WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

West Coast Times, Issue 908, 20 August 1868, Page 2

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

fBX BIiKCXUIO TELECtItAPU.) Wednesday, August 19. — 9 a.m.

Welldtgtok'. — Wind, calm. Barometer, 80-42 ; thermometer, 47. Weather, fine. Nexsox. — Wind, calm. Barometer, 3028 ; thermometer, 50. Weather, fine. Blenheim:. — Wind, calm. Barometer, 30-32; thermometer, 46. Weather, fine. Lytteltok. — Wind,N.E.,liglit. Barometer, 80*37; thermometer, 43. Weather, overcast. Tmiav.— Wind, N.E., light. Barometer, 30*30 ; thermometer, 45. Weather, overcast ; •ea, calm. Oubistchubch. — Wiud, calm. Burometer, 30*38; thermometer, 52. Weather, overcast. Bbalbt.— Wind, S.E., light. Weather, fino ; river, low. Gbetmotith.— Wind.lf.E., light. Weather, -fine ; bar, good. DraEDiN.— Wind, S.E., liglit. Barometer, 30-30 ; thermometer, 43. Weather, fine. Pout CnAiMEBS. — Wind, N.E., light. "Barometer, 30-28 ; thermometer, 41. Weather, fine. BiiOTP.— Wind, E., liglit. Barometer, 30-40, Weather, fine. Napieb. — Wind, W., light. Weather, gloomy; eea, smooth. The sharp report of a cannon fired in the roadstead early yesterday morning, announced the arrival of the Bteamor from Sydney, no other being duo here. But instead of the expected Auckland she proved to be tho Egraont, the reason of this change of vessels on the part of the Panama Company being, howover, unknown to us. The bar might have been worked yesterday morning, ns the title (full springs) came freely to bund, and the sea, moreover, was remarkably smooth ; but unforfunately neither of the harbor Btcanicrs were available, a portion of tho Yarra's machinery being under repair, whilst the Persevere wa3 absent at Greymouth. The latter was telegraphed for, but failed to arrive, so after wailing until the top of high water the Egmont v. as dispatched to the Grey. She got there in time to save the fag end of the tide, and landed passengers and mails, of which the Hokitika portion was forwarded by coach, aud reached town last night. The Egraonfc will return here this morning, acco npanied by the Persevere, and as itis nearly certain that the bar will be in working order, we confidently expect she will be tendered and dispatched as per advertisement for Nelson and Wellington, to forward passengers from the latter port to Sydney, Auckland, and Southern New Zealand ports. Tho Egmont brought fourteon passengers, seven ton 3of fruit, and three tons of general cargo, for Hokitika. Wo are informed by tho agents of tlio M. and A. Company that the steamer Aiimmbm has been despatched from Melbourne to Queent land with passengei'3, and will therefore not arrive hero according to expectation. * Tho steamer next on tho berth is tho Gothenburg, which may be looked for towards the latter end of the month. The old saying " nothing venture nothing havo," wa9 amusingly illustrated yesterday morning, by the captain of the ketch Brothers and Sisters, which vessel has been lying iv tho roadstead these lost few days waiting for n chance to got inside. Encouraue.i by tbo sue- I cess fill entry of the Thrt-o Friends aaJ the Harry Blufl', on Tuesday morning, and by tho exceedingly favorable circumstances of weather j and tide yestrrday, Captain Perkins got his little hooker under weigh at hulf-ilooJ, und headed for tho bar — bufc not to cross it. For three and a-half hours did the Brothers and Sister borer nho'.ii tito port's en* ranee, mil souujiii'iesnpjirrmehed .*.-><..lo«>lyfwl<j be witirin ! the influence of (lie strong^lluotl-li.'c ni.tuiu/ and wlisoh nil but suckfti her in, agniti^t. .be evident ijicliii.ition of her too cnivful com- j rounder. As a specimen of fancy sailing o:i every lack but tho right one, the manoeuvres of Jhe little ketch may be considered us decidedly successful, but nt the snino time exceedingly tantalising to the spectators on shore, who, after wuilin-; iv vain for Iho decisive moment Ibnt would see her inside the 1 or, disappointedly left tho beach, whilst th<ketoh rudely tut-nad hpr stem to them, aa U* in defliUHtti und stiilod bftok fo tho undiomge, 6ho might have ootoa in wltii tlio greatest Oft**, 09 rhfiW vms no gt& 6li, ftnd tlifl disudtan^fit of thi wthsp light) bvs»tt would bars

b e-i move than counkr'mlanced by the s>trong-« flood-tiiip, which alone would have carried hegj through the channel and into the river. Wo understand that the Brother.- -m I bibtel- has on boaid a qiuiniity of car^o transhipped iroai the schocnar II ron.

We have received Sydney papers to dale, August 12, by tho steamer Egmont. Their shipping news is unimportant. We notice in the telegrams tho arrival of tho Sarah and Mary at Melbourne, on tho 8-h instant, ami the arrival of tho barque jN'ightiugalo ufc Newcastle, on tl.e 9th. The first is from this *_v>rt, the Kightii-gn'o from Culler. The B.s. Alhn."bra, bound to Maryborough, loft Melbourne on the Bth, as also tho barquo Glencoe, bound to Neveiislle. The s.s. Omeo arrived at Melbourne, from Maryborough, on the 10th in j t. THE Ued Bovkb.— Captain Maenuley thus writes from Engknd to a friend in Timaru: — "We sailed from Tim-.iru on 2nd Febs uary, and when only fifteen miles from 'I imam, met with a ten ib!e gale of wind from .E.Jf.E. The gale rune on at two u.sn , Monday, 3.-d. At noon (ship stan.ling southwards) passed Oam:ivu, at a distance of twelve miles, under a heavy pressure of canvas, to cave the ship oft' the lee shore. On Tuesday, the -Ith, at daylight, pi&eed Otago Heads, at a distance of seven miles. At I hat time tho wiud had veered to the S.E., and blowing its hardest with a tremendous sea running. w * * Ship was now standing to the N.K. It wa-3 of every importance to press her to get to an offinp, and the good thip soon found herself in plenty of sea room, but not without meeting with an accident. She lost her fore-mast-head, fore top-mast, top gallant, and royal masts and yards, also jib-boom, and all appurtenances — consequently we lost our anticipated good passngo Homo. Port Chalmers was the nearest port at tho time of the accident, but we put in nowhere. Tho vessel was rigged ah sea, rs good and aa quick as circumstances permitiqtL and keaton her jjurney for her port of destination** where she arrived on the 13th May, lifter ft passage of 101 days, ull well and hearty."—' 'Lytlelron Paper."