WEATHER TELEGRAMS.—YESTERDAY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2030, 27 July 1868, Page 4

WEATHER TELEGRAMS.—YESTERDAY.

Wellington : Calm; cloudy; bar. 30.24, ther. 53. # Blenheim : W., ( light breeze ; blue sky • rivers falling ; bar. '30.22, ther. 45. Lyttelton : Wind N.E:. light breeze ; sky blue ; bar. 30.20, ther. 47. Christchurch: Calm; blue sky; bar. 30 47. ther. 56. Timaru : Calm; blue sky; sea calm : bar. 30.28, ther. 45. Bealey : Calm ; blue sky ; rivers low. Hokitika : S.E, light breeze; cloudy ; bar -rough ; bar. 30.21, ther. 42. Napier: N.W., light breeze; blue sky; sea calm. Port Chalmers : Calm; blue sky; bar. 30.03. ther. 48. Bluef : W., fresh breeze; blue sky : bar. 30.18.

The clipper ship Elmstone. from London, arrived off the Heads yesterday forenoon, after the best passage of the season, viz., 90 days from the Downs and 80 days from laud to land. During the afternoon she signalled for a tug, and the Geelong proceeded outside and towed her in to a convenient discharging berth in the evening. Of her passage, Captain Tomlinson reports that the Elmstone left the Downs on the 27th of April, and encountered heavy westerly weather inthe channel. She finally took her departure from the Lizard on the sth of May; light favorable winds were then met with to the Equator, which was crossed on the 27th rof May, in long. 2341 W. The S.E. Trades were very light, and" lost in 23 S. The meridian of Greenwich was crossed on the 17th of June, and that of the Cape on the 21st. In running down her easting, in latitude 46 S., she experienced very variable winds and weather. The Snares were sighted at 10 p.m. on the 24th, aud the Nuggets on the following day. Light head winds and calms were then met with to arrival. The Elmstone brings 19 steerage passengers, all of whom have enjoyed good health throughout the passage, and on arrival expressed themselves well satisfied with the treatment they received on board. The steamer Golden Age will convey the passengers to Dunedin this forenoon. The Elmstone, after discharging her cargo, proceeds to Newcastle, there to load coal for Shanghae. On her passage she spoke the Aberdeen clipper ship George Thompson, from London, bound to Melbourne, three times ; first in lat. 24-59 dee. S., long. 32-18deg. W. ; afterwards off Tristan d'Acunha and the Cape of Good Hope, The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Co.'s ss7 Airedale arrived from the North with- the Panama mails on Saturday forenoon. Her mails and passengers. were conveyed to Dunedin at noon by the Harbor Company's steamer Pfninsula. The Airedale sailed from tha Manakau early on the 17th, and arrived off Taranaki at 9 p.m. same day; remained there until 1 p.m. on the 18th, but in consequence

cf a heavy west erly gale she could get no communication with the shore ; arrived at Nelson at 4.35 a.m. on the 19fch ; sailed again on the 20th at 1Q 20 a.m, and arrived at Picton same afternoon; left Picton on the 2 st, and arrived at Wellington same day; on the following day she embarked Panama mails, cargo, and passengers, and sailed at 10.15 p m. for Lyttelton, where she arrived at 3 15 p.m. next day ; landed mails and cargo, and saded at 1.40 p.m. on the 24th, arrivingas above, havmgexperienced fine weather on the East Coast. The purser with his usual courtesy, supplied us with full files of Northern, Panama, and American papers. The Airedale sailed for the West Coast via Bluff Harbour yesterday afternoon.

The schooner Elizabeth Curie, after having been locked up for some months by the,silting up of the channel at Okarita, reached the port on Saturday afternoon. On ber passage from Okarita, she called at Waikava, and has brought from the latter port a full cargo of sawn timber. She left Waikava on Thursday, and had a fine run to the Heads, where she arrived on Friday. The Harbor Company's- paddls steamer Wallace returned from ()amaru on Saturday afternoon. Captain Malcolm reports a very heavy sea breaking in Oamaru Bay. However, they were enabled to land and ship cargo -without any risk. She takes in cargo to-day, and sails again to-morrow at nine o'clock.

The s.s. Taiaroa left Port Chalmers at 10 a.m. on Wednesday last, and continued the trip to Waikava, at which place she arrived at 3 a.m. next day ; discharged cargo, and sailed at 6 pm. same day ; arrived in Molyneux Bay at 3 a.m. on Friday; crossed the bar of the Molyneux at 7 a.m. on same day; discharged cargo, and loaded a cargo of produce, and sailed at 5 p.m. on Saturday ; arriving at Dunedin at 3.30 a.m. Fine weather throughout the trip.