The Rimac is the name of a new steel four-masted schooner, fore-and-aft risked on all her masts, but with three small square sails on the foremast. She has just been built by John Reid and Co., on the Clyde, for Nicholson and McGili, Liver pool, and is very similar in build and rig: to the Tacora. of same builders and owners. Painted pure white, with the light, square stern, she has a very smart and yacht-like appearance. She is to be about 900 tone register, and a very heavy carrier on light draught.
The s.s. Southern Cross, 263 tons, Cap tain Dawson, arrived last evening from Wellington, via coastal ports, with passen gers and cargo. The purser, Mr Stevens, reports that the Southern Cross left Wel lington on the 20th inst., reaching Napier on the 21st, and sailing again on the 22nd. She called at Gisborne and Tologa Bay on the 23rd, Araura and Tuparoa on the 24th, leaving the latter port at 1 p.m., and arriving here at half-p<ist6 o'clock last even ing. She experienced thick, dirty weather to Gisborne, and then strong southerly winds to the Eaat Capo, thence fine weather to arrival.
