Oh Saturday, the 7th instant, encountered a severe gale from the eastward, which, at its greatest height, lasted for 24 hours, during which time 0. heavy sea broke on board, carrying away bulwarks, galley, harness cask, water casks, and every moveable thing on deck ; so great was the force of this " green sea" that the galley was crashed to atoms like a piece of paper, the boat bilged against the lee bulwarks, her keel being completely torn away from the bottom, beef casks, quite full, as also water casks carried overboard, the companion washed away, and the cabin flooded. Daring the same gale, two topsails, the foresail, ths fore-topmast staysail, and main topsail were blown to shiTere— so ranch so that next morning not a vestige of them was to be seen. ' P. N. Z. and A. R. M. «>ompakt.— Captain Wheeler, late of the Kaikonra, has been appointed 40 take command of the Phoebe, vice Captain Gardyne, who has been trans ferred to the Prince Alfred. RiCB BBTWBBS THE RAJTeATIBA AXD WiJf OAHOT.—These two steamers left Wanganui for Taranaki on the 4th inst., the Rangatira a short distance ahead. After crossing the bar, she slackened speed until the Wanganui came up, and then fired a iron as a challenge for a race, which was at once accepted. For some time both boats kept well together, but eventually the Wanganni shot ahead, and when off the Waitotara fired a gun across the bows of her rival, thus announcing the termination of the contest, and stood out to sea. The Rangatira held her course and was the first to reach Taranaki.—" Wanganui Times." AraivAt ov H.M.S.S. Fawxw.— H.M.S.S. Falcon, Capfc.- P irkin, arrived in harbour last evening from Sydney, after n fiae weather cruise of sixteen days. She left Sydney on <Jshe 30th ultimo, and was ordered by the Commodore to Tisit and inspect the Elizabeth and Middleton reefs, with n view of/iscertaining whether there were any more sur vivors 01/ the wreck of the barque Mary Lausar, of Sydney (full particulars of the loss of which vessel appeared in yesterday's issue). Upon arrival there the wreck was dis covered, bnt no signs whatever were seen of any human therefore the captain and his wife and near'.y the of the crew— sixteen in number— have perished, four of the number having arrived at Brisbane. 