ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP PORTLAND, CAPT. THOMAS, FROM LONDON.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIX, Issue 1877, 23 July 1863, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP PORTLAND, CAPT. THOMAS, FROM LONDON.

The ship signalled yesteiday jnoved to be the ship Portlaud, Captain Thomas, fioin London. She made her anchoiage in the stieam about ten o'clock last night, after a splendid urn of 82 days. The Poitland left Gravesend on the 30fch April, and took hei fiual depaitmefiom the Lizaid on the 2nd May Passed outside the Cape de Veide Islands, expenencing inodeiate N.E trades. Crossed the equator on the 22nd May, in longitude 23° 53' W. Passed the meiidian of the Cape on the 15th June, in latitude 41° 44' ; running down the longitude in the paiallel of 45°, with vanable winds fiom N.W. and SW. Passed to the south of New Zealand. The first land made upon the coast being Castle Point. On the lCth instant, at Bam, made the East Cape, and took the pilot on board yesterday nioinmg at half-past eleven o'clock, oft Tin Tin. The Poi tlaud is a splendid clippei iron-ship of 872 tons register, built by Reid, of Glasgow, undei special inspection, and launched in February last year. She is owned by Messis Tempuley and Co , of White Lion Couit, Coinhill , is fitted with water tight bulk heads ; and classed Al at Lloyd's for 12 yeais. She is consigned to Messis Blown, Campbell, and Co., and brings 14 hist and 173 secondclass passengers and a geneial caigo This smait ship has anticipated her advices, which would aruve by the mail, now oveiduc ; and we aie therefore not prepaied with her manifest as usual, the late hour at which she got up compels us to postpone its publication until to-mouow. Pass™ gtbs Cabin. — Thomas and Mis Faiis, George Steel, C. Perry, R. Buna, M. Staffoul, J. Steel. G. Hams, J., and J. IT. Hams, Maria Steel, Elizabeth and Anne Hams, Martha Southwell. Steeragt. — Thomas Knkpatiiek, John and Jane Haseley, Charles Bennett, Catharine, Chailes H , and EUen G. Bennett; John Kelsey, Faith Knkbnde, Mary, Matthew, and Edmund Knkbiide ; Eobeit Kiikpatnek, Thomas Kennedy, John Silstei, Janet Silster, Margaret Scott, James Dickey, John, and Matilda Dickie , G. M. Pioken, Edmund Peaiee, Edwaid MosEsman, John Coppell, William Simpson, Henry James and Mary E. Lee, J. E. Abiaham, Peter and Maigaiet Furgusson, Mathaeis Shaip, Emma, Heiny, Clara, and Emily Shaip ; James Biggs, Andiew Sitnpson, Ann and Andrew Simpson, Mary Livingstone, John Mihn, Alexander Wilson, Mary and Pnscilla Wilson, Fiedenck and Mai}' Hewin, Elizabeth Wildrigqe, Chailes and William WiJxlrjgge, John Muttlebury, John Wilson, Rebeeea, EJj7& Jane, Thomas, Maiy, Rebecca, I J ah -;es, and >Jatgai,ei Wilson ; William, Robina, William, James, jEdwajd, Robina, Agnes, and Charles Kennedy ; Meredjth, Maigaiet, Gilbert, Emma, Mei^dith, and Joseph Bonndtree ; James, Eliza, Anna, Steplieii, J°"n> Mai la, Thomas, and Mary Gilbert : Samuel, Rebecca, James, and Mary, MePhewon ; James and Matilda Maxwell ; Eliza and Maiy Bell ; Anna Rainfoid, Mary Janet, Maiy Little, Marian .Smith, Fftncy Baird, Fanny McPherson, Helen Boithwiclj j fidget, Mary, Sarah, Eliza, Elizabeth, and Ellen Hngham ;J;jue Haruson, Mary Hawkes ; Robert, John, -David, and Malcolm McFailane ; James Stephonson, Francis "Baycioft, Edward J. Body. James G. Bailing, Matthew Smith, Robert and John dime, A. Armour, Moses, James, William Bell ; William Robertson j William Cornfield, Gavin Martan, John A. Inglis, Jones Roundtifie, John Wicks, John Lewis, Francis Peddington, John Cumniingham, William Pollock, Richard Hawkes, Joha Fioiayyju, John Gibbon, Alexander White^ide, Richard. Dennis, George •McPiide, Samuel Anderson, James Botl;e.\vjck, J, Wood, Robert Henderson, Joseph Kempe, William , Mcllwraith, James Sutton, R. J, Dixon, John Conn, Patiick Maguire, Thomas Jenkins, John Read, John Hamilton, William Morton, Silvester Hitter, William, Robert Uudeihill ; John Derry, Archibald McKenzie, Neil Smith, Albert Newton, Edward Freeman, John Wnghtman, John H. Webster, John Famo.u*, William Bhn, Peter le Messurier, John McLougijlifl. Trades and. occupations :— l4 jfa^ijjjej's, 1 gamekeeper, 1 woodcutter, 1 warehouseman, 2,ol,erks, 1 engineer, 1 sailor, I Btationer, J. gardener, 24 , labourers, 1 cornfactor, IS farm servants, 1 agncul- ! tural engineer, 2 female servants, J. jojner, 2 cabiuet makers, 2 plasterers, 2 carpenters, 3 tnasoni, J. tailor, 1 grocer, 1 engineer, 1 bricklayer, 1 moulder, i jnedj. cal student, 2 iron turneis, 1 butcher, 1 coaehsmith, 1 blacksmith, 1 teacher.

The Largest City is the Would.— A very erroneous idea ii indulged in by many people in relation to the Urgent city in the woiH — many confidently asserting that London, or ac it i« fieq«jien|tly termed, the Great Metropolis, is far superior both jo wze »n,d number of inhabitants. But such is not the case. J,edd,Q, the capital of Japan, is, without exception the largpst $n,d most populous city in the world. It contain* the vast number of 1,000,000 dwellings, and 6,000,000 of human souls. Many of the streets are nineteen Japan serfs in length, -which i» equivalent to' twenty-two Eng-' li»h milei, •