SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 853, 19 March 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON,

Wbatiier Report,

March 19—Wind, N.E., light: weather, clear. Barometer, 30.0 G ; thermometer, 50. High Water. To-morrow —Morning, (J. 52 ; night, 7.20. ARRIVED. March 19—Emily, brig, 268 tons, Sutherland, from Newcastle. March 19 —Beautiful Star, s.s, 146 tons, Berniche, from Dunedin, via West Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs Goodger and family; fourteen for Dunedin. March 19—Jane Hannah, schooner, 52 tons, Petersen, from Gatlin’s River. March 19—Prince Alfred, barquentine, 161 tons, Schenkal, from Kaipara. CLEARED. March 19 —Wellington, s.s., 279 tons, Lloyd, for Northern ports. March 19—Margaret, ketch, 21 tons, Johnston, for Decanter Bay. March 19 —Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Whitburn, for Melbourne, via South. SAILED. March 19—Quiver, ketch, 29 tons, Smith, for Le Bon’s Bay. March 19—Kestrel, ketch, 20 tons, Wyman, for Mclntosh Bay. March 19—Alice Jane, ketch, 27 tons, Johnson, for Akaroa. A barque was signalled from the North this morning. She will probably prove to be the Wm. Cobb, from Wellington. The s.s Beautiful Star, from the West Coast, arrived this morning. She leaves for Timaru to-morrow.

The Emily, brig, from Newcastle, and Prince Alfred, barquentine, from Kaipara, have arrived. The Ringarooma, for Melbourne, and Wellington, for Northern Ports, sail to day. E THE ARAWATA AND WELLINGTON. ' Captain Lloyd, of the Wellington, writes to the “ Otago Daily Times ”as follows “ A misstatement occurred in your issue of this morning, which Is calculated perhaps, to cause a doubt in the minds of some as to whether I should be allowed to go at large. You say that the Wellington waited for the Arawata, in order to race the latter vessel to Akaroa. I suppose it is a joke, but as some people may think you in earnest. I think it advisable to give the statement unqualified denial. We found, after leaving- the wharf, that the clearance was not on board, so were compelled to wait in the stream till brought off by a boat. We had scarcely got way on the second time when the steam launch came out and whistled for us to stop, which we did till she came alongside with more passengers. Now, every one on board the Arawata must have observed all this, and arrived at the conclusion that we would have been well on our journey before the starting of the Arawata had it not been for these delays. But they were all. I suppose, in such a high state ot excitement at the extraordinary fun they were having all to themselves, that their perceptive faculties were capable of taking no cognisance of anything else. I confess that I observed a good deal of rushing to and fro, and piling on of coal and all that sort of thing, but 1 knew nut the reason why until I saw the paragraph alluded to. For the information of your readers, I may mention that the Arawata is only built to go. She possesses four times the power of the Wellington. When nearing Akaroa the Arawata people must have become quite Intoxicated with their supposed victory, for they state that the Wellington was left behind hull down. Now, this is too much. I have no desire to brag about what the Wellington can do. Her past performances speak for themselves. I think the remarks in the Arawata’s report were not needed, and if the captain of the Arawata wants an exciting race, let him tackle a fellow more his own size.”

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. The barques Woodbine, from this port, and Australian Sovereign, from Auckland, reached Newcastle on March 7th. ENGLISH SHIPPING. (From the European Mail.) The tonnage loading on the berth at London on January 18th, for India, China, and the Cape of Good Hope amounted to 55,744 tons, and for Australia and New Zealand t 040,129 tons. The demand for sailing tonnage for Australia and New Zealand continued good. The number of wrecks for the present year, reported to date, January 13th, was 147. The ship City of Seringapatam, from London to Melbourne, was totally lost at Buonavista; crew and passengers saved. Part of the crew were landed at St Vincent, one of the De Verdes. The ship Carnatic, from London for Canterbury, passed Deal December 22nd. The ship Margaret Galbraith, from London for Canterbury, left Gravesend January 18th. On January 13th there was launched from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs Robert Duncan and Co, Port Glasgow, an iron sailing ship for the Albion Shipping Company, to sail under the flag of Messrs Patrick Henderson and Co, On leaving the ways she was named the Taranaki by Miss Urquhart, of Ivybank, Langside. The following are the dimensions Length, 220 f t; breadth, 35ft; depth, 211 t; 1123 tons nett register. After the launch the ship was towed to the steam crane, where her masts and spars will be shipped, and when her other fittings are completed she will proceed to Glasgow, to load for New Zealand.