Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4216, 31 August 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

HIGH WATBH. To-Moasow, HKILS. I PT. CHAUIXfeS. ] DfMKBIM. 1.28 pan. I 2.08 p.m. | 2.53 cm. POET CHALMEB3. ABBIYSD. August SO.—Grace, ketch, 16 tons, Dixon, from Waikouaiti. Samson, p s., 124 tons, Edie, from Oatnaru. Ptwseßgors: Mk and Mrs Peyman, Mesdames Hooper, Falkinder, Ttfisaes Mniu (-2) ; Messrs Fiaser, Maiu (2), Smith; and four iu the steei age. August B!.—Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Peternon, froin Timaru. Express, as., 136 tons, Christian, from the Bluff. Passengers:.. Messrs Deerhom, Coates, Coombes. A. Strachnn, Ingram, PeirsoD, Constable Fretwel) and prisoner; and five in tlie steerage. Tiuavoa, s.'fl, 228 tons, Stewart, from Tjinara. Passengers: Messrs Howlinson, Priest, Fyfe; and three in the steerage. SAILED. August 30.—Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Maloolm, for West. Coast ports via the Bluff. "Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, for the Bluff. Isabella, ketch, 52 tons, Purdie, for Catliu's Eiver. August 31.—Transport, brig, 307 tons, M'KinnoD, for Newcastle.

The brig Transport, in ballast,, for Newcastle', was towed to sea this morning by the tug Geelong. Tho brig Isabellas, iu ballast, for Newcastle, will take her departure this evening. The p.s. Samson, with cargo and passengers from Oamaru, arrived last evening, and steamed past the port to Dunedin. t The ketch Grace, with produce from Waikouaifci, arrived yesterday afternoon, and hauled 'alongside the old jetty to discharge her cargo. The keteh Defiance came down from Dunedin yesterday afternoon, and hauled alongside the skip' Norval to take in transhipments for the coast. The hulk Henbury was taken in Murray's floating dock at high water yesterday, for overhaul and rejairs.

The Union (omi..ny' B steamer Taiaiou, from limaru, arrived early ihiu morning, and afUn calling at the hulk Esk steamed alongside the ship City of Cashmere to take in transhipments for Timaru.

Messrs Houghton and Co.'s s.s. Express arrived shortly before eleven this morning, and steamed alongside the railway pier. After lauding her inails,, and passengers she steamed tip to Dunedin to i itcharge cargo. She left the Bluff at 6 p.m. yesterday ; had head winds untilpassing the Nuggets, wlieft: it shifted to the S.W., and continued to arrival.

The voyage of the Balnaquitb, which arrived at tho Bluff on Monday from London, was an eventful one. She first set sail on March 1, and while waiting in the Channel for a fair wind had a large American schooner blown across her bows, 4he result being that she was dismasted, and had to put back for a month for repairs. On April £9 she again took her departure, and for eight we ks met with a succession of gales, which culminated in one of hurricane force on July 8, when tho vessel shipped a vwy heavy sea, which strained her decks, causing leaks in some parts of them.. The carpenter was at once set to work, caulking the decks wher. ever the leaks were discovered. After this had pleasant weather, which continued until the 16th, when during a severe galea sea broke over the ship, tearing the tarpaulin off the hatch, which w is battened down again as soon as possible, the ship con. tinually filling with water on both sides. Shipped another very heavy sea on the 18th, which stove in the companion and filled the cabin with water. Was then obliged to keep the ship away before the wind during the remainder of the gale, which abated on the 20th. Moderate breezes and fine weather then continued till arrival.

SHIPPING TELEGBAMS, Auckland, August 30.—The ship Sam Mendall has arrived from London, after a passage of ninetyone days. She brings a few passengers. The Hero took ,a large shipment of gold for Australia to-day. Melbourne, August 80.—The Albion, for tho West Coast from Sydney, and the Otago for the Bluff from here, sailed to-day. liifTTBLTON, August 31.—BiBgarooma, from "Wellington, at 7.40 a.m. Wellington, August 3L—Wellington, from Pic ton, at 8.80 a.m.