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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 54, 6 March 1869, Page 2

The schooner Falcon left Greymouth on the •2nd, with a heavy sea running ; layed-to until the -3rd ; experienced light westerly winds since, and arrived off Nelson lighthouse at 11 o'clock last night. She brings a cargo of Grey River coals for this port, and was to load wheat for Taranaki, bat as the cargo of wheat ex Cleopatra from Adelaide is sold, the Falcon will carry her -cargo of coals on to Lyttelton. The p. s. Lyttelton left Blenheim on Thursday night at 11 o'clock, called at Kangitoto, and ar•rived at this port at 3 o'clock this morning, with a cargo of groin. The 8.8. Eangitira was fitting up bunks at Onehunga when the Airedale left. She had over tOO passengers engaged for Nelson, en route to the Wakamarina, and may be expected here early 'to-morrow morning. ' . The Airedale, Kennedy, commander, left the Government Wharf, Onehunga, at 3.30 p.m., on the 4th, arrived off Taranaki, at 6.30 am., on on the sth ; sailed again for Nelson at 250 p.m., same day ; anchored off Nelson lighthouse, at 6.30 this morning. Experienced light westerly winds and fine weather. She brings about 12 saloon and 41 steerage passengers for Nelson, and 21 for other ports. The Airedale landed 48 of Armed Constabulary at Taranaki, irom Auckland. There is no foundation for a rumour as to ten -more murders at Taranaki. The paddle steamer Bruce is laid on the berth at Auckland, for Napier, Wellington, Havelock, and the West Coast. The John Fenn was cunning between Auckland end the Thames. p i