SHIPPING TELEGRAMS—YESTERDAY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2257, 30 April 1869, Page 2

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS—YESTERDAY.

Napier. April 29—12.30 p.m., Lyttelton, from Wellington ; 28—7.30 p.m., Ahuriri, for Wairoa. Bi.rjf: April 29—3.30 p.m., Phinean Fcndleton. from London; 4p.m., Phoebe, for Dunediu. WKATTIBK TlsLKGHAMß.—Yestkrdat. Wklunoton : N.W., light; bar. 29.53, ther. GO ; fine. Ble^hcim: Calm; bar. 29.45, ther. 62 ; cloudy ; rivers flooded. Lyttei/ion : H.W. light; bar. 29.55, ther. 51; mining. Chhwchhrch : S.W., freah breeze ; bar. 29. SO, ther. 57 ; overcast and raining. Timaru : S W., light breeze ; bar. 29.53, ther 51 ; overcast; sea calm, Bkaley : Calm ; rainy ; rivers low. Gkkymoutu : N.E. breezo ; overcast and raining ; ! ar good. Hokin ka : S. W., breeze; bar. 29.44, iher &.'i ; uloudy ; bar good. Napier : Calm ; bar. 29.45, ther. 02 ; fine ; sea alight swell. Oimahu : Calm; overcast and raining; BCA Cilm. QukE'Stown : 8., light; drizzling rain. The p.s Wal'nco arrived from Oamsru at a late hour <iv Wednesday night, and procoaled to Dune-fin. The h a Wai nu i will sail for Lyttelton and intftrm diat« ports whea tho weather jnodoratbri The übip Warrior Qaeen only requires 200 bale-i of wool to complete her loading. The b a Han itoto Hails this afternoon for Melivjiirni! via Bluff H irbour.

Tho M \. ami N Z Co.'s s a Gothenburg arrive ■ fn.m M- U>ourne via Bluff Harbour at an Ctrly Imur yesterday morning. Sbe left HoltMH.'s B*y tit 3 p.m. on the 22nd, passed Port Philiip H'.klh at 6 and Cape Schank at Bi< hi. -i htcd the Company's steamer Alhiunhra off Goose Island on the following day nnd »».ißi:il the Swan in the evening. Mudurat*l Moitbor with heavy cross aeas wan uxperfuiceit on tho run across. The S.W. Cape was made on the morning of tho *27tb At neon on that day, in )un\i 105 15 E., a steerage passenger, named Jußt'ph M'Donald, a gunner of the Roynl Arult:ry, who was bound for Wellintt.ii, juaued overboard in a state of dclinuin trt-m- a». The lifnt'oat was lowered the tn.ines row reed, aud every effort mode to save tlu- poor man. but without avail, as bo sank to r;s» no more before the boat reached lii-n. There was a freah southerly briuzu itt the time, and a nasty cross sea, Th" o t having returned to the ship, she prot'fceded on her curse, and reached Bluff whan at 7 a.m. on the 28th. Disuh rgwi c«rgo, and s&i'ed at 430 p.nu same duy, arriving as above We are in-

d«;bttd to Mr Kirk, the parser, for Mcl- : bourne li?e». The Gothenburg sail» this ! (-lu-rmon tor Melbourne, via Northern aud Wc*t Coaat ports. The cutter l^apwjng, favourably known in the Fiji trade, ha« been purchased by, Me*srs Cundry and Johnson, who intend keeping her in tho name trade. She is an' nouric-ti to sail for Ovalau on the sth prox , with cargo and passengers, and bving a fant vessel will no doubt make a quuk trip, and gtt to this Inlands after the hurricane months. The barque Indus has been Jaid on the berth for .Sydney and Newcastle for pa*«en. W.TA arid produce. Her' departure is fixed for the l<Hh of May. Too ».8. Taiaroa having succcsufully accomplished the towing round of the cutter ! Surprise to Port Molyneux with the eahnon | ova, ex Mindora, returned yesterday after--1 noon. The Taiaroa left the Mmdora at Port 01jalmt'r8 ( withthecutt*rintowatl(.3f Jp tn. on Tuesday, experienced fine wrather alonjr the coa«t, and arrived off the Molyneux Bar at 11..'J0 am. next day. Waited for tide, and croßaed the Bar at 2 p.m. Continued her courae up the Eiver for \2 mike, when eho was met by the irtcamer Tuapwka, which relieved her olhvt tow, and proceeded with the cutter towardathe Waiwerapfinds, which vrfiie expecte.l to be reachtd by eight o'clock yc*t*r<lay morning. The Tai»roa returned to Fort Molyneux at 6 15 p.m, rpinaine<l there all night, and started at 6 30 a.m. yesterday. On the pagtage back, she exporienced strong uouth-Bouth-east winds and heavy seas. On clearing Molyncux Bay, her ecrew waa disconnected, and she came along the coast aa far as Capo Sannderft under canvas, when atcam wan again reported to, and she entered the Heads vi 1 15 p.m, and arrived at Port Chalmein at 2 ; remained an hour for tide, and proceeded to lJunedin.