Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 453, 7 March 1857, Page 6

Shipping News.

ARRIVED. March sth, schooner Eclair, 30 tons.Bryant, from Otago. Passenger, J. Mills. BAILED. March 3rd, stt. Zinsari, )14 tons. Million, for. Welling" ton and the Northern Province.*. Passengers for Wellington, Mi.«.s Wukufleld, -Messrs. C. It. Few*', P. M. Herveyi J. Cameron, J. B. Acland, P. Studholme, J. H. Pike, J. B BoptrtH, E. Liffdrtua For Now Plymouth, Mr. D. Slaagiiter. impohts: Tn the Eclair, It. Wuite and Co.. agents : 1 grindstones, ' B. Latter; 4 ploughs, 3 ehe«ts pepper, I raxe Bago, Order. The Emo reports that, on her voyage from Timarn, on Monday afternoon hut, she passed a large full ringed ship,, black, seemed to he a whaler, about 8 miles to i lie eastward of A karoo, heads-.'had lost her fore.'op.mast and main-royal-mast, hplieved to he i:i si squall from tlietf. E. which pawed the Emu ahout noon that day. The Emu nignalled aud inquired if help was wanted, hut received no ' Tpply. TU< wreck of the masts was alongside and was heiug cleared away. The master of the Emu rvpnrted the facts immediately on his arrival in this port. The ship seen is supposed to be tho Mount Wollasion, Captain Potter,"of New Bedford The: 'Eclair left Port Chalracr* on Wednesday evening, ■»nd had a quick run up of 23 hours. She ' bring!) no papers, the mails hiving benn put on board the Wj liara •nd Jane which had arrived from , London direct, aud was coming on to this po-s to look for a cargo. She was ruady »o sail whmi the Eclair left, but h.id u.it been" ab!u to clenr »he harbour at the same time. She m now (Friiiuj evening) signalled outside the harbour. On Tuesday last, about 1 o'clock p.m., us the Philip Laingwas aoiisg out of harbour, very light air and calms naviiiaf prevailed since weighing anchor," a sudden squall from the North-wust struck lnjr just as she was all' Port Levy. The schoaupr H.irry, wliich was close to her at the time, reports that she was in the most im'ni.-.ent danger, ht-r lower yard-arms dipping low iuto tha water. Fortunately, her courses were hauled up, aud she let -go topsail a.td top,! gallant halliards at once, righte.i quickly^ and stood out to «<?a with v fresh breeze from the North-west.