LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 231, 8 February 1869, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. Feb. 7 — Dancing Wave, schooner, 67 tons, Buxton, from Timaru. Feb. 7 — Gipsy, ketch, 10 tons, Mathews, from Little Akaloa. Feb. 7 — Moa, s.s., 50 tons, McClatchie, from Gore Bay. Feb. 7 — Swallow, schooner, 40 tons, Foster, from Levuka, Fiji Islands. Passengers — Mr Spowarth ; one native Fijian. Feb. 7— Egmont, 5.5.,318 tons, J. V. Hall, jun., from Dunedin and Bluff : Passengers, cabin — Mrs. Montgomery, Master Montgomery, Mr Fulton, Mr Turton ; one in steerage, and twelve for Northern ports. Feb. B—Matoaka,8 — Matoaka, ship, Stevens, from London, with passengers and immigrants. Feb. B—Streamlet,8 — Streamlet, schooner, 30 tons, Cameron, from Pelorus. Feb. B—Wild8 — Wild Wave, schooner, 40 tons, O'Brien, from Pakehas. Feb. B—Queen,8 — Queen, schooner, 50 tons, Veale, from Picton. SAILED. Feb. B—Moa.8 — Moa. s.s., 50 tons, T. McClatchie, for Saltwater Creek, in ballast. .: Feb. 8 — Gazelle, s.s., 47 tons, H. M'Lellan, for Kaiapoi, in ballast. Feb. 8- Egmont, s.s., 308 tons, J. V. Hall, jun , for Wellington and Sydney. Passengers, cabin : Mr R. Wilkin, Mr and' Mrs MeHardy, Mr and Mrs King, Miss King. Steerage — 5, and 12 original. Peb. B—Lady8 — Lady Don, schooner, 50 tons, Martin, for Kaiapoi. IMPORTS. In the Gipsy, Master, agent : 9500 feet timber, England, T?ros. In the Collingwood, Heywood and Co., agents: 546 tons coals, Pavitt and Co. In the Voa, Miles and Co., agents: 125 bales wool, Miles and Co. - ! In the Egmont, Miles and Co., agents : 2 ; boxes tobacco, I. Solomon ; 4 cases boots, Candy and Dewsbnry; 1 do, Marks: 1 do, Caygill; i casos drapery, Strange and Co. In the Swallow, Rf>ece and Co., agenfcq : 37 bales wool, ill b:i.g3 do, Reoce;a few oranges, lemons, pine-apples, an! curiosities. In the Matoaka, Miles and Co., agents : 20,00' i slates, Ordor; 5 cases do, 5 do, T. and W. Gourley and Co.; 6 bales, M Matson and Co; 1 case, T. 'uddle; 10 kegs, Order; -<7 •cases, J. B. Quin; 2 do, C. J. Sale; 1 do, Maskell; 5 bales, Order; 1 ease,.L. E. Nathan and Co ; 21 bales paper, Ward and Reeves; 4 cases, E. S. Dalget\ r and Go.; 1 do, T. Buddie ; 54 pkgs, Order; 25 half-hhcls, E. S ' Dalgety and Co.; 2 boxes, W. L. Orr; 852 pkgs, Gas Company; 3 cases, B. Hale; 1 pkg, Miles and Co.; 100 cases, J. B. Thomson; 1 case, H. Jacobs; 22. hhds,. Walton, Warner, and Co.; 17 pkgs, Miles and Co.; 322 do, Order-, 1 case, C Fraser; , 7 pkgs, P. Neilson; 13 do, R. Black; 3 do, Miles and Co.; 2 do, C. G. Tripp; I box, T. Goodyear; 1 do, R. Wood; 2 pkg, C.Benjamin; 2 do, A. and W. Bishop; 2 cases, E. Mills; 4 brls, Bluett; lease, H.Newton; 3 do, G. Booth; 14 pkgs, R. Forbes; 1 bale, D. Graham; 3 pkgs, J. S. White; 7 cases, Fisher, Booth, and Co.; 5 pockets, Deacon and Vincent; 1 case, C G. Tripp; 4 qr.-cusks, Miles and Co.; 4 cases, Walton, Warner, and Co.; 8 do, F. Thompson; 14 pkgs, G. Duncan and Co.; 1 case, Liugard ; 1 do, H. Hall; 1 do, J. F. Roberts; 1 do. C. M. Phillips; 56 pkgs, Order; 21 pkgs, R. Black; 107 pkgs, Order; lease, H. B. Greason; 1 do, M. Dixon; 10 do, Order; 1 do, J. 08. Hoare; 79 pkgs, Order; 1 case, J. Baxter; 7 j-kgs, Order; 250 casks, Matheson's Agency, 18 pkgs, R. Fish; 1 casf, T. Abbott; 7 cases, C. .Bonnington; 1 pkg, A. Jackson; 21 bales, Order; 4 cases, Wood Brothers; 2 pkgs, Order; 12 do, J. Roebuck; 1 case, Stapleton; 1 case, R. H. Allen; 17 pkgs, Order; 50 do, Walton, Warner, and Co.; 2 cases, H. Peat; 1 do, Ross; 21 pkgs, Order; 50 eases, Cobb and Sawtell; 1 do, Morrow, Bassett, and Co.; 138 pkgs, Order; 129 do, E. B. and F. A. Bishop; 1 case, E. B. Collyns; 61 pkgs, Morrison, Sclanders, Fletcher and Co. ; 7 balos, 68 cases, W. Black, Cashel House; 25 do, J. S. White; 2 qr-casks, Christchurch Club; 612 pkgs, Morrow, Bassett, and Co.; 3 pkgs, Order; 6 cases, Order; 65 pkgs,T.Mollett; <i cases, Captain Morgan ; 6 pkgs, W. Gavin; 1 case, T. Buddie; 16 bags, Cobb and Sawtell; 7 cases, M. Butler; 1 do, Order; 3 pkgs, J. C.Angus; 570 pkgs, F. H. Humphreys; 11 do, Dalgety and Co.; 2 cases, W. Wilson ; 3 qr-casks, Morgan; 4 cases, Order; 1 case, Bishop of Christchurch; 17 cases, Order; '42 pkgs, T. Wallace and Co.; 4 cases, Order; 7 do, W. Strange and d\; 114 pkgs, J. White and Co.; 5 do, Jacobs r,nd Isaacs; 2 cases, R. Button; 1 box, R. Bet'.iell; 1 do, Osborn; 1 case, J. N. Tosswell; 1 box, Murray; 1 case, W. Raven; 4 pkgs, Provincial •-•ecretary; 1 case, E. Cummings; 26 pkgs, Wood Bros.; 1 box, R. Black; 55 pkres, Order; 1 case, H. Marten; 2 do, J. C. Wilson; 6 do, Cobb and Sawtell; 12 pkgs, W. Neeve; 18 do, do; 17 do, Order; I case, Aldred; 59 pkgs, R. Forbes; 1 case, Gresson; 414 |kgs, E. S. Dalgety and Co.; 7 do, do; 7 do, Malloc'i:aud Lance ; 1 case C. M., Wakefield ; 1 case, Order ; 1 do, de R. Brett ; 9 pkgs, W. Jones ; 320 pkgs, Matheson's Agency ; 194 do, G. Tayler; 283 do, Twentyman and Cousins; 7 do, F Thomson ; 17 do, Stevens and Co. ; 11 cases, G. Gould ; 11 do, J. Lewis ; 165 do, E. Recce and Co. ; 92 do, W. Pratt ; 30 cases, Cobb and Sawtell ; 4 pkges, W. Pratt ; 41 do, G. H. Moore ; 1 5 do, Beath, Kir by and Co^ ; 2 do, Order ; 10 bales, W. Montgomery ; 1 case, E. C. Cartmell; 9 pkgs, Jacobs and Isaac ; 517 ditto, Walton, Warner and Co. ; 889 pkgs iron, 5 cases, Order ; 42 pkgs do. 67 do, Birch and Co. ; 1 ca9e, Order ; ie bales, Wood, Bros. ; 335 pkgs, C. W. Turner ; 1 cow, Order ; 463 pkgs, Gould ; 208 pkgs, Gould ; 105 do, 3433 bar% IG7 ->kgs, Order; 2 ditto ditto, 800 fire bricks, ~. cask, Order. In the Dancing "I "aye, Miles and Co., agents : 225 b-xVy v,- ', Miles and Co. In the Strei-.iul--;. : aster, agent: 21,000 ft timber, Cameron Bros.

EXPORTS. In the Lady Don, master, agent : 110 tons coals, Heywood and Co. In the Egmont, Miles and Co., agents : For Nelson— l gunny sugar, Miles and Co. For Wellington — 10 kegs butter, Miles and Co. ; and part of original cargo from Dunedin.

; High Water, 9th, 1.41 a.m. ; 0.26 p.m.

I The s.s. Egmont sailed for Wellington and Sydney at 1.30 this afternoon. The schooner Dancing Wave arrived in harbour yesterday e v ening from Timaru, with a cargo of wool consigned to Messrs Miles and Co. The schooner Wild Wave arrived in harbour this morning from Pakihi ; left that port on Thursday, Feb. 4 ; experienced light head winds throughout the passage. ' J^Tue ship blue Jacket completed her loading on Saturday morning. The shipping of the last bale of wool was celebrated with the usual honou?|7 The ship will probably clear the Customer to-morrow, and will sail on Thursday. &, Thb fine sMp Matoaka, Captain Stevens, arrived off the Head* this morning, after a passage of 87 das|yf The s.s. Moa was chartered to take tfte Health Officers down to the ship, but had not returned when our express left. The barque Collingwood arrived in harbour on Saturday, at 4 p.m. from Newcastle, via Dunedin ; left the latter port on Wednesday at 10 p.m., experiencing strong northerly winds. The barque has a cargo of coals consigned to Messrs Pavitt and Co. By an order recently issued by the Superintendent all vessels from any foreign port must be boarded first by the health officer appointed ; any person hoarding a vessel before the officer has been off, and passed her as free, is now liable to a penalty of fifty founds; any foreign vessel arriving in port having had a death on hoard within thirty days of arrival will be ordered into quarantine The schooner Streamlet, Captain Donnelly, arrived in harbour this morning at 1 1 o'clock, from Picton. Left that port on Monday, Jan. 31 ; experienced light northerly winds till off Cape Campbell, when it came on a strong S.E. gale ; put into Port Underwood ; since then, had light head winds till arrival. The . Streamlet hauled into the screw-pile jetty, to discharge her cargo of timber. Thk Panama Company's steamship Egmont,' John Vine Hall, junr., commander,, arrived here yesterday, at 3.30 p.m., from Port Chalmers and the Bluff, having been delayed at the former port for six days awaiting the arrival of the Phoebe with the Panama mail, which arrived on the morning of the 3rd. The Egmont left at 2 p.m. for the Bluff, . arriving there at 9 am. the next day, left again at 5 p.m. the same day, ex'-* periencing fine weather and fair winds lip to the time of her" arrival at Port Chalmers at 9 a.m. on the sth; left again the next day at G p.m., experiencing fair winds and fine weather, arriving as above. We are obliged to the purser for files. The clipper schooner * wallow, Captain J. Foster, arrived in harbour on Saturday at 5.30 p m., from Levuka, Fiji Islands, The following is an account of her voyage:— On Monday, Jan. 11, got under weigh at 9 a.m., with steady breeze from N.E.; at 4 p.m. barometer commenced falling; at 10 p.m. the wind had increased to a strong gale, with heavy rain; close reefed all sails; on the 12th, hove-to under close reefed mainsail; heavy cross sea running, and the schooner labouring heavily and shipping seas; at 12 midnight a complete hurricaue, with sheets of rain, accompanied with lightning, wind S.S.E.; 6 a.m., barometer 29 deg 50 sec; at 7 a.m. gale decreased slightly, sea very heavy; 7.30 sighted Kentavy Island, bearing N W., about 6 miles distant ; 13th, another heavy S.S.E. gale, Kentavy Island bearing to N.E., stood to southward and westward; the gale decreased at midnight; 14th, strong breeze, wore ship to S.E.; at noon sighted Mount Washington, bearing E.N.E., distant about 25 miles, lat. 19 deg. 19 sec. S., long. 177 deg. 35 sec. E. Fine weather, was afterwards experienced up to the 29th, when the East Cape was passed at a distance of 35 miles, weather squally, with strong breeze from the N.E.; 30th, passed Portland Island bearing N.W. by N., and at noon Cape Kidnapper bearing W. by N,, 15 miles distant; 31st, had thick hazy weather; 2 a.m., lightning and thunder and heavy rain; 8 a.m. passed Cape Turn Again; Feb. 3, thick hazy weather; passed Cape Palliser at noon, bearing W.N.W.; 4th, 8 a.m., strong gale from N.W. with heavy sea running; on the sth the weather moderated, and arrived as above. The Swallow brings a cargo of cotton consigned to Mr E. Recce ; also, a few cases of oranges, lemons, pine apples, and Fiji curiosities. The following vessels were at Levuka loading: - Magellan Cloud, Susannah Booth, and Lapwing; the latter was ex eeted to leave in a fortnight after the Swallow, for this port and Dunedin.