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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 15, 30 December 1862, Page 2

The M.S.S. G.ithcn'uu-^ pa=sod to the westward at 9 a.m. , ; n the 23rd hist., but did not call in. The Si'luriin, ship, (mm Melbourne, with p»Fsenp;prs ana cargo Cur Dunedin, passed this port on the 27th. The Sir "R./bort Pollock sailed from London on the ISth of October, and may be 10-.ked for daily, as ?he will be T'S days out to-day, Monday. The F.xecll. Nt, Vr.nn Melbourne, with 'k23n the op. shipped l.v Thompson and Crisp, anchored r.t the outer aTichnrnt.ro at 0 p.m. on the 25th m<t., having made the pass^e down in G days an 1 el-vm Lours. This finn cliiM.t-r ship has now made Iv.i. trips to tii.- I3!nir«ith shicp. and on both oeoa-ion-Las been voi-y li.rtunato. Tlu> r-:n from the ?><Tt. which she left nt 0 a.m. on the '2'".th XdvctnluT, to Melbourne and back was made in f w.-nU-mne day?. Purintr (he passage tUwu esperi<-ni'e.l variable winds'viih squally w.-ath"!- an 1 ln'i)uent showers. The Exc-llent has brought the finest lot of s-lwrp that has been lnnded liere for some tune; all ..I which wop- nsi...r.' in fifter-n w.-rkii-cc h<>ur= fr.>m the (imp *h» anchored in tlie upper harbor, in fir*trate condition. Thf> Ynrni. pclmoiier arrived at the Bluff on_ the 26th. fehp !<>ft Circular Head on fhe ] 7tli i">t. and brings down ,'JS h-rsps. vrincipnllv heavy. \\i:h a sprinklint: of very fine hacks, all bred Irom the V.D.L. (,'->.'•* "I ■'•!<::' 10 merino.- i.nd "0 hall-br.Ml Leicester rams. 6') p'vps. n',-1 S pm^nnd no deaths Durin- thepas-a-p rienced sliMiiir N.^.ihkl wesierlv winds. CaUcd at Maria I-land for wat-r. "When ofTCV.'lfish Island si-lited a bur^ue, heavily laden, bound for Ota^o. The Rolir-rt Passenfrer arrived enrly on Saturday mominr' hut did not lake up her berth until bite in the dry. She left Melbourne on the 1 7th, bad S.K. winds for the first three days; and durincr t h<vemninder of the passage stronrc AW and b.U. winds. C'aptnin Francis did net eommencf: to dischiu-EC till Sunday morninrr, and with his usual good management and tact had landed by six the name evening, with two boats only, 2015 sheep; having lost but tin cc.