SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 374, 24 August 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. THIS HAY. ARRIVED, August 24 Jannett, ketch, 41 tons, McDonald, from Okain’s Bay. CLEARED. August 24—Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Pieterson, for Dunedin via intermediate ports. sailed. August 24—Margaret, ketch, 20 tons, Nelson, for the Bays. YESTEBHAY'S. ARRIVAL OF THE MARMION, This flue ship, commanded by Captain A. Burgess, arrived for the first time in these waters on Sunday afternoon, and anchored off the Quarantine Station, as she has powder on board. The Marmion is a fine iron vessel, Glasgow built, owned by Williamson. Milligan, and Co, and chartered by Shaw, Saville, and Co. The vessel brings a large general cargo, and is consigned to Messrs Dalgcty, Nichols, and Co, Left London on May Ist, and was oil'the Isle of Wight on May 6th. Experienced light variable winds to the equator, had moderate S.E. trades, and thence variable weather to the Cape of Good Hope; from this point to the southward and running down the easting had very severe weather, westerly gales prevailing, veering from S.W. to N.W.; sighted Snares on the 15th, and had light N.E. winds to within sixty miles of Banks’ Peninsula, and thence S.W. to arrival. On June 24th, at 10.30 a.m., sighted a vessel with masts gone, and on approaching found her to be to be an iron hull, completely gutted, and from her appearance, there is no doubt that her other portions had been destroyed by fire; sailed close under her stern, and saw the rope still hanging over, by which, no doubt, those on board had lowered themselves into the boats; could only make out two (2) letters of her name, which appeared to be the first two, they were TL The first two letters of the name of the port she belonged to, LI, had also been spared by the Are. She was of 700 or 800 tons register, with elliptic stern, was painted green top sides, a white bowsprit and a lady lor a figure head, painted white. She was drifting to the S. W., and was right in the track of outward ;bound vessels. From her appearance, the lire could not have happened long before we met her: Sighted Knight of Snowden on July 17th, in lat. 43.19 south. The ship Blairgowrie was sighted off the Snares. No casualty occurred during the whole passage.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP BLAIRGOWRIE. It was eleven yesterday morning when the s.s. Gazelle, with the Immigration and Health Officers aboard, steamed from the wharf ior the Blairgowrie. The agents of the Marmion and the Custom House Officer were left on board that ship on the way. On proceeding alonside the Blairgowrie it became evident to all that the reports regarding this line ship had not been exaggerated. She is a new iron ship of 1550 tons register, and was built at Glasgow by Messrs J. and J. Thompson, and is, we believe, owned by Messrs Thompson and Gray, and was chartered, by Shaw, Savllle, and Co for this her maiden trip, her decks are of teak, and her fittings Include all the latest Improvements; her windlass and steering apparatus are both patents, and are similar to those on board the Ballochmyle. The condenser is an excellent one, and can easily produce 1000 gallons per diem. The saloon, though not large, is beautifully fitted, and many say that a finer ship has never visited our harbor. Capt. Darke and the surgeon superintendent Dr Husband, who is an old friend in this province, as he occupied the same position in the Hereford last year, have gained the good-will and cenfldence of all on board, and thanks to the wise precautions taken, illness has been almost an unknown word on board. The ’tween decks are Bft in height, and all the compartments arc light and excellently ventilated, calling forth the encomiums of the health officers ; in fact we are requested to state that an immigrant ship has never arrived in our port in a healthier or more cleanly condition. The first part of the vessel that we visited was the single women’s compartment, this was well lighted and excessively clean, and the matron, Mrs Vale, and the sub-matron, Mrs Trcdrca, spoke highly of the general behavior of the girls, who are nearly all domestic servants, and well suited to the requirements oftheprovlnce. They seemed well contented with the attention they had received during the passage, Sewing had been encouraged during the voyage, and tiie articles made were distributed to the girls during our stay on board. Mrs Dryhurst had originally been engaged as matron, but was too sick to act, and Mrs Vale was therefore appointed to fill {her place. The married people were also very comfortably lodged, and their berths were a credit to them, botli for neatness and cleanliness ; there were sixty-six families in this part of Hie ship, and one death occurred during the voyage, that of a little boy eighteen mouth's old, from general debility. There were two births, and both the young Blairgowrie’s and their mothers looked well and strong. Most of the families came from the West of England, and are principally agricultural laborers and their children; but there are representatives also of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. The single men are a fine able-bodied set of young fellows, but their couduct did not please us so much, as they seemed to have been rather inclined to be discontented, and refused on several occasions to carry out the necessary sanitary arrangements insisted on by the doctor. Nevertheless, this part of the vessel was in far better order than in the generality of vessels. There were 126 In this division of the ship, and they are also principally agricultural laborers. Taken altogether, the ship Is a credit to all concerned, and we are glad to welcome her to our port. No doubt the 456 souls she brings will be a welcome addition to our population, A sad accident happened during the voyage. A boy named James Hamilton,an active willing lad, liked by all on board l , was sent up to loose the main skysall on August the Ist, and when up at the royal masthead, fell on the deck, a belaying pin penetrating the back of his head, his thigh was also broken, and l|is body was otherwise mutilated. Death must have been instantaneous. On July 30th a man named William Sheehan fell overboard. Mr Wm. Boyd, the chief officer, threw a life buoy overboard, which the man caught, and a boat was lowered and rescued him. The immigrants will be landed to-day. The following is the captain’s report:—“ Lett London at 4 a m. on Wednesday, 26th May ; anchored in Plymouth Sound May 28th, midnight; left Plymouth Sound May 29th, 6.30 p.m ; got the first of the N.E, trades in lat 3Gdcg 25min N, long lOdcg 24mln W, on Monday, June 7th. Wednesday, June 15th, lost the N.E. trades lat Bdeg3minN, long 28deg 45min W. Saturday, June loth, boarded ship China in lat 6dcg 34min N, long 25dcg 25min W, from San Francisco for Liverpool, 89 days out. (Sent letters by above ship.) Thursday, 24th June, crossed equator long 26deg 36min W. June 23rd, got the first of the S.E. trades in lat 3deg 4imin N, long 21deg 32rain W, strong from S.S.E. all throughout. July 2nd, lost the S.E. trades lat 21deg 7min S, long 32dcg l3min W. July 2nd, exchanged signals with barque Corfu, from London to Cape Colony, 48 days out, in lat 24deg 7min S, long 32deg l3min W. July 4th, exchanged signals with ship Continental, from Society Islands for Hamburg, lat 26deg 16min 8, long 27deg W. Wednesday, 14th July, crossed the meridian of Greenwich in lat 42deg 45mln S; iresh gales and hazy weather July 17th, abreast of Cape of Good Hope; July 25th abreast of Kerguelen's Island, strong gales from S.W. to N.W. with heavy squalls.- August 14th, exchanged signals with ship Marmion, from Lonoten to Canterbury, 100 days out. and ship City of Ningpo, from Fort Adelaide for London, lodayseut In lat 74-538 deg: long 163-48 min East; Sunday August 15th, at 11.30, was abreast of Stewart’s-Xsland wind light from N.E.; 17th, experienced a heavy gale from the N.E.; gale moderated at 4 p.m. outlie 18th, from which up to 4 n.m, 22nd, have had light easterly and N.E. winds ; at 7 a.m., 22nd, was abreast of Bauks’ Peninsula, fresh breeze from S.W with rain, and at 5 p.m. anchored in Lyttelton harbor. Spoke the barque Dilawur ou. Saturday, Juno 15th, in lat l-00deg North ; long SA'glmln W.. bound for Wellington.