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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 120, 21 May 1878, Page 2

The lady Barkly leaves on ber usual trip to Golden Bay at 8 p.m. to-day. The schooner Uno was to leave Wellington for Nelson to-day. The Carnatic sailed from Wellington for London on Sunday. The Lyttelton will sail for Blenheim tomorrow afternoon. The Charles Edward arrived at Greymouth from Hokitika to-day. The Murray arrived at Wanganui at noon to-day, and will leave on the returu trip to-morrow morning. The Albion, which left Melbourne on Thursday last, will be due at Hokitika this evening. The owner of the schooner Nelson proceeded to Napier by the Wellington this morning, for the purpose of making a mainmast for that vessel. The Chaudiere made a capital run across the Straits, having arrived at Wellington early on Saturday morning. She was berthed alongside the wharf yesterday afternoon. The steamers Stella, Jane Douglas, Tui and Stormbird, about which some anxiety was felt, arrived on Friday at their respective destinations, having been under Kapiti or in the Sound for neirly a week. The Taiaroa is reported as having arrived at Wellington at 8.30 a.m. to-day. She leaves Lyttelton on the upward trip on Thursday, will arrive here on Friday night, and sail for Taranaki and Manukau at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Wellington arrived in harbor this morning at 5.40, having left Wellington at 2 p.m. yesterday. Picton was reached at 7.30 p.m., and after a stay of two hours proceeded on to Nelson, arriving here as above. Experienced S.E. weather throughout. The Wellington returned to Picton and Wellington by the same tide at 11.30 am. An inquiry into the collision bet\yeen the steamer Wellington and schooner Aurora was held at Picton on Saturday evening. The Court found that an error of judgment had been committed by George Saunders, the second officer of the Wellington, in starboarding his helm and endeavouiing to pass ahead of the Aurora, and as he possessed no certificate adjudged him to pay the costs of the inquiry, £2 18s 6d. The Court entirely exonerated Captain M'Gee from all blame in the matter. The services of Saunders have been dispensed with, and we observe that his place is filled by Mr Anderson, late master of the steamer Graf toa. The Eichard and Mary arrived from Oamaru this morning, after a loug passage, having left there on the 4th inst. Heavy gales of wind, principally from the N.W., have been experienced, and the vessel has been at sea nearly the whole time, only two nights having beeu spent at anchor. Twice did Captaiu Brett essay to run for shelter to Lyttplton, but when within a short distance of the port the wind would come dead ahead, and drive him back again. The schooner called at the French Pass on Sunday, and shipped a quantity of pigs. The Eichard and Mary brings a cargo of breadstuff's, consigned to Mr R. Levien.