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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 74, 15 March 1876, Page 2

The Taupo leaves Wellington to'day, will arrive tomorrow morning, and sail for the North at 1 p m. The Ino will leave to-morrow for Dunedin, where she is to, be offered, for sale. The Phoebe left, Wellington at 8 o'clock last night, and arrived at 11 a.m. to-day. She will leave for the North at 10 o'clock this evening. The Charleß Edward left Greymouth this afternoon for Nelson, via Wcstport, and will arrive here on Friday morning. The Murray leaves for West Coast ports at noon to-morr.)w. The Maori leaves Greymouth to-day for Weetport and Nelson. The Hawea will arrive from the North tonight, and sail for Picton and South at 10 to-morrow. The Wallace will sail for Wanganui at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The Ringarooma arrived at Wellington, with tbe Suez mail, tbis morning, and may he expected here to-morrow. The New Zealand Times, in describing the Grenada, eays: —" ia neither so large nor •well fitted as the City of San Francisco, but she is a splendid vessel nevertheless. One thing very noticeable, and upon which liberal and adverse criticism was expended, is the wretched accommodation for steerage passengers. Indeed,' there can scarcely be said to be any accommodation whatever. In this part of the vessel there is not the most trifling attempt at ornamentation, a horrible smell or collection of smells fills the place, and the berths are constructed on some original principio admirably calculated to prevent a man getting any rest. The table from whioh the steerage passengers are supposed to feed is a wide rough plank, suspended from the roof by pieces ot iron, and the seats, if there are any, are carefully concealed until feeding time arrives, it'being thought unnecessary, apparently, that men and women of the degree steerage ,shpuld be provided with the means of repOße which weuk minded persons suppose to be requisite for everybody ac certain times. By way, of conveying a more general idea of the impression made upon u* by the Grenada's steerage, we may say that the man or woman who could contemplate a passage in it without a shudder must needs have a very strong stomach."