PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 20 January 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

19th Januart, 1863. TIDES. High water at Bluff" Ilarbor at full and change, 1-10; range four to eight feet. High water at Now River Ileads one hour sooner ; there is, however, very little difference between the time of high water at the head of the Bluff and the jetty at Snveircargill. DAILT TABLE. a.m. p.m. January 20— Iligh water 12 O ... 12 22 January 21— do 12 io ... 17 January 22— do 130 ... 152 inwards. January 15— M.S.S. Aldinga, 500 tons, Stewart, from Melbourne, with mails. January 1G and 17 — Nil. OUTWARDS. January 10 and 17 — Nil. January 18— M.S.S. Aldinga, 500 tons, Stewart, for Melbourne, with mails. INWARDS COASTWISE. January Io and 16 — Nil. January 17 — Black Ball, Lowry, from West Coast. January IS— M.S. S. Aldinga. 500 tons, Stewart, from Dunedin, with mails and 7 passengers. OUTWARDS COASrwiSK. Jflnuary 15— M.S.S. Aldinga, 500 tons, Stewart, for Dunedin. January 1(5 and 17 — Nil. January 19— Black Ball, Ixjwrv, for InvercarC'N, with sundry goods saved from the Prince Albert. EXPECTED AH RIVALS. Excellent, from Melbourne, with 4000 sheep, daily Sir George Pollock, from London, dai'v M.S.*v Albambra, from Melbourne, with English | mails, on or about the 22nd inst. TMP&BTS COASTWISE. ' Per Black Ball, from West Coast: 50 seal ■sVin- 1 . PASSENGER LTST. Per Aldinga. from Melbourne : Mrs James BlackloFk and Mr. T. Daniels. Per Aldinga, for Melbourne: Captain Slater, Ccptain Hughes, and Mr Monroe.

The M.^.S. Omno passed the Bluff yesterday (Sunday), "hound to the westward. The s^amer Aldin^a, now unrlev the command of Captain Stewavt, formerly of the Oscar, arrived in port at S a.m., having left TTob=on's Bay at G. 30 p.m. on -Saturday the ITlth inst. Up to the hotuof hor departure, no telegram had been receiver! of ilie arrival of the mail at Adelaide, and the Aldinga consequently snilofi without further delay, so as to ensure the conveyance of the home mail from ??ctv 7,'-aland, ncroriTin gto the new contract. The ■Rnjrlish mail will, on its arrival, be brought do\.n by The Alliambrn, wi-.ich was sight ed by the Aiding /it2oO p.m. on Monday last in 107'.V2 1-.. md 43-ofl R. Tliroiiirhout the pnssn;c the Aldinirfi rsperienced a continuance of stronij easterly and bend winds, being unable to set canvass to advpntaee during flip whole time. To Captain Stewart, on "flic termination of the passage, both cabin and f-i-cernge passengers presented nd.lresses, compli- j TBcnfmg "him upon his resumption of a command iu-flie fffew Zealand trade, and in a vessel of sceli merit as the AlcKnga. — Otag<> Daily Times.