The sailing ship Ardencraig, of Glasgow, foundered off Scilly during the afternoon of 8th January. Distress signals were heard from the Bishop Light-house, and the St.

Agnes Life-boat, Charles Deere James, and St. Mary's Life-boats launched.

There was a thick fog at the time, but about half an hour afterwards the fog cleared and a large ship was seen in Broad Sound. She had apparently been ashore, but was then drifting in a sinking condition. The crew of thirty-one hands had taken to the ship's boats. Eight of these men were taken into the Life-boat from one boat. A Life-boatman was put into another boat containing seven of the wrecked men, and the boat was taken in tow. It was too dangerous to attempt to board the vessel, but at the request of the master the boats stood by the vessel. After watching her for about an hour she suddenly rolled over and foundered, the j cargo and all the crew's belongings being i lost. The Ardencraig, which was a ship of nearly 2,000 tons, was homeward bound from Melbourne with wheat, and when she ran on to the rocks in the fog the master was under the impression he was quite 20 miles off Scilly. The services of the St. Mary's Life-boat were not required, as the remainder of the ship's crew were rescued by the Light-house relief boat..