Some months ago, at Brid- lington, near Hull, during a strong S.E. gale, a small billyboy schooner came ashore south of the harbour of that place. She went into the bay and anchored in the afternoon. She soon dragged her anchors.

Being light and small, the seafaring people felt assured that she would come up high and dry; they would not, therefore, take the life-boat out. Late at night, however, the vessel's lights suddenly disappeared, and it was subsequently ascertained that she had foundered with all hands, four in number.

The loss of the vessel was attributed solely to her unseaworthiness. She was the schooner Venus, of Sandwich, and was quite rotten, having been condemned many years ago.

It was belie'ved, judging from the appearance of her remains, that her bows had actually been pulled out by her anchors, causing her, of course, to founder immediately.