Caister, Norfolk.—On the 3rd January seven young men put out in the sailing boat Seabird on a trip to the steamer Crackshot, which had stranded off Caister two days earlier. A fresh west wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The Seabird got into difficulties.

Her sail was torn, her crew were unable to make any headway with oars, and she was carried seawards. Her distress signals were seen on shore, and the pulling and sailing life-boat Charles Burton was launched at 1.55 P.M. She came up with the Seabird S.W. of the Cockle light-vessel, rescued the seven young men, and towed her back to Caister. She returned to her station at 4.10 P.M. The young men wrote a letter of thanks, saying: " Being Caister lads, we invariably help at all life-boat launches. This has made us realize all the more the necessity for a quick launch, and we shall be only too pleased to help the Institution in every possible way in future."—Rewards, £21 185..