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February 9, steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, .-. from West Coast — Passengers: Misses Woolcock (2), O'Brien, Mesdames Owen, Hannay, Taylor and child, Rev. Mr Taylor, Masters Rogerson, Thorpe, Messrs Bayfield, Hagan, Passmore, Simpson, Miller. 10, steamer Arawata, 623, Underwood, ftrom South and Melbourne. V, SAILED. February 9, cutter Goldseeker, 12, Watts, for Collingwood. . 10, steamer Wallace, 64, Dillon, for Wanganui and Wellington— Passengers .* Misses [Frank, Bush, Mrs Dew, Madame Bottenelli, Messrs Locke, Young, Harris, Hagan, Brown. The Wallace arrived from West Coast . ports last night, after a hard passage up. She sailed for Wanganui and Wellington this afternoon. The Arawata left Wellington at 5 a.m. She arrived this afternoon, and will sail by the Bame tide for Melbourne, via Wellington and South, with the outward Suez mail. The Charles Edward will leave Greymouth for Nelson via Westport to-morrow morning. The Rotorua left Wellington at ; 1030 this morning. She will sail to-night for Sydney -via the North, carrying the outward San [Francisco mail for transhipment at Onehunga. In the event of her not arriving here in time to catch the tide, she will be tendered at tbe outer anchorage, and proceed straight on to New Plymouth. Intending passengers will do well to be on the alert. . The Murray, after undergoing a general overhaul, will sail for West Coast ports tomorrow morning. The cutter Goldseeker sailed last evening from Richmond for Collingwood,* where she j will load with coal. The Ringarooma will be due at the Bluff to-morrow. The Westport Times of Tuesday last- thus refers to the late mishap to the Kennedy: — The s.s. Kennedy, after a stormy passage from Nelson, arrived off the bar about 6*30 p.m. on Saturday during a fierce squall, accompanied by heavy rain agd mist. Captain Palmer, anxious for the safety of his vessel, and trusting to his intimate knowledge of the channel, -tried run in, but, unfortunately, the bolt of one of the propellers got loose, and the steamer grounded, and oould not get off Again Until early on Monday morning. In the position the Kennedy held she shipped large quantities of water, and a few sheep and poultry on the foredeck were lost, and the passengers aboard suffered much discomfort before they were landed. Fortunately beyond some minor breakages the vessel.is uninjured. Artic RKLics.^-On Saturday the Intrepid, Captain Souter, arrived in Dundee from the Davis' Straits whale fishing. While cruising in Prince Regent Inlet on the sth of July last, the captain discovered . several cairns, and had them taken down. Underneath one of them was found a copper canister, wijh the following inscription roughly engraved npon it •-:'■ " His Britannic Majesty's ships Heola and Fury, Port Bo wen, June, 1825." 'On the canister being opened, Captain Souter discovered that the original document which it had contained had been removed by Captain Kennedy, of the ship Prince Albert, Bent out in search of Sir John Franklyn. Several papers stating this, explaining the object of the expedition, and giving a list of the subscribers to it, were- enclosed in the canister.' There was also a plate of brass, on " which, was written " Hecla and Fury, 1824---25." ; Near by the captain came upon a sort of sign-bbard pn the top of a pole fixed in the ground, and on it were the words " Observatory, a.d. 1824-25." All these relics were takpn.on board the Intrepid. Captain Souter also saw a grave Avhich was in a complete state of preservation, and on the tablet above "was the inscription: "Body of John Cottefeil, 'seanbtn of his Britannic Majesty's ship Fury, is hereunder deposited, who was unfortunately drowned on July 6th, 1825, in the 39th year of his age." The articles brought home are to be forwarded to the Admiralty.— Mitchell's Register, Nov. 10th.