SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3942, 5 October 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. *~ October 3.— Wind S.W., fresh breeze, squally. Weather cloudy, showery. 8 a.m. — Barometer, 29.61: thermometer, 50. 1 p.m.—Barometer, 29.04 ; tlicrmomotor, 52. 5 p.m. — Barometer, 29.64; thermometer, 60. Octobor 4.—Wind, N.E., light. Weather fine, clear. 8 a.m.—Barometer, 29.00 ; thermometer, 48 1 p.m.— Barometer, 29.53 : thermometer,* 56. 5 p.m.—Barometer, 29.48 ; thermometer, 50. High water on October sth-At the Heads, 11.30 ;at Port Chalmers, 0.5; at Duuedin, 0.50. PORT CHALMERS OBSERVATORY. Latitude, 45.45.55 south; longitude, lib. 22m. 375. •esst. Time ball drops daily (Sundays excepted), at 1 p.m. Port Chalmers mean time, or lh. 37m. 235. a.m. Greenwich mean time. „. . ARRIVALS. Oct. ■4. — Christian M'Ausland, ship, 962 tons, Duncan, from London, Jmio 28th. Cargiils, Gibbs, and Co., agents. Passengers—3so nominated aud freo immigrants. , , , Free Trader, •barque, 206 tons, Miles, from Hobart Town, September 20th. Guthrie and Larnach, agents. Passengers—Jlr und Mrs Bryant, Mr and .Mrs Cowan, Mesdames Miles, Ludd'u and 3 children, Miss Robertson, Messrs Cockfonl, Nicolson, Princo", and Feating. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Malcolm, from Lyttelton and other ports. Harbour Company, agents. Passengers —.Messrs Reynolds, Putlict, Moray, Rodgers Woodford, Harker, Cross, Jackson, Proctor, Wragge, Russell, Caskien. Livett, Kennedy, Plott, Williams, Fitchell, Pcid, Ritchie, J. Wilson, Jonsen, Gillard, Judge AVard, Capt. Cain, .Mesdames Hansard, Jackson, and Proctor, Miss Harker, and 20 steerage. Cambria, schooner, 43 tons, Saunders, from Moeraki Bay. H. Guthrie, agent. Beautiful Star, s.s., 147 tons, Peterson, from Timarn. .1. Mills, agent. Passengers—Mrs Stanley and child, "'••Mis Munro'and child, Miss Foster, Messrs M'Kay, Cockroft (2), M'Kinncy, > owper, Long, Ryan, and 17 in the steerage. Star of the South, s.s., 175 tons, Farquhar, from Fiji, via Northern Ports. R. li. Martin and Co., agents. Passengers—Mrs Farquhar and child, J. W. Swanton. , DEPARTURES. Syren, brig, 157 tons, Saintey, for Napier. 11. Houghton and Co., agents Wellington, s.s., 205 tons, Carey, for Lyttelton and the North. W. V. Wheeler, agent. Passengers: For Lyttelton — Mrs Murphy and 3 children, Messrs Mowidh, Button, M'Lean, and 1 steer.-ige. For Wellington—Mr and Mrs Palmer, Mrs Donnelly and 2 children, Messrs Donnelly, Hill, Masters Sleigh (2). For Manukau--Mrs Hughes. For Wanganui—Mr Alexander. For Westport—Jlr and Mrs Graves. Lloyd's Herald, ketch, 4S tons, Halford, for Catlin's River. H. Guthrie, agent. Jessie Henderson, schooner, 92 tons, Robertson, for the Bluff. R. B. Mart:ii and Co., agents. Lady of the Lako, s.s,, 09 tons, Urquhart, for Molyneux. G. F Keid, agent.' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London.—Celcstiil Queen, July 8; Calypso, Jessie Readman, July 28; Lennox Castle, July 20; May Queen, Mataura, Aug. ; Auckland, July 28. From Glasgow.— Invercargill, July 17. Fbom ci vur. root. - Cordelia. Frok Tasmania.—Southern Cross, India. Fkom Pu.iet Sound —Rosalia, Aug. 4. From New York.—Sunlight. Frosi Foo Cnoo.—Fairlie, July 29 From Houakt Town".—Free Trader. IT.O.mCTKD DEPARTURES. For London.—Waikato, early. For. Sax Francisco.—Parsee, early ForMklbournk..—Alhambra, Sth inst.; Otago,early. For Fiji.—Star of the South, this day. For Southern Ports.—Wanganui, 7th inst.; Wallabi, early ; Lady of the Lake, early. For Coast.—Hope, early. For Oamaru.—Beautiful Star, tnis day. For Lyttelton, &c—Bruce, Oth inst.; Maori, early. For Napier.—Excelsior, early. For Hokitika.—Circe, early; Lizzie Guy, early. For Auckland —Jessie Henderson, early. For Westport. Dagmar, early. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. OUTWARDS. Kate Brain, 115 tons, Gay, for Oainaru, with cargo. K. Ramsay, agent. Otago, 993 tons, Leslie, for Calcutta, in ballast. Eussell, Ritchie, and Co., agents. Wellington. 202 tons, Carey, for Lyttelton, with cargo. W. F. Wheeler, agent. Sea Gull, 122 tons, Bern, for Bluff Harbour, with cargo. H. Guthrie, agent. IMPORTS. Per Free Trader, from Hobart Town: 00,000 feet timber, 20,000 shingles, J 000 posts, Guthrie and Larnach ; 7 sacks, G Matthews; 30cases, Turnbull and Co; 39S do, Dunning and Co ;90 do, J T Mackerras ; 100 do. Neill & Co f 2 do, 1 parcel, 12 packages, 290 cases, ordei. • Per Maori: From Lyttelton—l box, Oliver and Ulph ; 5 cases, W Grepg and Co ; 2 packages, Kane. From Timaru—l chest, 1 trunk, Joyce; 1 case, A Briscoe and Co ; 1 do, Callender. From Oamaru—l case, Colvin. Per Beautiful !■ tar, from Timaru: 7 hides, 0 bundles skins, 4 casks, Lanseigne; 130 hides, 7 bales, Wright, Stephenson, and Co ; 5 trunks, 1 case, Brown, Ewing, aud Co ; 103 sacks, M'Leod Brothers ; 1 box, Turnbull and Co; 2 packages, Harbour Steam Company ; 1 parcel. Wise. Per Cambria, from Moeraki; 50 bags, Royse, Mudie, and Co. Per Star of the South : 109 bundles, Anderson and Mowat; 4 quarter-casks, Distillery; 4 guns and carriages, 0 bundles, 2 parcels, 31 boxes, 52 shot, 29 barrels, 100 kegs, Major Atkinson; 10 cases, 10 tierces, Lange and Thoneman; 2 eases, Collector of Customs. EXPORTS. Per Kate Brain, for Bluff Harbour : 12,000 feet timber, Findlay and Co ; 130 bundles, Black, Thomson, and Co ; 150 bars iron, X Ramsay. Per Wellington : For Lyttelton—l cisc, Lange and Thoneman ; 7 cases, 3 packages, 18 kegs, 2 racks, 22 bundles, 54 drums, 03 bars iron, 4 sheets iron, 0 crates, 2 pumps, 2 casks, A Briscoe and Co ;16 cases, 1 truss, Bing, Harris, and Co; 2 h! ds, James C< peland ; 1 parcel, 1 saw, R Blackadder: 1 case, P Hayman and Co; 1 parcel, C Moore; 1 case, Watson and Sons ; 2 parcels, Beaver brothers; 1 parcel, Benjamin Bros. For Wd ington—-j2 boxes, Bardsley; 1 case, Beavtr Bros; 00 bundles, 1 tase, OliVer and Ulph ; 1 case, R Hudson and Co; 1 parcel, Mills, Dick, and Co; 20 cases, N Z Distillery : 7 cases, Kempthorne, Prosser, aud Co; 1 parcel, 1 cask, A and T Burt; 1 bale, Butterworth Bros; 390 bars iron, 09 bundles, 20 plates iron, 2 cases, 1 cask, 1 oveiij 1 keg, Briscoe and Co ; 1 case, R X Murray; 1 case, Meudcrsliatiscn; 1 case, Mosgiel Factory ; 1 parcel, Blackadder ;14 cases, 2 teirces, Mathe son Bros ; 1 box, It and T Haworth ; 2 cases, Sarjjood, Son, and Ewen; 1 case, 2 trunks, Heymanson, Low, and Co; 1 case, P Hayman and Co; 2 packages Russell, Ritchie, and Co; 1 truss, Hallenstein Bros. For Napier—3 cases, 0 bales, Butterworth Brothers ; 5 barrels, 2 half-hhds, Marshall and Co; 2 bales, 4 cases, Ross and Giendining: 4 hhds, M Joel; 2 cases, P Hayman and Co ; 2 cases, 1 package,-Mills, Dick, and Co; 2 packages, Russell, Kitchie, and Co. For Poverty Bay—3 cases, Beaver Bros and Salomon. For Wanganui—4 cases, Ross aud Giendining; 2 trunks, Heymanson, Low, and Co; 3 cases, Butterworth Bros; 1 parcel, P Hayman and Co ; 2 qr-easks, New Zealand Distillery Co; 5 drums, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co: 1 case, 1 keg, A Briscoe and Co; 3 cases, 1 trunk, Sargood, Son, and Kwen ;■ 1 case, Hallenstein Bros; 1 rase, Russell, Kitchie, »td 10. For Taranaki—l trunk, 1 box, Heymanson, Low, and Co; 1 bundle*-. Beaver Bros; 1 case, A Briscoe and Co; For Nelson—3o sacks, 40 bags, J Brook ; 1 case, A and T Burt; 3 cases, 4 bales, Butterworth Brothers ; 1 bale, Ross and Giendining ; 1 case, Briscoe and Co; 3 cases, 1 package, Beaver Brothers ; 1 ease, Meudershausen; 2 do, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co; 1 qrcask, New Zealand Distillery Co. For Greymouth—2 cases, 2 bales, Butterworth Brothers; 2 cases, AR Hay; 2 trusses, 0 cases, 1 trunk, Sargood, Son, and Ewen; 8 cases, Briscoe and Co; 30 pkgs, Kum Goon Lee; 4 trunks,Heymanson, Low, and Co; 52 pk«s, Kuong Sing Wing. For Westport—lo lrunks, 2 cases, 1 box, Heymanson, Low, and Co: 2 cases, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co; 1 tierce, 1 hhd, 1 cask, Matheson Bros ; 8 cases, 2 trusses, 5 rolls, Sargood, Son, and Ewen ; 3 trusses, 8 cases, Bing. Harris, and Co; 1 bale, 4 cases, Ross aud Giendining; 1 truss, Hallenstein Bros. For Hokitika—ls cases, 3 bales, Butterworth Bros ; 2 cases, 1 truss, Bing, Harris, and Co; 12 cases, 2 trusses, 1 roll, 1 parcel matting, Sargood, Son, and Ewen ;15 cases, 0 bales, Ross and Giendining; 1 case, 5 trunks, Heymanson, Low, & Co ; 1 case, Hallenstein Bros ; 2 bales, Mosgiel Woollen factory ; 1 case, Beaver Biothers; 2 cases, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co ; 4 casos, P Hayman aud Co. For Picton—l case, 1 package, C Moore; 10 cases, 1 bale, Beaver Brothers; 7 trunks, Heymanson, Low, and Co ; 1 case, Bing, Harris, and Co; 2 casts, Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co; 1 case, Ross and Giendining; 2 packages, R Blackadder. For Manukau—l case, 3 casks, Kempthorne, Prosser, atd Co; 2 cases, Watson and Co; 3 bales, 2 casks, 2 crates, A Briscoe and Co; 10 packages, Kum Goon Lee; 1 truss, Ro»s and Giendining; 30 cases, Bates, Sise, and Co; 1 parcel, Beaver Brothers aud Salomon. ARRIVAL OF THE CHRISTIAN M'AUSLAND. The seasonable change that distinguished the weather of yesterday from that of tho past week was, we are very sure, no more welcome to the folks on shore thau to tho unfortunate immigrants who had so long been cooped up on board the Christian M'Ausland within tantadsing distance of shore. The change was the signal for their release from the dreary position the fillip had occupied at tho Heads from last Tuesday evening. She was towed in by the Geelong, aud having a good bill of health, was brought well up the harbour, and anchored off Carey's Kay. As soon as practicable after the arrival of "tlie 10 a.m. train from Dunedin, she was boarded.by Mr Colin Allan, Immigration Commissioner ;Dr Drysdale, Medical Member of the Commission, and tlie Customs and Health officers. Captain Duncan, who by the way, is no stranger to the Poit, having been here about two and a half years ago in command of tho Maria, received his visitors with all courtesy, and both Dr Eadson, the burgeon superintendent in charge, aud himself gave a very satisfactory account of those they had in charg . Considered from a sanitary point of view the passage had been fortunate on the whole. No infectious disease of a serious nature had broken out, but some of the children had been affected by varicella and whooping cough, and whilst the deaths from the latter complaint Wre.thrce, t: ere remained on tho convalescent li t fourteen children, and one child had discovered symptoms of varicella (chicken pox) that morning, but vas on deck with the others, and looked but little the worse of tho attack. Seven deaths had occurred amongst the children, of those the lirst was in the case of liarry Cox, aged three months, who died of want of maternal nourishment on July 13. <Hi August 20th, El z-.ibeth George, aged eleven months, died of dentition diarrhtoa. Then a long interval of immunity from mortality ensued until the 24th Sept., on which day three children died of whooping cough and one of dropsy their names and ages tieing John P. Symons, twenty-two montlis; Harriet A Osborne, Seventeen months; Frank Shutlill, seventeen months ; and D. J. Scolield, aged two years and seven months, of dropsy. On the per contra sido of this account three births appeared, one of them, however, in tbe case of Mrs E. Osborne, September 2Ctb, being premature. The other related to Mrs Mitchell, who was confined of a girl on the 15th September; and Mrs Forbes, also of a girl, on the 20th September. Jlrs Mitchell's was a bad case—puerperal fever and convulsions having supervened. Her recovery was very doubtful for somo time, but sbe eventually rallied. Whilst upon sanitary matters, we may remark that two cases of insanity-one very decided, the other somewhat incipient—had appeared in two of the passengers. The first was that of a young woman named Margaret Anno Thompson, aged 22, :- who, a few days after the ship left London, was discovered to be downright insane. She attempted to jump overboard, and was restrained by the Captain at considerable ri-lc, as she turned upon him Uke a tigress. She was placed in close confinement for a time, but during tlie remainder of tho passage was permitted to go at large under close surveillance. The' condition of this unfortunate young woman appeared to be quite normal when she joined the ship, but it afterwards transpired, through her sister, who also emigrated, thatshehad been nioreorlesssingular all ber life, and never succeeded in retaining a situation for a longer period thau two or three weeks. She also

whilst at tho Emigration Barracks gave way to violent conduct, that might havo been construed into amounting to aberration of intellect. She ■■■was, however, " passed," and permitted to bestow herself upon the Colony. The other case mentioned had reference to one of the married men, who, from what we could gather about him, led to !the inference that ho was, but slightly crazed.* That he •was not quite sound was, however, evident, and henoe his decided unfitness for colonising puiposes. The Colony is quite capable of raising its own foolsaml has produced a tolerably fair crop already. With theso two exceptions, we can pronounce favourably of the Christian M'Ausltmd's immigrants. They all-married people, single women, and singlo men—appear to-be. heaHhv, strong, and respectable.' Their demeanour was qiiietaiidunassuming.andnotthc slightest taintof rowdyism is perceptible amongst the single men. Cap-" tain Duncan was loud in their praise. They bad given no trouble.whatever, and their behaviour whilst tho ship was detained at the Heads, was marked by exemplary patience. We are, as a rule, inclined to regard the condition of tlie compartments of an immigrant ship as the reflex of the character of those who occupy, them. A clean ship constitute1! an excellent testimonial, and wo were therefore highly gratified to note tho extreme eleaness and neatness of the compartments of the Christian M'Ausland. 1 lie married peop'o wore berthed on the block system, and had plenty of space and ventilation, but too littlo privacy. Both the .ingle women aud single men had excellent quarters; tho former were very highly spoken of by Jlrs Thomson, the matron. The ship liad been well prepared for the reception of emigrants, the offices were abundantly sullicient, and a fresh water condenser, by Chaplin, was quite a prodigy in its way, the engineer affirming that it had condensed at the rate of 1000 gallons a day. The immigrants comprised IS3 males and 170 females—equal to 2S3i statute adults. Tliey are classified as follows : —02 married couples, 41 single women, 00 single men, and 112 children. Of tlie latter, 17 are infants—viz:, 8 males and 9 females. Arnnged according totheir nationalities, the immigrants stand as follows : -English 128 males, 112 females; Scotch, 20 males, 20 females; Irish, 27 males, 31 females; foreigners, 8 males, 7 females. So much for tho immigrant?. Of the ship nerself, we may observe that we are de i ;hted to welcome the woll known Christian M'Aushmd, one of the finest of the vessels constituting Jlessrs P. Hi nderson and Cos. fleet. She has had a hurried time of it since she loft hero at the beginning of the year, her stay iv London not exeoeding2l days. In that short time she discharged, loaded, and made ready for lier living freight. Captain Tilly, her old commander, left her to take charge of the InvercargiU, one of the Albion Company's new vessels, now on her way out here, was and succeeded by Captain Duncan. Reckoning lier pa-sage from port to port the ship has made the poor timo of 98 dajs, but from land to land she did woll, the run being' made in 83 days. She was humbugged by hoad winds in the English Channel for six days, and has been detained outside this Port since yesterday week by the prevailing had weather. Tlie passage was not without Its incidents. On the 2nd of August, the ship then being on tlie Line, a serious disturbance, amounting in fact to mutiny, occurred. It appears that four of the seamen? named respectively Andrew M'Kenzie, James Murphy, John M'Carthy, and Ciaudo Mann, persisted, contrary to orders, in introducing the senseless and disgusting mummeries that used to be practised when a shit) crossed the Equator outward bound. The four men, fantastically attired,' came aft, and when ordered to go forward by Jlr Strachan, the chief officer, roundly abused and then fell upon him. What we are now stating is the pist of an entry in the captain's official log. Heaving tbe noise, the captain rushed on dock, and seeing his officer down and two men on top of him, lie pulled one of them off, and re--ceived in return a blow in tlie face. A serious fracas then ensued, the men using vile language and threatening to knife the captain, and avowing that they did iiot caro for captain, -doctor, or the Government. Murphy and M'Carthy were the worst of the four, and seeming inclined to proceed to extremities, the chief officer rushed to his cabin and procured a revolver, and then threatened to shoot tho first man who attempted to use a knife. His determinad attitude produced the desired effect, and the men presently went forward and quiet was restored, but not before a number of the passengers had assembled to take the side of law and order. Death earned off two of tbe crew during tho passage. The first to meet liis fate was an A.B. named John Walterston, who, whilst helping to stow tlio main royal at midnight lost his hold and fell overboard, striking the main rail as he fell. This happened on tho 18th of August, lat. 45 S., long. 21.15 W., blowing a strong breeze at the time, and the ship going 13 knots. "The poor fellow was never seen again. The second death was that of James Day, tho bo itswain of the ship, and he succumbed to an attack of pneumonia on August 20th, aged 44 years. The ship conunenc d her passage on June 28th, and worked down Channel against a fresh westerly breeze; passed the Lizard on the 4th ,and took a filial departure from Scilly thesume night. Next day the breeze went into tlio eastward, and held there modciatc, gradually merging into tho N.E. Trade until tho Cape de Verde Islands were breasted There it gave oufc on the 20th July, and was followed by some days of doldrum weather. On the 2nd August the Line was crossed in long. 20 W., and in ldeg soutii the S.E. Trado mot tho ship, and stuck to her until she reached 22 south on the llth. It was a poor Trade, hanging much to tlie southward. Thence the passage may be briefly summed up. Variable unsettled wcathor prevailed,, being cold, whilst the ship ran her casting down between 47 S. and 49 S., with frequent and heavy snow storms. Winds were likewise variable and unsatisfactory. Of steady westerlies there were none, aud the ship seldom made 24 hours steady consecutive running. She crossed the meridian of Greenwich on the 22nd Au-

gust, tho meridian of the Cape on the 20th August, aud the meridian of the Leuwin on tho 15th September. At 11 pm. on tho 25th September land was sighted at the Snares, aud then exceedingly thisk foggy S.E. weather came on. Tlio coast was, however run down, and a sight of Taiaroa Head obtained on the evening of the 27th, but as it was still thick and easterly, tho ship was kept off the land and dodged about until last Tuesday evening, and then ran in and anchored after Pilot Kelly had boarded her. How she was kept there by S.W. weather and the want of an efficient steam tug to do the work of the Port we have already narrated, as nlso her ultimate arrival inside We understand that tho imuJgrants she brings will be landed to-day.

The steamer Wellington took her departure for the North on Saturday afternoon, with 22 passengers and 155 tons of cargo.

A mistake appears in our report of the Corona in Saturday's Issue. Tho position ofthe clue lino blocks were inadvertently misplaced. The position of the topsail clue line blocks should have read at the lower mast-head instead of topmast head, and the topgallant clue lino blocks at the topmast head, instead of the topgallant mast-h ad.

We arc sorry to hear of a serious mishap to the schooner United Brothers. On Saturday afternoon, a telegram was received from the Provincial Harbour Jlaster from Captain irewoll, Deputy-Harbour Master of Oamaru, to the effect that the United Brothers was stranded four miles north of Oamaru. No cause was assignel.

The brig Syren, having completed loading, cleared out from the Itailway Pier on Saturday afternoon, and went direct to sea. She is bound to Napier.

The schooners Jane Anderson and Jessie Henderson cam1 down from Dunedin on Saturday, and anchored below the shipping. The Jessie put to sea yesteiday morning.

The ketch Lloyd's Herald was hauled off the bank opposite Observation Point some time during Friday

night, and anchored off Deborah Bay. t n Saturdayevening she ran down to the Heads and anchored, to wait for a slant to sail for Catlin's River.

The schooner Tauranga, one of the wind-bound vessels at the Heads, p»t to sea yesterday morning, and was followed, in the course of the forenoon, by the whole of the fleet lying there—including the steamer Wallabi, bound to the Bluff; tho schooner Wanganui, bound to Timaru; tlie ketches Huon Belle, Isabella, and Lloyd's Herald, bound to Catlin's River; and the schooner Agnes Jessie, bound to the Bluff.

The Harbour Company's steamers Jlaori and Beautiful Star arrived from Timaru yesterday morning early, and went on to Dunedin. We observe that, the Star is to sail for Oiimaru to-day, and tho Maori for Lyttelton and intermediate ports to-morrow.

The Hobart Town barque Free Trader, Captain Miles, which had been lying at the Heath since the lst. inst., was towed into port yesterday forenoon by the stenmor Geelong, and the tide favouring, went right on to Dunedin. She is laden with a full cargo of Tasmanian produce, consigned variously, and also brings 14 passengers.- We have to thank Captain Miles for files of Hobart Town papers, and the report of the passage. The latter commenced on the 20th ult., when the barque left the Derwent, and favoured b,y a moderate westerly breeze, cleared the land next day, taking a departure from the Pillar. Westerly winds stuck to her until she made the Solander on the 20th inst., a good run having been so far made. Then her troubles commenced ; the wind chopped into S.E., and blew a heavy gale, that raised a mountainous sea, bringing the barque to the wind under low sail. The gale continued until midnight of the 29th, then moderated and backed round to the westward. This slant took the Freetrader through the Strait on the SOth, and the breeze freshening, she raced down tho coast and reached the Heads on the lst instant, dv- ing the heavy gale of that day. She brought up on both anchors, and rodo the gale out with 75 fathoms of chain on each; made good weather of it, and was towed into port as above

It was not all idle time with tho Wallabi whilst she was lying at the Heads last week. On Saturday she did good service in bringing in a small cutter belonging to Purakanui, and which lost hor bowsprit, and so became disabled, as she was attempting to enter port. Her signal for help was replied to by the Wallabi.

The schooner Cambria arrived from Moeraki yesterday afternoon with a few hags of grain on board. She left Moeraki in the morning, and is anchored in Carey's Bay

The s.s. Jlaori left Port Chalmers at 0.30 p.m. on the 30th, and arrived in Oamaru at 11.40 same night: left again at 12.50 a.m., and arrived in Timaru at 5.30 a.m. on the Ist. Dis-jha-gcd part cargo and passengers, took in passengers- and left again at 5.15 tho same night. Arrived off Akaroa Head at 1.15 onthe morning of the 2nd; in consequence of hazy weather, remained till 3.30 a.m. ; then left for Lyttelton at 5.20 a.m., nnd arrived at Lyttelton Heads at 9.30 a.m. Took the s.s. Bruce in tow up to Lyttelton, and arrived at 10 30. Discharged pissengers and cargo, and left again for Akaroa at 7.10 p.m. on the 2nd, arriving there at 11.30 p.m. Discharged immigrants, and proceeded at. 1.30 a.m. on the 3rd, arrived in Tinr.ru at 11.30 a.m.; left a-jain at 3.45 p.m. ; arrived in Oamaru at 10 p.m.-; left again at 11.15 pni., and arrived in Port Chalmers at 5.15 a.m. on the 4th.

A fter two or three days' detention, caused by bad weather, the steamer Lady of the Lake sailed for tbe Molyneux yester ay.

The Fiji trading steamer Star of the South, Captiin Farquhar, arrived at Port Chalmers at 8.15 n.m. yesterday, after a rather long passage from Lyttelton, the effect of the heavy head sea which obstructed progress. Tlie Star is also behind contract time, but this is also sufficiently accounted for by aii accident that befel her during the passage from Wellington to Lyttelton. When off Cape Campbell, and boring into a heavy sea, two blades of her propeller broke short off, leaving the steamer but ono for tho purposes of propulsion. No wonder, then, that she reached Lyttelton a day behind timo, and that other three days were lost through beaching the vessel, and shipping a new propeller. The Star did very well before the accident—she kept good time throughout, as can be wen from the report of her trip' from Fiji. She finished loading a full cargo of Fijian produce on September 12, at midnight, and left Levuka at 2 ?.0 p.m. Piisssed Kandavu at midnight same day, and arrived at Auckland at noon on the 20th —ono day in advance of t!nie. A'ariable winds from N.E. to W.N. W. ad fine weather marked the passage. Discharged a larc-e cargo at Auckland, and left for the South on the 23rd ; arrived at Nap'er at 3 p.m. on the 25th, after n 45 hours' run ; left again at 0 p m. next day, and reached Wellington Heads at 10 p.m. on the 27th. The weather being intensely thick, with a strong N.W. breeze blowing, she did not fetch the harbour until 1 a.m on the 28th. left again at 1.30 p.m. on tho 29th, with a northwest breeze, which, before she was half way across the Strait, chopped into south-west and blew up a heavy gale. A high sea got up with great rapidity, so that by next morning she was only off the Kaikoras. There, whilst forgingah^id at the rate of about one knot an hour, her propeller gave way, and tbe balance of the run to Lyttelton was made with one blade on'y. She arrived at Lyttelton at (i ani on the lst inst., and af:er discharging cargo, went round to Corsair Bay, and was there placed on the hard to have a new propeller shipped. Unluckily, the orifice of the new one was too small, and

had to be bored afresh — thus entailing a further loss of time upon the steamer. She was, however, made ready by 2.30 p.m. on tho Srd. Thon left, had strong S.W. winds and much sea until yesterday at iibon, and thence light N. K. breezes to the Heads, which were reached at about 7.30 p.m. Sho was there promptly boarded by Pilot Moore, and arrived at' the portos' above. Amongst other cargo brought by tho Star are four heavy battery guns with carriages, ammunition, &c, forthe use of the Port Chalmers and Dunedin Naval Brigades. They are some of the guns that once armed tho old but now defunct Fort Britomartof Auckland. We have lo thank Captain Farquhar for files and the report. Tho Star proceeds to Duuedin first thing this morning, and "will sail tomorrow for Fiji via Northern ports.