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Decembee. 12, Wanganui, b.b., 165 tons, Linklater, from Wanganui. Passengers — Messrs Griffiths, James, Taylor, Scott, Mrs Moser, Mrs Parks, Mrs Ballintine and child, Mrs Beard, Mrs and Misa Jenkins, Miss Anderson. SAILED. 12, Phcebe, b.b., 416 tons, Worsp, for Lyttelton. Passengers— Mr Way, Mrs Baird Miss Lecreus (2), Miss Herbert, and five iv the steerage. 12, Wanganui, s.s., IGS tons, .Linklater, for Wanganui. 12, Keera, s.s., 158 tons, Carey, for Napier. Passengers — Messrs Ormond, Green, M'Leod, Petrie, Wood, Eolfe, Ferguson, Miss Connolly, and two in the steerage. IMPORTS. In the Wanganui, W. &,. G. Turnbull & Co, agents — 150 bales wool, 39 bales flax, W. and ' GK Turnbull and Co; 50 bales wool, W. Xiyon ; 10 boxes soap, Young ; 7 bags turnips, Bell ; 1 case, Reid } 1 case, Churchill j 2 cases drugs, Barraud. In the Emerald, Master, agent— l 9 mats sugar, 4 half-chests tea, 4 boxes soap, 6 boxes candles, 4 boxes raisins, 1 sack and 2 bugs rice, 1 cask soda, 1 case salmon, 3 tins nails, 2 cases currants, Brown and Inglis. Iv the Keera, C. Hartmaun, agent — 80 kegs powder, 11 coils rope, E. W. Mills ; 1 coil rope, 4 blocks, 28 bales wool, Levio and Co ; 3 boxes, Krull and Co ; 1 box, Bank of New Zealand ; 1 horee, Hood ; 200 bales ■wool, Order. In the Phcebe, C. Hartmann, agent — 1 parcel, Pearce ; 26 bags potatoes, Smith ; 1 half-bale wool, Williams; 1 case, Bank of Australasia ; 53 hides, Hirst j 2 cases, 1 pkg, 3 boxes, 14 sacks malt, 1 cask oil, 1 parcel, Agents ; 1 case drapery, M'Dowell ; 1 case, 1 bale bedding, Richardson ; 1 case sundries, Jamieson ; 2 cases, 1 easel, 3 trussels, Davi3 ; 4 cases cherries, Lucas ; 4 bales wool, Erull and Co. EXrOETS. In the Phoebe, C. Hartmann, agent — 1 case pictures, Barraud ; 1 box, Telegraph Department ; 1 parcel, Pouleon ; 23 horses, Morely ; 1 case, W. and Gh Turnbull and Co. In the Wanganui, W. & G. Turnbull & Co, agents— 42 pockets sugar, 8 cases, 6 churns, 1 parcel, Bishop ; 31 half-chests tea, 1 box do, 14 gunnies sugar, 1 case sauce, 1 half- chest tea, 1 pkg paper, 7 gunnies sugar, 2 boxes raisins, 1 pkg brooms, 5 boxe3 caudles, 10 bags rice, 1 cask currants, 1 case groceries, 1 cask nutp, 1 pkg figs, 1 box pipes, W. and G. Turnbull and Co; 5 boxes candles, 2 half' chests tea, 7 trusses drapery, 1 bale carpets, 1 case sundries, 4 cases draperj, A. P. Stuart and Co. — tirthe^ "Keera, 0. Hartmaun, agent— 6o boxes tea. 18 half-chests4%j2s cases, 6 pkgs, 6 cases groceries, 1 chest sugir, 1 qr-cask brandy, 5 cases old torn, 14 pkgs groceries, 6 boxes tea, 1 box pegs, 3 casks sundries, 1 pkg, 22 boxes candles, 1 keg soda, 7 cases sauce, 2 pkgs sundries, 1 truss drapery, 1 parcel ditto, 1 bale ditto, 1 cask currants, W. and G. Turnbull and Co ; 1 parcel, Yogel ; 1 pel, Poulson ; 1 case, Sands and M'Doutrall ; 1 pkg, Armed Constabulary Force ; 500 coils •wire, 5 coils steel wire, 3 bundles binding, 12D boxes insulators, 3 bundles arms, 200 poles, 1 bundle wire, 15 cases, Telegraph Department ; 1 case bacon, 20 bags malt, 1 case claret, Krull and Co ; 1 box, Henderson ; 250 bags barley, Hartmann ; 1 case, Barraud ; 1 case, Colonel Beader ; 1 parcel, Maxton ; 1 case, E, Pearce. EXPECTED AHRIVALS. Tararua, s.s., from Melbourne via the South, this day Taranaki, s.e, from the South, this day St. Kilda, 8.8., from Wanganui, this day Go-Ahead, from Wanganui and Manawatu, this day Hangatira, b.s., from Napier, 14th Wellington, s.s, from the North, 17th Phcebe, b.s, from the South, 21sfc PROJECTED DEPARTUEES. Tararua, s.s., for Nelson via the West Coast, this day Taranaki, s.s., for Picton, Nelson, Taraxalri, and Manukau, this day Go-Ahead, s.s, for Mauawatu and Wanganui, 14th St. Kilda, s.s., for Wanganui, this day Kangatira, s.s., for Ljttelton and Otago, 15th The barque Malay is on the berth at London for Wanganui. The Queen Bee left London for this port on the 16th September, and was signalled off Portland on the 18th. _ j The clipper barque Nardoo, belonging to Mr H. Selwyn Smith, of this city, arrived in the bay yesterday from Boston. The barque has been away nearly two years from this port, and has been voyaging between the Mediterranean, America, and Japan during that time. She has come into port in very fine order, and of her passage from Boston Captain Paul furnishes the following report : — (< Left Boston on tho 15th August. At noon, on 24th, being in lat 4Gdeg 58 rnin S., and long 35dng 55min E., blowing very hard from the S.W., heading S.E. by E., Iboro up E. to pnss N. of the Marion and Prince Edward Islands, as laid down in ' Findlay's Directory.' Marion, Infc 46deg 53 mm S., long 37deg 33min E. is the N. cape; Prince Edward's, lat 46deg 40min S., long 37 deg 55min E., N. cape. Between 4 and 6 p.m. several patches of weed were passed Keeping a strict look out for Marion Isle, at 8 p.m. altered the course from E. to E.S.E., till 2 a.m., then S.E. \ E. At 8 p.m. Marion should bear S. by W., about 23 miles, and although moderate and clear to eighteen miles cr more, no appearance in the S. or S.W. quarter ; and that being the clear side, the loom of the land ought to have been seen from 6 to 8 p.m. in that direction, if laid in that position, as given by the directory, mentioned in the 6ame work as doubtful. The Cape fishermen place Prince Edward Isle in lat 45deg smin S., and long 37deg 7min E., by repeated observations, which makes the isle 35min N. and 48inin W. of Crosiers account in passing by in the Erebus and Terror in Ross's Expedition in 1840. Now, taking the latter position of tho fishermen to be correct, as a matter of course that Marion Island must follow, a3 it lay about 15 miles S.W- from Prince Edward's Island, between 6 and 8 p.m. A large black patch bore N.E. at 6 p.m., and Z?. by W. I W. at 8 p.m. by compass, which was soon loßt sight of, as wo sailed away and coming dark. This pntch had every appearance of a block of land, as it was the only one that had any appearance of land around, and remained black all the time, and dropping astern. Novr, presuming that tho fishermen are correct, tho bluck patch should be Marion Island, distant at 6 p.m. 15 miles, and 8 p.m. 16 miles N. by W. $ W. by my position. On one of the above islands which is not stated, the Richard Dart wa3 lost on June 19, 18-19, from England to New Zealand with passengers. The ship immediately went to pieces, and the ten survivors subsisted for forty-two days on raw birds and what they could en ten till met; by fishermen, who divided their provisions with them for thirtytwo days, when a schooner from tho Capo took them back to the Cape of Good Hope. Now, I am not going to assert the islands do not lie as reported by Captain Crosier, but it is quite evident that I passeuin between the two positions, and had it been well clear, must have clearly Been them on one side or the other, and should warn all ships against the north position, as well as Captain Crosiers, as I think the fishermen are correct. Had the weather been clear during the afternoon I should not have borne up to the north, nnd would have seen if the south position was right or not, as we were in the latitude at noon, and making east course (true) but the weather was threatening, so I steered as to pass in between the two assigned positions. Surely those wi^e differences of positions ought to be corrected, as it is not a few miles the difference, and directly in the track of ships bound east to all Ihe colonies. Distant Island, in lat. -lScleg, 30min. S., and

long. S3deg. 40min. E., a rock about 90 feet high, as reported by the ship Talisman in December, 1869, in Melbourne, is not laid down in Admiralty Chart of 1865, No. 748, A ; nor yet in ' Findlay'a Directory,' date 1866, both in my possession. Twice I passed the übovo isle not far from it on each side, but was nob aware of it last time ; but thiß time with the later Admiralty charts, having accidentally seen it marked on Johnstono'a map in my owner's office, and next reported by the Talisman, put me on my guard.—" Argus," 23rd November. The ship Monarch, long and familiarly know a 6 " Green's" Monarch, but which has of lato years changed owners, has again arrived in port after an absence of several years. Tho good ship has undergone some transformation since sailing under the Blackwail flag, her massive quarter-galleries having been removed, and her poop deck having been carried right forward, so that she hns now a spacious flush deck. She still looks, however, what, her name implies, and to those who jet believe in tho old school of bottoms of frigate build, and ominently roomy and comfortable passenger accommodation, and who are not prepossessed in favor of tho model modern clipper of sharp entrance and limited outline, the Monarch suggests and conveys the idea of a really desirable ship in which to voyage. The Monarch is now commanded by Captain Isaac Paddle, who was out hero some two or three yeai'3 ago in the ship Hougomont which brought out Government immigrants to this colony, and was afterwards taken up to load 116 horses at Adelaide for India, and landed them (all but eight) at Calcutta in very fine order. The previous voyage of tho Monarch was to New Zealand, with immigrants, all of whom were landed in excellent health, and Captain Paddle was highly complimented there by the Government authorities for the admirable manner in which ho had brought out his large living freight. On her present voyago tho Monarch comes from Sandarne, near Soderham, in the Gulf of Bothnia, and beings a large cargo of deals. Captain Paddlo reports leaving thero on July 1, and experiencing fine weather in the Baltic, and anchoring off Copenhagen on July 7, and leaving tbere on the following day. A long continuance of westerly and S.W. winds, occasionally freshening into gales, prevailed in the North Sea and also down the English Channel, which was not cleared until August 1. In the Gulf of Bothnia the weather before starting was quite exceptional, more like winter than summer, and all through the month of Juue large quantities of ice floated past the mouth of the harbor, and tho ship had to contend for every inch of ground at tho outset of tho passage. The winds in the N.E. trade 3 were exceedingly light, and were lost in lufc 14fle£ N., and were followed by southerly and S.S.W. winds, which continued for fourteen days. The equator was crossed on Sept. 3 and on September 14, and the following day the ship was becnlmed off Trinidad. Tho easting was run down chiefly in the parallel of lat. 41deg S., with very heavy weather and an unusually high cross sen, until October 29, in lat 41deg S., and long 103deg E., where strong S.E. and easterly winds set in for fourteen days. On November 6 Ihe ship passed the longitude of Cape Lewin, and on November 14 she was caught in a tremendous southerly gale in lat 39deg 40min S., and long 134deg 50min E.— " Argus," 22nd.