SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 682, 26 August 1876, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON.

Weather Report ; Aug 26—8 a.m, wind N.E,, breeze; weather, overcast. Barometer, 29.68; thermometer, 48 High Water : To-morrow —Morning, 9.58 ; night, 10.26. Monday—Morning, 10.49; night, 11.12. ARRIVED. Aug 26 —Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, from Wellington. Passengers—saloon: Mr, Mrs, and Miss Coupe, Messrs Woodward, Shield, Brown, Nashelski, Morrah. Steerage :Mr C. Stagg, and 20 for other ports. Aug 26 —Ringarooma, s,s., 623 tons, J. McLean, from Melbourne via Bluff and Dunedin, Passengers saloon, from Melbourne ; Miss Disher, Mesdames Water, Jonas, 3 children and servant, Rev J, Stone, From Dunedin : Mrs Beattie and 2 children, Mr Dinck; 4in steerage, Aug 26—Witch of the Wave, barqne, 253 tons, Guthrie, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Aug 26—John Knox, barque, 291 tons, Davis, from Sydney via Wellington. Aug 26—Cabarfeidh, barque, 333 tons, McKenzie, from Newcastle, N.S.W. Cargo coal. CLEARED. Aug 26—Blackwall, ketch, 26 tons, Calvert, for Okain’s Bay. Aug 26—Elizabeth, schooner, 47 tons, Goodman, for Thames. Aug 26—Island City, barque, 421 tons, linklater, for Sydney. Aug 26 —Ringarooma, s.s, 623 tons, McLean, for Wellington and Nelson. Aug 26—Arawata, s.s, 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via South.

The barque Cabarfeidh arrived from Newcastle, N.S.W., this morning at noon. She left on the 11th. The 8.8. Ringarooma, with the Suez mail, arrived in harbour at 10 a.m. this morning from Melbourne via Bluff and Dunedin, she nails North this afternoon. The s.s. Arawata, from Nelson and Wellingt on, arrived at 7 a.m. She sails for Melbourne via South this evening. The barque John Knox, from Sydney, and Witch of the Wave from Newcastle, arrived this morning. YESTERDAY’B. ARRIVED. Aug 25— Halcione, ship, 843 tons, Croker, from London. Matheson’s Agency, agents. Passengers —Chief Cabin—Rev H. S. Hamilton, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs A. Cardale, Messrs A. Cardale, M. J. Hannand, D. E. Cardale, E. J. Cardale, M. C. Cardale, Mr Boswell, J. 8. Holmes, G. Sheath, T. H. Lambert, Dr L. J. O’Leary, and Mrs Porter, Second cabin— J Davies, W. S. Wilson, and ;W. Donaldson. Steerage— Mr J. Wood. B. C. Wallace. Mary Wallace, E. Brownie, M. Kihnartin, H. Lowe, W. Jones, S. Marshall, H. Ross, T. Jackson, Margaret Jackson, Emma Jackson, Mrs E. Pardoe, and W. Bedford. SAILED. Aug 25— Richard and Mary, schooner, 44 tons, Moore, for Oamaru. Master, agent. Aug 25— Maiden City, schooner, 27 tons, Warren, lor Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. IMPORTS. Per Halcione—3l63 cases, 2951 casks, 91 trunks, 265 bales, 100 qr-casks, 1021 kegs, 500 pipes, 1800 bags, 14,400 slates, 1882 pkgs, 1 dog. Importers—B. Button, Birch and Co, J. Anderson. G. Booth, W. Jones and Co, B. Petersen and Co, J. B. Swacey and Co, Wilson. Sawtell, and Co, Sclanders. Fletcher, and Co, H. Fuhrman, W. Calvert, Wood, Shand, and Co, Browne and Allen, J, S. Palairet, Dr Webb, F. Polhill. C. Bennington, J. H. Harnison, T. Atkinson, Rev T. A. Goutenoire, P. Cunningham and Co, R. Black, Capt Ashman, T. Acland, Supreme Court Library, Matheson’s Agency, Mason, Struthers, and Co, W. Harris, H. Hawkins, R. Wilkin, L. E. Nathan and Co, Mrs Cardale, W. D. Lawrence, C. W. Turner, Sargood, Son, and Ewen, B. Hibbard, J. Ballantyne, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co. Royse, Stead, and Co, G. H. Moore, G. Gould, England Bros, E. Keeco, G. Boordman. Mrs beared, G. L. Beath and Co, Morrow, Bassett, and Co. W. Wilson. Mrs Butler. D- Davis, r rovincial Secretary, G. Bishop. Edwards, Bennett, and Co, Twentyman and Cousin, JJ. Edwards and Co. Per Jannette—2o,oooft timber, 100 sleepers. Consignees—Railway Engineer,Provincial Government, Per Favourite—36,ooooft timber. Consignee—J. Goss. Per Catherine—2s cords firewood, 4 tons luggage, 66 cheese. Consignees—G. Bishop, Hawkins. Per Colonist—33,oooft timber. Consignee—Langdown. EXPORTS. Per Jane Elkin—Free for Patea, 130 sacks flour, 2 cases cheese, 300 bags flour, 6 tons coals, 79 sacks grass seed. Shippers-Cunningham and Co, Miles, Hassal and Co. Per Catherine—4 tons potatoes, 2 tons flour, 100 ft timber. Shipper—John Ware. The schooner Acadia from Mercury Bay to this port with timber for Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co got dismasted and was towed into Gisborne. She will probably discharge there. The Hine Moa, Torea, and Favourite, schooners, were berthed at the Tunnel wharf, No 2 wharf, and the breastwork yesterday. The smart schooner Favourite, Captain Lane, left Kalpara on Wednesday, 16th, with a light N.W. wind; on Friday, 18th, sighted Cape Egmont with a light easterly wind, whicn lasted till off Cape Campbell on Saturday, when It changed to a heavy S.E. Sale off Kalkouras, which lasted twenty-four hours, uring which the vessel was hove to. A moderate N E. breeze then sprang up, bringing the vessel Into harbor at noon yesterday. me schooner Colonist arrived in harbor yesterday morning. Reports leaving Havelock on 18th Inst, and having S.E. winds through the Straits which were passed through on Sunday. Cape Campbell was seen on Wednesday; thence N.E. winds to arrival as above.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP HALCIONE FROM LONDON.

This vessel which has been expected for the last few days was signalled yesterday at 2 p.m. The Health Officer proceeded on board in the Customs’ •team launch. The vessel brought up oil Ripa Island, and on the official boarding, all was found to be well. Exceptionally heavy gales were encountered during the latter portion of her passage. One accident occurred during the passage, which was the loss of a man named W. Westcott, who, while making fast the maintopmast staysail, fell overboard and was drowned. The passengers appear to be in excellent health and spirits after their passage. The following is the captain s report .—The Halcione left the East India Docks on May 19th ; anchored at Gravesend until 3 p.m ; brought up at the Nore lor the night, and left next morning at daylight, the wind being fresh from the N.E; landed the pilot off Deal at noon, May 20th, when the wind fell calm; had strong westerly winds and heavy sea down the Channel; landed the Channel •pilot off Berry Head on May 25th, at C> am; left the Lizard next day at 1 a.m, wind N.E, which continued until catching the N E trades, which proved light and were lost in 5 N ; thence easterly and S.E winds for two days. On Sunday, June 18th, got the S.E trades, when the tie of the upper maintopsail yard was carried away, the yard going at the same time. Crossed the Equator next day, thirty davs out, in 26.50 N; experienced fresh trades well to the southward; tacked off the Coast of America, between Cape St Thomas and Cape Friere, June 26th. and lost the trades that day. Had light easterly winds for several days, when the wind hauled into the N.W, the ship making very good progress until Tristan d’Acunha was passed. July 7th—Weather dirty, accompanied by thunder and lightning, after which the weather was very unsettled. July 23rd—Off the Marian Island. Wm. Westcott, A.B. while making fast the maintopmastataysail, lost his hold and fell overboard. It was impossible to save him, as it was blowing hard at the same time, with very heavy sea, and extremely dark the ship going twelve knots an hour, and the wind fast increasing. Next day a heavy gale, accompanied with terrific squalls, was expealenced—ana of the »au*Hl was so fierce that the lowerWM July 3lßt-Tha lower.

mizentopsail yard was carried away. August 3rd— The barometer fell gradually to 28.40, a very heavy cross sea running, and fearful snow squalls and lowering clouds all round. Were off Tasmania August 15th, a stiff N.W. gale blowing, thence easterly winds and high N.E. sea were experienced from August 18th until the Snares were sighted on August 20th at 3 p.m. Had fine weather and light southerly winds until off Port Chalmers at daybreak on Tuesday, when the wind fell away to almost calm, and continued so till Thursday evening, when the ship was forty miles S.E of the Peninsula, a fresh N.E breeze then sprang up; the Heads were sighted at 1 p.m yesterday, and the vessel anchored at 5 p.m, having made the passage in eighty-six days from land to land, and ninety-one days from the Lizard. Since the ship passed Tristan D’Acunha it was one continued succession of N.W gales with heavy beam sea, in the heaviest of which the wind would drop and suddenly shift to W, afterwards falling calm for some hours, the wind never going farther west at any time. The ship during this time took large quantities of water on board. The Halclone brings a large cargo, consigned to Matheson’s Agency.