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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 129, 31 May 1878, Page 2

Captain Edwin telegraphs this afternoon as follows: —' Bad weather approaching; any direction between North-East and North and West, and further fall of glass." The Lady Barkly arrived from Golden Bay this afternoon. The Wallace will sail for Wellington at eight o'clock to-night. The Lyttelton is expected to arrive this evening from Blenheim. The Murray sails for the Coast Tia Motueka to-morrow morning at 7..30. The Charles Edward arrived at Hokitika this morning from Greymouth. The Waiatohi, with a number of Maoris on bonrd, who are to be landed; at Durville's Island, sailed for Havelock last evening. The Taiaroa sailed for Wellington and South last evening, and arrived at the former port at 9.30 this morning. She leaves there for Lyttelton this afternoon. The Kennedy was placed on the cradle at high water this morning, for the purpose of being cleaned and painted, and having something done to one of the shafts. The Woodbine is daily expected from Newcastle, she having left that port for Nelson one day last week. The Tasso, from the same port, should not be long behind her. Both vessels are consigned to Mr J. S. Cross, junr. We are glad to be able to report that the ketch Ocean Bird which recently got ashore ou the Kaiapoi bar, has been successfully floated off. The damage sustained by her was very trifling, the loss of a portion of the false keel forming the whole amount. The Maid of Otago sailed out of harbor this morning at high water, and has been knocking about in the bay ever since, there having been but very little wind during the day. The vessel has been delayed in harbor for the last day or two on account of the unsatisfactory condition in which her cargo was landed. In consequence of the scarcity of shipping at Newcastle freights have risen. This is no doubt occasioned by the probability of war. Great difficulty was experienced about a month ago in securing vessels, the port of Newcastle, which can always count upon its thousands of tons, being almost destitute of shipping. The Union Company's s.s. Wellington, Captain M'Gee, arrived in harbor this morning at 7.30. She left Wellington at I p.m. yesterday, and reached Picton at 630 p.m.; after a stay of two hours, sailed for Nelson, called at Durville's Island for the purpose of landing Mr Redwood and a party of men, and arrived here as above. Fine weather was experienced across the Straits. The Wellington brings the inward Suez mail transhipped from the Arawata at Wellington. She sails for Picton and Wellington at 9 a.m. to-morrow.