SHIPPING.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 40, 3 April 1862, Page 2

SHIPPING.

ARRIVED. March 28 — Storm Bird, s.s., 107 tons, Munclle, from Wcllington, with tierce tobacco, 1 pels., 2 trunks boots, 1 ease drapery, 7 bags potatoes, 1 bos, order ; 4 cases, 1 parcel, Bank New South Wales ; 7 plates iron, 1 pekg., 1 bag E. Wright; 2 cases drapery, 1 truss, A. Browne ; 1 case ironmongery, 1 pump and piping, 7 sacks flour. Y, Janisch ; 2 half-chests tea, G. it. G. Richardson ; 1 bag pepper, 2 barrels pitch, 1 case ink, Stuart, Kinross, and Co. Passengers—Miss Knox, Miss Smith, Messrs. Donald M‘Lean, W. N. Searancke, Mr. and Mrs. 11. St. Hill, 3 children and servant Mrs. Abbott, Messrs. S. G. Brandon, M'Killop, Murdoch, and 2 in steerage. —Stuart, Kinross, & Co., agents. March 29— Fancy, schooner, 27 tuns, Wallace, from Wellington, with 60 tins white loud, 1 cask blacking, 2 bags pepper, 2 canvass pkgs., 1 bundle pannikins, 1 parcel, 1 box wearing apparel, Stuart, Kinross & Co. ; 2 cases furniture, order.— G. E. G. Richardson, agent. March 30— Victoria, schooner, 60 tons, Kean, from Otago, with 80 tons firewood, and original cargo from Napier for Auckland. Passengers,— Messrs. Stewart, Kelly, & Shepherd.—G. E. G. Richardson, agent. April I—II.M. gunboat Caroline, Captain Marks, from Auckland.—Passengers : Colonel Russell, Captain Russell, and Mr. White. SAILED. March 29— Phoenix, s.s., 60 tons, C. C. Beer, for Auckland, with 15 passengers, (resumed passage from Otago after coaling.) April I— Fancy, schooner 27 tons, Wallace, for Mahia and Auckland, in ballast. CLEARED. April 2 — Dolphiti, schooner, 41 tons, Doughty for Auckland via East Coast, in ballast. G. E. G. Richardson, agent. April 2 Victoria, W. Kean 56 tons for Auckland in ballast. G. E. G. Richardson agent. The Dolphin speedily followed the Phoenix into harbour on Fridnv last. On her nassno-e from Auckland, which place she left on the 11th nit., she called at the Bay of Plenty and Poverty Bay with goods and passengers. She put into Wangawai on the 25th from bud weather.

The s.s. Storm Bird arrived on Friday last also, after the short passage of 29 hours from Wellington, during which called and stayed two hours at Castle Point. She was the welcome bearer of the January English mail. Great fears are entertained that the missing December mail is lost. The Fancy has had a fine and quick passage

from Wellington. She left on Friday morning about ten o’clock, sighted the Sea Serpent off Black Head, and arrived in harbor on Saturday afternoon at four o’clock.

Thb Victoria entered the harbour on Sunday morning. She loft Otago on Tuesday, the 25th ult., and experienced head winds to Banks’ Peninsula, thence she had Southerly winds, and has made altogether a good passage. Off the Peninsula she passed the Zillah and Success, both for Auckland. The latter had 40 passengers on board, intending to winter and “ prospect” at Coromandel.

H.M. gunboat Caroline has had a boisterous passage from the Kauau. She left Auckland on the 19th ult., on Government service to the Kauau, left there on the 23rd, and experienced very bad weather. After considerable tossing, had to take shelter, and anchored at the Ecst on the 25th. She left again next day, and again met with bad weather; put into Wangawai on the 29th, weighed again on the 31st, and came into harbor on the Ist inst. Captain Marks reports having spoken the Canterbury, schooner, from Otago to Auckland. Her decks were crowded with passengers, and the schooner was then about 25 miles to the Southward of the East Cape. We are further informed by Captain Marks that His Excellency. Sir G. Grey has bought the island of Kauau from the late mining company. Great improvements we believe are intended to be made on the island. Already a large number of Cape rabbits have been introduced, and deer, with other animals and birds, are shortly expected to arrive, and will be put upon the island. Perhaps a more suitable spot for the purpose of acclimatisation could not be found.

The fine ship Chapman, Capt. Harland, arrived in Auckland, from London, on the 17th nit. She had 72 passengers on board.

ENGLISH SHIPPING.

The following vessels sailed from Great Britain, for New Zealand, in December, 1861.—Victoria, Colonist, Cashmere, Oliver Cromwell, Ardeucraig, Lanarkshire, Akbar.

In January. Jan. 7, Blanch, from the Downs, for Wellington. Jan. 10, Messina, from the Downs, for Auckland. Jan. 13, Lady Egidia, from the Clyde, for Otago. Jan. 15, Cornelia, from Cardiff, for Nelson. J an. 20, Whitehaven Lass, from the Downs, for Otago.

Ships Loading at London.

For Auckland. —Bobert Small, Darke: Bundell, Lean ; Eoyal Charlie, Garrick. For Canterbury. —Kensington, King ; Zealandia Foster; Harwood, Forsaith.

For Nelson & New Plymouth. —Knight Bruce; Cotton. For Otago. —Black Swan, Brisden; James Booth, Lowe ; Geelong, Jackson. For Wellington. —Triuton, Nelson; Jaochim Christian, Helm.

At [Greenock. For New Zealand.—Gambia, Miller.