POBTHOAWI, SOUTH WALES.—The barque William, Miles, of London, bound from Havre to Swansea in ballast, stranded about half a mile east of Porthcawl, during a W.N.W. wind and a rough sea, at midnight on the 9ih August. She exhibited signals of distress, and the Life-boat Ghafyn Grove was thereupon launched, proceeded to her aad brought ashore the master's wife aad one man, the others of the crew refusing to leave the vessel.

At about 6 A.M. she was seen to be in imminent danger, and the Life-boat therefore again went to her and took off the remainder of her crew, ten in number.

The barque ultimately became a total wreck,.