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AT/GUST. 13, Rangatira, s.s., 1(34, tons, Renner, from Napier. Passengers — Mrs and Mrs Stuart, Miss Bowdon, Messrs Duncan (2) and servant, Mrs Nasmith ; 2 steerage, and 1 for the South. 13, Phoebe, s.s., 416 tons, Worsp, from lijttelton and Otago. Passengers— Hons Dr Buchanan, Richardson, Holmes, Patterson, I M'Lean, Hall, Peter, Colonel Brett ; Messrs Steward, Murray, Shepperd, Thomson, Mervyn, M'Lcan, M'Andrew, Reynolds, Brown, Bradsbaw, Gillies, Cantrell, Taiaroa, Carslake, Brown, Reeves, Studholme, Pencock, Parker, Wakefield, Webster, and M'Gillivray, M.H.R.'s ; Mrs Buchanan, Mrs Bradshaw and child, Mrs and Miss Maitland, Mrs Peacock, Mrs Brown, Mrs Peter Studholme, Mie3 Minnie ; 21 steerage. 13, Lunn, p.s., 200 tons, Fairchild, from Manukau, Tnranaki, Nelson, and Picton. Passengers : From Auckland— Messrs Williamson, M'Leod, Creighton, O'NeiU, O'Borke, M'Leod, Swonson, Clarke, Munro, Farnall, M'Pherson, M.H.BV; Mrs O'Rorke, Miss O'Neill, Messrs F. Whitafcer, G. Whitaker, Paul, Holt, M'Lean. From Taranaki — Messrs Carrington and Kelly, M.H.R., Mr Scotland, M.L.C. From Nelson — Messrs Richmond and Renwick, M.L.C. ; Sir David Monro and Messrs Collins and Richardson, M.H.R. ; Messrs Simmonds, Travers^ Beauchamp, Greenwood, Reid. From Pieton — Messrs Seymour and Bailey, M.L.C. ; Messrs Eyes and Kenny, M.H.R. 13, Waihopai, echooner, -10 tons, Evans, from Napier. SAILED. Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Claude Hamilton, s.s., from Melbourno via the West Coast, to- day. Taranaki, s.s., from Picton, Nelson, Taiunaki, and Manukau, 17th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rang-itira, s.s., from Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, to-day. Phoebe, s s., for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki, and Manukau, 15th. Claud Hamilton, s.s., for Molbourne via the South, 15th. Tho s.s. Rangatira left Napier at 230 p.m. on tbe 11th August, rounded Cape Pallisser at 12 30 on the 12th, aud arrived in harbor at 245 p.m. on Saturday. Experienced fine ■weather during the passage Tho Luna arrived in harbor yesterday, about noon. She came down the West Coast, and brought the Auckland, Taranaki, Nelson, and Marlborough members of the Assembly. Sho left Onchunga on Tuesday about halfpast one ; from Tavanaki had very thick ■weather till arrival at Nelson. She met, with severe weather from the French Pus? to Picton, but her passage across the Strait was tolerably smooth until reaching Sinclair Head, where she picked up a regular southerly buster. Tho steamer Phcebe arrived in port on Saturday afternoon from Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, after a rather fast trip. She brings the Christchurch and Otago members for the Assembly. Information has been received that the s.s. G-o-Ahead, Captain Doile, is detained by the neap tides in the Rangitikei River, and that she will be unable to leave that port until Wednesday or Thursday next. The master of the cutter Three Sisters reports having pnssed about six miles to the north of the Barrier, on Friday last, two hatches apparently belonging to a vessel of about twenty tone. It is feared that these wero a portion of the missing schooner Sarah, which is supposed to hare foundered during a galo on Thursday night. A man named Marsh was sailing tho vessel, nnd, in addition, there were several persona en board from Big Omaha. It iB possible that tho passengers and crew have beew saved in the boat, but as the sea was very rough thero is very little hope. — " Evening News," August 7. The Countess of Kintore left Deal for Auckland on the 15th .Tune. The Hannington, from Otago to London, was spoken with on May the sth, in lat. 5 N, lon. 25 W. Caution to masters of vessels holding certificates of exemption from pilotage. — A notice to the following effect has been posted up in the Customs by the Chief Harbour Master of Auckland. — " Notice is given that masters of vessels exempt from pilotage, neglecting to hoist an exemption flag of the proper dimensions and at the proper time, will be charged full pilotage. Tho exemption flag is a white flag, must not bo less than four six long and four feet broad, and must be hoisted from the time of approaching within throe leagues of tho Pilot Station, to the time of such vessel anchoring in the port." The barque Bella Mary, thirty-five days Auckland, bad not arrived at Hobarfc Town when the Hero left Melbourne. A correspondent of an Auckland paper writing from Rorotonga on tho 11th July, sends the following items : — Tho John Williams, missionary barque, arrived last week, and left the following day for the annual tour round the group. She is expected back in about six weeks. Tho Empress, a 1300 ton ship, called here yesterday for fresh supplies, on her way to Englnnd from Starbuck Island. She reports a schooner loading guano there for Auckland ; the echooner is expected to call here in about two weeks' time. She also reports the loss of a vessel, about 900 tons, on the reef at Starbuck. She had arrived tbe day before full of trade for the Guano Company, none of which was saved. She broke up in nine hours after going on tbe reef. The following are the particulars of the Toynge of the echooner Fuiry, which left. Kaiopoi for Auckland about a month ago, and which vessel had been looked for with some anxiety for the past fortnight. The Fairy made the East Cape on the 22nd ultimo, when she met with a fierce gale, wLJc-li drove her about two hundred miles out lo sen. The whole of tho time a terrific eea was running, and the vessel shipped largo quantities of water. Tho galo continued for about ten days before it moderated, when the vessel was enabled to make Hicks' Bay. as above. From the time of leaving Lyttelton till making the East Cape, the Fairy had to contend against strong head winds. She was to resume her voyage the day after the Star left. Tho Fairy had on board a cargo of grain for Auckland. She put into Hicks' Bay last Friday week, and being short of provisions and in a lenky condition was immediately supplied witli some Bheep from the Star of the South. The s.s. Keera, for some time laid up in Auckland harbor, is, we learn, about to be again employed in the coasting trade, but wo cannot cay where sho will run to ab present. Tho steamer City of Melbourno, from San Francisco via Fiji, arrived at Sydney on July 24, after a long passage of thirty- four and a half days, tho trip from Levuka to Sydney occupying nine days. The fine iron barque Coronilln, Clement Moeeop, commander, from London, arrived in harbor, nnd anchored ofl' Officer Point, at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, after a passage of 122 days. On July 8 a terrific sea struck tho vessel, breaking over and completely burying her, breaking arlriff, in its course, spare spars and acids which were being curried on deck ; the latter had to bo thrown overboard ; it also stove in the long boat,, nml p-m-iYd awny tho after boat's skirls. The French vessel La Tranquillp, of Marseille?, from Lagos, was the only one spoken during tho passage. — "LyUelton Times." TITF BEAN ROCK LIGHTHOUSE. The building as it now stand?, with the several extras which hnvo been considered necessary to bo added as tho work advanced, has cost about £2762. Tho lighting apparatus is of tho dioptric kind, of the sth order, and was made by Messrs Chance, Brothers and Co, near Birmingham. I( cost, together with tho lantern in which it is placed, a little over £300 — 1 ho dioptric apparatus alone cos!; £158. Tho lighting apparatus is above the

level of high water of 50 feet., and the level of the lightkooper'a dwelling is 35 feet nbove the sauae level. The light from this lighthouse will be soon about ten miles distant, and therefore can never be confused with the light from Tiritiri, as thero is only one point where both lights are Been together. There will be three fairways shown by white lights : one through the Eangitoto Channel, Blinded on the west sido by red, and on the east by green ; there will be another showing the paysnae past Brown's Island ; and the third will fead up the harbor fo Auckland. The back por'ion towards Kohimarama will bo entirely dark. The building is a neat structure now that it is finished, and it affords much more accommodation than one would conceive, looking at it from a distance It is divided into four compartments, three of which are occupied by the lightkeeper, and one used as a storeroom for tho lightroom, and also containing the water tanks. In tho centre of the building is a special stairense leading up to tlio lightroom. Tho lamp has been officially lighted for the purpose of obtaining tho 'necessary bearing, Mr James Stewart, C.E., who designed the building and superintended its erection, having gone down with Captain Burgess and several other gentlemen for that purpose. About six o'clock the lamp was lighted, and from the lighthouse it was seen that, its guiding rays wero shot far to seaward to direct the mariner the course to steer. The bowings of tho fairway lending up the harbor wore first ascertained, after which the Rangitoto channel was examined. There was evidently a peculiarity in some of the shade lights here which will have to be altered, a" it might lead a v.-sscl astray. Tho i fairway leading from tho snndspit past I Brown's Wand was found to bo everything Hint could have been desired. Tho shade on either sido of tho while lights, showing the 1 fairway?, is remarkably distinct, nnd will in- ' dieate to the mariner at once when he has ! entered upon dangerous ground. The be.sir ings taken wo refrain from publishing, for obvious reasons. A now set of sailing rtirec- ' tions will have to be drawn up, which will bo submitted to the Colonial Government for approval and publication in the New Zealand Gazette.