CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At about 1 A.M.

on the 25th July, the side lights of a vessel were observed near the Barber Sand and it appeared that she was in great danger of stranding, and shortly afterwards flares were seen from the sand.

The Caister No. 2 Life-boat Beauchamp at once put off, and found that the vessel which was the ketch William and Sarah Ann, of Goole, bound from Lynn for London and laden with tiles, had struck on the north part of the sand, the heavy seas breaking round and over her. The Life-boat made two attempts to get alongside but was unable to do so, a third attempt, however, proved successful, and some of the persons on board thevessel were taken into the boat for a time. The boat remained by the ketch about four hours when she floated, leaking badly, and was taken into Yarmouth harbour. She had a crew of four men, and a woman and two children were also on board..