The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

14T4L WRECK AT ST. HELIERS.

On Sunday morning, at daybreak, the topmasts
of a lugger were seen protruding above the water in the
rocky inlet of Havre des Pas, and about 200 yards off the
tower of IA Collette, a spot well known to English visi-
tors as a favourite bathing resort. The steam-tug Toby
was despatched from the harbour hard by to render any
possible assistance, and on reaching the wreck Captain
Allis found the bodies of two of the hands lashed to the
rigging. One was quite dead, but the other showed
signs of animation, and though insensible from ex-
haustion, the poor fellow ultimately rallied. He proved
to be the mate, and has given some account of the
disaster. The bagger was the Villafrenca, of St. Male,
laden with timber, from Diem for St. Helier's, with a
total crew of three. At $ o'clock last night she was
in her right course, making for the harbour, only a few
hundred yards distant, when, in the darkness, she struck
upon a rock. The bands at once got the boat out and
prepared to says themselves, but either from want of
or • belief that the lugger would remain
for asoraires time above water, failed to cut away the gear-
ing. The lugger, however, almost immediately sank and
dragged the boat after her. One of the hands was in the
meantime washed away, but the other two lashed them-
selves to the topmast, where they were found as described.
The night was misty, and the men probably did not know
their exact whereabouts, or vigorous shouting might have
procured them assistance from shore, for the weather was
not unusually rough. The two men encouraged each other
throughout the nigfit, but about 3 o'clock in the morning
the deceased man became delirious and am...ruched. The
survivor has been conveyed to the General Hospital, and
is likely to recover. His hands are much lacerated from
holding on, for the position was not much above the level
id the water, and during an exposure of 11 hours the
buffeting of the sea mast have been great.

LIFEBOAT SEEVICES.

110 LY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND, Dec. 21.
A gale sprung up to-day from the S.E. (says
Mr. X. A. Wilson), and one of the fishing cobles which
had gone out early this morning had to return. On
reschmg the bar the sea ran very heal, and the other
fibroma seeing the imminent d=lthe men ran, imme-
diately launched the Grace lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution, and wi her issisbmos the
cobla and two moo wore happily brought into harbour is
safety. LOWESTOFT, Dan 22.
Let evening information was received at Poke-
field that two brigs and a bewail were ashore in Peke-
field Gawky (reports Mr. Meadows, the °Soar of
ComstWi. The lifeboat Slaters, belonging to the Life-
boat , was got ready, and • memenger sent to
Lowestoft or the steam-tug to tow Bobcat to ir
it bang an ebb tide ; but by the time he haliad=
there** crews of the two brigs bad landed in the her-
bage'. eselrepcsted that this barque was still aground. The
Pakalleill lifeboat went out in tow of the steamer to the
aseisiwee d the last-named vessel, and skirting the edge
of the Ifiwaome Sands, she arrived in the Oat and was
cast cd. fie thin esosseseed her march, but was usable
to discover aisythiag bat the woks of the two brigs, and
she therefore returned to her station. The barquels sup--
to lave extricated herself from her polkas poison
and proceeded northward. The two wrsc.bd yowls were
colliers ; or was the Favourite, of Blyth, bound thence
to Boulogne; and the other the Adventoe,of Sunderland,
on a voyage from that port to Mayenne.

A committee of gentlemen has been formed
with a view to the erection of a window in Trinity
Chapel, Brighton, to the memory of the late Rev.
Frederick Boberteon, formerly minister of that place of
worship.
Mr. Craig, of Pegeborough, county Tipperary,
having recently received several threatening letters, has
appealed to the authorities for protection, and has now
two policeman stationed constantly at hie house.
THE CsitnrraLto HoLroAY.—The following firms
intend to close their establishments from Thursday, 24th,
till Tuesday, 20th instant, to give those in their employ as
lairoots.hoilday as poedble Leaf, Bone, and Co.;
Boos,
.0o.; J. and H. Moday; Arthur Say
and Evans; y, agtail, and Spinet Tapling,
Beal, and Co. ; . EMU* and 00. ; aarp, Perrin, and
Co. ; Beddow basest, and Hedberg; and- Him Parker,
and Co.