North Sunderland, and Holy Island, Northumberland.—The fishing fleets of North Sunderland and Beadnell put out at about 5 A.M. on the 4th December for the fishing grounds, fifteen to twenty miles off shore. The weather was threatening, and gradually grew worse, until at midday an easterly gale was blowing with a very heavy sea.

Heavy rain fell. The boats ran for shelter. With the help of sixty launchers the North Sunderland pulling and sailing life-boat Lizzie Porter was launched at 12.57 P.M., and stood by five of the North Sunderland boats as they made the harbour entrance.

News was then received that two Bead- nell fishing boats were still at sea, and the life-boat again put out. The Holy Island motor life-boat Milburn was also launched at 2.30 P.M., to help in the search. Both boats, however, got safely in, one at Beadnell and the other at North Sunderland, and the life-boats were recalled as soon as possible.

The North Sunderland life-boat put into Beadnell at 4 P.M. It was now dark and blowing very hard. The life-boat carriage was dragged the three miles to Beadnell by sixty-one fresh helpers, and the life-boat was brought back to her station by road. It was then 8 P.M. All the helpers were wet through from the driving rain, and most of the life-boat's crew, who had gone out in the boat immediately they returned from fishing, had had nothing to eat for fifteen hours. Additional rewards were granted to both the crew and the helpers at North Sunder- land.—Rewards: North Sunderland, £48 16s. 6d.; Holy Island, £7 15s. 6d..