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Star (Christchurch), Issue 699, 19 August 1870, Page 2

The schooner Fairy, Capt. Bissett, cleared the Customs for Greymouth this morning with a cargo of produce, shipped by Messrs Belcher and Fairweather, of Kaiapoi. The barque Velocidade, Capt. McNaughton, sailed for Sydney this morning. \ Tub s.s. Airedale, A. Kennedy, commander, arrived in harbour last night at a quarter to six o'clock, bringing the San Francisco mail after a passage of three days from leaving Auckland to Lyttelton. Sho left the Onehunga wharf, having transhipped tho English mails from the! City of Melbourne on Aug. 15, at 11.45 ! a.m. ; crossed the Manukau Wharf at 1.30 p.m. ; had variable winds to Taranaki, off which she anchored at 1.30 a.m. on the 1 6th ; the surf-boat came alongside at 4 a.m., and received passengers, mails, and cargo. Sailed at 4.30, and had heavy south-east gales and high head seas with thick rainy weather ; arrived off the Nelson lighthouse at 8.45 same night, and entered the harbour at 10.30 ; landed mails and cargo, and left at 1.15 a.m. on the 17th ; reached Picton at 9.45 a.m., and proceeded again at 10.30 ; had strong south-east winds across the Straits, arriving at Wellington at 3.30 same afternoon ; coaled and left again at 12.15 a.m. on the "18th, arriving as above. We are indebted to Mr Pringle, purser, for full files. The Airedale sailed for the South at eight o'clock last night.