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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2, 2 January 1878, Page 2

The Lytteltou sails for Blenheim this evening. The ivennedy leaves Wellington for Nelson direct fco-mghc. The Wallace sailed for Wangauui via Opuuake this afternoon. The Charles Edward leaves Greyuioulh to-uigut ior .Nelson via Westport. Tne Arawata leaves Meluourue fo>- the Bluff to-day. The Lady Barkly made a trip to Motueka and back tnis xnoruiug. she leaves fur Golden lidy to-morrow evening. * The Murray arrived from Wellington last night, and sailed shortly afterwards tor the W est Coast with the ban Francisco mail. The Albion was uot telegraphed aa having arrived off Hokitika up to the time of our going to press. As she would probably call at Milford Sound she could hardly be expected there before this evening. The Taranaki left New Plymouth at ten o'clock this morning for Nelson. She will arrive here early to-morrow morniug, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and South at 5 o clock iv the af teruoou. The schooner Josephine, hailing from Auckland, arrived iv harbor yesterday afternoon from Wellington, having left mere on Saturday, but through the absence of favorable wmds was uuable to make this port until as above. She is originally from Oauiaru, but half her cargo haviug been cousigued to Wellington, she proceeded ou to that port iirst. The Josephine brings a cargo of breadstutis. b Tne Wellington sailed for Wellington direct shortly after eight o'clock, and as usual when the Wellington people pay U3 a visit, there was tremendous cheering and waving of handkerchiefs, which was continued until tne steamer had passed out of the entrance of the harbor. The Wellington leaves Weliiugtou to-morrow afternoon for .tictou and Nelson, will arrive here on Friday inorniug, and Bail for Taranaki and Mauukau Jit ti p.m. • From a private letter received in town yesterday from phe chief officer of the barque ynaudiere, we learn that that vessel arrived in London Docks on October 16, after a pleasant passage of 100 days, nine days of which were spent in the Channel. TweutyS3veu days after leaving Wellington, the Chaudiere was oif Cape Horn, and on the 55th day out crossed the Line, but from theuce slow progress was made, aud "Old England" was sighted 91 days out. The Chaudiere beat the Carnatic home by nineteen days.