ABKLOW.—At daybreak on the 8th July, 1876, the weather being moderate, information was received from the Coastguard that a barque was ashore near " Jack's- hole," Arklow Banks. The Life-boat Oat- Pensioner was launched immediately, and on boarding the stranded vessel she was found to be the barque Boycroft of An- napolis, bound from St. John's to Dublin.

The master expected to get the vessel off, and employed some of the Life-boat's crew in throwing cargo overboard. In the' meanwhile, Dr. HALPIN, the Hon. Sec. of that Life-boat branch, telegraphed for, steam-tugs, and at 11 P.M., from lightening the cargo, the tugs towed the vessel off the bank and subsequently into port.

The Boycroft carried a crew of 12 men..