HOYLAKE AND NEW BRIGHTON.—On the afternoon of the 29th July the s.s. Flying Falcon, of Liverpool, bound there from Mostyn with a large number of passengers, stranded on the East Hoyle Sandbank near Spencer's Spit.

The weather was moderate, but as the steamer was crowded with passengers it was thought advisable to launch the Hoylake Life-boat Goard William Squarey, and also to take the Steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland to the spot from New Brighton. The former boat was the first to arrive there, and after communicating with the captain it was arranged to transfer seventy-six of the passengers to the Steam Life-boat, which was done by the Hoylake boat, after which they were taken to Liverpool. The remainder of those on board the stranded steamer decided to stay by her until the flood tide made, when she floated and was enabled to resume her voyage..