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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 82, 5 April 1879, Page 2

Capt. Edwin reports:—" Watch barometer: bad weather approaching, any direction between north west, and west and south. Glass will show further fall." The Lady Barkly returned from Golden Bay last evening. The Awaroa is announced to sail for Wan--ganni on Monday. The Lyttelton leaves for Blenheim at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. The Wallace leaves Wellington for here this afternoon. She proceeds to Wangamii on Monday at 4 p.m. The Richard and Mary arrived at Wanganui yesterday morning, after a long pasaage. The Patea arrived from Wellington this morning, having left there last evening. She sails for Patea this afternoon. The Claud Hamilton sailed for Melbourne via West Coast ports at six o'clock last evening The steamer Easby was sold by auction in Melbourne last week to Mr Paterson, a coal merchant. The price has not transpired. Mr Ponsonby, parser of the Wakatipu, has resigned bis position on board that steamer, and is about to enter into business in Wellington. ' The Taiaroa came into harbor at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, and discharged and shipped a large batch of cargo, which kept her occupied until high water, when she sailed for Taranaki and Manukan. The Star of the South leaves Wellington this afternoon, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail for Westport and Greymouth on Monday. The topsail schooner Dunedin arrived at the outer anchorage this morning, from Oamaru, having left that port on the 20th ultimo. She brings a cargo of breadstuffs, consigned to Messrs Griffin and Sons. The Wellington sailed for Picton and Wellington yesterday afternoon with a large number of passengers, most of whom will tranship into the Arawata at Wellington. The former steamer leaves Wellington on Monday afternoon, will arrive here on Tuesday morning, and sail for Picton and Wellington by the same tide at 9.30 a.m. A Sydney telegram to the Post, dated Thursday, says :— The barque Cicero, which has just arrived from London, reports that off the Victorian coast she sighted a large ship, apparently &n iron vessel, which had been completely burned all but the bare shell. Two schooners were alongside the wreck. The name of the ship is unknown, and the circumstances of her destruction are involved m complete mystery. An enquiry into the matter is now proceeding. The s.s. Kennedy, Captain Palmer, arrived in harbor to-day at 1-30 p.m., after a smart run of 1 7 hours from Westport. She reports leaving Nelson on Saturday the 29th March, for .Westport, arriving there next morning • remained there on account of bad weather until Wednesday, when she left for Hokitika arriving there the same day; left next morning for Greymouth, arriving there by the Bame tide ; sailed for Westport yesterday morning, arriving same day ; left for NelBon at B*3o p.m., arriving here as above. Experienced bad and unsettled weather the -whole of the trip round.