NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.—On the morning of the 15th July a telephone message was received by the coastguard that a vessel was drifting to the westward with a signal of distress flying, and asking for the assistance of the Newquay Life-boat.

It was then blowing a moderate gale of wind from the N.N.E., accompanied by rather a heavy sea. No horses being available the boat was taken by hand to the slipway at Towan Head and quickly launched. She reached the vessel in about two and a half hours' time and found she was the pilot-boat Polly of Barry; she was in a dismasted condition and had brought up about half a mile from the shore. When the Life-boat arrived alongside the men wished to be taken into her, as they were quite exhausted ; at the same time they were naturally desirous that the vessel should be extricated from her perilous position. Accordingly four of the Lifeboat men boarded her with some difficulty and proceeded with the aid of the main gaff to rig a jury mast, after which she was, with the assistance of the Life-boat, taken to St. Ives where they arrived about 7.30 P.M., the whole of the men being drenched to the skin. It was found impracticable for the Life-boat to return to her station that night, but she did so safely the next day against a stiff breeze after a passage of twelve hours' duration..