The Island schooner To Uira (formerly thei Dolly), owned by CaptainPilte, formerly of Auckland, has been sold in the Islands to the Penrhyn Island natives. The vessel was trading in tho Herv oy Group. She is an old Caluornian-built schooner of 42 tons..
The locally owned schooner Sarah Pile, 115 tons, Captain G. Short, arrived from Sydney ab 3 o clock yesterday afternoon, with a cargo of bones and bottles. Captain bhort reports that the schooner left Sydney on the 24th ult. with heavy rain and fine weather until making the Three Kings on the 3rd insb. The North Capo was passod the next day, and nor'-oasterly winds were experienced on the Coast. She passed Cape Brett on the 6th, Mokohinaa Lighb at mid

night on bhe samo day and arrived as a^ove. She has berthed ab the Railway ft'harf to discharge

THE DARCY PRATT.
: This morning bho well-known briganbino Darcy Pratt was auctioned by Messrs Wil son and Clayton. Thore was a good at tendance, fully 150 being present, and some spirited bidding ensued. Sho was ultimately knocked clown to Captain Gibb for tho sum of £207 10s. Sho 13 a rather old vessel, having been built ah Jervis Bay (N.S.W.) in 1579, and her dimensions are : Length, 96fb 6in ; breadth, 23fb lin ; depth, Oft lin.
THE RICHMOND.
