The No. 2 Life-boat at Palling, Hearts of Oak, and the Louisa Heartwell, from Croiner, were launched to the assistance of the ship Walkure, of Hamburg, which stranded on the Haisboro Sands on the 4th December. The vessel, which was a large one of 1,900 tons, and bouad | from Hamburg to Santos with a general ! cargo, had a crew of twenty-four hands.

I A short time previous to the arrival j of the Life-boats tugs reached the vessel, and for two days, whenever the tide was suitable, every effort was made to get the vessel clear of the treacherous sands. On the morning of the 6th December no less than nine tugs were doing what they could to extricate the vessel, but their efforts failed, and eventually the attempt to save her had to be given up. The captain stated that he did not require the Life-boats to take the crew ashore, as the tugs would do all that was necessary, and as long as the weather remained fine the men would continue to salve what they could of the cargo.

The Life-boats therefore returned to their stations, and eventually the men.

on board the ship were taken off and landed by the tugs..