THE SPIRIT OF THE DAWN.

Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2335, 10 September 1877, Page 2

THE SPIRIT OF THE DAWN.

The barque Spirit of the Dawn cleared for London '6-day. She is already in the stream, md will sail 'immediately. Her loading has , c- completed with considerable dispatch, mil "she takes a valuable cargo, consisting of tauri {,'iun, fallow, and other colonial and shuid produce,

v. fhc ss. Southern Cross left, Napier on Saturday for this port, via the Thames. Vv'lhisimul. v.v have received a letter from our old friend Captain Ashby. The English shipyiii',' news, over and above what appears in the fjOiiSo-n tiles, is scanty. We learn, however, that'the'machinery for the North Shore Ferry Cos. new steamer was to be shipped on board thebarqtie Iron Queen, which was to leave London lor thi3 port on the 20th tilt. Captain Ashbv says. "I think it will astonish you m Auckland" when you ses this fine machinery landed. I have every reason to believe it will he the best you ever had from this country." We div. pleased to hear thai, the colonial agency business start ci by the late commander of the i C'i'.v of Auckland is progressing even better than expected, and that a good Melbourne connection is being added to the New Zealand l* Tho Icna loaves to-night for RusseU. She is !o return in time to leave for Wansaroa, and Kussell at 12 noon on Tharsb s Rotorua is expected from Sydney on Wedncday. She is advertised to leave for >:.■ 'i:-r .it i; n'.m. samp- day. The s.s. ' Waitara left the Mannkau for Waitara yesterday morning. The Union Co.'s s.s. Hawea leaves Iscw Plymouth this evening, and will arrive at OnVhunr'a about noon to-morrow (Tuesday). The kotch Specdw:-1! from Kussell from ;>3 ions coal. „ ~ The schooner Golden Isle cleared for Russell to-day in hi.last. , The s.s. AVallabi left Wangantti on Saturday tor the for IManukau, and arrives at Onelmnga to-day. .