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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 114, 14 May 1878, Page 2

The Maori sailed for West Coast ports at 2 p.m. to-day. The Maid of Otago sailed' from Oamaru for Nelson on Saturday. The Lyttelton which left Blenheim on Tuesday has not yet arrived. The Charles Edward is still detained at Westport. The Murray will sail for New Plymouth to-morrow at noon, weather permitting. The sailing of the Wallace for West Coast ports is postponed until to-morrow in consequence of the weather. The Kennedy reports from Greymouth to-day: — " No prospect of sailiDg at present; gale unabated, and strong flood in river." The Tasao finished discharging cargo yesterday. She will sail for Sydney to-morrow with a large quantity of potatoes, which were brought from across the Bay. The Taiaroa sailed for Taranaki and Manukau at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, and arrived at the former port at 10 a.m. to-day, but had to pass on without communicating with the shore on account of the rough state of the sea. While in Melbourne on her last trip the Eingarooma was subjected to a thorough overhaul, being laid up five weeka for that purpose. The engines are now in splendid fettle. The Chaudiere took in a quantity of cement this afternoon. She will take in no ballast here, there being enough cement to serve that purpose. The vessel will probably get to sea on Thursday. Our telegramg recently mentioned that " the chief officer of the Crown had been appointed to the command of the Chimborazo in the place of Captain Vine Hall." The telegram Bhould have read " the chief officer, Mr Brown," etc. The Wellington arrived from Picton and Wellington this afternoon, having left the former port at 8 p.m. yesterday. She called at Collingwood for the purpose of picking up the excursionists which she left there last Tuesday. The Wellington returns to Picton and Wellington by the same tide. Matters in regard to the Lily of the Wave remain in stalu quo. An attempt was made to get her off the beach this morning, but this was found impossible owing to the heavy sea rolling in. The master reports that the ketch was considerably knocked about yesterday, and is of opinion that her bottom ia knocked out. A letter appeared in an English paper of February 2nd from "An Old Emigrant," giving an account of what he saw ou board an emigrant ship at Plymouth, bound for Sydney, a couple of days previously. His statement sho«-s that the dangers which have resulted in the loss of the Great Queensland and Cairo are not yet at an end. The vessel, the name of which the writer does not give, arrived at Plymouth from London in a half surveyed state. There was a large quantity of spirits onboard, and these had already been broached by the crew. On the emigration officer at Plymouth boarding the vessel he found some gunpowder in boxes, and some boxes of rockets, on the deck near the cabin door, with two of the officers coolly smoking short pipes there. They did not know the emigration ageut, so he caught hem in the act. He spoke to them, and they retorted in a very impudent manner, whereupon "strong measures followed, in which they got the worst." "An Old Emigrant" tells even a worse instance than this having recently occurred. A half-inspected ship arrived at Plymouth from London with the magazine under the cabin table. It was not fastened down or in any way secured, and people were sitting round it smoking! In the face of such facts as these, it is not wonderful that vessels leave Home whose subsequent fate is never clearly ascertained