NOTICE OP MAILS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 11, 14 January 1869, Page 2

NOTICE OP MAILS.

For India, China, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Continent, via Suez and • via Marseilles and Southampton; Greymouth, Hokitika, and Australian Colonies, per Omeo or Alhambra, Satuday Evening. For Picton, Wellington, Napier, and South, per Stormbird, on Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. Local Mails. 4Tor Appleby, Upper and Lower Moutere, Motueka, and Riwaka— Close every Monday and 'Thursday, at 8.30, a.m.; arrive every Tuesday •and Friday, at 4 p.m. Also, for Motueka, per Bteamer as opportunity offers. For Collingwood, Motupipi, Takaka, and Slateford — By every opportunity, per steamer or sailing boat. ■iter Stoke, Richmond, Hope, Spring Grove, Wakefield, and Foxhill— Close at Chief Post Office daily at 2.30, p.m.; arrive at Chief Post Office daily, at 11 o'clock, a.m. For Tadmor— Close every Friday, at 2.30, p.m.; arrive every Monday, at 11 a.m. -For Waimea-west— Close every Tuesday, Thurs-day,-and Saturday, at 2.30 p.m.; arrive every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11 a.m. Wbv Wakapuaka— Close every Wednesday and Saturday, at 2.30, p.m.; arrive every Wednes day and Saturday, at 11 a. m. For Havelock, Blenheim, and Picton, overland — Close on the 15th and 30th of every month, at 4 30 p.m.; arrive on the 14ih and 29th. For Westport, Charleston, Brighton, and St. Kilda, per steamer as opportunity offers. •SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.

'•tm^m**am^m*mmmmmmmmi&*m*mmmmmimmmm*mm^^*mimim*~^Kmmmam On Thursday evening we, Marlborough Express, received, by Lewis, that morning's Nelson paper. This journey concludes his contract, a cy-camstance much to Be regretted, aa, under the new contract, the course of post will be increased from 3, or at the most, 4 days to 11 1 a service which will be of little use to this part of the province. On the 25th October, we learn from the "Cape papers, the survivors from the wreck •of'the Bosphorus, which took place on the ••Slst, arrived at Port Elizabeth. The Bosphorus was wrecked five miles west of Slange River, and 30 miles of Humansdorp, on the outer reef of the Zitzikamma. She struck at 1 a.m., and held together -till 6 a.m., when she parted lengthwise, and precipitated everyone into the sea, which was breaking over hertopmast heads, with the exception of the first oflicer, who, with the second, had volunteered to ;get a line ashore with the only remaining boat, but It was stove in after leaving the vessel, and they struggled ashore anyhow. The "vessel was going full speed, with sails set, when she struck. Forty-eight men drowned, including four engineers and the fourth officer. Lieutenant Baker, R.N., the first officer (Dunn), the second officer {Ainseoe), the third officer ihe. -captain, and 33 men, vere saved, though badly bruised, and many of them almost naked, having had to reach the shore the best way they could on pieces of wreck and : the like. The Bosphorus had ohly been built about two ,years,"and was classed for twelve years in :i-loyd*s iiet, P She. was engaged fofc;she Abyssinian expedition,' and was- laden with ships' stores," and was on her way. ronnd to Algoat Bay for coal. The cause v^th© wreck is k-fftbuted to thecurreat.