The s.s. Soutliern Cross, Capt. Helandcr, arrived from Wellington yesterday at 4.30 p.m., having experienced fresh northerly and north-easfcer]y winds all the way, accom panied by.,;at heH.vy,,headsea.. She left Wel lington on ' Wednesday at 5.30 p.m., with a small cargo, -which. -she will discharge. this morningj.and in the afternoon 'she will.ship a full cargo "of cattle and 'sheep for the Auck land market, for, /which port she sails via Poverty J3ay this evening at 6o* clock. The s,S.lT£iwi,'^Cajjtain Campbell, arrived here from Wellington yesterday 'morning at 9 o'clock.: She loft, Wellington.. 'on -Monday at 10 p.m., and arrived.' Nt Flat Point at 8 a.m. on ;■ discharged cargo, and left for Castle Point at, 10 a.m.,.where she arrived at 1 p.m. ; foiind tho sea too rough to land, so she anchored till next morning, and then discharged 30 tons of. cargo ; lef b Castle Point at 8 p.m., on., Wednesday, arriving here as above. -Experienced, strong northerly wind and sea all the way up. The Kiwi had about 100 tons;Qijj cargo,, which' she. discharged at the breastwork. j.t Slie left for, Wellington again at 8 o'clock, last night. The Union Company's s.s. Penguin, Capt. Malcolm, arrived here yesterday at 6.15 a.m. She left Russell nfc.9.30, p.m. on the Ist, and arrived at Auckland at 7 a.m. on the 2nd ; left again at< 4.3o p.m. on the 3rd, and arrived at Taurangaat 6 a.m. on the 4th ; left again at 9.20 a.m., and arrived at Gisborno at 7 a.m. on the sth ; left again at 5.30 p.m., arriving here as above. Experienced light northerly breezes throughout the passage. She left again at noon for Southern ports with a good number of- passengers, amongst whom we noticed several well' known Napier gentlemen, and Mr L. Watts, the Lycal agent of tho Company..  , ;

The, schooner Isabella Pratt, Capt. Cross, arrived bjsre yesterday at noon.from Oamaru, winch port she left on the 27th ultimo. Ex perienced, northerly winds and head sea all the way up. She has a full general cargo of colonial produce, ' which she commences to dischargo to-day; The s.s. Mohaka, Captain Dowd, arrived here yesterday at noon from Mohaka in ballast. A schooner was coming up the bay yester day evening when our report left the Spit. 