The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-01 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

A strong gale from the S.S.W., accompanied ny a heavy
fall of rain, swept along the shores on the south of Eng-
land on Wednesday and Thursday. A letter from Holy-
head, dated Thursday, says :—" This morning a schooner
was seen making a signal of distress between
the North Stack and Holyhead Breakwater. A
steamer went to her assistance, and got a rope
on board, but, unfortunately, it slipped, and no further
communication could be effected. The lifeboat Princess
of Wales, belonging to the Lifeboat Society, went out and
loLc w.kua...1:361 al,o%vau 4.11 rm tnweil out about
three miles past the North Stock, but nothing 'could be
seen of the schooner, and it is supposed she must have
gone down with all hands.

From St. David's we have received the following letter
from Mr. H. Hicks :—" Thursday. The lifeboat Augusta,
which belongs to the National Lifeboat Institution, was
launched yesterday, during a gale from the S.S.W., to a
dismantled vessel which was seen in a helpless state off
St. David's Head. By the time the boat reached the
Head the vessel had drifted miles in advance.
Two smacks were in company with her, and after
proceeding about eight miles they were seen to take her
in tow, and as there was then every likelihood they would
get clear of Stramble Head, and therefore reach Fishguard
in safety, the lifeboat returned to shore. The wind was
blowing very hard, and was dead against the return of the
boat to her station, as was the tide, so she had to be taken
into a safe harbour, about seven miles to the north of St.
David's."

Mr. Charles Clift, of Falmouth, in a communication
dated the 30th ult., says:—" It blew a heavy gale during
last night from the south, and this morning at daybreak
a schooner was seen riding:at anchorclose on Trefusis Point
dead to leeward, and in a heavy sea. A steam tug had got
a line from her and appeared to have moved her several
ships'lengths from her dangerous situation, when the tow-
line parted, and the schooner drove on the rocks.
The lifeboat City of Gloucester belonging to the
Lifeboat Society was quickly launched, but before
she could reach the vessel, the crew had succeeded
in getting on shore by means of a rope with the assistance
of some men on the rocks. Fortunately the rocks in that
particular spot are steep, and the distance from the ship to
them was short. The schooner 'Blucher,' is a German,
Captain Thumann," from Habana with sugar, and she
must become a total wreck.*

More than four thousand deaths have been re-
gistered from scarlet fever in London within the last six
months.

In consequence of over-fatigue during the last
Winter Circuit, Mr. Justice Lush has been ordered by his
medical advisers to abstain from work for a short time.

A Canonry Residentiary in Llandaff Cathedral has
been conferred upon the Rev. J. S. Perowne, Vice-Prin-
cipal of St. David's College, Lampeter.

The Teazer, 4, double screw composite gun vessel,
Commander B. M. Blomfield, is honoured by being the first
British man-of-war which is to proceed through the Suez
Canal to join a squadron on a foreign station.

Burghley House, the splendid Elizabethan seat of
the Marquis of Exeter, has just had a narrow escape from
destruction by fire. The Marquis and Marchioness aro in
Italy.

Mr. Manic, Q.C., the Recorder of Leeds, in
charging the grand jury at tho Borough Christmas sessions
yesterday, remarked that the amount of criminal business
before the court was below the average, and this was all the
more satisfactory as the same was the case at the last
quarter sessions. •

A kitchen boiler has exploded at the house of Mr.
Charles Boyle, an estate agent, atDidsbury, resulting in the
death of Mrs. Royle, and in serious injury to one of her
daughters. At the inquest held, yesterday, a verdict of
"Accidental Death" was returned.

An official return (according to the Lancet) will
shortly appear, indicating the condition of the mercantile
marine as regards scurvy, and it is anticipated that the
Dreadnought statistics will show a considerable diminution
in the number of cases admitted since the Merchant Ship-
ping Act of 1867 came into operation.
A general meeting of the Yorkshire colliers is to
be held on Monday. The miners' committee have issued s
statement showing that i per cent. was taken off theft
wages in April, 1868, and the committee recommend D
general strike unless the employers immediately restore
that 7 per cent. according to their promise in 1868 that
as soon as ever trade improved it should be given back
again.

The Manchester Guardian learns " with more re-
gret than surprise," that relapsing or famine fever has made
appearance in Manchester. Of course its victims belong
to the poorer class. So far, it. would seem, only a mild type
of the malady has shown itself, but Mr. l3owring, one of the
medical officers of the union, has warned the Board of Guar-
dians to be prepared for the possible spread of the eeqs
gala more 50K19.0 form.