Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 860, 6 February 1861, Page 4

Shipping News.

ARRIVED. Feb; 1, cutter Fanny, 20 tons, McLellan, from Timaru. Passenger—Mr. Fisher. Feb. 2, brig Windhover, 207 tons, Wood, from Sydney. . Passengers—Messrs. Moss and Brown. Feb. 3, s.s. Airedale, 286 tons, Kennedy, from Otago. Saloon passenger—Captain Rhodes. 2nd Cabin—Mrs. Clifford, Mr. Cullniam. CLEARED. Feb/2, ship Harwood, 462 tons, Forsaytb, for Feb. 4,' schooner Emerald Isle, 40 tons, Oakes, for Wellington. sailed. Feb. 3, brig Dart, 154 tons, Scaplehorn, for Sydney. Cabin passengers—Mrs. Severn and two children, and Mr. Fyfe. Steerage—Mrs. Cole and four children, Mrs. Hutchinson, and Mr. Donavan. Feb. 4, s.s. Airedale, 286 tons, Kennedy, for: Wellington. Saloon passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Milner and,three children, Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers and child, Messrs. A. J. Alport, Moss, and Masters Alport (2). IMPORTS. In the Fanny, Dalgety and Co., agents: 34 bales wool (10,318lbs.), Cookson & Co.; 8 bales (24501b5.), Dalgety & Co. In the Airedale, Miles & Co. agents: 3 bales drapery, 1 case do., Clarkson; 1 package, Union Bank of Australia; 1 horse, Rhodes; 34 horses, order; 52 rams, 1 bull, and sundry packages, for Wellington. . In the Windhover, Peacock & Co., agents: 3 half tierces tobacco, 6 cases do, 3 do cigars, 5 hhds. rum, 8 do brandy, 11 quarter casks wine, 15 casks refined sugar, 676 bags do, 12 chests tea, 29 half-chests do, 1 case glass, I do. ironmongery, 10 bales matting, 15 casks pitch, 6 kegs nails, 1 bag do, 6 tins pepper, 1 case; salt, 124 tons coals, 9 cases drapery, 134,000 shingles, 70 pieces timber, 14 bales hay, 25 cases oilmen's stores, 3 cases blocks, 3 do corks, 1 do sheaves,' 24 packages rope, 2 bags hair, 1 case chairs, 27 pieces furniture, 1 case toys, half-a-ton spun yarn, 3 cases hams, 4 packages leather, 5 drays, 20 boxes-rasins, 1 barrel carroway seeds, 15 casks do, 1 boiler, and funnel, 2 cases hats, 8 do confectionery, 12 grindstones, 50. bags walnuts, 4000 palings, 1 perambulator, 1 bale drapery, 300 bags flour, 2 cases axe handles, 82 slabs, 2 rickersi 1 bale tarpaulings, 10 boxes starch, 1 case ginger, 2 do spice, 18 do blue, 1 do groats, 1 do barley, 2 do hops, 20 bags rice, 18 do pepper, 1 bale canvas, 10 barrels currants, 5 cases turpentine, 5 bales carpets, 2 horses, 1 kangaroo, 12 dozen tea trays, 300 empty casks, 40 boxes soap, 2 tons potatoes, 1 ton onions, 8 barrels treacle, 1 truss drapery, 1 cask hooks and thimbles, 1 funnel, 1 case brushes, 1 parcel do, Peacock & Co.; 40 bags sugar, Latter.

EXPORTS. In the Harwood, Cookson & Co. agents: 7,581 bars. iron, 138 bundles do., original cargo from London. "In the Emerald Isle, Genet, agent: 1,400 bushels wheat, Aikman & Co. In; the Dart, Cookson &'Co. agents: 32 skins, Cookson&Co.; 16 bales wool, 7 do. skins, Hey wood; 42 cheeses, Davis. '..,.„„_-._ ; In the Airedale, Miles & Co. agents: 35 packages, Taylor & Co.; 1 case, Campbell & Co.; 1 package, Moss; 26 packages, Miles & Co.; 4 cases, 3 boxes clocks, 1 package sticks, 1 parcel, Union Bank of Australia. ■■ .■...'

On Saturday morning the fine iron brig Windhover, lately purchased by Messrs. J. T. Peacock and Co., of this town, arrived in port, and; signalled her presence by a salute of eight-guns, fired with man-of-war precision. The Windhover is a handsome smart-sailing craft, registering 207 tons, and having a large carrying capacity in spite of her rakish appearance. She was built at Kirkcaldy in 1857, and has since been employed chiefly in the Australian Mauritius and China trade. She comes down full of cargo, amongst which are the new boiler and fittings which are to make the Planet steamer resume her old place in the trade. The Windhover is under the charge of a well known shipmaster, who has often sailed out of this port—Captain Wood, formerly bf the Mountain Maid. On her return to Sydney she will be; fitted with-cabin accommodation suited to the passenger trade between Sydney and this port. Captain Kennedy reports that the "Victory left Port Chalmers for Melbourne, on Saturday, at the same time as tbe Airedale left for this port. The Victory, on her passage down from here, fortunately felTin with the Yarrow brig about twelve miles out from Otago heads and towed her in. The Yarrow had coals on board for the Company, of which the Victory was very much in want, as no other supply was to be had. The Yarrow had also a number of horses for this port, the property of Mr. G. McClymont, which were transhipped in Port Chalmers to *he Airedale, and by her brought on here and landed at Peacock's Wharf on Monday. The Airedale will tranship her mails, cargo and passengers to the Lord Ashley at Nelson, and return to the southern ports, while the Ashley will proceed to Sydney.

OTAGO SHIPPING. Our port has been a busy scene during the past week, the arrivals and departures having been numerous. The Sarah H. Snow, from New York via Geelong, arrived on Friday, with 2,250 sheep from the latter port, and part of her original cargo. The Cosmopolite sailed for Hobart town the same day. On Saturday the Lady Egidia, with immigrants from Glasgow, anchored outside the beads, and was towed to Port Chalmers on Monday morning. The Pirate, steamer, from Melbourne, came in on Sunday afternoon, and the' Victory from Canterbury, on Tuesday, having the brig Yarrow, from Sydney, in tow.' The Dunedin, from Auckland, with timber, arrived the same day, and the Sarah H. Snow, for Hong Kong, and Acasta for Callao sailed on Wednesday.' The Pirate ; also sailed for Melbourne on Wednesday evening. The Airedale, from Nelson, is holirly expected, and the Victory will leave for Melbourne, with the English mail, the day after the Airedale's arrival.— Colonist, Feb. 1. The Lady Egidia.—This fine immigrant vessel, the largest that has ever visited Otago, arrived at the Heads on Saturday last, after a voyage of about 104 days from Glasgow. On her departure she had onboard 438 souls, equal to 371 statute adults,comprising 58 married coulples, 137 single males, 70 single females, 96 children between 1 and 12, arid 19 infants,--but this riumber has been decreased by the occurrence of-"32 deaths against 7 births. The deaths Were,;.with-two exceptions, those of children, from causes "detailed below. The two adults were young men who were in a very bad state of healthwhen they, embarked. The passage was on the whole a pleasant one, although some bad weather was, encountered; soon after starting, and calms and fog tantalized the passengers with the sight of land;for several days after making-New Zealand. The Lady Egiduv is a new vessel, this being her first voyage. She is very lofty between decks, and is altogether excellently adapted for a large number of passengers. The immigrants speak in the highest term* of the quality and abundance of the provisions and water provided; and although one or two complaints., we understand have been made, they are with regard to trifling inconveniences, inseparable from a large number of people being cooped up together for a long voyage, undertaken for the first arid probably the last time in their lives. The

somewhat delicate work of towing a vessel with such a draught of water as the Lady Bgidia from outside the Heads to the Port, was performed in perfect safety on Monday morning by the Geelong, which in the evening brought up the passengers to Dunedin. Thereare a good number of strong healthy-looking people among them; but as a whole they are scarcely equal in appearance to some of our late arrivals.— lbid.