Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.

BEnwica, Oct. U.—About half-past two yester-
day we observed a schooner making for the harbour.
The wind was blowing a terrific . hurricane ftom the
N.E. The sea was breaking over the pier, and very
heavily upon . the bar, a heavy driving rain was also
falling. The life-koat of the Royal National Life-boat
Institution was immediately manned and launched, but
the wind was so strong that some extra hands had to be
taken on board the boat. They pulled down towards the

--bar. The schooner came in aid: got over the bar. The
life-boat shipped only one heavy sea, which was
speedily self ejected. After getting over the bar the
shooter let go an anchor. It held for a while, but
the ship gradually drifted behind the Point. The
steam-tug arrived but too late to do any good.
The tow-rope broke, and as the ship was evi-
dently drifting behind the Point, the crew, consisting
of the captain and four men, were taken off by the life-
boat. The ship has not yet gone to pieces, and as the
wind has come into the west, she may be got off. She
is much knocked about. The life-boat, in this tremend-
ous gale and sea, behaved admirably ; her crew were
much pleased with her. The coxswain, Andrew
Davison. has for many years assisted at every
wreck service which has occurred at this port, and
has been engaged in the saving of about forty liver.
He is rather ambitious of the medal of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution, which he may wear,
as he says, after he is " unfit for service."—A small
sloop was wrecked yesterday morning also, on Spittal
Paint, but as the tide was falling the crew were able to
be got out from the shore, in about nn hour after the
vessel was stranded. Andrew Davison, the coxswain of
the life-boat, en this occasion waded through the surf,
and was the first to reach the wreck. She has gone
entirely to pieces.—At Marshall Meadows, to the south
of this place, a vessel went down last night, and all
Jost ; ten bodies have been washed ashore.
PADSTOW Oct. 26.—Last night was pitchy dark,
dark; and the wind blew with a terrific gale throughout;
and, Consequently, when the morning broke, the whole
shores were seen to be'strewed with wreck. Four vessels
were wrecked within the entrance of Padstow harbour,
and one very large ene immediately without it. The
crews of two of these vessels only were saved ; one by
taking to their own boat, and the other by remaining on
'their vessel until the tide receded from her. All the. others
perished. These, however, are comparatively few to many
ethers which have taken place both up and down the
coast—such a sad scene of general disaster perhaps has
never before been 'witnessed by the oldest persons living.
Early this morning, the coxswain of the life-boai of the
Royal National Life-boat Institution, who was on duty at
Trevose, had sighted a vessel in distress, making for our
harbour. He immediately took a horse from a' farmer
and rode into Padstow to give the alarm. A crew was
collected, the life-boat manned and launched, and rowed
as speedily as possible to the north of the harbour
to render assistance. Fortunately the vessel rounded
the point in safety, and was secured to the capstans of
the I adstow Harbour Association by a warp which was
instantly thrown on board her; thus happily the services
of the lifeboat were not required to save the lives of the
crew.

FILET, Oct. 26.—Last night, between nine and ten
o'clock, the sloop George and Mary, of Hull, drove' on
shore opposite Filey. It was at the `time blowing a
heavy gale of wind from the eastward. The vessel
failing completely to beat off from the shore, hav-
ing previously lost her jib-boom, drove from her
anchors. She immediately afterwards showed signals
of distress, being at the time a quarter of a mile from
the land. The life-boat of the Royal National Life-boat
Institution was immediately manned by thirteen men,
and launched ; and just as the vessel was taking the
ground, the life-boat reached her, and took otrthe whole
saved crew in safety. The gallant crew of the have been
nveodsi moreng
le
promptly paid by the society £l3 for their
_Trainable
services. This station was only a few days ago visited
by the life-boat inspector of the society, and is reported
life-boat
be
oiant excellentiutb the
uniotredder.
KingdomPr .thereProbablyhas is
lives than the Filey life-boat.

Rim., Oct.. 26.—1 t has been blowing a violent gale
here to-day. About 1 p.m. the schooner Oriental, of
Lancaster, was seen through the mist to be making for
the Vorycl ; but in doing so she was driven beyond the
entrance, and went on shore a little above the marine
telegraph station. As soon as the state of the vessel
was observed, the tubular life-boat of the Royal 'National
Life-boat Institution was manned, and immediately
launched. The sea at the time was making a complete
breach over the ship ; but the boat succeeded, after
some difficiulty, in snatching. six poor fellows from
the
No lvreck and in bringing them
sooner,
however,hadthe them
6tbly on
eenhoshuosedre:
than another signal of distress from a Vessel was
seen at some distance off. The life-boat again without
loss of time proceeded off through the heavy surf to the
scene of disaster. 6, p.m.—The life-boat has not re-
turned, so that I am unable by this post to give any
further particulars of this last service. I trust, how-
ever, that the life-boat has successfully accomplished her
second mission of mercy. The recent gale has been one
of the most terrific and destructive in its character that
has occurred on our coast for many years
vessels have gone to pieces in • the dark hour of the
night; and their unfortunate crews have. aid perished be-
fore it was possible to render them any ,
either by
life-boats or any other means. past. Many

nfgronolulthoef litohres.e.
mutiny.
FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS SERVING IN INDIA.—Her
Majesty's Emigration Commissioners have chartered,
last two months thirteen vessels for the conveyance
of the wives and children of the soldiers now serv-
ing in India, from whom they have been separated Guards, during the
Of these
usinndeeer
the
eirebcrtieoankis
four sailed from . Gravesend, three from Liverpool,'
three from Plymouth, and. three from Southamp-
ton ; six sailed to Calcutta, three to Kurrachee, two to
Bombay, .and two to Madras., The number -of passen-
gers conveyed in these vessels amounted to 5,412 souls,
equal to 3,967 statute adults, of whom, 108 were married
couples, 2,267 married women; 52,single men 85 single
women, 1,363 boys between the age of 1 and- 12, 1,323
girls between the same age's, 50 mate- infants, and 45
l'emal.c. , ' • ' ...

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