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pickles. .27 cases cheese, 50 bales tow 1! caste saltpetre, 10 casks lemonpeel, 70caeM jam. 20 cases milk. 10 snoita, 30 30's and S 50's cslf food. 28 i-cases currants" 25 tS-atta stoves, 30 cases whisky, 20 pkgs aitrlcul. rural fittings, 20 eases tobacco and clsra'r c ttes, 11 kegs soda. 14 cases tea, 13 cases dip. 40 cases coffee essence, 28 canes schnapps. 12 boxes bntter, Iβ pkgs confectionery, 12 pkgs woollens, 41 hhds 12 barrels 12 kilderkins 6 kegs and 4 caset ale and

stout, ana transhipments ex Knman. from London. Per Zealtndla, from Sydney: lid bags bottles, 179 kegs cream of tartar, 12 kega tartaric acid, 50 case* sultanas, ISI pkgs shafts, 245 bags rice, 750 felloes, 5 bags naves, 8 cases tobacco, 19* piece* timber, 98 cases cocoa, 115 bales heselan, 15 case* soup. 692 cases milk, 363 pkge tea, 21 Backs seed, 450 cases saJmon, 100 caste pines. 703 bags manure, 20 kege blueetone, 16 sacks meal, 34 cases tiles, 14 lolls lead, 397 cases I schnapps, 20 oasee furniture, 49 cases geI ueva, 20 bales gunnies, 20 bags pepper, 28 crates Btafch," 17 cases Sardines, 1574 cases fruit, sundries, and transhipments ex K.M.s. Oorangi from Vancouver, Ville de la Ciotat from Marseilles, oura rrom Calcutta, Cuflc from New York, Apolda from Hamburg, and Australian coastal steamers. EXPORTS. Per Germauia, for New York—74Uß cases kauri gum. The barque Germania sailed for New York early yesterday morning. The s.B. Vienna left Fiji on Satuiday for Auckland, with a full load of sugar. She siiould arrive here on Wednesday next. mc baiqueutiue l't-iime HUi is loading about ;-,d,wjo ieet 01 tuuuer tor Sydney ai cut; Houson-street wharf. She fills up ai .uercury Asay. The s.s. Uuapehu en route from London to AucKiaud, via ports, left iiobart on Saturday, and is expected to arrive here oh Thursday next. _ The s.s. Cape Breton, bound from New York to Auckland, via ports, is now at Sydney, and is expected to sail tor this port tnis week. The s.s. Zealandia arrived from Sydney at 4 p.m. yesteitlay. She left Sydney at i. p.m. on "Wtclnesiiuy last, and expeiicnoeu a strong southerly jjaie tor the nrst two uays, accompanied by nigh seas and heavy squalls, thence west and K.J£. winds ami modeiute seas to arrival. Tne Zeuiandia saiis for the South to-morrow alternoon. The s.s. Victoria arrived from Duutdin via pons at a.bO a.m. yesterday. Sne sails ior Sydney at 5.50 o'clock tuis evening, with tue iollowing passengers: misses t»urfoot llij, S. liiucka, Carnegie, iienson, Mesdanies Fincke, Jeffrey, Burfoot, SomervlUe and infant, Herepatn, Cainegie, tidwaids, Messrs Burfoot, VV. f- Jettrty, L,. K. Davis, H. Woodward, Saunders 12), Hardy, Appleyard, F. Whinam, Power, -Dc-euy, Uyan, Fincke, Harbilow, tidwarda, aud 23 steerage.

WBECK AT THE iSLANIHS. Tlie Sydney-built sclioouer Manafctlia, Captain btrussbui-jr, has been lost at tue elands. The vessel, wnlcii was owned oy iir O. Moutou, of Heibertshohe, Ne»v Britain, became a total wreck fti tiouka Straits. Tlie AlauauUia had been on au extended cruise among the islands of tlie Bismarck Arehipeuigo, and when attempting to pass tliiouyu Uie Straits mentioned slie was struck by a terrific squall ana driven ashore. Tue captain, mate, ana native crew landed on a sina.l Island in the vicinity, where they lemaiiied for 2S days. Ihe yacht Empress then rescued the party. The natives ot the isianOs about the eceut of the wreck have a bad name, but Cilpl. dtrassburg states that they acted in a Iriendiy manner to the shipwrecked crew, and ottered every assistance In connection wi tli the salvage operations. A quantity of cargo was saved from the vessel, but the caigo, consisting of copra and other island produce, was a total loss. THE LAIRA HAS A STORMY PASSAUK. One of the most protracted and boisterous trips on record from Thames Hirer (S.Z.) to Hobsou's Bay, was completed by the barque Liaira, which arrived at Sydney on October 12th. it occupied 47 days, and was productive of exceptionally severe weathei, through which, the barque came without sustaining any ill-effects, ihe Laira left Thames Kiver on August i>s, and for several days following experienced fine weather. Suusequently the conditions grew extremely coarse, the wind blowing with great yig.our between southwest and west. At times it raged with tne force of a hurricane, and caused immense seas, in which the barque was tossed about like a coik, one moment being borne to the summit of a prodigious wave, aiid the next descending with great rapidity into the vaJey of the sea. For three weeks approximately the littie vessel battled continuously with forces of this description, lying "hove to" during the worst of the storm. Between September 23 and the following day a brief respite was enjoyed by tue ciew of.the vessel. The weather, however, again grew bad, and for over a week the barque came in for another severe buffeting. Captain Rogers says that the seas were some of the heaviest that he can remember. It was ili this weather that ii.il.s. Euryalus. whilst coming round from Sydney, shipped several heavy seas, one of which carried away the ladder leading np to the forward bridge, and inilicteu such injuries to a petty officer that he died after th'i vpsse.l reached port. A view or tlie Euryalus plunging In to the sea was got by rhe crew of the Laira as the:flagship was steatnins down the New South Wales coast. On the 10th inst. the barque signalled Wilson's Promontory, but was almost immediatelj' afterwards diiven across towards the Tasmanlan coast by.fierce nortneily gales. A welcome variation, however, took place nest day,. and enabled the barque to complete her tedious and prolonged passage by making a smart run back to Port Phillip Heads.