On the 2nd Sep- tember, at three p.m., a vessel was observed aground on the Arklow bank, 8 or "9 miles distant from Arklow. The life-boat of that place proceeded at once to her aid, when *he found a heavy sea breaking over and around her. Several fishing-smacks were near the wreck, but usable to approach near enough to be ©f any service to those on board her. The coxswain immediately an- chored the life-boat, and veered sufficiently near to throw a line on board the ship, when 11 of her crew were safely hauled into the boat by means of a line and the boat's life- buoy. 4 of bet crew had previously at- tempted to get to a fishing-Smack in the vessel's own boats: one boat with 2 men in her succeeded in doing so, but the other upset intermediately on leaving the ship, and the 2 men in her contrived to hold fast to her bottom until they were carried by the tide beyond the surf, when they were picked up and their lives saved by the smack Catherine, DENNIS BYRNE, Master/ The crew were conveyed safely to Arklow in the life-boat, arriving at that place at 9-45 p.m. The vessel, proved to be the Ameri- can barque, Harriet Francis, bound from Liverpool to Baltimore, U.S. This life- boat, which was onlv stationed by the Institution at Arklow last year, is on Mr. PEAKE'S design, and is reported to have afforded on this occasion another striking proof of the valuable characteristics of this class of boat.

It having been predicted by the practical men at Arklow that she never would be able to regain Arklow from the wreck, but would be compelled to land the wrecked men at Wicklow, a more leeward position.

She however completely falsified those pre- dictions, and her behaviour altogether af- forded the utmost satisfaction to her crew.