HOLY ISLAND.—On the night of the 6th November a tar barrel was seen burning near the shore opposite Ross Links. The wind was blowing •with, almost hurricane force from S. by E., rain and sleet were falling, and the night was intensely dark.

The inhabitants of the village were roused by sound rockets being fired, and the No.

Life-boat Grace Darling was launched, but so furious was the gale that it was found to be impossible to make any headway.

Her crew therefore crossed the harbour in her, taking with them a coble containing fishermen, and hastened to man and launch the No. 2 Life-boat, the Bombay, and try whether their efforts would be effectual with that boat. With the help of the coble's crew, who had to go shoulder deep into the water, the boat was launched, reached the vessel, over which the heavy seas were making clean sweep from stem to stern, and, with considerable difficulty, the boat being frequently dashed against the wreck and having her bow damaged thereby, rescued the crew consisting of five men. The vessel was the schooner Flower of Ross, of Inverkeithing, bound from London for Leith with a cargo of cement and whiting..