SHIPPING

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 979, 15 August 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING

POET OP LYTTELTON. "Weather He port—August 15. 9 a.m.—Wind, N.E., light j weather, cloudy. Barometer, 29.50; thermometer, 38. High Water—To-Morrow. Morning, 9.17 ; night, 10.11. Arrived—August 14. Lyttelton, s.s., 12 tons, Agar, from Port Levy. Master, agent, Passengers—l 9 excursionists. Lucy James, ketch, 28 tons, Johnson, from Mcintosh Bay. Master, usrent. August 15. Taupo. s.s., 461 tons, Jivans, from Port Chalmers. Miles. Hassal and Co., agents. Passengers—Mr and Miss Davis. Easby, s.s., 969 tons, Anderson, from Sydney, via Wellington. Bovse, Stead and Co., agents Passengers from Sydney—Messrs F. E. Cook, Shirley, and 12 original. „ __ ~ Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from Northern Ports. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Passengers -saloon: Dr and Mrs Ellis, Mr and Mrs Curling, Mesdame Crewen, Eev D. Bruce, Messrs Eolleston, Flannagau, Nathan, Frith, Corkwell, Paul, Urnninffham, Fox, Marks, Pirie, Strong, Hulbert, Hill, Levien, Hunter, Parker, Rose, Hartle, 5 m steerage and 15 for South. Cleared—August 15. Lucy James, ketch, ketch, Clarkson, for Anmn Bluff, in ballast. Taupo, s.s., Carey, for Northern Ports. Hawea, s.s., Kennedy, for Port Chalmers. Margaret, ketch, Putter, for Decanter Bay. Ocean Chief, barque, Cook, for Newcastle, in ballast. Passenger—Mrs Cook. The s.s. Taupo arrived this morning from Port Chalmers. She sails North this afternoon. She is commanded by Captain Evans this trip. The s.s. Hawea, with the inward ban 1 raucisco mail, arrived at 12.30 p.m. to-day. She sails for Port Chalmers this afternoon. Captain Kennedy is in charge. . , The Easby, from North, was signalled when our express left, and also a barque. There was a great scarcity of trucks at Lyttelton yesterday, every vessel discharging being detained. In fact, the difficulty appeared to be more serious than on any previous occasion, aud loud and long were the complaints that were made on all sides. ALLEGED MUEDEE AT SEA. Captain George Griffiths, of the Sydney whaling barque Onward, was placed in the dock of the Hobart Town Police Court on Wednesday and Monday week on a charge of shooting John Black, a sailor, at sea, on July 4th. The evidence disclosed that in consequence of insubordination on the part of twelve members of the crew, including the deceased, the captain on July 2nd had them fastened down in the forecastle. The scuttle was secured by means of the main hatch and a chain. On the date in question the men used threatening language, were mutinous, and had broken the bulkhead, through which they might have got on deck. The mutineers had cut a small hole for the purpose of observing what went on on deck, which the captain at about four o'clock filled with shavings. The deceased then ascended the ladder, and just as he arrived at the top of it the captain discharged an Enfield rifle which he had in his hands. The bullet penetrated through the main hatch, and entered the breast of Black, who died from the effects. After hearing the evidence of five witnesses, the Hon. Mr Giblin (who appeared for the accused) made a speech in his defence, contending that the case was one of excusable homicide. The Bench considered that, however applicable his remarks might be to a jury, the Court had but one duty. A prima facie case had been made out, and they had therefore to commit the accused for trial. Bail, in two sureties of £SOO each, was offered aud accepted for the appearance of Captain Griffiths on his trial. ANOTHEE SHIP FOUNDEEED. The following Sydney telegram, which appears in the Melbourne papers of latest date, gives the following brief particulars of the foundering of another vessel:—"The barque Gloster, Captain Vincent, which left Newcastle with coals on the 26th inst., bound to Japan, sprang a leak on the 28th, 70 miles off Poi't Stephens, and foundered within 30 miles of Smoky Cape, after a strong S.E. gale. Two boats, containing 15 souls, left her." Captain Vincent, four coloured men, and a woman arrived at Clarence Heads in one boat, and the other, containing the mate and some of the crew, subsequently reached Trial Bay eafely. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Pout Chalmers, August 14. Sailed—Taupo. Passengers for Lyttelton—Eev. Mr Davies, Mrs Davies, Messrs Alexander and Wybtird. Wellington, August 14. Sailed—Easby, for South, at 3 p.m. Passengers —F. E. Cook, Shirley, and 12 original from Sydney. Hawea, for South, at 7 p.m. Passengers—Mi' and Mrs Ellis, Messrs Gower, Bartlett, Flanagan, Davidson, Hnlbert, Hill, Pom, Williams and Lake. Auckland, August 14. The Rotorua sailed South to-night. Hokitika, August 14. The Albion has arrived from Melbourne. The Bea is too rough for her to be tendered to-day. She waits till to-morrow.