LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4163, 24 August 1881, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

AMOVED. August 23— Jasper, schooner, 263 tens. Btan. sard, from Dunedin. C. W Turner, agent. August _3— Kouteobeck, barque, 930 tons, Stitt, from London. N.Z.d. Company, agents. Passenger : — Mrs Stitt. August 24— Penguin, s.g , 442 tons, Malcolm, from Auckland, vii Eaat Coast Ports. E. Pulett, agent. Passengers— Mioses Ormond, lEhoda, Peatson, Palmer, Nathan, Mr _nd •« Love well, Mr and Mrs .Baker, Mr and Mrs Percival, Hon and Mra Acland, nurse and child, Messrs Coohrane, Morton, Patterson, Ford, Bell, Gardiner, Bluett, Smiih, Coe, and 10 steerage. BAIIJ-D. August 23 — Bingarooma b.5., '623 tons, Chatfield, for Wellington. B. Puflett. agent. Passengers :— Miss Windsor, Messrs Wood, Wyatt, Driver, Soott, Acland, Stephenson, Carpenter, Jameson, Blackett, Kingsland ; lOsteei&gs. August 24— Penguin, ss., 4_2 tons. Malcolm, for Akaroa and Port Chalmers. B. Puflett, agent.

The s.B. Penguin arrived from Auckland and nay ports at 7.30 a.m., and left for Akaroa aad Port Chalmew at 1 p.m. A three- mi3te4 ajhooner was off the Heads this _a»n_ing, supposed to be the Agnes Jessie, from Hobart.

The b.s. Tui is advertised to sail for Kaikoura and Wellington to-morrow, Tha brig Transport, for Hokianga, and schooners Vary Sing, for Auckland, and Aurora, for Kaipara, sailed yesterday morning. She a.s. Bingarooma a> rived yesterday morning from Melbourne, Hobart, and south, ani left for Wellington at 3.30 p.m. The b.s. Rotorna will leave for Auokland and way ports, and the Bingarooma for southern ports and Sotart to-morrow.

The three-masted schooner Jasper arrived from Danedin last night.

The barque Island City, from Newcastle, arrived oS the Heads yesterday, and waa towed np by the p.s. Titan, and berthed at the So. 4 wharf. She left Newcastle on August 10.

The brig Vivid arrived at Capetown, hence, on July 13, having made the passago in 58 days. The Agnes Ja3sie left Hobart for Lyttelton on August 13.

THE ROUTENBECK, EEOM LONDON.

The New {Zealand Shipping Company's chartered barque Houtenheok, Captain Stitt, from London, arrived yesterday, after & good and uneventful passage ot 89 days. The Boutenheck ia a handsomo iron barq.e of 930 toss register, seven years old, ball at >*ewhaven, ardownedby Mr J. Dandson, »JbUit::>s';oii. she has been chiefly in the San Francisco i ade, and last voyage waa in Port Chalmers, 'i • c barque hringa no passengers, bnt a fall general cargo. Captain Stitt leports : -The barque kfc London on __Uy 26, had light westerly winds down Channel, and passed th 3 Lizard on Jane 1. Bad ana weather across the Bay, and met with the north-east trades in SJ degrees north. Tha Equator waa crossed on June 25. in 29.30 deg weat. and the south-east trades carried to 33 deg south. The meridian of Greenwich was passed in 40 deg south oa July 13, and that of the Cape, on Jnly 18, in 18.30 deg south. "JF COIU there good "ireatoxJy vnsds -were met; otx-_k» {___. easting being ran down between 40 and 43 deg BOUtb, aa far as Cape Lenwin, which waa passed on August 7, in 46 deg south. Easterly winds * ere then experienced for thie. days, and Tasmania passed in 46 deg south, on August 15. Made the Snares on August 19, and had variable winds and calms up the coast. Arrived off the Heads yesterday morning, and wa3 token in tow in the afternoon by the p.s. Titan, anchoring off Diamond Harbour at 1.15 p.m. The Boutenbe.k will be entered at the Customs fcwlay.