Shipping News.
ABBIVED. Jan. 10, schooner Augusta, 45 tons, Hoods, from Taranaki via Queen Charlottes' Sound. • Jan. 13, s.s. Airedale, 230 tons, Johns, from Otago. Passengers—Messrs. Brooks, Harris, Gay, Nathan, Beed, Reynolds/ and Arnold. Cargo all for the northern ports. ■•-....
SAILED. ; Jan. 12; cutter Fanny,2otons,McLellan.for Otago, wballait. .
Same day, schooner Fantome, 26 tons, Toohig, for Wellington. Same day, schooner Mary Thomson, 52 tons, i Muirhead, for Otago. Passenger, Mr. Hughes. Same day, brig Corsair, 134 tons, McKcnna for Tiinaru, in ballast. Passenger, Mr. Newnham. IMI'OBTS. In the Augusta, Master, agent; 21,000 ft. sawn timber, 2 casks oil, Hood. EXPORTS. In the Fantoine, 4 tons building stone, 20 tons stone piles. In the Mary Thomson, Cookson and Co., agents; part of original cargo from Wellington, wool press, Bobinson ; 2 hhds. ale, 5 cwt. bacon and hams, Muirhead; 10casks bottled ale, 10do. stout, Bowler; 30 boxes bath bricks, 2 kegs saltpetre, 1 case saws, 2 casks soda, 3 do. oatmeal, 1 case fusees, 1 do, mustard, 1 barrel ginger, 3 bags rice, 1 bundle paper hangings, Laing ; 9,000 ft. timber, 50 doors, Miles. ,
The Airedale reached port from Otago yesterday evening, having left Port Chalmers on Thursday morning. She was detained by the gale of Tuesday and Wednesday, and, to make up time, will sail this day at lp,m. She goes uptoManukau,callingat all ports and stopping six days at Nelson, where she will be hauled up and her hull repaired.
A ship was signalled in the evening of Wednesday, but her number was not made till the afternoon of yesterday, when she proved to be the White Star clipper Shalimar. She brought up at about 6 o'clock inside the heads, wind and tide being contrary. The Shalimar left Liverpool on the 12th Sept. at 6.30, and cast off her tow on the following day with a fine fresh breeze at N.E. Palma was sighted on the 30th Sept., and San Antonio on the 7th Oct. She passed to the westward of Cape de Verde; picked up a fresh N.E. trade in 11° N., and carried it to the line, which was crossed on the 19th Oct. Immediately after passing the Equator the. S.E. trades were fallen in with and remained steady down to the 38th parallel. Trinidada was sighted on the 25th Oct. bearing W., and the meridian of the Cape was passed on the 14th Nov., in latitude 42 °. The Shalimar ran down her easting in 43 °, beautiful weather prevailing the whole time. During this part of the voyage five icebergs were seen. Cape Otway was made on the Bth Dec, and Bass's Straits passed through on the 10th. On Saturday last the Shalimar rounded the Three Kings, and she has since experienced light winds. Captain Brown reports the crew and passengers healthy. Three children died on the voyage, and a marriage took place, The Shalimar seems a comfortable vessel, with exceedingly good accomodation for passengers. — Southern Cross, Dec. 23.
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