The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-30 00:00:00

THE LATE GALE.

APPLEDORE, NORTH DEVON, DCC. 28.
Mr. Gosset, the collector of Customs at Bideford,
reports that the Hope lifeboat of the National Life-
boat Institution on this station was the means, to-
day, of rescuing nine men, forming part of the
crew of the Austrian bark Pace, of Fiume, bound
from Glasgow with a cargo of iron and coals. She
also went out a second time, but on this occasion
the heavy seas overturned the boat, and her crew
being now completely exhausted, they were unfor-
tunately unable to reach the vessel again, and three
of ,the bark's crew were unhappily drowned. The
rest of the men, four iu number, remained in the
wizen-top, and were rescued when the tide ebbed.
About an hour after the barque Leopard, of Lou-
don, B. Castle, master, from Sombrero, for Glou-
cester, with a cargo of phosphate of lime, came
ashore on Northam Sands. All the crew were
saved by the rocket apparatus. That brave man,
Johns, coastguard boatman, at Clovelly (who is
believed to have acted as one of the crew of the life-
boat that saved the nine Austrians but an bout
before) went off to the Leopard by means of rocket
apparatus to assist the crew, and after having safely
sent three men ashore in the lifeboat, was himself
washed overboard and drowned.
GREAT YARMOUTH, Dec. 29.
The lifeboat Mark Lane, belonging to the Na-
tional Lifeboat Institution, was launched last night
to a brig on the Scroby Sand (says Mr. M. H. S.
Butcher). The particulars are as follows :—About
10 o'clock, while the wind was blowing strong from
the W.N.W. and a high sea was running, a flare was
observed in a south-easterly direction. A yawl was
launched immediately, and proceeded towards the
light, which was found to be shown from the brig
Victoria, of TeigLmouth, aground on the Scroby Sand,
but owing to the high sea the yawl's crew could
not board her, and they were therefore obliged to
return to shore for the Mark Lane, lifeboat, which
was then launched and proceeded to the vessel, toe
flare still burning, • but before reaching the spot the
crew of a lifeboat from Gorleston had boarded tbe
brig, and the Mark Lane then returned to her sta-
tion.

SUTTON, LINCOLNSHIRE, Dec. 28.
During the celebration of Divine service yester-
day the attendants at church were informed that 3
ship was in distress off this place (writes R. Brooke,
jun., Esq.). It was then blowing a gale from the
S.W., and the ship was then labouring hard. The
crew of the lifeboat of the National Institution
were assembled, and the boat was ready to be
launched, when a fishing sraack was observed to he
making for the vessel. soon after a boat's crew
were observed to go on board, the signals of dis-
tress were hauled down, and as the services of the
lifeboat were consequently not required the crew
were dismissed to their homes.

RAMSGATE, Dec. 28.
Signal guns and rockets were fired from the Gull
Lightship this evening (says Capt. Shaw), while
the wind was blowing a whole gale from the S.VC •
The signals were answered by a rocket from the east
pier, and the lifeboat Bradford and steamtug Aid at
once proceeded out. A large blazing light being ob-
servLd they were taken in that direction through 3
heavy confused sea, and fell in with a vessel on fire
near the South Sand Heal, The flames were nearly uP
to the maintop. The lifeboat having been cast off
sailed round the ship, and all hands shouted several
times as loud as they could to see if any one was on
board. Not being satisfied the boat was taken
alongside, as near as the heat would allow, and ob-
served a boat bottom up on the deck, but were Ea'
tisfied that no one was on board. The burning
vessel ultimately drove on the sands, when the
heavy sea extinguished the fire and she disappeared.
She was a barque or ship of about 500 tons hurtheo,
with the mainmast standing, the foremast gone at
the masthead and bowsprit gone, as if she had pre-
viously been in collision. The lifeboat afterwards
returned to Ramsgate in tow of the steamer.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-- This Day.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.

WILFUL DAMAGE.—Ilenry Tibbs, a rough-look'
ing fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
wilfully damaging a partition, of the value of 355.,
at the Bricklayers' Arms tavern, South Holton'
street, the property of Mr. John Penn, licensed
victualler.

Mr. Lee, from the office of Mr. Scartb, WeMeek"
street, appeared for the complainant, and from 111°
statement, which was borne out by the complainant
and his potman, it appeared that the prisoner went
into the house in a state of intoxication, demanded
to be served with drink, and being refused, jumped
on a partition and smashed it to pieces, and he wee
then given into custody.
Police-constable Reuben Percival, 200 C, said
that the prisoner, who was drunk, said that the
partition was broken by accident.
Mr. Lee said that the case would not have bee°
pressed against the prisoner but for the fact that the
prisoner had been to the house before and caused
great annoyance.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 55., and ordered
him to pay the amount of damage, 355.