PORT CHALMERS.-JUNE 5.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 174, 6 June 1862, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS.-JUNE 5.

Wind at noon, W. ; lijrlit breeze. Weather clear. Barometer, 29.80. Thermometer OR. High water on the 6th inst. 8.03 a.m., and 0.17 p.m. j at Duuedm, an hour later. ARHIVAI.S. Onieo, s.s., McLnchlan, from Lyttelfon ; general cargo, and passengera. Royse, Mudie and Co., agents. „ * _. Black Swan, ship, 976 tons, King, from London ; general cargo, 101 passengers. J. Jones and Co., agents. ■ ~,.,' Colchester, brig, 135 tons, Prescott, from Adelaide : 1720 baga flour, 207 hags bran. J. Darwent and Co. Picard, schooner, I(JS tons, Grigs, from Hobart Town ; timber. Marks, agent. DEPARTURES. White Swan, p.m., 198 tons, Harper, for the Bluff'; part of original cargo, and pnssengers. 11. E. Nathan, agent. I'ASSKNGER LIST. Per Black Swru. from London —Cabin : Messrs. C S. Wood, William J. Perry, E. . Lawrie, Davis, M. Spiller, H. Spiller, J. Privan, J. M'Calluin, Gilbert Grieve, Win. Dobie, Mitchell. Second catiin: Messrs. Edward Cauncy, Richard Cnuney, John Scott, Francis Foster, Robert D,iy, William t'arti*, Henry .Stone, John Hodgkhisou, Alfred J. Aostin— 82 in the steerage. "er O:n<;o, from Lyttelton—Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, Mr. Sampson, Mr. Ooleman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ewen, Mr Grnhaiue ■ 20 in the steerage. EXrKOTEI) ARRIVALS. From Melbourne—Valiant, Evelina Rutter. From Sydney—Jeanie Oswald. .. From London—Geelong1, James Booth. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Omeo, for Melbourne, June 7. Sea Breeze, for Melbourne, June 10 White Swan, for Lyttelton, June 10 Bella Vi3ta, for Newcastle, June 6 Daniel Watson, for Newcastle, June 6 VESSELS I!f PORT Warren Goddard, brier, from Norfolk Island Rebecca, schooner, from Manakau Remark, brig, from Newcastle Akbar, ship, from London Colonist, schooner, from Glasgow Sebini, schooner, from Melbourne United Brothers, schooner, from Melbourne Lady Egidia, ship, from London Dunedin, schooner, from Wellington • Martha Ellen, schooner, from Melbourne . Indus, barque, from Newcastle Camilla, barque, from Newcastle Pilotj schooner, from Hobart Town Pet, barque, from Hobart Town Daniel Wafc!on,,l>rig, fro.m Hobart Town Sea Breeze, barque/from Melbourne Omega, barque, from New Bedford, U.S. Bella Vista, barque, from Melbourne Flying Squirrel, schooner, from Hobart Town Win. Buchanan, barque, from Melbourne Success, schooner, from Melbourne Streamlet, schooner, from Melbourne Eucalyptus, barque, from Hobart Town Salcombe Castle, schooner, from Auckland Zambia, ship, from Glasgow Canterbury, schooner, from New River Black Swan, ship, from Melbourne Picard, schooner, from Hobart Town Colchester, brig Adelaide

The Omeo s. s., arrived this (Thursday) afternoon from Lyttelton. She left Lyttelton on Tuesday, the 3rd instant, at 3 p.m. during the prevalence of a dense fog, whirh continued until she had arrived within twenty-five miles of Otago Heads. She had to steam half speed the whole way, and, iv consequence, did not arrive until the hour mentioned. About twenty-five miles northward of Otago Heads she spoke tire ship Abbot Lawrence, about which some anxiety had arisen, in consequence of the number of days'sh ■ has been on the passage hence from the Bluii. The Abbot Lawrence was, at the time, beating to the southward, and as the wind has since set in lightly in her favor, she may be expected at Port Chalmers on Friday. The ships Zealandia, Evening Star, and White Star were lying at Lyttelton when the Omeo left. The Omeo leaves Port Chalmers for Melbourne on Saturday, atone p.m. The: brig Colchester, from Adelaide, nnd the schooner Picard, from Hobart Town, arrived at Port Chalmers this (Thursday) evening. They report no shipping except a whaler, passed a few days ago by the Picard. -By the courtesy of Captain Grigg, of the Pioard, we have Hobart Town papers up to the The Warren'Goddard has discharged her cargo of rattle, imported from Norfolk Island, all in good condition. We have to report the arrival of the London ship, Black Swan, Capt. Ueq, King, after a protracted passage of 107 days from Plymouth. Her passage list comprises 12 in the saloon, 9 in the second cabin, and 83 in the steerage ; and Capt. King is accompanied by his lady and child. .-He reports one of the most adverse passages he has ever known. He left Plymouth on. the morning of 17th February, and no sooner was the vessel outside the breakwater than she encountered a succession of heavy gales, varying in direction from S. to S.W., which lasted, with hardly nn hour's intermission, for fully ten days. This unfavorable commencement was followed by very light northerly winds, which took the ship down into lat. 22deg. N., where she caught the N.E. trades, and carried them into lat. ldeg. N., crossing the line on the 19th March. The S.E. trades, which. were unusually light; did not extend to the southward of lat. 14de". S.,- and .were succeeded by such very light airs from the northward that fortune successive daystheship did not make more than an average of 70 miles per diem: in fact, until the lat. of 37 deg. S., was reached, very little, if any, improvement was experienced. Very moderate S.W. winds, varied by an occasional gale "from the eastward, carried the ship across the meridian of Greenwich on the 19th of April, and from thence to the Snares, which were siffhted on the Ist of June Owing to. the extreme Variableness and' easterly tendency of the winds, the Indian Ocean had to be scoured between the parallels of 43 °~and 49° with scarcely one single day's steady running. The greatest distance run was 573 miles m two consecutive days. In spite of the weary monotony of the passage, every effort was made'tq beguile the time: Amonsst the amusements the passengers had; v/asa series of highly instructive nnd ' entertaining -lectures, on the Steam Engine, which was deliyeredby C. S. Wood, Esq., F.G.S., one of the'saloon passengers. In his work of amusement and1 instruction, Mr. Wood was ably assisted by another gentleman, who delivered three entertaining lectures on thciscience of Astronomy, which were listened to with the most marked attention by almost every one on board. The lectures were for. ' the inost^piirt delivered on the poop deck, under the awning} but'as the •weather became < colder the, saloon-had to be resorted to. -An impromptu-con- ; "cert"" usually closed~"the "evening's—amusement,- and thus,- many an otherwise.-: > s monotonous ? hour was spent. : ;Divine service was always most creditably attended, ■aadiiwas^cond.ucbSd by Dr. Wood, the surgeon, who reports moat favorably as

to tlio health of .all on board during the passage, not one case of anything approaching to serious illness having occurred. The mos* noticeable circumstance on the voyage was the occurrence ot an. earthquake, which was most distinctly felt on board. 'It occurred on Friday the 23rd of May, the ship being at that time in lat. 48.59 S. and long. 127.0& B. For several days the barometer had been very low, varying from 23 to 30, and early on the morning of the 23rd ult., the ship shook violently, and a peculiar sound was heard, as if the vessel were grating over the bottom, the tremor and the sound beiugso distinct, as to wake the watch below. Previous to her arrival, the passengcis, the majority of whom are from Scotland, presented the officers of the ship and the surgeon with a complimentary address." She reached Port Chalmers between 6 and 7 p.m., aiid the passengers may be expected in town in the morning.