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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 42, 20 February 1868, Page 2

The Phoebe left the Manukau afc 2 p.m. on the 18th and arrived off Taranaki at 8 a.m. on the 19th. Left Taranaki at 2 p.m. arriving at Nelson 6.30 a.m. this morning. The 'City of Melbourne,' a fine ship of 1,820 tons register, belonging to the Black Ball Line, which had for some time previous been moored alongside the Railway Pier, Williamstown, taking in cargo principally wool, for London," was found to be on fire on Sunday morning, tbe 26th ultimo. As the means resorted to put ont the fire proved unavailing, the ship wasfired into with cannon, and she eventually went down in about 26 feet of water, but was burnt to the water's edge, and the masts went by the board. She had 3,000 bales of wool on board. It is stated that fche ship is insured. The Victorian Acclimatisation Society has decided on sending fowls and goats to the Auckland Isles. The Liverpool Albion of November 1 1 says :-^-' The depreciation in the shares of the Royal Mail Steam Company since the news of the disaster at St. Thomas has been to the extent of £225,000. The Company's insurance fund is £233,612/ According to the New York Times the Southern States of America are rapidly returning to prosperity. The harvest is abundant. The cotton crop is expected to yie1d ; 2,500,000 bales, against 1,800,090 last year. . .Mark Twain, -, lecturing on tbe Sandwich Islands, offered to show how the cannibals eat their food if some lady would hand him a baby. The lecture watf not jlkfftrated;' * :