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Bopt, 21, steamer Claud Hamilton, 5^ "Clratfield, from Wellington, South, and Me^--fcoiirnc.—Passengers: Mrs Richardson a>itt 3 children, Messrs Bunidge, AVilking. — steamer Taranaki, 327, Malcolm, from Wellington and South.— Passengers- Misses Wheeler (2), West, Duncan, Warren l?etford, Guinness, Withers, Mrs Enter Messrs Atkinson (2\ Waller, Silver, Ellis, Elliott, Judge Kenny, Russell, Capt. Holt, BrofrirSept. 22, steamer Murray, VB, Con way, from West Coast —Passengers: Mrs George and 3 children, Mrs "Colville and 3 children, Mrs Christisoii, Messrs Kelly, Christie, Proctor, Fitzgerald, Mace, Eother.Liddle, Dixon, Hunt, Griffin, More, Cleman, Kj-an. and 1 Chinaman. — ketch Phccnix, 10, Ricketts.from Mara^ bau. — cutter Planet, 15, Thome, from M^tueka. — cutter Goldseeker, 12, Hobbs, from New Harbor. 23, steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Motueka. — cuttev Midge, IG, Eure, from Waitapu. SAILED. Bept. 21, steamer Taranaki, 327, Malcolm, for Taranaki and Manukau. — Passengers: Miss Black, Mrs Pascoe, Messrs Reid. Fox, Kaeppel, Leviston, Scriven.M'Laren, Pascoe, Simonsc^s Ministrels (14). — 'steamer Wellington, 28G, M'Gee, for IPieton and Wellington.— Passengers : Mr and Mrs Kingdon, Mrs and Miss Renwick, Hod. T. Remviek, Messrs Morris, Newberry, Pailthorpe, Tribe, Edwards, Pitcairn, and Short. 23, steamer Lady Earkly, 30, Walker, for Golden Bay. — cutter Planet, 15, Thome, for Motueka — ketch Phoenix, 10, Ricketts, for Marahau. EXPECTED ABRIVALS. Steamer Wellington, from Picton and Wellington, to-morrow Steamer Kennedy, from Wellington, Sept. 25 Steamer Wallace, from Blenheim, Sept. 25. Steamer Taranaki, from Taranaki and Maniikau, Sept. 25 Steamer Charles Edward, from West Coast, Sept. 25 Steamer Taiaroa, from Wellington and South Sept. 27 IMPOETS. Murray, from West Coast— GO tons coal Edwards & Co. Taranaki, from South— 9G pkgs,Ca\vthron; 1 pel, Hadfled; 1 case, Buchholz; 7 cases', Webster; 1 case, Watts; 1 pkg, Colonial Bank; 2 cases, 1 stone, Scott; 2 pkgs, Wymmid & Co; 8 ingots tin, Moutray & Crosbie; 11 cases tobacco, R. Levien; 11 pkga, 17 bars iron, Gorrie & Sons; 1 bale, 1 truss, 3 cases, Hodder & Co; 9 packages, Louisson; 2 pkgs, Rowling; 1 pel, Bauk of New. Zealand. Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne and South— l 2 pkgs, Langford & Son; 2 cases drapery, 2 cases tea, Watts; 10 sacks oatmeal, Neale & Haddow; 1 sheet brass, 1 bdl brass rods, Moutray & Crosbie; 1 case, 25 bdls brooms, Buxton & Co; 18 pkgs, H. Hounsell; 15 h chests tea, Franzen; 1 case cigars, Stanton; 3 trunks, Healy & Son; 1 qr-cask wine, Disher; 1 case, Order; 2 pkgs, Lightband & Co; 2 cases, Hounsell; l pel, Bett; 1 pel, Thomas; 1 case, Jackson.

Captain Edwin reports:—" Indications of strnng winds, any direction between north ar.d west and south-west. Glass will fall again soon. The schooner Uno is neaped in the Moutere River. The City of Sydney, with the San Francisco mail, will be due at Auckland tomorrow. The Kennedy arrived at Wellington this morning from Kekerangu with a load of produce. She will leave for Nelson to-morrow evening. The Charles Edward leaves Greymouth to-morrow morning, and Westport to-morrow evening, for Nelson. The Taranaki arrived at Onehunga nt 7 a.m. to-day. She leaves on the downward trip to-morrow. The Wellington left Wellington this afternoon at 1 o'clock, will arrive here to-morrow morning, and sail for Wellington via Pictou at five in the afternoon. A topsail schooner has been signalled all the day. She will probably prove to be the Mary Ogilvie with a load of coal from Greymouth. The Murray arrived from West Coast ports at 6 a.m. yesterday, having experienced a dense fog in the Bay, through which she came under easy steam. She returns to the West Coast at 6 pm. to-day. The Claud Hamilton, which is not one of the fastest of steamers, was over three hours in reaching the outer anchorage after she hove in sight on Saturday. Certainly she was not doing her " level best," as Captain Chatfield was UDder the impression, that the tide would flow until 7 o'clock, and therefore did not drive the Claud, thus missing the tide by half an hour. The steamer came into harbor at an early hour yesterday morning, and sails for Wellington, South, and Melbourne this afternoon at five o'clock.

To day the sun crosses the equinoctial points, so that the equinoctial gales may be looked for. La3t year at this time these gales were very destructive to shipping in all parts of the world, and many a brave vessel and gallant crew which were out in them have never been heard of. We can -only hope that this year they will pass over without inflicting much damage. The new steamer which is being built to trade between Nelson, Patea, and Wellington, does not appear to be regarded by nautical men in the light of a vessel adapted to cross the Straits. She has been designed so as to carry a large cargo on a light draught of water, and the drawback to this is that in crossing shallow bars she will be inclined to " suck " the bottom, and thus lose steerage ■way. Her bilges are described as being level with the keel, and as she is somewhat bluff in the bows it is predicted that she will aot make much headway in the westerly gales which prevail in the Straits. Nautical men, however, are not infallible, and it remains to be proved whether such will be the case. It is said that the steamer will be launched within contract time.