White Star Royal Mail Packets - Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

White Star Royal Mail Packets

WHITE STAR ROYAL MAIL PACKETS.

ENCLOSED BERTHS £14 AND UPWARDS.

LIVERPOOL AND AUSTRALIAN WHITE STAR
ROYAL MAIL PACKETS

Under contract with the Post Master General to carry her Majesty's Mails regularly on the 20th of every month, and to make the passage to Melbourne in 68 days, under penalty. The sailing days from Australia will be fixed by the Colonial Government.

FOR MELBOURNE

Forwarding Passengers to Sydney, and all other Ports in Australia, New Zealand and Van Dieman's Land, at a through rate and by first-class steamers.

Ship: Earl of Sefton; Captain: NOBLE; Tons Reg. 1126
Bur. 3000; Date: 20th Dec.
Ship: Arabian; Captain: BANNATYNE; Tons Reg. 1100
Bur. 3000; Date: 20th Jan.
Ship: Annie Wilson; Captain: LANGLEY; Tons Reg. 1240
Bur: 3200; Date: 20th Feb.
Ship: Golden Era; Captain H. A. BROWN; Tons Reg. 1650
Bur: 3500; Date: 20th Mar.
Ship: Shalimar; Captain: ROBERTSON; Tons Reg. 1650;
Bur: 3500; Date: 20th Apr.

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ROYAL MAIL PACKET 20th December, the EARL OF SEFTON

A 1; 1126 TONS REGISTER; 3000 TONS BURTHEN; Captain NOBLE

The above beautiful A 1 Clipper Ship will be despatched with Her Majesty's Mails, Cargo, and Passengers, on her appointed day as above. She is now on her second voyage, was built by MESSRS. M'DONALD, builders of the celebrated clipper "Mermaid", on the same model, and it is expected that she will make a run equal to the best passages of her fastest contemporaries.

On her previous passage, she made Cape Otway (within one day's sail from Melbourne), in 68 days from Liverpool, and in 74 days she landed her passengers at the Melbourne Wharf, in good health and without a single casualty.

She made Cape Otway from Tuskar in 64 days.

Her Salon, Cabin, and State Rooms are replete with every comfort and convenience. She has excellent accommodation for a few Second Cabin Passengers in the deck-houses, and her 'tween-decks are unusally lofty and well ventilated.

Passengers and baggage to be alongside on the 18th; Cabin Passengers not later than 19th December.

For Freight and Passage, apply to the Owners,

MESSRS. PILKINGTON & WILSON,
17, Water Street, Liverpool;

or to

MR. HUGH ROBINSON
9, English Street, Carlisle.

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