SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 289, 4 July 1868, Page 4

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

POET OF WESTPORT. HIGH WATEB. This Day ... 9.2 a.m., 9.26 p.m. ARRIVALS. July 3 —Charles Edward, p.s., Palmer, from Grey and Hokitika. N. Edwards and Co., agents. John Penn, s.s., Carey, from Greymouth. J. Kirwan, agent. Nelson, p.s., Dillon, from Nelson, via Wanganui. N. Edwards and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. July 3—Charles Edward, Palmer, for Nelson.

John Penn, s.s., Carey, for Nelson. PASSENGER LIST. Per John Penn, from the South—Mr and Mrs Sullivan, Mrs White, Messrs Falla, Eicke, Burrell, Morgan, and forty five from the South for the Manukau. Per Nelson, from Wanganui-r-Mr Crokei and two others.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Beautiful Star, from Dunedin. Wallabi, from Manakau via Wanganui. VESSELS IS PORT. Barque—Nightingale (in the roadstead). Schooners—Ada (on the spit), Amateur. Ketches Enterprise, Young America, Mary. Cutter —Charlotte. Steamers —Lioness, Nelson. IMPORTS. Per Charles Edward, from Hokitika—l pkg drapery, Fleming, Parry, and Co.; 1 do ■do, Smith and M'Dowell; 1 pkge, N. Edwards and Co. Per John Penn, from Greymouth—6 tons potatoes, 4 hhds ale, Falla. Per Nelson, from Wanganui—24o bags bran, 70 pigs, 250 sheep, 19 head of cattle, 30 kegs butter, Croker.

The Nelson arrived from Wanganui yesterday, and will leave for the south this morning.

The John Penn has at last found a foeman more worthy of her steel in the smart little paddle steamer, Charles Edward. The two had a neck and neck race from Hokitika to Greymouth, in which we believe the Penn claimed the honors. The latter left Greymouth first, but Captain Palmer claims to have overhauled her. They started on the longer trip to Nelson yesterday morning, the Charles Edward getting away a little.first. A capital race may be expected, but the paddle boat has fifty tons of coal, whilst the Penn is only in ballast trim. Whether this will affect the former's speed we cannot say, but we should think it would materially lessen her chances.