ARDROSSAN.—On the morning of the 23rd February the barque Prindsesse Louise, of Farsund, coal laden from Ardrossan for Demerara, was observed ashore at Chapelton, about three miles north of Ardrossan. The Ardrossan Harbour Company's steam-tug went out to render assistance, and the Life-boat Charles SMrrow was launched. The tug returned and reported that there was nobody on board the vessel, and then went off again to her, taking the Life-boat in tow. The Life-boat men assisted in pumping the barque, which was leaking badly, and she was brought into the harbour at 1 P.M.

It was afterwards ascertained that the vessel, which sailed from Ardrossan on the previous day at 1 P.M., had beendamaged by collision with a steamer off Holy Island, Arran, at about 8.30, and, finding that she was filling with water, the crew left in their boat and landed on Cumbrae Island about midnight..