SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2608, 14 May 1869, Page 2

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. May 13—Alhambra, s.s„ 497 tons, McLean, from Wellington. Passengers—Messrs Roper, Fendall, Thompson, Miss Knowles; and Bin M a y is—Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Holmes, from Dunedin Passengers—Messrs White, M’Neil, Cooper, Sturrock, Stuart, Robinson; I in steerage. . ~ May 13—Moa, s.s., 50 tons, McClatchie, from Kaiapoi. May 13 —Esse and Agnes, ketch, from Little Akaloa. May 13—Airedale, s.s., 286 tons, Kennedy, from ■ Dunedin. Passengers—Captain and Mrs Wilson and child, Mrs Fenn, Mr Gilchrist, Mr Marsh, Mrs Latter, Mrs Aylmer, Mr and Mrs Barnard, 7 for Wellington, 1 for Nelson, 1 for Manukau. SAILED. May 13—Moa, s.s., 50 tons, McClatchie, for Saltwater Creek. May 13 —Alhambra, s.s , 497 tons, McLean, for Dunedin, Bluff, and Melbourne. Passengers - Cabin : for Melbourne-Mr R. S. Ellis, Mr and Mrs Burton. For Dunedin —Mr and Mrs Humphreys, Mr Henderson, Mr Robertson, 30 original. May 13—Wellington, s s., 262 tons, Holmes, for Wellington Passengerssaloon : Mr Braithwaite, Captain Mclntyre ; fore-cabin : Mrs Hayward and child, Mrs Balche and 6 children, Mrs Samuels and 9 children. „ , i 3 Tararua, s.s., 522 tons, Hagley, for Wellington. Passengers—saloon : Mr and Mrs Hood, Mr E. Hooper ; fore-cabin ; Mr Fox, Mr and Mrs Arnold, Mr H. Rayner, Mr F. Bowie, 40 original. May T3—Keera, sa, 158 tons, Btfn, for Dunedin, via intermediate porter —Miss Johnstone, Mrs Swann, Mrs Nicholl and 3 children, Mrs Harrington, Mrs Foley, Miss McWilliams, Messrs Lucy, Cndland, Edminston, Marshall, Gundry, Waldon, and Barton ; 5 in steerage.

IMPORTS. In the Wellington, Matheson’s Agency, agents: 4 cases, 1 truss, Black; 1 truss, Jletcher ; 1 case, T. Brass ; 1 do, Cameron, Bros.; 2 do, Black; 1 bale, White; 1 case, C °ln the Moa, Miles and Co., agents: 482 sacks barley, Callender, Newnham, and Co In the Alhambra, Dalgety and Co., agents: 10 J-boxes tobacco, 8 cases wine, 9 cases oil, Hawkins ; 134 pkgs sugar, Walton, Warner, and Co.; 32 pkgs sugar, Order; 10 chests tea, Order; 40 cases kerosene, Patridge ; 19 bdls wire, 1 cask earthenware, 12 bdls rope, 1 bale lines, Hawkins ; 4«> bdls hoop iron, Twentyman ; 2 kegs salt, Hawkes and Strouts ; 60 i-boxes soap, Sutherland ; 1 keg shot, 1 box, ■aps, Reece ; 15 bales sacks, Miller ; 1 box, Hetherington; 1 parcel Goodward ; 1 parcel, Lewis; 4 boxes gold, Union Bank ; 1 cask, 1 aase, Morrison ; 1 bag sugar, 1 bag rice, Dalgety and Co.; 1 parcel, Miles and Co. ; 1 aase, Brownell; 1 case, Stevens. In the Esse and Agnes, Master, agent: 100 cheese, Hawkins; 4 cords firewood, Order. , , , In the Airedale, J. D. Macpherson, agent: 1 bale leather, Harris ; 2 do, Coombes; 4 do drapery, A. J. White; 1 case, 1 truss, T. Brass ; 3 cases, cask, Cook and Ross. EXPORTS. In the Keera, J. M. Heywood and Co., agents : For Akaroa—l truss, Dalgety and Co ; 4 bdls iron, 1 pair bellows, 1 parcel, Woledge. For Timaru—2 bags cheese, 1 ease, 2 parcels, 1 case. Miles ; 1 case, Union Bank of Australia ; 2 kegs butter, Reed and Carder ; 1 case, Dimond, For Dunedin—2o kegs butter, 10 bags cheese, Callender and Newnham ; 6 bags bacon, McCallum ; 150 bags wheat, Cunningham. In the Tararua, Miles and Co., agents : 1007 bags barley, Callender, Newnham, and Co.; 294 bags barley, Dalgety and Co. ; 35 sacks barley, 30 kegs butter, 61 cases cheese, 7 brls pork, 1 cask lime juice, 6 cases lemon do, 2 casks do, 23 cases cheese, H. Hawkins ; 1 parcel, Dalgety and Co. ; Ido Bird and Jones. xiiiDourne—s79 sacks barley, 65 kegs butter, 33 cases cheese, Wood and Cunningham; 395 bags potatoes, Dalgety and Co. ; 1 case, Packard; 1 parcel, Heywood and Co. In the Wellington, Matheson’s Ajency, agents : for Wellington—l hhd coal tar, R. Forbes ; 1 case hosiery, Miles and Co.; 260 Backs wheat, Cobb and Sawtell; 1 bale, Suffleld. For Wellington, to be transhipped to Tararua—3o bdls sheepskins, T. Wright. For Auckland—l parcel, Bird and Jones ; 206 sacks oats, T. Wright; 6do bacon. A. Cuff. VESSELS IX HARBOUR. Airedale, s.s. Halcyon, s.s. Cmtero, barque. Collingwood, barque Southern Cross, barque. Crishna, barque. Tell, barque. Ben Nevis, brig. Deva, brig Bravo, brigantine Rifleman, schooner. E. U. < 'ameron, schooner. Mount McLaren, schooner. Margaret, ketch. Straggler, ketch. Fawn, ketch. Esse and Agnes, ketch. Elizabeth, ketch. Blackwall, barge.

The ship Matoaka, Captain Stevens, was towed outside the Heads at daybreak, and sailed at 4 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Tararua sailed for Wellington at 1.30 p.m. yesterday. The barque Collingwood has hauled alongside Peacock’s wharf, to discharge her cargo of coals. The Southern Cross and Crishna, barques, have completed their inward discharge, and are loading grain. The three-masted schooner Rifleman was taken on to Messrs Flett and Loutitt’s slip yesterday to be stripped and re-coppered. The Mount McLaren schooner, having received a thorough overhaul, was launched from Messrs Grubb’s slip yesterday. The s.s. Airedale, Captain Kennedy, arrived in harbour yesterday, at 5 p.m., from Dunedin, via Akaroa ; left Port Chalmers at 4.30 p.m. on the 12th, and arrived at Akaroa at 7.30 a.m. on the 13th ; sailed again at 1.30 p.m., and experienced fine weather throughout the passage. We are indebted to Mr Pringle for files. The s.s. Keera sailed for Dunedin, via intermediate ports, yesterday, at 1 p.m. The s.s. Wellington arrived in harbour yesterday, at'lo o’clock a.m., from Dunedin ; left Port Chalmers at 4.35 p.m. on Wednesday ; experienced fine weather ; sailed for Wellington yesterday at 5.30 p.m. We are indebted to the purser for files. The steamship Alhambra, 497 tons, J. M‘Lean, commander, cleared Port Phillip Heads at 6.30 p.m. on the 30th April; experienced light S. and S.W. winds ; arrived off Hokitika at 7 p.m. on the sth ; laid at anchor until 4 p.m. on the Bth ; then proceeded on to Greymouth, leaving there at 7 p.m. same day, and arrived at Nelson at 3 p.m. on the 9th ; sailed at 8 p.m. on the 10th, and arrived at Wellington at 10.30 p.m. on tfaellth; left for Lyttelton at 8 p.m. the lame day ; experienced strong head winds, with very heavy head sea ; arrived at Lyttelton on Wednesday night. We are indebted to Mr Norris for files. The Alhambra sailed for Dunedin at 3.30 p.m yesterday. TELEGRAMS. Post Chalmers. May 12, 8.30 p.m., Marathon from Boston. Grevmodth. —May 13, 1 pjn., Kennedy, foe Hokitika. Charleston —May 13, 10.30 p.m., Enterprise, from Lyttelton. Hokitika.— May 18, 10 a.m., Dancing Wave, from Lyttelton ; noon. Queen of the Isles, from Dunedin ; Jane Ann, from Lyttelton ; 10.30 a.m,, Kennedy, for North. Westport.— May 13, early, Mary, for Melbourne ; Bruce, for Nelson. • Nelson. —May 13, 6.30 p.m., Phoebe, from North ; Waipara, from Westport.

KAIAFOI. tiTT.tn. May 13—Challenge, schooner, Armstrong, for Wellington, with 2000 bushels barley, 1160 bushels wheat, Belcher and Fairweather. _ May 13—Aspasia, schooner, Tonge, for Auckland, with 1700 bushels wheat, Belcher and Fairweather. THE SUEZ MAIL. As this route is now the only one by which we have postal communication with Britain, the following table may be interesting to our readers: — arrivals in Melbourne. January 21 August 5 February 18 September 2 March 18 September 30 April 15 October 28 May 13 November 25 June 10 December 23 July 8 LEAVES MELBOURNE. February 2 July 18 March 2 August 16 March 30 * September 12 April 25 October 12 May 23 November 9 June 20 December 7.