hardware, Briscoe and Co. For Picton—3 packages saddlery, M'F/wlan4 ; i cohc acid, French, Kemp- ! thorne and'Co; I, cases fancy guous, rei«- < heimßros, For Nelson—-1 case beer engines, Oliver and TJlph. For New Plymouth'— 1 cage drugs, 1 ao acid, French, Kempthorne and Co. For Manukau— i cases drugs, French, Kempthorne and Co. SHIPPING TELEG HAMS. — Yestkrday. ARRIVALS. Phoebe, s.s., at Lyttelton, from Dunedin, June 10th, at 11.f>5 a.m. Lincoln, ship, at Lyttelton, from London, June 18th. Indus, barque, at Wellington, from New castle, N.S.W., Juno 19th, at 10 a.m. DEPARTURES. Otago, 8.8., from Wellington, for Lyttelton, June 18th, at 10 p.m. WEATHER TELEGRAMS.—Yksterday. Wblmxgton : Wind, S, fresh breeze; bar. 20.G2, ther. 46; dull weather. Blexiieim : No wind ; bar. 29.53, ther. 35; fine weather; river low. - Lyttklton : Wind, S.W., fresh breeze ; bar. 29.68, ther. 43 ; squally. Christcuurch : Wind, S. W. light; bar. 29.62, ther. 43; weather gloomy. Timaru : Wind, W., light; bar. 30.07, ther. 43; fine weather. Bealey : Wind, S.E., light; fine weather j river very low. Grevmouth : Wind, N.; line weather; bar good. Hokitika: Wind, S.E., light; fine weather; bar good. Port Chalmers ; Wind, S.W., fresh breeze ; bar s 29.70 ; ther. 30 ; rain and snow. i Bluff : Wind, S., fresh breeze; bar. 29.80; j snow. The ship Silistria, for Otago, sailed from the Clyde, on the 24th of April, with a fair ypnd. She had 107 passengers; none in the cabin. Tho Vieksburg was expected to follow on the 12th of June. SHIPPING SUMMARY. The shipping business during- the past month has dgou of the usual average for this time of the year. Since the despatch of tho last English mail via Suez there have been 35 arrivals and 34 departures, the inward tonnage being 9657, and the outward 8606. The arrivals are above, and the departures are below, those of the preceding month. The arrivals include two from Home: they were the new iron clipper ship Elizabeth Fleming, from Glasgow, on the 13fch inst. ; and the barque Blenqathra, from London, on tho loth. Those now considered due from London are tho Vesta, 105 days out, and the Beautiful Star, 90 days out. The s.s. Parcora, which left the Clyde for Otago on this lst of j November last, has not been heard of since. 