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Nov. 26, steamer Taiaroa, 228, M'Gee, from Picton, Wellington, and South. Passengers: Misses Bnrton aud West, Mrs , Bavin, Hey Bavin, Messrs Canning, Burrell, Myer, M'Kenzie. aud Brown. — cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, trom Riwaka. — cutter Planet, 12, Thorne, from Motueka. SAILED. Not. 25, steamer Lyttelton, 86, Scott, for Blenheim. — cutter Midge, 16, Eure, for Waitapu. . Captain Edwin reported at 1255 p m. :— "Bad weather approaching, any direction between east and south and south-west. Glass will fall very soon and very heavy rain within 12 hours." The Lyttelton sailed for Blenheim last eveninsThe Kennedy arrived at Westport yesterday afternoon. The Charles Edward sailed for the West Coast this afternoon. The Murray leaves Greymouth thia afternoon for Westport and Nelson, arriving here an Sunday. She. proceeds to . Wanganui at 3 p.m on Monday. The Penguin is now running up the East Coast. The Hawea arrived at Wellington at 845 this morning', and was to leave there for Lyttelton at 1 p.m. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Bhip Wai.o* arrived afc Wellington from. London ori Wednesday. The steward die* during tbe-voyage. The Rotomahana has been .bartered to convey Cole's mammoth circus from Auck land to Wellington. She leaves the former port to-day. Latest news from the Sorata states that a close examination of the hull stmj-vs that she was not hogged below, and her Tines are as perfect as when she stranded, The Sorata, after going to Melbourne, will sail in ballast for England, where 6he will be thoroughly overhauled. The Union Company's Taiaroa, Captain T. M'Gee, arrived alongside the Railway wharf at 240 this morning. She left Port Chalmers at 1 p.m. on Monday, and arrived at Akaroa at 6 a.m. on Tuesday; sailed at 8 a.m. for Lyttelton, wbich was reached at . 12 15 pm. same day; proceeded northwards ; at 9 30. p m., and at rived at Wellington at 3 p.m. on Wednesday; left at 3 p.m. yesterday, and reached Picton at 5-25 p.m.; sailed at 7 p.m.. and arrived here as above. Fine weather with, southerly winds w/ta experienced during the run up tbe coast. She sailed for Taranaki and Manukau this afternoon. Tbe New York Herald, in publishing a despatch from Victoria to tbe effect that f!he barque Malay had arrived tbere from Outfalaska, and reported that tbe Jeanette, Arctic exploring vessel, had been given up for loo 1 ' at Ounalaska, on acc'o.nt'&f the 'severity ef last winter, draws attention to the fact that tbis belief is ridiculed^afc the Navy Department, Washington, Tbe Se«re\ary of the Navy sayß that, in his opinion there never has beeti a vessel in the Pol'a. regions whscb was so finely adapted and admirably provided for the; service she is engaged in as the .leanette, and no vessel ever went toward the North Pole as strongly equipped as she. Her bow is a solid block of timber 12ft long, and every part of the vessel was strengthened accordingly. Officers (says the Herald) who have bad^ experience in the Arctic seas cay they know of no reason why Lieut. De Long should not.be.as successful as Nordenskjold was in bis Northern voyage. A letter by the 'Erisco mail, under date -30!h September, states that the new hopper • dredge for Otago harbor is all framed and partly-plated, and its machinery proportion- „ : ately advanced. The letter adds :— " It is creditable to the spirit and pluck of New Zealand that they sliould hove in progress . the mo3t advanced atid largest dredger in the world, and the like of. -which Europe has not." ■