=Wednesday, 15th April.=—7 a.m., Cape Otway bore N. 4¾° E., 30 miles. About 10 we signalised the _William Miles_ on the other tack. We have run from the line to Cape Otway in 35 days 15 hours—9449 miles. =Thursday, 16th April.=—Entered Port Phillip Heads at 8 a.m., having completed the passage in 69 days 6 hours. MELBOURNE TO LIVERPOOL, 1857. =Saturday, 9th May.=—We came on board the good ship _Lightning_ and find her busily preparing for her journey, with steamers and lighters alongside, discharging their contents on to her decks. Passengers, their friends and luggage all pouring on board, amidst the noises of the sailors, the cackling and crowing of poultry innumerable, the squeaking of pigs and the occasional altercations of watermen; while, at the after end of the vessel, may be observed sundry small sealed boxes, many of them seemingly of ponderous weight, being lowered into their place of safety and containing the precious metal that has made Australia so famous. =Sunday, 10th May.=—Got underweigh at 7 o’clock with the assistance of two steam tugs and slowly moved from Hobson’s Bay. Wind light and calm. At dusk we anchored off the Lightship. =Monday, 11th May.=—Got away from our anchorage at daybreak and proceeded for the Heads, saluting with a gun the _Morning Glory_ in quarantine, as we passed her. Got clear of Port Phillip Heads at 8 o’clock, with wind barely sufficient to move the ship. Several barracoutas were caught in the evening. =Tuesday, 12th May.=—Head winds and very light. Cape Otway visible on our starboard bow. In the evening quite becalmed with the Otway light on starboard quarter. =Thursday, 14th May.=—Lat. 44° 9′ S., long. 145° 57′ E. Distance 270 miles. Dashing along at 14 to 16 knots with a fine fair wind. S.W. coast of Tasmania visible through the gloom on our port beam. =Friday, 15th May.=—Lat. 46° 55′ S., long. 154° 10′ E. Distance 384 miles. Strong breezes and heavy seas with rain squalls and occasional glimpses of sunshine. During one of the squalls our fore topsail was split and for some time after dark the crew were busy bending a new one. =Saturday, 30th May.=—Lat. 51° 56′ S., long. 126° 34′ W. Distance 250 miles. We are now 18 days from Port Phillip Heads, and have experienced two days calm, two days westerly winds and for 14 days the winds have been from E.S.E. and S. The last 10 days we have sailed close to the wind. She makes no more water in a storm than she does in a calm.