PORT CHALMERS, December 17.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 311, 18 December 1862, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS, December 17.

Wind variable; weather, thick, with heavy showers. High water on the 18th instant, at Port Chalmov.s, 0.0 a.m., and 0.2G p.m. ; at Dimedin, an hour later. ARRIVALS. Eliza Goddard, brig, 192 tons, Davies, trom Melbourne, 74 horses, 50 bags lime. Master, agent. Onieo, s.f., M'Lachlan, from Melbourne. Royse, Mudie aud Co, agents. DEPARTURES. Geelonjr, p.s., Boyd, lor Oaraaru, goods and passengers. Cnrgill and Co, agents. Success, schooner, Sanders, for Stewart's Island. Albatross, schooner, Clarke, for Auckland. Northern Light, schooner, for Hobart Town, in ballast. PASSENGER LIST. Per Omeo, from Melbourne: Saloon: Mrs Macintosh and four children, Mrs Walsh and four children, Messrs Wright, Kleise, Ellanc, J. Wells, W. Jose, T. Goyne, J, Tomlinson, Misses Jones (2), Messrs Harris, Levenson, J, Warne, T. Chapman, ~W. Mason, A. Mullan, J. Richardson, W, Keating, Mr and Mrs Logan, Mr aud Mrs lteece. Messrs Stephens, Banks, Stiff, Evans, Culling, Houghney, Jackson, Wilson, Buckland, Bucknall, Mrs Lewis, and 2G in the steerage.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Gothenburg, s.s., for Melbourne, 19th inst. Omeo, s.s., for Melbourne, 22nd inst. Aldinga, s.s., Melbourne, 31st inst. Benjamin Heape, for Melbourne, 17th inst. Nor'-Wester, for Melbourne, 20th inst. Queen, s.s., for Auckland, &c, on arrival of English mail. Witch of the Tees, for London, 15th January, 1863. Chile, tor London, 20th January, 1863. Aquila, for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Napier, 17th inst. Storm Bird, s.s., for Lyttelton and Wellington, 20th inst. Excelsior, for Canterbury, 18th inst. [ Pioneer, for the Molyneux 17th inst, Mary Jane, for the Molyneux, early. j Mary Thompson, for Inveicargill, early. Clarendon, for Waihola Lake, 17th inst. Midlothian, for Waihola Lake, early. Kestrel, for Sydney, 20tb inst. VESSELS IN PORT. r Aboukir, ship, from Glasgow, ' Cincinnati, barque, from Newcastle. Surprise, schooner, from Auckland. " ! Pawn, schooner, from Lyttleton. Chile, ship, from London. j *' Scoresby, ship, from London. jgjvletaris, barque, from Newcastle. Montezumn, brig, from Port Albert. Mary Thomson, schooner, from Waikawa. Cosmopolite, brig, from Hobart Town. Benjamin Heape, barque, from Melbourne. yilnlia, schooner, from Melbourne. JJunedin, schooner, from Stewart's Island. Kestrel, brig, from Sydney. Eliza Goddard, brig, from Melbourne. \ Oinco, s.s., from Melbourne, Queen, s.s., from North. San Francisco, barque, from Geelong. City of Melbourne, ship, from Melbourne Nor'Wester, ship, from Melbourne Derwcnt Hunter, barque, from Hobart Town

The Eliza Goddard arrived in the morning, bringing, with other cargo, a line lot of 74 horses, which she is now discharging at the beach. The Nor'Wester is also discharging horses and sheep, and a great portion of the City of Melbourne's cargo is likewise out, all in good condition. The San Francisco has been the first large vessel which has this year discharged her stock alongside the apology for a pier with which Port Chalmers is only provided. The Albatross, after some delay, has dropped down from town, ami sails this evening, along with, the Success and another schooner.

The Omeo had all her stock and cargo on board, and ready on ihe 10th to start; put oh sailing- till the 11th, and finding the mail was not telegraphed,

started. Captain M'Lachlan had strict instructions ■ it the mail was signallizcd at the Heads to wait for if, | but af- 0.30 p.m. on the 11th. no signs ot the mail afc Grleiielg. The Aliiarabra will be ready for sea in a day or two, and will briug.oa the English mail. The Omeo has had light southerly breezes throughout, and has made the passage in six days. At 7 a.m. this; morning off Kuapuke passed the s.s. Aldinga; at 8 a.m. passed the s.s. City of Hobart and the Titauia. ; j The Alhambra was op the slip. Mr Harry Jackson, .; the celebrated comedian and burlesque actor, is a pas-! senger per Oraeo.

NTER-COLONIAL AND INTER-PROVINCIAL STEAM MAIL SERVICE FOR 1863. The following will -we understand be the Time Table of the Mail steamers on the different lines of service for tlie ensuing year. This time table will be adhered to except where Sundays interfere. The figures represent the days of arrival or departure for each month throughout the year :— Boat No. 1. Auckland and Sydney a3 at present. Boat i\o. 2.-3.5. Queen. Carrying the Mail for England to Port Chalmers f via East Coast, and returning to Auckland. Auckland, leave , 8 Napier, leave .. .. 11 ' ! Wellington, arrive 12 Wellington, leave 13 Lyttleton, leave 15 Port Chalmers, arrive 16 Port Chalmers, leave 18 Lyttelton, leave. 20 ' Wellington, arrive 21 J Wellington, leave 23 I Napier, leave. 25 Auckland, arrive.. 27 Boat No. 3.— S.S. Prince Alfred. From Sydney to Lyttelton and back, via Nelson, Picton, and Wellington. Sydney, leave *. 25 Nelson, leave i..... i - Picton, leave. 5 Wellington, leave... 7 Lyttelton, leave 10 Nelson, leave 13 Sydney, arrive 20 Boat No. 4.--S.S. Airedale. From Manukau to the Bluft and back, via Taranaki," Nelson, Picton, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. Manukau, leave .23 Bluff, leave 4 Faranaki, leave ...24 Otago, leave 7 Nelson, leave .2G Lyttelton, leave 9 Picton, leave 27 Wellington, leave ... .11 Wellington, leave ... .28 Picton, leave 11 Lyttelton, leave 30 Nelson, leave 15 OUigo, leave 2 Taranaki, leave 10 Bluif, arrive ........3 Manukau, arrive Boat No. S.—S.S. Aldixga. Melbourne, leave 9 Port Chalmcis, arrive 15 Port Chalmers, leave 18 Melbourne, arrive 25 Note —It will be observed that the Prince Alfred will not come farther south than Lyttelton, where she will arrive on the 10th of each month. We believe that an arrangement will be made for getting the. Utago mails forwarded at once instead of keepiug them until the loth for the Queen.