The Pulling and Sailing Life-boat Lizzie Porter was launched at 9.30 A.M. on the 10th October, as a very heavy sea had got up, with heavy rain showers and a strong and increas- ing N.E. wind, and the local fishing coble Sea Queen was at sea. The Life-boat came up with the Sea Queen about two and a half miles east of North Sunderland Point, but owing to the very heavy seas it was too dangerous to attempt to make the harbour entrance, and the Life-boat escorted the coble to the Nakker Hole, Benthall, where there is a natural refuge. They arrived off the Hole at 11.40 A.M. and at great personal risk, on account of the rocks and broken water, eight fishermen from Beadnell put off in the fishing boat Golden Horn to render help. Two of them were put on board the Sea Queen and another on board the Life-boat, to act as pilots.

Both fishing vessels then made safety but the Life-boat, which was too big to get in, made Beadnell harbour, which she entered safely at 12.30 P.M.

The Life-boat carriage was taken by hand to Beadnell and the Life-boat taken overland to her Station. 'The Committee of Management awarded an inscribed Barometer to Mr. Thomas S. Hall, of Beadnell, skipper of the boat which launched to help the Life-boat and the coble ; the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, to him and to his crew, Jack Hall, Ralph Hall, Thomas Douglas, Charles Douglas, Percy Douglas, Robert Douglas and Ralph Dixon ; a letter of appreciation to James Robson, Coxswain of the Life-boat and a letter of thanks to Mr. M. R. Norris, Honorary Secretary, who organised the operations.—Rewards, £45 3*. 9d..