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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 11, 11 May 1881, Page 2

Ca itain E iwin reportad nt 12.30 pm. :— •"* Pa i weather approachiug between east and no; fri-wett. Glass wiil fall again after 12 hcurs." Ths Lady Barkly sailed .for Golden Bay a( 3 p.m. today. The Wallace sailed for Wafcgwui at 12 o'clock last night, and will it practicable hare again for Nelson this evening. The Charles Edward reports from Hokitika, weather moierating and good prospect of leaving for Greymouih to-morrow morning. The Murray arrived at Westport on Mon •day, and las beeu dc'aicel there by heavy rain and ilood since theu. She leaves there tc-night for Hokitika. The Hawea crossed the Manukau bar at 7 o'clock tbis morning, will airive here to morrow afcernoon, and sail by (he same tile at 6 p.m. for Picton, Wellington, and Lyttelton. The Penguin, after landing and shipping over 100 tin-! of cargo yesterday afternoon, sailed for Picton, Wellington, aud South at 6*15 p.m. The Taiaroa, which takes the place of the Wanaka this trip, leaves Wellington at 1 p.m. to-morrow, will arrive here ou Friday morning, aud sail at 4 o'clock iv tho afternoon for Tarauaki aud Manukau. The Grafton will arrive from Wellington find South to morrow, aud sail for Westport and Greymouth at 2 p.m. The Uuo, while sailing out of the harbor this morning wiih the ebb tide against a S.W. wind, missed stays, and was piled up ou the Boulder Bank opposite the Arrow Rock. She will probably get off to nighc without sustaining any injury. The Rotomahana will he the next steamer for Melbourne, leaving Wellington on Monday. Passeßgera proceed by the Hawea tomorrow. The Union Company's steam launch Bovjuui while taking tho outward passengers to tbe Ringarooma at Napier on Saturday came into collision with the launch Sir Donald and sank her. The Boojum was not injured. Returns showing the number, tonnage, and crews of British and foreign vessels entered inwards at and cleared outwards from the several ports of New Zealand, during the quarter ended 31st March, have been prepared by the Customs Department. From these we glean that the total number of vessels entered inwards was 170, with an aggregate carrying capacity of 105,175 tons, and crews totalling 3,913. The number of vessels cleared outwards for British and foreign ports was 183, the tonnage being 101,680, and the crews numbering 3,877. The number of vessels inwards show an increase of 15 on the corresponding quarter of last year, bud only a very small tonnage increase. There was a decrease of 11 in the number of vessels outward bound, as compared with the first quarter of the preceding year. Thirty vessels arrived from the United Kingdom during- tbe la3t quarter, of which number 9 were for Dunedin, 8 for Lyttelton, 6 for Wellington, o for Auckland, and 1 each for Nelson and Napier. For the corresponding quarter of the previous year the arrivals for the United Kingdom were fewer in number by 5. As was briefly announced ly cable a short time ago the detached squadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral the Earl of Clauwilliam, has been ordered to visit Australia , and Melbourne will probably be tbe first port of arrival. The names of the vessels are — Inconstant, frigate, 16 guns, flagship of Sear-Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam Captain C. P. Fitzgerald; Bacchante, 16, Captain Lord Charles Scott; Carysfoot, 14, Captain .Henry F. Stephenson; Cleopatra, 14, Captain Francis Durrant; Tourmaline, 12, Captain Robert P. Dennistoun. Prince George of Wales is serving as a midshipman on board the Bacchante, but it is "uncertain whether Prince Albert "Victor is still with the vessel. The squadron was to leave the Cape on the 9th April from Aus'ral'a. The vessels are expected to visit Wellingtou.