POOLE.—The barque Brilliant, of Grimstadt, while on a voyage from Cuba to Bremen with a cargo of cedar logs, went aground on the Hook Sands, at the mouth of Poole harbour, in a heavy gale from S.E. by E. and a very high sea on the 12th January. The Life-boat Boy's Own No. 2, was launched at 1.40 P.M.

and was towed by the steam-tag Telegraph to Poole bar when she was slipped from the steamer and proceeded under oars to the barque. Owing to the high sea running, it was a work of considerable difficulty to rescue the vessel's crew and this was not accomplished without accident. The captain, who had previously broken one of his ribs, fell into the water while sliding down a rope from the ship's stern to the Life-boat, but was got safely into the boat; and one of the crew had one of his legs broken by becoming entangled in the rope. Ultimately the ten men were got into the boat, which then pulled to the steamer and was towed to Poole harbour in a blinding snowstorm..