MISCELLANEOUS

The brig Rita was taken alongside the Ballarat yesterday morning, to tranship her cargo of cotton and cotton seed, for London. The paddle-iteamer Enterprise No. 2, Captain Scon, left the Queen-street Wharf at noon yesterday for Kauaeranga, Thames, with a general cargo, quartz crushing machine, and 50 passengers. The cutter Alacrity, Smith, master, sailed yester day morning for the Wade, with sundry merchan dise aud passengers. The cutterB Diamond, Harvest Home, and Tay sail for the Thames goldfield to-day. The cutter Waterhly for Tryphena, and the cutter Dawn for Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island, sailed yesterday in ballast, Ihe cutter Janet Grey is undergoing repairs at Messrs. Henderson and Spraggon's, Custom-house street. The cutter Glance, Dixon, master, arrived early yesterday morning from Matakana, with settlers' produce, firewood, and six passengers. The cutter Sea Belle, Shelton, master, arrived on Sunday from Mercury Bay, with a cargo of 22,000 feet of sawn timber. The cutter Three Sisters ia being repaired at the Gore-street jetty, before resuming the timber trade. The cutter Harriet, Lombard, master, sailed last night for Kikowhakarere, with sundries. The cutter Severn, Downes, master, sailed last evening for Kauieranga, Thames, with 3,000 feefejof timber, &c, and 12 pauengers. The cutter Prince of Wale', Law, muster, sailed last night for Maburangi, in ballast. The schooner Swallow, and cutter Mary Ann, sailed yesterday for Tairua mills, in ballast. The cutter Don, Wilson, master, tailed yesterday morning, in ballast, for Waugapoa mills. The cutter Henry, Robinson, master, sailed at noon yesterday for Kauaeranga, with a cargo of hay, one horse, two head of cattle, and six pas sengers. The cntterStag for Omaha, and the Sovereign of the Seas for Tauranga, with bricks, &c., sailed early yesterday morning. The cutter Frances, Sullivan, master, arrived yes terday morning from the Hot Springs, Mahurangt, with settlers' produce, firewood, and ierer«l passen gers. The cutter Wanderer, Edwards, muter, sailed yesterday morning for Coromandel, with sundry meichandise, and six passengers. Theschooners Lily for Waiheki, Mary for Maraitai, and Julia for Waiheki, sailed yesterday morning, in ballast.
