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Star (Christchurch), Issue 213, 18 January 1869, Page 2

. High Water, Jan. 19 — 8.13 a.m; 8.36 p.m.

The s.s. Keera sailed for Dunedin via inter- :.. ports, on Saturday night, at 10.30. .The barque Crishna is still in harbour, ■waiting a favourable wind, to proceed on her voyage to Sydney. The s.s. Omeo sailed for Wellington and Melbourne with the homeward English Suez . mail, on Saturday evening, at 7.30. The p.s. Comerang arrived in harbour - yesterday, at 3.45 p.m., from Timaru, left at ;8 p.m. on Saturday, experienced strong N.E. • -weather during the passage. We are obliged "4o Mr Hepburn for late papers. -On Saturday, the wind increased from the JJorth, causing a, very heavy swell in harbour. Last night, the Airedale came alongside Peacock's Wharf, but had to leave early this morning. The Betsy Douglas was unable to jsake any trips to the Challenger this morning. The s.s. Airedale arrived in harbour last - aight, at 6.30 from Dunedin ; left Port -■Chalmers at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and experienced strong N.E. winds and heavy sea -during the passage. We are obliged to Mr ' Bastland, purser, for files. The Airedale sailed for Wellington at 3 p.m. this day. According to advices received by the Omeo, She steamers belonging to Messrs M. Meckan, Blackwood & Co., were to leave Melbourne xor New Zealan- i as follows for the current month : — The Alhambra on January 9, for Hokitika; the Tararua on January 15, for ■the Bluff; the Rangitoto on January 21, for Hokitika; and the Gothenburg on January 37, for the Bluff. From the above it would uppear that the Alhambra ought to arrive at Lyttelton in time to take the Suez mail via 'Otago and the Bluff so as to reach Melbourne Tby February 2. V The public will be glad — and yet sorry — to Sear that Captain Rose will bring out a new Mermaid on his next voyage from London to Canterbury. The successor to the old Meraiaid will be a first-class iron passenger ship, equal to any ship of her class turned out of - the Clyde by Messrs Connell and Co., Guilders of the famous China clipper Spind- - riftr^Her dimensions are given as follows: — Lerigni, 206 feet, which is 1 6 feet longer than - -the olcl Mermaid; breadth, 35 feet; depth, 20 iicet 9 inches. She will have afull poop, seven -feet high from deck to deck, a house on deck abaft the foremast to contain ship's cooking inearth, passenger galley, condenser, accommodation for six petty officers, four boys, and twenty second-class passengers. The poop cabins, which are roomy, will be fitted iap with all the latest improvements, and in - every other respect Captain Rose's new ship •promises to be such as his many friends in v*Ms province will be glad to know that he r commands.