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Evening Star, Issue 3477, 15 April 1874, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. To-morrow. Heads I Port Chalmers I Dunedin .32 p.m. j 3.7 nm. \ 3.52 p.m. PORT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. April 15.—Durham, ship, 998 tons, William Sexton, from London. Passengers: Mrs and Master Sexton, and three in the second cabin. Friendship, 43 tons, Deuchrass, from Oamaru. Wallabi, s.s., 101 tons, Leys, from the Bluff. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Albion, for Northern Ports, April 30. Alhambra, for Bluff, May 11. Dunfillan, for London, early, - Excelsior, for Auckland, April 20. Helen Burns, for London, April 25. Maori, for Lyttelton, April 17. Margaret Galbraith, for London, April 25. Mikado, for San Francisco, May 5. Omeo, for Northern Ports, April 25. Rose M, for Auckland, early. Samson, for Oamaru, April 17. Tauranga, for Wanganui, early. Tararua, for Bluff, April 27. Warwick, for London, April 23. Wanganui, for Bluff, early.

The ship Dallam Tower commenced to haul into the Graving Dock this morning. The s.s. Wallabi arrived this morning, and steamed alongside the Margaret Galbraith to discharge meats. The s.s. Lady of the Lake sailed last night, but on account of the heavy S.W. gale, ran back again for shelter. The s.s. Beautiful Star came down this morning,- for the purpose of going into the floating dock to he cleaned and painted. . The schooner Friendship arrived from Oamaru yesterday, and sailed alongside the ship Warwick to discharge 700 bags of grain. The steamers Wellington and-Otago, for the North, and Alhambra, for Melbourne via Bluff, sailed yesterday afternoon. We leam by telegraph that the Otago beat the Wellington by an hour on the passage to Lyttelton, At noon to-day a ship was seen off the Heads. The tug Geelong immediately got up steam, and proceeded down, and shortly afterwards the signals at the Heads announced her to be the City of Dublin, 110 days from Liverpool. Yesterday afternoon the signals at the Heads denoted a ship to the northward. Some time after, her numbers were shown, when it was seen to be the ship Durham, after a fair passage of ninety-one days from London. The tug Geelong towed her up, under the charge of Pilot Paton, as far as the Quarantine ground, she having powder on board. She was shortly afterwards cleared by the Custom and Health officers. She js a fine iron ship, of 998 tons register, and is owned by Messrs Temperley, Carter, and Drake, of London, She has fine saloon accommodation, but has only brought three steerage passengers to our shores. She is commanded by Captain Sexton, whom we thank for the following report of her passage :—Left the East India Docks on the 13th of January, and Gravesend on the 14th; passed the Nore at 1 p.m., with a westerly wind, and anchored in the Downs at 6.45 p.m.; got underway again at 1 p.m. on the 17th, with a W.N.W. wind, which continued till the 20th, then strong gale from the W., which lasted till the 24th; the wind then suddenly shifted to the N.N.E.; passed the Lizafd on the 26th, with variable winds, then N.W. winds until catching the bI.E.

trades, on the 10th of February, in lat. 22.12, long. 24.39, which were carried as far as lat. 3.28, long. 26.51; on the X6th the S.E. trades were met with ; the equator was crossed on tho 18th; the S. E. trades were lost on the 24th, in lat. 17.58, long. 33.20 ; crossed the meridian of Greenwich on the 10th of March, and that of the Cape on the 14th; then strong variable winds until sighting Hog Island (Crozet Group) on the 20th ; had strong, variable winds till the 3rd of April, when a gale came up from the westward, with heavy squalls, the vessel shipping a great deal of water ; the gale continued untu the 6th, when it; moderated ; and on the 9th it suddenly shifted to the S. W,, accompanied with rains and heavy squalls ; her easting was run down between 475. and 48S. ; made the Snares at 10 a.m. on the 11th ; sighted Quoin Point at 4 p.m. on the 12th, and was within sixteen miles of Cape Sanders, when die was blown off the land; made the Heads yesterday afternoon, and arrived as above. On the 25th January Mr Ginder, chief officer, dropped dead on the deck. On the 31st January spoke the ship Dorette, from London to Auckland, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Lyttelton, April 15.—Otago, from Dunedin (11 a.m.); Wellington, from Dunedin (noon). Bluff, April 15.—Arrived (noon), Alhambra, from Dunedin. ’