The Life-boat Lizzie Ellen was launched on the 12th January to the assistance of a vessel which was being towed into Mount's Bay with a distress signal flying. Before they reached the vessel she anchored, and the steamer which had been towing her had done the same. The Coxswain boarded the vessel which was the schooner Lizzie Ellen, of Cardigan, and found that men from the steamer were in charge of her as the master and crew were completely exhausted. The Cox- swain of the Life-boat supplied the schooner's men with all the provisions he had and returned ashore for more.

He then put off to the schooner again and the Life-boatmen were engaged to man the pumps as the ship had settled down in the water. After four hours' work the schooner had been raised eighteen inches and at about 8 A.M. on the 13th January the steamer again I took her in tow and proceeded to Fal- j mouth. When the Life-boat put to sea ! on the first occasion a whole N.N.E.

gale was blowing, but it moderated during the night to a very strong breeze..