LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 98, 5 September 1868, Page 2

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AKRIVEI.. Sept. 4. — J. B. Russell, schooner, D, Ritchie, from Auckland. Sr-pt. 4. — Diligent, ketch, Ockford, from Little Akaloa, with firewood. Sept. s—Rangatira,5 — Rangatira, s.e., 174 tons, Ssyniour, from Dunedin and Oamaru. Passengers—Mrs Windmill, Messrs McGec and Nicholl. Sept. f> — Gip-Hy, ketch, 1 2 tons, Mathews, from Lavareux Bay. Sept. s—Moa,5 — Moa, s.s., 50 tons, T. McClatchie, from Saltwater Creek. Sept. s—Elizabeth,5 — Elizabeth, ketch. 10 tons, Gilbert, from Okain Bay. Sept. s—Mary5 — Mary Ann Christina, schooner, from Ovalau, Fiji Islands. Passengers — E. Dudley, F. Thomson. CLEAHED. Sept. 4. — Coleroon, ship, 760 tons, E. Montgomery, for Newcastle. Sept. s—Rangatira,5 — Rangatira, s.s., 174 tons, Seymour, for Wellington. Sept. s—Gipsy,5 — Gipsy, ketch, 12 ton 3, Mathews, for Saltwater Creek. Sept. s—"Elizabeth,5 — "Elizabeth, ketch, 10 tons, Gilbert, for Okain Bay. Sept s—Rangatira,5 — Rangatira, s.s., 174 tons, W. Seymour, for Wellington. Passengers : — Cabin, Mr Freeman. Steerage :A. Palmer, P. Hasfin_r:>, F. Maule, G. Joyce, F. Chalmers, and E. Norris. sailed. Sept. 4. — Beautiful Star, for Wanganui. imports. Iv the Elizabeth, Master, agent : 6 cords firewood, Order. In the Moa, Miles and Co., agents : 67 bags wheat, 2G7 do barley, 217 do oats. In the Rangatira, Matheson's Agency, agent_i : 2 portmanteaus, Matheson's Agency; 30 boxes soap, J. P. Jameson ; 6 pkgs, Partridge ; 1 case, Stevens. In the Mary Ann Christina, Master, agent: 4£oo cocoa, nuts, 1000 lemons, Order. EXPORTS. In the Beautiful Star, Heywood and Co., agents : For Wanganui — 4 drums soda, C. W. Turner; 27 pkgs cheese, Walton, Warner, and Co. For Westport — 2 cases, A. Cuff ; 4 wheels, 2 axles, Cobb and Co. ; 8 casks cheese, 21 pkgs, H. Hawkins. For Hokitika —13 cases cheese, Hawkins ; 4 do, Miller. For Buller — 120 bags potatoes, Houghton. In the Rangatira, Matheson's Agency, agenta : 1 parcel jewellery, B. Peterson ; 20 bags flour, 2 half-chests tea, 10 bags sugar, Wright. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. Light Brigade, ship, from London. Coleroon, 6hip, from London. Laughing Water, barque, from Newcastle. American Lloyd's, from Boston. Fawn, brig, from Newcastle. Day Dawj, schooner, from Havelock. Streamlet, schooner, from Nelson. Margaret, ketch. Emu, ketch. Annie, ketch Blackwall, barge. High Water, Sept. 6 — 6.38 a.m. ; 7.01 p.m. Sept. 7 — 7.25 a.m. ; 7.50 p.m. The ship Coleroon cleared the Customs yesterday for Newcastle, and will sail on Tuesday next. The barque Laughing Water hauled in to fche screw-pile jetty yesterday afternoon to discharge her inward cargo of coals. The barque American Lloyds has completed her discharge, and is now waiting for ballast. She will probably clear on Monday for Newcastle. The brig Fawn, having discharged nearly the whole of her cargo of coals, hauled off from the screw-pile jetty yesterday to complete her discharge into the hulk. The clipper schooner J. B. Russell arrived in harbour yesterday from Auckland ; left on the 23rd, and experienced southerly -weather during the whole of the passage. The s.s. Beautiful Star arrived in harbour ye3terday morning from Dunedin ; left on Wednesday at 4.30 p.m. ; experienced strong N.W. winds during the passage. The Beautiful Star sailed for Wanganui yesterday afternoon at 3 p.m. The s.s. Rangatira arrived in harbour this morning, at 3 o'clock ; left Port Chalmers afc 8 on Friday morning, arriving at Oamaru at 11.20 a.m.; left at noon, and arrived as above. Experienced fine weather during the passage. We are obliged to the purser for files. We are sorry to record an accident which occurred this morning, to one of the lumpers, named Thomas Wilson, employed on the ship Light Brigade to discharge cargo. It appears that a sling full of casks of beer was being raised, when hy some means tbe winch was let go without the burden hook being atattached. The consequence was that the whole sling came down upon him. The man was stooping to pick up an empty sling and the casks struck him, knocking Idm down. Had he been standing up he must have been instantly killed. !he sufferer was brought on shore, and Dr Rouse was quickly in attendance, who, upon examination, found that tbe right leg was broken just below the knee. He recommended the man to be taken to the hospital. >[_ Tnu clipper schooner Mary Ann Christina arrived in harbour at noon this day from the Fiji Islands, after a passage of 24 daysvj, left Wellington on July 12 ; made the East Cape m 10 days; arrived at Eoua onthe 23rd, and Ovalau on the 26th."' On arriving, found the natives in a very disaffected state. The man-of-war Challenger was there, and three of their boats had burned one of the villages in retaliation for an attaok upon the white ' population, all of . whom had left Rewa and comedown to Ovalau7 The Swallow, schooner, arrived at Ovala-a-4! days before the Mary Ann Christina. Left Ovalau on the 7th Aug., and Wakawaia on the 12th ; sighted East

Cape on Saturday last, 10 days out ; experienced strong gale from N.W., from East Cape to Cape Palliser. This part of the passage was made in 42 hours. On Monday last, at 7.30 left Cape Palliser, and ran down to Amuri with a strong N.W. gale. On Monday night the wind chopped round suddenly to S.W. ; had to heave-to for 2 days. During the passage the vessel has been hove-to, off and on, 9 days. Since Thursday, experienced light winds and heavy squalls, wind sometimes strengthening to a gale, and suddenly dying away. The vessel brings a cargo of lemons and cocoa nuts.