PORT CHALMERS, SEPTEMBER 22ND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 237, 23 September 1862, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS, SEPTEMBER 22ND.

Wind at noon, N.K., fine breeze; weather, cloudy. Barometer, 29.34. Thermometer, 60 High water, on the 23rd inst. at Port Chalmers 2.51 a.m., and 3.9 p.m.; at Dunediu an hour later.

ARRIVALS,

Alfred Lamont, barque, 654 tons, Murphy, from Melbourne, general cargo, 263 passengers. C. Poole, agent.

Isabella, barque, 195 tons, Copping, from Hobart Town, Sept. 11, timber and fruit, 21 passengers. Master, agent. Thames, brig, 228 tons, M'Kellar, from Newcastle, August 28, coal, 6 passengers. A. M'Kinnon, agent.

DEPARTURES,

Storm Bird, s. s., Mundle, for Lyttelton and Wellington, general cargo, 30 passengers. J. Jones and Co., agents.

PASSESGER LIST.

Storm Bird, for Lyttelton and Wellington—Messrs J. Qiilies, D. Marks, and 15 in the steerage. Geelong, from Lyttelton—Messrs. Page, Hargood, Denham, Brown, aud Jones; Mrs Jones, Miss M'Farlane.

Per Alfired Lamont, from Melbourne — Mrs M'Donald and family, Dr. Smith, Dr. O'Donoghue, 280 in the steerage. Per Isabella, from Hobarfc Town—Cabin—Mrs Begg and four children, Mr and Mrs C. Selby, Mr W. Fisher, Mr. A. Hesketh and Mrs Hesketh, Mr. T. Smith. Steerage— G. T. Prescott, Henry Miller, George Thomas, and Henry Currey; J. Dall, J. Jeffrey, Thomas M'Cluskey, John Thomas, Hyain Simmons, David Miller.

BXPEOTBD ARRIVALS.

From Melbourne.—Marchioness, From London— Planter. From the Clyde—Jura, Cheviot. From Newcastle—Time and Truth. From WellingtonEllen Simpson, Remark, v* aliant. From Newcastle— Cincinnati.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Lombard, for Invercargill, early. VESSELS IN PORT. Escort, ship, from London Esther, schooner, from Chatham Islands Carlotta.. barque, from New York. Grasmere, barque, from Glasgow Killermont, brigantine. from Melbourne Margaretha Roescer, ship, from Newcastle Bombay, ship, from London Wm. Buchanan, barque, from Newcastle Pilot, schooner, from Stewart's Island Mary Thomson, schooner, from Lyttelton Rebecca, schooner, from Auckland Isabella, barque from Hobart Town. Sea Shell, barque, from Melbourne. Robert Henderson, shipj from Glasgow. Metaris, barque, from Newcastle. Alpha, cutter, from Auckland Gannet, cutter, from Waikawa Travellers Bride, cutter, from Chatham Islands Gclong, p.s., from Lyttelton Alfred Lan-.ont, barque, from Melbourne. Thames, brig, from Newcastle.

The Alfred Lemont was one of the barques seen from the Ocean Beach on Sunday. She reached the Port on Monday forenoon, and her passengers numbering nearly 300, and the majority of them diggers, proceeded at once to town by. the Samson. The Alfred Lemont, as previously reported, sailed five days before the last Melbourne arrival, the Sea Shell, and during most of her passage experienced easterly weather. In addition to her passengers, she brings a quantity of general cargo. The barque Isabella, from Hobart Town, left that port &n_the Hth, made Stewarts Island in seven day's ■with fine weather, and has since had light variable winds, sighted the Tamer, bound for Hobart Town, on Monday laid off Stewart's Island. Has a cargo consisting principally of timber, including some piles for Dunedin jetties. Captain Copping reports that at Hobart Town considerable interest was taken in the recent news from Otago, and the files with which he favoured us, which are up to the 10th, give the same account. We learn from them that the Daniel Watisonhad sailed for Lyttelton, and that the Wild Wave, Captain Fisher had arrived from that port. The schooner Minnie Dike is reported as having been lost under the following circumstances:— "On being loaded at Duck Bay on on the 30th of August, she proceeded down the river; when about a mile from the loading place, in a bend of the river, called the Rocks, she was caught by the very strong fresh running, and taken on to a patch of stones. With the tide falling, she unfortunately refcained at midships, on the stones, notwithstanding that every precaution was used and endeavour made to get her off again, but without success. On the tide finally leaving her she laid down on her broadside, the centre of the vessel on the stones, the stem and stern hanging over, and with tfie heuvy weight in the vessel in such a situation her Keel went in, the covering boards gave way, and sheets of copper came off by the vessel straining; she filled with water, the tide flowing in and out. A survey was accordingly held, when it was recommended that she be immediately sold for the benefit of those concerned. The vessel, with her boats, chains, anchors, &ails, and gear, has since been sold by public auction by Mr. James Ferguson, at. Stanley, as she lay-stranded at Duck Bay, to F. W. Ford, Esq., for the sum of £215, the purchase of which has been authorised by the shareholders, and will proceed to England by the next trip of the Great Britain. The brig, Tamar, has had a somewhat protracted passage from Newcastle, having first had light vyeather. r A heavy easterly gale on the 11th, and a continuance ; of. easterly weather since. Captain McKellar reports the Cincinnati as being loaded at Newcastle for this port. There are no vessels at present in sight from the Heads. The Lightning, about which so many rumours were afloat in town on Sunday, cannot reasonably be expected for several days. • ; The Storm Bird left the port for Lyttelton and Wellington, at 3 p.m. The Hobart Town papers report n meeting recently held there, to take into consideration certain statements made by the Rev. J. G. Patori, Missionary from Tanna, (New Hebrides), reflecting upon the conduct of the masters of whaling ships, from Hobart Town. Dr. Crowtber took the chair, and a large number of gentlemen connected with whaling enterprise, and others, were present, including Captains Clinch, Pie, Chamberlain, Copping, Lucas, Me Arthur, Harries, McGregor, &c, &c, Messrs. Bassti*n, Colnn,

P Beilly, H. J. Chapman, Toby, Alderman Risby, I ice, ;sc, iiie statements made by Mr. i Jatou at a late ! m(;eM»g;Were ii.dignaiitly denkd, and Jhe io lowing re>(>iuti»U was jtasM;.! and dKlered to Wa pnmeu :-;• TjiHt;tiie Rev. IG. Sn S..nS i HW J??s> ,ih.av^f la hU varioui lectures, .lately,de- ' livered in thi- city, maJ« sttue.nents reflecting upon the character ot Captain W. Ma^fs e ld, master of the Southern Cros« wjialing shin, of this port, an.l by im^ phcaton upon al >ho follow the ■ Sme profS, which are.known, o many now present Üb». utterly untrue, thm meeting desirts to txpress ita severe reprehension cf such conduct, aiid^to express its Borrow that any person, and.more particularly one protessine to bo a minister of the Gospel, should liava been guilty of inakin^ assertions, .which a very small amount of inquiry would have convinced him iiad no.: foundation ia fact." In the coarse of the discussion-which this resolution provoked, "John £all".one,ofthß natives brought to Hobart Town by tne feouthern Cross, was examined, and his testimony went distinctly to prove that the natives came on board voluntarily, in fair terms of engagement : that they were treated well in all respects, and subjected to no coercion ; and that other allegations made by the missionary were not "in accordance with fact. A good deal of excitement' prevailed on the occasion, and at times the discussion was of a somewhat angry character. ' ,