The Motor Life-boat Albert Edward was launched at 9.30 A M. on the 29th December during a strong W.N.W. breeze, and assisted to save the sprit-sail barge Five Brothers, of Rochester, which had had her spars carried away, whilst bound from London to Ipswich with a cargo of cotton-seed. It was found that the barge bad made a considerable amount of water, and when this had been pumped out of her she was taken to Brightlingsea..