SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 239, 16 March 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. March 16 —Courier, ketch, 34 tons, Sinclair, from Stoneyhurst. CLEARED. March 16 —Syren, brig, 157 tons. Sanity, for Guam. March 16—Woodlark, brig, 258 tons. Mcßurney, for Sydney, in ballast. SAILED. March 16 —Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Karalus, for Akaroa. The schooner Spray left Riverton on Thursday, March 11th, at 2 p.m., with a N.W. wind, on the 12th had light N.B. winds, with heavy swell, and cleared Foveaux Straits on the 13rh ; passed the Nuggetts at noon, a brig in company steering N. 8.; at 9 p.m. passed Otago Heads with a fresh S.E. breeze, on 14th had easterly winds, with rain, and was ofl - the Peninsula at 9 p.m. ; got inside the Heads early yesterday morning, and anchored at 7 a.m. The barque Antipodes, Captain Henry Patching, left Banbury, W.A., on February 6th. Experienced S.E. gales, and had to run into Geographe ;Bay for shelter; finally took departure from Cape Naturalist on the following Thursday, February 11th; ran from thence to 45 S. with easterly winds, and then a strong westerly breeze prevailed till rounding S.W. Cape on Tuesday morning last at 2 p.m. Northerly winds and variables and thick weather prevailed until Saturday evening last, when a S.S.E. breeze sprang up. Sighted the peninsula at daylight on Sunday morning, and anchored at Port Lyttelton at 5 p.m. Passed a large full-rigged ship on Sunday bound north. There were no vessels on the berth for New Zealand at Bunbury, but several vessels were loading at the Vasse ; Captain Patching was not aware, however, of their destination. There was quite a large party on the Gladstone pier last night to witness the departure of the two intercolonial steamers, Albion and Tararua. Punctually.at 5 p.m., Captain Clark|ordered the Tararua’s fastenings to be castoff, and a few minutes later the Albion also was away. The Tararua waited till the Albion was nearly abreast, and then botli steamed away down the harbor at a rattling pace. It is difficult to say which steamer had the advantage, at one time it looked as if the Albion was gaining, but a short time afterwards the Tararua appeared to be again ahead of her. It was a very pretty sight. The steamers discharged about 100 tons of cargo each during the day. The barque Island City, Captain Brown, arrived in harbor at 6 a.m. yesterday from Sydney. The captain reports that he left Sydney on March 6th, made S.W. Cape on March 12th, passed Dunedin Heads on Saturday, at 8 p.m.; passed Akaroa on Sunday, at 8 p m.; sighted Godfey light at 11 p,m.; the same day, experienced light E. and N.E. winds throughout the passage, arriving as above. The barque is consigned to Messrs Montgomery and Co. The captain reports sighting a barque half-way between Sydney and S. W. Cape. Supposed to be the Atlantic, bound to this port. TUNNEL MOUTH JETTY. This late addition to the convenience of the harbor has been constructed by Messrs Hawkins and Co, and finished in a style creditable alike to the contractors and the town. Those who know that vessels have frequently in this port to lay out in the stream for days before they can get alongside to discharge, are aware of the vast utility ot this new work. The wharf is 336 feet in length, 60 feet in width, and consists of 20 piers, containing 290 piles. The whole of the piles, wales, and braces are of jarrah and iron bark, while the planking is of blue gum. We may add the piles have been well driven home.