On the afternoon of the 24th February a vessel was observed to run ashore close to Kings- down. The crew of the Life-boat Charles Hargrave were assembled, and with the assistance of the haul-off warp the boat was launched, and proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the barque Alfheim, of Mandal, bound from Mobile to London. With great difficulty the Life-boatmen boarded the ship, but the captain stated that he did not require their services, and only wished the boat to. stand by him in case the vessel did not float on the flood- tide. The Life-boat, therefore, remained with the ship until the following high- water, when she succeeded in getting clear. The boat then returned to her station, being assisted by a tug-boat..