ARRIVED.

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ARRIVED.

Sept. 19, steamer Kennedy, 138, Palmer, from Wellington. — cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, from Biwaka. — cutter Planet, 15, Westrupp, from Motueka.

SAILED.

Sept. 18, cutter Dauntless, 12, Ricketts, for Torrent Bay. — schooner May, 21, Brett, for Croixelles. 19, cutter planet, 1-5, Westrupp, for Motueka.

The schooner Herald still remains in harbor, and her date of sailing for Havelock is not yet known. The cutters Planet and Maid of Italy, "with cargoes of produce, arrived from Motueka and Riwaka respectively this morning. H.M. corvette Sappho was lying at Wellington when the Kennedy left yesterday afternoon. The date of her sailing for this port has been fixed for Friday next. The Wanaka left Wellington this afternoon, will arrive to-morrow, aud sail for the .North with the San Francisco mail in the evening. The Murray has not yet arrived at Westport, having no doubt been detained by the •weather on this side of the Spit. She will probably be heard of this evening. The Charles Edward, bound for Hokitika, put into Westport for shelter last night. An improvement haviug been reported iv the state of the bar she and the Wallace will sail for their destination to-night. A topsail schooner has been signalled all •nay. We have not been able so ascertain her name, but we belie*, c that a vessel of that rig is expected from Hobarton. The Arawata is making good running along the New Zealand coast. She arrived at Lytteiton at 8.30 this morning, and leaves there for Wellington this afternoon. She may be expected here early on Friday, and •Will sail for Melbourne and Southern ports •with' the outward Suez mail by the same tide. The Maori left Lytteiton for Nelson yesterday at 2.30 p.m., but had to return to port at 3.30, in consequence of a leak having been discovered in the boiler. She left Lytteiton again this niorning, will arrive here to-mor-row morning, and sail for West Coast ports at 1 p.m. The s.s. Kennedy, Captain Palmer, arrived from Wellington this morning. She left here last Sunday morning bound to Wellington, and reports five weather on the passage both ways. The Kennedy has a large cargo for West Coast port 3 shipped at Wellington. She leaves to-morrow morning at ten o'clock. Early next week the equinoctial gales may be expected to set in, Suuday next being the day on which the sun will cross the equator at the equinoctial points, so that one half of it will be to the north of the line and the other half to the south. The gales last season were particularly destructive to shipping, several vessels beiug lost on the coast of New Zealand, one of which belouged to Neisou. It is to be hoped that the gales this season will pass by without inflicting any damage to the shipping. The following were the insurances upon the steamer Lord Ashley recently lost between Melbourne and Newcastle:— Australia General, £500; National Insurance of New Zealand, £500; N.S. Wales, £500; Pacific, £500; Victoria, £500; Staudard, £760; DerWent and Tamar, £1000; Astralian Alliance, £500; Netherlands India, £500; Imperial, £250; Java, £250; Batavia, £250; National of South Australia, £250; Adelaide, £250; New Zealand, £500; total, £7000, While the cutter Lady Roth (says the Auckland Herald) was at anchor off the North Heads awaiting the flood tide, the riding-light (a Laucy's) burst, and set fire to the canvas in close proximity to the light. The fire spread to the staysail, &c, aud a great deal of damage was done to the sails, mast, boom, and bulwarks, before the men on board became aware of the dangerous enemy by which they were surrounded. It was only by the devouring element seizing hold of the cabin that they were apprised of the vessel being on fire, and immediately this was discovered the tneu made their way on deck, and by the liberal use of water succeeded in extinguishing the flames.