NOKTH DEAL.—On the 17th September a strong gale blew from S.W., the sea was very heavy, the weather was thick and rain was falling. At about 2 P.M., a vessel was sighted on the south part of the N.W. Goodwin Sands, the crew of the Life-boat Mary Somerville were summoned and the boat launched. On nearing the sands, the anchor was let go and the Life-boat veered down to the vessel, which was found to be the barque Maria, of Venice, bound from Marseilles for Carlscrona, with a cargo of linseed cake. The mainmast had fallen, the wreckage was lying alongside the barque and the heavy seas rendered it very difficult to approach her, and the boat had her rudder considerably damaged by being dashed against the wreck. The crew of ten men were, however, got safely into the Life-boat, which then set sail and made for the Gull stream, where she fell in with the steam-tug Cambria, which kindly took her in tow back to her station. Three of the rescued men had been injured and were conveyed to the hospital.

Some boatmen went off to the wreck on the following day and took ashore some of the crews' effects and other small articles. They reported that the deck had burst, the vessel was full of water and was a total wreck..