HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 265, 6 October 1875, Page 2

HIGH WATER AT NELSON.

ABRIVBD. ' j

October 6, steamer Ladybird, 236, Andrew from Taranaki and Manukau — Passengers : ' Re.Vi Mr Agnew, Messrs Wells, M' Arthur, Fowler, and 3 in steerage. — s ;hoon'.r Maid of Otag j, from 0 »maru ' I SAILED. 7 October 5, steamer Marrar, 7?, P»lnv r, for '.- Wanganui— Passengers : Mr end Mrs Hankin enl 3 chldron, Misses M'Domid, Masters, MacHonald (2), M<acrs Davis, Bentley, Webeter, and 4 others. —- steamer H»wea, 461, Wheeler, ioiSwanaW. ani Mojnnkact — Passengers : Mtssrs : r i BaigeaV,- Donitfd. Mndeay. ■<". '.— steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, for Golden: Bay. 6,jsteamee Ladybird, 286, An'rew. for Picton «ni,Soatb.~Pagaeagera^fc*fileßßrs Watty, ac.d'SkeUon j^**^ : -' imports. Ladybird, from Taranaki endHanukau— 10 doors, Mabin -. ' Maid of'tago. from Oamarn-^73 sacks S33«bi*g». flour, 325 sacks bran, 27 saseks po!--lard^«&sse;ks barley, Seltaders & Co. * - ;/; y- '*•:- M --.,:- BXPORTsi • ■ > Xaßlyblicd, for Fonth— 47 bags sugar, 18 . pkgij'Bd wards and Co; 20 boxes tea, Vqr- \'.[ c*sk rqm,/.l csil ley* pips, 1 pkg, Sjlansers and Co; 2 boxes, Cooksey ; s I case, Hale; 2 oaski wine. Hunter; 14 sicts lime, Lukios; 2 pkge, James. ' ' ; B||irriy,Vfor • Wangaonl— lo9 1 bags sugar, 20 essei whisky, 10 sscks flour, 100 ba?a salt, 6 crate*, I grcisk rum, 49 pkgs, Edwards and 'Co; 5 i-chests tea, S.laader* & Co; 1 •-- na^-H^a.-^ " -'' ' "-.•'■"• Hairy, for Taracabi .»od Manakau —■ l casfi/Cawihrpn: 20 sacks 'Jime, Lukins; 6 caaef^iraperyVßdwatds & Cdfj 1 case wine, -_ SmU&x,.,iVi;. := - . g^,- ,, - .— — '■ ■ -• i T^e Kennedy Tfgo>ts that it ia blowing a heaxygaie at Wja^pjrfc.snd tha# there is no prospect of lajfring for <SouJ;hei^ port* to- -". '■ day."> ir= '\^i Tb^Lyttelton arrived at Kekerangu from WelUngton.thJs morning. < <«^f^. TU^Ladybird arrived from Tarnnaki/antk Maaok^a -this moFDing, and left again same tide jjjrSouthern .port*. %^ ■/ThechajrlesSEdward leaves for her usual round of Wist Coast ports, via Motueka, tomorrow raorning» -m* The %faid of Otago arrived this tnonHog , from Ot»maru with a cargo of flour, &c., for . . Mejsrs Sclaqders and Co ThdLactura, afloe new iron ship, which arriyeKl at Lyttelton on the 27th u't, made a long' 'passage of 116 days from Qravesend. "". The^Jength .of tlia voyage was due to. her beiag: overladen, which caused her to make ■ bad weath'.r throughout ne»rlv the whole . . passnge.l, Thirty sp'endid Lincoln alie^p were pat on board for Fir Cracrofc Wilfon, but : only eighteen were landed, aad these were in low condition. During a heavy gate, the sheep-pens on the main deck, were daahed to ;;. pieces^by' a sea. : / John Renton, who was recently rescued by .a trading'.' eich^mer from a'snyage island of r the. Solomon Gronp. where he h«l been a captive for eight years, has found relatives in wtitctfadd to the strange/rbtaance of his island exrerieices. Mr Carter, of the Cro^n Lands Office, who resides tuEaat Me'boarne, ye- terday tAte up ;" . ■ a copy of the Argus, of Wednfsiay last,\con- ' taining a brief telegraphic repott of 'the rescue of Fen 'on, and left the pieces lying on the parlor floor. Toe servant-girl coming ia to clear the room, branded out the torn papar, . " bother eye was caaght by the hejui-line. "A whitemsn lescued from eavagel," and, read • in^ 00, abe. discovered to her great delight - aD(t:iamuEaient, Inst John Benson was her x longtost coaaio, who bad been given up for dead by his family when he was quite a young boy, s The girl's name is Margaret henfe n, and her father /the uncle ot the lost sailor \ boy) lives a*jjjrfher«t By Sir Caster's advice, Margsre^Sebten yesterd <y wrote to her ; _ fathtr acquaintinß him with the startling discovery, and. advising him to telegrnph t) the : - . captain of the BobtaUed Nag, who brought her ( coasfn to Bowen, so that Kenton may at •' -. J^jsce know that be has relations livinar win wULbe glad tb-wdcome him back to civiiiz?tio^t f after Ids, long absence ia cannibaLland. The^girl,;as may te .Buppo<?el, U in the greatest possible state of excitement at having made the discovery cf her lost cousin's eiistence, which sesms to bare (jepeivfefron the, merest accident Wilkie ("oliins himself could scarcely have imigined a more romantic incident, ; '

•':■■•-- Oct. Morn. After Wednesday- 6 ... 12 58 MO 7 ThtiTßtey 7 ... 1.48 « i» Friday 8 ... 2.35 254 g!SNtarday 9 ... 337 420 Sunday 10 ... 4.59 5.39 Monday 11 ... 6.9 6.59 Tnesday 18 ... 7.2 7.30