On 28th Oct. the packet schr. Melrose sailed from Yarmouth, N.S. for Boston and no tidings have since been received from her. She had on board 6 seamen and 25 passengers: Benjamin REDDING, Miss Josephine PALMER, Miss VICKERY, William BANCROFT, Charles BINGAY, David A. WYMAN, Ansel F. WYMAN, Charles UTLEY, all of Yarmouth. Miss Mary HOWELL, formerly of Liverpool and her young niece of Yarmouth. Smith HILTON, jr., Robert HILTON of Carleton near Yarmouth. Mrs. Robert JENKINS and two children. Miss SAUNDERS of Beaver River. Mrs. HAYES of New York. Miss Elizabeth HAGUE, Miss Sarah GUNN, Charles FARROW, and F.A. STEVENS of Boston. John W. LAWSON, East Boston. Adolphus DAVIS of Beverley, Mass. and two gentlemen to Bangor whose names are not stated. The crew comprised Enos COOK, Master, Samuel F. PATTEN, Mate, James ALLEN, Steward, Joel Ritchie and David SHAW, ordinary seamen - all of whom belonged to Yarmouth