Shipping Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 782, 28 April 1870, Page 2

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF AHURIRI. ARRIVALS. APRIL. 26—St. Kilda, s.s., 95 tons, Barnard, front Wellington" 26—Bee, achoonor, 30 tons, Taylor, from Lyttelton DEPARTURES. A Villi,. 26—Oomerang, p.s., 1-52 tons, T. Clirisp, for the Thames 26—St. Kilda, s.s., 95 tons, Barnard, for the East Coast 27—Kauri, schooner, 41 tons, T. Shepherd, for Auckland PASSENGER LIST. OUTWARDS. In the Gomeracg—Mrs It. Caulton and 5 others EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Airedale, s.s., from Auckland, on or ahout the 28th instant Albion, ship, 56!i tons, Krohn, from London via Nelson (69 days out) Cornering, p.s., from Auckland Bangatira, s.s!, from "Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin Star of the South, s.s., from Auckland St. Kilda, s.s., from the East Coast Wellington, s.s., from Auckland Wild Duck, ketch, from Poverty Bay VESSELS IN HARBOR. Bee, schooner, from Lyttelton Esther, brigantine, from Wellington Hero, schooner, from Wairoa Three Brothers, schooner, from Wairoa and Nuhaka PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Foe Wellington—Airedale, on or'about Thursday (this day), 28th instant Lyttelton—Esther, this day; Bee, early The s.s. St. Kilda, Capt. Barnard, left Wellington at 4 p.m. on Monday last, and arrived here at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, having experienced fresh S.W. wind during the passage. She took her departure for the East Coast duriug Tuesday night. The schooner Bee, Capt. Taylor, left Lyttelton on Monday, 18th inst. ; had light N.E. wind and calms during the first part of the passage. Ou Saturday and Sunday, experienced a heavy gale from the northward, during the continuance of which the vessel was hove-to for forty-eight hours. Afterwards had the wind from W. and S.W., with stormy weather, and arrived here at a late hour on Tuesday night. Cargo : 4-23 sacks oats, 35 sacks wheat, 1 case sundries, J. H. Vautier. The Bee will leave for Lyttelton on discharge of inward cargo. The p.s. Comerang steamed for the Thames at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, with 50 head cattle, 500 sheep, and 40 hags grass seed. She may he expected to return to Napier about Tuesday uext. The schooner Kauri sailed for Auckland last evening, with 86 bales and 2 bags wool. The brigantine Esther will, weather permitting, leave for Lyttelton to-day. The schooner Hero will be laid up for a day or two for the purpose of having her bottom cleaned. The s.s. Star of the South, from Auckland, may be looked for any moment. Late southerly winds have doubtless detained her. The s.s. Airedale, from Auckland, may be expected to arrive here to-day. She will meet with quick despatch for Wellington. The schooner Success, with a full cargo of wool and flax, arrived at Auckland on the lGth instant, after a good passage of five days from Napier. The ketch Eagle, with flax from Napier, arrived at Auckland on the 10th inst. She left for llorotonga on the 20th inst. with a quantity of general cargo. The schooner Tawera, from Poverty Bay, with maize, grass seed, apples, &c, arrived at Auckland on the 16th inst. The p.s. Sturt, under command of Captain G., Fox, left Auckland for Taaranga and other East Coast ports on the 19th inst. The s.s. Keera, with cattle and sheep from Wanganui, arrived at the Manukau on the 21st inst. The barque Sea Toller was to have left Auckland for London on the 22nd inst. with a cargo of flax, wool, cotton, kauri gum, &c.; also, 4 boxes of gold, containing 3,607 ozs. and 16 dwts., valued at £9,950. The barque Annie Main, for London, was to leave Auckland ou the 28th inst. (this day.) She will carry a large and valuable cargo, consisting of flax, gum, wool, tallow, &c.; also a quantity of powder for the Government. She will likewise take a number of passengers, the Rev. D. Bruce and family being amongst the number. The whaling ship Camilla, Capt. B. Jones, arrived at the Bay of Islands on the 19th inst., with 1,500 barrels oil—ls months out. The brig Caroline, with a cargo of coals from Newcastle, arrived at Auckland on the loth inst. The following is from the Melbourne Argus, 2nd April:—The ship Loch Earn, which arrived in port yesterday from Glasgow, is another, and the latest instalment of the new iron clippers built specially for the Australian trade, and owned by the Glasgow Shipping Company, of which Messrs. Aitken, Lilburn and Co. are the managing directors. The Loch Earn is in almost all respects, in outline, equipment, and finish, a sister ship to the Loch Katrine —a vessel that was much admired during' her stay in port. She was launched last year from the yard of the same builders as the Loch Katrine —Messrs. Laurie and Co., of Whiteinch. The whole of this company's vessels which have come out here have distinguished themselves on their maiden voyages, and the Loch Earn, up to making this coast (Cape Bridgewater) had a most fortunate passage of sixty-three days. What the Suez canal is to the Mediterranean and Red Seas, is the Darien Canal to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The United States Govei nriient have long stood pledged to carry out this project—the dream of centuries—and the subject has received new life from the success of M. Lesseps. A survey expedition is about to start at the expense of the Government at Washington, and it is believed that the scheme will soon enter a more practical era. It is essentially an American project, and, once begun, will be completed with probably as much expedition as distinguished the construction of the Pacific Railroad. In view, however, of a probable demand on the English market for money, American authorities are eager to show the advantage the canal will be to British trade. It would shorten the distance from England to Calcutta, over the Cape of Good Hope rpute, by 4,100 miles, and oyer the Cape Horn route by 9,600 miles, while the distance to, Shanghai would be reduced one-half. To New Zealand the saving would be 5,260 miles over the Cape of Good Hope route, and to Melbourne, 3,340 miles. [A New York telegram, 2Gth January, says that the first steamer for the Darien Canal' expedition had started, an/1 that the rest of the fleet were to follow «up.n,j