PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—A terrific gale from the N.W. blew during Sunday night, October 6, at Peel, and on the west coast of the Isle of Man, accompanied by heavy torrents of rain. At Peel the full fary of the gale was felt with exceptional force. The waves dashed over and enveloped the breakwater, and swept the Shore Koad and Marine Promenade from end to end, and Peel Castle was continually hidden by the spray.

On Monday morning, about 10 o'clock, a large fall-rigged ship was sighted about 10 miles from Peel, with a steamer close at hand. As she came closer in, she was seen to be flying signals of distress, having nothing standing but the mizenmast and stump of mizen-topmast. The jibboom and bowsprit had also gone.

The Eocket Brigade were mustered, and they at once proceeded with their cart and apparatus round to the West Quay, where they held themselves in readiness for action. The Life-boat John Monk was quickly launched, and was under sail in a few minutes to render assistance, the sea at the time running very high, and the gale still raging. When the Boat rounded the breakwater, she encountered the full force of the terrific N.W. gale that was raging, and many people on shore felt that it was almost an impossibility for the Life-boat to get up to the vessel in the teeth of such a wind.

But the gallant coxswain handled the Boat splendidly, and finally, after a prolonged battle with the elements, lastingover two hours, he got sufficiently Bear to the distressed barque to hail those on board. The vessel in distress proved to be the St. George, a Norwegian ship, laden •with coal, pipes, and rails, bound from Greenock to Monte Video, with a crew of twenty-one men and the captain's wife and child, a baby nine months old.

Great difficulty was experienced in effecting communication between the Life-boat and the vessel, on account of her driving so hard before the wind, in addition to which the ship's brokea spars were floating round her. A life-buoy, which was gent to the vessel, got entangled in the wreckage, and the hawser parted, one of the crew of the Life-boat getting his hand badly hurt by the rope. After repeated gallant attempts, the Life-boat crew were at last successful in establishing communication, and the first to be rescued was the captain's wife. She cried out for her baby, and another of the crew was hauled into the Life-boat, carrying the child in a canvas bag tied between his shoulders. After that the remainder of the crew were taken on board the Life-boat, which then returned to the shore. Upon arriving at the breakwater, which was crowded with an excited and enthusiastic crowd, cheer after cheer was sent up when it was found that the gallant crew of the Life-boat had succeeded in saving twenty-three lives, and that not one was lost. Amidst the firing of cannon and cheering of the people who had assembled at every point where the slightest view could be obtained, those who had been rescued were landed, but not before their vessel had become a total wreck. To add to the thrilling character of the scene, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the western sky, just as the hapless mariners had reached a place of safety, after their perilous experiences in the open sea. The Life-boat was brought alongside the quay, and many willing persons assisted to help the two crews to land, the captain's wife and child being handed out first. The master of the St. George said, on the following day:—" The Peel Life-boat is a first-class boat. She never shipped a sea, and the men handled her splendidly. There was not a soul of us on board our vessel this time yesterday that expected to be saved.

We never thought we should see today.".