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ARRIVED.

.Nov. 15, ketch Prospect, 21, Wcstrupp, from Artele Island. — pclimmer May, 21, Turner, from Adele Island. IG. steamer Lady Barkly, 30 Walker, from Purville's Island. — steamer Wallabi. 127, Leys, bound from Wanganui to Greymouth, put in through stress oi' weather. SAILED. : jSov. If,, ptoaraer Wellington, 2BC, M'fieo, for Picinu and Wellington. — Passengers : Misses M'Gee and Scott, Mrs ?.t'Geo, Messrs Beach mul Mowat. — steamer Murray, 78, Palmer, for Wellington.—Passenger: Mr Farquhar. — stram<?r Arawata, 023, Underwood, for Wellington, South, and Melbourne. — Passengers: Miss Short, Mesdames Cother, Powris, Messrs Bond, Gibson, Crosbie, Beaver, Short, lEutermau. — cutter Dauntless, 12, Ricketts, for 31arabait. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Steamer Taiiroa from Wellington and South, to-day. "Steamer Murray, from Wellington, Nov. 19 Steamer Charles Edward, from West Coast, Nov. 19 Steamer Pelorus, from Ilavelock. Schooner Mad Cap, from Mauritius Schooner Richard aud Mary, from Oamaru Barque Edwin Fox, from London, sailed Sth August. Ship Fernglen, from London IMPORTS. Awaroa, from Wanganui — 40 bales wool, 21 bdls, 700 sheep skins, Bettany; 1 horse, Bullick. EXPORTS. Murray, for Wellington—67 hales wool, 2 pkgs, Edwards & Co. Wellington, for Picton and Wellington— 14 pkgs, Cawthron; 1 pel, Tescbmaker; 1 trunk, Lighfcband; 1 case, Wymond & Co; 1 case, Milner; 1 pel, Hounsell; 1 pel, Oakey; 7 pkgs, Kingston; 14 bales wool, Sclanders and Co; 2 boxes tobacco, Rother; 1 case tobacco, Levien-, 1 case, Burrell; 1 case vrine, Fletcher; 1 case, Graham.

The Murray sailed for Wellington this morning. The Lady Barkly returned from DurviVie's Island this morning. The Wellington sailed ror Picton and ■Wellington shortly :,hcr ten o'clock this morning. The Tnir.roa loft Wellington at 11 a.m. to-day, vvill arrive here this evening, and sail for 'i'aranaki and Mauukau at noon tomorTOw. The Arawnta sailed for Wellington, South, and Melbourne this morning with the outward Suez mails. She should arrive at the former port by eight o'clock to-night, and leaves there for Lyttelton on Mouday afternoon. The new steamer lately built at Auckland for Messrs Seager and Co., of Wellington, nnd which is to be placed under the command of Captain Holmes, was successfully launched the other day. She was named the Huia. The Wallabi, bound from Wanganui to Greymouth with a cargo of live stock, arrived here this morning. She left Wanganui last week, but after several ineffectual attempts to round Uig Spit, -and having run short of coal and water, she came on to Nelson, arriving here as above. The weather has been very bad at the Spit during the last seven or eight days. The Wallabi will sail in prosecution of her voyage this evening. That the Arawata and the Ringarooma are Ihe fastest steamers in the Southern Hemisphere has never been questioned, but on the arrival of the splendid steamer Leura at Melbourne, several nautical men thought the Melbourne " cracks " would find their match in her. Accordingly an advertisement was •inserted iu the Australian papers, said to have emanated from the owner of the Leura, Captain Howard Smith, but which he denies, to the effect that that steamer was open to race any other steamer in the Australian colonies for the sum of £10,000. The time of sailing of the Arawata and Leura having been fixed about the same hour on the 6th instant, Captain Underwood determined to give the Leura a spin down Hobson's Bay. As the Arawata had the Suez mail on board she had to leave punctual to time, which was some few minutes before the Leura, but the Arawata proceeded under easy steam until the new steamer was alongside of her, when she oponed out. For some distance the two ran together, both firing up vigorously, but the Arawata having got a full head of steam slowly crept away from her rival, and when the two steamers parted, offer having run together for forty miles, the Melbourne '• crack " was some seven minutes ahead of Captain Smith's steamer. The steamer South Australian was also in the race, and gave the Leura a bard tussle.