High Water—5.51 a.m.; 6.15 p.m.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2482, 16 December 1868, Page 2

High Water—s.sl a.m.; 6.15 p.m.

The schooner Cleopatra, Captain Ifwerson, arrived in harbour yesterday morning from Timaru.

_ TnE p.s. Comerang sailed for Dunedin via intermediate ports yesterday at 6 p.m. The ketch Slinnie arrived in harbour last night with a cargo of timber.

_ The s.s. Ouieo, Capt. H. Mackie, arrived in harbour yesterday at 2 pm. from Melbourne via Bluff and Dunedin. Cleared Port Phillip heads at G. 30 p.m. on the sth inst; passed the Sisters at 2 p.m. the following day, experienced strong S.W. gales with heavy beam sea the first three days, then fresh S.E. winds. Arrived at Bluff harbour at 4 p.m. on the 10th; left for Port Chalmers at 4 a.m. on the 11th, and arrived at 2.30 p.m. the same day; sailed again at 5 p.m. on the 14th, and arrived at Lyttelton as above. We are obliged to Mr Norris, the purser, for full files. The Omeo win sail for Wellington this day at 1.30. The schooner Jeanie Duncan arrived in harbour yesterday morning, from Levuka, Fiji Ifllftuds. She left Lyttelton on Oct. 27; wind from N. and N.W. until Ist November, when it veered round to S.W.; carried the wind from S. to S.E., until arriving within 150 ailes off the coast of Fiji; thence it hauled more easterly; on the 10th of November, made the Island of Kandavn; on the 14th arrived in the Port of Levuka. The vessels in port were the barque Kedge, from Sydney, with general cargo; Hannah, barque, from Melbourne; Young Australian, brig, with 230 coolies from the ew Hebrides; Ellesmere schooner, loading cotton for Sydney. The brig Ocean and schooner Mary Smith sailed forßewa.to load cotton for Svdney The Jennie sailed on Nov. 27 from Levuka, wind S.E.; on the 28th, passed Kandavu Island ; on the 29th, in latitude 29 deg42S. long. 172 17 E, the wind veered round to NWon Dec. 7 sighted North Cape, New Zealand"; experienced strong nor - west winds up to Poverty Bay, on the 10th passed the East Cape, hence had variable weather to 13thwhen off Cape Miser the wind set in strong from N W, which brought the vessel up to Wat Islaud; hence had variable winds. The Jeanie Duncan brings a cargo of cocoa nuts wid fruit. We are indebted to Captain Griffith for files of Fijian papers.

KAIAPOI. SAILED. Dec. H- Gazelle, s,s., M'Lellan, for Lyttelton, with 58 bales wool, Rerell and Co • 50 bales wool, Belcher and Co; 10 kegs butter, Newnhani and Co ; 40 kega butter W. D, Buddie; CO bales wool, Birch aud Co. HEATHCOTB. AnniVED.-Dec. 15, Dove, schooner, Warren, from Lavereaux Bay, with 14,000 feet timber, R, Wood. TELEGRAMS. Bli;fi\—Dee. 15, 8 a.m., Tararua from Dunedin; Sampan from Dunedin; 12.30 p.m., Tararua for Melbourne. Pout CiiALMEBS.-Dec. 15, 4 a,m,, Kcera from Lyttelton. Westfobt.—Dee. 15, 10 a.m., John Penn from Wanganui. HoKmiCA.-Dec. 15, 4 p.m., Alhambra from Melbourne. Nelson.-: )ec. 14, 8 a.m., Storm Bird from North ; 11 a.m., Murray for West C'Jilst. WittMNGTox.—Dec. 15, noon, Wellington from Napier; 12.15 p.m., 11.M.5. Charybdis from Wanganui; 3.30 p.m., Rob Roy for Lyttelton.