PORT CHALMERS—APRIL 15th.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 412, 16 April 1863, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS—APRIL 15th.

Wind^at .noon, S.W., light breeze. Weather, Hne. High water on the 16th instant at Port Chalmers, 1.58 a.m., and 2.22 p.m; at Uunediu an hour later.

BXPEOTED ARRIVALS. ' Prom London—Coldstream, Helena. From Glasgow—Sir ■William Eyre, Silistria lectra;.;.. , ;■,...:..; A Froni Melbonrne—Australia, Hussar. From. New, York,—Mary aud Edith. Fronv Adelaide—Settler." Froni Sydney—Planet. From JTewcastle—Kate Swanton.

PROJECTED; DEPARTUBK3. Chariot of Fame, for London, May 2nd. John Duncan, for London, 10th May. Fryde, for Hobarfc Town, early. Eli Whitney.ifor Newcastle, 17thfast. Hydra, for Melbourne, early. Hussar, for.Melbourne, on arrival. Alice Cameron, for Sydney, 18th inst. Jnno Lockhart, for Sydney, this day. ~ Bella Visti, for Hobart Town, 18th instant. Titama r for Jnvercargill, 18th inst. Aldinga. for Melbourne, 18fhinst. Bengal,-for Sydney and Newcastle, 18fch inst. St. Dunstan, for, Valparaiso, 18th inst. lord Ashley, for (Northern Ports. 18th inst. ' ,' . / ' ' VESSELS IN POKT. . John Duncan, ship, from london. Ganandque, ship, from London. Arima, ship, from Glasgow. ' Chariot of Same, ship, from London. Beugnl, barque* from Sydney, Eli Whitney, ship, from Melbourne. i'ryde.-brigrfrom-Hobart Town. G, V. H. Keinestein, ship,-from Geelong. Jane, brig, from Melbourne. Sea Nymph; brig, from Melbourne. St. Dunstan, ship, from Adelaide. Warreriiftbddard, brig, from Melbourne. Alice Cameron, barque, from Sydney. Andr&w/Shippffom1 Melbourne. Hydra, ship, from Melbourne. Jane Lockhart, Schooner, from Sydney. Lady Emma, brig, from Launceston. Maltt>lmfb'i'igarltine, from Melbourne. ' Cecilia, schooner, irom Chatham Islands. Gladiatov, ship, from New York. •' • Bella Vista, r barque from Hobart Town. CharlottiMndrewa? barque4, from. San Francisco. Helena, barque, from Memel, - . lJemar.k,;bVig? fronrWellibJiton. ' ' Ann Sanderson, brig, from Port Elliott.. . There have been no shipping amvals.or departures to-day. ' The Aldinga may now ,be,hourly expected. If the mail had nbtbeen telegraphed^froin Port Adelaide on the 9th, she would sail on that day, and is therefore now duo. If the mail were telegraphed; slie would not remainJonger-than—lO-anr orr'the' 11 th," and leavinir^>jl(ha|t ctitne^l-she" /should,' -'with average •weather, amye on the 16tn ora7th. She sails, of course, with fbejrJKnglisJiinail "on Saturday, the 18th. iifim uoh-'ti A .-.■■' ; :-■''■ ■-....■■ The 4!k?™a r # teoICMSO passengers with her on TuesdaifiyeninKJathe.airedale 22, and the William Miskin .expected > in' the case of tne Alhambra, in consequence of the searching of paweiieerscfjDr-igolihtiponl which :du'ty had not been paid, Koji^sji^steamed^joff punctually' to her time, and was outside the Heads before dusk. To prevent JgconYep?encerit:l3 .well • tor passeDgers proceeding to Melbourne to know that i a Strict search for gol^jfejfice^iwiaJly.-omade," and that by • th? pjssession of gold which has not been regularly passed at the Custom Houee,;they render themselves liable to serious/jenal.tiesH -O '• ■ • On Tuesday ,njgh£«<and:mltil> an early'hour this morning, it blow Bo heavy//(raid from the S. W., tut' the vessels in;porfe,jie)cl ; joaheir.!moorings well, and no' accident of any description-occurred. The William Miskin,jjboundr fog XnyercargilJ, remained under 1 shelter of the Heads untU,noon, when the gale had abated. . r .v,«;- ;l i,j ;■ :l .; ; ■ ■■■ ' Captajn./Murra^s.jiieiyriß.teamer is; expected to'be iaunched^n^ §asusHay X prjontQ receiving her boilers,! engines,.,ftna i . i up'perr.workß..i- Thoiigli by courtesy called a '^^er x jaJt ;thaK,will i le.»ve; the stocks -will Da a hu^jSli^ll^Wubarg? whioh serves as the foundation, as s jt ( . th^irp w ; of cottages which will be seen, in course of time, proceeding up the Molyncux with a water o yiieel. t ;a| o <the'!Kablf'.L iThis barge has been built brondsMe on to the shore, and will, of cource, s,o_ent£r_Jthe-water,—T-he stern paddle will then be nttajohe^, aad; wlje.njsbei receives her engines, there will bfftrosteamerain port.capable of the speed she will attain,,or f otcompeting njith her in quaintness of aprieftfance.i Gjj completion she will proceed to the Molyneux'- uflder Captain Murrray's charge, andit wil] r .npt.he i fi'oin ) .«,want;'of knowledge of the class oftaa);,,;reaT«,i;e'd, [op a -want of spirit to cope with the^tlffficiiltfes'of ~ttie navigation if the enterprise should fail to. be successful: ;; ,' ■ \ ■ ■