She was spoken on tbe line, 87 days out; she would then neither, sail, stay, nor steer. It1 is expected that she has put in at some of the minor Brazilian ports. The departures iacludo the Aberdeen clipper barque Voloci dade, for London, on the 23rd uli, with the last of the season's wool and sixteen pas sengers. The barque Tamaya, which arrived on tho 17thult. from New York, sailed for: ..Valparaiso; jn ballast, on tho 13th instant. *The ahip Tamanajalsoin ballast, iook her ? 4epftrtaJ« lor the same port on the. 17tkV mcaf haron£ been detained for want of hands. 1 %<«ft^ni thwport fromGlasgow^ and pro ceeded toHewcastle for coal, left the latter port for Point de Galle on the 7th. inst. Th« r«oaaming arrivals and departures are,

as usual, made up of- inter-Provincial and mter-Colonial traders, exclusive of smaU coasters. The cattle trade seems to Be again resumed, aa during the month two Vessels, the Hydra and tho Bengal, have arrived with upwards' of 400 head from porta in New South Wales. '

The passenger traffic for the month shows a total arrival of 014 persons, 408 of whom landed and remained in the Province. There were 685) departures, 447 of whom have left the Province, showing a balance of 75 against the Province. The several debits are easily accounted for by tho non-arrival of the mail steamer Otago, which was due at the Port yesterday. The Otago Steam Shipping Company's fine steamer Albion i» still laid up at the Port. It is expected that she will recommence run ning in the intercolonial trade shortly. Ihe building of the new steam dredge is progressing favorably, and the commence, ment of a floating dock of considerable dimensions is on the tapis. Strong <»stcrly gales continued between the .New Zealand and Australian coast during the first three weeks of the month, causing great detention to shipping from the west ward. (Me vessel ia now out 37 days, from Newcastle, The last day or two the wind veered round to the southward, and yester day it ble-w a gale from S. W. 