SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 392, 14 September 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. THIS VAT. ARRIVED. Sept 14— Haclcla, barque, 334 tons, Parker, from Newcastle. Sept 14—Albion, brig, 248 tons, Martin, from Kaipara. CLEARED. Sept 14—Marmion, schooner, 92 tons, Bowton, for Kaipara, in ballast. SAILED. Sept 14— E. XT. Cameron, schooner, 41 tons, Aschman, for Akaroa. Sept 14 - Excelsior, brigantine, 42 tons, Joiner, for Picton. Sept 14 - Countess of Kintore, ship, 738 tons, J. Bradclick, for London. J assengers Saloon ; Madame Langseigne and family (3), Miss E. McClare, Mr and Mrs Jackson and infant. Steerage : Messrs P. Malcaddy, W. Danson, J. Beer, J. Oxman, A. T. V\ atkinson, R. Crawford, Mrs Schultz and two children. . Sept 14 -Linnet, ketch, 20 tons, Smith, ftm Pigeon Bay. The fine ship Countess of Kintore, Captain Braddick, took her departure for London this morning. The brigantine Helena sailed from Auckland on September Bth for the Kaipara to load timber for this port. „ The brigantine Ryno arrived at Auckland on September Bth, Horn a trading cruise amongst the Samoan Group. The result of the cruise has been fairly profitable. v „ The ship Northampton cleared at New York on July 12th for London. Captain Barclay is still m command. _ . The ship Berar arrived at San Francisco on the 19th July from Auckland via Newcastle. The brigantine Excelsior, Captain Joiner, cleared the Customs yesterday for Picton with cargo; at Picton she loads with timber for this port. The barquentine Prince Alfred, has entered outwards at the Customs for Auckland, produce laden; she sails shortly. J , The schooner Reward, from Picton, timber laden, arrived yesterday morning. , , The Ethel, brigantine, cleared and sailed from Auckland for Kaipara yesterday, to load for Lyttelton. . The E.M. steamer Taranaki, Captain Lloyd, arrived in harbor yesterday at 7.55 a.m., from Northern Ports, with the ’Frisco mail. She left Manakau at 1.30 p.m. on the 10th; arrived at Taranaki 1.45 a.m. lltb, left at 2.45 a.m.; arrived Nelsoa 4 p.m, left at 5.15 p.m. same dav ; arrived Picton 12.55 am. 12th. left at 1.30 a.m.; arrived Wellington 6.30 a.m, left 12.15 p.m. She made the passage from Manakau to Lyttelton in 60 hours 40 minutes, including 8 hours 35 minutes stoppages at the various ports, and experienced from Manakau to Wellington light variable winds; from thence strong S.W. winds and heavy sea till her arrival as above. She sailed for Port Chalmers at 11 a.m, yesterday. . m ~ The barquentine Floral Star, 210 tons, Captain T. L. Creer, arrived at Auckland on Wednesday the Sth with a cargo of wheat from Adelaide. She is a well-constructed vessel, built at Peterhead, and is classed Al at Lloyd’s lor 11 years. She has been recently purchased by Messrs Wells, Gearson, and Cane of Adelaide for the grain trade. Her cabin is handsomely fitted, and offers good accommodation for passengers. The barque Jessica, which left New York for New Zealand on the 2nd June, was spoken on the 19th June in lat 3odeg N ; long 40deg W. A barque from the Southward was signalled last evening just before 6 p.m., outside the llcads. She will most probably prove to be the Hadda, now 19 days out from Newcastle, with a cargo of 480 tons coal consigned to Messrs Woledge »ud Co. The Queensland is now nearly due. The schooner Isabella Pratt, for Oamarn, and Canterbury for Auckland, both produce laden, sailed yesterday morning. GALLANT RESCUE AT SEA. The following extract was taken from the “Morning Advertiser” of July 6th. The captain G. J. Simmons mentioned is a gentleman well known here, as he lias been sailing out of this port for many years as captain of the schooner Volunteer, and other vessels. Captain G. J. Simmons, brother-in-law to Mr John Cairn, past chairman of the Licensed Victuallers’ Asylum, and past Governor of the Incorporated Society, was on Wednesday last presented with a valuable gold chronometer by the passengers and crew of the Waimate, which has just arrived from Lyttelton, New Zealand, in recognition of his humanity and bravery in saving the life of a boy who had fallen overboard. Captain Simmons, who was a passenger, instantly plunged into the sea, swam to, and laid hold of, the sinking boy, and succeeded in bringing him safely on board the ship. The presentation took place at the office of the N. Z. Shipping Company, Bishopsgate, in the presence of the passengers of Hie Waimate, .and of the rescued boy, Edmund Treherne, and the chronometer bore the following inscription Presented to Captain G. J. Simmons by the crew and passengers of the Waimate for his gallant rescue of Edmund Treherne, lat. 37 N., long. 45 W ., June 24th, 1875.”