WALMEH.—The s.s. Cid, of and for Barcelona, laden with coal from the Tyne, stranded on the Goodwin Sands in a dense fog on the morning of the 6th July. Signals were fired by the South Sand Head Light-vessel in response to which the Life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was launched at 3.30 and proceeded to the Sands, but the fog was so thick that it was utterly impossible to discern anything and the boat therefore anchored until about 7' o'clock when two musket shots were heard, fired close to her and the position of the vessel was revealed. She had one of her boats out and the crew therefore declined any help thinking they would be able to lay out a kedge anchor, but encountering heavy seas, their boat was nearly capsized and had to return to the steamer.

The services of the Life-boatmen were then engaged; they laid out a large anchor with about a hundred fathoms of wire hawser and ultimately the vessel, which was at one time in dangerous proximity to the wreck of another steamer which had for some time been lying on the sands, was got off and was taken to the Downs where she was safely anchored..