SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1072, 4 December 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. Weather Effort—December 4. 9 a.m.—Wind, W., light: weather, cloudy. Barometer, 30.06 ; thermometer. 65 00. High "Water —To-morrow. Morning, 3.46; night, 4.15. A rrived —De ember 3. Margaret, ketch, 21 tons, Butter, from Le Bon's Bay. Master, agent. December 4. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, from Auckland, via East Coast. Miles. Hassal and Co, agents. Passengers—Saloon —Rev. and Mrs Tinsley and family, Mr and Mrs li dsav, Mr and Mrs Dixon, Misses Cassen, Sharland, Mills, Dall, Dnrren, Mormey, Messrs Milner, Hill, Wright, Trncred, Ellnby, Crisp, Enys, Meyer, Beardsley, Harris, Wakefield. Steerage—Mr and Mrs and Master Symons, Messrs Chapman, Payne, Libbourne, Kelly, Wallace, Miles, McEoha, McMahon, Frost, Eeeves, Moon, Birdsell. Cleared —December 3. Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Morland, for Akaroa. Master, agent. December 4. Forest Queen, ketch, 51 tons, Watchlin, for Wellington. P. Cunningham and Co, agents. Sailed—December 3. r Day Dawn, schooner, 24 tons, Cochrane, for Foxton. G. Mackay, agent. Bee, schooner, 31 tons, Shepherd,';|for Amuri Bluff. Master, agent. December 4. Minnie, ketch, 17 tons, Bennett, for Little Akaloa. Master, agent. Volunteer, schooner, 22 tons, Martinet, for Leßon's Bay. Master, agent. Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Morland for Akaroa. Master, agent. Sarah and Mary, brigantine, 154 tons, Stevens, for Kaipara. Master, agent. Taupo, s.s., 461toDs, Carey, for Dnncdin. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. The s.s. Taupo with the inward San Francisco mail, arrived at 8.30 a.m. to-day, and sailed for Port Chalmers at 1 p.m. The party who have undertaken the floating of the cutter Dido, at Totaranui, have with them every appliance requisite for launching the vessel. The " modus operandi" will be to fix a watertight bulkhead in the stern, and then try to float her off with the aid of casks. The ballast will be thrown overboard, but the contractors hope to get the vessel off without landing the engine. The winds which have prevailed lately cannot have interfered much with the vessel, and it is believed that no great difficulty will be experienced in getting her off the rocks. It is with extreme regret that we (Melbourne *' Argus ") have to report the sudden death of Mr J. W. Vardy, " The Argus " shipping agent and correspondent at Queenscliff. The deceased's death is attributed to heart disease. The schooner Star of the Sea from Havelock arrived in port yesterday morning. Eegarding her collision with the Arthur Wakefield at Havelock, we learn that the Star of the Sea was lying at the wharf loading, and the Arthur Wakefield was coming up the Sound with a fair wind, the foresail and head sails being set, and when she was being brought up to the wind, owing to the clumsiness of the crew, the sail was not reduced fast enough, and having considerable way on her she collided with the Star of the Sea. The Arthur Wakefield was uninjured, hut the Star of the Sea had her bulwarks smashed in, and a portion of the covering boards cut into. £2O would repair the whole of the damage.—" N.Z. Times."! WEECKS ON THE TASMANIAK COAST. Several wrecks have occurred on the Tasmanian coast during the last week or t wo. The barque Isle of France, which left Hobart Town on October 23rd, with a cargo of timber for Lacepede and Eivoli Bays, struck on a reef off Eddystone Point on Oct. 29th. It was at first hoped she could be got off without injury, but a sea lifted the vessel, causing her to strike again heavily, alter which she filled rapidly. Captain Le Brant, finding it impossible to save the ship, ordered the boats out, and the crew ■were with difficulty landed at the Bay of Fives. An attempt was made to return to the wreck, and the crew nearly lost their lives owing to the difficulty in regaining land. The ship went down during the night. On November Bth the crew boarded the barque Secret, and were landed at George's Bay. The "Hobart Town Mercury" also reports that the brigantine Zephyr, which left Hobart Town for Adelaide on October 10th, with a cargo of timber, was lost at Port Davey on November 3rd. In a heavy gale of wind she lost her cables and was driven on the bar, where the vessel broke up. The crew were saved. The vessel was uninsured, but the cargo was covered to the amount of £350. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Spit, Napier, December 3. Sailed, yesterday—Barque Helen Denny for London with a good number of passengers and cargo valued at £72,960, consisting mainly of wool, remainder being skins and tallow. Port Chalmers, December 3. Sailed —Albion Company's ship Invercargill, for London, with 16 passengers and the following cargo—4lß2 bales wool, 3P52 cases preserved meats, 252 casks tallow, 15 bales rabbit skins, 21 bags bones, 25 kegs butter, 229 sacks wheat, 4 boxes gold.