The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-06 00:00:00

STEAM TO AUSTRALIA UNDER SIXTY DAYS.

"BLACK BALL" LINE OF BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN
EX-ROYAL MAIL PACKETS
AND
"EAGLE", LINK OF .PACKETS,
Sailing from LIVERPOOL ohthe sth and 15th of every Month.

Shippers will please take notice that the Packets of the sth
cannot receive Goode after the 3rd of each month.
Losdingsberth north side Coburg Dock.
PACKET OF. THE FIFTH AUGUST. •
THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD.
FOR MELBOURNE,
TAILING 000 D& FUR GEELONG,
The celebrated Clip
,waer
• f.

LIGH TN N 0,
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
Ditto Ditto
Melbourne to Liverpool (port to port) • 63 days.
This passage is ono week shorter than that of any, other ship
afloat. On the 27th Feb,. 4855, she ran 390 knots (or 455 miles),
and in eight consecutive days 2,158 knots ((Sr 2,517- miles).
Fidm the 28th 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,_ 6,95!1 knots (or 8,118 miles). On the 19th
March, 1857,'she ran 430 knots (or 501 miles) ; and on the 20th
360 knots (0r,419 miles), by observation, during the dity of
hours. On her passage to Calcutta with troops, in 1847, she
beat &Cry-other ship, Making the passage in nine days less
ths,h, the fastest clippers with troops either from London or
' Liverpobl; and carried 650 men and 29 officers with 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 tenni of freight or passage apply to
GIBBS, , BRIGHT, & CO. Merchants,
• 1, North John-street; and
JAMS BAINES & CO.
Tower-buildlgs. Water-street.
NOTICE.—AII goods by this line will for the future be de-
livered at the Railway Pier only.'
AU risk of river craft and lighterage to be borne by the
shippers; , .

AUSTRALIA AND NEW,,.ZAALAND.'

NOTICE. The Clipper Ships of 'this Line are amongst the
largest, fastest, and handsomest, in the- world, and are famous
for their unswerving punctuality, the superior way- in which
they are officered and appointed, and the celebrity of their
passages, which rank amongst the fastest on record,.
THE " WHITE STAR"'
\ 'E Lin OF BRITISH AND "A.I:IBTRALIAN
P. $ Ex-Royal Mail Clippers ,E
Sail from
,
'to-- LIVERPOOL FOR MLBOURNE
On the let and 20th of every Month,
Landing and forwarding Passengers, at through rates, and by

.
Steamers, to every part of ••Atistralia and Tasmania.
Parties holding. Bounty Ticketi kir Launceston. or. Hobart
Town, will be carried out by the ships of this, Line via Mel-
bourne.

-7The Line is composed of the following magnificent vessels :
RED JACKET, -WHITE JACKET, STAR OF THE EAST.
WHITE STAR, MERMAID, TELEOR AYH,
BLUE JACKET, SHALIMAR, ARARLLS,
PRINCE OF THE SEAS SIROCCO,. . . .. . .

. ,
and many others well known in the trade.
ARABIA Melbourne 1,273-4,000...Ju1y 20.
MERMAID
Melbourne & Auckland, 1,320...4,000...Ju1y 15.
( from London.
SHALIMAR Melbourne 1,456...4,350...Aug. 20.
The splendid clipper Ship

ARABIA,
is one of the largest and handsomest clippers on the berth, and
Will be despatched punctually on the 2Uth July. Her saloon
and other accommodations are unsurpassed by those of any
ship in the trade. Saloon passengers are found in bedding,
linen, and all necessaries.
The famous ex-Royal Mail Clipper-ship
MERMAID
will be despatched from London for Melbourne and Auckland,
on the 75th, July. Has magnificent accommodations for all
classes of passengers.
Suitable passengers by the MEIMAID may obtain land
grants for 40 acres of land in New Zealand from the provincial
agents, for a list of whom, and all infor,mation, apply to
S. T. WILSON & CHAMBERS,
21, Water-street, Liverpool.
All risk of river craft and lighterage, to be trerne by the
shippers.

Now loading in. Wapping Dock.
FOR-BOMBAY DIRECT,
The favourite iron clipper Ship
NURAH GREAME,
Captain BAKE,
A 1 in the Liverpool book; 1,001 tons register.
For freight, &c., apply to BATES. MNHOLTSE & CO.

FOIL BOMBAY DIRECT,
The splendid Clipper
• HURRY PUDDEMSEY,
4M-11 Captain WHITFIELD ;
A 1 in Yentas{ 810 tons register. For terms of
light freight only apply to
BATES, STENHOUSE, &,CO.

Now loading in Salthouse Dock. fakes only a very limited
quantity of dead weight, and will bare immediate despatch.
FOR ROMBAY,
- I
;tj ,4 pitN. The well-known British-built Ship
ANNA DOROTHEA,
ft )
1" 'i4
...a . • Captain SMITIE;
W., '' -- - 716 tons register, A 1 at Lloyd's for ten years, and
well known in the trade for delivering her cgo
cargoes in first-rate
order. For ft eight apply to IMRIE 8t TOMLINSON.
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