SYDNEY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 154, 14 May 1862, Page 4

SYDNEY.

May s.—Jeanie Oswald, for Otago. April 29.—Southern Cross arrived at Newcastle r°May 1.— Mary Ann, from Otago. April 30.—Cammilla, sailed for Otago. M ; a y i._lndian, for Otago. The steamer Aldinga arrived at Port Chalmers at about half-past 11 this (Tuesday) evening, having made another of her extraordinary speecly passages. She wiled from Sandridge at 4 p.m. on the Bth inst.. and had fair weather with favorable -windsi for the firat two days, but for the last three clays of the five which she occupied on the passage, she encountered strong head winds and a cross sea. She saw no ships on the paswe, hut at the Bluff, which she passed at 11 n m to-day, two ships and a barque were observed at anchor The Aldinga sailed two days and two hours after the departure of the City ot Hobart, which left Melbourne on the 6th inst., but there is as yet, no atmearance of the latter vessel, though in the event of nothing ■ having happened her, she may. now be expected soon to arrive. The Aldinga brings on this , occasion 59 passengers and a very large cargo,, the manifest of which will appear in the Times of Thursday She brought only a small mail from -Melbourne consisting of two boxes and a few bags, which were at once despatched to town. *Rom the lateness of the hour at which she arrived, her pas--en-o-ers remained on board, and may be expected in town hv the first rooming steamer. The very rapid run which the Aldinga has on this occasion made, comes an appropriates sequel to the recent expression of public favor towards Captain McLean, and indicates undiminished determination on.the' part ot the captain, and capability on the part of his fine vessel, to accommodate as effectually as possible the trade of YPe°nave been informed that the Guiding Star, a little vessel of ten tons, bound from Melbourne to Dunedin and which was supposed to have been lost, has arrived at Wellington, after a most disastrous voyage Iroin Melbourne of eighty days. It appears that "she encountered terrific weather shortly after leaving Melbourne, and lost her rudder, and that in that state she made the entire passage.. She also sprung a leak, and the pumps had to be kept constantly, going. The master (J. Petne) being well acauanitid with the New Zealand coast, beached the vessel on making land, and obtained from the bush a substitute for a'rudder, with winch he managed to steer his course for Wellington. The Guiding Star had on board two women and three children, besides the crew of four men, and the hardship of short rations was added to their sufferings. The schooner Henry, which was driven ashore on the bank nearly opposite the Shag Rock at Sumner in the southwest gale of the 19th and 20th ult., crossed the bar at last on Sunday. She was got off the sandhank a day or two previously, by means of disehar:*in- her grain into lighters, and re-shipping it when - she floated— LytteltonTimesM^lThcsteamship Lady Bird, so well and favorably known in our coasting trade, has been purchased by Mr. J3. G. Henty, and is to resume her old station in thePortlahd and western ports trade. Slio has just had a yery extensive overhaul, both as regards hull 1 and machinery, no expense having been spared to render her a most efficient vessel.— Argus. The Aldinga left Dunedin, Otago, on the evening ' of the 29th of April. . Had fine weather for two days. The last four days had strong westerly gales and heavy cross sea. At midnight arrived at the Hallway Peer. Passage, 6 days and 7 hours. ■ About 11 p m. on Saturday last, a fire was discovered on board the steamship Queen, at present on Wright's Patent Slip, Williamstown: On arriving on board, it was found that the galley was on fire. Through the exertions of the water police, the fire, which was trivial, was speedily subdued, without much damage to the vessel. Having completed her refit, she iias since been launched, and was then towed alongside the coal hulk Clara Symes.: She , leaves for her station on the coast of New Zealand on Saturday next. — Argus. An ■ Adelaide 'telegram,; of May 7, says :—" The Schah Jehan, laden -with coals, is reported to have gone ashore at Walaroo," : ;