=Sunday, 25th November.=—Sail was shortened at midnight and Bowman Head Lighthouse sighted at 3 a.m. Shortly afterwards hove to for a pilot and as his boat came near, at 4.30, every glass in her was levelled in astonishment at the bare ribs of our false bow. After getting inside the Heads, we again hove to and landed the Geelong mail. At 10 a.m. met the _James Baines_ homeward bound and hove to to communicate with her. Captain McDonald came on board and we had the pleasure of sending letters and papers home. At 1 p.m. we were at anchor with sails furled and the Melbourne mail landed. We had the misfortune to come into port with a broken bow which impeded our progress not less on the average than 3 knots an hour for upwards of 9000 miles. On the last voyage we were going 17 knots, on the present with the same wind only 14—owing to the accident. THIRD VOYAGE—MELBOURNE TO LIVERPOOL. =Friday, 28th December.=—At 8 a.m. we got outside the bar at Port Phillip Heads, when the agents and a few friends left in the pilot boat. From the captain of the latter we learned the sad intelligence of the loss of the _Schomberg_, off Cape Otway. The clipper ship _Blackwall_ was sighted right ahead of us at the same moment, and at 10.30 we had the satisfaction of overhauling her. At 7 p.m. she was barely visible on the horizon. (The _Blackwall_ was one of Green’s frigate-built Indiamen.) =Friday, 4th January, 1856.=—Lat. 56° 34′ S., long. 177° 14′ W. Distance 334 miles. Wind S.W. Run for the week 1908 miles. =Wednesday, 9th January.=—Lat. 58° 32′ S., long. 136° 06′ W. Distance 311 miles. Wind S.W. During the middle watch 7 icebergs were seen, some very large. During morning several more sighted. Snow fell during the day. =Monday, 14th January.=—Lat. 57° 48′ S., long. 93° 08′ W. Distance 330 miles. Wind S.S.E., cold, with showers of snow and hail. Sighted two large icebergs on starboard bow. (28th December-15th January _Lightning_ ran 5244 knots in 18 days, an average of 12 knots on a direct course from Melbourne to Cape Horn.) =Sunday, 20th January.=—At 6 a.m. Cape Horn in sight, 25 miles distant. =Tuesday, 29th January.=—Lat. 35° 00′ S., long. 33° 15′ W. Distance 300 miles. Wind east. Heavy cross sea and rattling breeze all night. Ship pitching very heavily and going at rate of 15 or 16 knots. At 1 p.m. spoke Aberdeen clipper ship _Centurion_, from Sydney bound to London, 46 days out. She passed during the night the White Star ship _Emma_, of Liverpool, with Melbourne mail of 10th December. We have beaten the _Centurion_ 16 days and the _Emma_ 18. =Friday, 1st February.=—Spoke the mail ship _Emma_. =Sunday, 17th February.=—Crossed the equator at 8.30 a.m.