Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 622, 23 October 1858, Page 4

Shipping News.

ARRIVED.

October 21, s. s. White Swan, 198 tons, McLean, from Otago via Timaru and Akaroa. Passengers —Mrs. Deans, Messrs. Dillon Bell, Elliott, Dalgety, LeCren, Studholme, Preston, and Joseph. SAILED. October 21, s. s. Lord Worsley, 290 tons, Johnson, for Wellington. Passengers-—Mr. and Mrs. Sansom and 3 children, Messrs. Scaife and Ledger, and 4 in the steerage. Same day, s. s. White Swan, ,198 tons, McLean, for Wellington and Northern ports. Passengers— Messrs. Joseph, Johustone, Elliott, Dalgety, Marshall, Preston, Lake, Bell, Bertram, Newton, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Tancred, Mr. and Mrs. Marsack and servant, Mr. and Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Lake, Mrs. Foley.

October 22, brig Dart, 154 tons, Jenkins, for Sydney. Passengers—Rev. C. and Mrs. Mackie, Dr. and Mrs. Gundry, Miss Torlesse, Mr. Sprott, and 5 in the steerage.

Same day, brig Spray, R. Scott, for Port Underwood.

CLEARED. October 22, schooner Palinurus, 15 tons, Drummond, for Akaroa.

IMPORTS,

In the White Swan, Dalgety, Buckley & Co., agents; 1 case, Hargreaves ; 1 dray, 20 bags salt, LeCren.

EXPORTS,

In the Lord Worsley, R. S. Ledger, agent; remainder of original cargo from London for Wellington.

In the Whit 6 Swan, Dalgety, Buckley & Co., agents ; 100 bags, (7 tons) potatoes, 147 bags (556 bushels) oats, Dalgety, Buckley and Co. In the Dart, Cookson, Bowler & Co., agents ; 1 bale wool, 947 sheepskins, X Latter ; 148 bushels wheat, Hargreaves ; 8 tons potatoes, 35 cwt. cheese, Peacock and Co. ; 7 tons potatoes, 1 case cheese, Cookson, Bowler and Co.; 25 bales wool, 232 bushels barley, 537 bushels wheat, Gould and Miles.

In the Palinurus, J. T. Peacock and Co., agents ; 2 half tierces tobacco, £ tons sugar, 6 half-chests, 5 boxes tea, 5 cases wine, under bond ; and sundry goods, duty paid. Order.

The steamer White Swan left this port for Otago via Tiraaru on the evening of Thursday, the 14th instant. Meeting a heavy sou-wester she was unable to discharge her cargo at the latter place, and went on to Otago, which she reached on Friday night, and remained there till Monday at 6 p.m. On her way back she called on Tuesday morning at Timaru, landed there 50 tons of goods besides passengers, and left again at 8 o'clock the same evening. The very heavy gale which blew along the coast the following day forced her, being short of coal, to put in to Akaroa, where she lay from 2 p.m. on

Wednesday till 3 o'clock on Thursday m ft . B . Arrived in thia port at 8 a.m., and dooar^l^ Wellington the same day at 7p m At n for 12 tons of coal, lately brought up from th« m£ 0' neux River, were put on board by dirEPf- yhis Honor the Superintendent for trial w" of glud to be able to say that the Cairtnlr, 0 ar ° Engineer report very favourably of the m ?ni of this coal as fuel, burning with immenfln7 lty and giving plenty of steam, though not . * free from sulphur. Captain McLean c' qUlt° favourable a report of the capabilities of T' GS as roadstead as any which wo have yet heard n3aru The Lord Worsley got away for W p ih on Thursday afternoon, three hours n^f 8*00 to the White Swan. We shall look forwaS >U? iy some interest to the result of this comn *ltll (unfair though it is) of the capabilities of Sf, n' respective boats. Vl l'»e