The schooners Awanui and Oisborno both Bailed for Gisborne via East Const ports laet evening.
The schooner Qiieen is now loading up for Hokianga, to which port sho sails to morrow.
The Tyaer Company's cargo steamer Star of England arrived at Napier yesterday to load somo frozen meat for London.
From Northern ports this morning the toastal steamers Wellington and Clansman brought down 509 sacks and 90 cases kauri gum hojides sundries.
The schooner Norval has been sold by Mr George Niccol to Messrs Donald and Edenborough, who intend to pub her into the Island trade. She sails to-morrow for Piarotonga in charge of Captain Sopwich.
The locally-owned schooner Welcome, 112 tons, Captain I>. it. Cooper, arrived from Brisbane last evening with a cargo of bones and bonedust after a voyage of 11 days. She has berthed at the Quay-street jetty.
The cargo-steamer Duke of Argylo finished discharging her Auckland consign mentfl this morning, and left at two o'clock this afternoon for Wellington direct. From Wellington she proceeds to New South j "Wales and Queensland for frozen meat and thence to London.
THE JESSIE READMAN.
The ship Jessie Readman, after a voyage of 95 days, arrived at Port Chalmora from Glasgow. She brought two passengers :— Messrs R. Cowan and L, Doran. During tho voyage she had to contond with ice, having sailed between bergs for 130 miles. The bergs ranged from one-quarter to one and a-half miles in length, and from eight to 450 feeb in height. She sustained some slight damage to her gear in a gale.
TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.
Tauranga, this day.—Arrived, 10.40 a.m. : Chelmsford, s.e., from Auckland.
Gisborne, Septetnbor 22. — Arrived Southern Cross, 8.9., from Auckland.
