Shipping News.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 576, 12 May 1858, Page 4

Shipping News.

ARRIVEI>. Maj>- Bth, schooner Emerald Isle, 33 tons,. Oakes, from Wellington. Same day, brigantine Cornet, 91 tons, Cork, from Sydney. Passengers, Messrs. ■J. and T. Powell and Chapman. Same, day, ship Westminster, 731 tons, Westgarth, from Port Underwood. Passenger, Mrs. Howard. May 10th, in the Heatlieate River, schooner Emerald, 35 tons, Sedeole, from Wellington, with a cargo of timber. SAII-ED. May Bth, schooner Mary Louisa, 18 tons y Underwood, for Akaroa. Same day, schooner Lucy James, 33 tons, Throop, for Wellington. Passengers, Messrs. Black and Rankin. imports. In the Emerald Isle, Master, agent; 23,000 ft. timber, 4 bales corn sacks, order. In the Comet, A. J^ Alport, agent; 2 bales canvas, 2 cases drapery, 1 case electro plate, 2 bales blankets, 1 case effects, 1 bale China matting, 6 trusses hay, 26 horses, order; 1 case, Palmer. In the Westminster, Cookson, Bowler, and Co., agents; 553 bales avool, 21 casks oil, order. exports. In the Mary Louisa, Genet, agent; 1 hhd. rum, 1 qr.-cask port wine, 2 hhds. ale;, Cookson, BoAvler, and Co.; 20 cases Geneva, 3 trunks boots, 4 boxes tea, Alport; 1 qr.-cask , sherry, 1 half-chest tea, 1 bag sugar, Miles, Kington, & Co.; 1 bag coffee, 2 half-chests tea, 6 bags sugar, Latter: 1 case sherry, 1 case champagne, 1 case Geneva, 4 bags, rice, 2 cases boots, 8 eases pickles, 6 cases soap, 2 cases pipes, 1 case clothing, 1 case axes, 18 tins white-lead, 402 bushels wheat, Jones; 1 bag tobacco, Dimond; 3 tin cases, Gee; 1 package, Gundry. In the Lucy James, Genet, agent; 1000 bush, wheat, .100 bush, oats, 4 tons potatoes, Webb.

The Westminster, Captain Westgarth, arrived in harbour on Saturday morning last. The following is a short report of her movements since quitting this port on ths 28th of February. Meeting light Aveather Nelson Avas reached on March 6; then disclnSp|ed cargo, and left on the 13th, arriving at Port Underwood on the 15th. Was there about five Aveeks loading five hundred bales of wool, being much delayed by unnecessary tardiness in forAvarding cargo. Sailed on the 18th April, and thence encountered a succession of most severe gales. On the evening of the 27th April sighted Port Cooper Heads Avithin six miles, but was driven back to near Cape Campbell, and thence in various directions until May the Bth, when Lyttelton was finally reached, 21 days out from Port Underwood. Captain Westgarth states that he never Avas at sea under small canvas for so many days together. The Burmah, 718 tons, Norris, which Avas sighted by the Francis, off Akaroa, arrived in Wellington on the 16th of April. The Kate Kearney arrived in Wellington on the 20th April with a portion of the 65th Regiment from New Plymouth. The brig Wanderer, Chalmers, which left Sydney April 4th, having on board 56 horses belonging to Mr. M'Clymont, together with the Lady Grey with a cargo of cattle, and the Canterbury, all bound for this port, having got avoll to the southward met a S.E. gale and put back to Wellington on the Ist May. Neither stock vessel had lost any of her cargo. We observe that the Wanderer's horses were landed for salo in Wellington,

Wreck of the Schooner Port Gj-asgoav.— On Saturday afternoon, Captain Davis, the pilot for this port, brought information into town of the total wreck of the schooner Port Glasgow, belonging to Canterbury, laden Avith barley, and bound to this port. On Saturday morning, the Maories informed Mrs. Bennet, at the lighthouse, of the unfortunate occurrence, when the usual s i ffn al for a boat being made, Captain Davis went across, and learned the tidings of the illfated vessel. The vessel is on shore in Fitzroy Bay, about tAvo miles to the southward of the lighthouse. Captain Davis brought into town some papers Avhich had been picked up from the wreck and deposited them at the Police office. The following is a description of them:—a cargo book of 'the Emu; a first mate's parchment certificate belonging to George Jackson Neagle; the Apprentice's Indenture of George Jackson TSfeagle; a number of certificates of character and discharge; a memorandum book; and a few loose letters. On Sunday morning last, Sergeant Major Styles proceeded to the scene of disaster in the police boat. He found the vessel on shore in Fitzroy Bay, as before stated, and high and dry upon the beach. The natives stated that they saw the vessel on Thursday last, coming from the southward, and drifting towards the land.: She was dismasted and water logged, and no person was seen upon the wreck. Indeed, many of the natives Avere not satisfied that it was a vessel at all (thinking it might be a large bunch of seaweed,) until Friday morning, when they saw her high and dry upon the beach. She has 26 bags of barley[and a bag of tallow in her hold. The sails, rigging, and spars are strewed about the beach. The boat belonging to the vessel Avas found under the Lighthouse, smashed to pieces, about tAvo miles to the westAvard from where the vessel grounded. Her hatches and a cask of tallow were lying midway between the vessel and the boat. From appearances, it is supposed that the vessel must have been pooped by a heavy sea in the S. E. gale on Thursday last, while running for this harbour. None-of the bodies have been found. The Port Glasgow was a schooner of about 25 tons register and belonged to Messrs. Gould & Miles, of Christchurch. Her cargo consisted of 800 bushels barley and 1 ton talloAV. George Jackson Neagle, to whom tivo of the papers belonged to that were picked up was mate of the Creswell on her last voyage but one to this port; had been in Mr. Willis's employ, and was well known and expected at Wellington at the time the melancholy accident occurred. Wellington Independent, April 2. The Ocean Queen schoonor, which left the Heathcote with the unfortunate Port Glasgow, had not arrived in Wellington on the sth inst., and great fears are entertained of her fate. A bare possibility exists, however, not only that she may be in safety, but that from her proximity to the Port Glasgow she may have rescued some at least of the creAv of that unfortunate , vessel. - .'■'.' ■;.■

It is stated that some damage was done by the late gales to the shipping in Wellington Harbour; but particulars are not given in the late papers which have reached us.

The Emerald Isle.was.tlie first vessel to arrive from Wellingtoh after an intermission- of all communication for five weeks. Sh6 is a remarkably smart craft, and has met Avith expedition, having taken up a cargo and returnedAvith another in ten days. We observe that the Nelson steamer, the Tasmanian Maid, is undertaking to run between Nelson, Waitohi, and Wellington. She arrived in Wellington on the 4th instant, with a large number of passengers. The Mary Thomson arrived in Wellington after a quick passage of 22 hours from this port. The Canterbury was to leave Wellington on Friday or Saturday last, unless detained for the mail. She would bring, at any rate, the Wanderer's mail from Sydney, and that from the New Zealand provinces, which has not come to hand by the Emerald Isle. The Montmorency Avas also to sail immediately from Wellington for this port. The schooner Albion, Irvine master, was advertised to leave Sydney for this port direct, about the 10th of April.