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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 84, 8 April 1878, Page 2

The Charles Edward left Westport for Nelson this morning. The Arawata leaves the Bluff for Melbourne to-morrow. The Lyttelton arrived from Blenheim this afternoon, and will sail for the same port to-morrow afternoon. The Ocean Bird arrivei at Wanganui from Lyttelton on Friday last, and would probably sail for Waitapu today. The Wellington leaves Wellington this afternoon, will arrive to-morrow morning, and return to Picton and Welliogton by the same tide a6 noon. The Tasso and Mary Ogilvie were seen by tbe Sisters on Saturday morning, standing out towards the Spit, and as the wind was then southerly it i3 probable that they rounded it. The Awaroa, which left Wanganui last Saturday, was not signalled up to the time of our going to press. As there has been but very little wind lately the schooner could not be expected to make much headway, but probably she will show up with the first wind. The Taranaki sailed for New Plymouth at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, aud arrived there at 1 1.30 a.m. yesterday. She had a very large cargo to land there— some 150 tons, and as she arrived at Onehunpa at 11 a.m. to-day, it is probable that only a portion of it was put on shore, and that tbe remainder will be landed on the return trip. The Taranaki should leave Onehunga to-morrow with the San Francisco mail. The s.s. Murray arrived in harbor yesterday morning at 10.30 o'clock, with the p.s. Wallace in tow. She left Nelson at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, the 4th inst , in order to render assistance to the Wallace, and at daylight on the morning of I. riday tbe latter was seen . about 5 miles to tte north of Wanganui Heads riding at anchor. A course was at once shaped for her, and the Wallace taken in tow, arriving at Wanganui at 10.30 a.m., it blowing at the time a strong S.W. gale, accompanied with a heavy sea, which made it a very difficult task. Left Wanganui Wharf at noon on the 6th, arriving here as above. Experienced fine weather across. The Murray sails for Wellington this evening at 7 o'clock. The progress of Port Lyttelton is shown by the immense increase ia the shipping frequenting the port. During the past week the English vessels in port have represented a combined registered tonnage of over 10,000 tons, whilst the whole available sDace at the wharves has been occupied by intercolonial and coasting vessels. Two vessels cleared the Customs for England, the combined value of whose cargoes was nearly £170,000, and the large list of expected arrivals shows that there will be no diminution in the trade for months to come, the present being the busiest time with produce-exporters. Including steamers, the tonnage of all vessels in port during tbe last week exceeded 16,000 tons.— Press. _ The Wallace, in tow of the Murray, arrived here safely yesterday morning, after a smooth paßsage across the Straits. From Captain Dillon we learn that she left Nelson at six o'clock on Tuesday evening last, and everything went well until Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, the Wallace then being 25 miles N.E. of Stephen's Island, when the massive iron shaft was found to be broken. After an inspection of tbe machinery had been made, it was determined to work a passage acros. the Straits with one engine, and for this purpose the other was disconnected After a trial it was found that this would not answer with any degree of safety. Captain Dillon then resolved to make his way across under canvas, and the floats having been taken off the paddle wheels, all sail was spread to a N.W. wind then blowing. Fair progress was made, and on Thursday morning at six o'clock the anchor was dropped about three miles to the southward of Wanganui Heads. The steamer rode easily to her anchors, and no fears were entertained for her safety. Signals for assistance were made, but there being no steamer then in Wanganui it was impossible to render her help from that quarter. At six am. on JTriday the Murray, which had been dea-

hatched from Nelson, came alongside, and a hne having been passed to the Wallace by heaving a life buoy overboard with a rope attached to it, as there was too heavy a sea on to approach closely, the paddle boat was taken iv tow, and safely taken to Wanganui, which was reached at 11 a.m. on the same day. At noon on Saturday the two 9teamers set out for Nelson, arriving here as above.