SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2003, 1 June 1868, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.— May 31. Wind S.W., light breeze. Weather, line, clear. High water on Ist Juno At the Honda, 11.57 ; Fort Chalmers, 0.27 ; at Dunwlin, 1.12p.ra. OIWERVATOBY, POCT CirAL»KKB,-~ Latitude, 45deg. 48min- 55ssec. south; l(»n----oitudo, lib. 22m. 30s. five-tenths cast. Time ball drops daily (Sundays except*!) at I pro. Port Chalmers moan tim«»; or, lit. 37m.2-'is. five-teutha a.m. Greenwich mean time. ARRIVAL. Coirwranp, p.«., 152 tow, Maiilcr, from Xyttclton, via intermediate ports, with cargo a»d passenger*. CargiUn and MM.can agents. , BKPAitTuniai. Lady Bird, «.«., 520 tom, Lusher, fw Wellington, via intermediate ports, with cargo arid pas'.engera. Dalgety, liattray, anil Co., agents. „, . , Beautiful Star, a.«. f 125 tons, Chrap, for Northern and West Coast Ports, with cargo and pasßengers. H. Houghton and Go, ».».. Tritons, Tall for Port Molynewx. with cargo. Koyse, Mudie, and.Co., schooner, 70 tons, Paterson for Fiji, with cargo and passcugers. K. -B. Martin and Co., agents. Hope, cutter, 21 tons, Gray, for Waikouaits with cargo. Waster, agent. PASSENGER LTBT. Per Comerang, from Lyttelton via intcrmed'ata pwte: Mr and Mrs Marshall and child, Mrand Mrs Lewis, Mr and Mrs Kob--Bon Mrs Olcndining, Miss Caascls, Miss Stewart, • Messrs Dryer, Haines, kreen, Scott, Shean, Heenan, Fleming, and Li, in the steerage, KXI'ECTKD ARRIVALS. From London.-- Niphon,Fob.l4; Ajmoer, March 21. ~ _ , . r ' Krom Gr,A«oow.-Caribou, leb. 15. From Mei.bournb.--Su- Isaac Newton, Gothenburg, Tararua. PItOJKCTKI) DKPAHTtmra. E P Bouverie, for London, early. Queen «i the Thlcs, for Holcitika, eirly. Gothenburg, for Melbourne, &c, early. Ann, for Newcastle, this day. James Paxton, for Invercargiil, this day. Comerang. for Lyttelton, 2nd mat. Wainui, for Lyttelton, this day. Tararua. for Northern Ports, ;>th mat. Jane Elkiu, for Greymouth, early. Ahuriri, for Northern Ports, 11th mat. VKKSKLS »N PORT. E. P.-Bouverie, ship, from Glasgow. Celestial Queen, s)ii|», from London. Maria, ship, from Glasgow. Lovet Peacock, Boh., from Boston, O.H. yiflpasia, schooner, from Tiamu. .Ann, hmmntmc, from Melbourne Croat, schooner, from Kaiapoi. Excelsior, Hchoonor, from ivaipara. James P.ixton, schooner, from InvercargilL Queen of tho Isles, «chr., from Havelock. Craigellachie, brig, from Mauritius. Hector, brigand ne, from Warnambool. Cleopatra, schooner, from Melbourne. Jane Elkin, schooner, from Lyttelton. Alice, Bchooner, from Pelorus Sound.Challenge, schooner, from Akaroa. Anne, schooner, from Oamaru. Lloyd's Herald, Bchooner, from Oamaru. Defiance, ketch, from Kakanui. Cora, schooner, from Invercargiil. Three Brothers, uchocner, from Oamaru. Emerald, schooner, from Kaiapoi. Mying Squirrel, schooner, from Oamaru. Eleanor, barque, from Newcastle. Wainui, b.s., from Northern Portß. -» .„„ nji jrtiin Lyttelton. CUSTOMS* idximnv. - INWAUB9—COASTWISE. May 30—Comerang, 152 tona, MaiDer, i master, from Oamaru, with cargo. Cargille j jmd M'Lean, a?eats. Midlothian, 15 tons, Walker, master, from Oamaru, with cargo. Keith Kamsay, agent. OUTWARDH—OOASTWISB. May 30—Taia'roa, 51 tons, Tall, master, for Fort; Molyncux, with cargo. Boyso, Mudio, and Co, agents. Cleopatra, 02 tons, Ifwcnsen, master, for Lyttelton, with cargo, ftoyse. Mudio, and Co., ag'-nts. ' J Aparima, 22 tons, Deuohrftas, master, for Kakanui, with cargo. Master, agent. Beautiful Star, 125 tons, Ohrisp master, for Lyttelton, with cargo. H.'Houghton and Co., agents. „„• ' ~ Three Brothers, 2(3 tona, M'Donald, master, for Oamaru, with cargo, Keith Kamsey, *fiellt' IMPORTS. Per Chitha, from Waikava: 30,000 feet of sawn timber, J Gray ; 49 packages merchandise, Oargills nnd M'Lean. Per Emerald, from Kaiapoi: ISSO bushels •wheat, 4 tons potatoes, 2 do bacon and hams, half ton butter, Master.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS— Yestkbday. Burpp : May 30—Susan, from Newcastle, N.B.W. ; Airedale, n.e., from Duncdin, at 2.30 p.m. . '' Wellington : May 30—Waipara, from Wanganui, at 11 a.m. m Lyitkltow : May 30—Claud Hamilton, fro-n Dunedin, at 11 a.m, ; Fury, from Newcastle, at 11.30 a.m.

Tho p.s. Comerang, from Lyttelton, 'via intermediate port*, arrived in harbor at daylight on Saturday morning, and moored alongside the shin B. P. Bouverie, where she transhipped portion of the wool cargo, and afterwards proceeded to Dunedin. On this trip tho Comerang left Lyttelton at 5 p.m. on tho 27th, and arrived at Akaroa at 11 p.m. ; Bailed at 1 a.m. on the 28th for Timfiru, arriving there at 3 p.m. same day ; discharged and took in cargo and left at 3 p in. on tho 20th for Oamaru, where she arrived at 9 p.m ; left at 11 p.m. same day, and arrived at tho Heads at 4 a.m. on Saturday. She experienced fine weather to Oamaru"; hence strong S. W. winds. The s.a. Lady Bird, which put back oa Friday afternoon for her paporsand clearance, sailed for Wellington via intermediate ports at S a.m. on Saturday. The s.s. Beautiful Star, for Northern and West Coast ports, and the Taiaroa, for Port Molynoux, sailed on Saturday afterThe clipper schooner Banshee took her departure f-r tho Fijia, on Saturday. She takes a considerable portion of cargo and a f nil complement of passengers. Amongst the latter aro several old residents of Otago, including MrF. J. Moss, who for some time occupied thooflica of Provincial Treasurer. Mr Morton, late Inspector of Poltco, is also amongst tho number. The schooner Cluthi* left Waikava on the 29th ultimo, and had light south-west winds during tlw passage. In consequence of the heavy south-east sea on tho coast, the Clutha ■Wat fifteen days bnr-bound. • " The Emerald, Whitby, from.Kaiapoi, left Kai&poi on Wednesday, 20th May. Had light head winds until Saturday, 23rd, When off Akaroa, got an easterly wind which increased to a gale, with very dirty weather. On Sunday, at 8 a.m. barometer 30.35 ; at 9 am., judging had run her distance, and no land being visible, tho vessel bore in towards the shore, and made out Cape Saunders. The wind was now i E.S.E., and dead on tho

»horo, and the weather was too bad to take the harbor. She, therefore, put to sea • and with great difficulty got off a lee shore itgaiiut a very heavy Eea. 'At 6 p.m., the wind ishiftid to S.E , and gave her an offing. At 9 p.m., she waa hove to ; and on luesday night tho gale broke. On Wednesday, by observation, it wrs found she had driven to the northward CO miles. Light variable -winds brought her to the Heads at 4 a.m. on Friday, 29th.' ' ~,■'.. The schooner Albatross hauled near the Queen street Wharf yesterday, when Mr Bartlctt, of Queen street, took a photograph of the vessel, with the Earl of Pembroke, suite, captain, and crew on deck.— Southern Crow, 21st May.

ASTROKUAUUALi .NU.USS iVK JUJ>Ji. • Tlic 21st is the shortest day. The Sun is then at its greatest declination north, passes into the constellation Cancer, and begins to progress southward again. The Moon passes Saturn on the 4th; is near Jupiter on the 14tb, Mars on the 17th, Venus an') Mercury on the 22nd. Is farthest from the Earth on the 10th, and nearest on the 22nd. Full Moon occurs on the sth, last quarter on the 13th ; new Moon is on the 20fch, and first quarter on the 27th. During this month Mercury is an evening star, and during t'le first few days is very wc-lt'aituated for observation. On the 4th this planet s^.ts an hour and three quarters nfter the Sun, bo that with a clear evening it ought to be visible in the N.W. sky. Its greatest easterly elongation is on tho 17th, after which it rapidly approaches the Sun. Venus is now very bright, attracting even the moat car-Mesa eye, on a clear evening. At the middle of the month, its shape resembles a crescent, or the Moon when unicr a week old. After the 24th, Venus in almost (stationary, her progress amongst the stars being very slow. Is in tho constellation Cancer.

Mars presents a direct contrast to "Venus, being very dull in appearance. Is a morning star, in tho constellation Taurus. Jupiter rises about midnight during the month ; but on the 27th, he rises twice—at 0.1 a.m., and at 11.50 p.m. Is situated in Pisces, and well placed for observation. Saturn rises about sunset, and is visible throughout the night. Ih in Scorpio.