On Sunday, the 16th October, the steam-ship Ontario, of Liverpool, struck on the Hasborough Sand, on the Norfolk eoa,st, during a strong breeze from the W.N.W. The Caister life-boat went off to her assistance ; but her services were declined by the steamer's captain, who had previously engaged the services of a steam-tug and two fishing-yawls, and the life-boat returned to her station. On the fol- lowing morning the life-boat again went off, and her crew were then engaged by the cap- tain of the ship to assist at the pumps, and remained on board until the afternoon of Wednesday, when the wind veered more to the south, and the weather became worse, with a heavy sea on the sand. At this time there were 55 labourers on board the ship, engaged in endeavotiring to get her off th sand, and the Caister life-boat, at their request, took them off and placed them on board a steam-tug which was lying near.

The captain was then asked if he would leave the ship; but he declined, and the life-boat bore away for the shore. On Thursday morn- ing the life-boat proceeded again, for the third time, to the vessel, with the view of taking off the remainder of those on board; but the captain again refused to leave the ship, or allow his crew to enter the life-boat, and the life-boat therefore returned to the shore. The captain and crew, in the course of the day, were compelled, however, to abandon the ship, and were brought on shore by^a steam-tug. The vessel after- wards became a total wreck. She was valued at 100,00(M..