Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 633, 1 December 1858, Page 4

Shipping News.

ARRIVED. Nov. 27. barque Lion, 216 tons, A. Barrack, from Svdj ney. Passengers: Mr. McClymont, W. Etlds, W. Me Kinlay. ' •Nov. 23, schooner Salopian, 40 tons, Flight, from Weilington. Passengers : Mr. and Mm. Cresswell, E. Short, airs. Darken and 4 children. Same day, brig Mountain Maid, 192 ton*, R. Wood from Sydney. Passenger-: Mn. DowdsH. '■ BAIX.ZD. Nov. 28, a. s. White Swan, 198 tons, J. McLenn, for Weihngtnn. Passeuge/ii : Hon. E. W. Stafford, Hon. C W Richmond, Colonel Mould, Meßurs. Park, Kirkwood, Rich, Bryce, Richardson, Stevenson, Baker, Tracers, St. Hill' Schroder, Misaes Schroder (two), Mr. and Mrs. Price, Mrs. McFarlaue, Mrs, Langley, Mm. O'Conuull and child, MUs Burbidac, ucU six iv the «teori»ge. Part cargo shipped at Otago. • w or* »rOATS. In the Lion. Dalgeiy, Bockley & Co. ageutg :"«4 horws, 3 ton* hay, SO ton* coal, McClymont. la the Bulopian, Miles, Kingtoc & Co., agents: 2 bale*, 3 t-usus, 3 pkfrs. reaping machina, 8 ditto lojrgagc, Dalj?Pty- • nnd Co.; 6 hhds. Ole, Gould 4 Mile*; 1600 feet timber,Miles, Kington & Co. In the Mountain Maid, J. T. Peacock and Co. agenls: 24,000 shingles, 35.000 feet timber, 100 toiwxoal, 235 bags sugar, 32 hasaocki, 15 hoxaii candles, 60 boxes »o&p, .3 drays, 1 cart, 31 casks bottled beer, 19 hhds. mm, 10 qr.-casks gm,-H qr.-tierces tobacco, JOO kegs uaili, snd general miscellaneous cargo. ; ' - . .

The barque Lion has made * smart passage fr*ro Sydney Raving Port Jackson 0:1 the 35th nit., she arrived •in this harbour on the 27th, bringing her carjro of 64 horses in flrst-ratecouciitiou, and without a single Ios»; they are rho venture of Mr. McClymont, .well known for hix importations of stock into this and other province*. The coinnrcr"c.iil and general news brought by tbi» opr.ortimity'will be found in our other columns. • •■ .« The Mountain Maid boa made a rather long pawnee owing to thu very heavy wnathor she encountered. After leaving Port Jackson she wan met by a fierce B.E. cale which continued Tor seven days. The passage was made throushout against very lii-uvy ' hrad. wind*. Captain Wood reports having loat several tails. Our harbour ha« barm gay with shipping during the last few days. Tho Uegina and Indiana from London, the Lion, Mountain Maid, und Loniu and Miriam from Sydni-y, the Gil Hia* from Auckland, the Mary Thomson, Canterbury, and Balopian from Wellington, and tho Whitn Swan passjner through on her provincial trip, haTe created an unusual bustle in port, aiid tho numerous passengers coming and going have caused a similar stir in the streets. The White Swan stayed in Otago just long enough to take back to Nelson and Wellington from this port the partie* concerned in the cane* before the Supreme Court. She called on her way hithpr from Wellington at Flnxburn, and landod there Mr. and Mrs. Clifford; whom she would cail again for on her return north.

By the Sydney papers of the middle of November wo lnarn tnnt the Lord Ashley was to leave Sydney for Nulson aud other New Zealand ports on tho 16th ult. The advurtworaent does, not Hay whether she would como first to the north or south. The latu-r is the probable couwo to be tabcii, iniwmaoh as ou her arrival at Wellington »ho would . find the White Swan going northwards, and tho opportunity would naturally be seized to divide the routo. W« are informed that if Me««ra. Pearson »nd Ctilemon insist upon the Englwh contract being carriod ont and their boats ply on the West Coast of the North Island, tho Whito Swan will take tho Kaat Coast borth, Ukiug the various ports in the following order—Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Wellington, Lytteltoa, Duuedin, and back aputn the name way. Her contract at at present arranged will i-lose in March next, but pnrfcet arrangemeut.4 will not be made till tho arrivul of the whole of (he English Company'd flent. . ■ , The AuHtralian 8. N. Company hare untered into arraugoments with the Melbonrno and Wellington Governmeuts to run a monthly steamer between theso two ports. Thin U appurent by an advertiifemunt in which it is 'announced that .their splendid■ ncrow steamer the Wongk Woiiga would luhvo M»lboome for Wellingtoa on th» 17th nit, to return on tho 27th'. Tho first trip in therefore nearly iii-complwhod. The terms of tho contract are notannoonted. The Wonga Wonga i* to rwnain.ou the Hut till relieved by tho Boonjeraiiß, whlo;i in to bu fitted uith new boi!»». Tho Salopian n'porln the urrival of the barque Pruth ftt Wolliiigton.on Monday week, from London. The Avalaiu-ho has been takon off tho berth for London from Aiuklmid, and in rnplacud by tho Harwood. •