TYNEMOUTH.—On the 20th October the barque Iron Crown, of Liverpool, while entering Tynemouth about midnight, in a tremendous gale from E.S.E. to E. and a very high sea, became unmanageable near the pier ends, and, after narrowly escaping collision with the advanced staging of the south pier, she was driven over to the north and struck the ground outside Tynemouth Haven. Her anchor had been let go before striking. Eockets were fired from the pier, by which four of the crew were with much difficulty landed.

In the meantime the Charles Dildin Lifeboat was launched, and although she was driven back three times by the seas, sheat length reached the vessel and brought ashore seventeen persons, including the captain's wife. It was afterwards discovered that one of the crew had been left on board, and the Life-boat therefore went off again to the vessel, and brought him ashore..