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SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.—On the 29th May the private Life-boat Henry Barney Upcher was launched to the assistance of seven boats which were returning from fishing off Blakeney, in a moderate to strong gale from N.N.E. and a rough sea. As the Life-boat had to pull for three miles or more against wind and tide, a double crew was taken and having embarked-a farther number of seventeen men from the fishing boats she was over-loaded and her Coxswain felt some anxiety as to her safety in returning through the broken water, which extended nearly a mile out from the shore. Hetherefore signalled for the Institution's Life-boat William Bennett, which put off at about 3 P.M., and stood by the other boat until all danger was past. The fishermen's boats had to be left to drift ashore; fire of them were washed up safely and were secured, but the other two were dashed to pieces..