SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 466, 11 December 1875, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED, December 11—Wanganui, e.s., Itons. Christian, from Dune-in via Tirrmu an<l Akaroa. Paasengprs —saloon : Messrs belie, RohcUbun, U. E. Brings, Schenkel, and 8 steerage, CLEARED. December 11—Flying Cloud, schoouor, 40 tons, Andrew*, for Wellington December ll—Circe, brigantine, 143 tons, Priest, for Greymouth. SAILED. December 11—Hadda, barque, 334 tons, Parker, for Newcastle, in ballast. Passengers_Mr and Mrs Foster and family (3). ARRIVAL OF THE LANGSTONE FROM LONDON. Messrs Shaw, Saville and Go’s handsome little ship Langstone was signalled early yesterday morning, and at 6 a.m brought up off Sticking Point. At 9 a.m the health officer went off to the vessel in the steam launch, our reporter following. On arrival alongside all was found to be well on board: this fine vessel in spite of her deep loading having made the run in ninety-four days. Our old friend Captain Mitchell was in command, and we need hardly say that all who visited the ship had a kindly welcome on board. The health officer passed the vessel, and wc proceeded to inspect her, She brings twenty.nine passengers, and a large and valuable cargo. The accommodation on board was very good, and all seemed pleased with the passage, and spoke very kindly both of Captain Mitchell and the Rev T. Hodgson, a saloon passenger, who seems to have shown much interest m his fellow voyagers. Everything possible seems to have been done to vary the monotony of the passage. The Lang■tone met with some heavy weather in November last, and on the 24th a pen containing some sheep was washed overboard. A very valuable Leicester ram was unfortunately lost with the others. Ice was met with in considerable quantities as the vessel was running down her casting. The captain kindly favoured us with the following report:—Landed the pilot off the Start on Sept 7th, and had moderate westerly winds and fine weather until the Kith ; on the 18th the Islands of Madeira and Palma were passed, and on the same day a strong gale from the southward set in, which lasted lor three days ; got the N.E, trades on the 24th in lat 27 deg N 23 deg VY, and they proved strong and regular. The Island of San Antonio was sighted on the 29th Sept; on Oct 2nd, in lat 10.20 dog N long 26 deg West, lost the N.E. trades, and thence had light variable winds with a great deal of rain to 3 deg N 24 deg W, when the S.E. trades were met with. The Equator was crossed on the 10th Oct, thirty-three days out. The S.E. trades, which proved very fair, were lost on the 17th in 18 deg S 30 deg \V. and when they left ns we had a few days of calm weather, and were indulged with a sight of Trinidad, alter which fresh N and N.W. winds set in, and the Island of Tristan D’Acuuha was passed on the 27th, and the meridian of the Cape on November 3rd, 57 days out. On the 11th sighted the Crozet’s Islands; ran down easting between 47dcg and IBdeg, the wind being steadily from the westward, and encountering heavy snow storms as far as the meridian of Cape Lewoi, and meeting with ice on several occasions. Since then experienced very unsteady weal her, with strong northerly winds and heavy rain, backing to the eastward, and ending in a strong gale from 'the westward with terrific sea. Passed the Snares on the 4th December, and had thick weather with light northerly wind along the coast. Otago lights were sighted at 8 p.m. on the < tli, and at 3 a.m. on Thursday the Peninsula was fifteen miles off, bearing NE. The Hawea passed near during the day. At noon were off Akaioa, and yesterday having ran into harbor, anchoring as above. The Langstone was subsequently shifted to a berth off the breakwater. She brings some very valuable Leicester sheep, particulars of which will be found in another column. AVe hear that this smart little clipper made the third best passage home last year, being only beaten by Hie Merope and Calypso. Testimonials were presented to the captain and the Rev T. Hodgson.