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Nov. 26, schooner Croydon Lass, 51, Curran, fiom Oamavu — schooner Sisters, 15, Frazer, from Haveiock ~ steamer Lady Barkly, 30, Walker, from Golden Bay. 27, schooner Dido, 56, Johnston, from Oamaru — s<earner Patea, 50, Gibbons, from Patea via Opuuake. SAILED. Nov. 26, steamer Taiaroa 228, M'Gee, for Tnranaki and Mamikau. Passengers: Misses Fletcher and Norman, Mpadames Gilbert, Starnos, Messrs Harley. Godfrey, Hooker, Johnson SUrne° (2). Norman, 'and Fox. — stenmpr Charles Edward, 125, Whit well, for Wrat Cast. Passengers : Mr and Mi«s Gordon, Judg' Broad, Messrs Jennings, Smith, O'Flaherty, Fell, Browo, Bull, and Bead, — cutter Maid of Italy, 15, Clarke, for Riwaka.

The Laiy Barkly returnpd from her Usual weekly trip to Golden Bay last night. The Lyttelton arrived at Blenheim this •morningr. The Mnrny left Westport for Nelson this morning, will arriv« here to morrow morning, and proceed to Wanganui at 3 p.ro on Monday. The Kennedy leaves Greymfuith to-morrow morning for Wea'port and Nelson She is advertised for an excursion to Wellington on Tuesday at 6 p.m., giving passengers an opportunity of visiting Cole's circus. The Croydon Laas arrived from Oamarn Jaßt night. She brings a cargo of produce for Mr Davis. The Dido, with a cargo of flour, &c, for Mr Levien, arrived at the outer anchorage during last night, and came into harbor this morning. The Taiaroa arrived at New Plymouth at 7 a.m. 10-day. The Hawea leaves Wellington at noon on Monday, will arrive here on Tuesday morn ing, and sail for Picton, Wellington, and South at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The Patea arrived from Patea via Opunske this morning, and sails for Patea via Wellington at 2 p.m. to-morrow. The Graf ton is expected to arrive here from Wellington and South on Tuesday morning. She is announced to sail for 'Westporfc and Greymouth at 130 p.m. same day. An Adelaide telegram of the 16th instant Bay H .._«• The attempt to float the Sorata completely succeeded on Saturday la9t. On that day it was deeidpd to make a strong effort to get her off. Every donkey-enginr was set in motion, and every man was at bis post, when the nttempt was rewarded by the vessel fairly floating A sail was then passed under her. nearly stopping the ingress of the water. The pumps were started at half-past four, and at nine one pump was found able to keep the water under. Top Sorata is at present at the Semaphore Wharf, for temporary repairs, thence she will be taken either to Melbourne or Sydney. Great jpraise is given to the officers and men. The following teleeram from New York appears in a San Francisco paper : —The steamer Arizona that leaves at noon to-day takes the Australian mails of the 9th ultimo, receivpd at San Francisco by the steamship City of Sydney, and which were dispatched by special train one thousand miles to overtake the reeular train which left San Francisco on October 6'h. The train with the mails arrived at Jersey City last evening at 10 o'clock It is expected the Arizona will reach Qneenstown in seven days, making the time from Sydney to London 41 days According to the latest rpport, of the Post maste.r-Gereral of New Zealand, the average time consumed in a voyage from Sydney via San Francisco has been forty five days and about six hours, and by the \v»y of the Suez _canaL£orl.v_r£ix_- days-and about four hours. It will therefire be seen that the City of Syli ey has reduced the time of the voya?e nearly four and one half days.