Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 415, 25 October 1856, Page 6

Shipping News.

ARRIVED. Oct. 24th, ship ' Joseph Fletcher,' 672 tons, John Pook, from London. -

PASSENGERS BY THE 'JOSEPH FLETCHER.'

Cabin Passengees.—-Mr. and Mrs. C.deGrut, and three children, Capt. D'Auvergne, Capt. Foster, and two children, Capt. and Mrs. Smith, Miss Watson, Mrs. Ward, Miss Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Ray, Messrs. W. Swainson, Alex. Rose, J. Dormer, and M. D. Slaughter.

Steeeage (For this port.)—S. Heyward, W. Laraman, E. Bichett, wife and three children, J. Wiegana, S. Rodgers, J. Jasson, W. Morris, G. Edlier, wife and three children, Sarah Orchard, Mary Anne, and Maria Orchard, J. Wright, and two children, C. Dunkery, J. Rutlier, T. Meddings, Eliza Meddings, Maria Bosworth, C. Taylor, Lewis Parsons, J. Brinicombe, wife and daughter, J. J. King, wife and two children, Anne O'Hara, (widow,) four sons and one daughter, Susan McDermott, E. McDermott, and wife, W. Gosnell, and wife, Elizabeth Davis, Mrs. Anastasia Barry, J. Bargrove, wife and four children, A. Clephane, R. Clephane, wife and two children, F. Hulcup, G. Taylor, wife and five children, Eliza Hurst, D. Hamilton, wife and four children, 11. Wilson and wife, E. Willis, wife and two sons, T. and J. Wording, W. Clarice, and wife, W. Watler, wife and child, Harriett, and Jane Bray, 11. and J. Bray, Catherine Downey, (widow) and five daughters, T. Walker, R. Burton, E. Pentecost, wife and three sons, Agnes Yull, W. White. T. Dunn, wife and six children, J. Meredith, wife, and two children, Esther Young, R. Wood, wife and five children, Jessie Martin, W. Sears, wife and two children, G. Clist, wife and four children, Charlotte Sampson, 11. Nunwick, wife and child, J. Fisher, wife and two children, John Hemwood, wife and four children, James Hemwood, wife arid four children, Jane Hemwood, H. Hemwood, J. Tompkins, wife and three children, J. Harriett, wife and child, S. Lyon, wife and child, Lucretia Russ, J. Harper, wife and two children, J. Scriven, I. Smith, T. Pnnth, arid wife, J. Fuller. and four children, W. Navis, wife and three children, R Stokes E, Eliza Peazley, J. Brandt, J. Nagal, C. Neimier, S. Kloche, It. Muirs, E.

Russ, J, Price, W. Poole, J. Lorn, H. Crooks and wife, R. Goodwin, Jane Goodwin. Married, 32 couples; Single, 43 males, 27 females; Children, 66; Infants under twelve months, 5. 16 for Auckland; 222 souls, equal to 183 adults, in all. SAILED. ~ Oct. 23rd, schooner ' Sea Bird,' 18 tons, Swanson, for Akaroa. EXPORTS. In the ' Sea Bird,' Aikman, agent. Under bond, 2 qr. casks whiskey, and 35 cases brandy. —Duty paid, 1 qr. cask wine, 1 chest tea, lbarl Ale&c.,&c. The ' Joseph Fletcher,' has brought no goods for Canterbury, the whole of her cargo being consigned to Auckland, Report of the ship ' Joseph Fletcher,'. John Pook, Master:—Sailed from Gravesend on the morning of the sth July, with 21 cabin and 222 steerage passengers ; left the Downs the following morning, had constant strong westerly winds down to the Isle of Wight; put into Spithead on the 11th July, to fill up water ; sailed again the 14th July; cleared Ushant on the 20th, crossed the Equator 18th of August, had a tedious passage as far as the Island of Tristan d'Acunha, which we reached on the 12th of September; here we got a fair wind which continued without any check till the 17th Octobei\ Saw very few vessels on the passage. On the 7th August a few degrees north of the line,, spoke the ship 'Kent' from Australia, bound to London full of Passengers, all .well. Had 8 deaths during the passage, and 2 births. Deaths: Adults, Mr.. Jas. Ward, E. Russ, Mrs. Lyon, and Mrs. Harnett; children, Lyon (2), Smith, and Hamilton. JOHN POOK. Master of the 'Joseph Fletcher,'

In the ' Times' of July 11th and 12th, the following vessels arc advertised for New Zealand. F. Young and Go's Line : For Wellington and Canterbury, the 'Philip Laing,' to sail 20th July. For Auckland and New Plymouth, the ' Royal Charlie,' to sail August 15th. For Nelson and Otago, the ' John Edward,' to sail August 15th. Black Ball Line ; from Liverpool: The ' Conference' for Auckland, to have prompt despatch. Willis and Co's Line.' Chapman' for Auckland and New Plymouth, August 10. ' Myrtle,' for Wellington and Nelson, August 10. ' Egmont,' for Canterbury and Otago, August 25, and 'Maori' for Nelson and Wellington, in September.

Bieth.—On October 21st, the wife of Joseph Ashby, of a son.