NOTICE OF MAILS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 234, 5 October 1868, Page 2

NOTICE OF MAILS.

iFor Weßl Indies, America, United Kingdom, and Continent, via Panama; Picton, Wellington, Napier, and South, per Airedale, to-morrow, At 8.30 a.m.; Newspapers, 8 a.m. Eegistered .letters and Money Orders, to-night, at 5. Local Mails. 'For Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Rivraka — Close every Monday and Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka, per steamer as opportunity o tiers. For Collingxvood, Motupipi, Takaka, and Slateford — By every opportunity, per steamer or sailing boat. . For Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wakefield, and Foxhill— Close at Chief Post Office daily at 2.30, p.m.; arrive at Chief Post Office daily, at 11 o'clock, a.m. For Tadmor — Close every Friday, at 2.30, p.m.; arrive every Monday, at 11 a.m. For Waiinea-west — Close every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 2.;-'0 p.m. ; arrive every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11 a.m. J?or Wakapuaka — Close every Wednesday and ■Saturday, at 2.30, p.m. ; arrive every Wcdnes day and Saturday, at 11 a.m. For Havelock, Blenheim, and Picton, overland — Close on the 15 th and 30th of every month, at 4 30 p.m.; arrive on the 14th and*29th. For Westport, Charleston, Brighton, and St. Kilda, per steamer as opportunity offers. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.

The Independauee Beige publishes a letter from a merchant of Galata, containing a very curious narration, namely, that the Italian brig San Gennaro having lately been becalmed in its course from Naples to Odessa in the waters of the Greek Archipelago, the crew engaged in fishing. The head cook, who was efxpert in the art, had already sncceeded in spearing several fine tunnies, when he struck his harpoon into the body of an enormous sword fish, which after a time whs hauled on deck with much labour. The ivory sword was four feet long, and the total length from its point to the end of the tail not less than 15 feet. But great was the astonishment of the crew when the carpenter, in cutting open the body, discovered in the stomach a moderate-sized box, stamped with a cross and star, the emblems of Turkey, and bearing these words in French, 'Poste locale.' It was a Constantinople letter-box containing nearly 30 letters which the captain took charge of with a view to a punctual delivery. Great excitement has been produced at • Marseilles by threatening letters sent to some of the principal inhabitants, demanding sums of 25,000 francs from each. One of the persons having paid no attention to the missive, received a few days later a parcel which had been left at his house by a stranger. The packet proved to be a volume entitled '. ; La Vie de Gerson,' and the merchant, who had some suspicions, having carefully raised the corners of some of the leaves, found that the middle of the book had been scooped our, and the space filled with detonating powder, arranged with chemical matches and sand paper in such a manner that, on the book being . opened suddenly and forcibly, an explosion should take place. He shook out the powder, and was thus able to examine the new. kind of infernal machine withont danger. Ail the letters sent bear the signature of Bandolini. King Alfred, when he burnt the cakes, didn't.save;his baking. Friends are the most often like the negro's moon— '* Nebber shine dark nights.'