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Otago Daily Times, Issue 232, 17 September 1862, Page 4

:' .•.■■■••• ." '.' ''•■■ -■•.."■ \mXYAIS, .-,; ;• <■.. ■ '■~<>.:■■■''- .. ■• Mary Thomson, schooner, 60 tons. Oonnell, from lijttetton—l6 passengers, ;H. Thomson,: agent, v Matilda Hayes, schooner, 20 tonsj, Falconer*, from ■Oamaru.' J. A. & It. Baird, agent-*. Queen, s.s.i 477 tons, Pole, from tue Northgeneral cargo, and 146.passengers, A. L. Thomson and Co., agents. ~: •.-. -.; ■■■;■■:■./ ■"'. -■■■■', \.;-/""■_ ■ ' •••••■■■ .•••■.. :- ■ ' DEPABTUIVES.- """ ■;'■'■-■ - ■ -'. : ; ' Victor, brig, 227 tons, JXt-ris, for Newcastle —in ballast. J. C. Campbell and Co., agents. .;•■:■'.' ?ASSESOSR liIST. Per Mary Thompson, from ■ i yttleton—-L. Ward, J. Ciiappelle: J. Copp, K. Baker, B. Wiight, P. Newcombe, W. Trail, I). Henry, S. Little, I*. Gilbert, J. Eimonds, Thomas' Donald, P. Andrew, D. ■Somerset. . : Per Queen, from Kortli—cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Kissliug, Major McNeil!, Mrs. Masou, Mr. W. P. Smith, Mr. Gillies, M.H.R., Mr. Leet-li, Mrs. and Miss Marks, Mr. In wood, Captain Smith, Mr. Mason, Mr. Cargill, M.H.R., Dr. Menzies, M.L.U.; li in the Fore Cabin, and 120 in the Steerage.

The City of Hobart, though hourly expected,?has not yet made her appearance, nnd, even should ~slhj arrive in the sight, it will be with difficulty sho will be able to leave on tho day of her contract, the i7th. If now ..through the Straits, she must be experiencing exceedingly heavy and contrary weather outside. The schooner Mary Tlioin3on, from Canterbury, arrived in the forenoon. Brings sixteen passengers, would have filled up, but the news conveyed by the Airedale deterred many from leaving for the Dunstan diggings. It was, however, a mistake to suppose, as seemed to be the impression, that all the pa Mrn^ers conveyed Korth l>y thss AircdaVwtmjreturned diggers. From forty to iifty of the number wi;re passengers by the Ringdove, who were bound for Auckland, nud who were forwarded thither by the Airedale. On Monday evening the Mary Thomson ffghted a steamer beating to windward under sail, supposed to be the Gteloug. I The Matilda Hayes returned from Oannsru in the niorning, proeocdiisg direct to town. " The steamship Ranitatira, which was intended to sail at noon, will not leave until the weather has subsided. Though it is determined tliat this ve>,se!, like others of the same line, .-hould keep her time most accurately, it would be impossibe for a-light ship like her to make headway against tlus w nd. Some anxiety is felt as to the effect of the recent gale upon the Victory, as there must now be a tremendous sea in Wiek'liifo Bay, heavier than any Mr. Scott has hitherto had to contend with. Jlr. Scott was prepared to admit the water into the vessel in the event of an emergency, and by that mean 3to make her comparatively stationary, and it is hoped that expedient, wiib. the strong cables holding her, may avert a defeat of the operations which have been so far successful.

The only shipping departure for these two days, has been, the brig Victor, which vns towed out by the Samson, on Monday forenoon. P.S. —The Queen, 5.3., reached tlie Port at 3 p.m. She left Auckland on Sunday the 7th, with saloon fall, and G7 steeraee passengers. Had light winds and a calm sea first part of tbo passage. Fifteen miles out of Auckland, spoke the Matilda Wattenbatch, from London, with loss of main and mfzen top gallant masts. The Queen stopped and le-earried her letters for the English mails. Number of passengers on board her, 375 • six deaths occurred during the voyage. The Queen arrived at Napier on the oth, at 9 a.m., started at noon on the lOth, arrived at Wellington at 5 p.m. on the 11th,- and there encountered heavy adverse weather till Snnday the 14th, ■when she left at 11 a.m., with a heavy sea and contrary winds, leaving the Storm Bird in port to sail on the following day. Arrived at Lyttelton at 10 o'clock on the 15th, and has since had a fair wind with a rough sea.