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Evening Post, Issue 89, 23 May 1865, Page 2

The s,s. Egmonf, Captain Hagley, left Auckland on the lrfth, Tauranga on the 19th, Napier on the 21st, and arrived here at eleven this morning. Captain Hagley reports experiencing a heavy southerly gale. The Hon. Air. Mantell is a passenger by the Egin nt. The P.N.Z. nnd A.R.M. Co.'s s.s. Prince Alfred, Capt. Thomas Randall, luft Port Chalmers at half -past three p m. on the 20th, pass-ed the Heads at four p.m. ; experienced thence to Bank's Peninsula strong S.W. iralea with frequent squalls of rain and occasional flashes of lightning ; arrived at Port Lytelton at 8.35 on the 21st, thus making the passage in 16 hours 40 minutea— the quickest on record. The English mail was not telegraphed at the Bluff, when the Prince Alfred left Port Chalmers. Captain Randall reports that during Ins stay at Port C- aimers the barometer wa* at times unnaually low, being on the I7ih 28.55, wind ranging from N, to N.E. with heavys,qialls. Ou the 18th,the wind veered to S.W , with frequent heavj squalls of wind and rain, and occasional 'mil storms such weather continuing until the departure °t the IMuee Alfred. She lete t Lytteltou at 230 p.m. on the 22nd, and arrived at this port this morning at 8 15, making the passage in 17$ hours. The Allhtmbra and Lidy Bird arrived at Lyttelton on the 21st, suiting again for their respective destinations on the 22nd. The Prince Alfred brings cargo for tranship- 1 ment for the West, Coaxb poris, a«id the j folio « ing passengers : — Hon. F. A. Weld, Sir W and Lady Martin, Bishop Pattison and Mrs. Pattison, Bishop William* and Mrs. Williams, Revds. Stock and Btapp, Messrs.

Bruce, Hart, Fish. Hogarth, Moody, Walker,\ Missus Wardell and Arthur ; and 13 in the - steerage. Mr. Walter Donjjlas will preach this evening at the Primitive Wesleyan Chapel, and to-morrow at the Lower Hutt. The first annual meeting of the Wellington Mutual Investment Society wiil be held at thej Athenas hi on Thursday next, at eight in the eveninir, to receive report of co ninitteuand the annual statement of Recounts, W. R. Voi.ONTEiirs. — The members of this corps paraded yes'crd.iv afternoon, to practise firing a feu de jnie in honor of her Majesty's birthday to morrow. After the parade Vas over, the captain stave ihe order for all those who in ended meeting the HHutt t companies at Putoni to signify the same by shouldering their arms an.l marching to the right. One half of the corps present did not obey the order, which drew down upon them the iniitfnjition of the Major Commandiugthe district, who was on the ground. After telli.ig the anti-Peionites, that they were a " a disgrace to the corps " and disloyal, he thanked those members who had expressed thi-ir readin ss to show their loyalty, [n the word<x>f ti.e gallant Jlnjor," to the men wear* jn^ the Queen's uniform," we can only say that they sh uld attend such a review a* the one to come off to-m rrow without being; commanded to do so*— lndependent.