SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 348, 11 September 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF WESTPORT. HK.H WATER. This Diy ... 452 a.m., 5.16 p.m. ARRIVALS. Sep 10—Beautiful Star 5.8., Crisp, from : Dunedin. E. P. Houghton, agent. Charles Edward p.s., Paltrier, from Nelson. N. Edwards and Co., agents. Agusta, schooner, Kown, from Wanganui Tnlet, with coals. W. J. Gibbons, agent. PASSENGER LIST. Por Charles Edward, from Nelson—Saloon Messrs Robertson, Lowe, M'lntosh, Will, Max. Per Beautiful Star, from Dunedin—Cabin Mrs Matligan and two children, Misss Adams (2), Messrs Greenaway and Crawley. DEPARTURES. Nil. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Charles Edward, for Mauukau,on'-lsth insfc VESSELS EN" PORT. Ketch—Alert. Steamer—Lioness, Beautiful Star, Charles -Edward. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Nightingale, from Mclbourns.Msry, from Melbourne IMPORTS. Per Charles Edward, from Nelson — : 10 kegs powder, Collector of Customs; 20 kegs but'ter, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 case Field; 2 • cases, Fama ; 1 keg butter, order; 1 case eggs, do ; 5 kegs butter, Will; 17 cises 'eggs, 2 cases fowls, do ; 3 eggs, order; 1 trunk boots, Eoberts ; 1 do, Jaekson ; 1 case, Bank of New Zealand ; 8 hlids ale, 8 qr casks, Beauchamp; 1 hhd ale, Trimble. Per Beautiful Star, from Dunedin, Lyttel ton and Wanganui —100 cases whisky, 15 chests, candles, 1 half tierce tobacco, 29 casks whisky, order; 1 parcel, Bruce ; 1 case, Neale ; 2 casks, do; 3 cases ware, Longbottom ; 2 do, Field ; 3 cases iron, do ; 7 bags oatmeal, 2 cases confectionery, 1 do blacking, 5 sacks oatmeal, Patterson ; 1 case drapery, '2 trunks do, Brown; 1 case, 1 truss, 2 trunks do, Smith aEd M'Dowall; 3 cases do, Whyte and Pirie ; 2 cases glass, 2 pkgs paper, 9 kegs paint, 2 do putty, 3 drums oil 1 case do, Struthers ; 15 cases coTce, 3 "do spice, Powell ; 32 bars, 40 bales iron, 1 bag, shces, Field; 10 bags oatuieal, 80 do flour Bailie and Humphrey ; 1 case, 2 bales drapery, Brown ; 2 ca«es do, Sm'th and M'DowelU 3, cases d:>, Whjte and Pir'e ; 2 eases 1 bile do, Fleming, Parry and Co; 1 cask, 1 case, 1 case handles, 2 kegs paint, 3 boxes pegs, Field; 12 cases merchandse, order; 140 bags flour, Bailie and Humphrey; 21 cases merchandise, do.; 2 case?, Alcorn and Co ; 4 wheels 2 axles, Cobb and Co ; 8 cidt*, 21 pk 0 s cheese, 100 bags potatoes, order. From Wanganui—--24 head cattle, 200 sheep, 20 pigs, order. -The s.s Beautiful Star left Dunedin at thr e e p.m. on Wednesday the 2nd, had strong head win '<: in 1 -ca as far as Akaroa, and arrived i n Eyttelton at six p.m. on Thursday- Sailed 0 n Fridhy the 4th at four p.m., passed through Tory Channel at eleven a.m. on Saturday, and arrived at Picton at two p.m. the same day : left at three p.m. for Wanganui, and entered the river on Sunday at eleven a.m., landed cargo, and on Monday, took in 29 cattle 200 sheep, and 2o pigs ; sailed on Wednesday at three a.m., had strong easterly breeze across the straits, with heavy sea, passed Cape Farewell at five p.m. same day, Rock's Point at ten p.m., slowed the engine at two a.m., anchored off the bar at six a .m. yesterday ; crossed the i bar at three p.™»., and moored at the wharf. She brings about 75 tons cargo for the West Coast, besides her stock.

The p.s. Charles Edward, Captain Palmer arrived at Onehunga forty eight hours after she left Westport, although going twelve hours out of that time quite slow, her speed would enable her to make the run in less than thirty six hours. She left Onehunga on Friday evening at five o'clock, and arrived in Nelson on Suuday morning at 7 o'clock. She experienced very strong south east winds both ways, and left Nelson on "Wednesday at twenty minutes past four p.m. ; arrived off the bar at noon yesterday, and took her place at Powell's wharf at one o'clock. She brings a general cargo both for Westport and Greymouth,