=Tuesday, 6th May.=—At noon the signal gun was fired, our anchor weighed and we proceeded in tow of our old friend, the _Rattler_. At 3 p.m. pilot left. At 4.30 cast off steamer and set all sail. At 5.20 p.m. passed Point Lynas, the Skerries at 8, Holyhead at 9, and Bardsey at midnight. =Thursday, 8th May.=—Lat. 47° 08′ N., long. 10° 44′ W. Distance 274 miles. At noon passed ship _Dauntless_, sailing similar course to our own. =Wednesday, 14th May.=—Lat. 33° 39′ N., long. 20° 30′ W. Distance 310 miles. =Monday, 26th May.=—Crossed the line in long. 31° 40′ W. =Saturday, 21st June.=—Lat. 38° 53′ S., long. 5° 7′ E. Distance 253 miles. =Sunday, 22nd June.=—Lat. 40° 07′ S., long. 13° 1′ E. Distance 346 miles. =Saturday, 28th June.=—Lat. 44° 25′ S., long. 42° 58′ E. Distance 232 miles. Wind increasing; whilst taking in lighter canvas, mizen royal and mizen topmast staysail were torn to pieces. P.M., reefs were taken in topsails. Ship running under foresail and reefed topsails. =Sunday, 29th June.=—Lat. 43° 36′ S., long. 50° 07′ E. Distance 312 miles. =Monday, 30th June.=—Lat. 44° 02′ S., long. 56° 35′ E. Distance 281 miles. =Tuesday, 1st July.=—Lat. 44° 39′ S., long. 63° 27′ E. Distance 298 miles. =Wednesday, 2nd July.=—Lat. 45° 07′ S., long. 70° 55′ E. Distance 319 miles. =Thursday, 3rd July.=—Lat. 45° 07′ S., long. 79° 55′ E. Distance 382 miles. Her run to-day has been only once surpassed since she floated. =Friday, 4th July.=—Lat. 45° 07′ S., long. 88° 30′ E. Distance 364 miles. Our week’s work of 2188 miles has been the best the _Lightning_ has ever accomplished. =Friday, 11th July.=—Lat. 45° 47′ S., long. 128° 25′ E. Distance 326 miles. During the night our speed averaged 16 knots an hour. At 4 p.m., split our mainsail and carried away two jibs. =Monday, 14th July.=—This morning at 7 a.m. our ears were saluted with the welcome sounds of “Land Ho!” At 8 a.m. we had a fine view of Cape Otway Lighthouse. As the depth of water on the bar was not sufficient to enable us to proceed up the Bay, we came to anchor under the lee of the land. We found the _Champion of the Seas_ anchored at some little distance from us, waiting for a favourable wind to proceed to sea. Sailing time from port to port, 68 days 10 hours. MELBOURNE TO LIVERPOOL. =Wednesday, 27th August.=—By 10 a.m. we were fairly underweigh. On approaching the mouth of the Bay a farewell salute of six guns was fired. The wind dropped and we were obliged to anchor inside Port Phillip Heads at 6 p.m. =Thursday, 28th August.=—Cleared the Heads at 10.30 a.m. and at 11 a.m. the pilot left us. We passed Lake Liptrap about 9 p.m. and shortly afterwards carried away our port fore topmast studding sail boom, by which accident two men stationed at the look-out had a narrow escape of losing their lives.