SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 57, 5 August 1874, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. August s—Beautiful (Star, 146 tons, Hart, from Dnuedin. August s—East Lothian, barque, 348 tons, Norris, from Auckland. August 4—Nautilus, cutter, Nelson, from Pigeon Bay. SAILED. August 4—Emerald, ketch, 40 tons, Whitby, for Greyrnouth. August 4—Varuua, ship, 1270 tons, Rowe, for Newcastle. August 4—Taranaki, s.s., 299 tons, Wheeler, for North. Passengers—Miss Piper, Messrs A. J. Vincent, Hoskins, and Hart and 10 original; steerage, Messrs Hart. Whit worth, Howard, Robinson, and McMillan, and 6 original. August 4—Nautilus, cutter, for Pigeon Bay, in ballast. August 4—Ccmerang, p.s., for South. IMPORTS. Per Nautilus—3o cords firewood. EXPORTS. Per Maori—For Akaroa, duty paid and free—2 trusses, 22 sacks oats, 1 package. 3 wheelbarrows, 4 cases, 6 sacks. For Timaru —1 parcel, 58 pkgs, 32 grindstones, 2 ploughs, 4 bundles, 1 turnip cutter. 7 cases, 5 trunks, 10 coils wire, 5 kegs butter, G 4 sacks grass seed, 3 casks, 1 bag, 2 bales, 300 casks cement, 9 coils, 2 iron gates, 1 crate, 1 box, 1 chest drawers. For Dunedin—9 cases, 7 do hams, 20 kegs butter, 11 kegs lard, 1 bag. 13 bdls hides, 1 box. Shippers—Miles and Co, J. Malcolmson, Duncan and Bon, Cuff and Graham, G. Mackay, Saunders and Co, H Hawkins, Koyse, Stead and Co, Heywood and Co, Woledge and Co, Lightband and Co, R - . Wilkin, H. Green, General Government, Captain McLean, W. Reed, S. Abbott, Dornan, McConnell Bros, J. Gilmore, 'J'oomer and Sons, Trent Bros, Watt and Co, and Dimond.

Per Taranaki for Wellington—2 bags seed, 1 pkg, 23 sacks oats, 2 blks stone, 2 cases cheese, 50 sacks malt. For Waugauui—l case, 11 do cheese, 12 sacks seed. For Picton —2 cases cheese, 6 sacks wheat, 100 bags flour, 20 sacks bran, 2 cases. For Nelson — 14 cases cheese, 200 sacks wheat, 1 pel, 20 sacks flour. For Greymouth—l cask eggs, 5 sacks seed, 1 pkg, 2 blocks stone. For Manakau—s kegs butter. Shippers—Mackay, Cunningham, Reed, Trent, Cuff and Graham, Hay, Saunders and Co, McConnell, and Heywood.

The Lady Don has completed her discharge> and is taking in pipes for Hokitika. The ship Varuna and cutter Nautilus sailed yesterday. The Ballochmyle pulled out the end pile of the Gladstone wharf on Monday night. The practice of mooring ships by chains to these piles is a very objectionable one, and doe? great injury to them, and we hope to see it discontinued.

There were about 1500 persons present on the Sandridge Railway Pier on Monday to witness a trial of Cornish's Patent Life preserving Mattress. Qhc inventor claims for his patent tie same advantage as any ordinary mattress, in addition to their being specially adapted for the preservation of life in cases of shipwreck or fire at sea. They can be used singly, or in a few minutes any quantity of them can be fastened together, forming a safe and commodious raft. Each mattress is fully capable of supporting any human "being. The iloating power of the mattresses was fully tested, both singly and by being placed together. Numerous illustrations were given of their utility by Mr Cornish and a number of other persons in the water. Tn one instance a mattress was produced which had been lying in the water for four months, and its buoyancy was so great that, notwithstanding the loug immersion, it floated a heavy man with ease. A new seat, made of the fame material as the mattresses, was then experimented upon with marked success. It floated its occupant almost high and dry out of the water, and had attached to it a long stick with a red flag, which is intended to be seen some distance out at sea in case of a man falling overboard, he being able to sit or lie on the seat as he chooses. The whole trial was satisfactory, and several captains present expressed themselves satisfied with the experiment. There can be but little doubt that when the mattresses come into general use the chances of drowning in case of shipwreck or any other disaster at sea will be jvery much lessened. Mr JBadcock also exhibited his life-preserving waistcoat, the floating power of which is very great.—Melbourne "Leader," July 25th. News was brought to Nelson, says the "New Zealand Times," by the ketch Ruby, of a sad case of drowning from that boat on her way to the Croixelles last week. Whilst she was off the end of the Boulder Bank, Wakapuaka, Mr Askew went below and left a young man named George Lively in charge. Shortly afterwards, hearing a splash and cry, he ran up on deck, when he saw Lively struggling in the water. He immediately threw a log of wood to him, and put the boat about, but before he could reach him, deceased, who was hampered and weighed down with a heavy coat, sank, and although the boat was kept about the spot, he was no more seen. The deceased arrived in the barque Mendoza pome few months since. BEAUTIFUL STAR. The Beautiful Star was towing the Ballochmyle from the Gladstone Wharf further down the biubm-. when a sad accident occurred. The hbliiis; . ui.iuh held the wharp by which the Star waa towing the Ballochmyle parted, the wharp Hew from the bitts, and struck Captain Hart, of tiie Star, on the legs, breaking them both. One is u simple. the other a compound fracture, and it is feared one leg will have to be amputated.