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Dkcembee. 1, Falcon, schooner, 37 tons, Morrison, from Wairau. Passengers— Miss and Master Guilford. AT 7, Amateur, schooner, 2o tons, Norgrove, from Lyttelton. 7, Kangatira, 185 ton?, Rermev, from liyttolton and Port Oil aimers. Passengers— Mr* Mason anrl 2 children, Messrs Border, Henderson, Williamson, Levi, North, Pctrie, Wyatt, O'Brien (2), Frances, and nine in the steerage ; 2 for North. SAILED. Uil. IMPORTS. In the Falcon, W. & G. TurnbuU &, Co, agents— l parcel, Kirkealdie ; 2 do, Whittem and Co. ; 34 bales tow, G do flax, Kreeft; 1 piece castings, Mills ; 1000 bushels barley, Order ; 2 cases mantelpiece, Gribson. In the Amateur, Master, agent— lo tons flour, 100 sacks outs, 10 pkgs biscuit, Norgrovo. EXPECTED AEEIVALS. Wellington, s.s, from Mio South, this day Phoobe, s.s., from Picton, Nelson, Taranalsi, and Mannkau, this day Keera, e.s., from Auckland and the East Coast, 9th Tararua, e.s., from Melbourne via tho Soutli, 12th PROJECTED DEPARTtJEES. ' Bnngatira, s s., for Napier, this day "Wellington, b.s., for Picton, Nelson, TaraBa'vi, and Vlanukau, this day Plw.bo, s.s., for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff, this day Tararua, c.c., for Nelson via tho VV<?st Coast, 12th Considmlslo anxiety is felt in commercial circles for the safety of the schooner Rifleman, as she has not been heard of since the 10th Ko- • nber last. A tele«ium b. is been retired liere from the master of the schooner Jupiter, stating that a Maori had informed him on the 20th November, in Ship Cove, that the Rifleman had been there a few days previously. The Luna left here ou Tuesday last, nrnl will visit Cape CampbMl, Mann, and Farewell Spit. She will also search along (lie coa9t for the missing vessel, and we trust she will bring -naws of her safety. The s.s. Tamrua, Captain Hogley, from Melbourne, arrived at tho Bluff yesterday moaning. She will be due here on Tuesday, nnd will leave the same day for Nelson via the West Coast. The 8.8. Phoebe was due at Tarnnati^ on Wednesday morning last, but had not. ariivofl there up to the time of our going to press. Wo presume Bhe has been detained by tho nonarrival of the mail. The s.s. Keera left Auckland on Wednesday afternoon, and arrived at Tauranga yesterday morning at 10 o'clock Up to tho cimo of her departure, from Auckland there was no sign or" the Nevada, which vessel was due there on Tuesday last. The s.b. Kangatira left Dunedin wharf at 8 am. on the 3rd instant, and cleaved Otn<jo He ids at 10 a m. ; arrived at Oamaru at 8.30 p m same day ; left again at 6 p.m. on the 4th ; arrived at Lyttelton at 11 a.m. on the sth ; left Lyttolton at 7 p.m. on the Gtli ; arrived nfc Kaikoura at G a m. on the 7fh ; leftat 7.30 a.m., and arrived at Wellington at 10 p.m. ; experienced fino weather until off Cape. Campbell, from thence strong S.E. gale, with iiear^ sea. The s.s. K< era left Taurangn at noon yesterday for Napier. Sho will bo due here tomorrow evening, and will sail on Monday for Napier, Tauranga, and Auckland. The Asteropo anchored in Port Underwood thia morning, whore sho would find our local merchants were quite up to time, seeiog that the p.s. Lyttelton, tho p.s. Ospvey, and the ketch Falcon, were all waiting for her with full loads to bo discharged. — "Marlborough Express," 2nd. The bay presented quite a lively appearance yesterday afternoon, when H.MS. Basilisk Yew lying at tho omcr anchorage, and, beating down against tho S.W. breeze that was blowing, and at various distances from the shore, were the barque Ann Gambles, from London, the brig Uazolle, from Newcastle, and the brigantine Stranger, from Adelaide. — "Nelson Mail," sth. H.M.S. E-Jsilisk, eu route for Sydney, arrived at the outer anchorage on Saturday afternoon for th;! purpose of receiving her despatches by the Bangiloto. On tho latter vessel being signalled this morning, sho got up s' earn and started for her destination, with the intention probably of meeting the E-angitoto in tho Bay and securing her mail. —Ibid. Since tho wreck of the ship Loch Leven and the remnants of her cargo were purchased by Messrs R. Goldsborough and Co., no time has been allowed needlessly to elapso before active measures were instituted to secure ac much as possible of the scattered cargo and debris of the wreck. Tho b.s. Express, which had already brought up one small lot of wool, was despatched again last Friday, and arrived at, the scene of the wreck at 6 o'clock ou Saturday morning, and commenced loading with wool nnd tallow, after taking in which, together veith a quantity of leather, &c, sho left again . for Melbourne at 9 p.m. on Sunday, und arrived at the Queen's wharf yesterday afternoon. The cargo brought, up by tho Express comprises 209 bales of wool, 56 casks of tallow, and 320 hides of leather. Sho also brought up a boat and three life buoys. Mr .A. J Johnson, stevedore, who has entire charge of the recovery of tho cargo, and Mr Han;Oii,vm'e passengers by the Express. Tho latter is a son of the Chief Justice of South Australia, and went down to King's Island for an excursion and to take sketches of the wreck and adjacent coast. He reports the wreck as being quite broken up, and now nearly out of sight, and that largo quantities of wool and tallow are being thrown upon theboach. All the available labor on the island is pressed into the service of picking up the wool and ■toring it at. various points, and attention is also being directed to drying and re-packing it, and getting it ready for shipment. As there i« any quantity of loose wool shredded along the rocks in the neighborhood of tho ■wreck, it is intended to take, down more hands to assist in tho collecting of it. In one small inlet or cove there is wool equal to about 150 bales ready for removal. The weather most fortunately has been very fine, and the workpeople, under the supervision of Mr Corrigan. iave been by no means idle. Disinterested testimony has been homo to the willingness with which they work. The tombstone to iho memory of Captain Brauscombo has been erected, and Mr Hanson has taken a view of the church and churchyard with this its solitary memorial stone. Mr Hanson made several excursions over tho fcltimi, and speaks highly of 6omo beautiful patches of sjenery, including one or two small lake*, with islets on them, ■which he saw, and but f>r the terror inspired by the number of shipwrecks and casualties ■which have occurred round the island, ho thinks that it would bo more largely visited. The Express after discharging will proceed .forthwith to King's Island. — "Argus," 21st November.