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Febiuxakt. 10, Ortst of the Wave, schooner, 58 tons, Bell, from Napier. 10, Dawn, cutter 21 tons, Henderson, from Manawatu, SAILED. Nil. IMPOETS. In the Dawn, W. J. Gandy, ogent—2 bales •wool, W. W. Taylor ; 2 bales wool, W. J. Gandy ; 51 bales wool, Vennell, Mills & Co ; 1 cask currants, A. P. Stuart & Co ; 5 blooks, M'lntyre &Co ; 5 hides, Hirst ; 100 sheepskins, Henderson. In the Creßt of the Wave, 97 bales wool, 25 bales skins, 76 bale? flax, E. Penrco. In the Sangitira, W. Bishop, agent— 224 tales flax, 3 tons flax, Order ; 3 bales wool, W. & J. Turnbull & Co. EXPECTED AEKIVALS. Tarnnaki, s.s., from the South, 12tli Airedale, s.s., from Picton, Nelson, Taraaaki, and Manukau, 13th Alhambra, s.s., from Melbourne, via West j Coast, 13th j Phcebe, s.s., from the North, 16th. Lord Ashley, s.s., from Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland", 17th Gothenburg, s.s., from Melbourne, via the South, 21st Phoebe, s.s., from Lyttelton, 23rd. PBOJEOTED DEPABTUBEB. Alhambra, b.s., for Melbourne via the South, 18th Airedale, s.s., for the South, 14th Esther, schooner, for Pahau, Castlepoint, and Mataikuna, 14th. Taranaki, s.s., for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau, 15th.

The B.s. Rang»tira has been laid up for ten days to undergo a thorough overhaul, and to have a now screw shaft fitted. After repairs, she will make her usual trip to Napier. The ship Oelffluo, Captain Renant, was hauled alongside the Queen's Wharf yesterday, afternoon. She will commence discharging this morning. The paßsengers^and their luggage were landed on Wednesday. It ii probable that the Celteno will be laid on the berth to load wool for London. Tho Wanganui may be expected to arrive early next week. The ship Melita, is progressing favorably with her loading. She has now on board about 2,000 bales, and there are some 500 bales in coasters alongside the wharf, ready for transhipment. Au the Melita only arrived bere on the Ist January, and discharged a full inward cargo, before taking in wool, the d"8---patch used is very creditable to Captain Grant, and her agent Mr Pearce The s.a. Phcebe, Captain Worsp, is due here from the Manukau on Thursday next, the 16th instant, aud will leave Wellington on IViday, the 17th, for an excursion trip to Lyttelton and Otago. On reference to an advertisement in another column it will be Been that the fare to Lyttelton and back has been reduced to £1, and that to Otago and back, £2. The fares being bo moderate, will so doubt be a great inducement to persons desirious of visiting those provinces, more especially if the weather proves favorable ; and we anticipate that a large number will avail themseles of the opportunity. The s.b. Taranaki, contrary to expectation, will not be due till Tuesday next. The reason of this is, as we have been requested to state, that the Taranaki, having met with some severe southerly weather on her passage from Lyctelton to Otago, has been detained at that place until Saturday afternoon, so as to give Wellington and Canterbury excursionists the stay promised them by advertisement. She will, however, proceed jforth on the following day after arrival. The Melbourne " Telegraph" of the 28th Bays that, the missionary schooner Day Spring, ■which arrived in Geelong from the South Seas a few days ago, arrived in Hobson's Hay yesterday. She has been about ten months absent and has returned to re- fit. The Audacious, Invincible and Vanguard have been detained at Plymouth by order of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington, until their stability has been ascertained. At the recent trial of one of these vessels — the Invincible — great fear was felt by both officers and men for the result. It is a fact, we believe, that uhe hurled over 17 deg. without a stitch of canvas on her last mnst. It is stated on good authority that the Russians have already titty ironolad monitors at Nikoluieff, drawing not more than eighteen feet of water. Nikolaieff, the Portsmouth of Bussia, is situated on the River Dnieper, "which flows trough the basin called Dnieper Liman into the Black Sea. The report of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company has just been issued. A dividend of 2 per cent., free of income tax for the six months ending 30th September last, is recommended. This with 3 per cent. paid in June, will make 5 per cent, for the year. ' A payment of 2 per cent, will also be recommended from the proprietors' underaccount. In view of the interruption caused to the Marseilles route, it has been arranged as a temporary measure, to transfer the company's packets from the Marseilles to the Brindisi line at the latter end of December. With regard to the Suez Canal, the directors are ot opinion that it could only be substituted for the Egyptian railway at a sacrifice of time j and they feel " that until the Canal may be in such a condition as to make the safe transit of the company's large steamers from end to end in from twenty to twenty-four hours a matter to be relied upon, they are not in a position to apply to Her Majesty's Government for permission to adopt it as tho mail route."