KILMORE, Co. WEXFORD.—On the 2nd j January 1900 the Life-boat John Robert ' was launched at 1.45 A.M., rockets and guns having been fired from the Barrels Bock Light-vessel. A light S.E. wind was blowing at the time, the sea was moderate and the weather cloudy. On reaching the lightship it .was ascertained that the signals had been made as it was feared that one of the crew was dying.

The man was taken into the Life-boat and landed at Kilmore.

ROBIN HOOD'S BAT, YORKSHIRE. — While a moderate gale was blowing from the E. accompanied by a rough sea, thick weather and rain, on the 2nd January, the s.s. Knud, of Copenhagen, bound from Ghent for Middlesbrough, in ballast, stranded on the north side of Robin Hood's Bay. The crew of the Life-boat Ephraim and Hannah Fox were summoned, and at 5 A.M. the boat was launched.

Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting alongside the wreck, but after two attempts this was successfully accom- plished ; thirteen men were rescued, and, at 7 o'clock, were safely landed at Robin Hood's Bay.

STAITHES, YORKSHIRE. — The cobles which were out fishing on the afternoon of the 4th January were overtaken by a thick fog and at about 3.30 a boat with a crew of five men put off from the shore to assist them. At 5.15, as darkness was coming on and the sea increasing, the boat returned and the Life-boat Jonathan Stott was thereupon launched and re- mained in attendance until 6.30, all the fishermen having then safely landed.

GRIMSBY.—On the 7th January, notice having been received that the services of the Life-boat were required, the steam Life-boat James Stevens No. 3 left the harbour at 3.40 A.M., and proceeded to the schooner Demarius, of Goole, bound from London for Hull with a cargo of chalk. She had stranded on the links off Spurn Point in the S.S.W. gale which was then blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea and hazy weather, and her crew had been rescued by the Spurn Point Life- boat belonging to the Hull Trinity Board.

At 7 A.M. the schooner floated, some of the Life-boat's crew manned her and, her captain having again boarded her, she was taken into Grimsby.

CAISTER, NORFOLK.—While a strong breeze was blowing from N.W. by W., increasing to a gale and accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 18th January, the coxswain of the Life-boat, who was watching, observed the side-lights of a vessel on the Barber Sands. He at once summoned the crew, and at 4.40 A.M. the Life-boat Beauchamp was launched and proceeded to the sand, where two vessels were found stranded. One of them, the ketch Temperance Pledge, of Scarborough, in ballast, from Orford Haven for Hartle- pool, was lying well up on the top of the sand and burning flares. The Life-boat answered her signals with a portfire, and spoke the other vessel (the lights of which were those first seen from the shore), which was aground on the out- side of the sand. Those on board, how- ever, declining assistance, the boat made for the ketch, and having anchored to windward, veered down to her, striking the ground and being swept by the heavy seas. Having got a rope to the vessel the boat was hauled nearer and succeeded in rescuing the crew of two men. The Life-boat was then hauled to windward, and waited until the water had risen sufficiently to enable her to sail over the sand to the other vessel, anchored by her and remained until she beat off the sand and resumed her voyage. The ketch floated at the same time and was towed into Yarmouth harbour by a steam-tug.

HAYLE, CORNWALL.—The three-masted schooner Caroline, of Padstow, bound from Hayle for Cardiff with sand, while being towed out of the harbour, in a moderate W.N.W. breeze and a very heavy ground sea, on the 23rd January, stranded on the eastern side of the bar.

She showed signals of distress, and in response to them the Life-boat E. F. Harrison was promptly launched, and at 10.10 A.M. was on her way to the vessel.

The crew of six men and a pilot were rescued by the Life-boat, the schooner becoming a total wreck.

CLOGHER HEAD, Co. LOUTH.—While about sixteen open yawls were fishing off Clogher Head on the morning of the 24th January, a gale sprung up very suddenly from W.N.W., and the coxswain of the Life-boat, who was watching the fleet, saw that several of the boats were in danger through the loss of their sails.

He at once summoned the crew, and at 11.40 the Life-boat Charles Whitton put off, taking two extra men to go on board any boat which might be short-handed.

Several of the boats had very narrow escapes, but all succeeded in getting into safety. One of them, the lugger Irish Girl of Dundalk, would probably have foundered with all on board in the absence of help from the Life-boat men.

Her sail was split, the boat was half full of water, drifting out to sea, and her crew of six men were completely ex- hausted. They were taken into the Life- boat, two of the Life-boat men boarded the lugger and baled out the water from her, and the boat was towed safely ashore.

This was the first service rendered by the Life-boat here, the station having only been formed in July last year; it reflected great credit on the Life-boat crew, who reported most favourably on the behaviour of the boat.

POINT OF AYR, FLINTSHIRE.—The S.S. North Tyne, of Newcastle, bound from Huelva for Mostyn, was seen stranded, while a moderate gale was blowing from N.W., with heavy squalls and a rough sea, on the 28th January. The Life-boat S. G. Powell was launched at 10.35 P.M., and on reaching the vessel found that she had got afloat again and was riding at anchor in about five fathoms at low water.

The Life-boat stood by the steamer until the master stated that he did not require her to remain any longer. While along- side, one of the Life-boat men had one of his hands severely crushed between the boat and the vessel.

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the night of the 29th January, while a strong wind was blowing from E.N.E. the weather being squally and the sea heavy, an intima- tion was received that the services of the Life-boat were needed. The crew and helpers assembled and horses were sent for, but before they arrived the men had taken the Life-boat Edward Birkbeck along the beach opposite to where the vessel was stranded, about half a mile north of the Life-boat Station. There she was launched at about 11 o'clock and, with the aid of the whip of the rocket apparatus, succeeded in effecting the rescue of the crew of twelve hands and the master's wife from the barque Theodor of Elsfleth, bound from Hamburgh for Monte Video with a general cargo. The vessel became a total wreck.

FILET, YORKSHIRE.—At 7 A.M., on the 29th January, the fishing cobles, twenty- eight in number, put to sea. At 10 o'clock the wind began to freshen, in- creasing to a gale from E.N.E. accom- panied by a rough sea and showers of rain and snow. At 12.30 the Coxswain of the Life-boat returned ashore in his boat and decided to take out the Life- boat Hollon the Second to help the others.

She was at once launched, proceeded to the Bell buoy, where the cobles would encounter the greatest danger, and re- mained afloat until all the boats were in safety; the crews of the last three boats were furnished with life-belts from the Life-boat.

On the 27th February, the Life-boat afforded help to the crew of a fishing coble who had lost their way in a very thick fog. *A life-belt was given to each of the three men and the boat was taken in tow, one of the Life-boat men going on board to assist the fishermen.

BRANCASTER, NORFOLK.—On the mom- ing of the 2nd February it was reported by the Coastguard that lights had been seen on the Barnham Flats and that a vessel was in a dangerous position off Thornham.

A strong wind was blowing from E.N.E. accompanied by a rough sea. Soon after- wards she was seen to be making signals, but owing to the distance and the hazy state of the weather, they could not be clearly discerned. In these circumstances it was considered prudent to despatch the Life-boat to her assistance; the crew were therefore summoned, and at 10.15 the Alfred S. Genth was launched. On reaching the vessel, the schooner Edwin, of Fortmadoc, laden with timber, it was seen that the crew had left in their boats, and search was therefore made for them but without success. The Life-boat then returned to the vessel and boarded her.

She was riding near the Flats, having stranded but floated off again. Shortly afterwards the pilot cutter No. 13, of Lynn, sailed up, having on board the schooner's crew whom they had picked up from their two boats. "With the combined help of the Life-boat men and pilots the vessel was taken into Lynn Roads, the Life-boat remaining by her until 9 o'clock on the following night as she was leaking and was not in a safe position.

CULLERCOATS. — The Life-boat Co- Operator No. 1 was launched to the assistance of the coble Thistle which was in danger while returning from the fishing grounds in a moderate wind from E. by N. and a rough sea, on the morning of the 3rd February. Her crew of four men were taken into the Life-boat and the coble was towed into the harbour.

FORMBY, LANCASHIRE.—The schooner Eclipse, of Peel, Isle of Man, bound from Fleetwood for Liverpool, with gravel, was seen aground on the most dangerous part of Taylor's Bank, having stranded there in misty weather, on the morning of the6th February. The Lift-boat John and Henrietta put off at 10.45, and on reaching the schooner, found she was bumping heavily. Acting on the advice of the Coxiwain, a kedga was laid out astern to prevent the vessel from going farther on the bank ; shortly afterwards she floated and her anchor was weighed, when she cleared the bank and stood into Queen's Channel with tbe Life-boat in tow. The boat remained by her until arriving near the Crosby Light-vessel, when, no farther help being needed, she returned to her station.

HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Signal* were heard on the morning of the 10th February proceeding evidently from a vessel on the northern part of the island. The weather was thick, snow was falling, the wind was blowing from N.E.

a moderate gale and there was a some- what heavy sea. At 7 o'clock the Life- boat Grace Darling was launched and proceeded under oars to the Snipe Rocks, N. of Emmanuel Head, where the s.s. Strathbisg, of Fraserburgh, was found stranded. Communication with the vessel had been obtained by means of the rocket apparatus and three of the crew had been rescued with the lines when the boat arrived and succeeded in saving the remaining seven men. The Life-boat, which was well handled by her crew, behaved excellently. She shipped some heavy seas, one of which broke over her just after the rescue of the shipwrecked men had been effected, but she steadied herself and, to quote the words of the report of the service, " rose like a duck." The vessel became a total wreck. A letter written on the day of the rescue was received by the Secretary of the Institution, from one of the crew of the vessel, expressing, on behalf of him- self and his comrades, admiration of the conduct of the Life-boat men and thank- fulness for the service they had rendered.

On the 12th February, the Grace Darling was again launched and stood by some fishing-boats which had been over- taken by a rough sea.

FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE. — Flares were shown by two vessels at anchor in Fishguard Bay while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather and snow, on the 11th February. Rockets were imme- diately fired at G-oodwick and repeated at Fishguard and at 1.15 A.M. the Life- boat Appin was launched. She pro- ceeded first to the ketch Volunteer, of Aberystwyth, bound from Newport (Mon.) for Fishguard, with a cargo of coal, and afterwards went to the schooner Sarah Davieg, of Aberystwyth, coal-laden, from Swansea for Dublin. Each of the vessels had parted one of her cables and was drifting towards the rocks, and had not the gale abated would have in all probability been totally wrecked. The Life-boat took off the crew of two men from the Volunteer and the schooner's crew, consisting of three men, and safely landed them at about 2.30 A.M.

MARGATE.—On the 11th February a strong gale was experienced here, the wind blowing from S.S.W. accompanied by a heavy sea and thick weather, with rain and snow. At 1.50 A.M. the Coast- guard reported that the Tongue Light- vessel was firing signals of distress; the Life-boat crew were summoned and the Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 was launched. Beaching the Tongue Light- vessel and ascertaining that she was answering the Prince's Channel Light- ship, the Life-boat proceeded in that direc- tion. Subsequently flares were observed on the Shingles and on arriving there the schooner Picton, of Carnarvon, bound from Shoreham for London and laden with carbolic acid, was found stranded.

She had a good depth of water in her and her fore compartment was on fire.

The Life-boat men succeeded in extin- guishing the fire and worked at the pumps about four hours, but the water gained on them, and, finding it impossible to save the vessel, the Life-boat left her at about 8 o'clock, having taken off her crew of five men, and a dog. The master of the vessel highly commended the conduct of the Life-boat men in their endeavours to save the vessel in such tempestuous weather.

At about 9 A.M. on the 14th February a vessel was seen riding with two anchors down, not far from a lee shore, about five miles W. of Margate. Her sprit and sails had been blown away and apparently the seas were washing completely over her.

A whole gale was then blowing from N, by E., the weather was thick, and hail and snow were falling. The Life-boat Eliza Harriet "was launched, proceeded across the Nayland rock, encountering very heavy seas which filled her several times, and reached the vessel at about 11 o'clock. She was the barcre Mizpah, of Harwich. Considerable difficulty wa» experienced in getting alongside, but this was ultimately accomplished, and the crew of three men, who were wearing life-belts, were taken into the Life-boat, which remained near the vessel until about 2 P.M., when the weather moderated and some of the Life-boat men and the crew boarded her. The boat stood by for another half-hour, and as the barge was safe—the crew having the help of those Life-boat men who remained on board —it was decided to return to her station, which was reached at about 4 P.M., heavy seas being again encountered on the journey. On the following morning the boatmen left on board took the vessel to the Horse Sand, where she was picked up by a tug, the services of which had been secured by the coxswain of the Life-boat on, his return to the shore, and was towed to Faversham, to which port she was destined with a cargo of slate from London.

RAMSGATE.—In response to signals from the Gull Light-vessel, the Life-boat Bradford was towed out by the harbour steam-tug Aid at 2.10 A.M., on the 11th February, while a strong gale was blowing from S.S.W., accompanied by a heavy sea and heavy snow squalls. On speaking the Light-ship it was ascertained that a vessel was aground at the north end of the Goodwin Sands, and the Life-boat was therefore towed in that direction.

When near the Sand the boat was cast off, and, proceeding under sail, discovered the vessel showing signals of distress, but found that there was not sufficient water for the boat to approach her. She was kept as near as could be done with safety until 5 A.M., when she was able to get alongside the vessel and found her to be the ketch Sunbeam bound from Teign- month for London, with a cargo of clay: she was bumping heavily, her rudder was smashed, she was otherwise seriously damaged, and was full of water. Some of the Life-boat men boarded her and worked at the pumps, but it was found utterly impossible to save the ketch, and her crew of four men were therefore taken into the Life-boat, which was towed back to her station, arriving there at 11.30 A.M., when the shipwrecked men were landed and taken to the Sailor's Home.

On the 23rd February, a message having been received from the North Goodwin Light-vessel, the Life-boat Bradford went out in tow of the harbour steam-tug Aid at 8.45 A.M., and found the s.s. Hopeful, bound from London for Liverpool with a general cargo, stranded between the North and North-West Goodwin buoys. The Life-boat stood by her until the tide made, when she was able to get off under her own steam and resumed her voyage, apparently uninjured.

The weather at the time was foggy and the sea and wind were moderate, the latter blowing from S.W.

BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND. — The fishing-boats went out at 7.30 A.M., on the 12th February, and at about 10 o'clock were compelled to return, a very heavy sea having sprung up. Four of the boats were assisted by the Life-boat Meliscent, which put off to the rescue at 12.30; the others succeeded in reaching the harbour without help.

WHITBY.—The Life-boat John Fielden was launched at 12.30 P.M., on the 12th February, and attended some of the cobles which were in danger while returning to the harbour, a heavy sea having sprang up during the time they were out fishing.

SCARBOROUGH.—The s.s. trawler Viking, proceeding from the fishing ground to Grimsby on the 13th February, stranded on the White Nab, one mile S. of Scar- borough. The weather was very thick at the time and a very light wind was blow- ing from S.E. The Coxswain of the Life-boat was informed of the occurrence and it was decided to take out the Life- boat Queensbury, which was launched at 9.15 A.M. At the master's request the Life-boat men laid out two anchors, assisted to get the vessel off at high water and guided her safely through the channel between the rooks.

LOOK, CORNWALL. — Six crab boats brought up off the harbour on the 13th February /waiting until there was sufficient water to enable them to cross the bar The wind increased to a gale from S.E., the sea became heavy, there were heavy falls of scow, and the boats were in such a perilous situation that it was considered advisable to take out the Life-boat Soy's Own No. 1, and proceed to their assistance. The boat was therefore launched at 1 P.M., and escorted the boats into the harbour, placing herself in a position to shelter the smaller ones in passing through the surf in crossing the bar. One sea which broke on board the Life-boat would probably have had fatal results had its force been encountered by one of the little crabbers.

On the 15th February at about 5 P.M., while a whole gale was blowing from W.8.W., accompanied by a very heavy sea and thick weather with rain, the ketch JB. T. B., of Bridgwater, laden with flour from Plymouth for Cardiff, was seen about two miles from the harbour with a signal of distress flying. In about ten minutes the Life-boat Boy's Own No. 1 was launched and proceeded under sail to the vessel, which had lost her head sails and stays and was fast drifting towards a lee shore. Her crew of four men were taken into the Life-boat and safely landed at Looe.

BROADSTAIRS.—The Life-boat Francis Forbes Barton was launched at 4.5 P.M.

on the 14th February, while a gale of wind was blowing from N., accompanied by a heavy sea, a barge, with a signal of distress flying, having been seen eastward of the Goodwin Sands. On reaching her it was found she was the Mary. Kate, of London, homeward bound from Bemagen with a cargo of mineral waters. Her sails had been blown away and her rigging was damaged, while her captain had severely injured his hand, and he and his crew of two men were thoroughly exhausted. The Life-boat men having been requested to try to save the vessel, five of them boarded her, and with the help of the Ramsgate steam-tug she was taken to Ramsgate.

HOLYHEAD.—On the morning of the 15th February a small schooner was seen drifting helplessly about two miles outside the Breakwater, and a telephone message was received by the coastguards from the Breakwater Lighthouse keeper stating that the vessel was in need of assistance.

The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumber- land proceeded to her at 11.45 and assisted to get her into the harbour. She was the Albion, of Bnncorn, laden with guano, from Dublin for Saltney, and on board her were a crew of four men and the master's wife and two children. A strong gale was blowing from S., and there was a very heavy sea during the time this service was rendered.

LITTLE HAVEN, PEMBROKESHIRE.—On the 15th February, while a strong gale was blowing from W.N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea, intelligence was received that a large barque which was lying in St. Bride's Bay was dragging her anchors and was in danger of going ashore. At 5 P.M., the Life-boat David Pickard was launched and found the vessel was the Cashier, of Antwerp, bound from Cardiff for Cape Town, with a cargo of patent fuel. She was leaking, her mainmast was injured, and she was riding heavily at her anchors. Eight passengers and fifteen of the crew were taken into the Life-boat and landed at Little Haven at about 1 A.M., but the master and four others declined to leave the vessel.

During the day the wind increased and a boat was seen to put off from the vessel and make for Little Haven; it was however capsized in the breakers while endeavouring to land, and her crew of three men, who had a very narrow escape, were pluckily rescued by men who rushed into the water to their assistance. The captain and another man still remained on board the barque, and it was decided to take out the Life-boat to her again, but on approaching the ship, which was lying about six miles from the station, the Government tug Alligator, which had been wired for, was sighted and on arrival took charge of her and tried to tow her to Milford. However, when just outside .the bay the hawser parted, the two men were then taken on board the tug and the barque was abandoned. She after- wards drove back and became a total wreck.