DEPARTURE OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.
.me Australia, with the English mail on board, leavas at five o'clock this f.vening. The Takapuna will leavo tho Worth Shore Ferry Co's wharf at four o_ clock to ts-fra passengers on boarri. She will go right through to San Francisco via. Ksndavu and Honolulu co/rmunicating with tho City of Ban Francisco from Sydney at the fonnor port, and taking on her passengers and mails. The Australia takes very litt'.e enrgo from >'ew Zealand.
Passengers : For San Faricisco—Saloon : From Port Chalmers—Messrs A MclDtyre, Thos Murray, Irving, W. Shennon, Crackuell. T G Tanton. From Lyttelton—The Hon G Buckley, Messrs W D Mitchell, Jas Gough. P Merchant, Kirton From Napier—3 Sisters of Mercy, Mr and Mrs Filmer Mr Dinwiddio Steerage: From Southern Ports—ll adults and 0 children.
From Auckland for San Francisco: Saloon—Mr and Mrs J White, Mr V. E Stearl. Mr T V Tinnc, the Marionette Tronpe (8), Mr O C Stono, Mr T G Tan ton, Captain W H Hall, and eight steerage. For SydneyMr J X Kainey, T I? Kussell, J, X S, and W J Martin, and 1 steerage for Honolulu.
The schooner Eat* McGregor arrived at Lyttelton from this port on the 28th ult.
The three masted schooner Fairlie, cleared at I.yttelton for AuckUnd on the 28th uU , with tho following cargo :—2SiJO sacks potatoes, 100 sacks malt, 40 sacks flour, £90 Backs oats, 50 bags oatmeal, 14 casks beef, 15,000 slates, ISO pkgs meits
Tho schooner Onward cleared .it T,yttelfon on the 28th fer Auckland, with 7UO tacks wheat, 50 sacks oats, 10 cases meats.
The schooner Torea, from Pelorus Sound reached Lyttelton on.the 26tb May.
Tho schooners G Jden Is!e and Minnie Hare bring cargoes of coa) from Russell.
Captain McKenzie rept rts sighting1 about two daya Sail from Auckland, the schooner "Vavan, -which left Tonga for this port the day aftor tho Martha. She may be looked for at any moment.
The Poverty Bay Herald contradicts a report that Captain Bend all, late of the barquontine Falcon, was about to take command of the c s Pretty Jane, but our Gisborne contemporary says that Csptain Bendall Is to be appointed coastal pilot to the Pacific Mail steamers.
The s.s. Hawen arrived from the South yesterday •With the following passengers :—Miss Hnultain, Mr and Mrs Fenwick and servant, Mr and Mrs Henry, Key fiJr Fee, Rev Mr Lawry, Mrssrs Williamson, A. Blew, G. Blew, Gillies, Moss, Wright, Packer, Wilson, Collis, and 2 in the steerage.
The brig Jane arrived from Hobart Town yesterday morning. Captain T>elmar reports leaving ou tho 16th ult. She experienced a four days tasterly gale off the Three Kings.sShe brings a c;irgo ct trait, bark, rails, etc., principally consigned to the agents Messrs H- 8. Meyers & Co.
The barque Martha, CflpWn McKenzie, arrived from the Friendly Isles yesterday atternoon, with a cargo of copra, after a quick passage. Aftergmaking her trip round the islands of the group, she left the port of Tongatabu on Thnradny May 25th at 4 p m. ■with fine easterly wind, which she carried till tho 30th nit., when it freshened into a brisk gale lasting 48 hours; experienced light variable winds from then with very heavy eea running from the eastward, till we sighted Cape Brett, on Saturday 3rd inst ,C;wind B.W. Anchored in Auckland on Sunday at 2 p.m. Passengers .-—Mrs Millar, Miß3 Millar, Capt. Sloano. We are indebted to Mr Berrill, the supercargo for the dispatches concerning Colonel A. B. bteinbarger, published elsewhere, and for report of voyage.
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Auckland Star, Volume VII, Issue 1972, 5 June 1876, Page 2
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