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Jnly 9, steamer Graf ton, 156, Johnston, from West Coast. — Bteamer Charles Edward, 125, Whitwell from West Coast. Passengers : Miss Morrison, Mesdaraes Craddock and family, Morgan and family, Messrs Burns, Adams, LemniDg, Johnston, and 5 steerage. 10, cutter Wave, 10, Ricketts, from Wangamoa. SAILED. July 9, steamer Wallace, 86, Palmer, for Wanganui. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Wilson, Messrs Burke, Ephriam, and Flint. — steamer Graf ton, 156, Johnston, for Wellington and Lyttelton. — steamer Hawea, 461, Kennedy, for Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers: Mrs Poneke, Mr 3 King, Messrs Stafford, Lock (2), Pickering, and 1 Maori. — schooner Dido, 58, Johnston, for Lyttelton via Waitapu. Capt. R. A. Edwin reports at 12 33 p.m.:— "Bad weather approaching; any direct-on between north and west. The glass will fall very soon." . The Charles Edward leaves for Hokitika direct at 12 o'clock to-right. The Murray leaves for Wellington direct at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. The Wallace is expected back from Wanganui to-morrow. The Hawea sailed for Taranaki and Manukau at 8 o'clock last night, and arrived at the former port this morning.' The Wakatu is announced to sail for W&nganui and Wellington on Thursday. The Wellington leaves Wellington at noon on Monday, will arrive here on Tuesday morning, and. sail for Picton, Wellington, and South by the Bame tide at noon. The Dido sailed last night for Waitapu, there to load with timber for Lyttelton. From thence she proceeds to Oamaru to load with flour and grain for Nelson. The Grafton arrived here from West Coast ports last Bight, and sailed for Wellington.by the same tide at 8 p.m. The Lady Barkly will make an excursion trip to Clova Bay to-night, leaving here at 10 o'clock, and returning on Monday morning. With the present fine weather no doubt this opportunity of spending one clear day in the Pelorus Sound, which possesses some magnificent scenery, will be embraced by many. The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in the great shipping case of Scaramanga v. Stamp is one affecting the whole mercantile marine of the country. The facts were simple. The defendants chartered a ship to the plaintiffs for a voyage from Cronstadt to Gibraltar. While at sea, the master saw a steamer in distress, and dis covered that her machinery had completely broken down. The sea was quite smooth, and he could there and then have saved the crew ; but he conceived the idea of saving the cargo too, and accordingly towed the vessel into Texel, having, bargained to do so for £1000. The result was that tbe tooadventurous captain got his own vessel on shore, and was lost with all her cargo. The paintiffs as owners of the cargo and charterers of the ship, sued for its value as lost by the defendant's breach of contract in deviating from the proper track. Strangely enough , such a case has never been before our Courts of Law ; and after much argument it has now been ruled that a ship is justified in going out of her course to save huoian life, but not to save cargo. This decision of tbe Court of Appeal will, therefore, form an important precedent in maritime law.