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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 211, 4 September 1880, Page 2

The Richard and Mary sailed for Wanganui this afternoon. The Wakatiu sailed for Wauganui and Wellington this afternoon. The Taiaroa leaves Wellington nt noon on Monday, will anive here on Tuesday, morning, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and South by the same tide at 10 a.m. The Lyttelton arrived here from Wellington last evening, and returns there to-mor-row morning at 11 o'clock. The Murray sailed at ten o'clock this morning for Karamca and the West Coast. The Charles Edward is expected here this evening from West port, and is announced to Bail for the West Coast on Tuesday next. The Wanaka sailed for Taranaki and Manukau at 6 o'clock last night. The Lady Barkly returned from Golden Bay last night. The Graf ton ia expected here from West Coast ports on Tuesday. Shaw, Savill, & Co. have charterel Money "Wigram's steamer Durham to leave London for Lytteltoti on Septemer 16. There i 3 every reason to believe that this ship will be very. full of passengers. Shortly before 4 a.m. on July 4lh a fire was discovered on board the Pinko, lying i" the. South- West India Dock-, London, aid lelongiug to the* N.Z. Shipping Company. The cause of the fire is unknown. ,In the result the steward's pantry was nearly burnt out, and the cabin on the after part of the upper deck aud the contents were greatly damaged by fire, heat, smoke, and water. The formation of a small squadron of steam vessels capable of cruising under sail is in contemplation by the Admiralty, and to these ships young seamen will be drafted for the purpose of training, them in their profession, there being no sea-going sailing ship left for training purposes.