HEATHCOTE RIVER.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XV, Issue 896, 12 June 1861, Page 4

HEATHCOTE RIVER.

arrived. June B—Schooner Palinurus, 15 tons, Clark-son, from Little Akaloa. Same day—Ketch Midlothian, 20 tons, Marshall, from Pigeon Bay. IMPORTS. In the Palinurus, master, agent, 10 cords firewood, Roberts. In the Midlothian, master, agent, 15 cords firewood, Roberts.

The Rhea Sylvia got away for Callao on Saturday evening, after discharging her cargo in a remarkably short time, even without taking into account the state of the weather, which prevented lighters from going alongside for about a fortnight. Capt. Evans will be remembered here from this and other circumstances as an able and energetic commander, by the public in general as well as by his numerous passengers to this port, who owe to him much of the comfort they enjoyed during their three months on board the Rhea Sylvia. The ship Glentanner, Captain Wilson, cast anchor in our harbour -on Saturday evening, 104 days from the Downs. Sailed thence on the 24th Feb, in company with the ship Mersey fojr Auckland] and the Swedish brig Gylfe for this port, and passed the latter the next day. On the 7th March, put letters on board the barque Eliza, homeward bound; passed Madeira March 12; crossed the line March 28; passed the meridian of the Cape April 25, up to which time enjoyed a continuation of fine weather; on the 14th May and two following days encountered a very heavy gale from the westwardon the 20th of the month passed the meridian of Tasmania, and sighted Stewarts Island on the 4th June; heavy weather all-the way from the Cape, ihe Glentanner will be recollected as a visitor to this port and a woolship hence three years ago on which occasion she was fitted in Pigeon Bay with a new mainmast and other large spars. It is gratifying to learn that after-experience has proved these to be remarkably good sticks, and they still remain where they were placed. The Glentanner is now owned by Messrs. Wilson, of Plymouth. The Prince Alfred was ready to start from Port Chalmers for Melbourne, on Tuesday last tlie 4th inst., when a leak was discovered in the boiler and the fires had to be extinguished. The necessary repairs having been effected, steam was again got up and the vessel started finally on Wednesday morning, the sth inst. The Lord Ashley left this port on the Ist instant, at 8 a.m., and arrived at Port Chalmers on the 2nd, at 10.30 a.m.; experienced light winds from the north-east on the passage; remained at Port Chalmers till the 4th,'at 4.30 p.m., when she took her departure from the heads, and after a splendid run of nineteen hours, reached this port at 11.30 on the sth—wind moderate from the S.S.W. m The Prince Albert left Dunedin on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, and called at Oamaru, where she landed and took off some passengers; then called at limaru, but too late to do any business, and came on to Lyttelton without calling at Akaroa The accounts from the Lindis Gold Fields are not worth publishing in detail, the facts being of a closely similar character to those before received