SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1563, 21 February 1879, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report—February 21, 0 a.m.—Weather, clear, blue sky; wind, N.E., light. Barometer, 20.78; thermometer, 7U. H iirli Water—To-raorrow. Morning, 1.37; evening, 4.59. A rkivep—February 20, Mattbien, barque, 3i>7 tons. Young, from Newcastle. C. W. Turner, agent. Letterfourie, barque, 399 tons, Gcddes, from Newcastle. P. Cunningham and Co., agents. Adelphoi, barque, 319 tons, Gregory, from Newcastle. C. SV. Turner, agent. Cleared— February 21. T. B. Taylor, schooner,s4tons, Smith, fori icton. Cnif and Graham, agents. Sailed— February 20, Shepherdess, schooner, 30 tons, Loer, for the Sounds. Master, agent. Edith Reid, schooner, 71 tons, Forman, tor Waitapu. Cuff and Graham, agents. Clio, schooner, 81 tons, Kirk, for Waitapu. Master, agent. „ . „ IT , , Waratah, barque, 202 tons, McArthur, for Hobart Town. Montgomery mid Co., agents. Onward, schooner, 09 tons, Joss, for Picton. i . Jenkins, agent. Sailed— February 21. Bells, barque, 341 tons, Burch, for Newcastle. C. W. Turner, agent. The barque Bells, belonging to Mr C. W. Turner's line, was towed to sea this morning. The following vessels were lying in the stream this morning ready to proceed to sea on first change of wind;—Helen Angler, Signal, Prince Alfred, Nightingale, and Ada C. Owen. The signal F.N. (do not abandon me) on the south yard arm of the flagstaff, proved to be the barque Matthieu signalling for a tug-boat. The p.s. Lyttelton replied and put off to her, towing her to an anchorage at eight o’clock. . The Chile will bo berthed inside the Behmeton on Monday next. This will make the pier “ double banked" with deep water ships its entire length, excepting in one instance, the Ortlies. The present arrangement of the lines of r ils on the pier is said to be scarcely equal to such a pressure of freight business. , „„„ , , „ The ship Hydaspcs has close upon 5000 bales ot wool on board towards her outward cargo for London ■ also 200 tons of wheat aud 100 casks tallow. She will have a large number of passengers, first and second cabin. There are but three state rooms vacant. Among the cargo landed from the barque limes from London, on Wednesday, was a “ tank” locomotive for the railway department. Claims against the Bebiugton should be rendered to Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co. by Monday The Orthes was berthed at the Gladstone Pier yesterday, the Waikato ontside the Mennock. The last named vessel will bo ready to take in the first of her outward cargo on Monday. The Northern Monarch is discharging rapidly. She has 2500 sacks of grain on board towards her homeward cargo. The barqne Times has 1000 sacks of gram on hoard, and is patting oat her inward cargo expeditiously. , „ , The s.s. Tai will be dispatched on Monday next to Kaikonra and Wellington by Messrs Cuff and Graham. . The brigantine Eliza Firth hence was being towed into the Grey as the Examiner loft. Captain Sconllar also reports the Sarah and Mary for the Bluff was to sail the day after the Examiner on the 12th, . „ x The s.s. Albion will sail to-morrow for Port Chalmers, and the s.s. Wauaka for Wellington and Northern ports. The steamers Star of the South and the Oreti are announced by Messrs J. M. Hey wood and Co,, the former for Dunedin via intermediate ports, Feb. 22nd, and the Oreti, in a new service, namely, to the Manakan by way of Wellington, Wanganui, and Taranaki, February 24th. SHIPPING TELEGRAM. Hokitika, February 21. Arrived—lsabella Anderson, from Oamaru, with produce, chartered by Crnig and Co. Bluff, February 20. Arrived—Ringarooma, from Dnnedin; Drover, from Lyttelton. Sailed —Ringarooma, for Melbourne, with his Excellency and suite.