The N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Taranaki, Captain Franois, due here from the South last evening, had not arrired up to a late hour. Stsak to Wangami.— Thep.«. Enterprise No. 2 ii undergoing an overhaul of her machinery at the Gore-street Wharf, prior to being put on the Wanga rei trade. She it announced in our advertising columns to make weekly trips to Wangarei and Mahurangi, leaving for the former place every Wed nesday and for th 6 latter every Monday. We have no doubt our northern friends will receive the announce ment with pleasure, and give the steamer every support in their power. H.M. s. Chaktbdis.— JET.M. 8. Charybdis, 1,508 tons, 400 h.p., formerly on the China station, left Plymouth for the Australasian station to relieve H.M. ■. Esk, time-expired in these waters, on the 20th of February. The Army and Navy Gazette says :—: — " The Charybdis, 17, screw- corvette, at Sheernesi, is ordered to be immediately commis sioned at that port by Captain Algernon McLennan Lyons, with a complement of 240 officers and crew. The following officers hare received commissions for this vessel : — Lieutenants Archibald Little and Ahm B. Thomas; Master, Walter H. Worsfold ; Surgeon, John C. Meiser, M.D.; Assistant-Surgeon, Thomas Cann, M.D. ; Sub-lieutenant,|Edward A. Holbech; Paymaster, Robert F. E. Morrison; Assistant-Paymaster, Richard Harbord ; Clerk, Edward A. Smith ; Clerk's Assistant, MacLeod G C. Mallard; Midshipmen, John Griffin, F. N. B. Elwyn, Andrew 8. Pringle, and Robert H. Ramsey. % The Schooner Jake. — The schooner Jane, A. Faulkner, Jan., arrived la«t evening from Poverty Buy after a quick run of 48 hours. She reports; having left there on Tuesday last, and had a fresh' S.E. wind all the way up. Piloted the cutter Hero 1 over the big river on Monday lait. The cutter !

Mr. C. Stichbury held a sale of ironmongery, fto., to-day, at his stores, Queen-street, and obtained the following prices : — Galranised iron guttering, 7d per foot ; zinc tubs, 6d per lb. ; flooring brads, 2d per lb. ; white lead, 4£d per lb.; linseed oil. 4s 8d per gallon ; American bright spades, 35s per dozeu ; tumblers, 3s 4d per dozen ; folding chuire, 17s eaoh ; scrim, 2|d per yard.
