SAILED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 241, 22 October 1879, Page 2

SAILED.

Oct. 22, steamer Murray, 78, Conway, for Wellington. — ketch Ocean Bird, 44, Moore, for Wan3anui. EXPECTED AURTTALB. Steamer Taiaroa, from Taranaki and Manukan, to-night Steamer Wallace, from WclliD<?ton, today. Steamer Wellington, from Picton, Wellington, and South, Oct. 24 Steamer Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne, Tia West Coast, Oct. 27 Schooner Croydon Lass, from Kaiapoi Schooner Awaroa, from Wanganui EXPORTS. Murray, for Wellington— 53 boxes soap, 6 sacks swedes, Phillips.

Captain R. A. Edwin reports:— "Watch i tmrometer; bad weather approaching; any | direction between north and west and southwest. Glass will fall again within twelve hours." The Kennedy leaves nokitika for Greyxnouth to day. The Lyttelton left Blenheim for Nelson last evening, and was signalled when we Went to press. The Ocean Bird sailed for Wanganui this afternoon with a load of coal. The Murray arrived at Wellington at 930 this morning, and leaves on return to-night. The next steamer for Sydney will be the Singarooma. She leaves Wellington on October 28. The Wallace left Wellington last night and should arrive here to-night. She leaves for Wanganui at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The Wellington, from the South, broke down at the Wellington Heads this morning, and the Waitaki had to be sent out' to tow her in. The Patea will arrive here from Patea tomorrow morning, and return to tbe same port on Thursday. The signal for " a sail in sight " was fly. ing this afternoon. It will probably prove to be tbe Croydon Lasß from Kaiapoi. The ship Knowsley Hall, from London to Lyttelton with 55 passengers on board, is now overdue a loDg time, being no less than 140 days oat. The Taiaroa left New Plymouth at seven o'clock this morning, will arrive here tonight, and sail for Picton and Wellington at Boon to-morrow. An attempt was made on the life of the chief officer of the ship Piako while on the voyage from Lyttelton to London, by a seaman named Daniel Gorman. It appears that the latter was very troublesome during the passage, and on one occasion he was fighting with another Bailor on the poop, and was offended with tbe mate because he put a stop to it. On the 18th of July the chief officer was leaning over the rail on the forecastle, looking down, when he felt a sharp blow on tbe back, and on turning round Gorman cut bim severely in the neck. During a desperate struggle which ensued between them the aeaman stabbed the mate eight or nine times, and struck him eeveral blows with a belaying pin, but he was finally overpowered by those on board and placed in irons. On the arrival of the Piako at London, Gorman was taken before a magistrate and committed for trial.