SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1519, 30 December 1878, Page 2

SHIPPING.

FORT OF LYTTELTON, Wither Report—December 30. 9 a.m.—Weather, clear blue sky; wind, N.E. Barometer, 29 38; thermometer, CS. Hieh Water—To-morrow. Morning, 9.28 ; evening, 9.19. Arrived—December 28. Annie, ketch, 14 tons, Manson, from the Bays. Master, agent. December 29. Ensby, s.s., 9G9 tons, A.iueison, froni Sydney and ■Wellington. Eoysc, Stoad and Co., agents. Pas-sengers-For Canterbury, twenty steerage; tor South, eight saloon and thirty steerage. Arkived—December 30. APion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, from Wellington. D Mills, ngeut. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Bailey, Mra.d Mrs Moore. Mesdatnes Hall, Parker, De Conrcy, Martelli, Hntcheson and child, Douglas, Misses Chalmers, Ball, Master Hntcheson, Messrs Jenuiug-., Maxwell, Crnk, McLaren, Upton. Plummer, Coon, Dailey, J. P. Wright, H. Macintosh, Wither, St. George, Northey, W. C. Davis, Andrews, Pole, Vavasour, Floyd. Steerage 28. Dor South and Melbourne 16 saloon and 8 steerage. Cleared.—December 30. Tui, s.s., 61 tons, Wills, for Stonyhnrst. Cuff and Graham, agents. Sailed—December 28 Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Cromarty, for the North. D Mills, agent. Passengers-For WellingtonMessrs Lawson, Ladbrook, Monntfort Saunders, Grab" Prestage, J. Lloyd; for Nelson-Miss Barnes Messrs Pratt, Webbey, Beid; tor NapierC'Hoskins, Cameron, Jacqnes; for Auckland -MTand Mrs Morshead! Messrs Henderson and Maclean; steerage-Mrs Kay, Messrs Fulder, Stanley (2), Quickford, Hayes, McAllister, Barnes, Bnr"-ess Stanton, Masters Smith (A). Hawea ss ,461 tons, Kennedy, for Port Chalmers D Mufs aient Passengers-Mrs Murray, Mr and Mrs Stewart, Professor Brown Capt. Hodgson, Messrs Milne, Scott, Godfrey, Skelton. December 29. St Kilda, s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, for Wanganm. Eoyse, Stead and Co, agents. Sailed—December 30. Albion, s.s., 969 tons, Tozer, for Melbourne via ■niTnPdin and Blutf. D. Mills, agent. Passengers S Dunedin-Mrs Bell and 2 children, Miss Barker and s ™t. Master Gray, Mixs Cameron Me-srs Hayman, Bell, Robinson, Munroe, Powell, Cox, Buchanan, Barker, Turner. J. Cameron, A. Camerom Wbitby. Gray, Moir. Willis, Higgins Christie, Cook, Thompson, riickons, Hughes For Melbourne-Mrs Haumer, Mrs Turner, Messrs Taplin, Clark, Cornwall, Pierce. yawn, brig, 216 tons, Veel, from Kaipara. R. Royse, Stead and Co, agents. The steamer Albion, with sixty passengers, for Lyttelton, and twenty-four for South and Melbourne, arrived from Wellington at seven o clock this moruiug. Besides her ordinary freight she brought an Aucklaud-built boat, the Toy, to run in the open boats' sailing race next Wednesday. The Albion sailed for Melbourne at one o clock this afternoon, and the s.s. Easby for Dunedin, with original passengers. An active demand for fireworks has been experienced on board the ships in port. The preparations for a fine illuiniuation in the haruor are proceeding with considerable show. The six large ehipi at the Gladstone pier are making ready for a grand display, and from present appearances the fireworks exhibition to-morrow night will be unexceptionable. The steamship Easby arrived from Sydney, via Wellington, yesterday, at noon. She had in all fifty-eight passengers, twenty of whom got to their destination at Lyttelton; the remainder proceed with her South at noon to-day. rhe left Sydney at 8.20 a.m. on the 20th with light easterly winds, which continued for two days, giving way to a thirty-six hours' gale from the north, with high sea. Made Cape Farewell at 2 p.m. on the 26th, and arrived at Wellington at six o'clock on Friday morning. Left there at 1 p.m. on Saturday; had dirty weather and strong wind from the N.W. coming through the Straits. The s.s. Taupo arrived from Port Chalmers at 8.30 !a.m. on Saturday, having left there at 2 p.m. the day before. Her trip up was marked by strong head winds, acompankd by a very rough sea. fcince her last visit, Mr Garrard, her then chiif officer, has been given the command of the Beautiful Star, and Mr Holmes, a veteran in the coastal steam service, succeeds him. Captain Jones, late of the Be ratirnl Star, has been it is said, to the Ladybird. The Taupo leit for Auckland, via East Coast, at half-past eight on Saturday night. The reuular trader frmce Alfred, with a full load of timber, from Kaipara, arrived early on Saturday. She left there un the 23rd instant; passed Cape Eg nout on the morning of the 25th, the Brothers on the following day, the light winds from the north of the previous two days having much increased; at 1.30 a.m. on the 27th was off Cape Campbell, acd at noon off Kaikoura, the wind being very violent from the N.N.W.; the gale lasted to within five miles of making the Heads; thence extremely light until arrival. The barque Sunbeam was to have completed loading on the 2Gth, and the Rhoderick Dhu about the same date. The Maud Graham was also on the berth for this port. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, December 28. Arrived—Ship Gladlys, trom London, 119 days out. On the , passage one of the sailors was drowned. „ Port Chalmers, December 29. Arrived—Hawea, from Lyttelton. Brig Restless; from Johnson's River, Queensland. Sailed—Barque Gartmore, for Melbourne. Wellington, December 29. Sailed, for the South—Albion, at 2.30 p.m. PasBengers—Miss Chilman, Messrs Meredith, Upton, Hare, McLaren, and Shier. The Spit, Napier, December 30. The ship Halcione sails to-day for London, with A cargo of wool and hides valued st £58,940.