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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 259, 1 November 1877, Page 2

_ The Wallace sailed for Picton and Wellington this morning. The Charles Edward sailed for West Coast ports this afternoon. The Lytteiton will leave to-night for Blenheim, Wellington, and Kekerangu. The Maid of Italy sailed for Riwaka yes- , terday afternoon. The Albion was to leave Melbourne for the West Coast yesterday. The Lady Barkly left on her weekly trip to Golden Bay last evening. The Rotorua left Syduey for Auckland yesterdaj*. She will be due at the latter port on Sunday evening. The Murray and Kennedy are still detained at Greyrnouth, where they report a heavy sea, and river flooded. The Taranaki left Wellington for Picton and Nelson this af ternoou. She will arrive to-morrow morning, and saii for the North in the afternoon. The Alhambra arrived at the Bluff from Melbourne and Hobartod yesterday afternoon She will probably arrive here on Tuesday morniug. The Wanaka arrived at Onehunga yesterday afternoon. She will remain there uutil the arrival of the San Francisco mail, when she will sail for Southern portsp carrying visitors to the Canterbury Races. The repairs to the Prospect are nearly finished, and she will be ready for sea at the latter end of the week. She has been subjected to a thorough overhaul of her top sides, all defective planks being removed and replaced by sound ones. The barque Waitara, 833 tons, Captain Caborne, is reported by a home paper as having left London for Nelson and Welling--ton on August 1 7. She has on board a few saloon passengers, and 230 immigrants. She passed Deal on the 18 th, the same day as the Halcione bound for Lytteiton, so that a race between the two vessels may be anticipated "If it blows three days will last nine. " This trite phrase is applicable to the S.W. wind which has been raging for the last eight or nine days with but little intermission. It was blowing as fiercely as ever to-day, and as yet gives oo indications of dying out. The wind has produced a marked effect upon the shipping, not a single vessel having arrived to-day. For the same reason the departures only comprised two steamers. Several coasters that are ready for sea still remain at anchor^ waiting, Micawber-like, for something to turn up.