PORT CHALMERS, NOVEMBER 3.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 273, 4 November 1862, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS, NOVEMBER 3.

Wind at noon, N.E., moderate breeze. Weather, misty. High water on the 4th instant, at Port Chalmers, 1.42 a.m., and 2.16 p.m.; at Dunedii. an hour later. ARRIVAL?. Nil. DEPARTURES. Claude Hamilton, s.s., 530 tons, P. Gibson, for the BluiF, general cargo and passengers. G. S. Brodrick, agent. Lady Baikly, ps., Adams, for Waikouaiti, cargo and passengers. It. Dyason and Co, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London —Star of Tasmania, Scoresby, From Glasgow- -Aboukir, Sevilla, Pladda. From Adelaide—Austral. From Melbourne — Citizen, Matador, Bruce, Eli Whitney, Kale Waters, Isabella, EedclifF, Hugh Roberts. From Sydney — Spray, Vixen, Hebe. From Hobart Town—Juno. From Batavia—Eliza Godd r'l. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Acacia, for Melbowne, early. Gothenburg, for Canterbury, this day. Do., for Melbourne, Bth inst. 'J> Thane of I'ife, for Sydney, this day. Yarrow, for Wellington, this day.

The Intercolonial Company's »ew steamer Claude Hamilton sailed in the afternoon for the Bluff". During her slay in the port she has been visited by numbers of perrons, who liave been all highly pleased with her attributes as a sea-going vessel, and with the conveni-nee and elegance of her several cabins. Her saloon, particularly, is more spacious and more tastefully fitted than the saloons of the majority of vessels on the co'tst, and the contiguous state-rooms and ladies' cabin are equally commodious and comfortable. At a time when, by the loss of the Guiding Star, there is no vessel on the passage, the regular trips of the Airedale and Claude Hamilton, and at fares comparatively cheap, must be a considerable convenience to the Dunedin and Southland trade, which has of Irite considerably increased. Borne vessels have been seen off the coast during the past few days, apparently inward-bound; but they have, no doubt, been prevented from making the harbour by the late extreme haziness of the weather. The Isabella, Huitli Roberts, and Redcliff are the names of three sm.'il! vessels which had sailed fio a Melbourne for Otago, in addition to those previously mentioned. The Killennont, from Otago bad arrived at Newcastle. The Blanche Moore, which had at first been laid on for Otago, had sailed from Melbourne for Point de Gallc. His Honor the Superintendent, with Mr Logic, of the Custom,;, visited Fort Chalmers on Saturday, and were engaged during the day in an inspection of the town and the bay. It is hoped that the visit may be productive of the commencement of some improvements at the Port, which is not advancing at the rate which its natural situation, and the number of shipping resorting to it, would wax-rant people to expect. There is a feeling prevalent that much of the labor concentrated on particular works inDunedin, might, very reasonably and appropriately, be trans- i ferred to i'ort Chalmers, and that, were a good plan .of harbour improvement at once resolved upon by a competent engineeringl authority, improvements would be carried out which would not only be locally beneficial, but would afford, considerable facilities for the accommodation of the whole trade of th« province.

Tkeuific Typhoon in tiii? China Waters, and Immense Loss ov Native Life.—A Typhoon of unprecented violence swept over Hongkong, Macoa, Canton, and Whampoa, on Sunday, 27ch July, 1862, committing frightful ravages on property, and being the cause of the loss of no less than forty thousand lives. The centre passed over Canton and Whampoa; Macoa did not have it quite so strong, and Hongkong escaped with a stiff gale, which simply caused a few shins in the harbour to foul one another, 'ihe most peculiar feature in this terrific scourge is tlie short time it lasted, and the extraordinary high tide, eight feet higher than usual.— China Trade Report, August 10.