COURTOWN.—It having been reported that a barque was flying signals of distress, the Life-boat Three Sisters put off at 8 A.M. on the 30th September, in strong N.E. breeze and a moderate sea.

On reaching the vessel, which was found to be the Axel, of Drammen, Norway, coal-laden from Liverpool for Brazil, it was ascertained that the signal she was showing was not one of distress, but an indication that she wanted to land the pilot. The man was therefore taken into the Life-boat and brought on shore..