♦ LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. July 10—Taranaki, s.s,, 299 tons, Francis, from Wellington. Passengers Cabin: Mr, ; W. H. Harris, Mr, Binkhurn, Mr. LemploUgk, Mr. Krull, Depuly-Commissary Gonoral Strickland, Deputy-Commissary General J. C. Graham, ; Pro fessor Parker, Miss Beaumont, 4 for South, 5 in steerage, 8 for South. July 10—Breeze, schooner, from Pelorus Sound, with timber, Brownell and Co., agonts. SAILBB. July 10—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Francis, for Dunedin. Passengers: Mr. Fisher, Mr. Garrick, Mr. Marshall, 8 in steerage, 12 original, IMPORTS. In the Taranaki, J. D. Macphorson, agent: 1 pkg, Fernandez; 1 trunk, Order, 4 casks tar, Smart. EXPORTS. In tho Taranaki, J. D. Macphorson, agent: 1 hamper, Hcywooa and Co. Expected Arrivals, July 11—Egmont, from Sydney, via Wei lington. , July 12—Alhambra, from Melbourne, via Dun edin. July 13—Wellington, from Dunedrn. July 16—Airedale, from Wellington. Claud Hamilton, from Wellington. South Australian, from Melbourne, Tia West Coast, Nelson, and Wellington. Ship Talbot, from London; sailed from Graves end, April 11. Pbojectkd Depastures. July 12—Alhaujbra, for Melbourne, via Dunedin July 13—Spartan, for Sydney, and bluff. July 14—Wellington, for Wellington and porta on the east coast. July 16—Airedale, for Dunedin. Clu'ud Hamilton, for Dunedrn and Bluff. South Australian, for Melbourne, via Dunedin and Bluff. Vessels in Harbour. ships. John Temperley, from London (discharging). David Brown, from London (discharging). Japanese, from London (discharging). BARQUES, BRIOB AHD BCHOOKKBB. Indus, for Sydney. Rifleman, from Wanganui. Spartan, from Sydney, via Wellington. Breeze, from Picton. BTBAMEB. Kccra, from Dunedin, repairing. High Water Mis Day at the Government Wharf. 2.12 a.m. 2.43 p.m. The s.s. Tabaxaki, Capt. Francis, arrived from Wellington yesterday, at 10.30; she left Wellington on the previous afternoon, at 3.30. She sailed for Dunedin at 3 p.m. The public are making great complaints respecting the present arrangements of these subsidised steamers, some of them only remaining in Lyttelton for two or three hours. We are glad to see one of our repre sentatives (Mr. E. A. Hargreaves) proposes to bring the subject before the Committee of the House of Assembly on the Steam Service. HEATHCOTE.
