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23, steamer Wakatu, 78, Evans, from Wanganui. — cutter Wave, 10, Ricketts, from Torrent Bay. — steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Golden Bay. 24, schoouer Waiotahi, 16, Robinson, from Havelock. SAILED. Oct. 25, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Motueka. — ketch Camelia, 19, Young, for Motupipi. — cutter Dart, 16, Tinney, for Waikawa Bay. — cutter Wave, 10, Ricketts, for Torrent Bay. — cut'fr Dauntless, 12, Ricketts, for Adele Island. — schooner Awaroa, CO, Greager, for Wanganui. — steamer Lyttelton, 86. Scott, for Bieuheim. — ketch Argus, 36, Williams for Croixelles. — cutter MaU of Italy, 15, Clarke, for Riwaka. — steamer Murray, 78, Cotiwny, for West Coast. Passengers : Mesdames Berryman and 3 children, Jones, Capt. Le^ch, Messrs Leckie, Virker (2), Alexander, Phillips, Hodgson, Marsl'all (2). and 4 others. The Lyttelton sailed for Blenheim this afternoon. The Murray sailed this afternoon for West Coist ports. The Charles Edward sails for Wellington direct this evening at 8 o'clock. The Wakatu arrived from Wanganui on Saturday afternron with a enrgo of sheep. She sails for Wellington, Wanganui, and Patea at, 9 o'clock to-night. The Lady Barkly returned from her tvefkly trip to Golden Bay on Saturday aipht. The Wanaka left Wellington at noon today, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail I'or Picton, Wellington, and South by the same tide at noon. A barque, which will probably prove to be a sugir boat from Mauritius, has been in the bay all the day. The Hawea arrived at Onehunga yesterday, and leaves on the downward trip to morrow. The following extraordinary story comes from the Npw York Maritime Register: — Capta : n C< llin, of the barque Cormorin (Br), from Gloucester, . which arrived at Halifax July 20 for orders makes tbe following statement:—On July 4. in lat. 47 18, long. 31 43 the ship British Queen (Br.) lay becalmed within 300 yards of our Bbip, . A person supposed to be the master was on tbe poop of the ship, and commenced firing with a loaded rifle straight at our vessel, taking deliberate aim. Six or seven shots were fired, and the whizzing of the bullets could be distinctly heard by every one on our vessel's deck. As soon as possible afterwards I signalled to him that I would report bim at the nearest port, to which signals he did not reply." The statement was also signed by the mate, carpenter, cook, steward and two boys of the Cormorin. About the middle of August the Nelson public was startled by the report of tbe foundering of the steamer Jedda, off Cnpe Guardafui. % The vessel which was said to have been lost was bound from Singapore to the nort from wbich she took bpr name with pilgrims from Mecca. It is sufficiently wel l known that on such occasions the passerjgers are not particular about the etiquette of so many cubic feet per head, and the Jedda was not a small steamer. She carried, it is eaid, 953 pilgrims, and all on board were described as having perished, except the captain, his wife, the first officer, tbe two principal engineers, and 16 " natives," whether passsengers or Lascar sailors was not stated. If the story had been true, 931 souls must have perished, a number which has, perhaps, never been equalled in the loss of a single ship, save occasionally in the old days of heavily manned sailing first-rates. But the Btory is not true. The Burvivors, as they were deemed, were picked up by an English steamer and landed at Aden, and they told the tale now happily contradicted. The caj tim and his wife, together with his principal officers, appeared lo have deserted the vessel under tbe impression that she was about to founder, aud to have reported to their' rescuers that she bar] foundered. Happily the fears on which they had acted were not" confirmed by the result. The Jedda arrived nt Aden all safe a few hours after she had been left to wbat seemed an inevitable fate, towed by tho steamer ■ Antenor.