During a whole S. W.

gale on the 6th December information j was received that a vessel coming up the j roads was flying signals for assistance.

The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat, Civil Ser- vice No. 1, were assembled and the boat { proceeded to the steamer, which proved j to be the Silver City, of Liverpool. She j was short of coal and had lost both her anchors, the captain, therefore, was desirous of assistance to get into har- bour. As the state of the tide was favourable to take the vessel into Mar- gate Harbour the Life-boatmen were engaged by the captain to do so..