SHIPPING NEWS: Passenger departures - Jan. 7 - Australia, s.s., for Northern ports. Passengers - Miss BATY; Messrs RUDDOCK, CROSS, CAMPBELL, FAIRBROTHER, DONOVAN, LARGE, MORGAN, FAULKNOR, LAING, BEATSON, WUNDRAM; 3 steerage. Jan. 7 - Dingadee, s.s., for Wellington. Passengers - Miss TAYLOR; Mr ROSS; 2 steerage. Death - APLIN - On November 26th last, at the residence of her son, Dr. Alfred APLIN, NOTTINGHAM, Frances, relict of Robert APLIN, late of Wenford House, HEAVITREE, EXETER, mother of Hugh APLIN, of this town, in her 80th year. Captain BOWSER, NAPIER's genial Town Clerk, has returned from his fortnightly holiday (which he spent in al fresco pursuits, such as riding, fishing, boating, &c., at MAHIA Peninsula) and, we are glad to relate, has much benefited by the change. The following team will play for the tradesmen against the HASTINGS team on Wednesday afternoon..... REID (captain), WILLIAMSON, FULTON, BROWN, WORRALL, RYAN, COOPER, BARDSLEY, MACKAY, STALIARD, SEABRIGHT; emergencies, SAUNDERS, WHITEMAN, and SPENCE.