ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE.

North Otago Times, 22 September 1864, Page 2

ENGLISH INTELLIGENCE.

Arrivals —Lady Ann, Albert William, Witch of the Sens, Walter Hood, Rifleman, Ramsay, Aboukiv, Wild Duck, Light Brigade, Saturnus, Nourmahal. Fob New Zealand.- Southland, Beli«ima, Asterope, City of Dunedin, William Miles, Star of Tasmania, Anne Longton, Goola, Ida Seigler, Jumna, and Strathallan. Vessels Loading foii New Zealand.— Talbot, >oam of the Sea, British Trident, Victory, Albert William, Nimiod, Aidbeg, Matoaka, Eastern Empire, Gloriosa, Haselden, Donna Anita, Geelong, Raven-jcraig, Chile, Calaeuo, Ramsay, Anna Wood, Tiavencore, Ballaiat. The Great Eastern steamship has arrived at Sheerness, whore she will remain until she has shipped the ■whole of the Atlantic Telegraph cable, manufactured at the works of Messrs Glass and Elliot, East Greenwich, and which will be conveyed down the river in sections on board small steam vessels. From the calculations made, it appears that the work of shipping the whole cable on board will ocoupy nine months.

The Homilla Mitchell, from Glasgow, with 150 immigrants, an ived on Tuebday morning. The barque Escape, from Leith, emigrant vesBel, just arrived, has experienced much seveie weather. The R M S S. Aldinga, Captain Steiiart, left Melbourne, at 2 p m., on the 9th mst. Experienced head eeas and variable winds during the passage as fai as the Bluff, at which port she arrived on Wednesday ab noon. Captain Steiiart complaint* very much of the inattention of the authot lties, he having to wait some considerable time before any notice was taken of his ai rival, and even then the mail agent was compelled to deliver the mail, fcc , to the B arbour Master, who alone paid attention to the signals made by the s.s. Aldinga. Captain Steuart has had occasion to complain before of this apparent neglest nnd inattention of the postal authorities, and we aie informed that he (Captain ateuai t) intends laying the case before the propel authorities The delay entails great inconvenience on the steamer arriving, and the public h we but poor repreoentatives. The Aldinga, con&ideung the unfavorable weathor, lias made a good run, and hei amviil yesterday with the English Mail caused no little surplice.-— Otago Mad. The Marine Board Port Chalmers issue m the " CaztMe " tho following i " Notico to Mariners — Captain MacLin, of the bteamship ' Claude Hamilton,' r^poitH having seen a wieck or reef, when passing about five miles to the Eastward of Flat Point. Masters of vessels are lequested to keep a good look out when navigating in that locality, and in the event of observing anything unnusual, to report particular to the Marine Board."