Shipping.

Evening Star, Issue 4276, 9 November 1876, Page 3

Shipping.

High Water. | To-bokbow. H **w. | Pt. Chalmers, f Dir-fu- o ,v. •• i 957 p.m | 10 87 p.m. | 11.22 o.ra. At the Heads November 9.—Calypso, ship, from London. Port Chalmers. , ' ABnrvsD. November B.—Shag, s.s., 31 tons. "Wine, from Sha« Point, Waitaki, s.s.: 228. tons, Edie. from Oamaru Pasgorgers: Misses OBeilly, Spence; Mesdames Spenoe, Mitchell, Powitt, Bey. Mr Armitare, Messrs Powitt, Johnston, Fulwiyal, and seven steerage. •:■ November :a.s., 228 tons, Peterson, from Timaru. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Stewart, Mrs Dorsett, . Miss Osborne, Messrs Quelch, Velvin, Kennedy, Vesper, Speight, Stewart, and tlwse peerage. Express, s.s., 136 tons, Christian, from the Bluff, i Mesdames.Clapp, Chiiffleld. Misses Clapp, JJarng, Messrs Edwiuda, Taylor, Saunders, Prince, Boach, Eva, Burns, Bawlingßhaw, Beser, and three steerage. . - Dunedin, Sflhopner, 08 tops, Sandatrum, from Havelock. Miss Kilmonsegg, brig, from V&Q Chow Foe. ■ - SAILED. November B.—Wanganui, s.s., 170 tons, Fraaer, for the Bluff. November &.—Bobyolto, barque, 432 tons, Condy, for Newcastle. Emu, steam barquentine, 181 tons, Martin, for Auckland. - The Union Company's s.s. Maori returned from her usual monthly trip to the West Const ports, via Lytteltony yesterday-afternoon. The e.s. Wanganui sailed last evening for the Bluff. .. -' ■'■ The sb. Waitaki arrived yesterday afternoon from Oamaru. . Tlie steamers Express, from the Bluff, and Taiaroa, from Timaru, arrived early this morning. y. Tho barque Bobyoild, for was towed to sea this morning by tho tag Qeelong.*' Emu Bftiled this morning for Aucfetand.

The tohooner Dunedin, with timber from Havelook, arrived this morning. The brig Miss Kilinausegg, from Foo Chow Foo, ai rived this afternoon.

Captain Kennedy, of the s.s. Easby, reports a curio us incident on his last voyage from New Zea and to Sydney. .Hesays:—"lJu'insrthe night ol the Ist, or the momiui; of the 2na nit., savera small Ssh dropped en brard. The hvrgor-t was atom four inches in length. Tbcy bad aipareuily no -■calt s, a;td had sharp-pointed head-'. 1 in - ended t< prcsosvo them, but unfortunately the second officer, not being aware of their value, threw them overlioard. The ship wns in tbo longitude of Lord 'lowe's Island at the time. There is no dou<<t the occurience was duo to a water spoufc. The night was squally and rainy, with a very confused sea." PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN CAREY, OF THE S.S. TAUPO. Yesterday evening several of the friends of Captain Carey, of the s.s. Taupo, met at tho Provincial Hotel, Port Chalmers, on the occasion of his being presented with a handsome tea and coffee service, together with an illuminated addn-83 from the officers and crew of tho ss. Wellington, formerly under his command. Captain D. Sinclair took the chair, and, after a/ew introductory remarks, presen+ed the address and service to Captain Carey. The salvor was inscribed as follows:—" Presented to Captain W. Carey, as a souvenir from the officers a.v.A crew of the s.s. Wellington, on the occasion of his promotion to the eommond of the s.s. Taupo, 7th October, 1876." Health and happin. ss to Captain having been drunk, and that gentlemnn having responded, his Worship the Moyor proposed th c heal th of the officers and crew of the s s. Wellington to which Mr Monkman replied. Mr Morrison proposed success to the Union Company, and Dr Drvsdale tie health of its manager, Mr Miils. That icMitlcman unfortunately was unable to attend through pressure of business. After appropriate toasts having boeu disposed ofj the meeting broke up. ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP WHITE EAGLE FROM LONDON. The ship White E-iglo, consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company, was towed up to her anchorage yesterday afternoon by the tug Geclong, afier a fair passage vl ninety-ouo dovs from port to port and eighty-three days from fcu'd'to land. The Whito Eagle brings, in addition to I,6<X) tons of cargo, six saloon, six second-cabin, and twenty-four steerage passengers, all of whom Lavo enjoyed good health and speak it. high term? of tho crcatnient they have received from Cap'am Roberts, his officers, and crew; and : before leaving the vessel they presented Captain Eoberts wth a testimonial, which is published in another column. Tho White Eagle left Gravesend on the Bth August, and took her departure from Start Point on tho 11th. Experienced strong variablo winds until picking up the N.E. tradesTnlat. 23.53 on the 24th, which were lost on the 17th in lat. 18.14; thence variables until September 2, when she encountered a strong gale from the S.W. for twenty-four hours, when it modctated, nnd she crossed the equator iu long. 21.17 on the 30th day out, got the the S.E. trades same day, which were moderate, and were lost on the lOtn September ' in lat. 18.15 S ; crossed the meridian of Greenwich on the 80th, and that of tho Capo on October 4, in lit. 48.0.8 S.; got the westerlies on the 2ud October, which continued strong, varying from N.W. to S. W„ oeross the_ Southern Ooean; on the 13th she experienced a heavy gnle from W. to S., accompanied by heavy squalls ami terrific sen, which lasted for forty-eight hours; during the gale she carried away har fo'etop-gallautmaafc and upper forctopsail-yard; passed the meridian of the Lsuwin on tho 15th, and passed the Snares oa tho 3id inst • thence light winds to arrival. ' Shipping Telegram. Wellington, November 9.—Passengers per Alharabra for Danedin: Mr and Mrs Anderson, Mr Gully, and ten steerage.