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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 41, 12 February 1876, Page 2

Tlie Lyttoitou sailed for Blenheim this afternoon. /••.■:• The- Charles Edward is still bar hound at Hokitika. The Awaroa crossed the Wanganui bar shortlyi'-Vfrer the Murray. The- Wallace will leave to-morrow morning for Katamea; weather permitting. Th^Badybir-i is expected to arrive from the North? 6ti Sunday night, aod will sail for the South «jt,9 a.m. on Monday. The^'Murray arrived trom Wanganui this mornine. She rpports very heavy weather in the^Stvaits, and had to run for shelter to St. Catherine's Bay. The Maori, which left here on Wednesday night,. Hs' : not yet reported aB baying iirrivod at Wdstpottv Owing ti the bad weather she has prdbably run for shelter to Totaranui. The Hawea was detained in harbor by the bad wither last night, and did not sail for the North until 1 1 a.m. to-day. She was the hearer ofthe outward San FraocUco mail. A l&ndeome addition was made to the racing boatVof this port yesterday by the arrival of Mr Richardson's new yacht Gannet, which hns recently been built for him at Picton. She is an exceedingly smart little craft of aboutseven tons, and is likely to distinguish herself at the regattas. Owing to tbe state ofthe Hokitika bar the Omeo bas had to proceed to Melbourne untendered.' 'She had a few passengers for the Coast, among them being Mr Paßsmore, the Superintending Engineer of constructed railways, who was on his way to Greymouth to tßke over. the .Brunerton railway. The owner of the cutter Three Brothers notifies by advertisement that his vessel will for the future run ' regularly between Nelson and Motueka. • The Wellington Argus of Tuesday says: — The schooner Richard and Mary had a narrow escape of running into the brfiostwork this morning. She came up to the wharf with a good breeze and failing to shorten sail in time, tbe crew had great difficulty in stopping her, w;»y and getting her round to r prevent accident. Finally she bronght up in iront of the Provincial buildingß, her martingale being, within six inehee of the brick wall. A smash seemed imminent but the anchor checked her in time. To complete tho excitement one of tbe crew fell overboard.