THURSO AND WICK, CUTHNESS-SHIRE.— While a moderate breeze was blowing from 8., accompanied by a rough sea, on the 2nd May, the coxswain of the Wick Life-boat received notice, at 6.30 A.M., that a steamer was aground at the back of the North Quay of Wick Harbour and in need of assistance. He at once summoned his crew and manned the Thurso Life-boat Co-operator No. 3, which was lying afloat in the harbour at Wick, having put in there after proceeding to the assistance of a distressed vessel on the previous day. The stranded vessel proved to be the s.s. Shaw, of Aberdeen, a line fishing-boat, homeward bound from Stornoway, where her crew had left her, and having only the master and engineer on board. They got into the Life-boat and landed at about 8.30.