PORT CHALMERS, SEPTEMBER 24TH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 239, 25 September 1862, Page 4

PORT CHALMERS, SEPTEMBER 24TH.

Vind in tue forenoon, N.E., stiff broeza; afternoon, S.W.. with shower-; biii-oin.-fer, 29 3 r > • ther •ra-juietcr. CB.. High water. <»n the -. }sih inst at lort Chalmers 4.2 a.m., and 4.20 p.m.; at Dnnedin an hour Inter.

AKUTVALS.

Benjamin Heap?, 'barque, £01 torn, Moore, from Melbourne^ lAh St-pt-mSwr, general cargo, 121 passeiiEers. R. H. Martin an .l Co, agents. Jane Lockhart, schooner, 81 tons, Cl'.ton, from Sydney 12f!i Fejitemi,tr, treneral cargo, Hi pa^engeis. l-Y,itK-k-;:[i;l Co, n.irent"!. " * v W- B-n D,e^f i)ri-a"tin^ <J1 tons. Lays, from Wellioarou iOci: September, cattle. .Wright, Hobertson, and Co, Bg-nts.

Marcmones, Infantine, 175 tons, Hurlcv. from * Melbourne 11th September, central car^o 10 p«sseo£t:rs. _ J. L. ami G." liurke, ujrents. ' Excelsior, schooner, from Waikoaaiti, passengers , Aquila, irom Auckland. C. A. R033 and Co „ agents. '

AT THE HEADS.

Lijrhtning, ship, from Melbourne. liesult, ship, from Melbourne. City of Melbourne, ship, f;t)m Melbourne,

DEPART URES.

Esther, schooner, 54 tons, Campbell, for Chatham Islands, sundries.

Lyttleton, p.s.. Toomey, for Waikouaifci, goods and •passenger?. C. F. Beeby, agent. Weelong, p.s., Boyd, for Waikouruti, Timaiu and Oamaru, goods and passengers. Cargill aad Co agents. '

Dunedin. schooner, Stewart, for Oamaru with onj;inal cargo froia Auckland. Balgetv, Battrav and 00, agents.

PASSESGER LIST,

Per Alarcl»ionf?ss, from Mcl bourne—Mr Frvr>r • Mr. Munn, Mr. J. Rossiler, Mr. J Cabil Mrs Masicerantl family, Mr. J. A. lloddiek.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

From Melbourne. — De'patch, Jane, Japanese Lu'-'nine, Dragon. From London- Planter. Frora he Clyde—Jura, Cheviot. Prom Newcastle—Tim* and Iruth. "3

t PROJECTED DEPARTURES Wild Wave, for the Molyneux, Sept. 25 fitfccefs, for the Molyoeux, early. ■Star, for Invercargill, early.

The Benjamin Heape, which left Melbourne a day later than the Boanersres. arrived ofl the Heads on Tuesday evening, and at Port Chalmers 'his morning in addition to hor cargo she has 120 passenger-; who have had a favorable and pleasant pa«sa<»e On its termination they presented to Captain Moore a testimonial, unanimously signed, and eonveyin» to him a warm expression' of their confidence ia him a* •» svanmn, and thanks to him for lilt courtesy and attention. To Mr. Childs, the chief officer "a handsome «ift, in the form of a,valuable sextant, was al« 0 presented tv Mr. M'G.-egor, a well-known hotelkeeper m Melbourne, who was one of the passengers 1 lie Marchioness, reported as at the Heads on Tuesday evening, was on her way up to town, but the wjml having shifted to the S.W., she remains niean- • lment-tne rort Lnalmers anchorage. Sbo left on the sa:ne day as the Boantrges. Durintr the latter ! part of the passage had some baffling weather, and a lieavy night before making land. •Tb'e Jane Lockhart, which has usually made most satisfactory passages between Sydney and New ZeaInnd ports, has had another good ruo'of twelve days Brings thirty-tbree passengers. Has already proceeded to town to discharge. The W. B. Dean is tbe third stock vessel from Wellington within the past two days. She left a day later than the Valiant and the Bemark. The Ellen Simpson had been some time still' loading for Lyttelton, and had consequently more than tn average loss. . "

The ship Lightning arrived off the Heads at su.idown. She brings upwards of 800 passeugers, who ■roll be transhipped to the Samson outside, and conveyed to Port Chalmers, or to town. The ships Result and City of Melbourne, also from Melbourne and fuh of passengers, are also outside, and will be anchored in the mornin-. By the attention of Capt. Johnson, of the Lichtningr, we are ia receipt of Mcl- • bourne files up to the 15th inst., or four da^s later than the advices brought by the Boaneiges. J The Geelonjr, steamer, was detained by getting on the bank, near Dunediu, early in the nWnin" but nfter coaline. proceeded out at five p.m. with a r.uinbiT of passengers for the different ports.