Local Intelligence.
1 ARRIVED. April 6, s.s. Lord Ashley, 296 tons, Kennedy, from Otago. Thirteen passengers for Nelson, Wellington, and Sydney. Same day, cutter Venture, 12 tons, Emerson, from Sydney. April 7, brig Clarendon, 158 tons, Doble, from Newcastle via Taranaki. _April 8, schooner Emerald, 35 tons, Sedcole, from Wellington. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Kebbell. SAILED. April 7, s.s. Lord Ashley, 296 tons, Kennedy, for Sydney. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Ebden and child, Messrs. Young, Demsell, Lawry, Handfleld, Lynch, Townsend, Tale, and Milverton; and thirteen from Otago. April 8, brig Louis and Miriam, 126 tons, Vandervord, for Sydney. CLEARED. April 6, ketch Pryde, 60 tons, Buxton, for Wellington. April 9, schooner Emerald Isle, 40 tons, Buxton, for Wellington. IMPORTS, In the Juno, E. A. Hargreaves, agent; 1 case drapery, 1 parcel do, Baldwin ; 9 coils tow, 4 casks apples, 5 cases do, Nathan ; 3 bales corn sacks, 1 case biscuits, Hargreaves, In the Venture, master, agent ; 2 tons coal, order. In the Clarendon, Renshawe, agent; 204 tons coal, 15 hhds. rum, 23 boxes raisins, 1 case curry powder, 3 tierces pork, order. In the Emerald, master, agent; 17,000 feet timber, 600 empty sacks, Aikman & Co. EXPORTS.
In the Lord Ashley, Miles & Co, agents ; 2 packages, Campbell & Co ; 1 horse, Buckley; 4 cases hardware, Taylor & Co. In the Louis & Miriam, Cookson & Co, agents • 2 bales wool (560 lbs), 1,500 sheepskins, 60 cheeses, 4 hhds. tallow, Latter.
In the Pryde, Miles & Co, agents ; 1,050 bushels wheat, 350 do. barley, 300 do. oats, Aikman & Co. In the Emerald Isle, Genet, agent; 1,400 bushels wheat, Aikman & Co.
The little cutter Venture has had a passage of 26 days from Sydney, including three days' detention under Mana, in Cook Straits, sheltering from the S.E. gale at the close of March. Captain Emerson reports sighting the boat which drifted out of Okain, nearly in the same place and at the same time as she was seen by the Mountain Maid.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 878, 10 April 1861, Page 4
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322Local Intelligence. Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 878, 10 April 1861, Page 4
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