POINT OF AYR.—The dandy Thomas Stratton, of Maldon, bound from Swansea for Mostyn, laden with burnt ore, stranded on the West Hoyle Bank in a strong breeze from N.W., and a choppy, breaking sea on the 23rd July. She commenced to leak, and hoisted a signal of distress, in response to which the Life-boat H. G.

Powell was launched at 8.45 a.m., and proceeded to her assistance. A steamtug took the boat to windward of the vessel; she was then cast off and continued her journey under sail and oars.

Some of the Life-boat men baarded her to assist at the pumps, as by that time she was leaking very badly, and with the aid of a tug the vessel was taken to Mostyn, the Life-boat men continuing pumping until she arrived there..