The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

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NOTICE.—THE
." BLACK"•BALL" & "EAGLE" PACKETS
SAILING PUNCTUALLY ON THE STH AND 15TH OF
EACH MONTH, IN ADDITION TO BEING THE only
Line in the Kingdom despatching StiaMers Direct to Aus-
tralia, is the only one ever honoured'lM A VISIT FROM
Her Majesty the 4:teen, AND COMPRISES THE LA.RGEST,
FINEST, AND MOST CELEBRATED CLIPPERS IN THE
WORLD.

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STEAM TO AUSTRALIA UNI)R,§.INTY. DAYS.
PASSAGE MONEY £l4 AikartfPWAßDs.
To the consigntaht'6f •
BRIGHT BROTHERS.AND C(). MELBOURNE.

!AILAWBALL'.! LINE' OF :BRITISH - AND 'AU
- TRALIAN EX-ROYAL. MAIL PACKETS

AND.
"EAGLE" LINE OF PACKETS,
In conjunction with the celebrated Auxiliary Screw Steam
Clipper GREAT BRITAIN,
APPOINTED TO SAIL PUNCTUALLY
From LIVERPOOL on the sth and 15th of each Month.

Ship. Reg. Bur. Capt. Date.
LIGHTNING 1769...5000. RIARKF sth Aug.
EAGLE 1049. .3500. .lattramy 15th Aug.
EMPRESS OF THE SEA 1757...5000...Bn.koo
MARCO POLO ' 1625...4500...J0HN5T0N—T0 follow.
To be succeeded by the following Clippers and Steamers
Tons.
1769...
1946...
2604...
162 k...
.1049...
:10267:
.2377...
.1555..
.1457..
.2163...
.1104.
.1757
.2017

GREAT BRITAIN (s.s)
LIGHTNING
CHAMPION OF THE SEAS
'DONALD WRAY
MARCO POLO
EAGLE
OCEAN
MORNING LIGHT
BRITISH .TRIDENT •
GIPSY BRIDE
GREAT TASMANIA
• 'HOPE
EMPRESS OF THE SEA
COMMODORE PERRY

.J. DRAT,
.J. •CLARKE,
.J. M. 01.1TRIDGE,
.C. E. PRTCE,
.D. H. JOI,DISTON,
.M. MURPur,
.WM. BROWN,
.J. GILLIES,

.F. BOYCE,
.P. MURPHY,
.M. FLYNN.
RAISBECK,
.3. Bitikoci,
.J.

Shippers will please take notice that. the Pickets of the sth
Cannot receive Goods after the 3rd of each month.
Loading berth north side Coburg Dock.
PACKET OF -THE FIFTH AUGUST.
THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD.
FOR MELBOURNE,
TARING GOODS FOR (MELON(*)
The. celebrated Clipper
,
..1624‘ L I G H TNING,
JAMES CLARKE) Commander ;
1,769 tons register ; 5,000 tons burthen.
.Built expressly for this line, and is sister ship to the Donald
M'Kay, Champion of the Seas, Great Tasmania, Commodore
Perry, Empress of the Sea, &c. Her performances prove her
to be the fastest ship afloat, namely
Liverpool to Melbourne , 67 days.
Ditto Ditto
Melbourne to Liverpool (port to port)-
This "passage is one week shorter 'a.= that of any other ship
afloat. On the 27th Feb., 1855, she ran 990 knots (or 455 miles),
and in eight consecutive days 2,158 knots . (or 2,517 miles).
From the 2Eth June to 4th July, 1856, seven days, she, ran, by
observation; 2,188 knots, (or 2,553 miles); and, on the last 25
days of the voyage, 6.953 'snots (or 8,118 miles). Cn the 19th
March, 1857, she ran 430 knots (or 501 Miles)) and oh the 20th
360 knots (or 419 miles), by' observation, daring the day of 23i
hours. On her passage to Calcutta with troops, in 1857, she
. beat every other ship, making the passage in nine days less
foßtegt mirrors wr.sch troops either frfina Loudon or
Liverpool, and carried 650 men and 130,vateers wacu the greatest
comfort and satisfaction. The chief cabin is superbly fitted;
and there ,is no passenger ship on the berth equal to this
renowned clipper.
For terms of freight or passage apply to •
mBBS, BRIGHT, & C 0.,. Merchants,
JAMES
BAlNEl,BN6torcthoJohn-stre.:t ; and
Tower-huildings, Water-street.
NOTICE.—AII goods by this line will for the
.future be de-
livered at the Railway Pier only.
All risk of river craft and lighterage to be borne by the
Chippers