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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume II, Issue 69, 31 January 1846, Page 2

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. January 25. — Brigantine Comet, 92 *tons, Cork,* from Sydney. Passengers— Dr. Dorset, Mrs.i Anderson, Mrs. Wilson, IVTrs. Kemp and-two' t -children, .Mr. Hoirsley, -Mrs. Cork, and Mr. 5 Hick*. . Li _, January 29.— Gutter William, 33 tons, Bdrker,, from Launceston viS Nelson, with Flour. ' Same day. — Schooner Erino, 12 tons, .Ferguson, from Nelson.

DEPARTURES. January 27.— Schooner Three Brother; 32 tons, Hempleman, for Akaroa. January 29. — Schooner Amelia, 8 tons, Gill, for Nelson. January 30. — Schooner Mdele, dtons, Cinrino, for Kapiti. Same day. — Trench -whaling ship George, 424 tons, Casper, for whaling grounds.

Imports per Comet. — 2bhds. B. P. rum, 18 bags sugar, 6 casks bottled beer, 13 boxes raisins, 7 do fruit, 2 cases pickles, 10 kegs jam, 2 cases drapery, 29 bags flour, -1 case leather, 89 bags sugaf,£Bbags do., 15 bags coffee, 192 bags flour, 6 casks TajsißS/- 105 tags salt, '4 barrels vinegar, 4 boxes- pipes, 2 bales canvass, '10 tons coals, 60 sheep, 1 package skins, 1 truss drapery, 69 bags barley, >T case stationery, 1 bale blankets, '1 bale prints, 60 bags-flour, 20 boxes soap, 12 do candles, I case oranges, 1 cask ale, 2 bags pepper, 2 <jases cigars', 2 lihds. Bengal rum. — C. Perry, Agent. Imports per William.'- 350 bags V.D. L. flour, original cargo fromLaunceston. — /. Smith, if Co. Agents.Imports per -EritM>.~3s"bags V. D. L. flour, 2 cases, 2 boxes.

The Mary Catherine is i advertised for Wellington and Auckland to sail immediately. The Munfor'd, schooner, 169 tons, Orr, arrived in Sydney the4th'3r*miary, from PorfcNicholson. - The schooner Vanguard sailed for New Zealand on the 15th December. The schooner Providence, M'Cook, stilled for New Zealand January 3. H. M. S. North Star, Captain Sir Everard Home, will proceed direct from New Zealand to' England, on the- arrival at the Bay of Islands of the steamer Driver. The Star of China has been taken off the berth 'for Port Nicholson and Taranaki, and is laid on for Auckland. The brig Daniel Watson, '168 tons, is laid on for Auckland. The new schooner Fanny Morris,' Henry- Hay waster, is laid on for Auckland, Port Nicholson, and the adjacent ports. *pn the 4oth January, the American whaling ship Draper arrived at Sydney. The schooner Bandicoot, from Hobart Town, arrived at Auckland on the 15th December. . There being some, doubts as to the safety of sending a vessel the size and draught of Her Majesty's steamer Driver to Newcastle, it has been determined that vessels shall be sent to bring coals 'to Sydney for her; she will therefore not sail from Sydney until the end of next week. She also requites -500 tons coals to be sent to NejOSealand. , . ; TheJWoyd*has the whole of the cattle (twenty- ; four in number) oh' board, and' is expected to sail for-New Zealand on- Moniday morning- next. The troops will go on board thisafternoon, and wilt consist of Major Last,. Captain Armstrong,. Lieutenant J)e Winton, Ensign Menxies, and' 100 rank and file of the 99th regiment : Mrs. Marlowe and three daughters, and Mr. J. Mackay, are also going passengers by her. The British Sovereign, barque," 3s9 tons, Milne,., arrived in Sydney the sth January, from the Bay of Islands the 20th December. The ichooner Kate, Macfarlane, sailed for Auckland January 6. The Shin. — This vessel having completed all her repairs, will sail for, New Zealand on Saturday next. A select party will be entertained by the Commodore to-morrow.

Quick Passages. — When New South Wales was first colonized, the time taken up in passages from England to Sydney frequently occupied twelve months. After a long time, the voyage vras reduced to six months, now to an average of four months. Some nine or ten years ago, the ship Brothers made the voyage from Sydney to England and back again to Sydney a few days over ten months, which was held up a miracle, and the ship in consequence • obtained an enviable notoriety as an extraordinary sailer. The Reward, now in harbour, accomplished the. trip to England and again anchored in Hobson s Bay in ten months. But it is left to the Vixen, which arrived on Sunday, tb record the shortest of all passages home, and out again. She -sailed for London on the Bth April last, left London on the 12th September, and dropped anchor in the Bay on the 21st December, making in all eight months and thirteen days.— Port Phillip Gazette, Dec. 24.