The p.s. Geelong, Captain Hart, from Lyttelton and intermediate poits, steamed into poit at 11 p.m. en Friday, and having very lifctlo cargo for this place left at nn early hour next (Saturday) morning for Dunedin. The thrcp-mastcd schooner Stormbird weighed anchor nt six o'clock on Saturday oveuinsy, and proceeded southwaida with a f.ivorablo breeze attending her. The well-known ship Star of Tasmania arrived at Otiigo Head* on Fridiy morning, having made a fine passage of 80 days from lnnd to land. Mr and Mis \V. Carr Young arc amongst tho passensieis. In London, the Star was five weeks undergoing repairs, and was re classed A 1 at Lloyds. The ship Quoen Bee, from London, arrived at Port Chalmers on tho afternoon of Thursday last. She left Gmvesend on 2Gth Juno, and encountered on the voyage ono or two vcrv severe gales. On one occasion she had her wheel and 1>innacle earned away by a heavy sea, but no hands were lost. Sho brings 33 passengers, find a largo miscellaneous cargo. Captain Kennedy, late of the St. Kilda, has been appointed to the command of tho Lord Ashley. In taking this new appointment he succeeds Captain Hagley, who ha» been appointed to tho s.s. Tnrarnn vice Captain Ferguson, who has been appointed Marine Superintendent to the Panama Company at Melbourne. "We regret to record the sudden death of Captain Randall, of tho P.N.Z. and A.R M. Company's s.s. Ot.\go, under most painful circumstances. It appears that the Otago reached Lyttelton about midday on Tuesday last, and in tho afternoon Captain Randall proceeded to Christchurch, accompanied by Mrs Lning, a widow, who had been a passenger from Melbourne, and to whom he was to be man ied on the following (Wednesday) morning. Beforo the wedding, as tho Captain was taking a walk through tho town, he fell down suddenly in a fit, but immediately recovered, and shortly afterwards the ceremony took place. He then eacottedhis b-ide to his vo^el in Ljttelton Harbor, and a start waa made for Dunedin. The Captain, although apparently well, retired to his cabin, where he had dinner, but he was not seen alive again by tho passen gers. About 7 o'clock, tho alarm was given, and on lights being taken to his cabin ho was discovered lying on his face, perfectly senseless. 