The I.R.M. C 't steamer Lord Ashley, Captain Randall, from Napier and Auckland, arrived in port on Saturday night last at 10 o'clock. She left Auck land on the 7th inst. and Napier on the 10th, hut en countering a heavy Southerly g«!e which compelled her to run under Castle Point for shelter. She left here on Sunday afternoon for the South with the mails for England and Australia. The s.s. Star of the South, from Napier for Lyttel ton, put into port on Sunday morning last, short of coal. She left Napier on Tuesday, the Bth, and en countered heavy southerly weather which retarded her progress. She only lost 1 sheep out of 950 shipped at Napier. She left again on Monday for Lyttelton. The N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Queen, Captain Francis, «r rived in port on Sunday morning last. She left Manu kau on the Bth, and had fine weather all the way down. Sne left here last night for Napier arid Auckland. The NZ.S.N. Co.'s steamer Rangatira, Captain Mundle, from the Soath, arrived in port on Sunday evening last. She left Otsgo on the llth inst. and Lyttelton on the 12th. Captain Mundle reports the arrival at Otago on the llth inst. of the Otago Steam Navigation Company's new steamer Scotia, from Glas gow. She is the first vessel for that company, and is uid to be a magnificent vessel, having made the pas sage out in 84 days, having left Glasgow on the 17th December. The N.Z.S.N. Co.*s steamer Wonga Wonga, Capt. Cellem, from the North, arrived in port yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. She left Mantikau on the 6th inst. at 8 a.m., arrived at WaHcato at noon same day, haivng towed round the steam canoe Gymnotus ; left on the 7th at 10.30 a m., and' arrived at Raglra same day *t 7 p.m.} left on the 10th at it a.m., having been bar boand three days, and arrived at Taranaki on the I Itfe at & p.m., having experienced head 1 wind* and a high se«; left same day at 6.30 p.m., and arrived off i Wangfnui at 4 f.ta. 6ft the 12th-, crossed the bat at 11.30 p.m. *nd arrived alongside the wharf shortly after midnight; left Wanganui on Monday at Zp.mr. and ar rived here w above. 