began to rise as the tide made; the mate and second engineer, who had remained on board to watch the vessel, the others having landed in their own boat, therefore rang the ship's bell and shouted to some men on the rocks that they wished to be taken ashore. The Life-boat at once proceeded to the vessel again and brought the two men safely ashore..