Wednesday. May (i. Blum.—Tekapo sailed 8 a.m. for Oamaru.— Rosamond arrived 9 a.m. from Dunedin. Lyttelton.—Brunner arrived 6 a.m. from Westport; sailed 1 p.m. for Timaru.-Corinna sailed 3 p.m. for Wellington.—Mararoa sails b' p.m. for Wellington. Wellington.—Takapuna arrived 4 a.m. from New Plymouth.—Ohau arrived (i a.m. from Grey mouth.—Wainui arrived 9 a.m. from Picton. Napieh.—Dingadee sailed 2 p.m. for Welling ton. '

COWARDICE OF LASCAR SAILORS. ■ During her voyage from Mauritius to Port Phillip the sugar-laden Norwegian barque Coronea underwent a-trying and sensational experience, the difficulties by which she was beset owing to stress of weather being intensified by the cowardice shown by some of her colored crew. The Coronea, which brings a cargo of sugar, reached Hobson Buy on the 23rd ult., and" no second glance was necessary to prepare those who first boarded her for the thrilling story which her captain subse quently told. She presented a remarkably bat tered aipearance, and the shifting of her cargo during her stormy encounter accounted for a marked list which she showed to starboard. The Coronea is a wooden barque of 435 tons, and sailed from Mauritius on the lnth of March. All went well with her until the Bth inst., when the wind, which was blowing strong from the west, gradu ally increased in force until it at length blew with hurricane vigor. At this stage the wheel chains of the rudder broke, and the barque becoming un manageable immediately "broached to" on the port tack. A fearful sea was running at the time, and as the vessel lay helpless in the trough of it, with her lee rail under water, the situation was rendered extremely critical. Although sail had been reduced to an extent before the gale reached its climax, the barque was still greatly handicapped by an overpress of canvas, and the expediency of relieving ber by cuttinc away sail was adopted. With this object Captain Pederson ordered the crew to go aloft, but several of them who were colored men had been seized with fear, and rushing into the fore castle refused to do their duty. The position of the vessel was so precarious that no time was to be lost in remonstrating with them, and Captain Pederson, his chief officer, and some of the loyal members of the crew mounted the rigging. 