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SHIPPING. 1
HOBSON'S BAY.
High watxii.— This day, 7.27 a.m,, 8.7 p.m.
Wcd and Weather.— Yesterday, On.m.t W., light,
fine. Noon : South, moderate, tine. 0 p.m.; S.S.K.,
moderate, fine.
ARRIVED. — SziTRMBRn. 1.
Victorian, s., 71S, Wm. M'Lenn, from Adelaide 30th
August. iaescngere— saloon : wr. ami .Mrs. uoucris,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanton, Mrs. G. Mouidon, Mm. J.
Christie, Mrs. Green, Miss Cowlc, Mis Rogers, Miss
Southern, Miss Greonsiado, >!ia Babbage, Miss Miller,
Rev. Mr. Kop'jr, Dr. Ketlierstonc, Messrs. W. C.
Wilson, a O. Miller, S. Willis, C. H. Brooks, A. Hay,
Miller, A. Mouidon, J. B. Carter, J. C. Anderson,
Blake, J. B. Williams, R. M. Sargennt, A. Kagc, J. It.
Hubbard, W. H. Savage, G. P. Goodo, S. Hart, H.
Stevenson ; and fifty-six in the steerage. M'Mockan,
Blackwood and Co., agenvs.
Lcura, s., 1000, John Pain, from Sydney 30th August.
Passengers— saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Clark, family (6)
and nurse, Mrs. Kollcy, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Stafford,
Miss Smi'h, Miss Jane Chalmers, Miss Jane Gray, Miss
A. M. Andr. ws, MlUs Herman, MIb Jc-alo Werner,
Messrs. F. tlggins, J. J. Andrews, M'Gnir, Wr. L.
Luoean, A. Brown, Chas. Sims, Thos. Everett ; and 30
In the steerage. Wm. Howard Smith and Sons,
agents .
Easby, s., 900, aV. Saul, from Newcastle 23th August.
Jas. Patcrson and Co., agents.
Chilton, s., 1113, Wm. Humphries, from Foo Chow
Foo 3rd August via Ilong Kong 7th. Passengers—
saloon : Mrs. Humphries and family (2), and Cuptuin
M'Mlchon. J. Balfour and Co., ogonis.
GUead, Norwegian bq., 433, C. K. Iloltor, from
Frcderickstiidt 10th May. Passenger— cabin : Mr.
Weenor. Captain, agent.
Argo, 6wcdish bq., 712, A. V. rotcrson, from
Gothenburg 23rd May. Anderson and Marshall,
agents.
Devonshire, s., 2310, Anthony Purvis, from London
30th June via Port Said 9th July, Aden 2Sih and Ade
laide 30th August. Passenger— saloon: Dr. and Mrs.
Kealey and Dr. Watlin. Jas. Ucnty and Co., agents.
entered outwards.— skitotokii 1.
Iiconidas, 111, L. Joucs, for liiver Levin. Hugh R.
Beid and Co., agents.
CLEARED OUT.— SErmrBRii 1.
Minnio, 162, John Chambors, for Sydney. J. B.
Ellorker, agent.
Warhawk, 42, Henry Gordon, for Emu Bay, via
Circular llcad. Glppslaiid Steam Navigation Com-
hloSackct, 1896, F. F. Pcrclvnl, for Newcastle in
ballast. Coueho, Calder and Co., agents.
Tnramung, S14, John A. Roberts, for Newcastle, In
Ballast. Jos. Pateruon and Co., agents.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH .
Wilson's Promontory, September 1.— Inward, 10.33
Lveomoon, s.
Lakes' Entkaxcs, September 1.— Inside: Pretty
Jane.
Portland.— Arrived, August 31.— Nolson, from Mel
bourne.
Eden, September 1. — Ta«man, s., sailed for Hobart
at 10 a.xn., a steamer passed north at 10 a.m. -
Sydney.— Arrived, August 31.— Albion, from New
Zealand ; Egmont, from Brisbane ; Barrabool, from
Melbourne. September 1.— Sea Nympb, from Noumea.
SaUcd, August 31. — Garonno, fur Mclbourno ; Star
light, for San Francisco ; Wakatipu, for Now Zealand;
Surprise, for port unknown. /
Newcastle.— Sailed, August 31. — Cheviot and
Fred erica, for Melbourne ; Sophia it. Luhrs, for Wel
lington. Septombor 1.— Nemesis, for Melbourne.
Brisbane.— Sailed, August 31. — Wcntworth and
Governor Blackall, for Sydnoy.
Adelaide.— Arrived, August 31.— Pcnola, from Mel
bourne. September 1.— Kaiser-l-Hind, from llolboume.
Sailed, September 31.— Expert, forTosmania ; Bengal
and Liguria, for Melbourne ; Glcticig, for Sydney.
MURRAY, MURRUMBIDGEE. OVENS AND
GOULBURN RIVERA.
Thursday, ibt September.
Swan-hill, XX ft. 8 in. above summer level. Echuca, IS
ft. 2 in. abovo suimnor lovel. Wahgunyab, 5 ft.
above summer love). Seymour, 9 ft. 11 in. abovo
summer levcL Bourko, Wnlgett, Brcwurrina, river
low. Albury, 3 ft. 4 in. above summer level. Poon-
caria, summer level. Waggti, 5 ft. above summer
level. Huston, 8 ft. 6 in. abovo summer lovel.
Balranald, 4 ft. abovo summer level. llay,
4 ft, above summor level, Wcntworth, 7 ft.
above summer level. Wilcannla, summer level.
Meutndio, summer lovel. Gundoerai, 2 ft. abovesumincr
level.
Overland Corner.— Arrived, August 30.— .Tano
Eliza, from North Bend. Sailed, August 31.— Jane
Eli2a, for Wentworth.
Mannuv.— Sailed, August 31.— Amphibious, for
Goolwa.
Wentworth.— Sailed, August 31.— Trafalgar, for
Echuca.
North Bend.— Sailed, August 31.— Ruby, for Went
worth.
MEAN TIME.
Sopt. 3.— The time ball dropped at WilUamBtown :
Ih. 0m. 0.0 sec.
Sept, 1.— Post Office Clock.— At . 1 p.m.: Oh. 0m.
1.2. sec. slow.
Barometer and Thermometer.
August 31,— 0 p.m.: Bar., 30.272 ; attached thcr.,
62.0; temperature of air, 49.8. Sept. 1,— 9 a.ut.:
Bar., 30.266 ; attached ther., 52.7 : temperature of
air, 61.1. 8 p.m.: Bar., 30.244 ; attached (tier., 53.1;
tempcraturo of air, 53.8.
WEATHER TELEGRAMS.
Melbourne Observatory, September 1.
9 a.m. South Coast.— King George's Sound to Port
Phillip: Barometer failing to Kobe, steady east of it,
modorate west and south-westerly winds, and cloudy,
dull weather, with moderate sea. Port Phillip to Ca|H3
Howe: Barometer falling, moderate W.S.W., cloudy,
squally weather, and numerate sea. CapoJIowo: No
report. East Coast.— Capo Howe to Sydney : urometer
failing, light south-west and west winds at ICdeu and
Sydney, strong west wind at Jems Bay, fine, clear
weather and smooth sea. Sydney to CapoMoreton:
Barometer falling, light west and south-west wind9,
fine, clear weather at Newcastle, heavy rain at Port
Macquarie, smooth sea. Inland : Light south-westerly
winds and caluis, and fine but generally cloudy
weather.
3 p,m. South Coast.— .Portland to Port Phillip:
. Barometer steady, light south cast and south winds,
fine but cloudy weather, with moderate sea. Port
Phillip to Wilson's Promontory: Barometer rising,
moderate south-west wind, lino but cloudy weather
and moderate sea.
IMPORTS.— September 1.
Victorian, from Adelaide : 13 cs shellac, 10 pkgs
empties, 3 pkgs luggage, 0 qr-cks 6 cs wine,
11 hhds 6 bxs eggs, 4 bxs 3 cs oranges, 24 bgs quartz,
I bg oysters, 6 bis tobacco, 2 bgs citrons, 1 bl zinc, 3
bgs glass, 3 bis bags, 19 bis rags, SI rams, 1 cs plants,
87 pkgs.
Lcura, from Sydnoy : 133 bgs sugar, 46 bgs oysters,
250 bgs maize, 70 bgs oxide iron, 8 cs plants, 8 bills
Skins, 1591 cs fruit, 900 tns coal, 108 pkgs.
Easby, from Newcastle : 1700 tus coal.
Chilton, from Foo Chow Foo via Hong Kong : 26,076
pkgs (1067 tons) tea, for Melbourne; 13-23 pkgs (05
tons) tea, for Adelaide ; 11,055 pkgs (477 tons) tea,
for Sydnoy.
i Included in tbc manifests of the . Chilton and Loch-
garry are the following consignments : —
2000 packages new season's first crop teas, 5m., 20
?uarter-casks fine old Tochlneal whisky, lor Hcrs.
Lawrenoo and Adam. — A pvt..
Gilead, from Frodcrickstadt : 177 standard boards
And battcus.
Argo, from Gothonberg : 262 standard deals,
EXPORTS.— September 1.
Warhawk, for Emu Bay, via Circular Head : 1 cs
laddlery, 40 bgs bonedusl, 1 pkg fuse, 6 cs dynamite.
Minnie, for Sydney : 150 cs dynamite aud liihofrao-
tour, 50 tns bluestouc, 1 cs powder.
The s. Chilton, from China, having gono through
' the now customary form of the quaratitiiie regula
tions, was released yesterday, and camo up to Hob-
ion's Bay to discharge the Melbourne and Adelaide
Eortion of her cargo of tea, after which sho proceeds
> Sydnoy. bho was on arrival in the Bay, taken along
side the Sandridge Railway Pier, where the utmost des
patch will be used in getting out her cargo. Tlio Chil
ton is a carrier, but doo3 not presont the usual bulky
appearance of such, being of more symmetrical lines
than the generality. She is two years ok), having
w been launched in 1879 from tho building yard of
v Messrs. Wm. Gray and Co., of West Hartlepool, for
s her present owners, Messrs. Appleby and Co., of
Hartlepool. Her uct tonnago is 716, and the gross
1113 tons, and on nine Ions of Welsh coal per day
stearan her 9 knots, and the carrying capacity is 1400
tons of dead weight on 16 feet 0 incites of water.
6bo loft Foo Chow Foo on the 3rd of August,
reached Hong Kong on the 5th, and left thoro again
on the evening of tho evening of tho 7th ; crusted
Ihe equator on tho ISth in 1-iO E., passed Sydney
Heads on tho 2Sth, and from thero had very strong
bead winds and high sea to arrival at Port Phillip
v Hoods at 5 p.m. on tho 31st, when sho anchored in
tbo quarantine station.
The Norwegian bq. Gilead, from Fredcrickstadt the
16th May, met with fiuo weather generally to the
equator, crossed on tho 29th Juno in 28 west. Tho S.E.
trades were vory unfavorable, being well south
throughout, and tho Cape of Good Hope was passed
on tho 30th July, in 44 south, the casting from there
being made in 47 south with moderate winds, the
topgallant sails only on one or two occasions re-
nuirod to bo taken in.
Tub Dutch s. Europa, from Foo Chow Foo, arrived
at Port Phillip Heads yesterday, and brought up at
tbo quarantine station for inspection.
Thkb. Lyeemoon, from Sydney, p asset) Wilson's Pro
montory vesterdav at 10.30 a.m.
The s. Devonshire, that arrived yesterday from Lon
don via the Suoz Canal and Adelaide, is another of
the largo steamors working in conjunction with others
In the cargo trade. Sho is a vessel of 2340 tons gross
register, aud carries about 3400 tons dead weight, and
steaming therewith between 0 and 10 knots on a eon-
sumption of 17 tons of coal per day. The Devonshire
fa owned by Messrs. Gcorgo Marshall and Sous, of
Loudon, having been built for them at Stockton on
Teos, but on tne present trip is under the auspices of
Ihe Thatnos and Mersey line. Of tho passage Captain
Purvis has nothingparticular to report, except having
experienced very unfavorable winds and weather in
the Indian Ocean.
Tub s. Victorian, from Adelaide, left on the 301 h
August at 6.16 p.m., and during the first part of tho
passage had light variable winds and fino weather, but
afterwards fresh variable breezes, attended with rain.
She arrived in Hobson's Bay ycstcrdaj' at C a.m., being
only 36 hours on the passage.
Tins s. Lcura, after a quick passage from Sydney, ar
rived yesterday at 2 p.m. She left Sydney at 0.10 p.iu.
on the 30th August, passed Gabo Island nt 10 a.in.
on the 31st, Wilson's Promontory at 2.45 a.ui. yester
day, and entered Tort Phillip Heads utll.45 n.m.
having experienced fresh head winds to \\ ilson's Pro
montory, and thence stroug S.NV. winds.
Tub Swedish , barque Argo, with a cargo of timber
from Gothonberg, arrivod in llobson's Bay yesterday
morning, and was taken alongside tlys Samlridgc Town
Her. She left on the 23rd of May, and, meeting with
fino weather, passed tho Lizards on the 31st and
crossed tho equator on tho 28th of June in 27.31 west,
having had no N.E. trades, tiko took the S.E. trades
In 4 uorth, but they hung from tho southward for
icvornl days, and wcro then followed by strong
southerly and 8. S.E. winds to 24 south, when they
novo place to moderate northerly, easterly and variable
winds until reaching the meridian of tho Cape of Good
Hope on tho 2Stb of July in 42.55 south. Strong S.W.
to N.W. winds, with high sea s, prevailed afterwards to
arrival off Capo Otway, with the exception of an
easterly gale oucountored on tho 21st of August in
II south and 109 east, aud which, after tho ship had
boon hove to tor twenty-four hours, hauled to the
north and N.W. y he also had a very severe gale on
the 7th of August from north to N.W., and which, for
twenty-four hours, was too heavy to run in. Cape
Otway was passed on tiie 29lh.
The s. Easby left Newcastle at 0 turn, ou the 2Sth
' August, passed Gabo Island' at 2.50 a.m. on tho 30th,
Wilson's Promotory at S.30 a.m. on the 31st, entered
Port Phillip Heads at 10 p.m. the same dale, and ar
rived in Hobson's Bay at 4.30 turn, yesterday. Sho
hod IHit variable winds and thick rain to Cape St.
Gcorgo, and thence strong head winds and high sea
to arrival.
The bq. Hiram Emery, for Ilong Kong via New-
castle, hauled off from tho Sandridgo Town l'icr yes
terday, to an anchorage in the Bay.
The s. Taraiuung left tho Bay yesterday for New
castle.
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