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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 78, 1 April 1878, Page 2

The schooner Mary Ogilvie sailed for Greymouth yesterday afternoon. The Ringarooma was to leave Melbourne for New Zealand ports to-day. The Kennedy sailed for Wellington this afternoon. The Wallace will sail for Wanganui tomorrow afternoon . The Lyttelton anived at Blenheim from Nelson yesterday evening. The Charles Edward sailed for the Coast yesterday morning, and arrived at Westport at 7.30 this morning. The Murray arrived at Greymouth this morning, having been prevented from entering before by a dense fog. The Taiaroa sailed for Taranaki and Manukau oh Saturday evening, and arrived at the latter port this morning. The Wellington leaves Wellington this afternoon, will arrive here to morrow morning, and return to Picton and Wellington by the same tide at 9 o'clock. The Tararua leaves Wellington this afternoon, will arrive to-morrow morning, and sail for Melbourne via West Coast ports by the same tide at 9 o'clock. The Arthur Wakefield, Unity, and Forest Queen were lying at Waitapu when the Midge left on Friday evening, waiting for the tides to make sufficiently to admit of their getting out of the harbor. The Arawata, with the Suez mail, arrived at the Bluff this morning. She will not come to Nelson this trip, as she leaves Wellington with the outward Suez mail on Friday. Her passengers from here will be conveyed by the Taiaroa, which leaves on Wednesday evening. The Dido has been cut in two and the bow hauled out, so as to allow of the additional length being put in amidships. A new keel, some 71 feet long, will be fixed in the course of a day or two. When finished the Dido will carry an immense quantity of cargo on a Tery light draught of cargo. The Celestial Queen was towed to the outer anchorage by the Charles Edward yesterday morning. She remained there until shortly after dark, when a light laud breeze springing up, the anchor was hove apeak, and the vessel set sail for Napier Favored hy a light air during the night the vessel made good progress, and if she has any luck her arrival ought to be heard of about Thursday. On leaving the wharf the crew gave three cheers for Nelson. While in port Captain Gaster and the officers by their genial dispositions made many acquaintances and it was with great regret that they left our shores, where they were so hospitably entertained. The attraction of Nelson youth and beauty proved too much for some of the crew, two or three of whom, failing to get their discharge, made a bolt cf it, in some instances leaving a sum of money behind.