—• The Life- boat Queensbury was engaged more or less continuously from the 25th until the 30th December in connexion with the s s. Gallier, of London, which struck a mine on the former date when off Scarborough. The steamer, which was a vessel of 8,000 tons, was bound at the time/from Hartlepool to France with a cargo of coal. The Life-boat was promptly launched to the vessel's assist- ance, being accompanied by a mine- sweeper. As the vessel was so much down by the head that she would not steer, part of the crew were taken ofF by the mine-sweeper. The Life-boat stood by her until eight o'clock on the 26th December. By this time the weather had become very bad, and as the Life-boatmen were wet through, and had been so since six o'clock the previous night, the Life^boat returned to harbour and sent other assistance out to the disabled vessel. The Life- boatmen then stood by in readiness in case it was necessary again to put off to the vessel. On the 27th she went out and brought the Captain ashore, and then returned to the Gallier with the thirteen of the crew which had left her on the 25th December. The Life-boat also went off again on the 28th idem and rendered assistance, the Gallier being towed that day into Scarborough Bay. During the next two days she also rendered valuable assistance in conveying different people to and from the vessel, the weather at the time being very heavy..